Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

Because he already knew that the basilisk would appear today. Just an hour ago, he saw a name disappearing into the bathroom on the second floor on the Marauder's Map.

Obviously, if that person had not entered the Chamber of Secrets and come into contact with the basilisk left by Salazar Slytherin, there was only one possibility for him to disappear from the Marauder's Map - and that would be to drown in the bathroom. .

It simply cannot be more obvious which one is more likely.

Of course, if someone really drowned in the bathroom again... at least it would be a good thing for Myrtle, right.

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The heavy rain fell intermittently for a long time. Starting from the evening of the [-]th, it almost occupied the entire [-]th. It was not until the [-]th, that is, at noon on Friday that the long-lost sun finally occupied the sky again, giving Huo Huo a beautiful night. Gwartz brings some brilliance.

Taking advantage of the beautiful weather at noon, the little wizards walked out of Hogwarts Castle one after another. Even Moon rarely went out for a walk with his roommates.

In contrast, Hagrid was in a much worse mood, and even looked a little listless when he met Moon and the others.Wearing huge boots, he left huge footprints one after another on the rain-drenched grass. While carrying two rabbits and walking slowly with the little wizards, he said: "It has been damp and cold recently. , and now it suddenly rains so damn heavily - Oh! I'm sorry, I shouldn't say this in front of you.

"Alas, but many little ones got sick from it. Poor Professor Kettleburn suffered from a severe cold again. Although Madam Pomfrey was able to cure him quickly, it would be a long day today. I am the only one who can treat those little guys."

Moon and the others all expressed sympathy for Hagrid's experience, but there was nothing they could do about it. First of all, they had Professor Snape's Potions class to attend in the afternoon - the level of pity was no better than those "little guys" Where to go.

Secondly, God knows how big the "little guy" in Hagrid's mouth is, and the criteria for judging size in Hagrid's eyes are different from theirs.

After taking a walk and eating, the fourth-year Hufflepuff wizards had to pick up their things and go straight to Professor Snape's Potions classroom, where they received a full two hours of instruction. Ask questions and examine.

By the time I came out of the classroom, there was no doubt that the joy of seeing the sun at noon had almost completely disappeared.

The other young wizards almost immediately left the corridor where the Potions classroom was in small groups, as if they were escaping from a prison. In the class just now, several of them had memorized the formula of the antidote potion in a confusing order. It's completely upside down.In this lesson alone, Hufflepuff's score dropped by almost thirty points.

Only Moon and Violet, who had already finished greeting their roommates, remained in the corridor.

"So that thing is dangerous?" Violet stood nervously in the corner. "But isn't this still a bit... not good? And if you were to hold it, would it put you in danger?"

"Don't worry, there will be no problem." Moon patted Violet's arm gently. "I wouldn't do this if I wasn't completely sure."

"That's good." Violet breathed a sigh of relief, but the tension on her face still hadn't faded much. "Well... what if I screw up? I've never stolen anything before..."

Moon was almost made to laugh by Violet. He suppressed his laughter and whispered: "It's okay, it's okay. You just need to hit her hard after turning invisible. I'll do the rest." I."

"Okay, okay." The girl pursed her lips, took two deep breaths, then opened her eyes wide and stared at the end of the corridor.Moon, who was standing behind, reached out and opened the Marauder's Map and stared at the name on it.

Susan Bones.

Yes, Tom Riddle's diary was in her hands, and it wasn't at the beginning of school - this diary was sent to Susan Bones as early as during the summer vacation.

That's why she suddenly felt that people at home were putting more and more pressure on her. After coming to school, other classmates always said things that made fun of her again and again, and it was useless even if she stopped them.

Tom Riddle's enchantment with her was already profound.

This is also the reason why Moon did not immediately find a way to retrieve Susan after learning the whereabouts of the diary after using Legilimency on Wednesday night.

