Master Druid at Hogwarts

Chapter 720 The Mysterious Riddle
"However, if Dumbledore hadn't managed to capture you to Hogwarts, you might not have known Minerva and us."

Just as Fish was staring at Dumbledore, wondering where to start, Hermione hurried out to persuade him.

"Well……"

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Mao Mao immediately put away her attacking stance and fell into deep thought.

At this time, Dumbledore was extremely grateful that he had agreed to Fisher's request and asked him to bring Hermione Granger along.

"Besides, isn't Professor Dumbledore still injured now? Why don't we wait until you cure him? Why don't we continue to read Voldemort's story now?"

Obviously, Hermione knew very well how to quickly divert Fish's attention. Rather than persevering in making trouble for Dumbledore, reading stories was more attractive to Fish.So she quickly calmed down the cat in the fried hair.

"Okay then, Fish will let Albus go for now, meow!"

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Maomao pursed her lips and muttered a few words, then half pushed and half let Dumbledore go.

Others also turned their attention back to the memory picture.

At this time, the conversation between Dumbledore and Voldemort was still going on. When Voldemort learned about the existence of magic from Dumbledore, he didn't have any doubts at all, and even seemed very excited because of it.

"I've known for a long time that I'm different." The young Tom Riddle murmured excitedly to his trembling hands: "I've known for a long time that I'm special. I've known for a long time that there's something here."

The young Dumbledore restrained his smile for the first time, and he detected a little familiar smell from Riddle.The name of that taste is - ambition.

But at this time, Dumbledore didn't take it too seriously, because to a certain extent, being ambitious is not a bad thing, so although Dumbledore didn't like Riddle's performance, he just planned to be more ambitious in school. Follow him a little.

"You are a wizard." Dumbledore continued to explain to Riddle.

Riddle's face suddenly revealed a kind of frenzied joy.

"Are you a wizard too?"

"Yes."

"Prove it to me," Riddle ordered in a domineering tone, just like he usually does with other children in the orphanage.

But Dumbledore is not a child in an orphanage.

"If, as I understand it, you agree to go to Hogwarts..."

"Of course I agree!"

"Then you're going to call me 'Professor' or 'Sir.'"

Riddle's expression froze for a moment, and then he suddenly said in a very differently polite tone, "I'm sorry, sir. I mean...Professor, can you let me have a look?"

"Voldemort is really powerful, meow! Fish often used this method to curry favor with Minerva after she got into trouble when she was a child, but unfortunately it didn't work very well after a while, meow..."

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Maomao nodded solemnly and said.

Amidst the dumbfounding of the crowd, the young Dumbledore waved his wand carelessly, proving the existence of magic to Voldemort.

"Where can I get one?"

Riddle looked greedily at the wand in Dumbledore's hand.

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

Sure enough, there was a faint rattling sound from the intact wardrobe that had just been burned by Dumbledore.For the first time, Riddle showed a look of panic.

Then he opened the cabinet door at Dumbledore's request, and took out a cardboard box from inside...that's where the clicking came from.

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

Riddle gave Dumbledore a deep, clear, deliberate look.

"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.

Inside, there were no items that might be Horcruxes as Harry and the others had guessed, but a bunch of ordinary gadgets, including a wandering reel, a silver thimble, and a tarnished harmonica .

As soon as these things were out of the box, they stopped shaking and lay obediently on the thin blanket, motionless.

"You will 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. I also warn you: Stealing will not be tolerated at Hogwarts."

"That's right meow!"

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Mao Mao continued to nod her head with a sad expression, and then echoed: "When Fish stole some food from Honeydukes, Minerva was very angry, and because of this Minerva withheld Fish's snacks meow !"

Compared to Fisher's ignorance back then, Riddle obviously knew that stealing was wrong, but he didn't have the slightest bit of shame on his face.He was still staring at Dumbledore coldly, as if weighing him.

In the end, he probably felt that he was unlikely to be Dumbledore's opponent, so he reluctantly said in a dry voice: "Understood, sir."

Dumbledore then warned Riddle a few more words, but obviously he didn't take it seriously, he just wanted to know how to enhance his magical ability.

"I have no money," he said to Dumbledore brusquely.

"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 magic books?" Riddle interrupted Dumbledore, took the money bag without thanking him, and carefully examined a thick gold Galleon.

Dumbledore told him about the existence of Diagon Alley, and mentioned that he could go with him, but Riddle refused.

"I don't need you," said Riddle. "I'm used to doing things by myself. I'm always running around London alone. So, how do I get to this Diagon Alley... sir?" He bumped into Dumbledore With his gaze, he added the last two words.

