The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

"This is very dangerous. Are you sure you want to use yourself as bait?"

"Professor Dumbledore, this is my responsibility, leave it to me. There is no better time to fish than this."

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"Have you learned how [Senior Sister] operates? Let her fight against Snape in front. You only need to wear this bracelet and hide behind to control it. If [Senior Sister] is controlled, throw these things away. go out--"

"Polyjuice is a potion that allows the drinker to transform into someone else. Depending on the quality of the potion, the duration of action of Polyjuice ranges from 10 minutes to 12 hours..."

"Hermione, lend me a piece of your hair...to drink this Polyjuice Potion, and I will also drink - milky coffee? You taste really good..."

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Tom recalled his previous conversations with Dumbledore and Hermione. He stood calmly in front of Riddle, facing the most cruel and murderous Dark Lord, who other wizards did not even dare to call by his first name.

He was somewhat relieved, after spending so much effort, he finally caught the big fish Riddle.

"Tom... Yodel?!" Riddle's brows twitched fiercely when he heard the name: this name was too familiar to him. He had left a deep impression on Riddle before, but later he became a victim of the opening of the secret room. He has been lying in the hospital for treatment, and Riddle gradually forgot about this person's existence.

"Why is he here?" Riddle was a little confused, "And why is he a girl?"

"Hermione" stood in front of Riddle and took off her robe to prevent it from getting in the way during the fight. Tom threw it carelessly into the corner of the lounge.

"I heard you know a lot of magic, that's great..." Tom looked at Riddle and adjusted his collar with one hand——

"Split into pieces!"

"Thunderbolt explosion!"

In a flash of lightning, the two fought for a round. Tom was always wary and attacked first, but Riddle's reaction was faster than he expected, and the curse came last. However, neither of their spells hit each other. Tom's splitting spell cut a tapestry into pieces, and Riddle turned a table into the form of firewood.

Tom took out a small silver button from his arms and pressed it hard. At the same time, he lifted a table next to him and rolled to avoid a killing curse cast by Riddle.

"I don't think the legendary Avada Kedavra is anything special. It can't even penetrate the table." Tom joked casually. The Death Curse is the most flashy form of black magic. It is said that if you hit it, you will die, but you have to be able to hit it! However, the Death Curse can be blocked by solid obstacles such as walls and shields...

Riddle's face was as heavy as water. With a flick of his wrist, the wand drew a beautiful arc. The wooden blocks on the ground that had been broken into pieces by the curse turned into venomous snakes, spitting out their cores and running towards Tom.

"Yingardim Leviosa!" For these poisonous snakes, Tom directly cast a levitating spell to make them float up, and threw them out of the window.

Riddle took a deep breath and found that he couldn't do anything about this Tom for a while!

After two rounds of fighting with Riddle, Tom found that he really didn't have the upper hand in the spell duel, so he transformed directly, and a giant green snake appeared in the Ravenclaw common room.

The reason why he dared to transform at will was that Riddle was still in his student form after all, and the Killing Curse had not yet reached the peak level that Voldemort later achieved. The large magical animals after his transformation are quite thick-skinned and fleshy, so it is not a problem to resist a few life-killing curses.

After transforming, you will most likely become a target, but your abilities in other aspects will also be greatly improved, which has both advantages and disadvantages.

"Hush!" Tom stared directly into Riddle's eyes, and their eyes met.

By this time, the smell in the Great Hall had completely dissipated, and Snape stood in front of Lockhart, pointing his wand at his nose.

"It's over." Snape's breath was a little unsteady. It took him a lot of energy to capture Lockhart. At this time, Snape had lost the calmness and coolness he had before the duel, and became quite embarrassed and disgraced. His black robe was torn and burned in large areas, his face was stained, and his greasy hair was even burned by the flames and curled up.

He had just gone through a tough battle, not only figuring out the spells that [Senior Sister] could use, but also experiencing various prank toys invented by the Weasley brothers. Fortunately, Lockhart's fighting ability behind the alchemy doll was mediocre, otherwise Snape might really overturn.

His opponent looked much more respectable. He only lost his wand and controller and was entangled in a few poisonous snakes, unable to move. As the controller fell to the ground, [Senior Sister] stopped attacking and stood quietly aside to wait. Because [Senior] was a teaching tool, Snape did not further embarrass her. If it were a real duel, Snape would definitely tear [Senior] into pieces, regardless of whether the controller was controlled or not.

