Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

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If other wizards were here, they might flatly reject Riddle's request.

But Dumbledore is different. Based on Ivan's understanding of him, Riddle, who is overjoyed at this moment, has successfully attracted the attention of the principal. This will probably become the most annoying thing for him for many years to come.

Dumbledore took out his wand from the inner pocket of his suit jacket, pointed at the dilapidated wardrobe in the corner, waved it casually, and the wardrobe immediately caught fire.

Riddle jumped to his feet, yelping in terror and rage.

It is conceivable that all his belongings are probably in that wardrobe, which is probably all his belongings.

However, just as Riddle was about to question Dumbledore, the flames suddenly disappeared, leaving the wardrobe intact.

Riddle looked at the wardrobe, then at Dumbledore.

Then, pointing at the wand, his expression became greedy.

"Where can I get one?"

"It will come then," said Dumbledore. "There seems to be something trying to get out of your wardrobe."

Sure enough, there was a faint clicking sound from the closet, as if something was about to come out.

For the first time, Riddle showed a look of panic, looking at Dumbledore uneasily.

"Open the door," said Dumbledore commandingly.

Riddle hesitated, then walked over and slammed the closet door open.

A few worn out clothes on a clothes rail, and on the top shelf above, a small cardboard box rattling and rattling with what appeared to be some crazy rats inside .

"Bring it out," said Dumbledore.

Riddle looked bewildered as he unloaded the wobbly box.

"Is there something in that chest that you shouldn't have?" Dumbledore asked.

Riddle took a deep look at Dumbledore with clear, prudent eyes, his expression calm and unchanged.

"Yes, I think so, sir," he said at last in a dry voice.

"Open it," said Dumbledore.

Riddle opened the lid and dumped the contents on his bed without looking.

Ivan and Harry took two steps forward, only to see a bunch of ordinary things scattered on the bed.

Among them was a wandering reel, a silver thimble, and a tarnished harmonica.

They stopped trembling as soon as they left the box, and lay obediently on the thin blanket, motionless.

"You are to return these things to their owners and apologize to them," said Dumbledore calmly, slipping his wand into his coat pocket, "I will know if you did, and I must warn you: Stealing will not be tolerated at Hogwarts, it will never be allowed."

There was no trace of shame on Riddle's face, he was still staring at Dumbledore coldly, as if weighing him.

Finally, he said in a dry voice, "Got it, sir."

"At Hogwarts!" continued Dumbledore, "we teach you not only to use magic, but also to control it. You used your magic in that way, unintentionally, I believe, but we The school will never teach and will never tolerate. You are not the first to let your magic get out of control, and you will not be the last, but you should know that Hogwarts can expel students, and the Ministry of Magic , yes, there is a Ministry of Magic, which punishes lawbreakers in a harsher way. Every new wizard must accept that once he enters our world, he must obey our laws."

"Understood, sir." Riddle said again.

It was hard to know what was going on in his head, and it was hard to tell if he took Dumbledore's words to heart.

His face was still expressionless as he put the small pile of stolen goods back into the cardboard box.

After tidying up, he turned around and said to Dumbledore unceremoniously, "I have no money."

"That's easy to solve." Dumbledore said, taking a leather purse out of his pocket, "Hogwarts has a fund for those who need funding to buy textbooks and school robes. Some of your Magic books can only be bought second-hand, but..."

"Where can I buy spellbooks?" Riddle interrupted Dumbledore.

He took the purse without even thanking him, and was looking at a thick gold Galleon carefully.

"In Diagon Alley," said Dumbledore. "I've brought your bibliography and school supply list, and I can help you get everything together..."

"You want to accompany me?" Riddle raised his head and asked vigilantly.

"Of course, if you..."

"I don't need you!" said Riddle, interrupting Dumbledore again. "I'm used to doing things by myself. I'm always running around London by myself."

Chapter 1376 Recall and Analysis

"So, how do I get to this Diagon Alley?" Riddle said, met Dumbledore's gaze, and added the last two words, "Professor!"

Dumbledore didn't insist on going with him, he handed Riddle the envelope containing the shopping list, and told Riddle the exact route from the orphanage to the Leaky Cauldron, usually his behavior was abnormal.

If Riddle really thought that Dumbledore would let him go, he was dead wrong!

The dialogue between Dumbledore and the young Riddle gave Ivan a deeper understanding of Voldemort.

