The Bard at Hogwarts

Hogsmeade at Christmas is wrapped in a light chill.

The sudden falling snowflakes in the sky made Mad-Eye Moody raise his head.

"You go back on your own now! I can pretend that I don't know about this."

Moody said to the two little wizards in front of him, who were obviously not in third grade.

And the two little wizards, when faced with the crazy rotating magic eye, also nodded in agreement with lingering fear.

"Yes, sir! We're going back right now."

The two looked at each other. Although they were both confused, they did not stop and ran towards the other side quickly.

…

at the same time.

After climbing down the rope ladder, Hermione also ran out of the residential area near the hut and came all the way to the vicinity of the old Bans alchemy shop.

From being deserted just now to being swarmed with people now, Hermione's expression became much more relaxed.

She saw Mad-Eye Moody not far away, but after weighing it, she took out a bright orange-red feather from the lining pocket.

With a low "chirp", Curribo instantly appeared on Hermione's shoulder.

"Cribb, take me back to the castle." Hermione said softly.

An orange-red halo flashed, and one person and one phoenix disappeared instantly.

Not far away, Moody watched the whole process. After the figure disappeared, his magic eyes stopped moving wildly, and when he looked up at Snowflake, there was an intriguing expression on his face.

It seems to be lamenting the tricks of young people.

…

As Hermione left.

A magical scene also occurred on the first floor of the hut.

Surprisingly, the atmosphere in the living room became much more harmonious, at least on the surface.

"Purpose of visit?" Voldemort smiled slightly.

Although this made his face look even more terrifying, his elegant expression was fully reflected.

"Eno, can I call you this? What I want to say is that you should have met the famous Nico Flamel in the summer, under the arrangement of a certain eccentric professor..."

As if to increase his persuasion, Voldemort took out a three-inch video mirror from his pocket, and gently stroked the pattern on the edge of the mirror with his pale palm.

"What an amazing product. If I were your professor, I would also recommend it to such an outstanding student and the legendary alchemist master."

As Voldemort finished speaking, Ino leaned on the sofa and spoke slowly:

"Of course! You can call me Ino. But the film and television mirror is the knowledge of the predecessors. I just re-transported it from history."

He has no confidence in the film and television mirror. To be honest, everything about the film and television mirror comes from the double-sided mirror and the Mirror of Erised. Even the alchemical formula is based on the single spiral curve technique in the double-sided mirror.

Voldemort smiled noncommittally at Ino's modesty, and stopped continuing the topic, instead saying:

"Since you have met Mr. Flamel, I guess he also told you that many high-end alchemy items are incomplete..."

Listen to the words and taste the tea.

At that moment, Ino already had a rough guess in his mind. Voldemort seemed to have no intention of giving up on eternal life, or in other words, he was rekindled.

This seems to explain why the Voldemort in front of him changed from his previous madness, paranoia, and broken cans, and became calm and rational.

It is normal to think about it. When the pursuit is hopeless, it suddenly takes a turn for the worse. Even Newton in his later years probably will not continue to be crazy.

…

The first floor of the cabin.

Ino sat on the sofa, quietly listening to Voldemort's narration:

"...So, what I want to say is that it's not just the powerful alchemy items that are incomplete, the same is true for ordinary things, even joke props, but no one is willing to study them in depth."

“The pyramids of ancient Egypt, the tombs of the Pharaohs, the plains of Mesopotamia, the glorious Mesopotamian civilization, and even the civilization left by giants in Albania, the civilization of centaurs and mermaids... From the visible historical relics, there is nothing better than this ”

Voldemort seemed to be narrating calmly, but his tone was full of regrets and emotions.

And the other side.

After Voldemort's narrative came to an end, Ino also fell into thinking.

He did not doubt whether Voldemort was lying, because it was meaningless, and he could verify the authenticity with just a looking glass, and besides, the Sorcerer's Stone and the Time-Turner were indeed incomplete.

…

in the room.

As Ino fell into thinking, Voldemort also stopped talking.

The first floor of the hut also fell into a brief silence at this time.

At the moment, the fireplace seems to have become the protagonist of this small world. It burned quietly, the flames jumping between the logs and making a crackling sound.

The firelight reflected on the wall, giving everything around it a light orange color.

…

a long time.

"So? Senior, did you just come here to tell me this?"

Ino asked calmly. Before the other party could answer, he spoke slowly:

"To be honest, I have no intention of doing anything else. Besides, as a senior, many things are in the past tense."

This answer seemed a bit compromising, but he also thought about it for a long time.

In his rational state, Voldemort didn't want to provoke him, not because he was afraid but because it wasn't worth it.

At this moment, Ino felt a little bitter inside. There was a high probability that the old principal really couldn't play with him anymore.

This is like two people playing wizard chess. Dumbledore can only follow the rules one step at a time; while Voldemort can occasionally jump out of the rules and take two, three, or even more steps in a row.

Of course, if the level of the chess players is too different, it doesn't matter if they take a few more steps.

But in fact, the two are really at the same level.

Voldemort is weaker, but not so weak that he has no power to resist. This can be seen right now.

It seems that he designed to lure Dumbledore away, but Voldemort did not hide his whereabouts. He appeared in Hogsmeade in a swagger and even went to Honeydukes to buy candy.

All of the above, including the news of resurrection, are probably deliberately made known to Dumbledore.

'Which snake, although soft in texture, when it fluctuates, its fangs are highly poisonous and fatal. '

This sentence gradually emerged in Ino's mind, a famous saying widely circulated in the desert area.

...

Although his mind was turning, only a few seconds had passed in reality.

After hearing Ino's compromising speech, Voldemort suddenly laughed. It's hard to believe that a terrifying face can smile with a bit of brilliance.

"We are standard Slytherins! That's good, really! Even if you kill the snake king, it's just Slytherin's pet."

Hearing about the basilisk suddenly, he should have been surprised, but Ino acted very calmly.

In fact, from the moment Voldemort took out the cream toffee, he was no longer surprised.

From the summer vacation to now, it has been five months, and God knows what the other party has found out. If the basilisk is mentioned, the Horcrux notebook must be indispensable.

But from beginning to end, Ino couldn't figure out what attracted Voldemort to him.

He left Harry alone and tried his best to find out his past hobbies, and even went to great lengths to lure Dumbledore away.