In one fell swoop Tom would prove his ancestry and set himself up as the saviour of Hogwarts. In Potter’s past he’d opened the Chamber of Secrets and framed that oaf Hagrid as the culprit of the attacks, gaining acclaim for finding the monster. Unfortunately, in this life that opportunity had passed him by. He’d stalked Hagrid as soon as he found out what he’d once done, but the boy had already lost the acromantula.