struggle

In the days that followed, Hogwarts finally regained its calm, and everyone in Gryffindor pestered Harry, asking him to recount the story of the heir to Slytherin over and over again.Especially Colin, after being released from the petrified state, he looked for opportunities to express his respect to Harry all day long, hoping to get a single signed photo of him before the end of the semester.

But in the face of the [-] points that Dumbledore gave Harry and Ginny, Ron was disappointed that he missed all the experiences in the Chamber of Secrets because he was petrified.The twins added fuel to the fire. Every time they saw him, they began to sing together: "Our little brother was carried into the Chamber of Secrets by Professor Lockhart, and carried out of the Chamber of Secrets by Harry, my dear!" You're famous, Ron." This made Ron even more sullen, and this mood lasted until Percy sternly forbade the twins from teasing him, giving Ron the first look of gratitude to Percy.

As for Ginny, the Weasley brothers, Harry and Hermione, who knew about it, were cautious and tried not to raise any issues about the diary with her.Under Molly's reprimand, several Weasley boys collectively promised that they would spend as much time as possible with Ginny and care more about their little sister in the future.And Hermione even directly applied to Professor McGonagall, proposing to change Ginny to their dormitory, and even got Professor McGonagall's consent.

Compared with the joyful atmosphere of Gryffindor, Slytherin is obviously much more gloomy, especially Draco. Every time they see Harry, they all show an indignant look and seem to be full of resentment, especially towards Ginny , almost gnashing his teeth.Later, Harry told them with a smile, because he happened to meet Lucius Malfoy coming out of the office with a pale face after sending Ginny to the hospital wing, so he used some small tricks to free the domestic dog of the Malfoy family. Dobby the elf.But only Ginny knew that Slytherin's depressed mood would not last long. When Tom officially returned, the conflict between Gryffindor and Slytherin would further intensify.

Not long after, the semester officially ended.When they said goodbye at King's Cross Station, Harry had left Ginny his phone number and said dryly that he hoped Ginny would call him during the summer vacation.When Ginny agreed with a smile and said that Arthur would pick him up at the Burrow for the summer vacation as soon as possible, he blushed to the point of his ears, and hurried out of Station Nine and Three Quarters pushing his luggage.

During the summer vacation, according to the original plan, Ginny practiced all kinds of magic in the dead of night, and was delighted to find that she finally transformed all the magic power given by Lorian into her own. Higher magic finally has enough magic power to drive it.Once again, she was glad that she was born into a wizarding family, which allowed her to use magic freely during the summer vacation without being discovered by the Ministry of Magic.

At the beginning of July, Arthur unexpectedly won the Galleon Award of the "Daily Prophet" annual award. Excited, he immediately told the reporter of "Daily Prophet" that he decided to use the money to take his family to travel to Egypt and visit The oldest son, Bill, who works there as a spellbreaker for the Gringotts Wizarding Bank.However, Ginny decided to take advantage of this opportunity to stay alone when the whole family left, so that she could try some more dangerous black magic to her heart's content.Therefore, she excused that the diary had absorbed too much vitality in the past few months and hadn't recovered, and expressed that she wanted to stay at home and take a rest.Mo Li immediately worried and wanted to stay, but she smiled and persuaded Mo Li to go with her. After all, the rest of the family are all boys, and no one can take care of her, but she is absolutely fine by herself.

So, after Arthur fortified the home again, they finally left the Burrow together, leaving her alone.The noisy room suddenly fell silent. After night fell, she didn't fall asleep early. Instead, she dug out the black tea at home, brewed it carefully, and brought it to her room.

The moonlight was unexpectedly bright tonight, and Ginny half-lyed on the chair, slightly closing her eyes.When her door was knocked, she was not surprised at all, but showed an expected smile: "Mr. Riddle, please come in."

The door was gently pushed open, and standing outside the door was Tom, whom he hadn't seen for nearly a month.Under the hazy moonlight, his handsome face became more and more outstanding, his age seemed to have increased, he was more like a 25- or 6-year-old youth, and no longer the 16-year-old boy in the secret room.There was still the usual leisurely smile on the corner of his mouth, he bowed slightly, and his manner was elegant and natural: "Miss Weasley is really out of touch, I would rather hear you still call me Tom."

"Mr. Riddle is not as polite as each other?" Ginny poured black tea into an empty cup she had prepared, pushed it to the seat opposite her, smiled and nodded to Tom standing at the door, signaling him to sit down. Standing in front of her, it was as natural as a hospitable host facing an ordinary guest.

Tom walked up to her and sat down, and casually put his wand on the table, but it was no longer Lockhart's black wand, but a white one, obviously it should be his own famous wand. yew wand.He picked up the teacup and took a sip lightly: "Black tea? I originally thought that Miss Weasley would like fine wine, after all, the taste is more mellow and strong, and it should match the strong taste you are after." He smiled meaningfully Pointing at the mouth of the cup with his right hand, a ring inlaid with black gemstones on the middle finger shone strangely under the refraction of the moonlight.

