From 6650886e00368cc80ae5f4434c615603a2afb303 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julian Blake Kongslie Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:17:17 -0700 Subject: A short oneshot about Lord Voldemort. --- oneshots/ambition.mdwn | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 94 insertions(+) create mode 100644 oneshots/ambition.mdwn diff --git a/oneshots/ambition.mdwn b/oneshots/ambition.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3f5f493 --- /dev/null +++ b/oneshots/ambition.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +[[!meta title="Ambition"]] + +Finally, his plan had succeeded. Dumbledore had put up a good fight, but in the +end Tom Riddle had outsmarted and outmaneuvered him. + +It had been a long and bitter conflict since his first defeat, shortly after +graduating from Hogwarts. Tom doubted that Dumbledore even realized exactly what +the first blow struck was, but he remembered. Everything he had done after that +point was in pursuit of this single, all-important goal. + +The silly Lord Voldemort title. The curse on the defense position. His +followers, the blood war, engineering that stupid prophecy, even his death; all +had been orchestrated to lead Dumbledore into believing that he understood the +mind of Tom Riddle. + +Dumbledore *thought* that he was here for the Philosopher's Stone. The idea was +laughable; what was mere immortality and riches, compared to what he had now? +He'd already died once to achieve this goal, and soon something far more +precious than gold would be walking into his classroom. + +Little did Dumbledore know that Tom was *also* friends with Nicholas Flamel, and +that the Stone was taken to Hogwarts at his own request. Nicholas was +trustworthy, and Tom had long ago taken him into his own confidence. Nicholas +knew the Plan, and would support him. + +And the idea that he was here at Hogwarts to take revenge against Harry Potter? +Absurd. Certainly, in a way, it was true that he was here for Harry. But he held +no grudge; he had seen to it that Lily Potter was given books on obscure +protection rituals from his spy in the Order, and he knew that she had prepared +her child before he attacked the house that Halloween. + +It was vital to his plan that he die that night, after all. A shame that Lily +and James had to die as well, of course, but he had offered them a chance to +step aside. He couldn't explain the plan to them; too much risk that Dumbledore +would discover the truth. + +Dumbledore would never have let Tom Riddle teach at Hogwarts in the flesh. But a +possessed teacher carrying the spirit of Lord Voldemort, bent on the desire of +revenge and lured by the promise of immortality? Snape, Tom's ever-faithful +servant, was easily able to convince Dumbledore that it was a perfect +opportunity to spring a trap. + +Ten years was a long time to wait as a disembodied spirit, but he had used the +time productively. Ten years studying in ancient libraries; floating through the +stacks in search of obscure and lost knowledge. Ten years spying, watching +unseen so he could memorize every finest nuance of skill. + +Ten years to build up Dumbledore's suspicions. It was vital that Dumbledore +believed him to be preparing a second blood war. + +Tom felt he owed something to the child Potter, though. Harry had looked +malnourished the previous night at the feast. Perhaps he could find some way to +make the poor boy's home life a little more pleasant. + +And something *would* have to be done about the third floor corridor. Tom had +expected much more subtlety from Dumbledore; keeping a Cerberus as the first +line of defense in a school full of children wasn't just reckless, it was +insane. But that's what wards and locking charms were for, and Snape would see +to it that none of the pupils stumbled upon something they weren't supposed to. + +It would hardly do to have any of them harmed, after all. Not when Tom Riddle +needed them. Oh, he would turn them into something *great*, and finally he would +achieve his greatest ambition. Finally the world would see what he could do, and +recognize him for his true power. + +He was going to go down in History. Not as some piddling Dark Lord, defeated by +a baby. No, he would be remembered for a far greater accomplishment. + +Ah, here come the first class of students now. Give them a few minutes to find +seats and settle down. Savor the moment. Bask in their attention. + +This was his time. + +"Good morning, class. My name is Professor Quirenus Quirrell, and I'll be +teaching you Defense Against the Dark Arts. You should know I was a Slytherin in +school; house of the ambitious. My ambition is to be the best Defense professor +this school has ever known, and I expect you to all do your own best and *not +let me down.* Now, let's begin..." + +Oh yes, Dumbledore would regret turning him away all those years ago. When he +saw the OWL results from this year's students, he would understand just what an +opportunity he had lost in refusing Tom Riddle. + +He would have to remember to floo Lucius that evening and ask if he was still +interested in teaching History. Binns really was *atrocious.* + +> I don't dispute that Riddle is crazy. But I got to thinking, what if his evil +> wasn't motivated by blood? What if it was all just part of an incredibly +> intricate plan to get Dumbledore *exactly where he wants him?* I give you, +> InsaneEvilGenius!Voldemort right along with GoodGuy!Voldemort. +> +> After all, who else is better qualified to teach DADA? And somebody clearly +> has to; there are evil dark lords out there, and the students should be +> prepared! -- cgit v1.2.3