At Hogwarts, the public trial continues.

Albus Dumbledore's voice exploded in the ears of every wizard like rolling thunder, and people were more shocked by the shocking accusations contained in the content of the old wizard's interrogation than the deafening questioning.

More than half a year ago, at the opening feast of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Gringotts elves and the Ministry of Magic broke into the school one after another, informing everyone of the incredible news - Hogwarts was mortgaged to Gringotts by "mysterious people".

For a long time after that, the Ministry of Magic Aurors murderously searched almost every corner of the United Kingdom, and finally found nothing more than the suspicion that all of this might have something to do with the "mystery man". Since then, the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts have jointly issued a statement on the buyback plan, which has put people at ease and will soon put this matter behind them.

As long as they know that Hogwarts will not fall into the hands of the goblins, as for what kind of losses and costs the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts may suffer behind them, most wizards will sigh at best, and will not really take it to heart.

However, now that Dumbledore has brought it up again, it is clear that he has found some breakthrough in Peter.

In the face of Albus Dumbledore's questioning, Peter Pettigrew's eyelids twitched, and he replied with a blank expression:

"These things are indeed what I did, in order to better assist the Dark Lord, I will have everything ready before the master returns, and this time, I will be honored more than any other Death Eater, far more than ...... before"

"The mystery man is dead! will never come back, you lunatic!"

Cornelius Fudge frowned, as if he had been pricked by a needle, and said viciously.

It's just that all sorts of ridiculous things have been happening in the past few days, so much so that Cornelius Fudge is hard to be 100% convinced of something as he used to be, and the man looks at Peter Pettigrew with a gloomy face, as if he were looking at a monster.

"Connelly, don't get excited," Dumbledore shook his head, "whatever the truth is, we're going to find out today, trust me...... I am more angry and eager to know the truth than you are in this matter. ”

After calming Cornelius Fudge a little, Dumbledore looked at Peter Pettigrew again.

"Tell me, then, Peter—who told you to do this, and how did you do it?"

"The Dark Lord, the great Dark Lord, had anticipated all of this a long time ago. ”

Peter Pettigrew replied with a strange smile on his flabby cheeks, and in the calm and dull voice of the narration, a secret that had been hidden for ten years was gradually revealed to thousands of wizards.

"Hogwarts Castle once belonged to Salazar Slytherin, which is a very clear record in Hogwarts, a school history, and the great Dark Lord happens to have the noble blood of the Slytherin family flowing in his body. ”

After discovering his origins, the Dark Lord wanted to return to Hogwarts to find out more of Salazar Slytherin's secrets, but Dumbledore refused to do so. Therefore, it is up to me, lurking in the Order of the Phoenix, to search the castle for the secrets of the Slytherin family and the unknown treasures in the castle......"

"Wait! Back to ...... Hogwarts?"

At this moment, Amelia Bones, who was sitting next to Cornelius Fudge, suddenly narrowed her eyes tightly, and the edge of the monocle was almost sinking into the flesh, and the witch stared at Peter Pettigrew and asked sharply.

"So, the guy who can't even be named has ever entered Hogwarts?, who the hell is he?!"

The entire Quidditch pitch seemed to fall silent for a moment, and everyone subconsciously held their breath and looked into the center of the field.

As the "most dangerous dark wizard of all time", Voldemort is like a shadow that appears above the wizarding world out of thin air, whether it is his past identity or background, all shrouded in the depths of a terrifying fog.

There is no doubt that Voldemort, who was extremely accomplished in name magic, was well aware of the importance of real and legal names.

With the exception of his closest and most trusted men, his real name is not known - a point that makes it difficult for the Ministry of Magic to fight the Dark Demons and purge the Death Eaters after Voldemort's downfall.

Fudge, who had originally wanted to stop Amelia Bones from asking, stopped in the air with his newly raised arm after hearing the witch's question, thought about it, and then put it down again without moving, making a surprised expression.

Unexpectedly, Albus Dumbledore, who was standing in front of the main judgment seat, did not show any intention to stop it, but raised his eyebrows meaningfully, and waited for Peter Pettigrew to answer with a smirk on his face.

Peter Pettigrew shuddered for a moment, a look of longing on his face, and said slowly.

