Chinese students at Hogwarts.

Daphne's interrogation is over.

It didn't exceed Dumbledore and Zhang Xiao's expectations. She didn't know much. Many of them were secretly told to her by the Death Eater who pursued her.

If it weren't for this Death Eater, Daphne probably wouldn't be able to tell her any additional information.

Voldemort said nothing except using her own advantages to let her pretend to be his sister and go to Hogwarts to find an opportunity to take out the wicker box.

Why a wicker box, I don’t know.

I don’t know what’s in the wicker box.

She was just a tool anyway. As for why she approached Harry Potter, this stupid woman who didn't know what was thinking in her mind actually did it on her own initiative.

She wanted to use the identity of Harry's girlfriend to break into the dueling club, and then obtain some information to give to Voldemort, hoping to gain his appreciation.

Dumbledore once again put Daphne into a coma and called Professor McGonagall to take her away.

The future that awaits Daphne is destined not to be good.

"Zhang, why do you think Tom wants that wicker box?"

Dumbledore held the small teacup in his hand, and the conversation naturally focused on the wicker box.

The wicker box was a bonus provided by the diary, placed alongside the Ravenclaw diadem.

The box was protected by a lot of extremely insidious black magic, and there were only some Slytherin research notes inside.

Zhang Xiao also discussed with Dumbledore, which was basically about bloody body modification.

If anything, it explores the origins of some wizards and magical animals.

"Daphne said that the Dark Lord needs new power. Could the wicker box provide this power? Is it physical transformation?"

Zhang Xiao did not answer directly, but changed the direction and asked the question. To be honest, he didn't know much about Voldemort.

"Physical transformation -" Dumbledore shook his head, a little confused: "But Tom has almost transformed his body to the limit.

He used to be a handsome young man."

The principal's room fell into silence again, and the two drank tea in silence. After a while, Zhang Xiao rubbed his cheek:

"Professor, I am still more concerned about Voldemort's plan. It seems that he is very confident."

The same goes for Dumbledore.

Barty Jr. and Umbridge, the two right-hand men of Voldemort, may be looked down upon, but there is no doubt that their abilities are extremely outstanding.

Especially Umbridge, Zhang Xiao's only impression of this person was that he was extremely annoying, which even raised an interesting question.

[Please name the person you hate most in Harry Potter and explain why it is Umbridge]

But she started out as a mixed-race wizard whose father was a janitor at the Ministry of Magic. She became the director of the largest department of the Ministry of Magic in her thirties, and later became the senior deputy minister of the Ministry of Magic.

To say she had no powers would be to lie to herself, as virtually everyone who came into contact with Umbridge recognized.

So when these two people made a plan at the same time, and really believed that this plan could destroy all resistance forces and help Voldemort rule the West.

It's better to actually believe it than take it as a joke.

"This is indeed a problem. I will talk to Old Batty as soon as possible."

Dumbledore stood up. Seeing his actions, Zhang Xiao also understood that today's conversation was coming to an end. He also stood up and cleaned up the tea sets.

Then he left the principal's office.

The portraits finally spoke, and they discussed in low voices what kind of things would allow Voldemort to realize his plan.

Only one portrait of the female principal looks very serious:

"Albus, does Voldemort know something?"

"It's hard to say -" Dumbledore shook his head, his long white beard trembling, with a rare hint of worry:

"Niopher, Tom, he masters Parseltongue, and many places in the castle are no secret to him. He is also smart enough, and he has been exploring it during his years at Hogwarts.

So I'm not sure if Tom discovered anything, but I'm leaning toward the fact that he might have some vague clues. "

The headmistress became excited: "Even this is too dangerous. I can't imagine that if Voldemort really gets such a thing, the world will really be destroyed by him."

"Calm down. Things are far from what you are worried about. At least we didn't discover it at the beginning."

Dumbledore suddenly laughed softly, his blue eyes containing a meaningful emotion:

"Now I'm more curious about another thing. Why did Voldemort take back the wicker box? The contents inside are just some Slytherin research notes.

I checked it the same way and there was nothing special. "

Phineas, who had been silent, pinched his goatee and asked in confusion:

"What does this mean?"

"It means two things. Either Tom used a method that I can't see through to hide some message."

Dumbledore narrowed his eyes and spoke in a low, gentle voice:

"Either the side effects of the Horcrux are greater than we imagined. Tom only remembers that he stored something in the school, but he can't remember the content.

In other words, he has begun to forget some things. "

The school was empty, with not a soul in sight. All the little wizards and staff were watching the live broadcast of the game in the auditorium.

The Hogwarts team is second again. They should be cheering for victory at this moment, right?

Zhang Xiao raised his head and looked in the direction of the auditorium. Even though he was halfway across the castle, the excited cheers and thunderous applause there seemed to be right in his ears.

They should be happy, right?

Zhang Xiao couldn't help but curled his mouth. He stood at the intersection of the corridor, but didn't know where to go.

After thinking about it, he turned around and headed to the Room of Requirement on the eighth floor.

It's still so quiet here as always.

Ms. Gloves put down her book and looked at Zhang Xiao, who was lying on the sofa without wanting to move. The projector started playing automatically, and she said through the sound of the movie:

"You look tired."

Zhang Xiao closed his eyes, and in a trance he seemed to be in the dark and gloomy seabed again, with huge stone statues, skeletons in the room, and countless obstacles, facing the Imperial Guards who knelt down towards him.

And the powerful figure riding a 'water horse' holding a trident high.

It was undoubtedly a powerful city, and it would have been even more powerful if it were placed thousands of years ago.

But this sea city that never seemed to fall disappeared overnight. The city seemed to be alive, with deep sorrow and sorrow, affecting everyone who went there.

It was only now that I seemed to have broken free from that state of mind.

Tired, of course.

"Yes ma'am. I didn't feel it during the competition. I just went to do some things with Professor Dumbledore, and now I suddenly feel very tired."