Chapter 265 Three Kinds of People
Dumbledore was not in a hurry to conduct an interview and educate Harry. If he wanted, he was very concerned about Harry's mental and physical health, but with Luke taking care of him, these should not be a problem.In comparison, he still wants to ask Luke what happened in the secret room tonight.besides……
What did Luke get?
And now, where Luke is, he already has an immature guess.
When he was about to go back to his office.Suddenly, I saw a person walking towards me.
"Oh! Professor Dumbledore!"
Lockhart saw the tall old man from a distance, he showed a bright smile and raised his hand to greet him: "Professor, professor! I heard that something happened here, do you need my help?"
As a writer, Lockhart is very interested in novel stories.Even if this story cannot be directly stolen by oneself, it is quite a good choice to transplant part of the plot through certain methods.
When Dumbledore saw Lockhart appearing, his expression was a little strange.Behind him, Harry, who was walking towards the infirmary, resolutely accelerated his pace.During this period of time in school, the best habit he developed was probably to stay away from that damn Lockhart, so that his life would be less troublesome.
But the problem is, Harry can avoid Lockhart's entanglement, but Dumbledore can't.He guessed that this was probably another part of Luke's plan.Lockhart, the bully is destined to be a stepping stone for Luke or his men to become famous.
The current Lockhart is obviously being lured out of the cave by someone.So what is the best way to deal with it now?
"Hold him, Professor. I didn't expect Voldemort to solve it so easily. If you let him go back now, Taylor and Hermione will be very passive."
Luke's tone remained relaxed.Although please, but obviously did not take this matter too seriously.This made Dumbledore goo inwardly.
"If I'm not going to hold him back, are you not going to let him go back?"
Dumbledore asked half jokingly and half seriously.
"How is it possible! Do I look like that violent, bloodthirsty person~"
Luke's joking tone made Dumbledore relieved.As long as he didn't respond seriously, it meant that at least he hadn't thought of killing Lockhart.
"I will hold him, but I certainly can't hold him for too long."
"It's okay, it doesn't need to be too long, just do your best. Emmm, if necessary, you can let him go to the infirmary~haha."
Harry: ? ? ?
If he had been there, he would have denounced Luke's mischief.
"In order to check the completion of the plan over there first, and wait for the plan to be completely finalized, Professor, I will let you meet an old friend. Maybe you will be very moved."
Luke's playful tone made Dumbledore feel that things were not simple.
...This product must be suffocating somewhere.
"Go and do your work!"
Dumbledore said something grumpy, Luke laughed and disappeared.
Of course, the conversation between the two men was not overheard by others.Dumbledore has also maintained his upright state, and it seems that he is just saying hello to Lockhart.
"Professor, what happened here?"
After Lockhart approached, he asked eagerly.
"Oh, what happened tonight? That's a long story," Dumbledore put on an expression of emotion, "Things have to start from nearly a thousand years..."
When Lockhart heard this time span, his scalp went numb.Even if this is a long story short, we have to talk about the year of the monkey.
"Stop, stop, Professor Dumbledore, I just want to know what happened in the castle tonight."
He had a hunch that what happened here tonight would be something worth writing in his book.
"Oh, what you need to know is what happened tonight." Dumbledore had a thoughtful expression, "Then we have to start with the Chamber of Secrets..."
Lockhart showed a look of anticipation when he heard the words.He had heard them mention the Chamber of Secrets before, but he didn't pay attention to it at the time. It seemed to be a very powerful place, and it was also related to Slytherin, one of the Big Four.
"The Chamber of Secrets, this is a place that Slytherin left behind when he left Hogwarts nearly a thousand years ago..."
Lockhart: ...
On the other side, Luke walked towards Lockhart's dormitory without haste.He had heard from the two girls before that Lockhart put all his things in a box.That box, or the evidence in the box, was what they were going to get.
He was very confident in Hermione and Taylor's ability to execute, so he wasn't really worried about Lockhart going back to obstruct things, but he still had to be careful, if the boat capsized in the gutter, it wouldn't be a good thing.
And when Luke really walked through two corridors, crossed a courtyard, and came to Lockhart's dormitory, he found that his worries were purely unnecessary.
Beside a tapestry, Professor McGonagall leaned on a set of empty armor and was waiting here.
When he saw Professor McGonagall, Luke knew that he didn't need to worry about this matter.However, out of caution, he chose to wait here.
Waiting is destined to be a boring thing, especially when you are worried, even if the worry is obviously not strong.Fortunately, Hermione and Tyler didn't keep Luke waiting for long.
After a while, the two came out easily.
Hermione held a thick notebook in her arms.Other than that, there is nothing else.
The two of them saw Professor McGonagall waiting not far away as soon as they walked out of Lockhart's dormitory.The two girls who went out at night and sneaked into the professor's dormitory to steal were immediately taken aback.
"Professor McGonagall!" Taylor began to think about how he could explain it in a reasonable way.Too bad there isn't much of a clue.
"It's over, points will be deducted!" The expression on Hermione's face was a little desperate.Gryffindor and Gryffindor had a bad start in this year's House Cup. Finally, thanks to her efforts, they gradually improved, and at least they were able to sit on an equal footing with the other two houses.Naturally, it cannot be compared with Slytherin.But it's significantly better.
...But now, the advantage I won will be given away by myself after all. This may also be a kind of reincarnation...
