In an antique, dilapidated house, two Wizards clad in hooded black robes knelt on the floor, their eyes burning with fervor.
Before them stood a tall, slender figure with jet-black hair and handsome features.
He was the soul within the Diary Horcrux—the young Voldemort.
Unlike the crazed soul he would become in the future, he was now calm, wise, and composed.
After leaving Ginny that day, he had bewitched Lockhart and had Lockhart take the diary away.
Lockhart was exceedingly greedy yet lacked the strength to bear that greed. Before long, he had pried open Lockhart's mind.
After learning what sort of person Lockhart was, he felt that identity was a massive pitfall and immediately decided to change targets again.
Using the conveniences of Lockhart's identity, he had Lockhart take the diary out of Hogwarts and contact the Death Eaters of old.
Through his methods, he quickly brought three Death Eaters under his command.
Tonight, he had sent his subordinates to Hogwarts to gather life force for his resurrection.
He had no intention of resurrecting the main body. Ever since learning of the main body's condition, he had formed plans of his own.
Now, heaven had handed him the perfect opportunity. He would resurrect himself as the main entity!
The main body had only a wisp of soul left and could no longer be considered alive. He could completely abandon the main body and resurrect himself as the main entity!
Besides, the main body was merely a mad soul with barely any reason left. Resurrecting it would be useless. In its condition, it could not rule this world for long. It would be better for his younger soul to become the main body.
His smile was exceptionally kind, without the slightest hint of aggression. "McNeill failed."
It was only one