Hogwarts: Oh no, I've become Voldemort!

“We meet again, Mr. Auror.” Cyrus chuckled as he looked at the cowardly Auror. “I must say, you really are stupid. You actually jumped into such an obvious trap by yourself.”

"Tom Riddle..."

“I’m glad you still remember my name, sir, but—” Cyrus gently lifted his wand.

"The soul leaves the body."

-

"Where is Delixi?"

After finishing his letter, Moody looked around but didn't see Dexter. He assumed Dexter had searched the mansion.

But soon, Tonks, who jumped out of the mansion, shook his head.

“This house is really nice, much better than my dad’s taste,” Tonks remarked as she looked around. Her father was a Muggle-born wizard, so he seemed to be influenced by the wizarding world in some ways, and the house’s decor still maintained a rather old-fashioned style.

But what about here?

She could hardly believe this was a wizard's house. The house was fully equipped with all kinds of appliances, and even had a Sega Saturn, a game console that had just been released this year!

"Did you find anything?"

Tonks shook his head: "Delix might have found something. I saw him rushing into the woods, like he was chasing something."

Moody's: ? ? ?

"Aren't you going to help?"

"what?"

"Dumbledore has emphasized many times that Tom Riddle is extremely dangerous. If Dolittle had really discovered something, he might already be dead!" Moody shouted. "I told you before, if there's anything discovered, inform me immediately!"

"Which way did he go? We need to hurry! Otherwise, Delilah might be finished off!" Moody said anxiously.

However, the other two Aurors, Tonks and the others, pointed to completely different places where Delicious had gone.

Which side is it?

“I clearly saw him head towards the jungle!” Tonks said, his eyes wide.

“But John told us he was going to check out the top of the mountain,” the other two Aurors retorted, not to be outdone.

Moody's is on the verge of collapse.

What exactly is going on with the Aurors now?

Could such qualities also protect the peace and tranquility of the British magical community?

If this had happened more than a decade ago during Voldemort's era, these people probably wouldn't even know how they died!

Fortunately, at that moment, Delilah returned.

"What are you all doing gathered here?" Delix asked in surprise as he emerged from the woods, brushing the fallen leaves off his clothes and looking at his colleagues who seemed about to start arguing.

“You see, I told you he went into the woods,” Tonks said, arms crossed.

The appearance of Delilah broke the tense atmosphere between Tonks and the other two Aurors, but Moody did not let his guard down at all.

His demonic eye seemed to sense something, and it began to spin wildly, scanning Delilah's body several times like a malfunctioning machine.

"stop!"

"What's wrong?" Delilah stopped approaching and frowned as he looked at Moody.

Moody remained silent with a stern face, his eyes scanning every inch of his body like infrared rays.

During the last Wizarding War, Moody used this magic eye to see through the Death Eaters' shapeshifting spells more than once, preventing many assassination attempts against him.

now--

Thank you, Emperor Xuan, for the 500 reward!

Chapter 103 Finding the Key to Vault 12

"You suspect I'm an imposter?" Delilah's tone suggested he found Moody's absurdity laughable. "I think you're truly insane. Do you really think anyone can take me down in such a short time? Unless the person we're capturing is Dumbledore or the Man from Darkness!"

"Hmph, why did you act on your own?" Moody snorted coldly. He truly hadn't noticed anything amiss; the Delilah before him seemed to be the real person. However, that didn't mean he felt no dissatisfaction.

“I just didn’t want to miss the opportunity. I saw a python, and it ran away as soon as it saw me. I’m worried it’s Riddle’s spy.” Delis waved his hand, and a python as thick as a thigh floated out. Moody looked at it but didn’t see anything unusual.

"You've obviously misjudged!" Moody's tone was sharp, clearly still displeased with Delilah's unauthorized actions. He then walked to the other side and began his own investigation, seemingly having no further interest in even glancing at Delilah.

“Don’t mind him, that’s just how he is.” Tonks stepped forward, nudged Delilah with his elbow, and then asked, “What about this snake?”

"It's no use, just let it go." Delis released the levitation spell, and the python landed on the ground, immediately coiling up in fear, its body stiff.

“Let’s keep looking for other clues,” Delilah patted Tonks on the shoulder, encouraging him.

Tonks nodded blankly, then her gaze suddenly fell on Delilah's wrist: "Hey, were you wearing this bracelet when you came?"

"I've been wearing it for quite a while now. I made it myself. It can protect against some not-so-strong dark magic," Delis said calmly, tugging at his sleeve to conceal the winding silver snake-shaped bracelet on his wrist.

“Oh.” Tonks had no doubts at all, and instead looked with great interest at the sculptures and fountains in the courtyard. “The wings of this sculpture look very delicate.”

Delix gripped his left wrist with his right hand, watching the others get busy, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

At this point, Delix was no longer Delix.

