Tom had called Harry up to his office in mid January t o how him more of his past and how Dumbles had manipulated into becoming that monster that everyone feared until Harry 'killed' him on that Halloween night back into 1981 where he was realised from everything that had been placed on himself as he grew up, so many spell and potions on him to bend to Dumbles way just like he did to Severus and Harry to fit into his Greater Good Scheme.

Harry said the password of a család növekszik és él making the Griffin at the entrance come to life and jump out of the way when he entered the office Tom was staring out of the window wondering if this was the right plan to show his oldest what Dumbles did to him all those years ago, he just wanted to protect his family that he had now he didn't want anything to happen to what he had finally gained....

"Papa?" he was brought out of his thoughts when Harry spoke to him as Otiz went to a chair kicked his feet up and munched on a biscuit knowing full well that they were going into his memories once again.

"Come follow me you know the drill by now Hadrian" and they walked over to the Pensieve where they would be watching the memory of Slughorn and himself, Tom Riddle, they placed their heads in and they landed in the momory.

They were in Slughorn's rooms where he held the Slug Club back in 1943 roughly

Tom flicked the hourglass that Slughorn still kept and walked over towards Slughorn as he drank a bandy by the fire place.

"I was in he library the other day in the restricted section and I read something odd about a bit of rare magic.." he took a breath and stared at Slughorn "... it's called as I understand it Horcrux".

Slughorn looked panicked by what the sixteen year old had to say to him.

"I beg your pardon?" he asked looking at the teen.

"Horcrux... I think was the term I was reading and I didn't fully understand it"

"I'm not sure what you're reading Tom but this is very dark stuff, very dark indeed"

"Which is... why I came to you"

Slughorn looked even more worried than he did before at the teen not knowing what to say to him.

"A Horcrux is an object which a person has concealed part of their soul" said Slughorn finally.

"But I don't understand how that works sir" said Tom walking towards his professor.

"One splits one soul and hides part of it in an object by doing so you are protected should you be attacked and your body destroyed"

"Protected?"

"Part of your soul that is hidden lives on.... in other words you can not die" Slughorn was now getting very worried about the teen standing in front of him.

Tom turned towards the fire place walking over to it as Slughorn followed the movement with his head.

"How does someone split their soul sir?"

"I think you already know that answer Tom"

"Murder"

"Yes killing rips the soul apart, it's a violation against human nature"

Tom played with the ring on his finger "can you only split the soul once for instance seven?"

"Seven? Merlin's beard Tom isn't it bad enough considering killing one person but to rip the soul into seven pieces.. this is all hypothetical isn't it Tom all academic?" he watched Tom as he walked off but the boy turned to face him and smiled.

"Of course sir, it'll be our little secret"

The memory ended throwing them both out

"Papa?" asked Harry not sure what he had seen within the memory.

"Hadrian I showed you this because I want you to understand at that age I was I didn't know what was happening I had found my family but they were so inbred with one another that they are virtually insane and very low on the magical front my mother left due to all the bullying my grandfather and uncle did to her as her magic was closer to a Squib than they liked and so used love potions on my father and then she forgot to give it to him and he finally saw her for what she was and she didn't want me to get hurt the way she did by him in the end as well as her father and brother" said Tom heading to the window again.

"But you were in the end at the orphanage where you were beaten and abused?!"

"Yes and I was easy to manipulate into what he wanted and you killed me all those years ago and that was when I realised that I was played... by a stupid old man that wanted me to bend to his will and battle him after I became 'evil' as he thought anyone that went into Slytherin was... I was one of the very few half bloods within that house but I proved myself.

Dumbles didn't like that he didn't like people going against him like we did, all three of us did Hadrian we all went against his plan, I was 'killed' but survived and was able to get by boy back and became a lawyer I made a name for myself, Severus joined me when I was half mad anyway but he started to change that night like I did and when you were but a soon to be twelve years old he rescued you.

He went against what that man did to him as well he saved you son and he has ever never looked back from that every day I assure you on that one, remember that even with the twins we love you just the same like we did before even more if that is possible Hadrian.

You have change not only me to become someone better from what I did in the past which I was a complete idiot for doing I'll admit but Severus as well gone is the sour looking man one that no one wanted to get to know after losing his best friend your mother that is... he's now a man that shines and glows like he did with your mother when he was a child and you gave him that Hadrian you have him back a life that he once thought lost forever" and he hugged Harry to him tightly.

The door opened "did I miss something?" asked Severus as he came in holding the twins one his hips.

"No dad you missed nothing" said Harry not wanting to get out of the hug.

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a család növekszik és él means family grows and lives