In fact, before Tom Riddle, Hogwarts had not prohibited the study of the Dark Arts, nor had it opposed Soul Research.
Advanced Dark Magic Revealed, which recorded the method of creating Horcruxes, had been kept in the Restricted Section year-round. Anyone could borrow it with a professor's permission.
Until Tom became Socket Man. To uncover the secret of his immortality, Dumbledore had taken away every book Tom had once borrowed, especially those related to the Dark Arts and souls.
Vaughn rubbed his brow, speechless.
Damn Tom!
When Vaughn had visited Dumbledore's office before, he had not seen any similar books. That old man had definitely hidden them away.
With Tom's lesson as a warning, Vaughn felt it would be difficult to borrow those books from Dumbledore.
In fact, his relationship with Dumbledore was rather delicate now. To become more deeply involved in Harry and Tom's Destiny, he had revealed some information he possessed to Dumbledore.
For instance, Horcruxes and Harry's abnormal condition.
Although information from the original story could be disguised with other excuses, merely knowing about Horcruxes was enough to make Old Dumbledore wary.
Vaughn and Dumbledore were still in the process of watching and testing each other.
They were willing to trust each other in some matters, yet guarded against each other in others. Vaughn did not want Dumbledore to treat him as a tool against Voldemort, while Dumbledore was afraid of raising another Voldemort.
I need to find a way to make Old Dumbledore loosen up bit by bit.
As Vaughn thought, Harry seemed like a pretty good shield. As long as he could make Old Dumbledore certain that he would not become the next Voldemort...
Huh?
Vaughn suddenly realized the key point. When all was said and done, it was Tom's fault!
Damnable Tom!
"Achoo!"
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