The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Looking at Hermione sleeping peacefully, Tom wanted to leave and do something big while she was asleep. But as soon as he got dressed, he saw Hermione turning over on the bed, holding a ball of quilt between her hands, and mumbling her name indistinctly.

"Tom...hehehe..."

Tom smiled bitterly and shook his head. With such a girlfriend, he really couldn't bear to leave this room. Besides, it was a little late now, so he might as well go tomorrow.

Anyway, that thing is there and won't run away.

Tom plans to go to 12 Grimmauld Place to destroy Voldemort's Horcrux.

If he counted correctly, Slytherin's locket should be one of Voldemort's last two Horcruxes besides Harry. There is a curse left by Voldemort on the Resurrection Stone. Don’t rush to get it. Let’s start with the simple one.

"I wonder if No. 12 Grimmauld Place is currently in use? It stands to reason that after Dumbledore summons the Order of the Phoenix, he will use it as the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix..." Tom said

[Tom suddenly discovered that the magic here is extremely powerful and distorts time and space]

[The ancient stone steps seem to be paved with white jade, but I don’t know how much time has passed. They are dusty, cracked and broken in many places, and there are even some blood stains on some of the stone steps. The stone steps are built close to the abyss and along the steep cliff peaks, which are extremely dangerous.

At the end of the stone steps is the top of the mountain. Amidst the fairy mist, there is a grand fairy palace. The mountain gate collapsed, the jasper stone pillars were broken into several pieces, and were submerged in the sea of ​​clouds. The plaque with the three ancient seal characters of Yuxu Palace was also split in half with a sword. , as long as ordinary people get close, their souls will be shattered by the murderous aura that reaches the sky.

After passing the mountain gate is the square, and looking forward along the square, half of the buildings in the Immortal Palace have collapsed, and all the once prosperous and luxurious palaces and pavilions have been reduced to ruins. Everywhere is filled with murderous intent.

There is a hall on the east side of the square, with the three characters "Qing Palace" written on it, and inside the hall there is a black-robed Taoist sitting cross-legged. If you are a monk, you will feel that the sky and the earth are connected at first glance, as if he has transformed into the sky and merged into the earth, looking down at all living beings in the vastness! At a glance, a mortal would see an ordinary, handsome Taoist priest sitting cross-legged in the hall, crying.

"Thirty million years of hard work has finally come to nothing. The disasters of this world started with me! Go and rest! I gave up my life and gave my elders in my hometown a chance! This prosperous era cannot end because of me! "Then the black-robed Taoist reached out and pinched a few seals, looked up at the sky, and shed a drop of golden tears, which then turned into countless golden fragments and flew towards the dome.

This black-robed Taoist's surname was Shen, and his given name was Ming. He was from Linzi County in the Xuan Kingdom. By chance, he got a Suihou Pearl - what people call a crystal ball. As a result, Shen Ming was sucked into the ball. There is a small world inside the ball!

The small world is full of spiritual energy, making it easy to practice. Shen Ming also has unfavorable luck. He fell into a treasure place called Dengxian Pond and became an immortal immediately. Later, he became the first immortal king in the small world, making the immortal way possible. At its peak, there were three thousand immortal kings and one hundred thousand true immortals.

But the good times did not last long. First, the underworld rebelled three times and attacked the immortal world, and then the immortals were transformed into demons. Finally, years of fierce battles shattered the immortal world. Except for Shen Ming, all the three thousand immortal kings transformed into Dao, and all the true immortals also withered. The heavenly path was completely chaotic. There are no immortals in the world. Shen Ming also suffered irreversible serious injuries during the battle.

What's even more frightening is that the barriers between the crystal ball and the earth also cracked during the battle. Soon the barriers between the two realms will completely collapse, leaving no barrier. The earth will be filled with spiritual energy in an instant. The abundant and overbearing spiritual energy and the chaotic will of heaven will kill all living things on the earth in an instant, directly triggering the end of the world.

Shen Ming thought hard for a long time before coming up with a solution. That is to dissolve the Tao, integrate into the Tao of Heaven, and then try your best to slow down the speed of the barrier breaking down. At the same time, open several channels on the earth, put in some spiritual energy, and subtly let the people of the earth adapt to the spiritual energy, so that the spiritual energy of the earth can be revived!

