Ryan's Curiosity

"Tom, how does it feel to be a professor for the first time today?"

"Also, which college did you just say you would be assigned to?"

"Alright, how about we talk about that wonderful magic?"

Clearly, Dumbledore was preparing to change the subject.

He said this to Riddle in an almost pleading tone.

Logically, as part of Voldemort, he should have been pleased to see Dumbledore's servile expression.

But for some reason, he just couldn't be happy.

Lupin, standing nearby, also truly understood one thing—how Dumbledore trusted Riddle.

"Then let me talk about this part."

"As a professor, I feel a great sense of accomplishment, and the feeling of imparting my ideas to others is even stronger than when I was developing a club."

"Now I finally understand why, even years after I became the Dark Lord, I still didn't give up teaching the Defense Against the Dark Arts." Upon hearing Riddle's answer, Dumbledore and Lupin showed different expressions.

Lupin's face showed wariness; he knew what the society Riddle was referring to was.

Its name is the Walpurgis Knights, the predecessor of the Death Eaters, an organization that was 'disbanded' as soon as Voldemort graduated.

Dumbledore, however, looked pleased; he had somehow "seen" the lesson through magic.

Those unaware of the facts might consider this knowledge dangerous, something that shouldn't be known to junior wizards or even ordinary wizards. They might view it as forbidden knowledge used by Grindelwald to 'brainwash' his subordinates.

But Dumbledore saw the difference between Riddle and Grindelwald.

Grindelwald only emphasizes the dangers of Muggle, but does not point out their vulnerability.

In Grindelwald's eyes, Muggle and wizards are two separate groups, opposing groups.

In Riddle's eyes, based on the content on his screen and what he said in class, he completely regarded wizards as Muggle who could use magic.

Dumbledore saw hope and redemption in Riddle.

A bad kid who went astray, a bad kid who hadn't even had a chance to really make a mistake, he realized his mistake and turned back.

Perhaps feeling slightly uncomfortable under Dumbledore's gaze, Riddle continued, "As for what I just said about the new house I'll be going to, isn't that obvious?"

"I think I'm more suited to Ravenclaw now."

Riddle then went on to talk at length about his personality and the direction he believed his courses should take.

Lupin then took his leave.

After all, he had already said what he wanted to say.

Moreover, Riddle's lectures were all related to Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Lupin was also a teaching assistant for this course.

But in reality, this position was just a reason for him to return to Hogwarts.

His job responsibilities were not actually well-defined.

According to Sirius, Lupin's main responsibility was actually to keep an eye on whether Snape was plotting against Harry.

Yes, it was Snape, not Voldemort.

Although Sirius already knew Snape's undercover identity.

But in his view, Snape was still far more dangerous than Voldemort —to Harry.

He believed Snape was James's enemy.

Snape might protect Harry's life for Lily's sake.

But in other respects, Sirius was very skeptical.

With Voldemort Dumbledore, Sirius wasn't so much of a worry for Sirius.

He was initially worried, but after that birthday, he didn't know what he said to Dumbledore.

This made him trust Voldemort.

This level of trust may not be as great as that of Professor McGonagall and the others, but it far exceeds that of Snape.

After Lupin left, Riddle's voice abruptly stopped.

Or perhaps he stopped the previous topic, and after a moment of silence, Riddle brought up Dumbledore's last suggestion from the beginning, "That magic, have you got any clues yet?"

"Sometimes I hate myself for having such a smart brain."

"From the fake Philosopher's Stone, I learned how to rewind and show images of what happened in a place—just like you just learned in class."

"And this time, I can say that I have a basic grasp of it—" Dumbledore suddenly stopped mysteriously.

"What have you mastered? To what extent?" Riddle was clearly very dissatisfied with Dumbledore's riddle-like manner.

"You'll find out tonight," Dumbledore said cheerfully.

There is no doubt that Ryan was aware of everything that happened in the Headmaster's Office.

Or rather, he was ready when he met Luna and got to know Ginny.

This is due to two reasons.

One of them, of course, is the matter of Ravenclaw's Diadem.

Ryan was curious whether Dumbledore could break through it.

This magic isn't actually that profound.

This is especially true for level 6 wizards.

Dumbledore should be able to master it as easily as he learned the magic on the Philosopher's Stone.

However, Ryan was somewhat surprised by the result: while Dumbledore was studying the Ravenclaw's Diadem, the will of Bleach did not reappear.

Dumbledore studies magic that could shake the very foundations of the Afterlife, and he seems completely unconcerned.

Is it because He believes that only wizards can become ghosts after they die, and that the death of a wizard is not important to Him compared to that of Muggle?

However, the Ghostification of objects can evolve into the Ghostification of life.

Does He think Dumbledore is incapable of reaching the later levels?

Ryan was somewhat disappointed.

This means that his plan to wait for Bleach in the real world has failed.

Another reason he had already shifted his attention to the Headmaster's Office was that he had long suspected something interesting Fudge happen there.

In particular, he and Umbridge dared to target Voldemort.

Although this Voldemort is a younger version, it doesn't mean that people like them are easy to mess with.

In the original timeline, the reason they were able to provoke Dumbledore...

That's just because Dumbledore is a good person.

Moreover, Dumbledore, having deliberately distanced himself from power, was unaware of their shady dealings.

Otherwise, Dumbledore wouldn't have been forced to leave during Harry's fifth year of school.

If he knew about Fudge's messy affairs, he probably could have removed Fudge from office and put someone else more reliable in his place.

To be honest, Ryan hadn't expected Fudge to be so brave, daring to betray the interests of the Britain Wizarding World.

This led even Bones, who disliked covering things up and whitewashing, to suppress the specific details of Fudge's downfall.

It's important to understand that in the Wizarding World, the barriers between nations are even more pronounced than in the Muggle World.

You can be incompetent, corrupt, and line your own pockets, but there is one thing you absolutely cannot do: sell out your interests to the Wizarding World of other countries.

Ryan was actually looking forward to seeing what Dumbledore's expression would be when he found out all this.

The person he chose did so.

Therefore, it's not surprising that Ryan kept staring at the Headmaster's Office.

However, Ryan is now just as curious as Riddle about what will happen at night.

To what extent did Dumbledore master that magic?