"It's some kind of magic!" Dumbledore calmly corrected him. "In some ways, Tom, but in others, you're still, um, forgive me for being blunt … pitifully ignorant."
Lord Voldemort laughed for the first time. It was a scornful sneer, an evil expression that was scarier than rage.
"Same old argument," he said softly. "You're still the same as before, Dumbledore. However, nothing I've seen in this world can prove your famous point: that love is more powerful than my kind of magic. No, in my opinion, your so-called love is fragile in the face of powerful magic. "
? "Oh, is that so? Maybe you're looking for the wrong place, "Dumbledore reminded him.
"Then, where better than here, than in Hogwarts, is there a better place for me to start my new research?" Lord Voldemort said. "Are you willing to let me come back? Can you let me share what I've learned with your students? Can I give myself and my talents to you, and listen to your commands? Also, can you help me find love here? "
The corner of Elwyn's mouth turned down slightly. This was really an interesting topic. Help Lord Voldemort find love in Hogwarts.
Did he need love?
Was there love in Hogwarts that he was looking for?
Also, love, did Lord Voldemort really understand such complicated emotions?
Hogwarts was not a school of love that taught students how to obtain love. Those who knew love would find it wherever they went. Those who did not would never understand, even if love was right under their eyes.
Sure enough, Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly behind the table.
? "You want to return to Hogwarts? Then, what about those who listen to your commands? What about those who call themselves, or are said to call themselves, Death Eaters? "
Lord Voldemort's eyes flashed red again, and his two slits of nostrils widened.
Obviously, he did not expect Dumbledore to know the name Death Eaters.
'My friends, 'he said, after a moment's pause,' will go on without me, I believe. '
"I am glad to hear you call them friends!" said Dumbledore. "I thought they were more like your servants."
"You are wrong," said the Lord Voldemort.
"Well then, if I go to the Pig's Head tonight, I won't see Nott, Rosier, Murciber, and Dolohov waiting for you, will I? What a loyal friend he is, trekking so far in the snowy night with you and waiting there just to congratulate you on finding a teaching position. "
The fact that Dumbledore knew so much about his followers undoubtedly made Lord Voldemort even more unhappy. His eyes grew redder, but he calmed down almost immediately.
"You're still so omniscient, Dumbledore."
"Oh, not at all. I just have a good relationship with the local bar staff," Dumbledore said casually. "Now, Tom …"
He put down his empty glass, sat up straight, and touched his fingertips together, as was his habit.
"Let's get this straight. Why did you come here tonight with your men, to apply for a job that you and I both know you don't want?"
Hearing this, Lord Voldemort showed cold surprise. "A job that I don't want? On the contrary, Dumbledore, I want this job very much. Whether in the past, now, or in the future, I want to stay at Hogwarts to teach. This is my home, and I want to go home. "
"I'm not very surprised that you think Hogwarts is your home. Hogwarts welcomes any well-meaning student at any time," said Dumbledore. Said Dumbledore. "But to tell you the truth, Tom, you never really wanted to teach, either when you were eighteen or now. What do you want? Why can't you be frank for once? "
Lord Voldemort laughed coldly. "Dumbledore, if you don't want to give me a job …"
"Of course not!" Dumbledore said. "And I don't think you expect me to give it to you, but you still came and applied. You must have an ulterior motive."
Lord Voldemort stood up, his face full of anger. He looked more like Tom Riddle than ever before.
"Is this your final decision?"
"Yes!" Dumbledore also stood up.
"Then we have nothing to talk about."
"Nothing." Dumbledore said, his face full of deep sorrow. "It's different from twenty years ago, Tom. The time when I could frighten you with a burning wardrobe and force you to atone for your sins is long gone. But I wish I could, Tom, I wish I could … "
Lord Voldemort laughed coldly. Dumbledore's attitude did not move him at all. Instead, it angered him even more. For a moment, he moved his hand to the wand in his pocket …
But the moment passed. Lord Voldemort turned and walked away. The door closed, and he disappeared.
"Well, let's go back!" Dumbledore said, and brought Elwyn and Harry back to the office in reality.
"Professor, why did he come back?" Harry asked immediately. "Have you figured it out?"
"I had some ideas before. Elwyn helped me verify some of them," Dumbledore said. Dumbledore said, "For example, when he came back, he hid a Horcrux in the House of Granted Wishes."
"The House of Granted Requests?!" Harry murmured, and an idea flashed in his mind.
He suddenly realized that the place would not be shown on the marauder map.
Malfoy had been disappearing inexplicably recently. Did he go there?!
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. Although Dumbledore and Elwyn told him not to worry about it, Harry still decided to continue tracking.
"Yes, the House of Granted Requests. Lord Voldemort hid Ravenclaw's Coronet there. I tracked it for a long time before I found it." Elwyn explained, and then added, "Because Lady Ravenclaw herself left a clue about the Coronet …"
The gem on the Coronet was in Elwyn's hands. It was the key to the secret treasure left by Ravenclaw, and it was also the proof of wisdom. It could give the wearer absolute wisdom.
"Lord Voldemort is very interested in things that have the history of the Hogwarts, and the key to the treasure left by the four creators is such an item." Dumbledore said, "So, we're lucky. While solving the puzzle left by the four creators, we can find most of the soul instruments."
If that was the case, they were indeed lucky!
"So, Professor, did you find anything else about that meeting?" Elwyn asked.
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