Chapter 95 Long time no see, Tom
Dumbledore's face froze instantly.
He asked in disbelief, "What did he say his name was?"
"Tom Marvolo Riddle!"
Bruce repeated Voldemort's name again, and there was a hint of complaint in his words.
"This soul is really abominable. He keeps saying bad things about Harry. As you know, Harry has always been my good brother.
"Not only that, he also encouraged me to do some very evil things, things so evil that I can't even say them out loud!"
At this time, Dumbledore's expression could no longer be described as stern.
Bruce swore that this was the first time he saw murderous intent on the old principal's face.
"Of course, of course..."
Dumbledore murmured, "Of course, this is what he could say and do..."
He held out his hand, motioning for Bruce to give him the diary.
And his other hand was tightly holding the wand, obviously preparing to give Voldemort in the diary some care from the headmaster when he returned to school.
But contrary to Dumbledore's expectations, Bruce did not seem to intend to hand the diary to him just like that.
"Professor, do you know this name?"
Bruce asked, "Was he also your student before?"
"That's it."
Dumbledore nodded, "Bruce, give it to me. The water in this diary is too deep for you to handle."
Bruce still didn't hand over the diary.
This gave Dumbledore a bad idea. Could it be that Bruce had been bewitched by the diary?
No, impossible!
If Bruce was bewitched, he would not have told him about the diary, nor would he have said what he just said.
"Bruce, do you have any concerns?"
Dumbledore asked in a gentle tone, "This diary is very dangerous and should be destroyed immediately!"
"I know." Bruce nodded, his expression struggling, "But this is why I don't want to hand the diary to you just like that."
"Why, Bruce?" asked Dumbledore.
"Because I think this diary is the key to saving Lavender and Professor Snape!"
Bruce made a shocking statement.
After hearing this, Dumbledore calmed down.
He believed that Bruce was a smart kid, and he must have his reasons for saying that.
"Tell me more about this, Bruce," said Dumbledore. "Why do you think so?"
"Because this diary seems to be able to read all my thoughts!" Bruce said, "It can tell all my secrets, even the fact that I am an orphan..."
At this point, Bruce showed a trace of sadness on his face.
Dumbledore clenched his fists beneath his robes.
The murderous intent was boiling in his heart, but he still suppressed it and did not show it in front of Bruce.
Tom, Tom, you are still like this, always taking advantage of other people's inner weaknesses!
When you say Bruce is an orphan, don't you remember that you are an orphan too!?
Dumbledore swore that he really wanted to drag Voldemort's soul out of the diary and destroy it completely with his most powerful spell.
No need to use the Unforgivable Curses.
Even if Dumbledore didn't use the Unforgivable Curse, he could still not forgive Voldemort!
"It's okay, kid."
Dumbledore tried to comfort Bruce, "You are different from Voldemort. You have a spirit of gold."
"Voldemort?"
Bruce immediately caught Dumbledore's words, "Professor, why did you mention Voldemort? Could it be that this diary..."
It’s over.
Dumbledore realized instantly that he had let the cat out of the bag.
The reason why he said Voldemort didn't mention Tom was because he subconsciously felt that if he only read out Tom's name, Bruce would not be able to realize the seriousness of the problem.
But Bruce's sharpness exceeded his imagination.
"Oh, Bruce, you are really smart."
Dumbledore sighed, "Then I will not hide it from you anymore. Tom Riddle is indeed Voldemort's original name."
Bruce lowered his head, looking like he didn't know what to do.
At least that's what Dumbledore thought.
Only Katoom, who was standing on the windowsill of the classroom, knew what was going on. Bruce encountered the biggest challenge of his career.
This guy can't act anymore.
Because the information Dumbledore gave was too shocking, Bruce had to make an extremely complex reaction in a short period of time.
He can't act it out.
Fortunately, although this guy’s acting skills are not good, he is still very smart. He simply lowered his head and did not act, leaving the rest to Dumbledore’s imagination.
"Well, I'll take you to Lockhart for further training some other day."
Katum thought to himself, "Your acting skills will improve if you accept more influence from old artists."
Back to topic.
Dumbledore patted Bruce's shoulder gently, indicating that he didn't need to worry.
"professor……"
At this time, Bruce raised his head and still insisted on his own idea.
"I think that even if this diary originally belonged to Voldemort, we can't give up this glimmer of hope!"
hope?
Dumbledore gestured for Bruce to continue and said he would respect his ideas.
Bruce was encouraged and continued.
"This diary can read my thoughts accurately!"
"That's because of Legilimency," Dumbledore explained.
