Being a bastard at Hogwarts is not safe.

Chapter 197 Reached a consensus

Brian raised his eyebrows, and looked at Tom Riddle calmly, not feeling surprised.

In fact, he also thought about it this way, and he even had a faint premonition in his heart. Ever since he got the "Secrets of Advanced Dark Magic", the wizarding world has stirred up a storm.

The reason here is actually not complicated. Voldemort wants to use the space in "The Secret of the Advanced Dark Arts" to imprison Tom Riddle and force him to tell the secrets of the Gaunt family that he wants to know. The big one might find Riddle again and threaten to torture him.

Although he was still a student at the time, it would always be a disaster to carry this kind of book with him, but now that he has become the biggest devil in the wizarding world, the situation has completely changed. Such things are placed in the library of Hogwarts. How can he be at ease once someone finds him?While he may not be able to return to Hogwarts himself, there are reasons why he can do so through a student from a pure-blood family.

According to Brian's deduction, the actual situation may be as Tom Riddle said, a third person had already discovered the "Apex Black" before Voldemort returned to Hogwarts to manufacture the last few Horcruxes. Magic Revealed, and hid it so that Voldemort could not find it.

Brian thought of this, but saw Tom Riddle looking at him, and said with certainty: "No matter how I look at it, I don't think this matter will be simple. You think so too, right, Brian? However, this There are still many places in it that I haven’t figured out.”

Brian opened his mouth, but looking at Tom Riddle's earnest eyes, he finally swallowed the words that were about to be blurted out. He sighed and pondered for a moment in his heart, and said calmly:

"Well, the amount of information is too scarce, and the purpose and reason of the third person's doing so cannot be deduced at all.

Because according to your description, Slughorn knew that there was such a soul hidden in "Secrets of the Advanced Dark Arts", and used you to find the truth about the establishment of Hogwarts thousands of years ago to deceive you, a descendant of the Gaunt family. Restricted section.

Then Slughorn can't be the third person who hid the book, so what is the purpose of that third person?And now the reason for putting the book back in the restricted area, I have no way of inferring. "

Tom Riddle's eyes showed some strangeness, and he nodded appreciatively, but he heard Brian say something abruptly.

"Riddle, I think you didn't just hide it, did you?"

"..." Tom Riddle suddenly shrank his pupils when he heard this, and subconsciously glanced at Brian. .

He didn't really regard the other party as a person of the same level until today. Maybe he had already guessed, but he didn't expect that Brian would mention it at this moment, so he couldn't help being silent for a moment, his hands clenched his clothes, and after a long while, he looked at Brian faintly. said:

"Excellent, but how did you find out?"

"The memories you showed me are indeed real and very coherent. But I didn't expect that you would still be able to adapt an insignificant fragment of it when you were so weak at the time and asked me for it. "

Brian stared at Tom Riddle in front of him, and said casually.

"But you, who are so thoughtful, neglected one of the trivial details. Your father, old Tom Riddle, was a Muggle.

Even if your mother paid a great price to get you into Hogwarts, as a Muggle, it is absolutely impossible for him to understand the value in the wizarding world of what your mother traded in the wizarding world.

Riddle, even if your father knew about wizards and magic, how could he possibly understand the value of every item or spell in the wizarding world?

So, you already know the content of the transaction between your mother and Dumbledore, and I even guess that you made up that blank memory because it contained what you said was the secret of the Gaunt family, right? "

"..."

Tom Riddle stared at the young man in front of him, the expression on his face constantly changing.

"......"

Brian also stared at the soul in front of him, and the two stared at each other for a long time. The tense atmosphere in the space-time secret realm was broken by Tom Riddle's long sigh.

"Yes, I do know about the deal between Dumbledore and my mother, but actually old Tom only knows a little bit...but enough for me to figure it out.

Forget it, I've already confirmed that you're not that person's accomplice, even if I tell you, it's okay..."

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Brian on the opposite side waved his hand and said indifferently.

"No, I'm not interested in the secrets of your Gaunt family, I just don't like people telling lies in front of me."

Tom Riddle took a deep look at Brian, and said quietly: "It seems that I may not be able to achieve what I want."

"No, I agree." Brian smiled slightly, "I agree to tell you about that person and I will pay attention to help you collect clues about him, and if there is an appropriate opportunity in the future, I will rescue you."

"Well..." Tom Riddle frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but said, "Why? Let alone what you need me to do, aren't you afraid that I will reveal your secret?"

"Of course it can't be now. I can't trust anyone in Hogwarts now." Brian shook his head and said lightly, "Although I don't care about the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts, I don't care about the people in your mind." The huge store of knowledge is of great interest.

And we are human after all, and it is inevitable that there will be mistakes when thinking alone.Of course you can choose to play tricks when you participate, but this is not the choice of a smart person. After all, all hope of you leaving is contained in me.

As I've always said, fairness and fairness are important.You need to pay a lot, and it is far from equal for me to help you collect information, so I added the regulations for saving you when there is an appropriate opportunity.

For the good of each other, we need to establish a confidentiality contract.

Let me remind you, Riddle, don't think that there is no contract without a body, this contract is directly imprinted on your soul. "

Having said all that, Tom Riddle is naturally able to distinguish the pros and cons of it. No matter where he starts to consider, this contract is really beneficial to his current situation. He nodded slowly, his face There was a knowing look on his face.

Later, Brian and Tom Riddle reached a long-lasting confidentiality contract in the secret realm of time and space.