This has several advantages. The first is that it can slow down the speed of the barrier breaking. After all, the current crystal ball is like a pressure cooker that is about to explode. These cracks can effectively reduce the pressure. The second is that spiritual energy recovery can be used to promote the development of the earth. The third is that the empty Heavenly Way in the area can effectively calm the chaotic Heavenly Way in the ball, making the Heavenly Way return to peace and no longer have the strong corrosive power and destructive desire it currently has. The last benefit is that as the crack expands, the two worlds will gradually synchronize, and the time flow rate, resources, etc. will be the same]

"Tom, do you have time? I have something to tell you." Just when Hermione's bones were softening from laughing, Harry came over and expressed that he wanted to talk to Tom.

Of course Tom would not refuse.

Then he learned the latest updates about Voldemort from Harry.

He didn't expect that what he considered to be the most difficult Horcrux was actually solved by Voldemort himself, which meant that Voldemort's Horcruxes now only had the locket and...

Harry Potter.

"Find a way to learn Occlumency, Harry."

"But -" Harry wanted to say something else, but Tom shook his head, not wanting to hear his explanation.

"If you continue like this, he will take advantage of you sooner or later. You can't always peek into his brain——"

"I didn't!" Harry was a little annoyed. Tom's words seemed to imply that he was a pervert who liked to peek into other people's privacy.

"If you didn't take the initiative, it would be even worse. He can decide what you can see, and he can even invade your field of vision in reverse!" Tom frowned. He could understand Harry's difficulties, but many things are yours. Even though I know it’s hard to do, I can’t help but do it.

Harry needs to find a way to learn Occlumency to make Voldemort's invasion as difficult as possible.

"I'll try my best." Harry suddenly felt discouraged.

Before that, he thought it was a good thing to see Voldemort's movements! In this way, Dumbledore can obtain the information from Voldemort for free, and he can finally make his own contribution to the fight against Voldemort.

But when Tom said this, he felt a little shaken.

Just as Tom was about to end his conversation with Harry, he saw a huge figure walking into the auditorium.

"Harry, look, Hagrid!" He pointed towards the staff table.

Sure enough, the name Hagrid drew Harry's attention away.

"He's finally back!" Harry said happily.

Hagrid had not been seen by students for a long time since Rita Skeeter's ridiculous article was published.

Now he is willing to come to the auditorium for dinner, which is a good sign.

At this time, Dumbledore, who was sitting in the middle of the staff table, was greeting Hagrid, and Mrs. Maxim next to him also showed a happy smile.

"Hagrid, you can try some table wine. The quality of the red wine at Hogwarts is quite good." She raised the goblet and motioned to Hagrid.

"I'll excuse you now." After Hagrid appeared, Harry's mind immediately went to Hagrid, so he left in a hurry.

Tom naturally enjoyed his leisure time.

He returned to his seat and shared the hearty breakfast with Hermione.

After breakfast, the two left the auditorium as if nothing had happened, and then blocked Dumbledore outside the auditorium.

"Good morning, Yodel Granger." Dumbledore smiled, his eyes falling on the radiant face of Hermione, "You look much better than yesterday. I hope you are in good health."

Tom pursed his lips.

She looks better now, but if she takes the medicine again after a while, she will feel uncomfortable for a while. The side effects of Professor Snape's potion were becoming more and more severe, which made Tom hesitate. He didn't know whether to stop for a few days to give Hermione's body some time to detoxify.

"Professor, can this medicine be suspended for two days? Hermione's adverse reactions have become more and more severe recently -"

Hermione had the intention to stop Tom, but Tom still spoke out.

Dumbledore sighed, "No, the medicine cannot be stopped. You told me before that you have found a solution, so I hope you can endure it for a while longer..."

He was filled with apologies to Tom and Hermione. It was my own mistake that made these two underage children bear such a heavy burden.

"Okay, I'm fine." Hermione glared at Tom and told him to shut up, "Professor Dumbledore, can Tom and I take leave today?"

"Oh?" Dumbledore adjusted his glasses and stared at the two people in front of him in disbelief: "Miss Granger, Mr. Yodel, please don't abuse Polyjuice Potion."

Tom, Hermione:? ? ?