"Wonderful battle -" Lockhart wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the abnormal behavior of the [senior] next to him. She suddenly resumed her movements and ran upstairs.

"What's going on?" Snape was a little surprised. He clenched his wand cautiously, "What orders did you give her?"

Lockhart shook his head blankly. She was also confused about [Senior]'s abnormal behavior. It stands to reason that as long as no order is given, [Senior] will always be on standby. Her behavior just now was very abnormal.

"I didn't do anything... Was she damaged in the fight?"

Snape:…

"Lockhart" was also a little uneasy: You won't ask me to pay for it, right? Even if I sell this alchemy doll, I can't afford it! But Professor Snape seems to be quite rich...

Just when she was thinking wildly, [Senior Sister] had disappeared from everyone's sight.

The little wizards didn't know why, but they still saw that the duel was over, so they clapped their hands and expressed their heartfelt thanks to the two professors. "It's a good day to see such a wonderful duel!" Many young wizards thought so.

The situation in the Ravenclaw lounge has undergone a huge reversal, and the balance of victory has tilted towards Tom. After transforming into a basilisk, Tom successfully met Riddle's eyes, and the latter immediately became stiff and found it difficult to move. But Tom could feel that this petrification was only temporary.

The eye he copied was not a complete eye of the basilisk, it could only petrify living things. Riddle's current state was not considered a living thing, so the power of the sight would be further weakened, and it could only freeze Riddle for a short period of time.

However, this time was enough, and Tom felt vaguely uneasy, so he didn't waste time, opened his bloody mouth, exposed his saber-like fangs, and rushed towards Riddle. When he was less than an inch away from Riddle, a cold voice said:

"Thunderbolt explosion!"

Tom's uneasy feeling reached the extreme. He shrank his back slightly. The next second, he felt as if he had been hit by a truck. He flew out and fell heavily to the ground. The snake scales on his back were torn to pieces, and the flesh and blood were with bones exposed to the air.

"What a powerful explosive spell." Tom was secretly shocked. He knew the basilisk body very well. He didn't expect that an explosive spell could break through the defense. If he hadn't flinched just now, his back might have been blown off. He looked towards the source of the spell and saw a somewhat illusory figure. The figure was vague, like a ghost in Hogwarts, but it could be seen that it was the size of an adult. Tom saw his appearance clearly. Unlike Riddle, this strange man's face seemed to have been burned, his facial features were as blurry and distorted as wax, and his face was as white as snow. When Tom looked over, he closed his eyes.

"The rare magical ability is your Animagus form?" His voice was higher, colder, and more arrogant than Riddle. The affinity in Riddle had completely disappeared, leaving only the bossy arrogance.

Tom ignored him, his eyes locked on the crown on the man's head.

"Ravenclaw's diadem..." Tom whispered, "I didn't expect you two to get involved."

"There is nothing to be surprised about. We are one and the same. We just lost contact because our bodies were too weak and time was too long. As long as we are within a certain distance, we can still detect each other."

"What should I call you? Tom Riddle or...Voldemort?"

The man sneered. At this moment, he looked less like Tom Riddle than ever before.

"It's better to distinguish Voldemort this way." Tom said to himself. Even if he could be killed instantly by a killing curse, Tom did not release the form of the basilisk, because the basilisk's "eyes of death" and enough The Horcrux-destroying fangs are his most powerful weapon at the moment. Although the enemy cannot be killed by looking at it, being petrified for a few seconds during battle can be fatal. This was also the reason why Voldemort had always avoided direct eye contact with him.

He maintained the highest level of vigilance, and his body tensed up: what was stored in the Ravenclaw diadem was the adult Voldemort, the most dangerous wizard in the wizarding world. On the other side, Riddle also resumed action. He held the wand in his hand tightly. The previous owner of this wand was Victoria. He attacked the girl, took away her life force and took her away. wand.

Voldemort opened his eyes, and the whites of his eyes seemed to be permanently filled with blood, flashing a red light from time to time. He looked at the Ravenclaw statue at the door.

"Extraordinary intelligence is the greatest wealth of mankind." He read softly, "This sentence is correct. Wisdom and knowledge bring power, and mastering power can master everything... Your name is Tom Yoder." Bar?"

