"Let me interrupt." Vaughn raised a hand and said seriously, "My main purpose really was the Ravenclaw girls. You don't need to make excuses for me on that point!"
Dumbledore: "..."
The old man was speechless for a long while before finally sighing. "All right, then, my dear, could you tell me when you intended to inform me that you had found the Horcrux's whereabouts, if I had never discovered any clues?"
"One of Tom's Horcruxes was Ravenclaw's Diadem, wasn't it? Many years ago, Tom tricked the Grey Lady into revealing where the diadem was hidden. He then went to the forests of Albania, retrieved it, kept it for himself, and turned it into a Horcrux. That was why the Grey Lady had closed off her heart ever since!"
Rather than answering directly, Vaughn asked, "Did the Grey Lady tell you all that? Don't tell me you deduced it yourself. I believe you could uncover the identities of the Grey Lady and Bloody Baron, but you couldn't possibly deduce those specific details."
Dumbledore studied him for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, this was—"
Before he could finish, Vaughn sighed. "Tom must have been very handsome before he turned into a power-strip guy, right?"
"What?"
"Just tell me, was he or wasn't he!"
"...He was..."
Vaughn looked deeply troubled. "Of course. Ever since I enrolled, I've been trying to talk to the Grey Lady, but whenever she saw my face, she became wary and hostile. It's a classic case of resistance and fear toward handsome men after being deceived by a scumbag."
"I should have realized it sooner. With this face of mine, there was no way I could break through her defenses. Only ugly men could do that... Sigh, damn you, Tom!"
"..."
Dumbledore suddenly had no idea what to