I knew I was dead.No one could survive a crash like the one I was in. Imagine my surprise instead of going to heaven I was stuck in a book. Well, how do I know that you ask, I had the memories of a 17-year-old boy called Tom Marvolo Riddle. You heard that right folks, I became the freaking diary Horcrux of Voldemort. I got all the memories and knowledge of TMR but everything was a waste since I am stuck in this stupid diary and I don't know which year it was either. Well, all I am going to do is to plan and prepare because I will not be wasting my life being stabbed to death by a piss poor hero called Harry Potter. I held a personal dislike for Harry Potter you know. I felt that he wasted his potential being with that Ronald Weasely. If my father and mother were murdered I would have tried my best to kill the one who dared to touch my parents. So I couldn't stand Harry Potter being a wuss about it and running from Voldemort. All their fights he survived because of sheer dumb luck and because Voldemort was mad by that point in life. So I bid my time to be released to live in the wizarding world, to wield magic, to command the forces of nature. So much of my dreams coming true if only I had a body. I can use the knowledge within me and create new spells, new tactics, new plans. I will be ready to face the wizarding world.

Through years of training and hard work, I was able to affect the outside world in small ways. I could now absorb the ambient magic in my surroundings. This increased my power and enabled me to control anyone that touched the diary. How do I know this, well Dobby came here to bring the diary as ordered by the Malfoy family. I knew that my time is coming. I was able to see into the mind of Dobby. But I ultimately decided not to influence him. He is not important in my plans, in fact, his actions will not be affecting my plans in any way. So I just left him alone. I did not influence Lucius Malfoy either. No, I had some very special plans for him. So I didn't protest when he dumped me with Ginny Weasley's books. All according to plan. From the very moment Ginny touched the diary I controlled all her actions. Oh, I made her write in the diary as I slowly absorbed her magical energy. She was young so I had a good source of easily replenishing magical pool to absorb from.

I was comfortably on the back of her mind as she travelled the Hogwarts express. I did not see Ron and harry so I guess they will be arriving via the flying car. We travelled by boat to the castle and indeed the view of the castle in the night was majestic. I could feel the ancient magic of the castle.

All the first years were led to the great hall and then the sorting ceremony began. I completely withdrew myself from her mind just as the sorting hat was placed on her head. It shouted Gryffindor and Ginny skipped to the table that was for the house of Lions. My first part of the plan has been completed. Now I shall come into my full power soon enough.