Hogwarts: I'm really not the third Dark Lord

Hearing the old man's question, the girl's face instantly turned red, and then turned pale again. Her hands were shaking unconsciously behind her back. After a long time, she stammered: "I...I don't understand what you mean. .”

"I'm sorry, I should have been more clear." Dumbledore said, "What I want to say is, why did you steal Mr. Benson's shoes, hang Miss Lily's cat, and blame Yodel for all this? gentlemen?"

"I didn't!" Erin screamed, "You are slandering!"

"Miss Diana," Dumbledore said unmoved, "if you lived to my age, you would understand that some lies are easy to see through."

Irene stopped talking, her eyes kept rolling, as if she was thinking of some bad idea.

"You hate Jerry?" Dumbledore suddenly asked.

"It's not that I hate it..." Erin whispered.

"That's what you like?"

The girl's face suddenly turned crimson: "Who...who likes him? He's been nagging him all day long...like an old man!"

"Maybe I should tell Jerry these things." Dumbledore said thoughtfully.

"Don't!" The girl looked frightened. She was already regretting following the old man.

The other party is not as easy to deceive as the parents who came here before and wanted to adopt a child.

"So, can you tell me why you do these things?" Dumbledore asked again.

"Will you keep it a secret from me?" The girl looked at Dumbledore expectantly.

"Maybe will."

"Maybe?"

The girl didn't look very satisfied, but it was obvious that the initiative was not in her hands now.

"Well, what do you want to know?"

"Tell me about the cat."

"There's nothing to say." The girl said casually, "The cat disturbed Jerry's rest, so I found a moment to grab the cat and hang it on the railing."

"That's it?"

"What do you mean 'that's it'!?" The girl almost jumped up like a cat with explosive fur. "Do you know how hard Jerry works? During the day, he helps Mrs. Lisa take care of those nasty people, and at night he has to write and submit stories. I worked for a magazine to make money to support my family, but the rest of my rest time was ruined by that cat! I had long persuaded Lily to castrate the cat, who made her unwilling to come..."

"But if you do this, everyone will hate Jerry even more."

"It doesn't matter, as long as Jerry has me, that's enough." The girl said nonchalantly.

Dumbledore felt a little chilly. The last time he saw such a possessive and unscrupulous child was 50 years ago.

But the girl in front of her was different from Riddle. Her scheming without strength would only make herself a joke.

"Tell me how you framed Jerry."

"Bringing the blame? No need!" The girl looked strange. "Anyway, no matter what bad thing happened, everyone thought it was Jerry."

Dumbledore raised his eyebrows: "Can you elaborate?"

"Hmm... If you think about it carefully, just like in a detective novel, there must be a suspect who looks most like the criminal?"

"It's not magic!"

Dumbledore almost couldn't help shouting. Just now, he thought he had discovered the whole truth. The strange physique that Jerry was troubled by was just the girl secretly causing trouble.

But according to the girl, that was not the case, and she was just taking advantage of Jerry's characteristics.

As the greatest white wizard in the world, he also dabbled in black magic and curses when he was young.

Even so, he has never seen such a strange... physique?

Maybe it’s time to write to an old friend and ask…

Perhaps Dumbledore thought for too long, so the girl became a little impatient: "Hey, you promised to keep it a secret from me."

"I think I said 'maybe'?" Dumbledore had a smile on his face and watched with interest as the girl's expression froze.

"It doesn't matter." The girl's voice was trembling, and it was obvious that she was trying her best to stay calm, "He won't believe you, I am his best friend!"

"Then I really have to tell him."

"Wait a minute! What do you mean?" Knowing a certain possibility from the old man's words, the girl's heart lifted again.

"Next time I hear something bad from Jerry, at least I'll know who did it right away. Then I'll tell Jerry," Dumbledore said.

He looked up at Hiiro: "That's it for today. See you next time, little girl."

Dumbledore quickly walked out of the alley. After a while, Irene came back to her senses and hurriedly chased after him: "Hey! What if someone else did something bad?"

The alley outside was empty, and the old man seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, without a trace.

……

orphanage.

Most of the children are relieved to learn that Jerry will soon be leaving for a distant boarding school, except for one little girl.

"Brother Jerry, can you not go?"

Jerry looked at the little girl with tearful eyes in front of him. Her name was Irene Diana, and she was the only child who was not affected by his scapegoating.

Jerry smiled and touched her head: "Don't be sad, I will be back during Christmas and summer vacation."

"Oh, Jerry." Mrs. Lisa wiped her tears, hugged Jerry tightly, and murmured, "After you go there, you should study hard, listen to the teacher, and communicate more with your classmates... Yes Now, don’t forget to write back often. If you are short of money, let me know. I still have some savings..."

"I will." Jerry felt warm in his heart, patted the old man's back gently, and secretly put a wad of bills into the old man's pocket.

After a while, Jerry carried a large suitcase - the one used by Lady Lisa when she was young. When he went out, Dumbledore was already waiting there.

"Is the farewell ceremony over?" he asked with a smile.

"I kept you waiting, Professor."

Dumbledore saw this and shook his head: "Are you sure you will stay in Diagon Alley for the rest of the summer vacation?"

"Yes," Jerry said firmly, "I want to know more about the wizarding world. As you said, Diagon Alley is the largest gathering place for wizards in the UK."

"Well, although I don't think it's necessary, there's no reason to stop you." Dumbledore said, taking out a leather purse from his pocket. "Hogwarts has established a fund to provide assistance to needy students who need to purchase books and robes. However - expenses incurred while you are living in Diagon Alley are not included."

Jerry took the purse and took a look. There were twenty gold coins and some silver and copper coins in it.

"Gold coins are Galleons, silver coins are Sickles, and copper coins are Knuts. One Galleons can be exchanged for seventeen Sickles, and one Sickle is worth 29 Nats."

Dumbledore explained.

Jerry's opinion on this is: To be a salesperson in the wizarding world, you must have a high level of arithmetic.

Jerry followed Dumbledore down the steps. Dumbledore chose a direction, and Jerry found that it seemed to lead to the subway station.

"Professor," Jerry panted, following Dumbledore's footsteps, "how are we going to get there - Diagon Alley."

"Take the Tube." Dumbledore said. "Many people know a rumor that I have a complete map of the London Underground tattooed on my knee."