Based on Susan's current situation, she has almost established complete trust in Tom Riddle. I am afraid that any attempt to covet the diary will arouse her vigilance.Moon had to find a way to make the diary disappear "inexplicably" so that Susan could just be sad and lose her dependence on the diary because she realized that life was getting better.

Moreover, this "inexplicable" cannot be related to anyone, otherwise Susan will definitely try her best to find "her" diary.

This is also the reason why we chose this corridor where almost no one will pass by at the moment. Most of the little wizards from Hufflepuff and Slytherin are eating upstairs at the moment, but Susan is very likely to I would leave early because I didn’t want to be with my roommates.

Sure enough, not long after, Susan had appeared on the other side of the corridor.

Almost at the same time, Moon stretched out his finger and lightly tapped Violet's shoulder, causing Violet's figure to disappear into the corridor.

Everything is ready.

Chapter 27 My Horcrux Pen Pal

"Ah!" Susan, who was suddenly hit by something unknown, cried out in pain and was led directly to sit down on the ground. She covered her left shoulder and looked to both sides in confusion, but found nothing. It was as if she had actually fallen to the ground by herself just now.

After complaining in a low voice, Susan got up from the ground, gently rubbed her shoulders, and then began to pack up the books scattered on the floor - inexplicably, the buttons of her backpack also fell apart.

She held her backpack in her hands and was about to continue walking towards the common room, but suddenly her heart skipped a beat and she seemed to think of something.

Charms textbooks, notes from the Herbology class, parchment scrolls, notes from the Transfiguration class...

At this moment, Susan felt as if her breathing had stopped completely.

Her diary is missing!That Tom Riddle diary!

After nearly two months of getting along, Tom has already become Susan's good friend who talks about everything.No matter what happened, big or trivial, she could tell Tom, and every time, Tom would comfort her, encourage her, and even teach her with 12 patience and enthusiasm. .

The care that Tom gave her was far beyond the false emotions of the family and friends around her.

And now, the diary that carries Tom's thoughts, personality and memories, the diary of more than two months of spending time with her day and night...

Just disappeared?

Tears burst out of Susan's eyes. She squatted down and emptied the entire backpack, but she still couldn't find the diary.So she walked around in the corridor again, hoping that she was careless and missed a corner without checking, and her diary happened to be lying there - but there was no doubt that this was impossible. Susan could gain nothing but disappointment.

After walking around the corridor three times, Susan realized this fact, so she immediately picked up her backpack and ran quickly towards the classroom where the class had just been held.

"...I always feel a little guilty." Looking at Susan's retreating back, Violet pursed her lips and said softly: "Even if I know that I am helping her solve the danger, she still looks like this. It makes people feel a little uncomfortable.”

Moon nodded, first agreeing with Violet's statement, but then he changed the topic and explained, "The more she behaves like this, the more it proves that we are doing the right thing. If we don't get this thing away from her, "Take it away -" he took out the old-looking diary from under his clothes and shook it twice "-then the fate that awaits Susan is not as simple as running around and crying twice. Something happened."

"Okay." Violet's eyes stayed on the diary in Moon's hand, but quickly moved elsewhere. "I hope Susan can get over her sadness as soon as possible."

"I hope so."

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Tom Riddle's diary, a seemingly ordinary blank notebook.Old cover, yellowed pages... In addition to the traces left by these years, there are very few remaining marks on this diary: there is a faded date on the cover, although it is mottled and unclear, it is vague It can also be seen that it was a day 50 years ago; turn the first page, and Tom Riddle's name is clearly written on it, with tall and beautiful handwriting; if you turn to the back cover, you can also see Vauxhall Road, London. The name of a newsagent.

If you look at it this way, then there is no doubt that all the information you can get from this diary is that it originally belonged to a young wizard named Tom Riddle, a Muggle-born, but it has never been Not used.

Frankly speaking, this thing barely looks like a Horcrux.

Yes, this is one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, which contains fragments of the soul of a teenage Voldemort who was young, energetic, and willing to confuse people.

