Facing Riddle, Mr. Borgin was so agitated that he could not speak. His mind was filled with terrifying thoughts.
In this situation, the best solution was to not explain anything and admit that Riddle was the Lord Voldemort.
The Lord Voldemort's influence was still there, and Mr. Borgin would definitely reveal his identity.
Although he was not a Death Eater, he was not on the side of the Ministry of Magic either.
Instead, he would provide them with the help they needed.
If Delphie was not around, this would be a good thing, but now he had to keep Riddle's identity a secret.
Although Elwyn could not understand why he had to do this, it was probably Riddle's insistence. Elwyn did not want to complicate the issue.
Since this was the case, the Amnesia Curse was a good choice.
Before he could do anything, Delphie shouted, "Oblivion!"
A red light flashed and Mr. Borgin fainted.
"He called out Riddle's name just now, so he must know my identity," she explained. "My identity is very sensitive. Hmm, how should I put it? My father is a Dark Sorcerer, and he used to be a Death Eater. Do you know what a Death Eater is?"
Elwyn and Riddle looked at each other and nodded slowly.
"I've read about it in a book. They're said to be the followers of the Dark Lord," Riddle said.
"Yes, the Dark Lord!" Delphie put down her wand and said vaguely, "He failed 15 years ago. The Death Eater was arrested by the Ministry of Magic, and all the sorcerers involved were implicated. I, I don't want anyone to know about this, especially now that we're going to the Ministry of Magic to steal the Time Converter …"
"Don't worry, we'll keep it a secret," Riddle said.
"I'm actually very interested in that battle." Elwyn said, noticing that Delphie was looking at him anxiously, "I've never heard of the details of that battle, Lord Voldemort. I mean, the Dark Demon is such a powerful sorcerer, how did he fail?"
"Of course you won't know, it was a despicable plot!" Delphie walked over and took the Invisibility Cloak from Mr. Borgin's hands, "The last battle took place at Hogwarts. The Dark Lord's army had already occupied that place. He had unimaginable power, and even the world's greatest sorcerer, Dumbledore, could do nothing against him. He had already won the war, and the Dark Lord was about to conquer everything, but he made a mistake at the end. He had a duel with Harry Potter …"
"Harry Potter?"
"Yeah, the famous Harry Potter, the Quidditch star, the best ball-seeker, the guy who led England to the World Cup," Delphi said disdainfully. "I heard that he is now an official in the Ministry of Magic's Sports Department."
Alright, this life trajectory sounded a lot like Ludo Bargmann's, except for the fact that he defeated Lord Voldemort.
Elwyn had originally thought that Harry would become an Auror. He did not expect that after the war ended, he would use his talent in Quidditch to become an internationally renowned ball-seeker and lead England to win the World Cup.
This sounded incredible, but it was not entirely impossible.
"That's ridiculous. How did a Quidditch star defeat The Dark Lord?" Riddle asked with a frown.
"No one knows. Their battle took place in the secret underground chamber of the Hogwarts. No one saw the exact process of the battle. The last news people got was that the Dark Lord was defeated. It was ridiculous. It was definitely a conspiracy," Delphi said. "No one can defeat the Dark Lord."
"And after that?"
"After that, the war ended. The Muggle wizards gradually gained the upper hand, and the world of magic developed into what it is today," Delphi said. "Don't they talk about this period of history in the Hogwarts?"
"I just finished learning about the Burning of the Witches, the War of the Fairies, and the War of the Giants in the Middle Ages," Elwyn said.
In the normal timeline, people avoided the history of the first rise of Grindelwald and the Lord Voldemort. Very few people talked about it. Elwyn could not imagine Professor Binns talking about this period of history.
"Those in power want people to forget this period of history because their victory was not glorious," Delphi said. He put on the Invisibility Cloak and tried it on, then put it away. "Let's go. We have to get out of here before he wakes up. He won't remember the three of us …"
They walked out of the shop. The ground of Knockover Alley was paved with a new layer of black bricks. Both sides of the alley were still filled with Dark Magic shops.
Bogginbock's was no longer the biggest. Elwyn saw at least three shops that were much bigger.
There were some hooded, sneaky wizards going in and out. One of the shop windows had a pile of skeletons on display.
Next to it was the biggest Dark Magic shop. The window was filled with strange dolls, the corpses of unknown creatures, and abstract demon-like statues. None of them was a magical instrument that Elwyn could recognize.
Further ahead, the shop windows were filled with cages. They were filled with terrifying creatures, such as giant black spiders, pythons, and unknown bugs that made one's scalp go numb at a glance.
Not far away, in a dark doorway, there was a terrifying picture of a pale-faced Vampire with its mouth open and fangs bared. The shop sold blood, coffins, amulets, and other vampire-style items.
The overall layout of Knockover Alley did not change much, but the products in the shop windows were getting weirder and weirder.
Dark Magic shops like Bogginbock's that Elwyn was familiar with were still mainstream, but there were fewer of them than before.
"Compared to Diagon Alley, Knockover Alley hasn't changed much in the past ten years. It's hard for the Ministry of Magic to infiltrate, and there aren't as many Muggle technologies," Delphi said, wrinkling his nose. Delphi said, wrinkling his nose. "You guys haven't been here before, so you might not know. The only change now is that there are a lot more shops selling Vampiric magic items from Africa. I hate those Witches and Vampires."
"Witches and Vampires?"
"I heard that because of the Muggle war, many people from the Middle East and Africa came to this country. There are more and more Witches. Their spells are different from ours, and their philosophy is completely different." Delphi pointed at the largest black magic shop and said, "Just like those dolls, I still don't understand how they cast spells with those things."
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