Seeing the flustered look of the two, Luke laughed unscrupulously.But I didn't intend to show up, so I didn't make a sound.
"You two come here!"
Professor McGonagall has been guarding here early, how could he find a chance for Taylor to escape and explain why.
Taylor and Hermione glanced at each other, knowing that they probably had no choice now.So they could only walk over there dejectedly.The disappointment, guilt, and fear on the faces were all entangled together. The expressions of the two girls still looked very cute.
Professor McGonagall shook her head with a smile. The two girls were so close to Luke, of course she would make a point of it.In their daily performance, the two of them don't look like people who would be frustrated by such trivial things. Obviously, the current loss and frustration are also an attempt by the two of them to escape punishment, or at least weaken the punishment.
But little girl, there is nothing wrong with making such a choice.Luke looked at the expressions of the two, smiled knowingly and chose to leave.The next thing is nothing to care about.
With Professor McGonagall around, Lockhart, that weakling, of course, couldn't make any fools.Now that Tyler and Hermione were safe, he could give Dumbledore what he was holding, and get ready to have fun.
On the way to the headmaster's office, Luke bumped into Dumbledore who was walking back.Dumbledore was in a slightly sluggish state, looking tired.
This is also normal, after all, he is already a centenarian, and it is inevitable that his energy will not be as good as before.Even Dumbledore couldn't resist all the wear and tear of time.
Powerful magic power, a strong body, and a strong soul cannot change these objective things.
Luke looked at Dumbledore's tired back and stopped.
After some time passed after Dumbledore entered his office, he chose to knock on the door of Dumbledore's office.
"Please come in!"
Dumbledore's voice was full of air, and even sounded a little different.
When Luke walked into the principal's office, he saw a radiant old man sitting on a chair and staring at him with hale eyes.
"I held Lockhart for a while, and it doesn't look like he's causing you too much trouble."
Dumbledore offered Luke a cup of tea.
Luke sat down opposite Dumbledore, but pushed away both the tea in front of him and the tea in front of the other.
"It's late at night, I have to rest later, what are you doing drinking tea?"
After hearing what he said, Dumbledore's expression didn't change, he just said: "I think something that makes you so confident that you can watch me have fun will definitely not allow me to sleep well tonight. So drink or not Tea is insomnia."
As he said that, Dumbledore put his cup of tea back in front of his eyes, but he didn't want to move his mouth for a moment.Instead, he was quietly waiting for Luke's action.
Luke wasn't advising either.He took out the diary from his pocket.After placing it on the table, he waved the wand in his hand, a milky white shell emerged from the notebook, and then gradually began to disintegrate.
….Finally, the disintegration was over, and the diary, which looked ordinary at first, finally made Dumbledore feel something unusual.
The magic power on the diary is actually not very strong.Dumbledore felt it right away.This is not strong.Even if it has a strong black magic atmosphere, it is definitely not strong in itself.
But he frowned for an instant.Because he had a guess as to what it was.
"Horcrux?!"
Dumbledore's surprise and anger were basically equal.He already had a guess.Luke also prepared for his ears, but when he really saw it, he still felt dizzy.
Because the Horcrux not only represents a chance of resurrection, but also means the sacrifice of an innocent life.
Luke ignored Dumbledore's expression, but poked the diary lightly with the wand in his hand and said, "Get up, don't you want to talk to Dumbledore again? What did you ask Harry about back then?" The use of ghosts, now, now is your chance, just ask Dumbledore directly."
Although Dumbledore is old, he is still not stupid.He heard something wrong in Luke's mouth.What the hell is this kid talking about?
What is the matter of the year? Ask Harry.Could it be...
"Dumbledore..."
A young voice came from the diary that surprised Dumbledore.The owner of this voice should be a young man.And this voice he will never forget...
"Tom Riddle."
Dumbledore's eyes instantly became quite complicated.Is Tom still a kid now?
No, this should be even more distressing... At this age, has Tom already killed people to make Horcruxes?
"I should have kicked you out of Hogwarts earlier, or even...should have gotten rid of you."
Dumbledore gritted his teeth for a rare moment when he said this.
"Ha! Are you a person with such courage!? Then when we met for the first time, you should have directly killed me instead of trying to reform me!"
Tom in the diary was equally angry, his tone full of sarcasm and ridicule.
Luke, on the other hand, folded his hands on his chest, leaned back on the back of the chair, and watched the debate of one person and one soul in front of him expressionlessly.
"I admit that I was wrong back then. I shouldn't think that you have any possibility of reform." Dumbledore said seriously, "But if I were to do it all over again, I would still choose to educate you, but this time I A more appropriate method will be chosen."
When he said the last, Dumbledore's tone was a little low.
But Tom's attitude did not soften in the slightest.
"You are still the same. You are indecisive, have great power but never know how to use it reasonably. As a professor of transfiguration, you are excellent. But as a strong person who can change the world, you are not qualified!"
"Because I don't want to change the world at all."
Dumbledore's expression became more and more calm: "I never thought that changing the world was a good thing. Especially the path you chose later. It was not the right path."
Tom wanted to say something more, but Dumbledore waved his wand lightly, forming a barrier of silence around the diary.
Luke watched Dumbledore's movements and asked with a smile, "Don't ask?"
"It's not necessary. I still think too much. He is hopeless. Even if my attitude softened back then, even if I taught him by example, it would be too late."
Dumbledore looked at Luke and said gently, "You and him are two different kinds of people, Luke."
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