A ghost, a black ghost, roams the land of Europe.

Magical powers all over Europe are trying to seize it - the British Ministry of Magic, the German Federal Assembly for Magic, and the Yugoslav Council for Magic...... They have joined forces and tried with all their might to send this ghost to hell!

But they all failed!

The Ghost easily evaded all pursuit and encirclement, cracking one defensive spell after another. It wasn't until a few days later that it reached its final destination.

The Black Forest of Albania!

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This is already the third time Tom Riddle has been here.

Although every time, it seems more embarrassing.

The first time he had just graduated from Hogwarts.

In the middle of the forest, he found the Ravenclaw crown that Helena Ravenclaw (Lady Gray) had told him, and it was here that he found the last of the materials needed to craft the Horcruxes. He killed an Albanian native and made his Horcrux from the golden crown that could bring wisdom.

The second time was after he had experienced that nightmare night in Godric's Hollow.

Harry Potter, the prophesied boy with a mysterious ancient magic he didn't understand, was caught off guard when his life-requiring spell bounced back and destroyed his body.

He lost his body, was weak, but still alive. He fled to the forest, where he hoped that faithful Death Eaters would come and find him, but the living Death Eaters either thought he was dead or were imprisoned in Azkaban.

He had waited here for thirteen years (less than a year since he had been gone due to the arrival of that idiot of Quernus Quirrell), until Wormtail found him. And from the memories of Bertha Jorkins, an official of the Ministry of Magic, the news of the Triwizard Tournament was learned, and the whereabouts of Barty Crouch Jr. were known.

And the third time, it's now.

After just three years away from the Black Forest, he is back here.

This time, he was even more embarrassed than he had been sixteen years earlier...... Sixteen years ago, he still had six Horcruxes in the world, and sixteen years later, all of his Horcruxes had been destroyed by Jonhardt's prophetic wizard.

But he was far less weak, frightened, and helpless than he had been sixteen years earlier...... Because sixteen years ago, he chose to come here in desperation, but now, sixteen years later, he voluntarily gave up his original body and chose to return here!

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It's not a difficult journey, as Tom Liddell has accumulated enough experience.

He chose to attach himself to other animals, especially snakes. This was not the best option, though, as the animal's body was not suitable for magic, and his possession shortened their lifespan, and none of them lived long.

Of course, there are better options -

Sixteen years ago, Tom might have hated it, but now, he doesn't care much about it.

That is, possession of Muggles.

Muggles' bodies are also unsuitable for magic, but they live longer and have stronger souls, so they don't need to change bodies at will. What's more, unlike other animals, Muggles have brains that are almost as developed as wizards, which can help him think about many things!

Soon, Tom finds his target: an Albanian forest ranger.

As usual, the ranger is patrolling around Albania's Black Forest – ensuring that fires are detected, reported and extinguished as soon as they occur, and that destruction of forest resources is prevented.

But what he didn't expect was that in the bushes, a viper was eyeing him (Tom Riddle was possessing the viper at this time). The rangers were defenseless, as snakes were rarely seen in the forest during the day.

The viper patiently followed the Muggles, moving delicately through the surrounding bushes...... Until the Muggle sat down on a bluestone slab to rest, it pounced—

......

After a few minutes, the ranger stood up and patted the dust off his body.

At the same time, he threw a dead snake into the bushes next to him.

Tom Riddle stretches his new body...... It has to be said that Muggle bodies are always clumsy, fragile, and magically intimate, and they are worthless except for their brains.

Tom thought patiently as he walked out of the Black Forest.

In retrospect, the choice he made at Hogwarts may have been a bit hasty.

The boy, the natural prophetic wizard, may have been deceiving him - Tom didn't really know what "prophetic Magus" was, but judging by the other party's performance, he could guess some of the other person's talents.

The boy's actions at that time may not have been carried away in the face of imminent success, or it may have been a deliberate attempt to intimidate him...... He was afraid that he would stay at Hogwarts, so he made up the reason why Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald would join forces against him...... induce him to give up his body......

Of course, it doesn't matter whether the truth is the former or the latter...... For the sake of safety, my choice now is undoubtedly the right one.

At the same time, through this choice, he was also able to confirm one point!

Theoretically, Tom doesn't have any Horcruxes left...... Now he is just a remnant soul, a remnant soul that he has retained with his superb magic, and he will be very, very weak.

But this is not the case, and his soul is much stronger than he imagined.

That proves one thing-

That is, he still has a Horcrux in the world!

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What is that Horcrux that I don't know?

After a little thought, Tom knew the answer:

It's Harry Potter!

There has always been an inextricable connection between himself and that boy...... Tom hadn't been able to confirm this before, but now he got it!

Just sixteen years ago, on the night Tom attempted to kill Harry Potter, his ancient protective magic bounced his Death Curse back to himself......

And a piece of his own soul was torn apart at this time, parasitic on the only living soul in the collapsed building, that is, Harry Potter. So, that's why Harry Potter is not related to Slytherin, but he can talk to snakes, and his mind can communicate with himself.

A smile appeared at the corner of Tom's mouth:

Harry Potter is his seventh Horcrux!