Chapter 172 Welcome Mr. Tom Riddle to the Riddle Family
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Liu Yue Zhi Yuan Fei
Dumbledore frowned slightly. Tom Cruise was the first person to touch Tom's diary last year, and his memory was finally modified.
At the same time, Dumbledore also understood what Douglas meant, maybe that's why he was able to discover the Chamber of Secrets and clear up Hagrid's grievances, never letting go of any details.
Then Dumbledore remembered the plan he had talked at Douglas's house before, and his goals for the new semester.
Although the other party could no longer participate in the teaching, Dumbledore decided to find an opportunity to introduce Remus and Douglas to have a good chat. Maybe Remus would find the plan very interesting.
Finally, he adjusted his glasses and decided to help Douglas in this matter, so he said seriously:
"As far as I know, Morfin is still alive. Regardless of whether there are new discoveries in the end, I will continue to investigate this matter."
Douglas said thank you with some embarrassment.
Dumbledore smiled. He didn't feel that Douglas was causing trouble. Instead, he felt that what the other party said was right. If he had any doubts at the time, he would solve them directly, and maybe he would find something different...
Suddenly Dumbledore stopped and looked at Douglas in shock.
This action startled Douglas, and asked quickly:
"Professor, what's the matter?"
Dumbledore smiled wryly:
"Perhaps you're right, we were all wrong at the time.
It occurred to me that after Morfin was arrested, he repeatedly said to his captors, 'He's going to kill me, I've lost his ring, he's going to kill me. ', I think the ring he was talking about should be the one in your box.
Because I saw this ring on Tom's hand once after that, and he seemed to think it was a status symbol, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time.
And just now I only noticed the gems on the ring, but now that I think about it carefully, I can confirm that Tom is wearing this ring.
Although this does not prove that Tom killed the person, it is enough to prove that he had been to Gaunt's old house during that time.
It seems that it is really necessary for me to find Morfin, maybe we can learn the whereabouts of the locket..."
Douglas smiled wryly, could it be that Dumbledore wouldn't take Morfin seriously if he couldn't remember this matter.
He probably remembered that memory was about Voldemort becoming an adult, then killing his father's family, and then blaming his uncle.
But he really couldn't remember the details clearly. He remembered that that memory was the penultimate memory that Dumbledore taught Harry before his death, so it should be a more important memory.
Of course Douglas is still a little selfish, if Dumbledore can prove Moffingunt's innocence decades later.
Then his new teaching plan has one more meaningful case, which may inspire students to explore the truth more.
While talking, the two came to the front of the Riddle Mansion. Looking back, Douglas found that he could overlook the entire village.
It's just that the house is really dilapidated, all the windows are sealed, the tiles on the roof are also incomplete, and the whole house is shrouded in ivy.
Douglas's first impression was that it was humid, desolate, and uninhabited all year round.
However, the traces of trimming on the lawn and the criss-crossing bicycle marks prove that there are people here.
Douglas noticed that next to the gate there was a new house number that was incompatible with the building - Watson Manor. He guessed that it seemed that the owner had changed later.
Just when Douglas decided to go in and take a look, suddenly an old man walked over to the side of the house limping, and shouted loudly:
"Go away, you little... brats and old bastards..."
Obviously, the other party saw an old man who looked older than him but had a tougher body than him, so he hesitated.
He was furious when he saw Douglas and Dumbledore standing still and looking at him with interest.
Waving his cane, he limped towards the two of them.
Dumbledore glanced at Douglas and said:
"Don't hurt the old man..."
The corner of Douglas's mouth twitched, who the hell is the old man...
But he didn't keep his hands idle, he just snapped his fingers and looked into the old man's eyes.
Douglas didn't use anything like Dementia, after all, the other party's body would definitely not be able to withstand Dementia.
Of course, the most important thing is that he can't break the law in front of his principal.
After all, I just said that Morfin was imprisoned in Azkaban for six years because of casting a spell on Muggles, although Douglas was confident that the Ministry of Magic could not catch him.
So he just used some little hypnotic tricks allowed by the Ministry of Magic, and instilled a hint to the other party to never go near this house.
Although he didn't remember whether the old man was there when Voldemort came, but if he was, according to Voldemort's personality, he would kill him directly.
At the same time, Douglas saw that the old man should be the gardener of this house, and he caused the other party to lose his job, so he gave a sum of compensation accordingly and stuffed it into the other party's hands.
Let the other party think that he has been fired, and then watch the other party take the money, swearing and limping towards the village with the money in his mouth.