Although Riddle is only 11 years old at this time, many characteristics will not change for life.

These character traits become stronger with age.

The 11-year-old Riddle is not as sunny, well-behaved, and lovable as his appearance. On the contrary, his heart is very dark and arrogant. He is proud of his special power, that is, he can use magic. proud, and insisted that he was different.

Therefore, he can bully his companions.

Many of the things he did were beyond the point of joking, but Riddle didn't care, instead he was complacent.

He wantonly hurts his companions because he can do it. Of course, the trigger is ridiculous contradictions for various reasons.

Personality-wise, Riddle is good at intimidating and judging situations.

If Dumbledore was just an ordinary Muggle, he would definitely be bluffed.

After realizing that Dumbledore was not easy to bully, he immediately expressed his obedience, obeying Dumbledore's orders, obeying the strength and power beyond himself, this is a typical Slytherin character traits, judging the situation, on the surface Obedient to authority, 11-year-old Riddle is doing well.

In addition, he is used to acting alone, which shows that he does not trust others at all.

Ivan predicted that when he arrived at Diagon Alley, he would definitely not simply satisfy the basic items listed on the school shopping list. Although Dumbledore gave him not enough Galleons, he would get what he needed .

There is no doubt about it, this dark guy is smart and unscrupulous.

When these qualities are combined, it often means uncontrollable, that is, dangerous and troublesome.

This is a born dark wizard, and a boy who is destined to become the devil.

While Ivan was thinking and looking at the 11-year-old Riddle, the young Dumbledore was also looking at the boy.

He knew far less information than Ivan, and he didn't know how to make a judgment.

"Don't worry, you'll find Diagon Alley," he said. "Although the Muggles around you, that is, people who don't know magic, can't see it, just ask Tom the barkeep. It's easy to remember. The name is the same as yours." Same."

Riddle twitched in exasperation, as if trying to dislodge an annoying fly.

"You don't like the name Tom?" Dumbledore asked, getting to the point.

"There are too many people named Tom." Riddle muttered, and then he seemed to be stuck in his throat, and he seemed to blurt out, "Is my father a wizard? They told me he was also called Tom? Riddle."

"I'm sorry, I don't know," said Dumbledore, his voice soft.

"My mother can't be magic, otherwise she wouldn't die." Riddle didn't seem to be talking to Dumbledore, but more like talking to himself, "It must be my father, yes, I think it must be him .So, after I have bought everything, when will I go to this Hogwarts school?"

"All the details are written on the second parchment inside the envelope," said Dumbledore. "You depart from King's Cross on September [-]st, and there is also a train ticket in the envelope."

Riddle nodded, Dumbledore stood up, and held out his hand again.

Riddle said while shaking hands, "I can talk to snakes. I found out when we were hiking in the countryside. They found me and whispered to me. Is this normal for a wizard?"

It was evident that he deliberately delayed the mention of this most singular of abilities until the last moment.

He wanted to calm down Dumbledore, and he achieved his goal.

Dumbledore hesitated visibly, for the first time since he entered this room.

"A rare talent!" he said slowly, "but not unheard of."

His tone was casual, but his eyes scanned Riddle's face curiously.

The two stood for a moment, man and boy, staring at each other.

Then, the two let go, and Dumbledore walked to the door.

"Goodbye, Tom, I'll see you at Hogwarts."

"It's almost there, let's go back." Dumbledore said with white hair.

The scene in front of me began to become blurred and distorted, and the memory ended here.

Ivan glanced at Riddle who was looking at the door expressionlessly. A few seconds later, they landed firmly in the real office.

"Sit down," said Dumbledore gently. "I think you two must have a lot of questions."

Ivan and Harry looked at each other, and Harry asked impatiently, "Professor, he believes this, that is, he is a wizard much faster than me. When Hagrid told me, I didn't Believe."

"Before I saw Harry and Dobby, I was always full of doubts." Aiwen agreed that he could have developed in the direction of being reborn as a world-class rich man or a big star, um, using future black technology and unpublished All kinds of film and television, singing, and literary works are pretending to be forceful, but who knows that this is actually a magical world.

Moreover, it is still such a troublesome magical world, with a typical sudden change in style.

If you don't have a certain mental capacity, you will definitely not immediately accept the fact that you are a wizard.

"You two have also seen that, unlike many people, Riddle can't wait to believe that he is, in his own words, he is different." Dumbledore said, seeming to be caught in memory, staring blankly at him. Ring on hand.

