"Alas, she too was a pitiful soul deceived by false memories!"
Upon hearing Li Wei's question, Headmaster Dumbledore sighed and had Li Wei wake the house-elf Hokey.
After she awoke, Dumbledore asked her whether, apart from Hufflepuff's Cup and Slytherin's Locket, any other items from old Mrs. Smith's collection had gone missing.
Naturally, Hokey's answer was no.
Sitting to one side, Li Wei could not help sighing inwardly at Dumbledore's question. Old Dumbledore truly deserved to be called the White Lord; his thoughts were exceedingly cautious.
"Hokey, there is something I must tell you: you did not kill your mistress! Your memories were altered! Do you need me to restore your true memories?"
After questioning her for a while, Headmaster Dumbledore compassionately asked the elderly house-elf Hokey.
"Is what you said true? Hokey did not kill her mistress?!"
Hokey stared at Dumbledore in utter disbelief. Her entire demeanor changed in an instant!
But after hearing Dumbledore's proposal, she seemed to remember something. With a dejected expression, she said:
"But Hokey failed to protect her mistress. Hokey is still a bad elf. Hokey should be punished. Hokey should be executed!"
"Hokey should not have her memories corrected. Hokey must punish herself!"
As she spoke, Hokey began screaming. As though punishing herself, she pounded her own head, then vanished with an Apparition!
"Alas..." Headmaster Dumbledore sighed again, seeming to age considerably in an instant. This was not only Tom Riddle's sin, but his as well!
Listening to Headmaster Dumbledore's sigh and witnessing Hokey's tragedy firsthand, Li Wei felt even more strongly that Voldemort deserved to die!
Damn Voldemort, just how many people had he hurt?!
"Let's go, Li Wei. Don't disturb her any further!"
Headmaster Dumbledore's voice was full of weariness. Even knowing which two relics were Horcruxes could not make him