Dumbledore smiled and said:
"You still think Tom will come back here?
Don't forget, Tom hates Muggles, and just now we were still suspecting that he killed his father's family. Will he return here when he is most vulnerable? "
Douglas shrugged and said indifferently:
"In case his brain is lost, didn't you say that their family has this problem..."
Dumbledore choked suddenly.
Douglas opened the door and walked into the dilapidated room. Although it was daytime, because the windows on all sides were sealed, only a few rays of light could be seen from among the broken tiles on the roof.
Douglas did not move forward, but took out the magic radar from his pocket again and switched the mode.
Dumbledore leaned his head to see the two flashing red dots displayed on the radar display, and asked curiously:
"Isn't that supposed to show the two of us?"
Douglas glanced at Dumbledore in surprise. As expected of a master alchemist, he learned to read radar so quickly.
He nodded and said:
"This is the mode of detecting the source of magic power. As long as there is a source of magic power nearby, that is, a wizard or a magical animal, even if the other party is invisible, it will be displayed on the radar.
In addition, it should be possible to detect ghosts, but most of the ghosts in the UK are concentrated in Hogwarts. This will not be known until I go back to school and experiment. "
Dumbledore said suspiciously:
"Douglas, have you forgotten the Manifestation Charm..."
Douglas put away the radar and explained:
"Of course I haven't forgotten, this mode is designed based on the Humanoid Revealing Curse, for example, when we are exploring, we can't always cast the Humanoid Revealing Curse.
But if we keep the radar on, we can quickly find people who are close to us or hiding, and we only need to consume some magic power..."
After speaking, Douglas didn't continue to walk in, but drew out his wand and started waving...
Soon I saw a line of words [Welcome Mr. Tom Riddle to the Riddle Family] flashing everywhere on the first floor, walls, and floor of the house in the Riddle Mansion.
Here's a graffiti spell designed by Douglas:
First, these writings can only be seen by wizards; second, these writings cannot be removed by magic.
Of course, the kind-hearted Douglas still left a way to remove it, which would require Mr. Voldemort to use Muggle cleaners, otherwise anything with magical elements would not be able to remove these graffiti.
And unless the carrier is crushed into powder, these words will still be displayed even if the wall is destroyed.
Dumbledore stared at the familiar style and froze in place.
He felt that if the weak Tom saw this scene, he would definitely be angry for a second magic riot.
At the same time, Dumbledore also understood what Douglas meant, maybe that's why he was able to discover the Chamber of Secrets and clear up Hagrid's grievances, never letting go of any details.
Then Dumbledore remembered the plan he had talked at Douglas's house before, and his goals for the new semester.
Although the other party could no longer participate in the teaching, Dumbledore decided to find an opportunity to introduce Remus and Douglas to have a good chat. Maybe Remus would find the plan very interesting.
Finally, he adjusted his glasses and decided to help Douglas in this matter, so he said seriously:
"As far as I know, Morfin is still alive. Regardless of whether there are new discoveries in the end, I will continue to investigate this matter."
Douglas said thank you with some embarrassment.
Dumbledore smiled. He didn't feel that Douglas was causing trouble. Instead, he felt that what the other party said was right. If he had any doubts at the time, he would solve them directly, and maybe he would find something different...
Suddenly Dumbledore stopped and looked at Douglas in shock.
This action startled Douglas, and asked quickly:
"Professor, what's the matter?"
Dumbledore smiled wryly:
"Perhaps you're right, we were all wrong at the time.
It occurred to me that after Morfin was arrested, he repeatedly said to his captors, 'He's going to kill me, I've lost his ring, he's going to kill me. ', I think the ring he was talking about should be the one in your box.
Because I saw this ring on Tom's hand once after that, and he seemed to think it was a status symbol, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time.
And just now I only noticed the gems on the ring, but now that I think about it carefully, I can confirm that Tom is wearing this ring.
Although this does not prove that Tom killed the person, it is enough to prove that he had been to Gaunt's old house during that time.
It seems that it is really necessary for me to find Morfin, maybe we can learn the whereabouts of the locket..."
Douglas smiled wryly, could it be that Dumbledore wouldn't take Morfin seriously if he couldn't remember this matter.
He probably remembered that memory was about Voldemort becoming an adult, then killing his father's family, and then blaming his uncle.
But he really couldn't remember the details clearly. He remembered that that memory was the penultimate memory that Dumbledore taught Harry before his death, so it should be a more important memory.
Of course Douglas is still a little selfish, if Dumbledore can prove Moffingunt's innocence decades later.
