Hogwarts: Oh no, I've become Voldemort!

However, Malfoy could only manage small-scale operations like this in the end.

The malice inside one's chest may seem greater than anyone else's, but when it comes to putting it into practice, it may not be as powerful as it sounds.

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"Are we really going to kill someone?"

Inside the secret room, Malfoy's voice began to tremble.

Before him stood a tall, humanoid silhouette, handsome and dashing, though somewhat transparent, like a ghost—

It was Cyrus!

By absorbing the life force of Ginny and Malfoy some time ago, he was able to briefly let his shadow leave the diary. The abundant life force made him feel reborn!

However, in reality, this would consume a lot of his energy.

But friends should always meet face-to-face.

This was also a small preparation that Cyrus made in order to completely control Malfoy.

"I think we don't need to..."

"Are you scared? Like the last coward, you're scared?" he asked rhetorically.

“I’m not afraid, it’s just…” Draco’s chest heaved violently as he looked in horror at the large snake that was bowing its head before him. At that moment, he felt not honor, but real fear.

But when facing Cyrus, or rather, when facing "Little Tom" whom he had spent so much time with, he was unwilling to show his vulnerable side. Especially when he discovered that "Tom Riddle," this mixed-race man, was far more outstanding than himself.

Now, he genuinely wanted to impress his friends and his father, to show them how outstanding he was, but asking him to kill someone was a bit...

“She’s just a filthy little mudblood, why do you care whether she lives or dies?” Cyrus took a step forward; he was just a phantom shadow, yet he forced Draco to retreat continuously.

"I just think it's unnecessary... The people who were attacked before didn't die, did they? We just need to petrify them, just petrify them..."

“How interesting, Draco.” Cyrus chuckled, having unknowingly walked up to Draco and looked down at him. He could feel Draco Malfoy’s breathing, rapid and intermittent.

“Do you know how much effort it took for me to get out of the diary? It was far more difficult than possessing you!” Cyrus said angrily. “I did this because you said you wanted to do it yourself, but now you’re backing down?”

"I didn't, I didn't, it's just..." Cold sweat kept dripping down his forehead. Although Draco quickly denied it, he couldn't come up with an excuse.

He felt as if a huge mass of seawater was engulfing him, and the pressure made it hard for him to breathe.

He looked like he was in a lot of pain.

At that moment, Cyrus's translucent fingers reached towards his chest and grasped the wand he kept in his pocket. He began to examine it slowly.

"Nice wand. What's it made of?" Cyrus seemed to have completely abandoned the matter of ordering Malfoy to kill someone, and instead started talking about his wand.

"Hawthorn wood, the core of the cane is unicorn hair."

"Hawthorn wood, a strange, contradictory magic wand, isn't it? Just like the tree itself is full of paradoxes: its leaves and blossoms have healing properties, but the branches it cuts carry the scent of death."

"And unicorn fur. Nothing is less suitable for casting dark magic. Draco—"

Cyrus placed Malfoy's wand back in the distance, while looking directly into his eyes:

You look like you're in pain.

Draco had to admit that Tom Riddle was right. But he was unwilling to admit it, or rather, he was now speechless. The once-friendly "Little Tom" now seemed like a completely different person, making him feel both unfamiliar and frightened.

Fortunately, the other party eventually relented.

“Your good and evil are not pure enough, and that is the root of your suffering,” Cyrus bluntly pointed out.

His hand rested on Draco's shoulder, and his voice gradually became ethereal, like the enchanting song of a mermaid in the ocean.

"What you can't do, I will do."

"Draco Malfoy, give me your body..."

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Chapter 49 Modifying memory

Cyrus took advantage of Draco's weakness and completely controlled his body.

However, he did not immediately launch an attack with the basilisk. He had more important things to do than to launch an attack.

Through his conversation with Draco, he already knew that the house-elf Dobby had stolen the diary and delivered it to Draco. Now, Ginny still has memories of the diary in her mind, and if Dumbledore discovers these memories, she will likely be exposed.

"We must find out if Ginny has revealed anything about the diary, and then we must erase all their memories!"

Cyrus doesn't plan to go back to Ginny for the time being. Given how things have developed, there's really no need to strictly follow the original plot. As long as the overall story remains largely the same, taking Ginny to the Chamber of Secrets at the end and creating the illusion that he's about to meet Harry Potter face-to-face will suffice.

Now, he needs to find an opportunity and act quickly.

However, that's what I mean—

The fact that Harry, Hermione, and Ginny used their combined weapon to disarm them right from the start is a different story.

Just a few minutes earlier, Cyrus was about to go find Ginny when he unexpectedly ran into four people who had been lying in wait there as soon as he stepped out of the common room and turned the corner.

