[HP] Being a problem student at Hogwarts

Tom couldn't help but cover his face, but he quickly put his hands down firmly.

"Can we get back to business?" he asked earnestly.

Although Malfoy believed that what they were discussing was the real topic, as always, he reluctantly gave in.

"Let's talk in another place." Malfoy patted the dust on his body in disgust.

So they secretly moved to the Room of Requirement, where Master Malfoy sat comfortably on the sofa in the lounge with his legs crossed, a cup of steaming black tea beside him.

"Where did we just talk? Ah, by the way." Even Malfoy couldn't help but get excited when talking about the gossip of big shots, "The Dark Lord doesn't like others mentioning his name, even if that name is He made it up himself, yes," he looked at Tom meaningfully, "that name that no one else is allowed to mention is actually not his real name at all!"

"Oh," said Tom, "his real name is Tom Riddle."

"Huh?" Malfoy was stunned, "How do you know?"

"A trivial source," Tom replied.

Well, thanks to Tom Riddle himself and Albus Dumbledore for providing the information.

"Then you definitely don't know his middle name," Malfoy said unwillingly.

Gossip is like this. It may not be exciting when told by one person, but when two people are competing to break the news, they can't help but talk more and more.

"His middle name is Marvolo," Malfoy said proudly. "Most people don't know that. I found out after seeing my grandfather's investigation notes. He and the Dark Lord were classmates."

"The name Marvolo is not ordinary. It is the name of the Dark Lord's grandfather - Marvolo Gaunt. Gaunt is the last member of the Slytherin family - this is the source of his Slytherin bloodline."

This was indeed something Tom had not understood before, so Tom motioned for him to continue.

Malfoy became more and more proud, took a sip of black tea, and continued: "This starts with an old case."

"I just told you that my grandfather and the Dark Lord were classmates. At that time, my grandfather was the heir to the noble Malfoy family, and the Dark Lord was just a poor boy from the Muggle world. Yes, Yes, he does have excellent grades, powerful magic, and good sociability, but none of these can hide his poverty-" Malfoy noticed Tom's confusion and shrugged, "Yes, the Dark Lord does not hide his past. Suffering, that was often part of his success in learning speech - that's what my grandfather said."

"I mean, it was said by my grandfather's portrait." Malfoy brought the topic back, "When the Dark Lord was sixteen-"

This number reminded Tom of Riddle in the diary. The evil boy was probably around the same age.

"That year, Morfin Gaunt, the son of Marvolo Gaunt and the last heir of the Gaunt family, was thrown into Azkaban for the crime of murdering Muggles."

"The Dark Lord once tactfully expressed to my grandfather that he hoped that this rotten man who had tarnished Slytherin's reputation would get the end he deserved as soon as possible - of course, the Dark Lord always gets what he wants, and Morfin Gaunt is very happy. Soon - he died before the Ministry of Magic could formally try him."

"Well," commented Tom, "it's quite fascinating."

"That's it." Malfoy said, "My grandfather thought so too. From his notes, the Dark Lord is very obsessed with his origin - this is probably a common problem among ordinary orphans, and the human instinct to find roots - He once searched for the name 'Tom Riddle' in the trophy room, old school records, even magic books, and piles of old newspapers. It was said that that was his father's name, and this was what his mother told the orphanage before she died. Personnel. He firmly believed that his father must be a big shot, but no matter how much he asked - and of course he asked the Malfoy family, he found nothing."

Malfoy paused deliberately.

"He's a half-breed," said Tom.

Malfoy was a little disappointed that he didn't see the look of surprise on Tom's face.

"What the hell," he said angrily, "you actually know this?"

"Even if this is just inferred, I don't think it's surprising." Tom replied, "I know he is a bloodline theorist, but that's because he believes that high-purity blood will bring higher levels of It’s just strength, he worships—no, what he believes in is always strength, not bloodline.”

Malfoy snorted slightly. But the pure-blooded Malfoy was as aware of current affairs as ever, and did not insist on expressing his opinions in front of the muck he couldn't defeat.

He put the question aside and continued: "So the Dark Lord set his sights on his middle name, Marvolo. After relentless inquiries - of course he still couldn't get around Malfoy - he finally discovered Slater The last remnant of the Lin family. Thanks to his Parseltongue, the scope of inquiries has been reduced a lot."

"So what a coincidence. During the summer vacation when the Dark Lord finally found the origin of his grandfather, the last member of the Gaunt family, Morfin Gaunt, was imprisoned for killing a family of Muggles in the same village. What's even more coincidental Yes, the family that was killed happened to have the last name 'Riddle'."

This time Malfoy was finally satisfied to see the surprised look on Tom's face.

