"But—" Draco drawled, "You know."
Crabbe and Goyle, standing nearby, mimicked Draco, sporting the same smiles.
"You want to teach me? Why?" Cedric frowned.
"Let me be blunt," Draco, twirling the ring on his hand and mimicking the way his father looked before he went to prison, "Every Dark Magic Fairy is extremely precious. Especially a clean Dark Magic Fairy like you."
"Furthermore, your elves, like Slytherin's, are snakes, and they possess enormous sizes."
"A small elf does not necessarily mean weak magic, but a large elf must have a large amount of magic."
"I can give you this opportunity."
"We can provide you with the Dragon Bloodline of the Malfoy family, Crabbe and the Dragon Giant of the Goyle family."
"This is the Golden Path; ordinary vampires and Giant are only at the Bronze level."
"The difference between bronze and gold is greater than the difference between an ant and a giant elephant."
"However," Draco paused, "To avoid you rashly refusing without knowing the full picture, I suggest you answer me after tomorrow's A History of Magic class."
Cedric initially intended to refuse outright, but suddenly, the dagger pressed against his thigh emitted a chilling sensation, and a voice rose from the depths of his heart, "Say yes!"
Because of this delay, the refusal was never uttered.
He didn't press the issue of whether he needed it or not.
Right now, he only had one question: that voice.
Where did that voice, which wasn't Riddle's but seemed to be his own, come from?
The scene shifts to Cedric, and on stage, Riddle, still looking like a teenager, frowns.
"What's wrong?" Dumbledore asked.
"I felt a throbbing sensation, as if I had seen... but..." Riddle fell into recollection.
"You mean right, that's impossible." Dumbledore frowned.
Grindelwald, with short white hair and light gray heterochromatic eyes, suddenly took a big gulp of his drink.
Then, the scene returned to Cedric.
Outside the arena, audience member Dumbledore took a deep breath. "It looked like Cedric was going to refuse outright."
"But the Riddle inside him rejected him. Then the Vice Castle Lord Riddle became aware of another version of himself."
"However, he probably hasn't locked onto a target yet."
Although he said this, his mind was filled with countless complaints.
For the first time, he regretted his riddle-solving behavior.
So this is how others feel when they hear him speak.
If he hadn't been the riddle teller, he would have known who Riddle was longing for.
Meanwhile, the audience member Voldemort was also Stormfront on this.
Who could it be?
Could it be that I, too, created Horcrux in this world?
That Horcrux caused a lot of trouble, and then it was retrieved?
It's possible that I in this world don't need Horcrux to ensure my immortality.
Other viewers were also curious about this.
But what surprised people even more was that the camera wasn't just focused on the Champion and their vision.
Then, most of them looked toward Harry and Krum's live stream window.
Phoebe and Cedric had fallen silent, both quietly eating and processing the information.
Harry and Krum, on the other hand, inquired about Riddle's information.
First it was Krum, and then he approached Neville.
"He looks so young. How could he become the Vice Castle Lord at such a young age, and Dark Magic Fairy at that? Does he come from a very privileged background?"
Neville took a sip of Pumpkin Juice with resentment. "His lineage? It's certainly impressive. He came from the world of ordinary people, but was eventually discovered to be a descendant of Slytherin, a lineage that had long since died out in the Tree Realm."
"At that time, Salazar Slytherin himself, who was in the Cloud Realm, issued an imperial decree, and the Slytherin family of the Mountain Sea Realm (that is, the Gaunt, since the Slytherin himself in this world is still alive) sent a large amount of resources."
"Good heavens, the customs fees for transportation alone will amount to several hundred million Galleons."
"His Dark Magic Script has been directly upgraded to the highest level. He can freely browse and search the contents of the Restricted Section only seventh-level magic fairies can see, the papers and materials that require payment, the secrets of various families, and some forbidden knowledge that only professors of the Magic Fairy Castle can view."
"With such resources and one-on-one online instruction from Salazar Slytherin, it's not surprising that he became the Vice Castle Lord."
"But he's not young, he's almost 65."
Krum listened to the whole thing in a daze, unlike Phoebe who knew that fairies could Eternal Life.
Then he uttered a dreamlike voice, "Slytherin is still alive?"
Neville took a bite of the pie. "What's so surprising? My great-great-grandfather is still alive."