"Although alcohol tastes stronger, it is also easy to intoxicate. It numbs all my senses and only pursues the taste and taste of the moment. Doesn't it make me confused because of intoxication? What's more, although the taste is delicious when drinking, it is also delicious when drunk. Although you are in high spirits, it is really not a wise choice to wake up drunk and have to endure double headaches." Seeing him listening calmly, Ginny smiled and raised her teacup to him, "while black tea is On the contrary, although the entrance is bitter, there will be a sweet aftertaste. Although the taste is light, the aftertaste is lingering. Moreover, it can refresh and hangover, and can keep me awake all the time. Get drunk and cause future regrets."

"Miss Weasley is really a person who understands 'choice'." Tom deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of choice, "The reason for my coming must have been known to Miss Weasley, so she prepared tea early and waited for me ?”

"Yes, Mr. Riddle." Ginny put down the teacup in her hand and poured some tea for herself casually, "Your return has not caused any publicity in the wizarding world? And at such a time, my father actually So coincidentally, I won the "Daily Prophet" award? So, I simply stayed and waited for your arrival, instead of you trying to find another way to stop my travel, Mr. Riddle, am I right?"

"Miss Weasley, I have to say, we have a good understanding." Tom simply put down his teacup, leaned forward slightly, and stared at Ginny, "I really didn't gather my followers on a large scale, I only had limited contact with them." A few Death Eaters who are capable and loyal enough. Because after getting part of my 'collection' and most of the memory of the main soul, I found that I don't agree with his way of doing things, and I need to correct it Part of the plan, re-planning the direction. And you, Miss Weasley, are still the object of my struggle."

"My honor." Ginny also put down her teacup, but leaned back on the chair behind her more leisurely, "Just, why should I follow in your footsteps?"

"Miss Weasley, I think, based on your knowledge, you should already understand who I am, including what happened to the diary I originally kept." Tom didn't answer Ginny's question, and suddenly Changed the subject.After seeing Ginny nod, he smiled slightly, "So, you should also understand where my main soul failed. And I will never repeat his mistakes and face the same failure."

"So what?" Ginny didn't respond to his words, and continued to circle around with him.

However, Tom's patience this time was surprisingly good: "Miss Weasley, you and I both know that you are not an ordinary girl who is willing to be mediocre, and the future I can bring to you will obviously be more suitable for you. .”

"My parents belong to the Order of the Phoenix, and my family is loyal to Dumbledore." Ginny stated her position very lightly but firmly.There is no other way, the temptation given by Tom is great, but the risk is relatively greater, and it is impossible for her to take the risk to betray her current camp and make herself inhumane.

"Yes, your 'parents' belong to the Order of the Phoenix, and your 'family' is loyal to Dumbledore." Tom emphasized the pronunciation of parents and family, and then looked at Ginny, "What about you, you' yourself ' view, Miss Weasley?"

Ginny understood what he was referring to, but only smiled faintly: "What did you call me just now? Miss Weasley, didn't you?"

"Then what if one day your family doesn't want you to be named Weasley anymore? As far as I know, your Headmaster Dumbledore is quite suspicious." Tom also leaned back on the chair , Interlaced fingers.

"There is no definite evidence about the Chamber of Secrets. Besides, do you want to rush to Principal Dumbledore and tell him that I let you out?" Ginny was not worried that Dumbledore would believe Tom, not Trust her, the Weasley scion who has always been loyal to the Order of the Phoenix and to him.

"No, of course not, and I won't talk about the past. But what about the future?" Tom smiled happily. "I mean, if, if such a regrettable thing happened, how would you choose?" What? Greatness breeds jealousy, jealousy breeds resentment, and resentment breeds lies. Ginny, your aptitude is destined to prevent you from being an ordinary person. When your excellence causes others to panic, you will be abandoned."

Ginny knew Tom was telling the truth, and in a sense it was his own experience.But she is different. Her background determines her camp. Even if she shows her true strength, she believes that she will only become the backbone of the Order of the Phoenix. This is the essential difference between her situation and Tom's situation.So she shook her head: "No, my surname is Weasley. If I follow you, I will lose my strongest foundation while betraying the Order of the Phoenix. However, your followers will still be angry because of me. My family name, and not being able to really accept me, Tom, that's not a gamble, it's a loser."

"If Miss Weasley is still so persistent, then I can only say, let time prove who we are right and who is wrong." Tom didn't plan to win Ginny immediately, all he did was just want to Plant the seed of doubt in her heart, wait for the right time, let it take root and germinate, and drive her into his camp.

So, after initially achieving his goal, Tom stood up: "Then, Miss Weasley, I'm taking my leave." As he spoke, he picked up his wand, didn't stay any longer, and gave it to Ginny. Immediately after the guest's gesture, he disapparated and left the Burrow.Only Ginny was left, and she closed her eyes tiredly facing the empty chair that was still shaking slightly.

The author has something to say: It is impossible for the current Ginny to agree to follow Tom to gamble on an unknown future, and the current Tom just wants to recruit a subordinate who can be used by him, but later on... Hehehe