[HP]Tom Potter

In the messy Response Room, the gray-haired old principal shook his head facing the old cabinet where Tom disappeared: "The disappearing cabinet, Tom, Horcrux, and..." The words rolled on the tip of the old principal's tongue , so vaguely that Harry couldn't hear "…the Portkey."

"Professor?" Harry called nervously.

The principal looked at the growing teenager kindly from behind the mirror, Tom's disappearance again gave him a big blow. "Harry, don't worry, I think I know where Tom is."

"Really?" The boy's eyes sparkled brightly.

The twins who stood aside and bowed their heads to accept the storm from the head of Gryffindor also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.You know, for Tom's disappearance this time, the recklessness of the two of them must bear most of the responsibility.Perhaps the solution to the crisis in the cemetery was too funny, which made them underestimate the danger of the Dark Lord.If Tom was really hurt, they wouldn't forgive themselves.

"Okay, kids, don't be upset. I'll bring Tom back safely, maybe in time for today's dinner. I'm more concerned about facing the Dark Lord's Horcruxes than that," the old headmaster snapped. Looking at Professor McGonagall's disapproving gaze, he nodded to the three young wizards, "Yes, it is the thing that stores the soul fragments of the Dark Lord. Why don't you ask the professors for help? You know, even if it is only the soul fragments of the Dark Lord, That's a dangerous magic item, too."

The gentle eyes of the old headmaster flicked across the faces of the three underage wizards one by one, "I know that you are all excellent children, and even one of you has the experience of successfully dealing with the Dark Lord, but this does not mean that you need to go Facing danger alone. Remember, when you are children, the most important thing is to turn to the power of adult wizards. The world of magic is big, and your future is still long. Stopped at launch."

"Harry, do you understand?" Dumbledore's gaze finally rested on Harry's face.

Fred and Geogre, who hadn't been named, stuck out their tongues in glee at the back, before being glared sternly by Professor McGonagall. "Weasley!"

Young Potter blushed and looked down. "I know. I'm just, I'm just tired of Tom being entangled with things like this. It's completely different. Tom ran over so happily..." Harry was a little confused after speaking, and he didn't know what he was talking about.

"I understand." The old headmaster's eyes became softer, and his dry and warm palm stroked the boy's head. "Harry, you are a good brother. Since Tom came to you, your growth has surprised me, an old man who thinks he is well-informed. But Harry, you have to learn to rely on others, especially your parents and the professors."

Seeing the boy start to reflect, the old headmaster stroked his white beard reassuringly.It is not surprising that children make mistakes, as long as they know how to reflect and correct.

When Professor McGonagall took the three Gryffindor students away—judging from the serious look on the female professor's face, Gryffindor's grades this semester were worrying, and the old headmaster returned to his office.Sitting behind the desk, the calmness on the old headmaster's face disappeared, and a hint of helplessness appeared on his old face.

He, Sirius and Remus have been busy for several months, found and destroyed Voldemort's two Horcruxes, but he didn't expect that there was another Horcrux hidden in the school he thought was the safest, and it was triggered by Harry and the others .Originally, compared to the Dark Lord himself, the Horcrux was basically harmless to Tom, but he ran into that thing again.

The old wizard closed his eyes wearily. Gellert, old friend, didn't expect us to meet again.

Gellert's smug smile seemed to be still in front of his eyes. "Albus, look, I made the Portkey. With this, we can meet anytime, and your annoying brother can't stop us anymore. And, I made the restriction, only your magical power can trigger it, Then you can put this ugly stone statue anywhere, without bothering to hide it."

But on the second day after getting the Portkey, that painful thing happened. Gellert left Godric's Hollow, and he also buried the past of those young Meng Lang, including the stone statue.

Back when he was teaching at Hog Oates, for some reason, he brought this stone statue to the school and kept it by his side all the time.He waited until the news that Gellert led the dark wizard to destroy the magic world came, and he put it and other things in the Room of Requirement.

The past that has been buried deeply is now being disturbed by an accident. Tom carried too much of his own magic power and aura, plus the power of the disappearing cabinet and Horcrux, confusing the perception of the Portkey.

"What a mess." The old headmaster smiled and shook his head.Calm and strength returned to him.

Face up to what needs to be faced.This is the life experience of an old man.

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"I'm Tom, Tom Potter." Facing the stranger hiding in the darkness, Tom was a little scared.

"Potter?" The elderly wizard shook his head, "I've heard of a Potter, but you're too young." Then the room fell silent again.

After a while, Tom got used to the gloom and found himself in a small stone room.There are no windows here, only a metal door.The door was closed, no handles or anything like that could be seen from the inside.The furnishings in the room are very simple, a dilapidated wooden table, a chair with one arm missing, and a wooden bed covered with dark gray bedding.A magic lamp with a dusty shade sits on a wooden table, and its dim light is the only source of light in the room.

