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Chapter 71 The Changed Tom

"Tom, are you all right?"

While Tom Riddle was deep in thought, Dumbledore asked "worriedly".

In fact, he wanted to see what kind of state Tom Riddle was in right now.

"I'm fine, Professor, I've never been more sober than I am now."

The contemplation was interrupted, and Tom Riddle looked up.

Every time he looked at Dumbledore, he would have different feelings.

He knew what Dumbledore was thinking, but he couldn't understand what he was doing.

Perhaps the two of them should never have met.

The idea of ​​leaving Hogwarts is getting stronger and stronger, here is Dumbledore, one of the most powerful wizards in the world, it will inevitably have a certain influence on him when he does something, and Dumbledore is likely to be Doubt what he's doing.

The foundation of trust has been broken long ago. Once the seeds of doubt are planted, it means that the two of them will no longer trust each other.

Not to mention that after so many years, the seed of doubt has long since grown into a towering tree.

As long as he was Tom Riddle, as long as Voldemort existed, there would be no trust between the two of them.

Everything was a mistake back then, if Dumbledore hadn't been so hostile to him back then, if he hadn't tried desperately to prove that Dumbledore's ideas were wrong, and then coveted himself to gain eternal life , nor will he change his character after his soul is torn apart.

Tom Riddle is very smart.

With just a few clues, he was able to deduce that the price he paid after tearing his soul was far beyond his imagination.

If nothing else, he started with the idea of ​​a peaceful rise to power.

Get the support of pure-blood families by promoting the concept of pure-blood supremacy, and then use those pure-blood families to pave the way for yourself, build momentum, and finally pass the election of the Minister of Magic, and finally give those pure-blood families certain powers Support, and finally completed his many years of planning.

But. I looked at Dumbledore's reaction, the memory of the little wizard, and some questions in the question-and-answer space.

In the future, he didn't seem to do this. Instead, he chose to directly confront the magic world, killing Muggles wantonly, and implementing a reign of fear over the magic world.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like he would do it.

After thinking twice, Tom finally put the reason why he changed so much on the Horcrux.

The previous state of being affected by negative will, but no one knows that feeling better than him, that feeling controlled by obsession, wanting to destroy everything, wanting to destroy all non-pure blood in Hogwarts Killing all the wizards and purifying Hogwarts still terrifies him even now.

As we all know, Tom Riddle has always been a very stable wizard, how could he do such impulsive things?
Then there is only one explanation.

The influence of the Horcrux on him was too great.

To be precise, the impact of breaking and splitting one's own soul on one's own character was more serious than what one imagined at the time.

If it weren't for the emergence of the question-and-answer space, he himself might not have noticed this problem. He didn't know that his personality had changed so much, and he would think that the changed personality was his original personality. Give him a chill.

And now he can clearly feel the change.

Logically speaking, he should be very resistant to this change.

On the contrary, he himself felt a kind of joy about this change, as if it was a very beneficial thing for him.

Blessed to the heart, Tom Riddle subconsciously blurted out.

"From now on, my name will be Tom Gunter!"

As soon as these words came out, Dumbledore looked at Tom with a look of astonishment.

He clearly knew that Tom didn't like his current name, nor did he like the Gaunt family, otherwise he wouldn't have named himself Voldemort.

But now, Tom changed his name again, but only changed his surname.

And that surname is not an ordinary surname.

That was the name of the old pure-blood family, the Gunters.

Tom changed his surname to Gunter, and he has the blood of the Gunter family. Does this mean that he wants to carry the banner of the Gunter family again.

Reminiscent of Voldemort himself being a pure-blood supremacist Dark Lord, it is not impossible to help those pure-blood families make a comeback.

For a moment, the more Dumbledore thought about it, the worse his mood became. He even wanted to completely get Tom Riddle at all costs... Oh no, it was Tom Gaunt who stayed in Hogwarts.

It is the same but different from what Dumbledore thought.

Tom really wants to carry the banner of the Gaunt family, especially now that he is the only one left in the ancient Gaunt family.

As for his father and his relatives and so on.

Aren't those all dead people?

Is it possible that the dead can stand up and speak?

Tom Gunter's thoughts are very simple.

When he changed his last name back, he knew where he should go in the future.

German magic world!
A place as chaotic as the British wizarding world.

There, pure blood represents a kind of natural nobility.

Durmstrang Academy only accepts the heirs of pure-blood families as students.

It can be seen from this aspect.

Only in that place, without relying on the prestige of the Dark Lord Voldemort, can he quickly form his own forces and power again.

To... do my own justice.

Pure blood must be right?

He now needs a goal, needs to reorganize his philosophy.

The German wizarding world... might be a good place.

"Professor, there is no need to look at me with that expression, I just suddenly want to get back my old things, that's all."

"Yes, you are the only one left in the Gunter family. Those things belong to you, but... I really don't understand. You obviously hate your name, including your surname."

"Professor Dumbledore, people will change. Maybe I really hated that family very much, but now I have to accept it and let it become my greatest help."

"Continue to promote the concept of pure blood? For that ridiculous noble bloodline? Or do you want to continue your unfinished business."

In the paragraphs of answers, Tom understood Dumbledore's concerns.

This is also Dumbledore's test of him.

Tom looked at Dumbledore meaningfully, and said something that made him think deeply.

"Pure blood is not necessarily correct, and I may not be your enemy, professor!"

(End of this chapter)