"You're not going to take me to see Dumbledore, are you?" Riddle's voice sounded when Erwin left the auditorium.
"Why, are you so afraid of Professor Dumbledore?" Erwin asked in a playful tone.
Riddle snorted coldly, "I'm just reminding you of the agreement we reached."
"Of course, I won't forget it."
No matter how hard Riddle tried to hide it, Erwin could still feel his fear. After all, the remnant soul in the diary only retained the memories before the age of sixteen. In other words, he still had the natural fear of teachers that students have.
Dumbledore also taught him back then.
Although it was said that as long as Riddle didn't take the initiative to show up, no one would be able to discover the abnormality of the diary at a glance, but to be on the safe side, Erwin temporarily placed it in Flamel's cabin.
Half an hour later, he walked into the principal's office.
The scene I see seems to be the same every time I enter here. The soft Sorting Hat is put aside, the phoenix Fawkes in the corner stretches out its wings, and a trace of fire flashes between its feathers.
"Sit down, child." Dumbledore said as he walked out from behind the office door: "Have you encountered any academic difficulties? Although my attainments in alchemy are far less than Master Flamel, I can guide you.
It’s okay for a while, at least it should be fine now, maybe in a few years.”
"You think too highly of me." Erwin smiled awkwardly, and then became serious, "Professor Dumbledore, I think someone is going to do something against you."
Dumbledore's expression also became serious, "Oh? What did you find?"
"I believe that a conspiracy is surrounding Hogwarts, and its ultimate target is probably you..."
Erwin briefly talked about what happened recently. Since he agreed not to mention Riddle's diary, he simply hid Ginny, the Chamber of Secrets, the basilisk and other things, and only focused on Dobby and the others.
The Malfoy family behind.
"It can be speculated that their main method should be to try to create chaos in Hogwarts and force you to abdicate, repeating what happened fifty years ago. However, Dobby, the house elf who is one of the executors of the plan, seems to have his own ideas.
, he seems to have a natural affection for Harry, which should be a breakthrough..."
Dumbledore looked thoughtful and motioned for Erwin to continue.
"You are so busy with affairs during this period that you are unable to return to Hogwarts. I think it may be a deliberate arrangement by them. Only if you are not at Hogwarts can their plan be implemented."
"It's possible. There has indeed been a sudden increase in affairs recently." Dumbledore agreed. "After today, there will be several important meetings of the International Federation of Wizards, and I must attend the Wizengamot case trial."
In other words, it was still impossible for him to stay in Hogwarts for a long time after Christmas.
Without Dumbledore, the security rating of Hogwarts would have to be lowered by at least three levels.
"There are indeed some people who don't understand my style of conduct, including the school directors." Dumbledore tapped his fingers on the table, "I'm very happy that you can tell me these things."
"Of course I'm on your side." Erwin said,
Essentially, he is now under the protection of the headmaster. Without Hogwarts, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the magical society on his own.
Even if he has the inheritance of Nico Flamel, he cannot change his situation of being alone.
Erwin is certainly aware of this problem, so one of his current main implementation strategies is to make more friends.
Otherwise, there would be no need for him to treat that idiot Lockhart so favorably.
Dumbledore smiled, "What do you think their purpose is to bring me down?" he asked suddenly.
"I can only guess that they want to directly control Hogwarts?" Erwin carefully stated: "Of course, your existence is an obstacle to them."
"Hogwarts always needs a headmaster. Who do you think they would want to take over if I abdicate?"
"Professor Snape?" Erwin gave his own judgment, which seemed obvious.
Judging from Snape's barely concealed favoritism towards his classmates in class, he should have connections with the Malfoy family, and the house elf named Dobby who sneaked into Hogwarts also had a very important mission.
Maybe it's to communicate with Snape.
"Now let me tell you, I have absolute trust in Severus. If he becomes the principal, I don't think it will be a bad thing for me or Hogwarts." Dumbledore looked at Eddie squarely.
Erwin said, his voice was calm and firm.
"I understand." Erwin nodded.
Of course he would not say that Professor Snape was untrustworthy. With Dumbledore's experience and wisdom, how could he need him to accuse him of being ignorant.
Dumbledore thought Snape was trustworthy, so he should be trustworthy.