After Cyrus lured Dexter deep into the forest, he transformed into his likeness. The real Dexter was actually the snake from before. As for Nagini, he's currently wearing it on his wrist!

Since completing Imagomagus's Transfiguration, Cyrus's understanding of Transfiguration has reached a new level. Furthermore, the wand made with a thunderbird feather as its core offers a significant boost to his Transfiguration abilities.

All of this gave Cyrus confidence that he could fool Moody's magic eye.

Of course, even if he couldn't hide it from those eyes, Cyrus wasn't completely without options.

Ultimately, there were only four opponents, and even the strongest, Moody, was physically disabled. Taking them down wouldn't take Cyrus much effort. However, Cyrus didn't want to attract too much attention.

His current goal is to infiltrate the Ministry of Magic. Not long ago, after obtaining the Resurrection Stone, he contacted Malfoy again, intending to ask about Vault 12 and, incidentally, find out who owned the earliest vaults in Gringotts.

Cyrus didn't actually know much about the plot of Legacy. He did buy the game, but he didn't continue playing it because the plot was a bit too bland and boring. Instead, he watched some videos and got a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Furthermore, according to his investigation, there appears to be no record of a single fifth-year transfer student attending Hogwarts during the tenure of one of the most unpopular headmasters. However, some other game characters seem to align with historical records.

This information left Cyrus somewhat confused, but regardless, the concept of ancient magic did indeed exist, with Lily Potter being the strongest evidence. As for whether Vault 12 truly held the secrets of ancient magic, Cyrus decided to investigate for himself.

After contacting Malfoy, Cyrus even returned to Azkaban once to find the Death Eater Lukwood, but Lukwood knew nothing about the location of the key to Vault 12 and had never heard of ancient magic.

Ultimately, Cyrus could only rely on his own and Malfoy's speculations to conclude that the key to Vault 12 was most likely hidden inside the Ministry of Magic.

It's obviously not a good idea to storm the Ministry of Magic directly. He might not care about the Auror, but Dumbledore isn't dead yet!

Cyrus had no choice but to take a roundabout approach and first obtain an identity to infiltrate the Ministry of Magic.

Otherwise, even if Moody could find some clues, he wouldn't have been able to discover the magical traces left at the Gaunt mansion. Not to mention, Cyrus wouldn't have deliberately left his name for Frank to reveal.

If he wanted to hide, no one in the entire town would remember ever having been there.

In the end, Moody and his team naturally found nothing.

However, none of them left. Just as the sun was about to set, an old man wearing a gray robe and with a beard that stretched all the way down to his belt suddenly appeared on the hillside.

It's Dumbledore.

Cyrus still felt a lot of pressure when facing Dumbledore again.

“Albus,” Moody limped up to greet him. “Is everything alright at school? Forgive my bluntness, but you'd better be careful of Sirius. He’s more dangerous than the average Death Eater!”

"On the contrary, I think Tom Riddell is more dangerous."

As Dumbledore spoke, he craned his neck to examine the drastically changed Riddle Hall. He immediately exclaimed, "I must say, Riddle's aesthetic sense is much better than before. I'm glad he no longer likes dark environments."

“I don’t know where the view is darker than Hogwarts Castle,” Cyrus retorted. “If you catch Tom Riddle, I think you could have him design the castle for you before sending him back to Azkaban.”

“A good suggestion, Dumbledore.” Dumbledore nodded, as if he were genuinely considering it. “Alastor, have you discovered anything?”

“Four miles away, there’s an abandoned house belonging to the Gaunt family, and there are strong traces of magic there,” Moody said. “It’s certain that Riddle stayed there and did something, but now there’s no trace of him.”

“I’m very interested in what he did!” Dumbledore said forcefully. “Just in case, I want to make sure there haven’t been any tragedies around here.”

No, why would you ask that?

“Nothing much, just a little worry about a fugitive.” Dumbledore pondered for a moment. “Since he left nothing behind, it means he must have taken something with him. It seems we are too late.”

Moody was already used to Dumbledore's eccentricities.

This old man always kept the secrets to himself.

"Any other discoveries?"

"Delix has found a snake," Tonks said quickly.

“That snake is no different,” Moody said.

However, Dumbledore was unwilling to let go of any possibility, and, importantly, he could also speak Parseltongue!

So he immediately said to Cyrus, "Could you bring it to me so I can see it?"

Show this to Dumbledore?

While memories can be altered, it's not difficult for powerful wizards to detect such alterations. Just as Dumbledore could easily see through Slughorn's manipulation of his memories, Voldemort was able to unearth the fragmented memories of a wizard who had been repeatedly subjected to the Oblivion Curse.

If Cyrus had known Dumbledore was coming, he would never have brought the serpent-turned Dexter.

However, he doesn't actually feel much pressure right now.