Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 192 Agreeing with the Principal

In fact, Dumbledore was wary of Ted's talent. That's normal!

Gifted, charming, a natural telepath, frighteningly hardworking... this Dumbledore looks a little familiar!
Isn’t this the childhood version of Old Lover?

Why did Dumbledore hate and always be on guard against his senior Tom during their school days?
At the same time, senior Tom was loved by everyone, from students to teachers to ghosts, but Dumbledore disliked him very much.

So much so that after the secret room incident, Tom didn't dare to open the secret room again.

This is not because Dumbledore knows what Tom did in the orphanage and hates him. It is because Dumbledore suffered a loss when he was young and was deceived by a young, handsome and darkly charming scumbag!

Therefore, the character of Tom Riddle, a young Dark Lord, wants to repeat Grindelwald's great achievements in Dumbledore, which is like Empress Wei imitating Wu Zetian, trying to imitate her in every way but failing to be like her.

And Dumbledore has become immune to this style, so Riddle can't try to confuse him by imitating Grindelwald.

Now, the problems with the old students haven’t been completely solved yet, and new students have come again.

This did arouse Dumbledore's vigilance. They were equally talented and even equally supported by everyone.

Back then, Voldemort's words seemed to have magic in them - he was very good at persuading others.

Ted is the same, even better. Ted is so popular in the school now, not to mention among students, even among professors, except Snape, everyone else likes him very much.

And Ted's ability to incite is so similar to the Muggle mustache he saw back then! The same speech skill maxed out...

At this point, Ted decided to have a frank talk with Dumbledore.

After experiencing the locked room incident, Ted became more open-minded.

As long as I am in Hogwarts, I can't keep role-playing as an ordinary little wizard.

Instead of trying to deceive, it is better to be sincere.

Ted: "Headmaster, are you paying so much attention to me because of Tom Riddle? Were you also wary of him in the beginning?"

"You are different!" Dumbledore immediately concluded.

He lowered his head slightly, his face looking a little sad.

"I'm sorry, after what happened to Tom, I've become a little sensitive about this, and I must apologize to you."

He knew that lying to Ted at this time was the worst option.

You can't treat Ted as a child, you have to talk to him as an equal. In many cases, sincerity is more useful than skills.

Ted spread his hands helplessly, "After what happened to Senior Tom, I can understand it a little bit. After all, we do have a lot in common to some extent."

"However, I must emphasize that I am not like Senior Tom, who is born with a personality defect and is extremely afraid of death. To be honest, I can't understand why he is afraid of dying of old age when he is a teenager. There are still so many years left. Is he so anxious?"

Dumbledore did indeed let down his guard and vigilance, even removing his mental defenses, and faced Ted with a very relaxed and friendly attitude, just like an elder facing a naughty younger generation.

He felt that Ted had hit the nail on the head, and curled his lips: "I have to admit that my way of education back then was indeed ill-considered. But Tom does have a bad record. I find it hard to understand why he is so afraid of death. Leaping over death, ha, he is really arrogant enough..."

The word Voldemort spells out "Leap Over Death".

Tom successfully made a Horcrux when he was 16 years old and in fifth grade. After that, he split his soul repeatedly and drove himself crazy. He was indeed too afraid of death.

After chatting for a while, Ted pointed to the diary on the table with a big hole in it.

"Professor, what do you think of this? A thing that has its own thoughts and can even absorb other people's emotions and life manifestation entities..."

Dumbledore looked at the diary under his eyelids with a serious look: "It is a very evil black magic item, very high-end. I have rarely heard of anything with similar effects..."

Obviously, Dumbledore was certain that the diary might be a Horcrux. Old Malfoy was right. This diary might be a Horcrux! The book "Advanced Dark Arts Revealed" on the bookshelf in the office meant that Dumbledore had already looked for clues.

But he thought it would be better not to discuss this matter with Ted in detail for the time being.

Dumbledore always believed that talented children should not be exposed to the dark arts too early, as it would have a very harmful effect on the three perspectives of young people.

Little did he know that Ted had already read the banned book.

But Ted was able to understand him, and it was the mature and right thing to do.

In fact, if I were not a mentally mature adult with a lot of knowledge about other worlds, I would probably be attracted by those powerful and mysterious black magics.

The more curious you are, the deeper you go, and the deeper you go, the darker it becomes.

The side effects of black magic will slowly affect the mind. Ted himself does not dare to be careless. He has always been very conservative in his research on black magic and conducts psychological assessments on himself every month, fearing that changes will occur that he has not noticed.

After he reminded the principal that he should pay attention to the diary, the rest was none of his business as he would only be in the third grade next year.

If this story were reported by a reporter, it would go something like this:
At the invitation of Mr. Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, Ted, an outstanding student and winner of the Special Contribution Award, paid his first friendly visit to the headmaster's office in late May.

The two sides had a comprehensive exchange on teacher-student relationship and cooperation in various fields such as each other's positions, emotions, values, etc., and reached a consensus on the issue of Tom's diary, which was of common concern.

Both parties recalled the harmonious scene when they enrolled two years ago and agreed to further deepen the cooperation between teachers and students at a time when the magical society is undergoing profound changes.

Both parties expressed satisfaction with the lively, cautious, serious and responsible attitude towards the progress and depth of magic learning, and reiterated that it is very important to be cautious in learning black magic.

Both sides emphasized that Voldemort's defeat was a historical inevitability and the unanimous choice of the wizarding world.

As a cordial teacher-student partnership, both sides have a high degree of trust in each other, and the teacher-student friendship is precious throughout the lives of both parties.

Dumbledore congratulated the outstanding student Ted on the successful conclusion of the Salted Fish Network held in Diagon Alley, and wished that Ted would lead his friends to achieve greater success in building a strong and prosperous magical society in Great Britain.

Ted firmly worked with Dumbledore to continue to stabilize the order of the wizarding world...

……

Having resolved Dumbledore's suspicion, Ted breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as you are in Hogwarts, or as long as you are in the British wizarding world, you cannot avoid Dumbledore.

Now that Dumbledore has expressed his trust and support for me, I can take bigger steps.

In the past, I was just a Hogwarts student, an orphan in a Muggle orphanage, without any support.

But now it's different. At least I have Dumbledore's shadow behind me. Although I can't directly use Dumbledore's skin as a banner, with this relationship, at least I won't be manipulated at will.

Even if Minister of Magic Fudge wanted to make a fuss about himself, he had to consider Dumbledore's attitude.

Under the condition that it would not affect his official position, Fudge wished that he would never have any contact with Dumbledore in his life. In fact, he was very afraid of Dumbledore.

He was especially wary of Dumbledore's sudden bid for Minister of Magic, fearing that if Dumbledore got the word out, he would be impeached and removed from office that same day.

Not to mention, Ted now has a hidden ally behind him, the Malfoy family.

Oh, by the way, I am still a business partner of the Black family - the Magic Soft Shampoo Business.

Like the protagonists in many novels, they are obviously very powerful, but when they arrive in a strange world, they always run into obstacles, as if God (the author) is against them.

But if you want to integrate into a new environment, you must build a network of contacts. Otherwise, you will end up with a situation where the powerful dragon cannot suppress the local snake, and nothing goes well.

Not to mention that Ted is just a little dragon now~
(End of this chapter)