He said to Tom: "You are the one who has mastered the power. Follow me and I can give you everything! You don't even have to waste time in this school. I know all the spells taught by the professors. I also know countless spells they want to learn." A curse that I can’t even imagine…”

He tempted Tom like the serpent under the apple tree in the Garden of Eden.

"I can understand your desire for knowledge. In the entire Hogwarts, you are the most similar to me. Follow me-"

While he was following the temptation, the door knocker of the lounge suddenly exploded, and a pleasant voice came from outside the door. It asked a question: "What does death mean?"

"Death means a new beginning and the end of the present, just like a final exam." Tom answered without thinking.

The original meaning of Bhagavad Gita expresses this view: When the body dies, the soul enters another body, just like a person takes off his old clothes and puts on new clothes. The soul gives up the old and useless old body and enters the new material body. body. The Egyptian philosopher and theologian Origen said: Every soul comes into this world, either becoming strong through the success of the previous life, or becoming weak due to the failure of the previous life. Its activities in this life determine its next life. situation.

It's a lot like a final exam, isn't it? After the exam, students will be promoted to a new grade. Your score in this exam depends on your accumulation this semester. Your score in the final exam also determines your situation at the beginning of the next semester.

The door to the lounge opened. There is no fixed answer to this kind of question, as long as it makes sense.

[Senior] walked in by herself.

Tom pressed a button at the first moment of the fight, triggering a command he left on [Senior Sister], allowing her to automatically return to him.

A green light flashed, but [Senior] was only bounced away and was not harmed. Avada Kedavra can directly kill living things, but [Senior] is a doll and a dead thing in itself, so there is no such thing as "killing".

At this time, Tom took advantage of Voldemort's distraction to attack [Senior Sister], released the basilisk form, rolled and hid by the fireplace, took out the button, and pressed it twice to activate [Senior Sister]'s automatic combat. model.

Although it is said to be automatic combat, it is actually mentioned that several sets of spell release cycles have been designed, and combined with the transformation spell that Professor McGonagall originally attached to her - Professor McGonagall can let [Senior] attack the enemy independently, just like in school Like the guardian stone pier. It's just that Tom usually doesn't turn on this function. He is busy fighting today, so naturally he can't be distracted.

After he finished the operation, he was about to put the button back in his arms, but unexpectedly, a magic spell flew in and blew his hiding place to pieces. If Tom hadn't reacted quickly enough, that blow would have seriously injured him. However, the flying debris still knocked the button out of his hand and fell to the ground, breaking into two pieces.

Although the button was broken, it had little effect. [Senior Sister] had already activated it, and the magic spell shot out from the tip of her wand like running water, fighting with Voldemort. The advantage of [Senior Sister] is that she is thick-skinned and not afraid of death. The level of spells handled by McGonagall and Flitwick is also good, but the disadvantage is that she is a bit rigid. Voldemort was strong in combat experience and understanding of curses, but something was wrong with him. His body was not materialized like Riddle. In addition, the wand in his hand was a second-hand item picked up in the Room of Requirement, so in the curses His performance was compromised, so much so that he and [Senior Sister] were inextricably linked to each other for a while.

If Voldemort was in his normal state, it would be easy to deal with such a rigid puppet.

On the other side, Tom and Riddle also faced off. To guard against Tom's basilisk eyes, Riddle closed his eyes.

Just when they were about to fight, there was a sound of footsteps from the Ravenclaw dormitory, and Peggy walked into the battlefield.

"Go back!" Tom shouted subconsciously, and he saw Peggy raising her wand.

"Avada Kedavra!" Riddle took advantage of the moment he was distracted to cast the killing curse again, but Tom easily dodged it.

"This is not the place you should-" Tom shouted to Peggy after dodging the fatal blow in his heart, wanting her to hide first, but he felt something was wrong.

"Why did she appear here, wait--" A thought flashed through his mind, and he figured out most of the things in an instant.

However, it's a bit late.

A green light flashed from the tip of Peggy's staff.

"Avada Kedavra."

The green light shone on Tom's face, and Peggy thought she saw a hint of red, but wasn't sure.

The death curse hit Tom's chest firmly. His body maintained the same movement as the previous second and fell straight down.