Hogwarts: Becoming the White Lord from Breathing

Chapter 170 The Bewitching Power of a Split Soul

Voldemort, or rather Nagini, walks down the street in Diagon Alley.

Seeing the unsuspecting expressions on the faces of the passing wizards, Voldemort's voice, emanating from his split soul, echoed within Nagini:

“Look at them. These swine have enjoyed peace for far too long. I actually saw no fewer than three pure-blood wizards walking together with lowly commoners—they have forgotten the glory that bloodlines bring.”

Nagini did not respond; she simply walked through the streets and alleys with Voldemort's fragmented soul, eventually stopping at the Leaky Cauldron.

According to the split soul, this method would allow him to quickly understand the current magical world—Voldemort's split soul seems to have his cognition stuck fifty years in the past, so much so that he doesn't know about the savior Harry Potter, nor does he know who Damon White is.

Nagini ordered a glass of sparkling kumquat wine and sat in a corner, constantly communicating with the split soul in her mind.

"A twelve-year-old Transfiguration master? There really is such a person. If he and Dumbledore team up, it would be reasonable for me to lose to them."

But what is this Potter?! How did an ordinary-looking boy manage to escape from me?!

"Well, I don't know about that. Besides, that Transfiguration master White is only thirteen years old this year."

Nagini felt a brief but distinct silence in the soul within his mind.

The arrogant, cold tone suddenly fell silent, and after a second, it continued:

"Really? A thirteen-year-old Transfiguration master? He should still be a second-year student at Hogwarts?"

Then came comments like, "If I hadn't had to lie low, I probably would have achieved what he did," and "If I hadn't had to hide it from Dumbledore, I should have received some advanced knowledge much earlier."

It sounds as if he's comparing his early achievements to Damon's current situation.

This is only natural; in Tom Riddle's mind, he was destined to become the greatest wizard—it was only a matter of time.

But now, it seems that an even more brilliant young man has been born.

This drove him almost insane with jealousy!

What are your plans for the future?

Nagini was very uneasy—in fact, she still had five fragments of the soul from the main soul residing in her body, but those were reserved for the remaining Horcruxes.

She didn't dare tell the split soul inside her about this—she always felt that if she did, something bad would happen.

In fact, her premonition has now come true.

She heard that evil voice in her mind playing tricks:

"My plan? Whatever I want to do, as long as I think about it for a moment, I can immediately come up with a meticulous plan—countless successes have already proven this."

But before that, there's a crucial condition—no one can hold me back.

“Nagini, since you were once my loyal servant, I want to ask you, do you acknowledge that I, the more perfect Tom Riddle from fifty years ago, am your master?”

"I...I don't know," Nagini said, feeling extremely frightened.

She didn't really understand.

Why would someone who once lived forever as a viper accept such a master?

When she thinks like a snake, how exactly does her soul operate? She's already beginning to reject the person in her mind.

"Don't know? I don't like that answer!"

An evil voice began to roar, and Nagini felt his head start to ache.

But soon, the voice seemed to realize something and became gentle again.

"Forget it, you don't know me well enough, you don't know the great Dark Lord. It's normal that you don't want to believe me."

But since you were once my most loyal servant, I will naturally acknowledge you as well—Nagini, tell me, what is my plan for you next?

Nagini's heart began to race. Her instinct was to lie, but unable to think of a good reason in a short time, she told the truth:
"Find the other Horcruxes and collect them."

"And then what? What do you need to do?"

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As Nagini fell silent, Tom realized something was seriously wrong.

His voice began to soften and become more patient.

“Nagini, do you also have reservations about me? I am Voldemort, Voldemort is me—although I am his split soul, do you understand? He has split his soul too many times, and his brain has become chaotic.”

I am actually more perfect now—I am far wiser and smarter than I was before. The best thing he did was to create Horcruxes when he was at his most powerful and intelligent—in fact, I am more worthy of your trust than he is.

Whether you want to fulfill his last wish or do something else, you can discuss it with me, and I will help you—after all, you are his most loyal servant, the only person he could trust, aren't you?

Nagini hesitated. "Really? If I want to find a place to live a peaceful life, will you support me?"

"Of course, but the premise is that the two of us can't live in the same body forever—you don't want me to be watching everything from the sidelines in your mind after you have a partner in the future, do you?"

Nagini certainly didn't want to.

“Nagini, we’re not in a good position right now—our enemy is very powerful and growing at an extremely fast pace. If we’re slow, we might be discovered one day. Do you think Dumbledore will have any pity for you, Voldemort’s henchman—for us then?”
He won't. This guy looks humble on the surface, but he's ruthless behind the scenes. I dare say he would kill us without hesitation.

I don't mean to rush you, but we really don't have much time to waste.

After he finished speaking, he fell silent.

Nagini stared intently at the wine glass in front of him, his mind racing.

In fact, she and this split soul had only recently taken shape, and her knowledge was even less than that of the split soul—she only remembered being with Voldemort and who she was, but she didn't know much about the current wizarding world.

She didn't know if Dumbledore could be trusted, or if Master White had three heads and six arms. Perhaps she really should cooperate with this split soul?
"Before Lord Voldemort vanished, he entrusted fragments of his soul to me—these fragments can be used to awaken the fragments of souls within Horcruxes—just like you."

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"So, am I the honored first one?"

"Yes—according to the plan, I should go find the second Horcrux and awaken the remaining fragments of the soul."

"What a foolish idea."

(End of this chapter)