mystery lover

"Charle." Lucas looked at Charles who pushed the door in, and walked up apologetically, "Charle, do you know the approximate time when your friend started school? I just read the compilations of recent years in the lounge There were no records of Tom Riddle."

After hearing what Lucas said, Charles finally adjusted his expression on the way back and changed strangely.

……

Of course Lucas couldn't have found Tom's record in the latest school history books! ! !

"Um……"

Thinking that the man was already his man no matter what, Charles found that he was speechless in the face of his friend's question at this moment? ! ! !

Although Lucas still doesn't know that he likes a man, and he doesn't know his relationship with Tom, but he always thinks it would be strange for the other party to find out the secret of Tom's age?

Who knows if there will be an intersection in the future! !

"What's the matter, Char?"

"Oh, Lucas, I don't think I need any information from Tom Riddle. Well...and, thank you." The second half of Charles' sentence was very sincere. Although Lucas was speechless for a while, he didn't say anything again. Asked.

After nightfall, Charles was lying on the bed in the dormitory. In the quiet room, only the sound of steady breathing could be heard. The other roommates had gone to bed early, and only Charles was still open with a pair of sleepless eyes in the dark. .

At first, I thought I would write a letter to that man immediately after returning to the dormitory, but when I really took out the parchment, I didn't know what to write.

Inexplicably, there is a feeling of shame. The other party's age is not an exaggeration to say that he is Charles' grandfather!You must know that in the wizarding world, the average age for wizards to marry and have children is always much lower than that of Muggles.

Should he write: 'Hey Tom, you're 69 years old! ’ or, ‘Tom, you didn’t tell me your age! '

In the end, Charles didn't say a single word in that tense mood.

Both thinking and mood ranged from the surprise at the initial age gap, to the depression of wondering if the other party had other partners before meeting him, and then to the hesitation when thinking that he had not participated in the long past of that man.

You can't expect an immature Hufflepuff to use his IQ to think too many problems.

So Charles struggled.And this series of thoughts and guesses eventually led to little Badger tossing and turning and having trouble falling asleep.

Finally, when a dark shadow crept up from the bed, the door of Charles' bedroom was gently opened and closed again.

The boy who had left the dormitory strode towards the Hufflepuff common room, and his goal was the compilation of Hogwarts school history, which has always been regarded as a sacred tradition by Hufflepuff College.

To be honest, Charles had never paid attention to these things in the college before today. If it wasn't for Lucas, he wouldn't have known that there would be Hufflepuff seniors working together in the compartment of the lounge—popular The name is Gossip Chuan. He originally thought that the bookshelves in the cubicle were just some reference books within the academy?

But what surprised Charles was that there were still a few students staying in the lounge at such a late hour, and they were stunned at the same time when they saw Charles coming out. After Charles greeted those unfamiliar students He quickly got into the compartment next to the lounge.

On the sofa, the sleepless people also looked away, and one of them said curiously, "What is McAvoy doing in the cubicle?"

"Who knows." The person next to him replied indifferently.

"Aren't you curious?" The speaker's not sleepy mind became clearer after turning around. He looked at the other three friends and whispered, "Is there any secret, such as Say—it’s related to that minister.”

"Even if it's... what do you want to do? Go see Merlin in advance?"

"Hey...don't be so serious, I'm just curious..."

……

In the compartment, instead of Lucas looking for a needle in a haystack, Charles quickly found the booklet containing Tom's school years.

What surprised the young man was that there were actually many descriptions about Tom in it.And he also saw some familiar surnames.

Malfoy, Black, Lestrange, Rozier, Rookwood, Carlo...

These names that appear around Tom from time to time are all ancient pure-blood nobles.

Seems like Tom wasn't having a bad time in Slytherin?Although he breathed a sigh of relief, there was still a little inexplicable doubt in the boy's brows and eyes.

Tom is not only Labraxas Malfoy's junior, but also Orion Black's senior... and they seem to have a good relationship with each other?

This seems to be a little bit different from Charles' impression that Slytherin rejects mixed-race wizards and witches.

unless……

The boy's eyes flickered, and his breathing became a little short without realizing it.

unless……

That half-blood wizard was very good, already powerful enough that even the pure-blood nobles in Slytherin had to recognize his existence.

But... Tom?

In Charles' impression, there was no such a half-blood wizard in that period?

