I abducted HP's friend on his wedding day

Tom didn't know yet that he was responsible for hatching a basilisk. He was very happy that he was free. He didn't have to be monitored by others and could be told what he did to Salazar Slytherin at any time. The feeling of freedom is so wonderful for him.

Therefore, Tom immediately entered the nearest secret passage with this joyful mood.

He planned to leave Hogwarts and go for a walk elsewhere.

As for Salazar's warning to him in the principal's office, Tom didn't care at all. He didn't think it would be such a coincidence that he ran into Voldemort and his men when he went out.

After all, Voldemort didn't expect that he would suddenly come out of Hogwarts, right?

Even if he encounters him, Tom secretly cheers himself up, he can still run away if he can't beat him.

Neither Dumbledore nor Salazar knew about Tom's departure from Hogwarts. After all, Salazar said he would no longer arrange spies to monitor Tom, so he gave instructions to the little snakes who provided surveillance. As for Dumbledore, although he was worried, he would not deliberately ask his monitors to track Tom Riddle.

But if something happens to a student at Hogwarts, normally, those guys still have to report it to Dumbledore.

Tom first ran to the entrance of Hogsmeade Village, and then leisurely used his Apparition to arrive at Diagon Alley.

The snow-covered Diagon Alley is still lively, and the Christmas decorations have not been taken down by the stores. Even if there are not many customers now, these colorful decorations can make the whole street look very atmospheric.

Tom entered Knockturn Alley with familiarity.

Before he could take a few more steps, his arm was grabbed by dark, dry hands.

"Good boy, are you lost?" The hunched witch bared her dark teeth and stared directly at Tom. Her purple tongue coating was exposed and she licked her lower lip.

She stared at Tom with undisguised malice and lust.

Tom smiled innocently. Just as he was about to say something, a big hand grabbed his collar. The man unceremoniously hit the old woman's wrist with the gentleman's cane in his hand, knocking her down. retreat.

"Get away! Don't touch him!"

Tom turned his head and looked over, not knowing who it was.

This is a man that he should have little impression of. In Tom's eyes, having little impression is almost equivalent to saying that he is not important.

The man roughly pulled Tom out of Diagon Alley with some movements.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he was sure both of them had left that place.

At this time, Tom lowered his head and saw a pair of dusty boots exposed under his stubbled coat. Tom was secretly puzzled.

This man is actually dressed very decently. He even wears a very formal windbreaker and a gentleman's hat that British men love most, but his clothes and outfit make him look a little embarrassed.

This is not a man with a wealthy life. Even the gray hair under his hat and the somewhat haggard face make him look inappropriate for this outfit.

The man lowered his head and saw Tom's shining eyes.

"You shouldn't be there!" The man smiled bitterly. "Where are your parents? Son, I can take you to find your parents first. I hope they won't be too anxious now."

Tom shook his head and his tone was very calm.

"I don't have parents."

"What? No? Does that mean you ran away? Ran away from home? That's not a good idea... You are still a child, don't do such dangerous things."

This is a good man, Tom lowered his head and determined a boring thing.

"Where is your home? I can take you home."

Tom felt even more boring. Couldn't this man use his brain?

"Sir! I said, I have no parents!"

The man looked at Tom in astonishment, and seemed to finally understand the meaning of Tom's words. He immediately became sad, and looked at Tom with pity in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, kid, I didn't know about this. So, your current guardian...or, where are you living now?"

Tom felt bored and this was not interesting.

"Hogwarts, where else could it be?"

Being sent back to Hogwarts like this made both Dumbledore and Salazar know that the first thing they did after they said they would no longer spy on them was to sneak from Hogwarts to the opposite corner. lane?

Ah……

Tom couldn't even imagine what Dumbledore and Salazar would look like.

perhaps……

I will be very miserable...

This seemingly kind-hearted man, as expected, wanted to send Tom back to Hogwarts.

He grabbed Tom's arm, as if he was worried that Tom would escape if he didn't pay attention. He probably realized why Tom appeared in Knockturn Alley.

Living in Hogwarts without parents?

This doesn't mean that Tom chose to stay in school this Christmas, but during his stay in school, he secretly left Hogwarts, ran to Diagon Alley thousands of miles away, and even sneaked into Knockturn Alley. !

Such bold students are rare!

"Kid, I need to make it clear to you. Knockturn Alley is not an interesting place, nor is it worth exploring. There is nothing there except some wandering wizards and a group of fallen wizards. ”

Tom secretly retorted: [There are obviously many shops that resell things! Really good things are all illegal. Where would such illegal good things go if not Knockturn Alley? ! 】

Seeing Tom's dissatisfaction, the man let out a long sigh.

He couldn't understand what kids Tom's age were thinking.

"Are you going to Knockturn Alley out of curiosity or for some other reason?"

Tom rolled his eyes secretly, then gritted his molars, forced a smile, and asked, "Are you curious about this question?"

The man stared at Tom's face and finally could only sigh.

He realized that Tom was difficult to deal with.

When the man took Tom to the entrance of Hogwarts, he happened to meet Hagrid.

Hagrid was carrying two dead chickens and was coming out of the gate of Hogwarts. He was a little surprised to see the man.

"Remus?! Why did you show up at the door of Hogwarts? Oh, Merlin!"

Hagrid's movements were a bit big. He swung his arms. If the chicken hadn't been frozen due to the cold, maybe the blood would have flown to Tom and the man.

Tom raised his eyebrows, knowing that the man probably knew Hagrid and had a good relationship with him. Perhaps he could further guess that the man next to him was from Dumbledore's side.

A Gryffindor graduate?

