The days of hanging out at Hogwarts

"Riddle was very fascinated by his origin. He spent a lot of time looking for clues about his father, Tom Riddle Sr., in the trophy room, the prefect's list in the school archives, and even the history of magic books, but of course he found nothing. .

"In the end, he had to accept the reality that his father was a Muggle and had never entered Hogwarts. This made him completely hate his name and Riddle's surname, so he changed his name to... Voldemort.

"A lot of things happened that year. He did not give up on solving the mystery of his life experience, and found traces of the Gaunt family based on his middle name Marvolo... Riddle discovered that he was a descendant of Slytherin, and used this Out of pride, and relying on his clever mind, he found Slytherin's secret room, awakened the basilisk, and accidentally killed Myrtle.

"You knew what happened next when you were in second grade. He framed the fault on Hagrid and made the first Horcrux... a diary sold at a newsstand on Vauxhall Road.

"The summer when he was sixteen, when the summer vacation came, he did not return to the orphanage, but went to Hangleton to find his Gaunt relatives. You all know the rest. He killed the Riddle family and married Woe to Monet Gaunt for making a second Horcrux..."

"The ring of the Gaunt family."

Dumbledore stared at Harry's face intently, like he was teaching a student taking exams in class, and said in a different tone: "Harry, you have faced Voldemort in person more than once, and you have learned the news about him. You have some influence on him." What knowledge?”

"Uh..." The unexpected question made Harry panic. "At first, he hated his mother and admired his father whom he had never met. After discovering the truth, he was proud of his Slytherin blood. He...he Hypocrisy, he wants a noble birth."

"That's right..." Dumbledore nodded: "He longs to be different, to be aloof and independent, and to be famous. He despises the fetters of emotions, despises connections with others, and despises anything that makes him appear ordinary. , willing to give up his name for this reason.”

"..."

Loren looked at Harry and then at Dumbledore, and couldn't help but fall silent.

Do you two have anything in common?

That's all "right".

"What about other aspects?" Dumbledore continued to ask, "Have you summarized any character traits?"

Harry answered unconvincingly: "He was cruel and violent, and destroyed the lives of others during his school days, first Myrtle, and then the Riddle family."

"It is better to say it is indifference than violence. He equally ignores the lives of everyone except his own, whether it is a strange classmate or a blood relative... He was born of deception and lies. He has no love and compassion in his soul and does not understand life. "In fact, I felt uneasy when I was in the orphanage, not because of his Parseltongue, but because of his obviously cruel, mysterious and domineering nature."

"I hope you can discover the weaknesses in his character through these experiences. For example, he is extremely confident...or arrogant. He rejects the help and companionship of others. He would rather do everything by himself than trust him. The same is true for Voldemort as an adult. In this way, many Death Eaters claimed that they gained Voldemort's trust and claimed to be able to get close to him and even understand him."

Dumbledore smiled slightly sarcastically, "All this is just a fooling of Voldemort's servants. He has never had friends, never recognized friends, and I don't think he has ever needed friends."

After speaking, the old principal with gray hair took a sip of tea and looked at another student who was drinking tea and eating biscuits at the table: "Have you seen any characteristics of Voldemort, Loren?"

Loren swallowed the cookie, licked his teeth, and tentatively replied: "He...has a collecting habit?"

Harry was a little shocked. It was hard to say whether this answer was a trait of Voldemort, but it sounded very Loren.

"That's right!" Dumbledore smiled and seemed to like the answer: "Tom Riddle has the same hobby of collecting things as the magpie, such as the box of stolen goods hidden in the closet, such as Gaunt Family rings, such as Ravenclaw's diadem, Hufflepuff's gold cup, Slytherin's locket, and the Gryffindor sword he wanted but couldn't get..."

"We have every reason to believe that he will select these special commemorative items to make Horcruxes. What we have to do is to destroy these Horcruxes one by one and finally completely eliminate Voldemort." Dumbledore's eyes fell on Loren had a strange seriousness on his face, "Sorry to trouble you, Loren."

"Now?" Loren opened his eyes slightly.

Loren knew in his heart that Dumbledore was referring to the ring of the Gaunt family. During the trip to the Gaunt house three years ago, the principal could not resist the temptation of family affection and almost fell into the curse of Voldemort, so he asked him to keep the ring with the resurrection inlaid in it. A ring of stone, waiting for the time to be destroyed.

Dumbledore nodded.

Loren touched the pendant with his right hand, took out a round black stone ball, and placed it on the table.

Harry watched helplessly as the principal tapped the stone ball with his wand. The golden shimmer flowed along a certain pattern. It was an alchemical circle that he couldn't understand. The black stone shell was layered like an onion. Peel it open to reveal the ring inside.

The size of the ring is slightly larger. The material of the ring is a yellow metal. The luster is dull and not like gold, but like brass. The long years and Voldemort's soul have eliminated its luster. The workmanship is very rough, and it does not look like it was made by a jewelry craftsman. It is very inconsistent with Slytherin's aristocratic temperament.

The inner side has a deep and thick black magic, revealing an ominous meaning.

The ring face is inlaid with a heavy black gem, with cracks, it seems that it has not been polished, and there are no traces of carving. The emblem of the Deathly Hallows is lightly engraved on it, with a circle wrapped in a symmetrical triangle, and a vertical line in the circle, like an eye outlined by simple lines, with a vertical line in the middle of the pupil.

Looking up at Dumbledore's expression, the old headmaster's eyes were dazed for a few seconds, but he quickly woke up and did not do anything irrational.

Not to mention Harry, he has not yet reacted that this is the famous Resurrection Stone.

If Professor Snape is here, there may be some emotional waves...

Who knows?

Loren's mind flashed with all kinds of strange ideas, but he was not very worried. Last time in the wilderness of the old Gaunt house, he was not well prepared. This time he was in the headmaster's office at Hogwarts. If there is a problem with the ring, he can reach out and take the sword from the Sorting Hat.

If it doesn't work, just burn it with a fierce fire, but be careful with the resurrection stone and the principal's beard, don't let them burn...