Diary

When you and someone experience an event together, it's impossible not to develop feelings for each other, and killing a twelve-foot-tall Troll is one such event.

After this incident, Draco even started greeting Ron, which made Ron's brothers, such as the Weasley Twins, forget to tease Ron (they would make little jokes about Ron every time they met). Because of this, Percy even forgot his Prefect Badge in the Great Hall.

Ron even received a letter from his father, Arthur Weasley, filled with worry that the evil Malfoy might actually be gay and had used Amortentia or something similar on Ron.

Draco Malfoy's father was the most extravagant; he personally came to Hogwarts on a Saturday of that week.

After anxiously checking that his son was normal, he immediately confronted Quirrell, demanding that he be expelled from Hogwarts.

Voldemort was furious about this. If Dumbledore hadn't rejected Malfoy's request to fire Quirrell, Lucius Malfoy would probably have met the Dark Lord's wrath much earlier.

According to Draco, his father was initially furious that he had become friends with the Weasley, but after Harry Potter was mentioned, the opportunistic Malfoy family patriarch was no longer angry and even asked him what Harry Potter liked so he could buy it for him.

On Monday morning in the Great Hall, Ryan was standing to the side. Harry and Ron were quite surprised to hear this, but in Ryan's opinion, this was a perfectly normal thing to do.

The Harry Potter of today is not the same as the one in the original timeline.

When Harry Potter first enrolled, everything seemed mediocre; at best, he was a Quidditch prodigy, so why would Lucius Malfoy take him seriously?

But the current Harry Potter has shown extraordinary talent from the moment he entered school. When he knocked down the professor, Lucius was somewhat suspicious that Dumbledore was promoting his the Chosen One. But in this incident, his son witnessed Harry Potter's outburst firsthand.

One hit—a single blow violently smashed the head of Troll with high magic resistance. If this hit were used on any adult wizard, the result would be the same.

The way to subdue Troll is usually by manipulating other objects to strike its vulnerable head; other spells that directly affect the body are of little use to it.

Lucius Malfoy naturally knew the significance of this, which is why, before learning about his son's relationship with Harry, he didn't use it as an excuse to go after Dumbledore, but rather Quirrell.

He should already be considering aligning himself with the more promising White Wizard Dumbledore.

But then, Voldemort's Horcrux, the diary?

"It seems unlikely that my diary will get into Hogwarts in my second year," Ryan thought.

However, Ryan underestimated Lucius Malfoy. After a day of classes, Ryan sensed Lucius Malfoy's presence again.

He was even carrying several Dark Magic items, including Horcrux.

In the Headmaster's Office, on Dumbledore's desk, several items of Dark Magic were displayed.

"Good evening, Lucius," Dumbledore said in a friendly tone.

"Dumbledore, a while ago, like Bertha Jorkins, I suddenly remembered the memories I had lost because I was controlled by You-Know-Who."

"These items, especially this diary, were hidden in my house by the You-Know-Who. Even though I was under the influence of the Imperius Curse, he still erased this memory," Lucius Malfoy said, feigning seriousness, as if he didn't know that Dumbledore knew perfectly well that he was Death Eaters, the real deal.

"Oh, you came here so late, sneaking around, just for this?" Dumbledore stroked the diary, his eyes sparkling with joy.

He finally discovered, no, confirmed, the existence of Horcrux, except for Harry Potter himself.

Now, the next question is whether to destroy the remaining Horcrux, but if they are destroyed, will Voldemort notice and make the others even harder to find?

Also, does Voldemort know that Harry is his Horcrux? It can only be said that Quirrell currently has no intention of harming Harry.

Lucius Malfoy remained silent, Dumbledore tapped the table in thought.

"Lucius, do you know what this diary is?" Dumbledore said with a smile.

"I don't know." Lucius Malfoy's face was pale. He guessed that this thing was probably more important than he thought, but he quickly regained his composure. After all, the You-Know-Who had not appeared for 10 years, and he had decided which side to lean towards.

"As long as Horcrux exist, Voldemort's soul will remain in the world."

"Moreover, his soul is now in Professor Quirrell, whom you are impeaching," Dumbledore said solemnly, his blue eyes seemingly able to see into people's hearts.

"How could this be! Dumbledore! Quick, quick! Destroy it!" Lucius Malfoy cried hysterically, pointing at the diary. "You-Know-Who, the Dark Lord must be trying to get revenge on me and harm my children! Dumbledore, I'm Death Eaters! Please, please, kill Quirrell, Voldemort, kill him!"

"Lucius, you, a Death Eaters, how dare you speak your master's name?" Dumbledore said contemptuously.

"I—I'm willing to go to Azkaban, I'm willing to surrender, as long as—" Lucius Malfoy twisted his hands, the serpent staff symbolizing his status as the head of the Malfoy family was thrown aside, his mind in disarray, the last few words seemed stuck in his throat, he couldn't say them.

"No need, Lucius. You're more useful out there. I'll let you know what to do next."

"I'm keeping an eye on everything Voldemort is doing, don't worry. As for Professor Quirrell, continue complaining, but pretend you don't know anything." Dumbledore pondered for a long time.

"So, Voldemort? And the diary?" Lucius Malfoy forced back his fear.

"The reason I didn't touch Voldemort is because he might have several Horcrux, and also, his purpose in coming to Hogwarts was for the Philosopher's Stone."

"As for this diary? To avoid Voldemort finding out, we should first—" Dumbledore didn't finish his sentence, but Lucius Malfoy, who was standing beside him, already understood what he meant.

Ryan was in the lounge at the moment, and everything he was sensing left him speechless.

Goodness, Lucius Malfoy is really bold. The reason he didn't do this in the original timeline was probably because Harry Potter was too mediocre and Dumbledore old, with no successor.

Dumbledore's actions were mature and prudent. Indeed, in the original timeline, after Quirrell murdered Harry and then had a conversation in the forbidden area on the fourth floor, he learned that Voldemort did not know that Harry Potter was his Horcrux.

In his second year, after his diary was destroyed, he learned that Voldemort had made far more Horcrux than he had imagined, and didn't care about them.

In his fifth year, Voldemort was resurrected. Snape's message revealed that Voldemort couldn't even sense the destruction of his Horcrux. This led to Dumbledore's decision during the summer break before his sixth year to go directly to the Horcrux, find the Gaunt Ring (the Resurrection Stone), put it on, and ultimately destroy it.

The reason Dumbledore dared to tell Lucius Malfoy so much was because both of them understood that Malfoy Lucius Malfoy no way back; if Voldemort found out, he would only face death.

The world is truly amazing; Ryan only gave it a slight push, and it started to develop in an unexpected direction.