Then his new teaching plan has one more meaningful case, which may inspire students to explore the truth more.
While talking, the two came to the front of the Riddle Mansion. Looking back, Douglas found that he could overlook the entire village.
It's just that the house is really dilapidated, all the windows are sealed, the tiles on the roof are also incomplete, and the whole house is shrouded in ivy.
Douglas's first impression was that it was humid, desolate, and uninhabited all year round.
However, the traces of trimming on the lawn and the criss-crossing bicycle marks prove that there are people here.
Douglas noticed that next to the gate there was a new house number that was incompatible with the building - Watson Manor. He guessed that it seemed that the owner had changed later.
Just when Douglas decided to go in and take a look, suddenly an old man walked over to the side of the house limping, and shouted loudly:
"Go away, you little... brats and old bastards..."
Obviously, the other party saw an old man who looked older than him but had a tougher body than him, so he hesitated.
He was furious when he saw Douglas and Dumbledore standing still and looking at him with interest.
Waving his cane, he limped towards the two of them.
Dumbledore glanced at Douglas and said:
"Don't hurt the old man..."
The corner of Douglas's mouth twitched, who the hell is the old man...
But he didn't keep his hands idle, he just snapped his fingers and looked into the old man's eyes.
Douglas didn't use anything like Dementia, after all, the other party's body would definitely not be able to withstand Dementia.
Of course, the most important thing is that he can't break the law in front of his principal.
After all, I just said that Morfin was imprisoned in Azkaban for six years because of casting a spell on Muggles, although Douglas was confident that the Ministry of Magic could not catch him.
So he just used some little hypnotic tricks allowed by the Ministry of Magic, and instilled a hint to the other party to never go near this house.
Although he didn't remember whether the old man was there when Voldemort came, but if he was, according to Voldemort's personality, he would kill him directly.
At the same time, Douglas saw that the old man should be the gardener of this house, and he caused the other party to lose his job, so he gave a sum of compensation accordingly and stuffed it into the other party's hands.
Let the other party think that he has been fired, and then watch the other party take the money, swearing and limping towards the village with the money in his mouth.
Dumbledore smiled and said:
"You still think Tom will come back here?
Don't forget, Tom hates Muggles, and just now we were still suspecting that he killed his father's family. Will he return here when he is most vulnerable? "
Douglas shrugged and said indifferently:
"In case his brain is lost, didn't you say that their family has this problem..."
Dumbledore choked suddenly.
Douglas opened the door and walked into the dilapidated room. Although it was daytime, because the windows on all sides were sealed, only a few rays of light could be seen from among the broken tiles on the roof.
Douglas did not move forward, but took out the magic radar from his pocket again and switched the mode.
Dumbledore leaned his head to see the two flashing red dots displayed on the radar display, and asked curiously:
"Isn't that supposed to show the two of us?"
Douglas glanced at Dumbledore in surprise. As expected of a master alchemist, he learned to read radar so quickly.
He nodded and said:
"This is the mode of detecting the source of magic power. As long as there is a source of magic power nearby, that is, a wizard or a magical animal, even if the other party is invisible, it will be displayed on the radar.
In addition, it should be possible to detect ghosts, but most of the ghosts in the UK are concentrated in Hogwarts. This will not be known until I go back to school and experiment. "
Dumbledore said suspiciously:
"Douglas, have you forgotten the Manifestation Charm..."
Douglas put away the radar and explained:
"Of course I haven't forgotten, this mode is designed based on the Humanoid Revealing Curse, for example, when we are exploring, we can't always cast the Humanoid Revealing Curse.
But if we keep the radar on, we can quickly find people who are close to us or hiding, and we only need to consume some magic power..."
After speaking, Douglas didn't continue to walk in, but drew out his wand and started waving...
Soon I saw a line of words [Welcome Mr. Tom Riddle to the Riddle Family] flashing everywhere on the first floor, walls, and floor of the house in the Riddle Mansion.
Here's a graffiti spell designed by Douglas:
First, these writings can only be seen by wizards; second, these writings cannot be removed by magic.
Of course, the kind-hearted Douglas still left a way to remove it, which would require Mr. Voldemort to use Muggle cleaners, otherwise anything with magical elements would not be able to remove these graffiti.
And unless the carrier is crushed into powder, these words will still be displayed even if the wall is destroyed.
Dumbledore stared at the familiar style and froze in place.
He felt that if the weak Tom saw this scene, he would definitely be angry for a second magic riot.