Different from other Horcruxes that were simply designed to preserve Voldemort's life, this diary has its own unique mission, which is to fulfill the "last wish of Hogwarts founder Salazar Slytherin" that Voldemort failed to complete. ", releasing the basilisk from the secret room and taking away the lives of one non-pure-blooded little wizard after another.

Of course, it is now unlikely that it will have that chance.

Moon flipped through two pages of the diary, thought about it for a while, then took out his pen and wrote on it:

"On Friday, October 10, the weather turned from sunny to cloudy with showers."

"I found a diary out of nowhere today. I'm so happy."

"Of course, it would be great if I could never take Gilderoy Lockhart's class again. That guy is really annoying. In front of the whole class, he asked me to go on stage to perform a werewolf that he ravaged. Am I just going to do that? Are you so easy to bully?"

"I hope Lockhart will be like the previous Defense Against the Dark Arts professors who will also encounter a sudden disaster."

"The sooner the better!"

After writing a decent diary, Moon slowly stopped writing. Sure enough, the next moment, all the writing on the diary penetrated into the page and disappeared completely.Then, the familiar tall handwriting began to appear on the paper. "Hello, did you pick up this diary? My name is Tom Riddle. Nice to meet you."

"Hello, Riddle, my name is Daniel, nice to meet you too. So, are you a diary with a soul of your own? That's really cool."

"No, I am not the soul of the diary. This diary belongs to me, and I just stored a piece of my memory in the diary."

"Wow, does the diary also have memories?"

This time, the diary's response was a little delayed, "If you want to understand it this way, of course you can."

"It's not bad. This is so cool. I'm going to show it to my friends. I actually have a talking diary."

"Do you have many friends?" the diary responded.

This reply made Moon's eyes light up - instead of asking 'Daniel' to show the diary to others, or not letting 'Daniel' do so, he cleverly shifted the topic to an angle that 'Daniel' was likely to be interested in. Clearly a better way.In this way, as long as we continue chatting for a few more words, it is very likely that 'Daniel' will fall into the rhythm of the diary.

Should I say he is worthy of being a teenage Voldemort?

"Yes, although I don't have many friends, I do have a few. What about you, Riddle? As a memory of a diary, you must be lonely, right?"

"That's right, Daniel, I haven't chatted with anyone for a long, long time." The handwriting in the diary was a little messy, as if he was really asked about his sadness. "It's been so long that I even forgot the specific details." How many years, so I am very happy to meet you."

"50."

The diary's reply was delayed again for a moment, "Sorry?"

"I mean, you haven't spoken to anyone else in 50 years. I found your date of sale on the cover of the diary. Speaking of which, do you still remember how much you were sold to others?"

"I guess I don't remember it very well. It's not expensive anyway. As you can see, Daniel, it's not a very pretty diary."

"You are too modest, Riddle. Not only are you not beautiful, you are actually a bit ugly."

"Yes, I have thought that after so many years, this diary should indeed look a bit ugly now. So why are you still willing to use it? Is it because you have encountered something, so you want to leave some records? ?”

"Yes, Riddle, I was bullied by my professor, and my classmates also liked to bully me. In fact, I have wanted to buy a diary for a long time, but my uncle told me that serious people don't keep diaries. So I never bought it.”

"Then I can only say that I don't really agree with your uncle's words, Daniel. Writing a diary is not a criterion for judging whether a person is serious or not."

"You're right, Riddle, I'm serious, even Mr. Hagrid said so."

"Mr. Hagrid?"

"Yes, Mr. Hagrid, the keykeeper and gamekeeper of Hogwarts. I don't like him very much. He seems stupid and stupid, but he is the only one besides my friends who will praise me. "

"Ha, it seems that Hagrid has finally changed his ways, right?" The diary made an abrupt comment, once again firmly grasping the topic - if the person chatting with him now is not Munn, then This little wizard may fall directly into the trap of the diary, or argue with the diary, or raise questions about the diary.