Dumbledore handed Riddle the envelope containing the shopping list, and told Riddle the specific route from the orphanage to the Leaky Cauldron, and then said: "You can definitely see it, although the Muggles around you... People who don't know magic... can't see. Ask Tom the barman...it's easy to remember, with the same name as you..."

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

"You don't like the name 'Tom'?"

"Too many 'Tom's," muttered Riddle.

Then Riddle asked Dumbledore about his life experience, and after getting no answer, he asked him how to go to Hogwarts... Just like when buying textbooks, he didn't need other people's help.

And when Dumbledore was about to leave in the end, Riddle suddenly said: "I can talk to snakes. I found out when we were hiking in the countryside...they found me and whispered to me. This is for a wizard Is it normal?"

It was obvious to all that he had deliberately delayed mentioning this strangest of feats until the last moment, in order to silence Dumbledore.

"What's so amazing, Fish can still talk to all the animals!"

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Mao Mao curled her lips in disdain, then raised her head triumphantly.

The young Dumbledore didn't show any surprise either. He said casually, "It's rare, but it's not unheard of."

Although Riddle still looked expressionless, he could still faintly sense that he was a little lost.

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

As the young Dumbledore bid farewell to the young Voldemort, the old Dumbledore, along with Fish, took the others out of his memory.

"So, from this memory, what do you see?"

When everyone returned to the principal's office, Dumbledore sat in front of his desk, with his arms resting on the edge of the desk, and habitually asked with his fingers facing each other.

This time, it was Fisher who spoke first.

"The old Voldemort and Fish were a bit like Meow."

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Maomao scratched its head, then pointed its fingers and said, "It can steal things, likes to collect trophies, can talk to other animals... and also knows how to pretend to be good!"

"Pfft..." Ron beside him couldn't help laughing.

Harry and Hermione both had smiles on their faces.

"What's so funny!"

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Fisch asked angrily.

"Yes, there's nothing funny about it," Dumbledore said in defense of Maomao: "Fish was very keen to discover several important characteristics of Voldemort-contempt for rules, vanity, talent, and... understanding Forbearance."

"No, that's right, that's it, meow!"

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Mao Mao was stunned for a moment, and then agreed solemnly: "That's what Fish thinks meow!"

Everyone (including those portraits on the wall) showed doting smiles and did not try to expose Fisch.

"However, we also cannot ignore some other characteristics displayed by Voldemort..." Dumbledore continued after suppressing his smile, "He doesn't do random experiments like ordinary young wizards. He is already Use magic against people, use magic to intimidate, punish and control people. The story of the hanging rabbit and the two children he tricked into the cave... I just want to can hurt them..."

"He's still a Parseltongue," said Ron and Harry in unison.

"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."

"Also, I think you must have noticed how Riddle reacted when I mentioned someone with the same name as him, 'Tom'?" Dumbledore asked again after sighing.

"He doesn't like the name very much," replied Hermione.

"Yes, he despises anything that binds him to others, anything that makes him seem ordinary..."

"That's why he nicknamed himself 'Voldemort' Meow?"

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Fisher didn't quite understand this idea.

"Didn't Minerva say that it's impolite to call someone a nickname? And the name Tom is obviously simpler than Voldemort, it's much more convenient to write meow."

"Because he wants to be different, just like when I told him about magic, he immediately accepted it, because he wished he could be different from other people." Dumbledore explained.

Harry and Hermione knew this well. When they knew they were a wizard, it took them a long time to accept it.

And Fish and Ron didn't have much sense.

"Time is playing tricks on us again." After Dumbledore analyzed some of Voldemort's character traits for Fish and the others, he looked up at the dark sky outside the window. "It's time for you to go back and rest."

Since the memory of this time was a little longer, Fish and Hermione did not go on a night tour after saying goodbye to Dumbledore, but returned to the common room with Harry and Ron.

After returning to the common room, they did not go to rest immediately, but sat around and discussed in a low voice.

"I didn't expect the mysterious man in his youth to be so scary." Ron said softly: "But I still don't understand why Dumbledore wants us to watch this? I mean, it's interesting, but there are What's the use?"

"He said these memories would help us find Voldemort's Horcruxes, but I don't think he would use a thimble or a harmonica to make his own Horcruxes." Harry shrugged.

"I think it's fascinating." Hermione said seriously. "It's absolutely worth getting to know Voldemort as much as possible, otherwise how would you find out his weaknesses?"

And the cat's idea is very simple...

"These stories are very interesting. It would be even better if I could see the content of Dumbledore's fight with Voldemort before!"

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