"At that time, did you know about it? About him becoming..."

"Are you trying to say that I knew then that the man I just saw was the most dangerous dark wizard ever?" said Dumbledore, shaking his head, "No, I had no idea he would become what he is now Man. But I do have an interest in him, and to be honest, I've rarely been as interested in a little wizard as I am in him. I left that room with the intention of keeping a close eye on him, which I should have done, because he Alone, no friends, but then, I felt like I was doing it not just for him, but for other people."

"For others?" Ai Wen asked, "Do you think he will definitely have problems?"

"As you have heard just now, for such a young wizard, his ability is surprisingly perfect and mature. If you want to ask, I can tell you clearly that no young wizard can achieve his level, at least Hogwarts has not had a student like this in recent centuries. And most interestingly, and most ominously, he has discovered that he can control these abilities to some degree and has begun to use them consciously. As As you can see, he is not doing random experiments like ordinary young wizards. He is already using magic against others, using magic to intimidate, punish and control others. The rabbit that was hanged, and the one who was killed The story of the two children he tricked into the cave, a boy and a girl, is very illustrative." Dumbledore paused, and in Riddle's words, "I can hurt them as long as I want..."

Chapter 1377

"Professor, he's still a Parseltongue," said Harry suddenly.

"Yeah, a rare ability that is said to have something to do with the Dark Arts, but we know that there are Parseltongues among great and good wizards. The fact that he can talk to snakes doesn't really bother me much, it's What concerns me is the cruel, secretive and domineering nature that is evident in him."

To cause harm to other people, because I can do it, I can do it if I want to.

There's no emotional load and basic sense of right and wrong, horrible thoughts, and Riddle doesn't seem to have any emotion at all.

Unlike Ms. Ravenclaw's absolute wisdom, Riddle didn't know what love was, and he didn't believe in it.

He only believed in himself, and when the good thoughts in his heart were separated with the first soul fragment, he had already become a monster.

In Dumbledore's words, it is the cruel, secretive and domineering nature that dominates his character until it becomes everything.

This kind of nature is more like describing a dangerous beast like a snake than a person.

"He's not alone!" Ai Wen blurted out the thoughts in his heart, a little confused.

"From a certain point of view, he is indeed not human anymore!" Dumbledore said calmly, as if he knew what Ivan wanted to say, "What worries me is that he is going further and further down this road."

"Is it about the magic left by Slytherin?" Ivan asked, and Voldemort wanted to use this magic to become an evil god.

The method of becoming an immortal being recorded in that evil magic, which itself is far more than a Horcrux.

With Voldemort's character and fear of death, he has no reason to refuse this magic.

Immortal, extraordinary, unique, he couldn't resist this kind of temptation, even if he would pay a terrible price for it.

The recent events all prove that Voldemort is preparing this magic and collecting those materials.

Ivan wanted to know what Dumbledore was thinking, and what plans the Order of the Phoenix had.

He refused to say anything before, and refused to tell Ivan his plan. Now is a good opportunity to bring the topic to this.

"Voldemort's ambitions are far beyond your and my imagination, you will know later." Dumbledore said ambiguously, his eyes moved away from Ivan, looking at the dark sky outside, "Time is playing tricks on us again , before parting, I would like to draw your attention to something in the scene we have just witnessed."

Ivan sighed, but Dumbledore still refused to say anything.

What does it mean that Voldemort's ambitions are far beyond imagination?Isn't he content to be an evil god?

What information did Dumbledore get, what was his plan, how would he deal with the more powerful Voldemort, what would he do with the 15-year-old Riddle in the ring, and what about the dense spell runes on his hand? What's going on?

Unknown, unknown, unknown.

Working with the principal is really tiring...

"First of all, I think you two must have noticed how Riddle reacted when I mentioned someone with the same name as him, Tom?" Dumbledore continued.

"He's disgusted, he doesn't like having the same name as someone else."

"Exactly, it shows that he despises anything that binds him to others, anything that makes him ordinary. Even then, he wants to be different, independent, famous Yuanyang. You also know that just a few years after that conversation, he ditched his name and created a mask like Voldemort and hid behind it for so long. I'm sure you noticed the same, Tom Riddle was already extremely confident, secretive, and apparently without a friend. He went to Diagon Alley by himself, without the help and company of others."