Elwyn and Harry turned their heads at the same time. Nick, who was almost headless, floated towards them. His head was still swaying on his collar.
"Dumbledore is at the Hogwarts. I heard from Bloody Barrow that he saw him just now. Barrow said that Dumbledore seemed to be in a good mood, just a little tired. Of course, he's so busy, Barrow … "
"Where is he?"
"Oh, humming and clanging on the Astronomy Tower. That's his favorite pastime …"
"Not Bloody Barrow, I'm asking about Dumbledore!" Harry said.
"Oh, in his office," Nick said. "According to Barrow, he has something to do before he goes to bed."
After confirming Dumbledore's whereabouts, Harry immediately turned to Elwyn and said, "Elwyn, let's go find Dumbledore."
He was excited at the thought of telling Dumbledore that he got the memory.
"Yes, we should go talk to Dumbledore. I told you that he must know that we got the memory!" Elwyn replied. "He might have come back because of this."
He was not against going to Dumbledore's office, but what about Elaine who was in his arms?
If this fellow were to wake up later, he would definitely be a problem. Who knew what Elijah would do in a drunken state other than biting people?
Besides, although Elijah was very light, it was also very strenuous for Elvin to carry her all the time.
That's not right, it's Elijah who's been hanging on him. It's also very strenuous for him!
She was like a sloth hanging on a tree. No, she was hanging on Elwyn's body …
Before they could do anything, the fat lady cried out in a hurry.
"Don't go find the principal, I lied to you! I'm angry that you woke me up! The password is' scum '! "
As soon as she finished speaking, the portrait door rotated upward, revealing the entrance to the common room behind it.
"Wait for me, Harry. I'm going to hand Elaine over to Hermione." Elwyn carried the troublesome girl into the room.
It was a little late, but Hermione hadn't returned to the dorm yet.
She curled up on the sofa near the fireplace and fell asleep, a thick magic book lying beside her.
Elwyn woke her up and handed Elaine over to her. He briefly explained her current situation: drunk and biting.
In any case, its nature was extremely vile and its methods were extremely cruel, so Hermione had to be careful later.
Looking at Hermione, it was obvious that she didn't care about Elaine. Instead, she focused all her energy on how Elwyn and the others obtained Slughorn's memory, what was the content of that memory, and how they were going to meet Dumbledore.
Elwyn explained briefly and went to Dumbledore's office with an impatient Harry.
"The principal will be happy to see this memory. He's been urging us many times, he must be very anxious," Harry said.
"Yes, he must be very anxious. After all, if we want to defeat Lord Voldemort, the first obstacle in front of us is the Soul Vessel. It's also something we can't avoid. Dumbledore needs all the information about the Soul Vessel," Elwyn said softly.
He had a rough idea, but he couldn't say it out loud. Moreover, many things had changed.
Dumbledore's grasp of information and subsequent judgments were far more reliable than the so-called future that Elwyn knew.
A few minutes later, Elwyn and Harry came to the Monster Door of the principal's office, said the password, and went up the spiral staircase.
They knocked on the door, and Dumbledore's tired voice came from behind the door. "Come in."
The two pushed the door open and went in. Dumbledore's office was still the same, but outside the window was a dark night sky full of stars.
"Oh, Elwyn, Harry!" Dumbledore said in surprise. "What's the matter so late at night?"
"Professor, we got Slughorn's memory," Harry said immediately, taking out a small glass bottle and showing it to Dumbledore.
"We just got it. We can confirm the key information about Lord Voldemort's Soul Vessel." Elwyn said that he was actually more concerned about Dumbledore's next action after confirming the key content of the memory. Maybe they could move on to the next step!
After all, for Dumbledore, all the missing pieces of the puzzle should be complete.
Sure enough, when the principal saw the small glass bottle that Harry took out, he was stunned for a moment, and then a smile bloomed on his face.
"This is exciting news! It's great! I know you can do it! "
Apparently, he had completely forgotten that it was already late at night. He hurriedly came out from behind the desk, took Slughorn's memory, and strode to the front of the cabinet with the meditation basin. He picked up the stone basin, put the stone basin on the table, and poured the contents of the bottle into it.
"Now, we're finally going to see it. Quick, Elwyn, Harry, this is a very important part," he said, gesturing for Elwyn and Harry to enter the meditation basin.
Elwyn followed Harry into the meditation basin. His feet left the ground, and he fell into the darkness, falling into Slughorn's office from many years ago.
The much younger Slughorn, with a head of thick, glossy straw-yellow hair and a ginger mustache, sat in a comfortable winged armchair, his feet propped up on a large velvet cushion, a small glass of wine in one hand, and a box of candied pineapples in the other. Six or seven boys in their teens sat around Slughorn, including Tom Riddle. Marvolo's black and gold ring shone on Riddle's finger, and it was particularly eye-catching.
"Sir, is Professor Mellors retiring?" he asked.
"Tom, Tom, I can't tell you even if I knew!" Slughorn shook a finger covered in icing at him reproachfully, but then he winked and smiled. "I have to say, I want to know where you got your information, son. You know more than half the faculty."
Riddle smiled, and the other boys laughed, casting admiring glances at him.
"You're such a smart boy. You know things you shouldn't know, and you're careful to please important people. By the way, thank you for the pineapple. You guessed it, it's my favorite … "
The boys snickered at his words.
"Tom, I believe you'll be the director of the Ministry of Magic in twenty years, maybe only fifteen. If you keep bringing me candied pineapples, it won't be a problem at all. You know, I have strong connections in the Ministry. "
The other boys laughed again, but Tom Riddle only smiled.
When he was about to speak, the other boys all shut up.
Obviously, he was by no means the oldest of the boys, but they all seemed to regard him as their leader.
Among the students, Tom Riddle had absolute control, even more than Slughorn and the other professors.
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