Cat's Cradle

When Death appeared in his room at that damned orphanage he'd feared that he would die for sure, but the Reaper made him a wager instead: if his ideals as Voldemort could withstand Death's best efforts to destroy them for nine months, he would grant him true immortality as a reward. Confident he would not lose, Tom Riddle agreed. You shouldn't play games with a force of nature.