Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

“I don’t know, I’ve never been here.

If that article hadn't aroused my suspicion, leading me to discover the ring and locket in old Ogden's memory, and suspecting that they might be related to Horcruxes, I probably would never have come here.

From what I understand, this is a place that Tom has always considered a place of shame, but I don't know when he came here and made the ring into a Horcrux.

I think the locket corresponds to the necklace in the story, but it's not here.

It’s very strange. I asked all my old friends who might know about this, and they all said that they didn’t write that article…”

Douglas looked at the surrounding scenery indifferently. He was not sure whether Dumbledore was testing him.

However, he did know where the locket was. However, he had to wait until Sirius could appear in the wizarding world openly before he could go to his old house to get it. There must be many Aurors from the Ministry of Magic watching that place now.

So he changed the subject and said:

"Professor, what did you mean when you said Morfin Gaunt killed the Riddles?"

Dumbledore thought for a moment and said:

"At that time, Morfin was sentenced to three years in Azkaban for attacking Muggles and had a criminal record. Marvolo (Marvolo Gaunt), Tom's grandfather, was sentenced to six months in Azkaban for injuring old Odenger and officials of the Ministry of Magic.

Marvolo died early after being released, while Morfin lived here until more than a decade later, when he suddenly killed the Riddle family and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban.

Douglas snorted disdainfully, then questioned:

"Is he crazy? It's been more than ten years, and he suddenly remembered killing a family of Muggles. Didn't the Ministry of Magic conduct a thorough investigation at the time?"

Dumbledore smiled and said:

"In fact, he does have some mental problems, perhaps it's a genetic problem in his family.

However, there was no need for the Ministry of Magic to conduct a special investigation, as Morfin's wand showed that it was he who cast the Killing Curse.

Even before the Ministry of Magic used Veritaserum or Legilimency, he himself had produced a series of evidence that only the murderer could know, and he was proud of it.

Although I had my doubts, the evidence is strong.”

It is true, the Ministry of Magic is not useless.

Douglas was stunned for a moment. If he remembered correctly, the death of Myrtle and the Riddle family happened not too far apart in time, so they should have been killed by the same Minister of Magic.

Why when dealing with the pure-blood Morfin, he was so concerned about having all the evidence, fearing that he had wrongly accused him; but when dealing with the other suspect, the half-blood Hagrid, he just dealt with the matter hastily and broke his wand.

Is this how the wizarding world treats purebloods and half-bloods?

(Hagrid was expelled for keeping dangerous animals at school, but the Ministry of Magic did not send him to Azkaban because Hagrid was a minor wizard. Instead, his wand was broken.

Adult wizards who commit crimes are sent directly to Azkaban. (In the original novel, Hagrid was suspected of using monsters to kill people again, so he was taken directly to Azkaban.)

Seeing that Douglas didn't say anything, Dumbledore smiled and didn't care.

Douglas suddenly asked:

"Professor, have you ever considered that this was Voldemort's doing, and then pinning the blame on Morfin?"

Dumbledore suddenly stopped and looked at Douglas. So many experiences told him that whenever Douglas had doubts, there would definitely be no problem.

But he explained:

"I could have thought of everything you could think of, such as ways to avoid being tracked, but as far as I know, Tom had his own alibi at the time, and you know I was following him."

Douglas thought for a moment and said:

“Based on the characteristics of Horcrux production, we can infer that if killing Myrtle allowed him to create the diary Horcrux, then who did he kill to create the Horcrux of this ring?

You find it strange that a man who has been capable of killing the Riddle family at any time for more than ten years suddenly kills people, but why didn't you investigate it further at the time? What if Morfin's memory was also modified?

Since we have decided to completely eliminate Voldemort, we should prepare for the worst, unless, for example, he killed more than one person during his school years.

Do you remember Tom Cruise?

I remember you said at the time that you had a way to deal with this kind of modified memory..."

Chapter 172 Welcoming Mr. Tom Riddle back to the Riddle family

Dumbledore frowned slightly. Tom Cruise was the first person to come into contact with Tom's diary last year and had his memory modified.

At the same time, Dumbledore also understood what Douglas meant. Perhaps this was why he was able to discover the Chamber of Secrets and clear Hagrid's grievances. He never missed any details.

Then Dumbledore remembered the plans they had discussed at Douglas's house and his goals for the new semester.

Although the other party could no longer participate in teaching, Dumbledore still decided to find an opportunity to introduce Remus and Douglas to have a good chat. Maybe Remus would find the plan interesting.

Finally, he adjusted his glasses and decided to help Douglas in this matter, so he said seriously:

"As far as I know, Morfin is still alive. Regardless of whether there are any new discoveries, I will continue to investigate this matter."

Douglas said thank you a little embarrassedly.

Dumbledore smiled. He didn't think Douglas was stirring up trouble for no reason. Instead, he felt that he was right. If he had addressed the doubts directly at the time, perhaps he would have made a different discovery...

Suddenly Dumbledore stopped and looked at Douglas in shock.

Douglas was startled by this action and asked quickly:

"Professor, what's wrong?"

Dumbledore smiled bitterly and said:

“Maybe you’re right, we were all wrong at the time.

It suddenly occurred to me that after Morfin was arrested, he repeatedly told his captors, 'He will kill me, I lost his ring, he will kill me.' I think the ring he was talking about should be the one in your box.

Because after that, I once saw this ring on Tom's hand, and he seemed to think it was a symbol of status, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time.

And just now I only noticed the gem on the ring, but now thinking about it carefully, I can confirm that this is the ring Tom is wearing on his hand.

