Study Days at Hogwarts

On the other side, under Albert's gentle nudge, Harry decided to re-study Tom Riddle's diary. Although Ron thought it was a waste of time, Harry didn't care at all and racked his brains. Recall some key clues that you have left behind.

For this reason, Harry wasted an entire afternoon, even skipping Defense Against the Dark Arts class, and finally caught the fleeting inspiration in his brain.

That was a small piece of memory that Albert secretly implanted in Harry's mind. He still remembered that last time... he accidentally dropped ink on the diary, and as a result... Harry quickly turned over the blank pages, There is no trace of ink on it.

This is a small piece of memory that Albert secretly tampered with, but it has to be said that it is very useful.

As if to re-verify his memory, Harry took out the ink bottle from his backpack, inserted the quill into it and dipped it in. After thinking for a while, he casually wrote something on the first page of the diary:

【Hello. 】

An incredible thing happened. This line of text actually flashed on the paper, as if it was sucked into the paper, and disappeared without a trace in an instant, leaving no trace at all.

Harry was extremely excited, thinking that he might have discovered the secret hidden in Tom Riddle's diary. A smile appeared on his face that could not be concealed. He quickly dipped his quill in ink and continued to write:

[My name is Harry Potter. 】

[What secret is hidden in this diary? Can you tell me. 】

Harry wrote down his doubts on the paper in one breath. He was convinced that this diary definitely contained some secrets from fifty years ago.

These secrets are like treasures, waiting for him to discover them.

After waiting for a long time, a miracle finally happened, and some words suddenly seeped out from the blank paper.

[Hello, Harry Potter. My name is Tom Riddle. How did you find my diary? 】

In fact, Tom Riddle, who was hiding in the diary, was still very depressed. Ever since he came into contact with Gilderoy Lockhart, he couldn't help but wonder if everything was a conspiracy designed by the other party against him.

Although Tom really wanted to meet Harry and find out how he defeated the greatest wizard in history when he was a baby without using any special magical spells, but the man in front of him is really Harry the savior. ·Potter?

Isn't this really a trap Gilderoy Lockhart prepared for himself?

No matter how you think about it, it sounds suspicious!

Curiosity finally triumphed over caution, and Tom Riddle responded to Harry Potter.

[Someone wants to throw it into the toilet. 】

After Harry hurriedly wrote these words, he had an inexplicable hunch that this time he might really be able to find clues to the secret room that was opened 50 years ago from Tom's diary.

There was an extremely long silence.

[This diary records some hidden past events, some terrible past events that happened in Hogwarts School. There are always some people who don’t want these things to be known. 】

Tom Riddle is very good at confusing people, easily detecting what Harry Potter is eager to know, and accurately finding the entry point.

However, he really couldn't believe how Lockhart could throw his diary into the toilet casually. Even if he wanted to insult himself, he would not let others take away the diary easily after doing this. .

This thing is really suspicious.

Is it really a trap?

Damn that bastard!

If Tom was not sure that the person who wrote in the diary was not the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor named Lockhart, but a young wizard of twelve or thirteen years old.

Of course, Tom never thought that he had never met Gilderoy Lockhart, who had never written in person. Since he has never met the other person in person, how can he know whether the guy who tricked him in the first place was Lockhart and not the person in front of him now?

Tom Riddle's failure to think of this is obviously related to the fact that he currently has no brain and cannot keep up with his thinking.

【Do you know about the secret room? 】

Harry asked impatiently, completely unaware that in just a few short words, he was already being led away by Tom.

[When I was still in school, the secret room was opened, and the monster attacked the students in the castle, and finally killed one. Later, I caught the person who opened the secret room, which resulted in his expulsion. The school gave me a gold medal afterwards and warned me not to speak nonsense, but I knew this would happen again because the monster was still alive and the person who opened the secret room was not locked up, so I kept the diary and used it To remind future generations. 】

Tom Riddle disguised himself well in an attempt to gain Harry's favor and trust.

Harry's heart was beating wildly and he wrote urgently on the paper:

[Now, it happened again, and no one knows who planned those attacks. 】

At this moment, Harry felt that he was closer to the truth, and even his handwriting became messy and scrawled. He couldn't wait to write:

【Who was it last time?】

Tom Riddle was very satisfied with the result. He was silent for a moment before replying:

[If you want, I can take you to see it. You don't need to read what I wrote. I can take you into my memory, into the night I caught him. 】

Harry obviously couldn't refuse, nor would he refuse such a good thing. He couldn't wait to see the result.

Finally, under the guidance of Tom Riddle, Harry Potter got his wish and entered Riddle's memory, and saw how Tom caught the man who opened the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets.

However, the results were not pleasant.

Because, Harry was shocked to find that the prisoner was actually Hagrid. This incident was simply unacceptable to Harry. He even regretted why he wanted to pursue this matter and why he wanted to read Riddle's diary.

Is the prisoner who opened the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets really Hagrid?

Harry didn't know, but Hagrid's suspicion was indeed very high.

Because, after Hagrid was caught and expelled from school, the attacks stopped. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Tom Riddle to receive the school's award.

Because of his suspicion of Hagrid, Harry quickly connected many things together.

He had not forgotten that he accidentally entered Knockturn Alley during the summer vacation and met Hagrid there. This incident was very suspicious. What was Hagrid doing in Knockturn Alley?

And, as we all know, Hagrid has a soft spot for giant monsters. Last year he tried to raise a dragon in the cabin and also raised a three-headed dog he called "Luwei".

What if it was fifty years ago, that reckless and ignorant young Hagrid?

After hearing that there is a monster hidden in the castle, they will definitely try their best to find it, just like they did last year to find the magic stone. Then, it doesn't seem strange to release the imprisoned monster at night to give it a chance to come out and move around.

Of course, Harry also wanted to believe that Hagrid would not intentionally kill anyone.

All evidence now points to Hagrid.

Could it be that he really wanted to report Hagrid again?

Harry really couldn't do such a thing, Hagrid was his best friend.

Should I go talk to Hagrid about this?

No, no!

He decided not to say anything to Hagrid.

Now Harry couldn't wait to talk about it with his two friends, otherwise he was worried that he would go crazy because of it.