Hadrian Salazar Riddle - A Harry Potter Fanfiction

Chapter 10

"Ah, Minerva. Have the letters been sent?" Dumbledore asked, eyes twinkling.

"Yes, they have." Minerva answered.

"And what of the boy?"

"There were no letters for Harry Potter, however I found one that was rather disturbing." She said, handing him one letter that hadn't been sent yet. It read 'Hadrian Salazar Riddle'.

"Oh dear." Dumbledore sighed, the twinkle now lost.

"Is this boy You-Know-Who's?" Minerva whispered.

"I sincerely hope not, but the name points in that direction only. However, We should wait for the reply before making assumptions." Dumbledore replied.

"I will tell you when it comes." Minerva said, walking out the door. Dumbledore turned to the phoenix resting on it's perch.

"Oh Fawkes, how could this have happened? I never would have expected for Tom to have an heir." He murmured, stroking the phoenix.

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"I have called you here due to a very dangerous matter." Dumbledore started to the people in front of him.

"I doubt something could be so terrible that you had to wake us at one in the morning." Snape muttered.

"I'm afraid there is." Dumbledore said seriously. All the professors stared at him.

"Voldemort has an heir." People were in outrage, standing up and yelling at how such a thing was impossible, that Voldemort would never do that.

"Silence!" Dumbledore yelled. They all sat down, silent. "The boy's name is Hadrian Salazar Riddle. From the letter we received, we have discovered that he is the lord of Black, Potter, Ravenclaw, Gryfindor, and Peverell, and heir to Slytherin and Riddle. Thus, he is very powerful politically. We must keep an eye on him to ensure that Voldemort does not come back." Dumbledore said.

"You said he is the lord of Potter and Gryffindor. How is that possible if he is You-Know-Who's heir?" Minerva asked.

"I have my suspicions, however the most reasonable answer I have come up with was that one of the Potter's had an affair, whether it was James' mother or his wife." Dumbledore sighed.

"How do you know it was someone closely related to James? What if it was just a distant cousin, or even an adoption?" She pressed.

"Minerva, we will only know when we see him. If he is the son of a Potter, we shou-"

"And what of Harry Potter?" Severus sneered. The room was silent at that question. "He should be coming to Hogwarts this year. Why wouldn't he get immediate lordship of the house of Potter?"

"In the matter of Harry Potter, it seems that I have come to quite a predicament." Dumbledore started slowly.

"Well?" Minerva pushed.

"Harry Potter has disappeared from his relatives home." Once again, everyone stood, yelling, completely forgetting the subject of Hadrian Riddle. No one noticed the smirking Quirrell in the corner, or the crimson eyes that he bore.

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Well, it was kind of short, but it explains that whole Harry Potter issue. Dumbledore lost track of him and he disappeared, leaving the wizarding world clueless. No one knows that Hadrian Riddle and Harry Potter are one person. Anyways, I hope you liked the little side chapter that I did, and, as you can tell, it was a couple months earlier. Hope you enjoyed!

Amber Silverwood