House-elf Hao Qi

"Poisoned?" Vizet said. "In other words, the Ministry of Magic thinks Hao Qi did it?"

"As you imagine..." Dumbledore nodded. "Hao Qi had direct access to Hepzibah Smith. She was charged by the Ministry of Magic with one crime—maliciously poisoning her own mistress."

"But after a series of interrogations and a trial, the Ministry of Magic's final conclusion was accidental killing. Because she was so old, perhaps her eyesight was failing, so she mistook the teabag for poison."

Vizet frowned slightly. "They may not understand House-elves well enough. Even if they can't carry a plate, they wouldn't mistake it for a cup."

"It seems you've gained a great deal recently," Dumbledore said meaningfully. "In fact, you should be speculating... that the one who poisoned Hepzibah Smith was probably Voldemort..."

Vizet followed Dumbledore's words and said, "After he poisoned Hepzibah Smith, he pinned the crime on Hao Qi..."

"In fact, that is what I think as well..." Dumbledore said. "Borgin and Burkes didn't only have information on Hepzibah Smith's location."

"Headmaster Dumbledore, in other words..." With Dumbledore saying this, Vizet thought of a possibility.

"Voldemort once worked at Borgin and Burkes... and that was how he learned about the locket?"

"That was the locket that belonged to Headmaster Salazar Slytherin. It should have been quite valuable... If he was only an employee, could he have come into contact with such things?"

"When Voldemort worked at Borgin and Burkes, he had not yet become that figure..." Dumbledore knew what Vizet was thinking. "At the time, he was strikingly handsome and kind to others..."

"And so he quickly gained Caractacus Burke's regard, and was specially assigned to certain stubborn customers, persuading them to bring out their treasured objects and place them with Borgin and Burkes for consignment."

"Strikingly handsome?" Vizet had seen what