History had it wrong, Tom Riddle cared for one person, other than himself. Marie Parody was a witch who happened to grow up with him at Wool's Orphanage. He made her his Light Lady, Lady Espoir Leger. Marie was always with Tom, he protected her from everything and she brought more joy wherever she went. They were day and night but complemented each other perfectly. At the start of the story Tom is starting his 7th year in Slytherin and Marie is starting her 6th in Hufflepuff. AN - I will be messing with the time line and not giving them the most time appropriate clothing as that is a lot of work. I will also be giving them some songs, books and other things that didn't exists at the time. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg3jUcQqS5kLB1Q5Kqc8YGtTgdlfhqq-z - Here is the link to the playlist. It will keep growing as the story grows