"You didn't really believe him, did you?" Harry asked, "Before, the Riddle in the diary seemed to hate you very much."
"Well, you're right, Harry. I do not trust him unconditionally. I can't say that I observed a lot from the beginning. He was very wary of me. To be honest, I think he should have felt it. He was discovering that he The excitement of the moment when his identity was revealed. He was very careful not to reveal too much in front of me, but he couldn't take back the words he let slip.
Yet he was wise enough not to confuse me in the same way as other teachers. "
Riddle's fear of Dumbledore is obvious, and he knows how dangerous the old man is.
One of the other teachers Dumbledore said was confused was Slughorn, who was currently teaching the Potions class.
"In short, Riddle is very popular in the school. He is not only a teacher, but also has a very high prestige among the students. Probably due to his status as a snake-talker, he quickly won over some people in the school who did his bidding. This is probably the prototype of a generation of Death Eaters." Dumbledore continued, "He has no feelings for these people. This group of people formed a dark force in the castle, which is different from yours. "
Dumbledore paused and continued,
"Riddle's organization is more about his majesty. The weak want to seek shelter, and the strong want to gain some prestige. People who are cruel by nature will be ruled by people who are more cruel than them. This group After graduating, most people become Death Eaters."
"However, the amazing thing is that this group of people did not do anything extraordinary under the leadership of Riddle. The most serious thing that happened to him in the school was when he was in the fifth grade, the secret room was opened and he was killed. A female student, Hagrid was also implicated..."
Both Louis and Harry had met Riddle during that period. Although each soul had its own unique personality due to the Horcrux, the unique temperament and arrogance of the young Voldemort were reflected in the Horcrux in the diary. It is vividly displayed in it.
It can be said that Riddle accidentally created his first Horcrux during that period, but it was obvious that his gloomy and dark character had been formed a long time ago.
"I later went to investigate those people and asked them about those people in Riddle's school. The clues all pointed to one reason: Riddle was obsessed with his life experience. Of course, you can also understand it that way. He grew up in an orphanage. When he grew up, he naturally wanted to know how he got there. He also searched for things about old Tom Riddle in the school archives and trophy room, but found nothing. This also forced him to admit that his father was a Muggles."
"I believe that it was around that time that he decided to call himself Voldemort. He was ashamed of his father's Muggle heritage and hated others mentioning his real name in front of him. Then he began to investigate the past His mother’s family background, which he despised.”
"His only clue was the name Marvolo. He learned from the orphanage administrator that it was his grandfather's name. After his painstaking pursuit, he finally knew that it was a remnant of Slytherin. Descendant, in the summer when he was fifteen years old, he left the orphanage and went to find his Gaunt relatives."
"You should know what happened later, Harry. Riddle found his uncle, his father, and grandparents that summer, but he didn't have the joy of reuniting with his relatives. He did terrible things to them. And he left behind his second Horcrux, a Horcrux that was also unexpected..."
After speaking, Dumbledore took out a small crystal bottle, which was filled with memories.
Louis had to lament that the Gaunt family was full of talents. In the past, there was Elise Gaunt, who had survived for nearly fifty years as a super ghost, and then there was her cousin, a second-generation Dark Lord who was born unexpectedly. It must be said that Is Slytherin's bloodline too powerful, or is it the result of the Gaunt family's own consequences for various reasons?
The old man poured the memories into the pensieve, and he motioned for Louis and Harry to come closer.
This was the first time that Louis used the Pensieve with someone else's permission. He followed Harry to the edge of the Pensieve, then leaned down and put his
Faces sink into it.
The moment his face touched the basin, he quickly discovered that it was not water, but a liquid made of memories. In an instant, a strong suction pulled his whole body into it, and Louis felt as if his soul had escaped from its shell and entered this pale world.
As he joined, the outline of the world flashed before his eyes little by little. Harry and Dumbledore stood beside him, like experienced veterans.
A few seconds later, Louis came to the stone path that was both familiar and unfamiliar to him. This was Great Hangleton, where Gaunt's hut was located. A few years ago, he had come here with Dumbledore to look for Gaunt's ring. There was no such thing here. It looked so run down at the time.
Dumbledore led the way for the two of them, explaining by the way that this was the time when Morfin Gaunt had just returned from Azkaban, and Marvolo Gaunt had already died on his own due to lack of Merop's care. Home.
The environment around the hut can be described as filthy. There are thick spider webs on the ceiling, the floor is covered with black things, there are smelly and rotten food on the table and a pile of rusty furniture. It seems that it has not been there for a long time. People lived there.
Louis noticed that the only living person in the whole room was Morfin Gaunt. His hair and beard were so thick that they almost covered his eyes and mouth.
He just sat there quietly.
Until there was a heavy knock on the door, and a pale-faced, handsome boy appeared at the door.
That was young Tom Riddle. Morfin Gaunt looked at the intruder in front of him drunkenly. Suddenly, his memory seemed to have been touched by some kind of switch, and he stabbed him with the knife on the table. .
"You!" he roared, "it's you!"
"stop!"
Riddle spoke in a snake accent. Morfin stumbled and bumped into the rusty tableware. He stared at Riddle with disbelief in his eyes.
"Would you say something like that?"
"Yes, I can." Riddle replied. He looked around before speaking out his purpose, "Where is Marvolo?"
"Marvolo? That guy is dead a long time ago. He has been dead for many years." Morfin said, his eyes full of disgust, "I thought you were that one, Muggle, you look so alike."
"Which Muggle?"
"That Muggle in Little Hangleton, my sister is obsessed with that Muggle. Their whole family lives in that big house. My sister is an idiot and married that trash." Morfin spat on the ground, and suddenly Emotions got very emotional.
"He abandoned my sister, damn them, and they stole a lot of stuff from the house. Where's the locket? Slytherin's locket!"
Riddle watched Morfin go crazy quietly. He also learned the truth about his parents from Morfin. He ignored Morfin's mental state at this time. Then a burst of darkness hit, and this memory ended hastily. .