"So -" Tom said slowly, a little unsure of what he was thinking, "He killed his father's family? And then framed it for his uncle?"

"There is no evidence. And Morfin Gaunt confessed to his murder." Malfoy shrugged and said easily, "But where is such a coincidence in the world? Morfin Gaunt and the Riddle family did it He had not killed his neighbor for many years, either sooner or later. He hated Muggles to the point where he randomly attacked Muggles and was imprisoned for it. He did not kill Old Tom when he abducted his sister and fiancée. , when Old Tom abandoned his biological sister and came back alone to return to the Muggle family life, he did not make a move, but it happened that when the Dark Lord went to trace his life experience - oh, the Dark Lord's Muggle blood relatives died, His only wizard blood relative was imprisoned for murdering a whole family, and was dealt with as soon as possible under his hint."

"Of course, it's also possible that after seeing him, his dear uncle, like a camel with the last straw on its back, was finally stimulated to the point of killing, so he raised the wand. Who knows."

After Malfoy said this, they were silent for a while.

"Your grandfather helped him investigate his origins before and later helped him deal with Morfin Gaunt, so he investigated everything by the way?" Tom asked, "Then what else was recorded in his notes? ?”

"Well, it was after that that he changed his name. Yes, it was the name that cannot be mentioned." Malfoy recalled, "And from that year on, his temperament began to change."

Malfoy's expression became serious, and he lowered his voice and said, "My grandfather suspected that it was actually an evil magic."

It's not easy to hear the word "evil" from a Slytherin... Tom thought.

"A crazy spell that involves sacrificing all blood relatives and making a deal with the nameless devil in exchange for powerful power!" From the perspective of Malfoy, who was born in a single lineage, this kind of magic is undoubtedly crazy.

"This kind of transaction is almost unstoppable," Malfoy said solemnly. "It will make people more and more addicted, craving more blood, more death, more power... My father also talked about it However, it is said that the Dark Lord's temperament is becoming more and more cruel and weird..."

He shuddered as he spoke, "Wherever he goes, he stirs up a storm of blood and death. The wings of death follow him like a shadow, and his strength becomes more and more unpredictable. Even Dumbledore defeated and imprisoned the first prisoner in a duel." Dumbledore, the Dark Lord, did not dare to submit a letter of challenge to him like he did to Grindelwald... He is synonymous with death!"

"Ah, by the way, I remember my grandfather also mentioned that from that year on, he had an extra ring on his hand. A magical, ugly gold ring with a large black stone inlaid in the middle."

"That gem is the famous Resurrection Stone."

"What's that?" Tom asked.

"What? What did you actually say?" Malfoy was shocked. "You don't know about the Resurrection Stone?"

"Explain it." Tom picked up the teapot and poured more tea for him.

"The Resurrection Stone, along with the Invisibility Cloak and the Elder Wand, are collectively known as the Deathly Hallows." Malfoy explained quickly, "In "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" - that is a collection of legendary stories about Peculiar. The three Freer brothers met Death by chance when they were planning to cross the river. Death allowed each of them to make a wish. The eldest brother asked for the invincible Elder Wand, the third brother got Death's invisibility cloak, and the Resurrection Stone was the legendary gift given by Death to the three brothers. The gift from the second brother - the God of Death picked up this black, crystal clear stone by the river and gave it to the second brother, telling the second brother that this stone can bring the dead back to life."

"Resurrection from the dead?" Tom asked with interest, "What are the restrictions?"

"The story says that Cadmus, the second child, used the Resurrection Stone to summon the soul of his lover who died young, but she was sad, cold and lonely. Soon after, the second child went crazy and committed suicide because he was tortured by hopeless longing. The God of Death Take his soul," Malfoy said.

"Then how do you prove that the gem is the Resurrection Stone?" Tom asked.

"It's very simple. First, the Dark Lord claimed that it was an heirloom of the Slytherin family. Second, he used it." Malfoy swallowed and lowered his voice again, "Do you understand? He successfully proved it. , as long as you become the enemy of the Dark Lord, it means that death is not the end. Under his cruel magic, there is no such thing as rest. Even if you do not choose to become a ghost, even if you cross the door of life and death, as long as he wants to—— ".seven

"The Dark Lord's palace has been lit with candles for many years, and those ever-burning candles..." Malfoy's voice was almost inaudible, "are the souls of those wailing enemies. Even if they die, they are still forced to fight for To contribute to the Dark Lord's cause, the Dark Lord sees this as allowing them to witness his great deeds and prove them wrong..."

Tom could even imagine how many people would be forced to kneel to the Dark Lord in exchange for a semblance of peace for their deceased relatives and friends.