Chapter 60: Tom Riddle
"Ahem, Myrtle, I have a few questions for you, can you answer them truthfully?" Dracula coughed dryly twice and forcibly changed the subject.
"Of course, if you're asking!" Myrtle nodded again and again, looking excited, feeling that she finally had a place to use.
Dracula paused and asked, "Did you see a wizard wearing a purple turban coming here at about nine o'clock this morning?" β
"Nope. I...... In the morning, I vaguely saw a handsome guy passing by, heading in the direction of the prefect's bathroom, and I followed. Myrtle muttered, and then her expression became angry again, "Who knew that I waited for a long time in the prefect's bathroom, but I didn't see anyone at all." I must have been deceived! β
Dracula and Dumbledore looked at each other, and their eyes were blown away at the strange inspiration they had encountered.
Helena next to her looked a little angry.
"How can a student like you in Ravenclaw even think of peeking at a boy taking a shower!" She subconsciously imitated her mother's appearance and reprimanded sternly, "No wonder you see Uncle Dracula as if you have lost your mind!" β
Myrtle lowered her head and didn't dare to speak, while Dumbledore next to her was interested.
"How handsome is that handsome guy you see, who can fascinate you to go to the prefect's bathroom and wait for the rabbit?" Dumbledore smiled and asked, "Or give you a reference, is Professor Dracula so handsome?" β
Myrtle glanced up at Dracula, then hurriedly moved her gaze to the ground, nodded, and then shook her head again.
"It's ...... What do you mean? Dumbledore didn't quite understand what she was doing.
"That's it...... Both of them are handsome, and I can't really tell who is more handsome......" Myrtle said cautiously.
Her words made Dumbledore frown.
"Does Hogwarts have a prefect who is as handsome as Professor Dracula or captain of the Quidditch team?" He looked at Dracula and asked, confused.
"I don't know, but I'll rule out Percy Weasley first." Dracula said decisively.
Before arriving at the half-abandoned girls' bathroom, he had just met most of the prefects in his office, as well as Percy Weasley, the organizer of the protest.
Dracula was unhappy with the leader who organized the protests and wanted to kick his main source of fun out of school. Coupled with the blessing of the red hair tainted by the Weasley twins, it is even more unpleasant.
So he did not hesitate to deny Percy's appearance.
"But Percy is already handsome among the prefects, and Wood is not bad as captain of the Quidditch team, but it's still a lot worse." Dumbledore turned to look at Helena, "Lady Gray, Robert Hilliard of Ravenclaw seems to be one of the few handsome prefects, what do you think?" β
"Hilliard is much worse than Uncle Dracula." Helena shook her head decisively and said.
"That's weird." Dumbledore furrowed his eyebrows, lost in thought.
Dracula looked at the scene in the bathroom now, and always felt that something was not quite right-
Two male professors and two female ghosts discuss which male prefect is more handsome in the girls' bathroom? It's strange to think about! The point is that Dumbledore and the two female ghosts are still enjoying themselves......
"Don't guess here, hasn't Myrtle ever seen that prefect? Let her tell us the physical characteristics and you can almost tell who it is. Dracula interrupted their eager discussion, looked directly at Myrtle and asked, "Do you still have an impression of Myrtle, what does that handsome student look like?" β
"Think about it......" Myrtle, holding her round double chin, excitedly recalling the appearance of the handsome guy before, "the hair and eyes are black, as thick as ebony; The face is very pale, the expression is a little gloomy, and there is a very special temperament......"
ββ¦β¦ Ah, by the way, it's that kind of evil villain temperament, I like it so much! β
Listening to Myrtle's description, Dracula became interested and thought about who this prefect was, who he could have a strong villain temperament at a young age.
Dumbledore and Helena, on the other hand, gradually changed their faces.
Dumbledore's face became very solemn, and Helena was in a trance at first, and then an annoyed expression appeared on her pretty face.
"What's wrong?" Dracula soon noticed that the two of them were not quite right, and asked in confusion.
"Tom Riddle."
Dumbledore and Helena pronounced a name in unison.
"Who is this? I don't think I've heard of it. Dracula watched with interest the performances of Dumbledore and Helena, and asked aloud, "So there is any story between this man and you?" β
He looked around, then casually leaned against the sink in the center of the bathroom, and habitually made his usual play-watching movements.
Helena glanced back at Dumbledore, and seeing that he had no intention of speaking first, she closed her eyes slightly, recalling the past with some pain.
Tom Riddle...... He cheated my mother out of her crown......" Her hands were tightly twisted together, and the emotion on her face seemed to be a little panicked, "I remember that he was very likable, and it seemed... Also seems to be empathetic and compassionate...... And he's handsome......"
"So you gave him Rowena's crown?" Dracula clasped his hands on his chest and glanced at Helena reproachfully, "There are many liars these days, and a little girl like you who has become a ghost before she has been deeply involved in the world is the easiest to be deceived. β
"I'm sorry, Uncle Dracula......" Helena muttered quietly.
"You don't have to apologize to me, this is the crown your mother left you." Dracula interrupted her, and then, the corners of his mouth hooked into an extremely evil smile, "But I naturally won't let Rowena's crown fall into the hands of a liar." Is Tom Riddle yes? Don't let me find him! β
Myrtle and Helena couldn't help but shudder as they looked at his expression.
"Helena, where do you think the crown will be now?" Dracula quickly retracted his smile and looked at Helena.
"When I escaped from Hogwarts, I hid my crown in a hollow tree in a forest in Albania." Helena said sullenly, "But the crown should have been taken by him, and it won't be where it was now." β
Dracula nodded and looked at Dumbledore, "So did that liar named Tom Riddle lie to you too, Dumbledore?" β
"Tom didn't fool me, but he fooled almost everyone at Hogwarts." Dumbledore shook his head slowly, his face heavy, "If you name him by another name, maybe you'll understandβ"
"Tom Riddle's other name, it's Voldemort!"
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