"All the magical fairies from 189 AD to the present are still alive and well."
He then recounted the origins of the elf, a story the audience had already heard from Phoebe.
Harry, having approached the Weasley twins, heard even more secretive information about Riddle.
"Professor Riddle?" "We only ever focus on things that are interesting."
"He's not a very interesting person."
"However," "We've heard a rumor—about the origin of his magic name."
"Flying over death?" Harry blurted out.
"How did you know?" The twins' eyes lit up.
"It's just a simple word game, isn't it?" Harry quickly explained. "I happen to know a little French."
While inwardly thanking Hermione (Hermione had traveled to France during his second year), he continued, "In French, 'vol' in 'Vol de mort' means 'flying' or 'stealing.' 'mort' means death."
"Combined, it's like flying over death."
"You may continue."
"Then take it as you're telling the truth." The Weasley twins blinked.
"Let's continue our previous topic." "The so-called rumors."
"Yes, we don't believe it's a rumor." "In fact, there's a lot of evidence to support it."
"After that incident, the history of elves, which was originally taught in the 7th grade, was moved to the first grade." "This is the strongest proof."
"That rumor goes—" "When Professor Riddle was a first-year student, his Dark Magic Script access level hadn't reached its maximum due to his age."
"Before he received instruction from Slytherin himself, "In pursuit of immortality, he set his sights on a prank spell."
"Horcrux!" x2
(A wizard who, like Dumbledore, knew what Horcrux were, doubted his ears.)
(Voldemort's face turned ashen.)
"He learned this magic." "During his summer vacation after first grade, he found his father's family who had abandoned him."
"Because of their excessive talent in Dark Magic," "the Slytherin family provides them with such powerful items that it creates a negative mental imbalance, which is a positive amplification for Dark Magic Fairy."
"When he was insulted as a bastard," "he exploded."
"At the same time the Horcrux were being created," "the Riddle family fell into the underworld and sought out the Unspeakable of the Death Chamber in the Magic Fairy Castle."
"What did you say?" Harry's eyes widened. "What do you mean by 'the Unspeakable fell into the underworld and came to the Death Chamber in the Magic Fairy Castle'? The Magic Fairy Castle manages the afterlife?"
The Weasley twins couldn't help but chuckle. "You don't actually think Magic Fairy Castle is just a school, do you?" "It's not like your Muggle World, where schools and governments are so separate."
"The Magic Fairy Castle also bears the responsibility of managing the Tree Realm." "This includes the Underworld, where the spirits of ordinary humans and Beast dwell."
"George, don't go off-topic." "Okay, Fred. Let's continue the story. Riddle created Horcrux."
"He was captured by the Magic Fairy Castle." "He received a very severe punishment."
"All roads were sealed off—" "The Slytherin surname was removed, and all the items given to them by the family were sealed away."
Harry was confused. "But... even if he's not an adult fairy, he's still taken several lives! And just like that—"
"You still don't know?" x2
The Weasley twins exchanged a glance.
"Death is not a bad thing for ordinary people." "They don't have magic to learn, so they don't have to worry about the slow growth caused by premature death."
"Peace in the underworld is paradise for ordinary people living under exploitation and toil." "And the Slytherin family of the Mountain Sea Realm has already compensated the Riddle family."
"Professor Riddle's punishment was indeed severe." "Slytherin is a pillar of the family, the name of the Dark Magic Fairy Academy under the command of the Guna La Goddess of Darkness."
"And sealing off the roads is an even more nightmarish punishment for the Dark Magic Fairy." "Because they are too close to Dark Magic, the spirits within them cannot eventually transform into human form like other fairies."
"That is to say, a hundred years from now, unless he reaches the level of Great Magic Immortal, "He will be able to live forever as a beast-like spirit."
Harry was completely confused. "What's a path? What does elf have to do with immortality?"
The Weasley twins sighed. "We forgot you came from the ordinary world." "The Path refers to the method by which the Dark Magic Fairy retain their physical bodies and ascend to the Mountain Sea Realm for eternal life."
"This is a shortcut, but it will cause different side effects depending on the path taken: bloodlust, bestiality, expansion, and etherealization." "The path is blocked, which means that this shortcut cannot be taken."
"Fortunately, Professor Riddle eventually became Great Magic Immortal." "As for the relationship between elves and immortality..."