In other words, Lucius Malfoy's plan was not feasible from the beginning, and the allies he thought were actually the enemies' confidants.
Erwin understood how worried he was.
He stood up knowingly and prepared to leave.
At this time, Dumbledore suddenly stopped him, "No fourth person should know about the Wyrmsleep Sanctuary in Romania. You can tell Miss Melanie the news."
Erwin was stunned for a moment, but then he understood, his expression turned grim, and he nodded slightly.
He walked out of the principal's office.
Back in Romania, Erwin, Melanie and Dumbledore were not the only ones who visited the Wyrmsleep Sanctuary.
If Erwin remembers correctly, there should be a male vampire named ls Mbo.
At that time, he was directly beaten by Melanie, but he did not really die. According to Melanie, his body was destroyed, but he would reshape his body in a secret place and then be resurrected.
But now Dumbledore said there was no need to worry.
Maybe Dumbledore had reached some kind of agreement with the Romanian vampires? He might even have directly found the guy's hiding place and silenced him. He was probably mainly dealing with this matter when he was away from school some time ago.
Wyrmrest Sanctuary is of great importance, so it is understandable that Dumbledore would take some extreme measures. Although he is a gentle elder, he is also the most powerful wizard in Britain.
If he didn't have a decisive heart, he wouldn't be able to stand at the top of the wizard's combat power.
After Erwin returned to Gryffindor Tower, he thought about it for a while and told Melanie about it.
The female vampire's reaction was very dull, which was somewhat beyond Erwin's expectations.
"Don't you...feel the same thing?" Erwin thought about his words.
"The information about that guy was provided by me. I told your principal where he might be hiding." Melanie's tone remained calm.
Erwin couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"It's possible that that guy wasn't the only one who died..." Melanie said quietly.
The cruelty of the magical world is of course no less cruel than that of the real world, but because you are in this castle, the feeling is not very obvious.
Erwin reminded himself of this again.
A dreamless night.
The next morning, Erwin woke up and began to open the Christmas presents piled beside his bed.
Giving gifts to each other at Christmas is a manifestation of close relationship. Most of Erwin's gifts are very ordinary things. Hagrid gave him a big bag of homemade snacks, and Melanie gave him
It turned out to be a set of "The Castle of Twilight", and Erwin felt that he might never be interested in reading it in his lifetime.
Harry, Ron and Hermione jointly gave Erwin a bottle of potion. Inside the bottle was a viscous brown-black liquid.
"Polyjuice potion?" Riddle said, "Although it looks terrible, it's still passable."
Erwin was also a little surprised that Hermione had succeeded and cooked a high-level potion on the toilet in the women's room.
"It sounds magical, but this thing can only deceive unsuspecting people." Riddle rambled. "It lasts only a short time and requires constant drinking, which is a huge flaw in itself. After the transformation, it looks quite decent at first glance.
, but magic power is not generated out of thin air, so it is still easy to see through. What’s more, if it is hit by a higher-level damaging spell, the disguise of this potion cannot be maintained..."
Riddle likes to express his opinions on everything he sees to show his wisdom. This is certainly not a pleasant habit, but Erwin does not comment on it because he can indeed learn from Riddle's words.
Get more knowledge that he doesn't know yet.
The package sent by Uncle Felwood was the largest and heaviest, but after Erwin opened it, he found that it was half a stone slab.
"It was discovered at an auction in Las Vegas. It is said to be an ancient cultural relic from a certain Indian tribe. Dipu said there was a mystery to it, but he couldn't figure it out, so he just sent it to you."
There are some inscriptions on the stone slabs, but most of them are blurred due to weathering. Only a few can be identified, and they are not coherent.
Erwin repeatedly confirmed that these were just simple hieroglyphs, not magic words, and no valid information could be derived at all.
"What do you think?" he asked Riddle.
"Trash." Riddle's reply was very concise.
It is difficult to judge whether it is garbage or not. Riddle is not the complete Voldemort. He is only sixteen years old. No matter how talented he is, he cannot have very outstanding insights, not to mention that this is not a native British thing.
Since this thing appeared at the auction, his uncle, who was accustomed to taking advantage of him, must have been ripped off a lot of money. It would be inappropriate to throw it away as garbage. Erwin stored it in Flamel's cabin, anyway.