"I know, it must have been an aphrodisiac!" Elwyn said, already aware of this, "They looked like two unrelated people, and without the help of magic, they would not have fallen in love, much less been together."
"This is also a very important part of history, it's a pity we can't get the memories of the people involved!" Dumbledore said, "But it's not hard to speculate, as you said, that Merope borrowed the power of magic, and when she was under her father's oppressive reign of terror, her magical powers did not seem to be fully used. Once Marvolo and Morfin were imprisoned in Azkaban, and for the first time she was alone and free to do as she pleased, I believe, she would be able to make the most of her talents, and to devise an escape from the abyss in which she had lived for eighteen years. Yes, she was not a squib, but a sorcerer with the ability to cast spells. "
As Dumbledore said this, he put aside the crystal bottle containing the memories, and took out another one.
In a way, Merope and his sister were very similar.
But that was a sad story for another time!
"Your deduction just now was very good, Elwyn, I personally believe that she used an aphrodisiac!" Dumbledore continued, "I believe she would find it more romantic, and it would not be too difficult to do. On a hot day, Riddle rode alone, and Merope persuaded him to drink a glass of water. In short, a few months after the scene which we have just witnessed, a terrible scandal broke out in Little Hangleton. You can imagine what the people said when they heard that the squire's son had eloped with the tramp's daughter, Merope. "
"But believe me, compared to the shock Marvolo felt, the surprise of the villagers was nothing. Six months later, when Marvolo returned from Azkaban, he expected to find his daughter waiting for him, a steaming meal on the table. He did not expect the dust in the house to be more than an inch thick. She left a farewell note, writing down what she had done. "
"From what I can find out, after that, he never mentioned his daughter's name or her existence again. The shock of his daughter running away from home was probably another reason for his premature death. Or perhaps he had never learned how to cook for himself. In any case, he did not live to see Morfen return to the hut. "
Dumbledore told him everything that had happened after that. It had nothing to do with Slytherin's ring, but it was also very important. It was something that the Lord Voldemort did not want anyone to know about.
It seemed that Elwyn's words to persuade Dumbledore to destroy Lord Voldemort last night had worked.
He had already begun to deal with these matters and began to organize the memories of the Lord Voldemort.
It was truly terrifying. Lord Voldemort himself probably thought that these matters were history!
However, Dumbledore had dug him out. He knew everything about the Lord Voldemort, even more than the Lord Voldemort himself.
As early as when he thought that the Lord Voldemort was a threat, he began to collect this information.
This was Dumbledore. He would never be as simple as the principal of Hogwarts on the podium.
If he thought that he could easily defeat Dumbledore like Foggy did, then he would be a complete idiot like him.
Speaking of which, apart from some experiences written on paper and increasingly blurry memories, Elwyn knew nothing about Dumbledore's past. For example, how did he obtain such great power? How did he get Fox the Phoenix?
Also, what happened between him and Grindelwald?
Dumbledore once told Elwyn that in order to obtain power, they had traveled all over the world.
What was certain was that they had been to the Great Whirlpool of Charybdis, where the Titan of Time had fallen. Ravenclaw and Gryffindor had also been there. Dumbledore and Grindelwald were definitely not there for sightseeing. What did they find?
Other than that, where else had they been?
It was said that the Phoenix could only be found in the mysterious East, where water and fire blended and life reincarnated...
"You have to know that a few months after the Lord Voldemort's parents eloped and got married, old Tom Riddle returned to the big house in Little Hampton, but he did not bring his wife with him." As if not noticing that Elwyn was distracted, Dumbledore continued, "The neighbors were spreading rumors that he insisted that he had been deceived and deceived. I think he must have meant that he had been under a spell and that the spell had been lifted, but I believe that he certainly did not dare to use such words lest others think of him as a madman. However, when the villagers heard what he said, they all guessed that Merope had lied to Tom Riddle, pretending that she was going to have a child for him, forcing him to marry her. "
"Yes, but she really had a child!" Elwyn said instinctively.
"Yes, but that was a year after they were married. When Tom Riddle left her, she was pregnant." Dumbledore said, "I think that Merope loved her husband deeply, and she could not bear to continue to rely on magical means to control him in the palm of her hand. I think she made a decision not to give him the aphrodisiac anymore. Perhaps, because she loved him so much, she believed that her husband would fall in love with her in return. At the very least, he would stay for the sake of the child. Unfortunately, both her plans came to nothing. Riddle left her and never saw her again, nor did he bother to find out what happened to his son. "
"How heartless!"
"Heartless, perhaps, but I am more inclined to believe that this is human nature!" Dumbledore said, "Are you ready, Elwyn? I wish to see one more memory before we leave, the secret of the Lord Voldemort himself. "
"Yes!" Elwyn nodded.
"I hope you can understand that I am very lucky to be able to collect this memory. It is the most precious of all my treasures," Dumbledore said. Dumbledore said, "It is also this that can help us find the ring that was hidden by Voldemort."
"I understand!" Elwyn said. Your luck is the Lord Voldemort's inability.
Just like before, the Lord Voldemort probably did not expect Dumbledore to know so much about him.
"Very well, let's do it," Dumbledore said softly, "Likewise, if you have anything to say, come out and talk!"
Elwyn entered the meditation basin, and after the familiar feeling of falling through the void, he landed on a dirty stone floor.
His surroundings were almost completely dark, and after a few seconds, he recognized the place. This was the old house of the Gunter family.
Compared to the broken house he had seen before, the Gunter family's house was indescribably filthy, beyond imagination.
The ceiling was thick with cobwebs, the floor was black, and moldy food and a pile of rusty pots were on the table.
The only light came from a flickering candle at the feet of a man. The man's hair and beard had grown so long that it covered his eyes and mouth. For a moment, Elwyn even wondered if he was dead. Suddenly, there was a heavy knock on the door, and the man jolted awake. He raised his wand in his right hand and a dagger in his left.
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