From Kamal Taj to Hogwarts

"In fact, it is not difficult to understand Riddle's choice." Dumbledore glanced at Sivan and suddenly said. "Sivan, let me ask you: If you are a person who is extremely competitive and eager to improve your strength,

, now there is a peer who is pressing on your head from beginning to end, what would you think?"

Xiwen was startled for a moment.

It seems that this is indeed the case. His existence is like a big mountain on Riddle's head. It has been pressing on his head since he entered school and has never wavered.

Especially when this mountain continues to grow higher, like a towering peak that is still growing, shaking the sky of the magic world, you can imagine how desperate the people below the mountain must be.

When Riddle learned that Sivan had the strength to challenge Grindelwald, the top dark wizard in the wizarding world, what kind of despair and helplessness would he feel?

So it is conceivable that Riddle must have wanted to find some new ways to improve his strength, so he thought of the ancient pure-blood family where his mother belonged, so he set out for Little Hangleton to find this Slytherin legacy.

Bloodline.

However, the already declining Gaunt family did not give him many ways to improve his strength. On the contrary, he only had a sick uncle who ridiculed his origin. So Riddle used his own power to avenge his Muggle father and married

The trouble fell on the sarcastic uncle.

"So I still have a big responsibility after all." Xiwen sighed and said.

"No, you don't have any responsibility, Sivan." Newt said to Sivan. "You have done enough. It is not under your control what kind of people other little wizards can grow into. Now this

This situation is just Riddle’s own nature.”

"Yes, Sivan, don't blame yourself too much." Dumbledore also smiled in agreement. "Tom is the product of the love potion between Merope Gaunt and old Tom Riddle. Since his birth, he

You are destined not to have such a powerful emotion as 'love', and being cold and selfish is naturally normal."

"Albus, is this why you reminded me of Tom Riddle before?" Principal Dippet looked at Dumbledore and asked.

"It's not because of this. After all, I didn't know that Tom was the product of love potion at that time." Dumbledore shook his head and said. "It's just because Tom's behavior in the orphanage was very domineering and inconsiderate.

The mood of other children, and they are good at lying. That’s why I want to remind you to pay attention."

"Is this what Tom was like before he came to Hogwarts?" Principal Dippet nodded slightly, his expression still seemed a little regretful.

At this moment, Newt asked: "So the fact that Miss Mannis' whole body was petrified was a curse created by Riddle himself?"

"Probably not." Sivan shook his head and explained to Newt. "After getting along with Riddle in the past few years, I know him somewhat."

"Riddle actually doesn't like to spend time and experience creating his own spells. He prefers to spend his energy on learning powerful spells invented by others, quickly increasing his own power, or focusing on pursuing death.

method."

"If this is not Riddle's self-made spell, and we have never heard of it, then what kind of magic can it be?" Principal Dippet asked.

Dumbledore thought for a moment, then turned his gaze to the ground, which was where Mannis had stepped before.

"Look here, didn't Tom say that the real murderer is in the secret room?" He looked at the blood-red writing on the ground and whispered to Xiwen and the others. "Maybe there is a person in the secret room who is powerful enough to petrify people immediately.

Fantastic Beasts, of course, it’s also possible that Riddle himself is making up his own mind.”

"So we need to control Riddle immediately?" Sivan asked.

"After all, we are all speculating and there is no definite evidence." Principal Dippet shook his head subconsciously and said cautiously. "Let's find a few house elves to monitor him first. We will wait until we catch one of him first."

Xiwen originally wanted to refute, but suddenly he remembered that when he was in the first grade, he didn't like Principal Dippet's method of seeking stability, so he called the school board and the Ministry of Magic to choose a more drastic method, and forcibly arrested the person at that time.

Professor Luo Lei, which ultimately indirectly led to the destruction of the third magic node of the castle.

So he suppressed his rebuttal words in his heart, nodded slightly, and said, "I understand."

"But there is no need to let the house elves monitor Riddle. I have other more suitable ways."

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Night is the time when ghosts are active in Hogwarts Castle.

Ghost Xiwen made a very rare appearance in the Ghost Hall, and used his authority in the Ghost Council to summon most of the ghosts in the castle.

After the meeting, a large number of ghosts quickly took action. Some of them were scattered around Riddle's dormitory without leaving a trace, while others were occupying all the paths he could pass through.

A larger number of ghosts are constantly wandering in Hogwarts Castle, looking for the secret chamber left by Slytherin.

Existences like ghosts can overcome all kinds of physical obstacles and can track a person's traces the fastest and most conveniently. In addition, their transparent bodies and the physical condition that can easily make little wizards feel cold, causing little wizards to

People often don’t pay too much attention to the whereabouts and actions of ghosts.

In addition, ghosts like to wander around the castle, so there are only a few more ghosts in a small area. The ghosts think that this phenomenon cannot attract the attention of the arrogant and confident Riddle.

However, I don't know whether it was because Riddle had changed his ways or wanted to wait a little longer, or whether Xiven and the others had really mistakenly blamed him, but the ghosts never sent any useful news.

At the ghost meeting the next day, Ghost Xiwen looked at the ghosts sitting around the ghost table, and his expression was not very good.

"Tell me, what information did you collect about Riddle?" he said.

The ghosts all shook their heads, wondering why Riddle was just staring out the window in his dormitory room, and why he didn't go looking for Slytherin's secret room?

At this moment, the fat monk suddenly said with some worry: "Have you seen that boy Grub tonight? He seems to be missing."

"I remember that at this time, he would have just started to enjoy the big meal, but I don't know why he disappeared."

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