Moon initially wanted to take the topic elsewhere and try to tap dance a few more times on the red line of the Horcrux.But after thinking about it for a while, he chose to cater to the diary first.

He wondered if the diary would immediately take him back to the day Hagrid was expelled and gain his trust.

If the diary did this, then his evaluation of the diary could only be adjusted down two levels - the diary became anxious before he was anxious. This is not what a smart person should do.

So he quickly wrote on the paper: "Return from evil to righteousness? What do you mean?"

"I'm not sure whether I should tell you about this, Daniel, I'm sorry, um... I don't think I should mention this. Forget it, it's very late today, have a good rest, okay? Let's go another day Let’s talk again.”

As the ink faded, Moon quickly wrote on the paper again: "Riddle? Riddle? Are you still there Riddle?"

No one answered, and the new ink stains disappeared very slowly. It seemed that this Horcrux really did not intend to continue the conversation.

So, Moon slowly put the diary into his backpack.

It's a hook, a hook that hangs 'Daniel'.

Leaving a question that makes 'Daniel' extremely curious can ensure that 'Daniel' will continue to go to Tom Riddle to ask for the truth in the next few days.And in this way, this diary can hold 'Daniel' tightly until the suspense is enough, and then the answer can be revealed to establish the status of the diary in 'Daniel's' heart.

But this approach...

Moon leaned back on the pillow and opened his book.

This approach itself is not actually very smart.

Because there is an element of gambling in this, 'Daniel' will probably go directly to Hagrid to ask about this matter; or he will not bother to pay attention to it at all. If Riddle doesn't talk about it, 'Daniel' won't ask.

However, in this diary, this approach is very good - in addition to whetting the appetite, more importantly, it is a two-way choice. If 'Daniel''s subsequent actions do not meet the expectations of the diary, the diary will It became clear that it would be difficult to use Daniel to open the secret room, so he saved more time.

Judging from tonight's performance alone, Moon feels that he should be able to give Tom Riddle's diary a score of 7-8.

Well, I can barely turn around while taking a photo, which is not bad.

Of course, since it is a "high-scoring" student, it should be okay to make it more difficult, right?

Right?

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One day later.

"Riddle? Riddle, are you there? Riddle, Riddle, Riddle?"

"I'm here."

Facing 'Daniel''s crazy Riddle offensive, the diary's response was very concise and concise, but it also gave off an inexplicable reassuring feeling.It's like you suddenly want to eat takeout in the middle of the night, so you make a call, and the person on the other end of the phone picks up the phone immediately and delivers the late-night snack you want to your door regardless of the weather.

It's very touching.

"Great, I'm almost exhausted today, Merlin's beard, I need you to give me an answer - why can't I turn the guinea pig into a guinea rat?"

The diary was down for a second before finally replying "Guinea fowl and guinea pig, I guess?"

"Ah? Is that so? Ha, it doesn't matter, they're pretty much the same anyway. Anyway, how do I make them change?"

After a brief pause, the diary began to write quickly, and he quickly listed a long list of key points of the transformation technique to Moon, and then said at the end: "That's about it. I think you can understand it?"

"You are awesome, Riddle. If I were a girl, I might not be able to help falling in love with you. Unfortunately, I'm a boy, so I can only say that you are a good person."

Even if Voldemort himself were standing here, he probably wouldn't be able to get the deep meaning behind this good guy card, let alone a Horcrux diary?

Therefore, the diary chose to fully accept Moon's praise, "Thank you, I am just providing you with some help that I can. You don't have to be so polite, I can answer more questions from you."

"Then can you help me with my homework?"

"I can provide you with some reference suggestions, but it's best to do the homework yourself."

Well, even though I didn't mention Hagrid's matter, I still took it easy and calmly.Moon thought for a while, added another point to the diary, and also raised the difficulty level a little bit. "By the way, I took advantage of today being the weekend and went to find Professor McGonagall and asked her who Mr. Hagrid used to be. It’s not like I’ve done anything bad, what do you think Professor McGonagall said?”