"Of course. Not only did he study at Hogwarts, but the great Dark Lord also served as a prefect and president of the Boys' Council during his time at the school, and won the Merlin Award, the Special Contribution Award, and even a Merlin Medal......"

"Well, did you receive the Order of Merlin while you were in school? I seem to be a little impressed. ”

Cornelius Fudge's face changed slightly, and he whispered thoughtfully.

In order to find a suitable reason to award himself a Sir Merlin, Cornelius Fudge had carefully studied the various reasons for receiving the Merlin Medal in the history of modern magic, and combined with the words of Peter Pettigrew, he had a vague impression at this time.

Before he could recall the specifics, Peter Pettigrew, who was not far away, had already taken the initiative to reveal the final answer.

"My master, the supreme Dark Lord, a descendant of Salazar Slytherin, Tom Riddle, the best student Hogwarts has ever seen, even Dumbledore could not compare to the great Dark Lord when he was a student!"

Under the influence of the elixir, Peter Pettigrew's voice still did not fluctuate.

But even so, everyone present could still faintly see the shadow of the male student council president who had been dazzling in his student days from Peter's flat voice, and for a moment, the whole venue fell silent again.

Whether it is a student who is still at Hogwarts or an adult who has long graduated, this time there is a fairly intuitive understanding of Peter Pettigrew's description. No one could have predicted in advance that the once mysterious and terrifying Voldemort would transform from the legendary Shadow Demon King into a human wizard on such an occasion.

After a few seconds of silence, Cornelius Fudge swallowed his saliva and slowly looked at Dumbledore, who looked at him as usual.

"Deng, Professor Dumbledore, is that really the case? You already know that?"

"That's it, alas......"

Dumbledore sighed lightly, his gaze still staring at the parchment in front of him, but it felt as if his mind had unconsciously left the words on the paper and flew back to the years of decades ago.

"Few people know that Voldemort's previous name was Tom Riddle. It's a very naïve play on words, but I'm hard pressed to find any other evidence of a connection between the two. ”

Text...... Games?"

"That's right, it's like this, it's just a simple letter change. ”

Dumbledore turned his head, glanced at the bewildered members of the Ministry of Magic, drew his wand and waved it in the air, and a series of green letters appeared in the air, forming three shiny names.

Tom Marvolo Riddle

Then, when everyone had almost read the characters, Dumbledore waved his wand again, and the letters automatically reversed their positions, becoming:

I am Voldemort

Amid the whispers of the people, Dumbledore stared at the string of names in the air for a moment, then suddenly waved his hand vigorously, dispersing the shiny magical characters, and continued with a little weariness.

"Fifty years ago, at Hogwarts, I taught him myself. He disappeared after leaving school...... Traveled far and wide in all corners of the wizarding world...... Sinking deeper and deeper into the mire of dark magic, mingling with many evil creatures in the wizarding world, undergoing many dangerous magical transformations, and finally reappearing as Lord Voldemort. ”

"By that time, it was hard to recognize him, and almost no one could connect Voldemort with the smart, handsome boys' student council president who had studied here, and I personally think that Voldemort who appeared at this time had been completely severed from the student he had been, and there was almost no connection between the two......"

"But you're wrong, Dumbledore. Cornelius Fudge suddenly said loudly, "If you had told the Ministry of Magic the news, we could have tried to ...... when things started to go wrong."

"Don't play with areas and powers that you are not familiar with, Connelly. ”

Dumbledore turned his head and interrupted Fudge without saying a word, the old man's sharp gaze pierced Cornelius Fudge's eyes from his crooked nose, and said in a serious voice, "I admit that I may not have made the best choice, but it is all in the past, and what we need to do now is not to blame each other, but to face reality together." ”

"It is clear that Voldemort left Peter Pettigrew with many secret instructions before his downfall...... Luckily, we managed to capture him before he could carry out all his plots. The tragedy at Hogwarts is just the beginning, and their plot can't be just a little gold galleon......"

Dumbledore looked around at the wizards around him with a calm face, and said in a solemn tone.

"Think about it, a dark wizard who is haunting, vicious, and may return at any time, a Death Eater who has been pretending to be stupid and faked his death for nearly ten years in order to succeed in his plot, playing with the wizarding world in the palm of his hand, and at the same time has amazing magical attainments, if the two of them meet again, what a terrible disaster it will be for the wizarding world and the entire human world......"

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