Tom looked at Hagrid, who was approaching. Just now, Hagrid seemed to have actively ignored Tom's presence and was only greeting Remus. As he got closer, he discovered that there was Tom Riddle.

He lowered his head and met Tom's eyes.

Subconsciously, Hagrid took a few steps back, sneezed loudly, and looked at Tom with a flash of fear in his eyes.

Unlike Remus Lupin, Hagrid happened to be friends with Tom for a few years when he was in school. Although he was later framed and went to Azkaban, the young Tom Riddle and Hagrid were memories Especially deep.

Just like he did with Azkaban, deep down in his heart, it was all fear.

Remus smiled and greeted Hagrid: "Hagrid, Merry Christmas, although it has passed, my blessing should be considered late."

Then, Remus pointed to Tom beside him and said, "The kid I met in Diagon Alley sneaked out on his own. I was worried about him, so I sent him back."

Hagrid stared at Tom with his eyes widened.

"What did you just say? Where did you meet him?"

"Diagon Alley..." Remus was still kind. After all, if he said he went to Knockturn Alley, the matter would be serious, and the child's behavior might be blamed by everyone.

However, although he would not tell Hagrid that the child sneaked out of Hogwarts and went to Knockturn Alley, he would tell Dumbledore that he felt that just telling Dumbledore would allow Dumbledore to deal with this rebellious man in private. Talk to the child, this can not only protect the child from being punished so severely, but also warn Tom not to go to such a dangerous place next time.

Remus had already made his decision. He felt that Dumbledore could do such a small thing well.

Hagrid originally fished two chickens from the kitchen to feed his furry friends. Seeing Tom's sarcastic smile, he hesitated for a moment, waved the chickens in his hand decisively, and then shouted loudly Talking seems to give yourself courage and strength.

"This is too much! How can this be done! I will take this child to see Dumbledore!!! I must go to see Dumbledore! Mr. Principal will definitely punish him, punish him severely!"

Although Remus also knew that Tom would not be able to escape punishment for running away like this, Hagrid was so excited that he still felt a little confused.

"Perhaps this child is just curious..."

Hagrid looked at Tom fiercely: "You must have left Hogwarts without telling Dumbledore!"

Tom remained silent, and finally nodded slightly in response to Hagrid's words.

Hagrid only felt that this guy was still as annoying and extremely annoying as ever!

In this way, Hagrid led the two people to the door of the principal's office.

Dumbledore was a little surprised when he saw Tom leaving and coming back. When he saw Hagrid and Remus behind Tom, Dumbledore looked more thoughtful.

"Remus, long time no see, kid."

Then, Dumbledore looked at Hagrid with a smile and asked, "What's going on?"

Hagrid waved the chicken in his hand. After entering Hogwarts, the temperature rose and the chicken began to bleed. As he moved, the blood flew onto the back of Tom in front of him as expected, and even a few drops The drop flew onto Tom's head.

Tom felt a few drops of cold liquid splash on the back of his head. Thinking of what it was, Tom wanted to turn around and give Hagrid an Avatar...

Dumbledore waved his wand silently, blocking the blood flying towards him, and noticed Tom's gaze. He tried hard to collect his divergent thoughts, and understood from Hagrid's somewhat confounded narration that Tom was only a moment away. did something.

Dumbledore sighed and looked at Tom with a look of resentment on his face.

"Brown and I have just decided to give you some freedom and space, my dear Tom."

Tom bared his teeth and looked at Dumbledore. He didn't like Dumbledore calling him that.

"You will disappoint me and Mr. Brown if you do this."

Tom said angrily: "Shut up! You two are doing this just to use me as bait! It's better for me to run out so openly and hook up with that guy or his men to show up so that you can catch them all." Your purpose!”

Tom was not polite at all. Pointing at Dumbledore's nose, he said in a bad tone: "That guy must be hiding, right? Can't you find him? It must be like this! Otherwise, will you ignore me?"

Dumbledore took off his spectacle lenses, wiped them, and then faced Tom with a magnanimous expression: "You are really making us sad by speculating on Mr. Brown and I's intentions~~"

In response to Dumbledore's friendly and loving expression, Tom rolled his eyes vigorously.

Seeing that Tom was not polite to Dumbledore at all, Hagrid became a little anxious.

"Mr. Headmaster! He left Hogwarts without permission! He should be punished!" Hagrid hoped that Dumbledore would punish Tom severely.

Dumbledore said sadly: "I don't want to do this."

Tom snorted.

"Fifty points from Slytherin, Riddle."

Tom's provocative expression turned somewhat stiff into an expression of disbelief, and he looked at Dumbledore blankly.

"Isn't it just a deduction of points..." Hagrid didn't want to just let it go.

He was unwilling to let Tom go easily. After all, it was such a good opportunity to see Tom Riddle suffer.

Dumbledore sighed quietly and looked at Tom.

"Last time, you were assigned to a few professors for confinement. They told me that they were unwilling to let you go to them for any confinement education in the following semesters. They felt that it was not a punishment for you, but a punishment for themselves. "

Dumbledore said with emotion: "I also need to consider the professors' own thoughts, but without confinement and corporal punishment, it is actually not appropriate."

So Dumbledore called Professor Lockhart.

"It doesn't matter. Classmate Riddle and I will go to my place for confinement. I just need an assistant. He will simply help me write replies to my fans. That is a very pleasant and relaxing labor punishment. Don't worry, classmate Riddle."

Tom looked at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore smiled and said, "That's great. Professor Lockhart is willing to accept your voluntary labor. Then, until the end of the semester, you will work as an assistant to Professor Lockhart."

How could Tom be willing?

Dumbledore continued: "Work hard and never do it again, my dear Tom."

Tom: "..."