Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 632 The murderer fifty years ago

  In April, the weather is getting warmer and spring flowers are blooming.

  Hogwarts Castle returned to its usual tranquility and peace, and no students would pay special attention to the previous attacks, as if nothing had happened.

   Albert decided to take the time to find Hagrid, ask him about Tom Riddle, and fill in the last piece of the puzzle for what he was about to tell Dumbledore next.

   To be honest, it is very difficult to hide the truth from a master of memory like Dumbledore. Even if Albert's Occlumency level is not low, Dumbledore's IQ is not low.

  Actually, not contacting Dumbledore is the best way.

  Unfortunately, the panel task rewards are too rich, and Albert can't give up easily. When he has to contact Dumbledore, he can only take another method, which is the truth with traces. To put it simply, it is to make Dumbledore think that he is a genius who can piece together the truth from broken information. Anyway, everyone thinks he is a genius, and there is nothing to doubt about this.

  Leaving the castle and walking through the grassy path, Albert walked towards Hagrid's hunting lodge. Before he raised his hand to knock on the wooden door, the sound of teeth scratching could be heard from inside the door.

  The next moment, the wooden door was opened from the inside, and the hound Yaya rushed up, wagging his tail. Albert dodged sideways, then squatted down and patted his head to kill, subduing the emotional Yaya.

   Hagrid looked at Albert, who was squatting halfway in front of the door, smoothing his teeth, and asked with a smile, "Why did you come here, did you find something again..."

   "Let's go in and talk about it." Albert interrupted.

   "Oh, I almost forgot, come in!"

  Hagrid felt that Albert might have discovered some amazing secret to share with himself, so he hurriedly opened the door and invited Albert into the house.

  Hagrid closed the window of the room, hung the copper pot on the fireplace and boiled it, and asked sideways, "What clue did you find?"

   "Hagrid, do you remember Tom Riddle?" Albert asked mysteriously.

Hagrid obviously didn't think that Albert would ask about Tom Riddle, he was stunned for a moment, and after a long time he said quietly: "Of course I remember, it was that guy who got me expelled from school. You said it!"

   "I remember Tom Riddle was a Slytherin student, right?"

   "Yes, I think it's Slytherin House... What are you asking for?" Hagrid put a plate of rock cakes on the table and looked at Albert in confusion.

   "Haven't you ever thought that the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets could be Tom Riddle?" Albert broke out directly and began to guide Hagrid's thoughts in the direction he wanted.

   "Although he caused me to be expelled from school, you can't just because he is... Wait, have you found any evidence?" Hagrid paused as he bit the rock cake, and turned his head to look at Albert in shock. He knew that Albert would never talk nonsense, and there must be some reason for suspecting that Tom Riddle was the heir of Slytherin.

   "There is no direct evidence, but something has happened recently." Albert told Hagrid what happened a while ago.

"That Riddle diary that suddenly appeared is very suspicious." Facing the puzzled Hagrid, Albert deserved to continue to explain, "You probably don't know, except for the Sorting Hat, I have never seen anyone who can think for itself. magic items, and that diary has disappeared inexplicably, and the culprit who stole it is a student of Gryffindor College."

"Why do you think you are a student of Gryffindor?" Hagrid was even more confused. He could understand every word Albert said, and he could understand the meaning of every sentence, but he didn't understand why he said that .

"Someone broke into Potter's dormitory secretly, rummaged through his cabinet, and stole Riddle's diary." Albert glanced at the rock cakes that fell on the table, and continued, "Don't you think this matter Is it suspicious?"

   Hagrid seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted directly by Albert.

"You are also a student of Gryffindor. You should know that students from other colleges cannot know the password of the fat lady, let alone break into the Gryffindor common room, so the person who stole the diary can only be Gryffindor. many students.

   "You're quite right!" Hagrid echoed absently, as if considering the possibility that Tom Riddle was the culprit for opening the Chamber of Secrets.

   "I just know you may not believe it, but Riddle is indeed suspicious. Take a look at this, and you'll see why I say that."

  Albert took out a piece of parchment from his pocket, and spread it out on the table, letting Hagrid read what was written on it.