Let Malfoy and the Black family throw olive branches at the same time, and then think of Mrs. Lestrange's performance in Tom's manor last time, it is impossible for such a half-blood wizard to have never heard of Tom's name before. .

And Abraxas Malfoy...

Charles always felt as if he had overlooked some important information.

The boy shook his head and continued to flip through the booklet in his hand.

Most of the things written by girls are describing how excellent that man is, not only has a handsome appearance, decent manners, excellent grades, but also very polite——?Charles expressed some doubts about this. In addition, this man is also particularly hardworking?Every year's grades are O——Excellent, oh, Charles is really jealous when I see this, but thinking of the other party's winning so many awards, I know Tom's grades must be very good...

But it always feels a little different from what I imagined.

The young man thought resentfully, and continued to scroll down with his fingers until another familiar name popped up.

Nicole Perenelle.

When Charles saw this name, he was in a daze for a few seconds, and then he silently thought that Mr. Note is actually Tom's senior?

Such a coincidence?

Looking further down, it is nothing more than some lace news related to Tom. Sure enough, the girls in my own college gossip more than other colleges.

The young man thought with his ears red.

When the sky outside the castle began to gradually turn white.

Only then did Charles close the book in his hand, and after midnight, the young man discovered with horror that the image of that man in the eyes of others was actually a combination of appearance, demeanor, politeness, temperament, knowledge, strength and almost all good qualities. One perfect student?

Charles, who quickly flashed the man's wicked smile in his mind, growled tremblingly in his heart: This is impossible!You all have been lied to!

……

The next day, the overexcited · staying up late · Charles survived the morning Defense Against the Dark Arts class with a small bottle of psychotropic potion.

However, Professor Crouch's cold gaze still made Little Badger shudder. Thinking of going to the Ministry of Magic in the afternoon, Charles wondered whether he should go back to the dormitory at noon and drink a bottle of refreshment...

Lord... is definitely an existence ten thousand times more terrifying than Professor Crouch.

In the afternoon, when Charles walked into the office of the Minister of Magic, he clearly felt a sight that was more disturbing than that of Professor Crouch.

Voldemort looked at the boy who walked up to him with his head bowed in guilty conscience. The strong potion smell on Charles' body and the blackness under the boy's eye circles made our Lord Dark Lord unhappy.

The red-eyed man began to reflect, was he being too tolerant of this brat?

It seems that people want to keep an eye on what this little badger is doing in school.

At the moment, Charles was just worried that his brain, which was much slower than usual, would make a mistake in the work assigned by the Lord, but when Charles was forced to raise his head by Voldemort's pressure, the boy looked at those red eyes, and his body He shuddered violently.

The weird feeling that has been haunting his heart since last night.

He finally knew what he had missed.

Lord!

Charles looked at Voldemort with a stern face in a daze.

Everyone knows that the Lord's influence was established when he was studying, and part of the reason why the current Malfoy family has a higher status among the Death Eaters than other families is because of the predecessor of the Malfoy family. The head of the house, Abraxas Malfoy, was once a friend of Lord's student days.

That is to say, Tom as Abraxas' junior... and Lord were studying at Hogwarts at the same time.

Then why...

I haven't seen any records related to Lord at all...?

"Charles."

Hearing his name being called, Charles withdrew from his confused thoughts. Looking at Voldemort who had stood in front of him at some point, the young man backed away somewhat uncontrollably under the oppressive gaze of the other party. small step.

"Lord...?"

Voldemort narrowed his eyes and asked in a soft voice, "What are you thinking?"

"I... didn't..." Charles looked at Voldemort's wine-red eyes, and unconsciously his own eyes became distracted.

The boy mechanically replied, "Does Lord know Tom Riddle?"

After realizing what he said, Charles felt his back was covered with cold sweat, God, what happened to him just now?How could you speak out.

Voldemort looked at the regretful and terrified expression on the young man's face, his eyes changed unpredictably.Didn't expect the boy already knew so much.Fortunately, the other party still did not link Tom Riddle and Voldemort.

In fact, there are still some regrets. Why is his Char's fear of his own identity increasing day by day?

This made Voldemort feel a little unmagical.

"I know, very good - a half-blood wizard."

After Voldemort said this in a tone that he didn't realize, but actually made Charles feel alarmed, the young man silently made a note in his heart that he must run away from Tom when he finds a chance, Lord. His tone was too dangerous!