So, another HP one I kicked around before settling on the one I'm working on at the moment.
What if Tom Riddle grew up in a loving home?
This could go one of two ways.
1.Tom the elder reacts more calmly to the whole "love potion" thing -maybe it turns out they're not all that powerful and she'd have got roughly the same effect from expensive lingerie and a few bottles of wine- and they manage to stay married.
2. Tom the elder is accosted by a time-travelling Harry Potter, who's armed with several Penseive memories and possibly a sockful of marbles, and is persuaded to take responsibility for his only son.
Either of these options results in Tom being a well cared-for child from a stable and caring family environment... but they don't necessarily make him normal or right in the head. Sure, growing up in a Dr Barnado's home wasn't necessarily ideal, but plenty of people come out of that environment and go on to be sane and well-adjusted adults. If you think you can pull off writing a preteen high-functioning sociopath, this is the plotbunny for you!
What if Tom Riddle grew up in a loving home?
This could go one of two ways.
1.Tom the elder reacts more calmly to the whole "love potion" thing -maybe it turns out they're not all that powerful and she'd have got roughly the same effect from expensive lingerie and a few bottles of wine- and they manage to stay married.
2. Tom the elder is accosted by a time-travelling Harry Potter, who's armed with several Penseive memories and possibly a sockful of marbles, and is persuaded to take responsibility for his only son.
Either of these options results in Tom being a well cared-for child from a stable and caring family environment... but they don't necessarily make him normal or right in the head. Sure, growing up in a Dr Barnado's home wasn't necessarily ideal, but plenty of people come out of that environment and go on to be sane and well-adjusted adults. If you think you can pull off writing a preteen high-functioning sociopath, this is the plotbunny for you!