Chapter 61 The Secret of the Bathroom
"Tom Riddle is Voldemort?" Dracula looked at Dumbledore in surprise.
"That's right." Dumbledore nodded lightly and told the story of decades ago, "More than fifty years ago, I was the one who took him from the Wu Orphanage to Hogwarts and taught him magic. Opportunity."
"Tom is very good at acting and winning people over. He initially established an organization in Slytherin House while he was in school, which was the prototype of the Death Eaters. It was also at that time that he abandoned the too common name Tom. , and the surname Riddle, which comes from the Muggle father."
"Tom's performance in school has always been very good. Almost all professors think that he is a good student with both good character and academic performance. He has deceived almost everyone in Hogwarts." Dumbledore said seriously, "I am the only one because I’ve seen him bully other children in the orphanage, so I’m wary of his character. But I can’t come up with definite evidence..."
"Oh? This is getting interesting." In the solemn atmosphere, Dracula suddenly raised his lips, "Let me think about it, a young boy who was born as an orphan endured the humiliation and pressure of a powerful professor, and finally succeeded. He emerged from Hogwarts and established a feared Death Eater force. What a touching and inspirational story!"
"Damn it, why didn't that old guy Nico wake me up at that time? Maybe I could see what little Tom looked like when he was young, and maybe I could also participate in his experience of lurking underground to open up the Death Eater force. I think. It’s interesting to think about it!”
After listening to Dumbledore's stories about Voldemort's youth, Dracula finally had a certain understanding of the unnamed Dark Lord and developed a new interest in him.
At this time, Voldemort in Dracula's heart was finally no longer a small character with a flat image, no brains, and no character at all like a demon king.
Dumbledore next to him was lost in thought.
He is now a little confused about whether letting Dracula come to Hogwarts as a professor is the right decision...
"Uncle Dracula, don't forget that Tom Riddle defrauded my mother of her crown. You have to help me teach him a lesson!" Helena saw Dracula's interested expression and was afraid that he would become interested. He joined the Dark Lord's camp and hurriedly said aggrievedly.
"Don't worry, Helena!" Dracula gave her a reassuring expression, "I will definitely teach him a lesson and make him cry bitterly and return Rowena's crown to you!"
The topic was unknowingly diverted.
It was because Myrtle felt that she had been unable to get a word in, so she once again got into the toilet and fluttered autistically, which reminded Dumbledore and Dracula of today's business.
"Professor Dracula, I think the next action must be taken as soon as possible." Dumbledore said sternly, "Tom dares to expose his young body to the eyes of others, which means that he feels that there is no need to hide it. In other words, he has already guessed that we have dug the hole and is waiting for him to jump in. "
"But in order to get the Sorcerer's Stone, he had to jump into the pit, right?" Dracula smiled easily and turned to look at Helena. "When Voldemort jumps into the pit, I will go and treat him well." I’ll teach you a lesson and then help you get your crown back, okay?”
"Yeah!" Helena nodded heavily.
"Okay, Professor Dracula, it's time to get to work." Dumbledore walked to the side and urged, "It's time for us to check what Voldemort and Quirrell have hidden in this semi-abandoned girls' bathroom. It’s a secret.”
Dracula nodded slightly and took out an old piece of parchment from his pocket. This was the Hogwarts title deed that he had already used very easily.
As the magic power in his hand moved, lines criss-crossed on the paper, slowly intertwining into a grid in the shape of Hogwarts Castle.
Dracula's eyes moved slightly, and then, one part of the grid suddenly enlarged, and a pattern that was exactly the same as the structure of the semi-abandoned bathroom where Myrtle was located appeared on the parchment - every magic node in the bathroom suddenly appeared. On the paper, every corner of the picture becomes detailed.
"Sometimes when I see Professor Dracula's authority over Hogwarts, I don't know what the use of my role as principal is." Dumbledore sighed as he watched Dracula's actions.
At this time, Dracula didn't have time to pay attention to Dumbledore's sigh. He just carefully observed the land deed in his hand and frowned slightly.
"The magic nodes here seem a bit complicated."
He suddenly turned around and looked at the pool where he had just been leaning to watch the show.
This pool is very old and can be vaguely seen to be made of marble. The surface of the stone slab has peeled off and is still a little damp, with some sparse moss growing in the cracks.
There are many dirty faucets above the pool. From time to time, one or two drops of water will drip down, making a "tick", "tick" sound. Some water splashes out of the pool and onto the ground, making the floor look wet.
A large stained and cracked mirror stood behind the pool, reflecting the figures of Dracula, Dumbledore and Helena. As for Myrtle, she stuffed herself into the toilet and was not reflected in the mirror.
"Is there something wrong here?" Dumbledore came over, looked at the stained pool and mirror, and asked doubtfully.
Dracula unfolded the land deed in his hand and placed it in front of Dumbledore.
"As the principal, you should be very familiar with the magic system associated with Hogwarts Castle, right, Dumbledore?" He said, "Look at the structure of this bathroom, the magic nodes in other locations are very normal. However, when it comes to this At the location of the pool, there were suddenly four or five more magic nodes, and the backs of these magic nodes suddenly became empty, as if they were artificially shielded."
"So what else is there behind this pool?" Dumbledore asked, "Are there any magic nodes that cannot be seen even with the authority of this land deed?"
"Yes. After all, I am only the lord of this land, and the castle was ultimately built by Salazar and Godric." Dracula explained, "So if the four founders want to be involved in the construction of the castle It is normal for any private goods not to be shown in the land deed."
Dumbledore nodded knowingly.
"Hey, there seems to be a faucet here that doesn't produce water."
He looked at one of the copper faucets with a small snake carved on it...
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