"And I can feel that he and I are connected spiritually!"
"He wants to devour your soul." Dumbledore made another note of Voldemort.
"So I was thinking, can we let him connect with Professor Snape's soul? Through the diary, we can communicate with the sleeping professor!"
"This one……"
Dumbledore was suddenly stunned. He thought carefully about Bruce's suggestion and found out -
It really works!
The only hidden danger is that Voldemort might become restless, but there is a way to solve this problem.
"Bruce, I must thank you. The method you just used may save two lives!"
Dumbledore said, "It's just that Voldemort in the diary, we can't just leave it alone."
Otherwise something will happen.
"Professor, what are you going to do?" Bruce asked.
"Don't worry, just give me the diary."
Dumbledore said kindly, "I have a way to make him behave."
At this point, Bruce handed the diary to the professor with some doubt.
"You're not going to just destroy the diary?" Bruce asked finally.
"I promise you." Dumbledore promised.
Finally, Bruce left.
He successfully completed all the tasks of this trip, and the rest was left to the old principal.
Dumbledore watched Bruce leave, then Apparated back to the headmaster's office.
He sat at his desk and opened his diary, which was blank without any writing.
Dumbledore picked up the quill and dropped a drop of ink onto the page.
The ink seeped away instantly, and then a line of words appeared in the blank space.
"Bruce, I have seriously thought of a solution."
Dumbledore looked at the line of words, sneered in his heart, and did not rush to write.
The words in the diary kept appearing——
"We can bring disgrace upon Harry Potter without having to do it ourselves.
"I wonder if you've ever heard of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets? It's a chamber that only the heir of Slytherin can open.
“Salazar left a monster in the secret room, and I happen to know how to control it.
"How about we release the monster, kill a few students in the castle, and then throw all the dirty water on Potter?
"Don't worry, no one will find out as long as I'm here!"
Dumbledore finally couldn't bear it anymore.
In order to slander Harry, he just opened his mouth and killed a few students.
Tom, so you have been like this since your school days?
Fortunately, Bruce has the ability to distinguish, otherwise he might really be dragged into the abyss by you!
Dumbledore picked up his pen and wrote in his diary -
"The basilisk is dead."
"Dead? Impossible!"
Riddle's shock was visible to the naked eye; his handwriting was a little messy.
But then he realized something was wrong.
"This isn't Bruce's handwriting! Who are you?"
Yeah, who am I?
Dumbledore had a blank expression on his face and wrote in his diary: "Long time no see, Tom."
"Wait--" Riddle seemed to realize something.
But it's too late.
……
"You mean Voldemort split his soul into seven parts?"
Bruce was a little shocked when he heard Katum's story.
This was the first time he knew these secrets.
Bruce had read in the book how painful it was to have a split soul.
And Voldemort had to experience this kind of pain six times.
"This guy Voldemort is really cruel to others and even crueler to himself."
Bruce shook his head and said, "Among these seven parts of Voldemort, the one in the diary is probably the worst."
No one knew what sin he had committed, but he fell into Grindelwald's hands and was traumatized by his actions.
Now it was Dumbledore's turn to deal with him.
Voldemort is truly blessed to be served by two legendary wizards in turn.
"He's not miserable, at least he's still alive."
Katoom corrected him, "At least now I know that there are already three souls that Voldemort has erased."
Two of them were wiped out in front of Voldemort.
"Then we just have to wait for Dumbledore."
The owl changed the subject and said expectantly, "Snape's dream must be very interesting!"
"Just do something!"
Bruce no longer wanted to get involved in Katum's trivial matters.
Just then, a shout suddenly came from a distance, someone was calling Bruce's name.
Bruce turned around and saw Neville running towards him.
Judging from his out-of-breath appearance, he must have run quite a distance to find me.
"What's wrong Neville, what happened?"
Bruce had just opened his mouth when Neville grabbed him.
"Bruce, come here quickly!"
Neville said in panic, "Hermione wants to duel with a girl!"
Bruce：???
Hermione? Duel?
How did these two words come together?
But Katum was not surprised. Hermione was not a delicate girl. She had plenty of strength and means.
In the movie, the punch she gave Malfoy was harder than anyone else's.
"Don't rush Neville, just talk nicely."
Bruce let Neville catch his breath before asking, "Did Hermione challenge someone to a duel?"
Neville nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I was there!"
"With whom?" Bruce asked.
"He is a student from Ravenclaw, his name is——"
Neville thought for a long time before he finally remembered the little witch's name, "Ravenna!"
(End of this chapter)
