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   All the Wrong Choices by FigaroRyan

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Not Rated
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M, Gen
   • Work in Progress

   06 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Tom Riddle
   • Tom Riddle | Voldemort
   • Albus Dumbledore
   • Abraxas Malfoy
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Hogwarts Ghosts
   • Billy Stubbs
   • Horace Slughorn
   • Lestrange Family (Harry Potter)
   • Avery Family (Harry Potter)
   • Rosier Family (Harry Potter)
   • Alphard Black
   • POV Tom Riddle
   • Knights of Walpurgis (Harry Potter)
   • Canon Compliant
   • Young Tom Riddle
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Backstory
   • Slow Burn
   • slowest to ever burn
   • slow something? don't know if it's a burn
   • I mean it
   • Original Character(s)
   • you'll fall in love with this OC
   • Trust
   • Tom Riddle Has Issues
   • Still a bad guy
   • No excuses just explanation
   • Angst
   • You know how it ends
   • Character Study
   • Psychological Horror
   • Wool's Orphanage (Harry Potter)

   Summary

   The story of Tom Riddle, as aligned with canon as I could possibly make it. The good, the bad, and the ugly--though not without friendship, love, death, and all the beautiful things that make this life terrifying.

   Following his journey from the orphanage, through the Knights of Walpurgis era at Hogwarts, to his rise to power and the First Wizarding War. 1932–1981

    

   Authors note: Seeking beta readers!!!! Please reach out if interested (:

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   94,187

   Chapters:

   38/100

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