"You probably guessed it already." "After a fairy dies, she becomes an elf. The weak elves are allowed to stay in the Tree Realm, while the strong ones ascend to the Mountain Sea Realm."
"The Mountain Sea Realm is a world that accommodates immortal beings like elves." "However, the Mountain Sea Realm is nothing special."
"Almost every Little Magic Fairy in a fairy family knows someone in the Mountain Sea Realm." "They are either ancestors or direct relatives of parents."
"Professor Riddle's mother is in the Mountain Sea Realm." ("Mother?" Voldemort stared blankly at this.)
"Even if Little Magic Fairy herself doesn't die young and graduates normally from seventh grade, the spirit within her is enough to ascend."
To calm his shock, Harry joked, "Are there any people who commit suicide and ascend to heaven right after graduation?"
"Of course," Fred nodded.
"But it's best not to do that," George added.
"A fairy who does this will spend two hundred years in Azkaban, the most arduous place in Magic Fairy Castle, with that group of crazy Dark Magic Fairy." "It's better to just give up and live to the limit of one's physical body."
"But it's not impossible." "There's a Dark Magic Fairy— "
"The infamous Malfoy family— " "Abraxas Malfoy cleverly contracted Dragon Pox."
"He died of illness at the young age of 40 and ascended to the Mountain Sea Realm." "There are also extreme sports like balancing Cauldron on the Head (a game where Cauldron on the Head while riding Flying Broomstick to catch falling boulders)."
"If you're interested, you can search for 'One Hundred Novel Ways to Die' once the Magic Treasure Book is distributed." "It's very interesting."
"George." "Hmm?"
"Have we gone off-topic again?" "Ah, yes. We were talking about the rumors surrounding Professor Riddle."
"Okay, Professor Riddle has been punished." "He's been put in solitary confinement and can only attend online classes."
"But the Horcrux he created also gave birth to their own spirits." "His soul knew nothing of the true nature of the Wizarding World."
"Arrogant and conceited, he even forcibly adopted a spell name that only spellcasters could use in order to show off." "Soon, he started an organization among the lower-year students of Slytherin House."
"The members inside call themselves Death Eater." "Little Magic Fairy who were banished from the human world, seeking immortality."
Harry interrupted, "But fairies are immortal."
The Weasley twins explained, "But the education was different back then. Back then, we didn't want the Little Magic Fairy to give up too early."
"The secret to the immortality of the fairies is hidden by a contract magic. "This contract will only disappear when they reach the 7th grade."
"Previously, any related news would be interpreted as other information automatically." "In short, the Death Eater were causing more and more trouble, and after Filch, the guard of Magic Fairy Castle, found out, he reported it to the Prefect."
"Prefect? Not Headmaster?" Harry doubted his ears.
The Weasley twins ignored them and continued, "At that time Gryffindor Prefect Victor Hugo took the initiative," "and with Hufflepuff, the Ravenclaw Prefect dismantled the organization."
"It was quite a sight back then, with more than half of the students in Slytherin House gone." "They all joined Azkaban ahead of schedule."
"After Professor Riddle finishes his seven-year online course in confinement and graduates," "he inexplicably discovers he has a tacky magical name— Voldemort."
"How pitiful, you can't change your magic name." x2
Harry, and the audience alike, were completely dumbfounded.
These aren't Death Eater at all; they sound more like a gang of school thugs.
The professors didn't even have to intervene; several senior students managed to suppress the disturbance.
(Filch's face turned bright red with excitement. Had he indirectly defeated the Death Eater?)
(The Death Eater of Azkaban felt this even more keenly, joining the ranks early—it sounds strange, but somehow it just happens to fit in.)
(Voldemort, where is my name tacky?)
After a moment of silence, Harry suddenly thought, "What about Voldemort himself? Was he killed by Professor Riddle?"
The Weasley twins touched their chins in unison. "This is the most important part of the rumor." "Legend has it that the soul was not destroyed."
"He was sealed inside a gem that shimmered with iridescent light." "He was hidden in a building in a misty forest."
"The Magic Fairy Colorful Stone?" Harry asked tentatively.
"That's a great name!" the Weasley twins exclaimed. "Magic Fairy Colorful Stone!"
"If only it really existed." "It's said that the soul never figured out the truth about the Wizarding World, even after it was sealed away."
"I really want to talk to him." x2