Chapter 1044 Tom in Memory
The first memory belongs to Caractacus Burke, the owner of Borgin and Burke's.
Young Tom Riddle, also known as Voldemort, actually worked in this store specializing in dark magic items in Knockturn Alley.
It was because of this experience that he learned that Hepzibah Smith owned two priceless treasures - the Hufflepuff cup and the Slytherin locket.
The second memory belongs to a house-elf named Hao Qi.
It is very thin and very old.
On this day, Tom visited the Smith family.
He had a good relationship with Hepzibah and this was not the first time he had visited her.
That year, he was handsome and he successfully won Hepzibah's heart through sweet words.
During this visit, he hinted that he was very interested in magical antiques.
Hepzibah had already been fascinated by it, and without any hesitation, she immediately ordered Hao Qi to get the box containing the two priceless treasures.
After a while, the box floated over by itself.
Looking closely, it turned out that it was the thin Hao Qi who was holding it.
Like most people, young Tom was shocked when he saw the two items in the box with his own eyes, and a hint of greed appeared at the corners of his mouth.
The third memory belongs to Dumbledore.
After Hepzibah's death, he found Hoki imprisoned.
"It's... it's Hao Qi's fault... it's all Hao Qi's fault..."
Heqi cried and told how she was old and blind and put deadly poison into her hostess Hepzibah's cocoa tea instead of sugar.
Dumbledore, whose beard was not as long as it is now, frowned and raised the most crucial doubt to it: poisons are usually stored in places in the home that are not easy to find, while sugar is usually placed in the most conspicuous place in the kitchen or in the closet.
"At that time... at that time..." Hao Qi suddenly widened his eyes, "Hao Qi remembered that the sugar in the kitchen was used up, so Hao Qi went to look for it, who knew... who knew that it turned out to be poison..."
Dumbledore's frown deepened.
Not only him, but Vincent and Hermione, who were watching as third parties, also frowned.
"Someone modified Hao Qi's memory."
"It was Voldemort." Hermione bit her lower lip tightly. "He should have known his own life experience at that time. He would definitely try every means to get Slytherin's locket back."
Dumbledore in front of the two of them obtained Hao Qi's consent and extracted all memories about Tom.
The following memories are fragments of Tom's visits to the Smith family. Hao Qi was not present every time, and his performance was not at all to the point of being blind.
After reading all the memories, Vincent and Hermione looked extremely solemn.
Hao Qi was framed, and young Tom even modified his memory.
Evil, greed, ruthlessness, cruelty, distortion...all the bad qualities can be found in Voldemort. His existence seems to be to destroy all the good things in the world.
Vincent took a deep breath and placed the memories in the Pensieve back into the bottle.
Seeing the two of them remain silent, Phineas couldn't help but sneer, "What? Did the fearless little bastard discover the secret of old man Dumbledore? Are you afraid that he will kill you? Hahahaha..."
The two remained silent.
His laughter gradually died down, and he looked strangely at Principal Armando Dippet, who often quarreled with him.
If it really was a memory that could lead to silencing, these two little bastards would have run away immediately instead of standing there with such heavy hearts.
"Hmph!" Phineas turned around coldly, leaving only the back of his sparsely haired head visible.
Vincent and Hermione eventually left.
The two walked downstairs aimlessly and came to the seemingly calm Black Lake again.
“Huh…” Vincent patted his cheek, “We have to finish drawing the map quickly. After we catch that Death Eater, Voldemort will definitely send people to cause trouble.”
Voldemort is undoubtedly a person who will do anything to achieve his goals. No, he does not have a complete body now, and his soul has been split into pieces. Strictly speaking, he can no longer be called a human being.
Hermione uttered a soft "hmm".
If she had not seen the memories just now, she would still naively believe that the campus would return to peace after catching the Death Eaters.
But the reality is cruel. Now that Voldemort is back, he will definitely get what he wants.
No matter what the cost.
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2 month 24 day,
The students had breakfast early and gathered outside the castle, quietly waiting for the second project to arrive.
The four warriors were all full of confidence, and it seemed that they had found a way to breathe underwater for more than an hour.
Just after 8 o'clock, five referees arrived.
Under their guidance, everyone crossed the lawn and came to the other side of the Black Lake.
It was still the same stand that surrounded the Fire Dragon enclosure in November last year, but this time it failed to form a complete circle. Instead, it was lined up in layers on one side of the lakeshore.
There were already dozens of guests sitting in the stands, and quite a few staff from the Ministry of Magic were also there. Some of them were standing guard while others were debugging the live broadcast equipment.
The students went up to the stands one after another, while the five referees and four warriors walked to the mud ground next to the Black Lake, where a table covered with a golden tablecloth and several chairs were placed.
As the second project was about to officially begin, the Ministry of Magic finally debugged all the live broadcast equipment.
They came here early this morning and arranged the venue themselves.
In order to avoid accidents, dozens of surveillance cameras have been installed under the Black Lake, and an elite team of Aurors are lurking in the dark.
Dumbledore, sitting at the referee's table, looked at the calm lake with a half-smile.
Batty Sr. is distributing specially made metal necklaces to the Warriors.
The pendant on the necklace bears the emblem of the Ministry of Magic, and in addition to a camera, it also has a positioning function.
Suddenly, the magical communicator on Dumbledore's wrist vibrated.
He did not open the projection screen to check the information, but turned back to look at the stands with interest.
Vincent was sitting in the most conspicuous position on the top floor, and he no longer looked as worried as he had been in the past few days.
The live broadcast started on time at 9 am.
Dumbledore nodded slightly to Bagman, who sat nearby. The latter stood up, put his wand to his throat and chanted a spell: "Loud voice!"
Under the gaze of countless wizards around the world, Bagman walked slowly in front of the warriors.
"Ladies and gentlemen, before the second one officially begins, I would like to tell you about the mission content and rules."
His eyes swept across the warriors' confident faces, and then fixed on the camera mounted on the shoulder of the Ministry of Magic employee opposite.
"Within one hour, the warriors need to take back what was taken from them."
Bagman turned around and pointed to the seemingly calm lake, "Yes, the venue for the second project is Black Lake!"
He stepped back behind the warriors and pulled a whistle from his pocket, "I'll count to three, one...two...three!"
Sharp whistles echoed in the cold air, and accompanied by applause and cheers from the stands, the warriors rushed towards the Black Lake.
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