  Hagrid took the parchment and read the concatenated names on it:

  [Harry], [Basilisk], [Parseltongue], [a Gryffindor student], [Riddle's Diary], [Hagrid], [Tom Riddle], [Chamber of Secrets].

   They are connected together by countless lines.

   "What does this mean?" Hagrid put down the parchment, walked to the fireplace, picked up the boiling copper pot, and made Albert a pot of hot tea.

   "Don't you think Tom Riddle is connected to a lot of things?"

Albert picked up the teacup, took a breath, took a sip of the hot tea, and continued to guide Hagrid: "Recall carefully, think about what Tom Riddle did, and think about whether there was a Parseltongue in the school at that time. rumors."

   "What if Riddle is Parseltongue?" Hagrid asked tentatively.

"If Tom Riddle is a Parseltongue, then he is undoubtedly the culprit who opened the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago." Albert said affirmatively, "Although there is no evidence for it, I don't think so at all." Doubt that you need to master Parseltongue to open the Chamber of Secrets. Don't forget, Salazar Slytherin is also a Parseltongue, and his symbol is a snake. I think there is nothing more suitable as a symbol of Slytherin's heir than using Parseltongue gone."

Hagrid doesn't know why Albert thinks this way, but after thinking about it, it's true. Although there are other wizards who can speak Parseltongue besides Slytherin's blood, there are many things in Slytherin House that are related to snakes. Concerning, in particular, methods of controlling basilisks.

   "It's just your suspicion, we have no proof." Hagrid clearly pointed out the problem.

"You should be clear that we only need suspicion, not evidence." Albert ignored Hagrid and continued, "Although Tom Riddle lives in the world of Muggles, it doesn't mean that his parents are Muggles. Even his parents had wizards or Squibs."

   "Tom Riddle is a Muggle wizard?"

   "The diary that Potter found was bought in the Muggle world, so he must have lived in the Muggle world in his childhood, otherwise, who would go to the Muggle world to buy a diary?"

  Hagrid knew that what Albert said was very reasonable. Wizards and Muggles actually don't have much contact, let alone buy notes.

"If, let's be bold, Riddle is a Parseltongue, is it possible that he is a descendant of Slytherin?" Albert once again threw out a hypothesis, "I know many famous wizards, but I have rarely heard of four wizards. The descendants of the giants are gone, maybe their descendants’ surnames have changed, after all, if the descendants have no sons, the continuation of the bloodline will be inherited by the daughters.”

  At this moment, Hagrid was already at a loss. His IQ really couldn't keep up with the changes in Albert's thinking, so he could only stay and listen to Albert's words.

"An excellent wizard like Tom Riddle, I have never heard of such a person, and even asked some old friends, and I have never heard of his name." Albert took a piece from the plate Yanpi cakes, soaked in tea, asked with a smile, "Do you know what this means?"

   "Does that mean he's dead?"

   "Or..." Albert reminded.

   "Or?" Hagrid answered thoughtfully, "to become a very mediocre wizard, so unknown?"

   "Do you think I will be unknown for the rest of my life?" Albert asked back.

   "No." Hagrid shook his head. He knew Albert's abilities and talents. Unless he died early, how could he be unknown.

"That's right!" Albert took a bite of the wet rock cake, and said slowly, "Tom was the president of the Hogwarts Student Council in the seventh grade, and according to the magic of that diary, Tom Riddle is a genius no less than I am, not that I am boasting here, but I am still confident in my talent."

   "You mean..."

   "He probably changed his name."

   "Why do you think so?" Hagrid asked puzzled.

   "Tom is such a bad name, all my cats are named Tom."

   "Why would he do this?" Hagrid was even more confused. According to Albert's analysis, Tom Riddle was indeed suspicious.

"The reason why he wants to report you is probably because he doesn't want the school to be closed." Albert threw out the last big killer, "Don't be too quick to deny it. After you are caught, the attacks on Hogwarts will stop completely. Are you the heir of Slytherin?"

   "Of course not," Hagrid exclaimed excitedly.

