I very much enjoyed reading this. You did an excellent job with Tom Riddles thoughts. You used strong images that carried the story and reall did an excellent job getting inside his head. His gift to his mother at the end was masterful. (One small critique that is really picky to mention about such a wonderful piece, but I think the ring was his second horcrux. His thoughts imply it is his first. This piece is so perfect and the horcrux chosen so apt that I hate to quibble.) Excellent job.