Hello Tom Riddle

HELLO LOUISA, DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND NOW?

Yes, I wanted to ask you something.

WHAT?

How long have you been a memory?

50 YEARS

That’s a long time.

INDEED, YOU ASK INTERESTING QUESTIONS

Some say I am a puzzle.

WHY?

I don’t know.

WHAT HOUSE IS YOUR BOYFRIEND IN?

not Slytherin.

NOT HUFFLEPUFF?!

I wouldn’t answer that. I loved that Cedric was kind.

Tom, how much do you remember?

I HAVE ALL THE MEMORY OF MY 16-YEAR-OLD SELF, WHY?

So, you don’t know your future?

NO. WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE?

That depends

ON WHAT?

I change.

A METAMORPHMAGUS?

Of sorts.

NOW I SEE WHY YOU ARE A PUZZLE. DON’T YOU HAVE A TRUE FORM?

Yes, I think so.

I have pale skin and a straight nose like my father.

My hair is dark auburn, my face is a little more rounded, like my mother.

YOU DON’T KNOW?

I don’t remember them.

I’M SORRY

I would hesitate to say you should be, but stop.

What do you look like?

I AM TALL. BLACK HAIR. A PREFECT. SLIM.

I wish I could meet you.

YOU CAN IF YOU KEEP WRITING.

I don’t think so, I am different.

DIFFERENT TO ME?

No not to you. I have secrets you can’t hear

I LIKE SECRETS

I know that

WHAT IS YOUR SECRET?

You shouldn’t tell secrets.

NO, YOU WRITE THEM IN A DIARY