   "Don't yell at me, of course I know you're not." Albert tried to appease Hagrid's excitement, "But after you were caught, the attacks stopped, and that's the point."

   "The point?" Hagrid obviously didn't understand what Albert meant.

"After you were caught, the attack stopped, and people thought you were the culprit of the attack." Albert reminded, "If the attack continues after you are caught, they know that they caught you." Wrong person."

   "Yes, that's right, that's it." Hagrid seemed to have figured it out, and stood up excitedly.

"Since you are not the heir of Slytherin, why did the attacks stop after you were caught?" Albert continued, "Naturally, the attackers wanted to take the blame for you, and Tom Riley, who won the Special Contribution Award Del is the prime suspect."

"Why?"

   "Because he is the biggest beneficiary, he is naturally the most suspected."

   "As far as I remember, only Dumbledore thought I was innocent." Hagrid said sadly. "Later, he persuaded Professor Dippet to let me stay as a gamekeeper."

"No, you're wrong. In fact, as long as most professors are sane, they know you are innocent." Albert said calmly, "Otherwise, why do you think you should stay at Hogwarts instead of Living in Azkaban Prison? Of course Headmaster Dippet knew, so he agreed with Dumbledore."

   "But, why..." Hagrid opened his mouth in shock.

"They need a scapegoat, and after you were caught, the attacks stopped, so you are the best person to take the blame, and someone needs to do this." Albert had an undisguised expression on his face. Sarcastically, "After all, a student died, and he always needs to give an explanation to his family, and you were caught by Riddle on the spot, and you let go of the young acromantula. You can't prove your innocence, even Deng Bullido can't help you either, so don't blame others."

  Hagrid was silent for a long time. Although he was very reluctant to admit it, Albert had explained it to him in detail, and what he said made sense.

   "Why do you think I'm innocent?" Hagrid asked curiously, "Why do you think I'm not the culprit? Why do you say that other people know it at a glance."

"Because you're not a Parseltongue, and because you're of giant blood. Of course, other people may not take this into account, but the heir of Slytherin must be a sinister, clever fellow, and most likely in Slater Lin, not in Gryffindor, and your brain... ahem, can only be considered ordinary among many students." Albert shrugged and said, "Slytherin's secret room can hide a whole world in the castle. It has not been discovered by others for thousands of years, and it is not easy for ordinary people to find the secret room, so you know why I said that."

   "Huh!" Hagrid snorted dissatisfiedly, and was a little dissatisfied with Albert for saying that he was not smart, even though it was true.

"If it was Tom Riddle who opened the Chamber of Secrets last time, and who opened the Chamber of Secrets this time, according to what you said, apart from Harry, there is no other student in the school who speaks Parseltongue. And according to what you said, controlling the basilisk to attack students also requires a Parseltongue."

"If these assumptions are true, Riddle's diary is very suspicious." Albert said his point of view, "Since he can automatically answer the questions of the person who wrote it, why can't he speak? Let a diary It's not that hard to talk!"

   Albert pulled out his wand, pointed lightly at the parchment just now, and the parchment made sounds one by one.

"If Riddle left any weird magic in the diary, it is naturally possible to open the secret room through the diary to control the basilisk. Don't forget, that diary has a mind of its own. The only question now is whether Tom Riddle will He doesn't know Parseltongue, is he the one who opened the secret chamber fifty years ago? Did he change his name?"

   "Tell me, what's your final answer?" Hagrid asked after taking a deep breath.

   "Mysterious Man." Albert tapped lightly, allowing the name to appear on the parchment. After he was connected with Tom Riddle, everything could be explained.

"Mystery man!"

  Hagrid became short of breath when he saw the name, "Do you have evidence?"

   "No." Albert shook his head and said, "However, I will find clues."

  Of course he wouldn't tell Hagrid the secret of Voldemort's name, otherwise it would be difficult to explain clearly.

  【Tom Marvolo Riddle's English is "Tom Marvolo Riddle", and the English of "I am Voldemort" is "IAmLordVoldemort". The letters are all the same, just arranged differently. 】

  (end of this chapter)