Madame Cole was a very serious person, and she would not agree to Dumbledore's words. But after Dumbledore played a little trick with magic, this obstacle disappeared naturally.

And after Dumbledore conjured up a bottle of wine and two glasses, and had a drink with Lady Cole, the atmosphere became very harmonious.

"Can you tell me a little bit about Tom Riddle's background? He seems to have been born in this orphanage. Dumbledore asked, striking while the iron was hot.

"Yes." Mrs. Cole poured herself another glass, "I remember very well that I had only come here to work. It was a very bad night, and a young girl knocked on our door. ”

"Honestly, there are too many of them. We brought her in, and it didn't take long for her to give birth to the baby, and then she died not long after. Mrs. Cole said.

"Did she say anything before she died?" Dumbledore asked.

"Not much, she was in a very bad mental state at that time, but she still finished naming the child." Mrs. Cole took a sip of her wine and said, "The name is Tom after his father, and the middle name is after her father, Marvolo, and the last name is Riddle......"

After that, Dumbledore and Lady Cole talked a lot more, all about Tom Riddle. But mostly Mrs. Cole was saying that Dumbledore was just interjecting from time to time.

Harry stood quietly and listened, and learned that Tom Riddle, also known as Voldemort, was a bad person when he was in the orphanage, bullying other children, and the whole orphanage didn't like him.

Afterwards, Madame Cole took them to meet Tom Riddle so that Dumbledore could talk to him. Dumbledore told him a lot, about wizarding and Hogwarts, but Tom showed a defensive, tyrannical and egoistic personality. The conversation between them is more of an argument than a chat.

Throughout the process, the young Tom Riddle had been trying to take the initiative on the topic, but he was no match for Dumbledore at all, but was frightened by Dumbledore's magic to set the closet on fire.

"That's it, I think." After the slightly younger version of Dumbledore and the younger version of Tom Riddle said goodbye, the older version of Dumbledore suddenly spoke up. Reaching out and grabbing Harry's arm, they were back in the Headmaster's office a few seconds later.

"He took it much faster than I did, and I didn't believe it when Hagrid first told me." Harry rubbed his head slightly, still digesting what he had just seen.

"Yes, like he said, he wished he was 'different.'" Dumbledore replied.

"You knew he was ......" Harry could finish his sentence before Dumbledore picked him up.

"The most dangerous Dark Wizard of all time? No, I had no idea he would become what he is now. Dumbledore said, "I was going to keep an eye on him when I returned to Hogwarts, but some of the traits he showed made me a little worried. ”

"You've heard that, unlike other wizards his age, he can already control those abilities to some extent, and use them consciously."

"He's very purposeful. Using magic against others, intimidating, punishing, and even controlling others, it is clear that he had already used magic as a pure tool to satisfy his own desires. ”

Dumbledore paused, then continued, "Tom is a very ego man, he only believes in himself, and apparently has no friends. He went to Diagon Alley on his own, without anyone's help, and was willing to do everything on his own, as he has done until now. ”

"It can be said that Tom is not fundamentally different from the Tom I met for the first time, except that now he has great power, and he no longer hides his desires a little bit like he did then, and now, obviously, he is lawless." Dumbledore sighed and said, "Many Death Eaters claim to have Voldemort's trust, but those people are extremely stingy with their trust. It seems to me that the vast majority of Death Eaters were fooled. ”

"Maybe one or two are really trusted by him, but that's limited. People like him don't need friends or anything. ”

With a slight stir of his wand, Dumbledore took out the memory from the basin and put it in the empty bottle, and continued, "Finally, I hope you have noticed the same thing: he has been in the habit of collecting loot ever since. ”

"You see the box of stolen goods he hid in the closet, they are what he thinks has a certain meaning. That's important, Harry. My subsequent contact with him made me realize that he is very passionate about collecting objects with unique significance. ”

"It's just that the harmonica and silver thimbles have been replaced by magical items......

"Like Marvolo Gaunt's ring?" Harry interjected suddenly, and Dumbledore smiled appreciatively.

He said, "I'm glad you thought of that, Harry, and it shows that you've really listened to what I've taught you and thought about it." ”

"So, Voldemort cast a spell on the ring, and you didn't get to that until you got to it? Like Katie? ”

"Yes, you can understand it that way." Dumbledore nodded.

"What kind of magic did he cast on it?" Harry asked, "Why did you go looking for that ring?" ”

Dumbledore didn't answer the question, he picked up the last bottle and shook it in front of Harry, saying, "I'll tell you this question when I have a chance...... It's late, and we still have one last memory to see. With that, he poured the memories from the bottle into the meditation basin.

"Is this still your memory?" Harry asked.

"It's not." Dumbledore shook his head, his wand slowly stirring the meditation basin, and said, "Some people don't approve of me doing this, but I think it's important to plan ahead...... What's more, we are now facing more than just Voldemort, there are ......"

"Ike!" Harry replied, and Dumbledore smiled and nodded.

"Yes, Ike, perhaps the best student Hogwarts has ever had, and the most dangerous......" Dumbledore looked at Harry calmly, his tone much more serious, "and unlike Tom, we actually only know about him during his time at Hogwarts. And even after four years of studying and living with us, we still don't know what his true purpose is......"

"So, I found this." Dumbledore shook the empty bottle in his hand and sighed, "It's not easy to get. Like Tom, they all have a uniqueness that makes people believe in him. The difference is that Mr. Stride is better at hiding his past than Tom. Guess what I found when I found the owner of the memory? ”

"What?" Harry asked sensibly.

"Oblivion Curse." Dumbledore said, "The Oblivion Charm, which he has improved, has sealed almost all of the memory owner's memories of him. ”

"He did it!" Harry's face was filled with anger, which reminded him of Gilderoy Lockhart, the thief who stole other people's memories.

"No, you misunderstood, Harry. In fact, the Oblivion Charm applied to the owner of the memory is more of a protection that will expose those who want to explore the secrets against ......"

"You're hurt?" Harry asked.

"I don't want to admit it, but ...... Yes, I lost some key memories as a result, and I still haven't found out what I lost. Dumbledore said, "But, that's why I got this ...... too"

"Let's take a look, all I can say is that these are all key......"