Chapter 306 The Snake That Gained Trust

Chapter 306 The Snake That Gained Trust

The girl can cry but not make a fuss, can eat but not fight, can talk but not argue. This was the state of the girl that Maggie observed before she met Della.

During the four years, he lurked in the dark corners of the orphanage, looking for the little girl who was unwelcome and targeted because of her dullness or aloof personality. He carefully drove away any snakes that might make her discover her extraordinaryness, waiting for the day when Della's magic power would burst out in the harsh environment.

The reasons for doing this are very complicated, with so many factors that Maggie cannot give a reason immediately.

Della was resurrected from the dead, but what exactly was she resurrected from?

Under his ingenuity, Della's surname changed from Schiller to Riddle, and she also has the ability to speak Parseltongue, but does she have the same magical talent as Voldemort?

In her various attempts to resurrect her daughter, how much did Bronte transform Della, especially her eyes, and do they have the seemingly cursed ability to hypnotize others?

The answer to each question will affect Maggie's strategy towards Della: let her become an ordinary person who knows nothing, treat her as a pure tool, or carefully cultivate the only remaining Clint Graydon in the world.

Although Maggie gained Voldemort's cold perspective, every Clingretton meant a lot to him. The polite gentleman he performed came from the cultivation and kindness of the Clingrettons. The humanity that remained in immortality came from Ximena's firmness. Even Bronte's wandering life of hundreds of years gave him rich insights and references for passing time.

You mean Albert? Perhaps his power and paranoia also had an impact on Maggie, but in Maggie's mind, this man was only given the family name later. As the beginning of all tragedies, he could never be compared with Cling Graydon.

But four-year-old Della failed to meet Maggie's expectations in almost every aspect.

I don’t know if it’s due to her nature or because her soul is incomplete after being resurrected from the dead, but Della seems to be autistic.

In her childhood when emotions were most easily fermented, she was bullied so much that she never had even the slightest magical outburst.

Similarly, at an age when it is theoretically the most difficult to control one's own abilities, her dark and seemingly bewildering eyes had never been activated once.

Even his appearance did not resemble Clint Graydon at all. All the good qualities in his features came from the vague shadow of Tom Riddle in Maggie's memory.

At that time, Maggie almost planned to give up on Della and let her fend for herself.

It should be said that he had decided to give up Della and left the orphanage. While step by step controlling the snakes that could hide in every corner, he also rushed into a small alchemy room left there by Bronte.

Due to the limitations of Abbotu in his body, Maggie, who could read Muggle and wizard books normally, had to spend more than ten times more concentration to understand a simple sentence of alchemical knowledge. He interspersed reading of alchemical and non-alchemical books in the stone chamber. His progress was slow but steady. Besides, the last thing he lacked was time.

And in those books filled with Bronte's annotations, there are always a few sad words about her daughter.

He glanced at her the first, second, and third time they met, stayed briefly the fourth, fifth, and sixth time they met, and was lost in memories the seventh, eighth, and ninth time they met. In the end, his expectations for a child named Della finally surfaced in the cold sea of ​​Maggie's heart, and he went back to the orphanage where the girl was.

Obviously, less than a year was not enough to bring about drastic changes in a child who had no ability to take care of herself. Della was still as silent and thin as before, but with a few more scars on her body.

Maggie didn't feel sorry for her, nor did she feel pity for her. Not every child who doesn't fight will have someone who gives her everything. Besides, as a wild animal, Maggie's blood is based on the law of the jungle.

But he approached Della with an expression of pity and compassion, and finally let the little girl know that she could talk to snakes.

It was only after getting close to Della that Maggie discovered that Della was actually very smart. Even though she was excluded and had no access to any good resources, she still had cognitive abilities that surpassed those of the people around her. She had an extraordinary memory, exceptional comprehension, and good hands-on skills. These characteristics enable people to better learn and absorb everything around them.

And Della, unfortunately, was in an orphanage with few resources, little care and little humanity. Her precocity, which would have been praised in any ordinary family, only gave her a sense of meaninglessness.

Natural intelligence cannot be erased, but people will become dim in a dark environment.

It was then that Maggie realized that the reason why Della became worthless in his heart was because he was the one who threw Della into an orphanage even though he had the ability of hypnosis to let her grow up in any wealthy family.

What's more troublesome is that this kind of personality is fixed and he can't change it with just a few words. Maggie can only rely on repeated hints to plant the seeds of desire in Della's heart that may sprout at any time. While trying this subtle change, he admires the girl's natural defense.

Maggie's contact with Della during that period was very purposeful. You could say that his actions of bringing food and books to Della and scaring away the abuser were worthy of recognition, but he did not put Della on an equal footing with himself.

The turning point that qualified Della was her first magical outburst surrounded by older children. The falling cardboard boxes cut through the false strength in Della's old cognition. The seeds of desire finally sprouted, and Maggie's eyes really fell on her for the first time.

From then on, Della's magic, eyes, knowledge and way of doing things were all influenced by Maggie. She was not only his tool for revenge, but also the little Clint Graydon recognized by him.

But the emotional connection that comes with raising a child is much deeper than Maggie imagined, and habits also have a strong emotional impact.

Especially since he was all alone in the world, Della quickly understood all his emotions and ideas after educating him. The creature she created with her own hands gave him a sense of accomplishment and made him attached to her.

So, he finally had mercy on Della, real mercy on his girl.

Voldemort didn't tell her about the plan, Clint Graydon didn't tell her, and even the wizarding world didn't mention a word about it, and used the "Witch Hunt Notes" to confuse her understanding.

An ordinary person who knows nothing, a pure tool, and the last Clint Graydon. Maggie's original plan was chaotically integrated in the following years, which changed his expectations of Della - an ordinary Clint Graydon.

Dumbledore, who came with magic, brought fate to the girl and the snake.

The moment the magic came, Maggie felt empty and calm. He immediately understood and accepted that he was going to transfer the tool-man attribute that he had forgotten for a long time to Della.

However, as he already regarded Della as a family member, he planned to try his best to restrain this perception and let Della live in ignorant happiness.

Unfortunately, that was the original plan. The oncoming crisis forced Maggie to teach Della the last lesson - cold-bloodedness - out of helplessness and excitement.

Later, Della's wisdom made her dig up the secret past in the subtle temptation and confrontation between the two. Knowing her fate, she took the initiative to stand on Maggie's side.

And Della, who was so independent, cool, and intelligent, was with him, and was just... great...

"What are you daydreaming about?" Lytia's charming voice brought Maggie back to her senses. She had just finished dancing a circle and was sitting next to him, fanning herself with one hand.

"Nothing." A pleasant and trembling tingling sensation suddenly spread upward from Maggie's tailbone, making her scalp numb. His voice was rarely frivolous. "I was thinking about how many people were troubled by my impulsive decision tonight."

"We'll find out when we get back to the ship," Lytia said as she fixed her hair, "I'm tired of dancing, too. Let's go back."

"Okay." Maggie nodded. His politeness prevented him from complaining to his female companion about her boring wait.

It was past ten o'clock when the four of them walked out of the castle, but the magic cave outside the gate was still shrouded in a dreamy light under the flashing of fairies. Maggie looked at the roses in the bushes and seemed to see Della's skirt decorated with roses.

He walked over, picked a rose, reached out his hand and performed a little magic to make the rose thornless, then pinned the most beautiful rose into his chest pocket.

His past involvement in every step of Della's life made Maggie find the best analogy to understand Della - himself.