Although this does not prove that Tom was the one who killed the person, it is enough to prove that he had been to the Gaunt house during that period.

It seems I really need to go find Morfin. Maybe we can find out the whereabouts of the locket..."

Douglas smiled bitterly. Maybe Dumbledore couldn't remember this incident, so he wouldn't take Morfin seriously.

He vaguely remembered that the memory was about Voldemort growing up, killing his father's family, and then blaming his uncle.

But he really didn't remember the details clearly. He remembered that the memory was the second to last memory that Dumbledore taught Harry before his death, so it should be a relatively important memory.

Of course, Douglas still had a little selfish motive, if Dumbledore could prove that Morfin Gaunt was innocent decades later.

Then his new teaching plan will have an additional meaningful case, which may further inspire students' spirit of exploring the truth.

As they were talking, the two arrived at the door of Riddle Mansion. Looking back, Douglas found that he could overlook the entire village from here.

But the house was indeed in a dilapidated state. All the windows were sealed, the tiles on the roof were broken, and the whole house was covered with ivy.

The first impression Douglas had was that it was damp, desolate, and uninhabited all year round.

However, the traces of mowing on the lawn and the crisscrossing bicycle tracks proved that someone had been here.

Douglas noticed that there was a new house number next to the gate that didn't fit in with the building - Watson Manor. He guessed that the owner had changed.

Just when Douglas decided to go in and take a look, an old man suddenly came over from the side of the house, limping and yelling loudly:

"Get out of here, you little... brats and old bastards..."

It was obvious that the other party hesitated when he saw an old man who looked older than him but stronger than him.

He was very angry when he saw that Douglas and Dumbledore stood still and looked at him with interest.

Waving his cane, he limped towards the two of them.

Dumbledore glanced at Douglas and said:

"Don't hurt the old man..."

Douglas's mouth twitched. Which of you two is the old man?

But his hands were not idle either. He snapped his fingers and looked into the old man's eyes.

Douglas did not use anything like telepathy, after all, the other party's body would definitely not be able to withstand it.

Of course, the most important thing is that he can't break the law in front of his principal.

After all, they had just talked about how Morfin was imprisoned in Azkaban for six years for casting a spell on Muggles, although Douglas was confident that the Ministry of Magic could not find any evidence against him.

So he just used some hypnotic tricks allowed by the Ministry of Magic to instill in the other person the suggestion that he should never go near the house.

Although he didn't remember whether the old man was present when Voldemort came, what if he was there? According to Voldemort's personality, he would kill people directly.

At the same time, Douglas realized that the old man should be the gardener of this house. He had caused him to lose his job, so he gave him a corresponding amount of compensation and stuffed it into his hands.

Let the other party think that he was fired, and then watch him take the money, curse under his breath, and limp towards the village with the money.

Dumbledore smiled and said:

“You still think Tom will come back here?

Don't forget, Tom hates Muggles, and just now we suspected that he had killed his father's family. Would he come back here when he is at his most vulnerable?"

Douglas shrugged and said indifferently:

"What if he has a brain seizure? Didn't you say that this problem runs in his family..."

Dumbledore choked.

Douglas opened the door and walked into the dilapidated room. Although it was daytime, the windows on all sides were sealed, and only a few rays of light shone through the broken tiles on the roof.

Douglas did not move forward, but took out the magic radar from his pocket again and changed the mode.

Dumbledore leaned over and saw the two flashing red dots on the radar display. He asked curiously:

"This should show the two of us, right?"

Douglas looked at Dumbledore in surprise. He was truly a master of alchemy. He had learned to read radar so quickly.

He nodded and said:

"This is a mode for detecting magical sources. As long as a magical source appears nearby, that is, a wizard or magical beast, it will show up on the radar even if the other party is invisible.

Besides that, it should be possible to detect ghosts, but most of the ghosts in the UK are concentrated in Hogwarts, so I will have to wait until I return to school and do experiments to find out."

Dumbledore said doubtfully:

"Douglas, have you forgotten the human form revealing spell..."

Douglas put away his radar and explained:

"Of course I haven't forgotten. This mode is designed based on the Humanoid Manifestation Charm. For example, when we're exploring, we can't always cast the Humanoid Manifestation Charm.

But if we keep the radar on, we can quickly spot people approaching us or hiding, and we only need to consume some magic power..."

After saying that, Douglas did not continue to walk in, but drew out his wand and began to wave...

Soon, a line of words flashing everywhere on the first floor, walls, and floors of Riddle Mansion: "Welcome Mr. Tom Riddle back to the Riddle family."

This is a graffiti spell specially designed by Douglas:

First, these words can only be seen by wizards; second, these words cannot be removed by magic.

Of course, the kind-hearted Douglas still left a way to remove the graffiti. That required Mr. Voldemort to use Muggle cleaning agents, otherwise anything containing magical elements would not be able to remove the graffiti.

And unless the carrier is crushed into powder, the text will still be displayed even if the wall is destroyed.

Dumbledore stood there in a daze, looking at the familiar style of writing.

He felt that if the weak Tom saw this scene, he would definitely be so angry that his magic power would riot again.

Chapter 173 You are already thirteen years old

Dumbledore didn't think Douglas was doing this, and Douglas didn't explain any further.

The two cast an Disillusionment Charm and followed the road to the cemetery next to the church.

After searching for a while, the two finally found the dilapidated Riddle family tomb.

Dumbledore asked doubtfully:

"Are you planning on moving old Riddle's remains?"

Douglas shook his head and said:

"No, I was wondering if I could add some ingredients to it."

Dumbledore reminded: