It's strange how easy it is to forget what could have been. Now that Tom's less a part of the Wizarding world than ever, it's even easier. He shouldn't forget. Truly.
"I received a second chance when I found myself brought here by magical means. I was split from my timeline."
Horcruxes are difficult to explain at the best of times. He sticks with magic as the pat explanation. It's easier that way.
"The person I was continued down his timeline until his destruction a few years ago. He - Voldemort - was the most hated and feared villain my world had known. Voldemort seems to be the same no matter which Wizarding world people are from, but I am not he. This is all fairly common knowledge. I don't keep it a secret."
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Date: 2010-05-08 04:23 am (UTC)It's strange how easy it is to forget what could have been. Now that Tom's less a part of the Wizarding world than ever, it's even easier. He shouldn't forget. Truly.
"I received a second chance when I found myself brought here by magical means. I was split from my timeline."
Horcruxes are difficult to explain at the best of times. He sticks with magic as the pat explanation. It's easier that way.
"The person I was continued down his timeline until his destruction a few years ago. He - Voldemort - was the most hated and feared villain my world had known. Voldemort seems to be the same no matter which Wizarding world people are from, but I am not he. This is all fairly common knowledge. I don't keep it a secret."
He couldn't even if he tried.