"Old snake talk?!" Hearing Dumbledore's words, Newt asked in surprise. "This was the despicable Helbo's signature ability at the time, what is the origin of the little wizard you mentioned?"

"I'm not sure who Tom's parents really are, all I know is that he's from an orphanage in the Muggle world, and he's a half-blood." Dumbledore shook his head.

"But isn't the serpent a symbol of the dark wizard?" Kama asked, frowning. "Is there really nothing wrong with that child's identity?"

"Yusef, the problem is never a person's origin or bloodline, but his thoughts and conduct." Dumbledore looked at Cama and said earnestly.

Cama looked at Dumbledore's deep eyes and nodded helplessly.

"At this time, don't worry about the identity of the child. It's just a child, how much can it make waves? Aberforth said with some impatience. Isn't our main purpose now to help Aurelius find Nagini? ”

"So, do you need me to call Riddle for help?" The young wizard Sivan had already guessed Dumbledore's thoughts and stepped forward to ask.

Dumbledore nodded and smiled, "Excuse me, Xiwen. ”

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The fifth floor of the main Hogwarts Tower, deep in the library.

It was already evening, and the setting sun outside the library window shone in obliquely, staining half of the bookshelves in front of it a touch of red.

A handsome young wizard with black hair and worn second-hand wizard robes was leaning against a nearby cabinet, reading intently a book with a heavy brown cover in the light of the setting sun.

He was so engrossed in the reading that he didn't even notice that someone had come to him.

"Riddle, so you're here." Xiwen said softly.

Riddle was taken aback, and subconsciously wanted to hide the book in his hand behind him. But the tome was too thick for Riddle's thin body to cover.

It wasn't until he saw that it was Xiwen that he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Rozier, how did you get into the forbidden section?" Riddle asked.

"I should ask you that." Xiwen curled the corners of his mouth and asked rhetorically. "As far as I know, students in the lower grades are not allowed to enter the forbidden area."

"Naturally, I had a library note from Professor Slughorn to get in." Riddle replied calmly. At the same time, he silently put the book in his hand face up and buckled it on the empty shelf next to him.

However, Riddle's actions did not escape Xiwen's eyes.

As he pressed the brown cover upside down, Shewin caught a glimpse of a few large black letters on its cover—"Secrets of Cutting-Edge Dark Magic."

Shevin had an impression of the book.

It was the first night of his arrival at the castle, and for the first time, Xiwen was acting as a ghost. At that time, he found this book in the forbidden area, which exuded a strong black magic atmosphere.

After opening the book, there was even a black skull that barely emerged from the pages, screaming and crashing into Xiwen's soul body. It was also because of the scream of this skull that Helena, who was pretending to read next to him, was disturbed, and the fate of the two began to form from then on.

"It's not a book you should be reading at your age." Shivin looked at Riddle and said solemnly.

After learning that Xiwen saw the name of the book, Riddle simply stopped hiding it, pouted and said, "I have passed the test of this book, why can't I read it?" ”

"The test of this book?" Xiwen asked in surprise. He always felt that Riddle was not the kind of person who used strong words, and he didn't know why he had to come up with such outrageous reasons this time.

Riddle saw Shevan's questioning, picked the tome off the shelf again, and handed it to him with his backhand.

"Turn the page and see, the first page is the test of the book." Riddle clasped his hands to his chest and said with the look of watching a play.

Shivin looked at Riddle's playful expression, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"You can pass the test, how can I not pass?" He glared at Riddle angrily, and casually opened the book "Secrets of Cutting-edge Black Magic".

Of course, although he looked relaxed on the surface, his left hand was already behind his back, and he was secretly ready to cast defensive spells.

Turning the first page of the book, the black skull arrived as scheduled with a piercing scream. Fortunately, the depths of the forbidden book area have their own soundproofing, otherwise they would have to attract the librarian.

Xiwen's left hand was sealed behind him, and the raggar shield he had prepared in advance pressed against his cheek, blocking the black skull from the outside.

"This test is not meant to be resisted." Riddle watched with some curiosity at Xiwen's movements and spoke. "You should let your mind go and let it get into your mind, as a test of whether your strength can withstand the effects of the magic in the study book."

'So this skull is the so-called test?' Shiwen looked at the skull that was spinning around him but couldn't find an entry point, and felt that its terrifying appearance suddenly became funny.

Xiwen shook his head and closed the book with a "snap", and the skull instantly dissipated into the air as the page closed.

"No, I'm not very interested in letting the unknown get into me." Shevin spread his hands and said to Riddle.

"Whatever you want." Riddle shrugged his shoulders and was about to take back the book in Xiwen's hand.

"Wait, I'm not done yet." Shevin pulled the book back up, dodging Riddle's hand, and continued. "Although this book sets a test, it can probably only test whether you are strong enough to study the content of the book, but it cannot determine whether your mind is suitable for learning."

"What do you mean?" Riddle frowned and asked with some impatience.

"I mean, the power of black magic can easily affect the minds of learners." Xiwen said seriously. "And you are too young now, and it is likely that before you know it, you will be affected by the power of dark magic, your personality, your way of behaving, and your state of mind."

"Huh, when did you learn from Dumbledore? Educate people one by one. Riddle scoffed, nonchalant. As far as I know, the Rozier family is quite famous for their dark magic. ”

"You even know all this? It seems that you have found a lot of information about pure-blood families during this time. Shiwen shrugged his shoulders and continued to admonish him. But I must say that even in my family, my mother never let me study black magic at this age. ”

Riddle glanced at Xiwen in surprise, then suddenly changed his attitude and nodded indifferently.

"Alright then, I'll pay attention to it later." Without hesitation, he agreed. This made the words that Xiwen wanted to add later hold in his mouth for a while.

Looking at Riddle's nonchalant eyes, Xiwen knew that his promise this time was just a perfunctory one, and when he left, he would definitely continue to learn the dark magic in the book.

Sure enough, the task of leading Riddle on the right path is a long way to go.

"Forget it, don't mention it." Xiwen shook his head helplessly and said to Riddle. "I'm here mainly to ask you for a favor."

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