Four voices shouted "Expelliarmus!" in unison, and Ron's wand immediately backfired, blasting him away. The remaining three spells flew towards Cyrus, knocking the hawthorn wood staff from his hand.

In truth, Cyrus wasn't truly powerless to resist. Even with his wand knocked away, he could still cast spells, but now he had other ideas.

"Malfoy! Give Ginny's diary back right now!" Hermione said rudely, as if she would punch him if he didn't hand over the diary.

"Hurry up! Or I'll make you taste what a slug tastes like!" Ginny was even more agitated than Hermione. "Don't try to deny it, Harry saw you take out that diary during class!"

Ron, whose buttocks were split in eight pieces, quickly got up and stood aside, taking advantage of the situation.

On Valentine's Day, Harry saw Malfoy writing in a black notebook. He didn't think much of it at the time, but after seeing Ginny, he remembered the diary. After observing for several more days, he finally confirmed that the diary Malfoy was holding was the one Ginny had lost. That's how this scene came about.

However, looking at the three wands pressing against his chin, Cyrus was not flustered at all.

“Wait, wait—I’m not Malfoy!” Cyrus looked sincerely at Ginny, then lowered his voice, “It’s me, Riddle!”

“Mr. Riddle?” Ginny immediately put down her wand, her voice filled with surprise and delight. “How come—you’re possessed by Malfoy?”

“Oh—so, you are Tom Riddle?” Hermione and her two dim-witted sons both wore strange expressions. It was just that Cyrus was wearing Malfoy’s face, and no matter what he said, it didn’t seem very believable.

“That’s right.” Cyrus nodded. “Remember when we went to Snape’s to steal the materials for the Polyjuice Potion? That was when I was possessing Ginny’s body.”

"Is it really you?" Ron said in surprise. "But how did you end up in Malfoy's hands?"

“We all thought the Heir stole you,” Harry said, puzzled. “Malfoy isn’t the Heir, and we don’t even know who the Heir is. Why would he steal you?”

“Because he wanted to help that heir,” Cyrus explained.

"He didn't know who the heir was, but he discovered that I was searching for the heir, and he also discovered that I wasn't Ginny, but a memory in the diary, so he tried to steal the diary. However, he didn't expect that I could forcibly control his body."

Upon hearing this, Hermione immediately frowned, seemingly finding Cyrus's methods too evil, but Harry and Ron were quite pleased.

“I have to say, even though it’s the same face, you’re much more pleasing to the eye than Malfoy.” Ron walked up to him casually, put his arm around his shoulder, and then lowered his voice, “I heard you helped Ginny with her homework?”

"There were a few times when I thought she didn't need to do those assignments anymore. Why?"

"What I mean is—I also have a lot of homework!"

"Ron!" Hermione angrily pulled Ron away from Cyrus.

Harry and Ginny remained around him, and Ginny suddenly looked sad.

"But if you've taken control of Malfoy, why don't you come looking for me?"

Cyrus wanted to say that his original plan was to find her and alter their memories. However, the words that came out were quite different:

“This is too dangerous! I believe the Heir has already discovered my existence. It’s just that he hasn’t figured out where I’m hiding yet. If I return to your side, I might drag you into danger as well. But I’m using Malfoy’s body, so don’t worry, no one will think he’s the Heir’s enemy.”

“I’m not afraid of danger!” Ginny said firmly.

“We’re not afraid either,” Harry said immediately, hoping that this “Mr. Riddle” could provide him with some useful information.

“Actually, I’m a little scared…” Ron wanted to say that, but looking at his sister and best friend, he swallowed the words back.

"I know you are all very brave, but—"

“But one person can’t find the killer, right?” Hermione interrupted him. “We can help. You’ve worked with us before, you know that!”

Cyrus stared at her for a long time before nodding, feigning helplessness.

“Okay, I agree to let you join, but before that, I need to figure this out first—Ginny, you didn’t tell anyone about the diary, did you?”

"No, I only told Hermione and the others."

“Very well, now I must alter your memories, erasing this section of the diary and replacing it with something else,” Cyrus said. “I know you will never escape my secret, but the successor may use Legilimency to find the answers in your memories. If he discovers my true identity, killing me will be too easy for him.”

Cyrus took the wand back from Harry.

“You promise you’ll only alter our memories of the diary, not make us forget everything!” Ginny looked at him stubbornly, afraid that this was just a lie Cyrus told to make them forget everything and stay away from danger.

"I guarantee, there will only be modifications!"

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Chapter 50 All the abandoned people found a home here.

After altering Ginny and the others' memories, Cyrus finally felt that there were no future troubles.

Now, no one else will know that my true form is just an ordinary diary.

Harry and the others were momentarily stunned, then completely forgot about the memory alteration.