This is too strange! Is this really a good idea? Wait...if the two of them exchanged body forms, wouldn't it be...

Their minds were running in strange directions.

It's no wonder that Dumbledore was so suspicious. The main reason was that it was Hermione who took the initiative to ask for leave from him today. This was incredible. Would a good girl like Hermione take leave and skip classes? So Dumbledore subconsciously suspected that this Hermione was Tom pretending to be.

"Professor, we did not take Polyjuice Potion." Tom stood up and tried hard to clarify his relationship with Hermione. They had not reached that point yet! And he wasn't going to use Polyjuice Potion. This is not because he can transform into the appearance of other wizards, but because he is afraid that Hermione will one day turn him into the appearance of other wizards after becoming addicted to playing...

"Hermione and I have something we want to investigate - we want to go to Sirius's house, and we have some clues about that person's things."

At this time, Dumbledore perked up. It was about Voldemort, so he couldn't help but be cautious.

"You have another clue?" He looked at Tom.

"Yes, Sirius seems to have a younger brother, right?"

Dumbledore nodded, "Yes, he had a younger brother named Regulus Black who mysteriously disappeared at the end of the Wizarding War. We think he died somewhere."

Tom was silent for a moment, "You should know that it was not a member of the Order of the Phoenix who did it, right?"

Regarding the fate of Regulus, many forces conducted investigations after the war - after all, it involved the whereabouts of the last heir of a pure-blood family, and Dumbledore was no exception.

He asked members of the Order of the Phoenix, but everyone gave a negative answer. Dumbledore believed that members of the Order of the Phoenix would not lie to him, so Regulus really did not die fighting against the Order of the Phoenix.

Since he was not killed by members of the Order of the Phoenix or the Ministry of Magic, why would an adult wizard disappear?

There are only two possibilities: Voldemort sent him to perform a very dangerous mission, and then he died in a corner of the world, or he wanted to quit the Death Eaters and was cleared by Voldemort.

Most people in the wizarding world believe in the second possibility, but the real core Death Eaters, without exception, believe that both theories are nonsense.

They were well aware of Voldemort's trust in Regulus, a trust that had not been shaken before his disappearance. Moreover, after Regulus disappeared, Voldemort even mobilized his Death Eaters to search for Regulus!

With Voldemort's character, if he really wanted to clean up his family, why would he need to cover up? He wished that all the Death Eaters would know the consequences of betrayal. Therefore, the Death Eaters felt that it was very possible that the Order of the Phoenix had used some dishonorable means to kill Regulus, so that they were unwilling to admit it.

"I want to investigate the cause of Regulus's death. This is really strange. Combined with what happened to the Malfoy family and the Lestrange family, I have reason to suspect that Voldemort did the same thing to the Black family."

Tom's words were cryptic, but Dumbledore understood. Voldemort entrusted his Horcrux to Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix. Is it possible that he also asked Regulus, who was born in the Black family, to keep his Horcrux?

It's not impossible. The Black family, like the Malfoy family and the Lestrange family, is the top pure-blood family in the wizarding world. It is really possible that Voldemort would "entrust him with an important task".

Dumbledore felt more and more that Tom was right. What's more, Tom's past achievements prove his keen sense of smell - diary, crown, gold cup. His record was extremely impressive, and he single-handedly carried the banner of resistance to Voldemort. Against the backdrop of these achievements, what reason did Dumbledore have for not cooperating?

"Okay, this is the address of Sirius' home. Do you need any help?" Dumbledore approved the two's request for leave, wrote the address of Grimmauld Place on a note, and gave it to Tom. In his opinion, this action will not go too far, because with the help of Miss Granger, the two of them will not go too far.

"No, I just went there to investigate the traces left behind by Regulus to see if I could find any clues." Tom didn't say too much. Who knows if Kreacher hid the locket? ?

"That's good." Seeing that Tom and Hermione knew what they were doing, Dumbledore nodded happily.

"No. 12 Grimmauld Place has been borrowed by me. It is now the home of the Order of the Phoenix. So if you meet someone from the Order of the Phoenix, just say it and say it is my promise." Before the two left, Deng Bullido hasn't forgotten to tell the two of them about the current situation of Sirius's family.

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Two chapters in one!

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