Tom Riddle was not born in white or black. He wasn't born with his magic inherently good or bad either. He was born in grey. Grey that made people look at him like an abomination, like Dumbledore did. Grey that unnerved people because it was too different, too strange. Tom wasn't born a killer. He wasn't dark at 8 or even 11. He wasn't given a chance to be anything other than cruel