The old wizard sat on the chair with his left hand propped on the good armrest. Although his clothes were shabby and his appearance was haggard, he looked as proud as if he were sitting on a throne.The old man held the stone statue in his right hand. He stared at the ugly wizard statue for a while, as if he was remembering something.Then, with a sigh, he threw the statue aside.

The stone statue fell to the ground with a heavy "bang~", breaking the silence of the room.

Tom was terrified, and called out silently in his heart, "Harry, Albus, come and save Tom!"

The old wizard reached out, grabbed the boy by the back collar of his robes, and lifted him up to him.The old man's sharp blue eyes gleamed with scrutiny, "Little guy, you have Albus's strength in you, as well as his breath."

"What's your relationship with Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts?" The old man looked down at the boy, the expression on his face hidden under his shaggy silver hair.

The instinct like a small animal made Tom aware of the existence of danger. Therefore, although the posture of being carried was uncomfortable-this brought back some bad memories for Tom, the boy very obediently chose a submissive posture.It's just that the young boy can't accurately answer the old man's questions.

"Albus, Albus is an important person to Tom, and Tom is also an important person to Albus." The boy stuttered a little at first, but then he spoke more and more smoothly, and proudly puffed out his small chest.But being glanced indifferently by the old wizard, he immediately shrank back.

"Important people..." The old wizard was a little dazed, and then he changed his way of asking, "Where were you before you came here, and how did you get this stone statue?"

Tom's next answer was naturally a fragmentary description that was not very logical, but the old wizard listened patiently for a while, and understood a little.

"Boy, show me what you're holding." The old wizard glanced at the little boy's right hand, and Tom immediately raised his arm, obediently bringing the crown in his hand to him.

"It's Tom's thing, but it's misbehaving and bullying Harry." There was still a little grievance in the little boy's voice, but it soon turned into complacency, "However, I criticized it well, and it's very well behaved now."

"Using teeth to deal with black magic items is truly an admirable feat." The old wizard looked at the tooth marks and saliva on the crown, and he couldn't tell whether it was amused or amazed.

He put Tom down, "Stand still and close your eyes."

Feet hit the ground, and Tom twisted his chubby little body happily.Hearing what the old man said, he hesitated for a moment, but still closed his eyes.

"Detect the magic power." Although he didn't have a wand, the old man's spell still fell on Tom and the crown accurately.Several colored magic halos brushed quickly, "Same magic power structure, same soul wave..."

The thin black mist on the crown flashed for a moment, and then quickly hid inside the crown.

"Horcruxes, interesting black magic, the choice of cowards." The old man looked a little disdainful, "But one is a Horcrux, and the other, is it a living Horcrux?"

The old man muttered to himself. "No, it's not the same, it's a whole soul."

"Could it be a blood relative of the main body? That's not right. It can only be similar but not the same." The old man's calm expression began to change, "Boy, it seems that you are more interesting than I thought."

"Ah?" The little boy couldn't help but opened his eyes and stared blankly at each other.

"No wonder Albus took you with him every day and cast so many spells on you." The old man asked himself meaningfully, "Is this for protection or vigilance?"

Completely ignoring what the old wizard said later, Tom excitedly said, "Tom and Albus are together every day, Ablus plays games with Tom, eats with Tom, and sleeps with Tom~~"

Seeing the little boy boasting about his happiness, the old wizard's smile suddenly faded.

Tom's animal instinct didn't activate this time, so he continued to say happily, "Albus said he liked Tom's quilt the most, so Tom promised him to sleep with Tom. Tom's current quilt has a mermaid pattern on it. And Neil's drawing of the house and the little fish..."

Listen to the little boy's gibberish, find the part about that person from those scattered sentences, and put them together again.

"Albus..."

The name that came out of his lips contained too many complicated feelings of the old wizard.

The boy stopped chattering, and looked at the old man seriously for a while with his big black eyes. Then, the boy stretched out his hand and covered the wrinkled palm of the old man. "Grandpa, do you miss Albus too?"

The old wizard was a little surprised by the boy's sudden behavior.This was the first time the boy had reached out to him since he met the little guy.

"I really miss Albus, and I also miss Harry." As if having the same little secret with the old man, the boy felt a lot closer. He grabbed the old man's hand and shook it gently, just like he usually does when he is coquettish with Albus. "Grandpa, can you take me to see Albus? Tom doesn't know the way back to the castle."

Feeling the warmth of his palms and hearing the boy's immature request, the old wizard fell silent.

Go see Albus, what a tempting sentence.

From 1945 to 1995, a full 50 years.

The author has something to say:

It was more hurried at night, and there were a lot of mistakes and omissions.Catch the worm now, the content remains unchanged, those who have seen it do not need to re-watch it. ^_^