Hogwarts becomes host

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The leisurely holiday life passes very quickly.

After Elaine and Dumbledore's persuasion, Hermione was finally willing to put down her textbooks temporarily. Although she had not found a second interest other than reading, it would be fine as long as she could let herself go and take a breather.

On the morning of Christmas Day, Sirius didn't know what he was thinking, but he turned into a big black dog and ran into Hogwarts through the secret passage with a gift in his mouth, and appeared directly next to Harry's bed.

Elaine refused to comment on the stalker's behavior, as long as Harry was happy.

Everyone received rich Christmas gifts. Except for the tulle pajamas from Daphne, the sweater knitted by Mrs. Weasley, and the automatic tuner from Slughorn, Elaine received almost all the Christmas gifts this year. From Honeydukes.

Among the mountains of sweets and snacks, Hermione's gift was the smallest.

After experiencing the love potion incident, Elaine no longer looked forward to gifts from Hermione. She was not surprised to receive razor blades or dung bombs, but when she opened the gift, she found that the things inside were scarier than razors and dung eggs.

It's a new love potion.

No matter what Hermione was thinking, Elaine didn't have the guts to ask, so she handed this thing directly to Daphne.

Thick ribbons of holly and mistletoe were hung all over the corridor. Mysterious lights shone through each suit of armor. The corridor was filled with a strong and alluring cooking aroma, making everyone look forward to it. Christmas dinner is coming.

Daphne still ran to the Gryffindor lounge, sitting in the armchair in the corner with Hermione and Ginny and whispering; beside Ron, Harry and Sirius were excitedly discussing the news of the Quidditch World Cup. The common room was filled with laughter.

Elaine avoided others, sat alone, and opened another package that Sirius gave her - a copy of the Daily Prophet and a book without a cover.

The headline on the first half of the newspaper was Fudge talking about something insignificant and wishing all wizards a happy Christmas. This was not important at all, but because Fudge was the Minister of Magic, it was placed on the front page.

But that's not the case on the second half of the front page. It is a blurry photo of the Dark Mark, and a slightly smaller headline next to it reads: Is the secret of the mysterious man about to be exposed to the public?

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A shocking biography will be released next week, and the protagonist is actually the source of tragedy, the embodiment of death, the representative of fear, the most feared dark wizard of this century──the man who cannot be named.

Our reporter Rita Skeeter was fortunate enough to obtain first-hand information. The author of the biography, Dumbledore (pseudonym), once taught at Hogwarts. He not only served as the mentor of the mysterious man, but also established a relationship with the mysterious man. He had a very close relationship, and also took refuge with You-Know-Who when he rose, becoming a notorious Death Eater and committing many unforgivable crimes.

When You-Know-Who fell, he, like some cunning Death Eaters, claimed that he was controlled by the Imperius Curse and escaped justice by relying on his good reputation as a teacher and the family name behind it.

However, he could not escape the condemnation of his conscience, let alone pick up the blood-stained wand again.

In the endless confession, he began to pursue the mysterious man's past, trying to find out the reasons for everything. After a full decade of searching and searching, he finally wrote this 976-page biography and entrusted it to the Shafiq family. publishing.

This is not without cost - as the most powerful dark wizard in history, the mysterious man used very powerful black magic to protect his secrets. At the time of the interview, Dumbledore had been tortured by the vicious black magic curse to the end of his life. .

Dumbledore peels off the mysterious man's black robe, revealing his tragic childhood, sinful school days, and the sinister secrets he took to his grave.

Why did Hogwarts' most prominent head boy degenerate into a dark wizard?

What is the real purpose of the mysterious man? He advocates the supremacy of pure blood. Is his blood really noble?

The answers to these questions and more are contained in the explosive new biography "The Dark Lord of the 20th Century: Tom Riddle," featuring Rita Skeeter's exclusive interview on Page 3 of this newspaper.

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Elaine turned to page 3. There was a photo above the article, and it was another familiar face: a woman wearing gold-rimmed glasses, her blond hair was styled into large, delicate curls, her teeth were exposed, and she had a smile that she obviously thought she was very proud of. With a charming smile, she spread her fingers and waved towards Elaine.

Behind her is a skeleton lying on the bed - the lifeless old man is no different from a skeleton. Paired with Rita Skeeter's smile, this photo looks very scary.

"I don't regret it." Lying on the bed, Dumbledore was as angry as silk. Every word he spoke took a lot of effort. He relied on potions to survive and might die in the next second. "I just want to give everyone an explanation and let them know why this happened."

Before accepting the trial of the Wizengamot, Dumbledore had obviously learned the lesson he deserved. Even though every word he spoke was extremely painful, the old man insisted on being interviewed. He said that only in this way could he make up for his great suffering. one of the sins.

"I really thought he was right at the time." Dumbledore muttered. "When I taught at Hogwarts, I saw too many Muggle students. They were dull and not outstanding, and they didn't understand too many things. Too many, and unwilling to study hard, I got tired of instructing them, and Tom, the Dark Lord, showed me a way."

"I trust him. He is the smartest student I have ever met. He is the prefect and the male student president─" Before accepting the Wizengamot trial, Dumbledore had obviously received the lesson he deserved, even if every It is extremely painful to say a word, and the old man insists on being interviewed. He said that only in this way can he make up for one ten thousandth of his sin.

"I don't regret it." Lying on the bed, Dumbledore was as angry as silk. Every word he spoke took a lot of effort. He relied on potions to survive and might die in the next second. "I just want to give everyone an explanation and let them know why this happened."

Before accepting the trial of the Wizengamot, Dumbledore had obviously learned the lesson he deserved. Even though every word he spoke was extremely painful, the old man insisted on being interviewed. He said that only in this way could he make up for his great suffering. one of the sins.

"I really thought he was right at the time." Dumbledore muttered. "When I taught at Hogwarts, I saw too many Muggle students. They were dull and not outstanding, and they didn't understand too many things. Too many, and unwilling to study hard, I got tired of instructing them, and Tom, the Dark Lord, showed me a way."