In fact, Dumbledore was wary of Ted's talent. That’s normal too!
He is extremely talented, amazingly charming, a natural telegrapher, and so diligent that it is scary... This Dumbledore looks a bit familiar!
Isn’t this a young version of the old friend?
Why did Dumbledore hate and always be wary of Senior Tom when he was in school?
At the same time, Senior Tom was loved by everyone, from students to teachers to ghosts, everyone admired him. But Dumbledore didn't like him very much.
So much so that after the incident in the secret room, Tom didn't dare to open the secret room again.
This is not because Dumbledore knew what Tom was doing in the orphanage and was disgusted. But Dumbledore once suffered a loss when he was young and was deceived by a young, handsome and darkly charming scumbag!
Therefore, if a young Dark Lord like Tom Riddle wants to repeat Grindelwald's great achievements on Dumbledore, it would be like Empress Wei imitating Wu Zetian, imitating others but not emulating them everywhere.
And Dumbledore is already immune to this style, so Riddle should not try to confuse him by imitating Grindelwald.
Now, the old students have not been completely solved, and new students are here again.
This really aroused Dumbledore's vigilance. He was equally gifted and even equally supported by everyone.
Back then, Voldemort spoke as if he had magical powers - he was very good at persuading others.
Ted was just as good, if not better. Ted is now very popular in the school, not to mention among the students, even among the professors, everyone except Snape is very popular.
Moreover, Ted's ability to incite was so similar to the Muggle mustache he had seen back then! The same speech skills are full...
At this point, Ted planned to have a frank chat with Dumbledore.
After experiencing the secret room incident, Ted thought about it instead.
As long as he is still at Hogwarts, he cannot continue to play the role of an ordinary little wizard.
Instead of trying to deceive, be sincere.
Ted: "Principal, is it because of Tom Riddle that you pay so much attention to me? Were you so wary of him back then?"
"You are different!" Dumbledore immediately concluded.
He lowered his head slightly, with a sad expression on his face.
"I'm sorry, but after what I experienced with Tom, I have become a little sensitive in this area, and I must apologize to you."
He knew that lying to Ted at this time was the worst option.
You cannot treat Ted like a child, you must talk to him as an equal being. Many times sincerity is more useful than skill.
Ted spread his hands helplessly, "After experiencing what happened with Senior Tom, I can somewhat understand. After all, we do have a lot in common to some extent."
"However, I have to emphasize that I am not like Senior Tom, who was born with a character defect and was extremely afraid of death. To be honest, I can't understand why he was afraid of old age and death when he was a teenager, and for so many years, Is he so anxious?"
Dumbledore did indeed lower his guard and vigilance, even taking off his mental defenses, and faced Ted with a very relaxed and friendly attitude. It's like an elder facing a naughty junior.
He felt that Ted had actually hit the point, and curled his lips: "I have to admit that my education methods back then were indeed ill-considered. But Tom is indeed full of bad deeds. It's hard for me to understand why he is so afraid of death. Leap over death, ha, he is really arrogant..."
The word Voldemort spelled out means "leap to death".
Tom successfully made a Horcrux at the age of 16 when he was in the fifth grade. After that, he split his soul continuously and drove himself crazy. He was indeed a little too afraid of death.
After chatting for a while, Ted pointed to the diary with a big hole on the table.
"Professor, what do you think of this? A thing that has its own mind and can even absorb other people's emotions and life manifestation entities..."
Dumbledore looked at the diary under his nose with serious eyes: "A very evil black magic item, very high-end. I have rarely even heard of anything with similar effects..."
Obviously, Dumbledore was certain that the diary might be a Horcrux. Old Malfoy's judgment was right, this diary is probably a Horcrux!
The book "Advanced Dark Arts Revealed" placed on the bookshelf in the office means that Dumbledore has already looked for clues.
However, he felt that it was better not to discuss this matter with Ted in detail.
Dumbledore has always believed that gifted children should not be exposed to dark magic too early. That is very harmful to young people’s outlook on life.
Little did he know that Ted had already read the banned book.
But Ted understood him, and it was the mature and right thing to do.
In fact, if you are not a mentally mature adult and have a lot of knowledge about other worlds, you are likely to be attracted by those powerful and mysterious black magic.
The more curious you are, the deeper you go, and the deeper you go, the darker it gets.
The side effects of black magic will slowly affect the mind. Ted himself does not dare to be careless. He has always been very conservative in his research on black magic. He also conducts psychological evaluations on himself every month, fearing that there will be changes that he has not noticed.
After he reminded the principal that the diary should be taken seriously, the rest was none of his business. He would only be in the third grade next year.
If this matter were reported to a reporter, it would look like this:
At the invitation of Mr. Dumbledore, the principal of Hogwarts, Ted, the outstanding student and winner of the Special Contribution Award, paid his first friendly visit to the principal's office at the end of May.
The two parties had a comprehensive exchange of views on teacher-student relations as well as cooperation in various fields such as their positions, emotions, and values, and reached an agreement on the issue of Senior Tom's Diary of common concern.
Both parties recalled the harmonious scene when they entered school two years ago and agreed to further deepen teacher-student cooperation at a time when magical society is undergoing profound changes.
Both parties expressed satisfaction with the lively, cautious and serious attitude towards the progress and depth of magic learning, and reiterated that it is very important to be cautious about learning black magic.
Both parties emphasized that Voldemort's defeat was a historical necessity and the unanimous choice of the wizarding community.
As cordial teacher-student partners, both parties have a high degree of trust in each other, and the friendship between teachers and students is precious throughout their lives.
Dumbledore congratulated the outstanding student Ted on the successful conclusion of the Salty Fish Network held in Diagon Alley, and wished Ted would lead his friends to achieve greater success in building a strong and prosperous magical society in Great Britain.
Ted is determined to work with Dumbledore to continue to stabilize the order of the magical world...
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Ted breathed a huge sigh of relief after Dumbledore's suspicion was resolved.
As long as you are still at Hogwarts, or as long as you are still in the wizarding world of Great Britain, you cannot avoid Dumbledore.
Now that Dumbledore has expressed his trust and support for himself, he can take bigger steps.
In the past, I was just a Hogwarts student, an orphan in a Muggle orphanage without any support.
But it's different now. At least he has Dumbledore's shadow behind him. Although he can't directly pull the tiger's skin to make a banner, with this relationship, at least he won't be flattened and rounded at will.
Even if Minister of Magic Fudge wants to make a fuss about himself, he still has to weigh Dumbledore's attitude.
As long as his official position was not affected, Fudge wished he could never have any contact with Dumbledore for the rest of his life. He was actually very afraid of Dumbledore.
He was particularly wary of Dumbledore's sudden intention to run for Minister of Magic. He was afraid that if Dumbledore made a statement, he would be impeached and step down on the same day.
Not to mention, Ted now has a hidden ally behind him, and that is the Malfoy family.
Oh, by the way, I am still a business partner of the Black family - the magic smooth shampoo business.
Like the protagonist in many novels, he is obviously very powerful, but when he enters a strange world, he always hits a wall, as if God (the author) is against him.
But if you want to integrate into a new environment, what is necessary is to build a network of contacts. Otherwise, there will be a situation where the strong dragon does not suppress the local snake, and nothing goes smoothly.
Not to mention Ted is just a little dragon now~
(End of chapter)
