Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 121 Entering Tom Riddle's Body

Peter Pettigrew was awakened by Tyella's appearance—

But upon seeing that it was the little wizard who often fed him, he turned over and fell asleep again.

Tiera had no intention of contacting this traitor right now, nor did she intend to pack her things in front of Peter Pettigrew. So she took out the Traceless Extension Box that Lucius had given her and swept her ritual remnants directly into it, intending to pick and choose later to see if she could gather a Horcrux fragment to send to Old Dumbledore.

After glancing at Peter Pettigrew, who was fast asleep, Tyella grabbed "The Magical Experiments on Muggles and Mudbloods," "The Inheritor," and Tom Riddle's diary, which was wrapped in the Garb of Yoggs, and left her dormitory to go to the Gryffindor common room.

“Tieira, I suddenly had a bad feeling just now, what’s wrong?” Tom Riddle asked. “Where were you just doing?”

Tiera removed the garment from Yoggi.

“Oh, I felt a little unwell, so I went back to my dorm to sleep,” Tierra replied.

"Did something just happen? Why do I have a bad feeling?" Tom Riddle pressed.

"I don't know," Tierra replied casually. Then she asked:
Do you know how to help Professor Lockhart regain his strength?

[That damned! Stupid! Filthy Mudblood! Your Professor Lockhart is a shameless idiot!]

But outwardly, Tom Riddle replied, "Hmm... let me think—"

After a few minutes.

"No."

So don't give me to that idiot. You're all equally stupid, but you're still a little better than that idiot.

“How do you know there isn’t one without even investigating?!” Tiera said. “I’ll take you to Lockhart right now; maybe after you examine him, you can help him restore his magic—”

"Wait, wait!" Tom Riddle quickly said, "No rush, no rush—"

"Think about it, if I cure your Professor Lockhart, he'll only thank you for giving me to him—"

“But if you personally healed his wounds—” Voldemort said, “think how grateful he would be if you personally healed his wounds—he might even adopt you!”

"Really? Really?" Tiera felt a surge of overwhelming, ecstatic joy beyond her mental walls—

“It’s true—” Tom Riddle said, “but now that you mention it—”

Tom Riddle deliberately kept Tierra in suspense.

“But now that you mention it, I suddenly remembered something—in order to heal Professor Lockhart’s injuries, although I don’t have any special medicine, if I could set up a ritual, perhaps I could complete some things through this ritual.”

"A ceremony? What ceremony?" Tiera asked nervously.

“It was many years ago…” Tom Riddle began persuasively, “Many years ago, when I was still studying here, I witnessed a ceremony in the school’s restricted library—”

“I saw it a long, long time ago, I think it was tucked inside the cover of a book—” Tom Riddle said haltingly, as if trying to recall something.

"What, what ceremony!?" Tiera asked, while appropriately displaying a state of "panic".

"Don't interrupt, let me think about it." Tom Riddle unusually snapped at Tierra.

Alright alright.

Tierra stuck out her tongue—

I'll pretend I don't see what you're doing and play along with.

"I remember now, it was in a book called... called 'Muggle Magical Experiments'? 'Muggle Magical Experiments'? Oh right, I remember now, it was inside the cover of a book called 'Muggle and Mudblood Magical Experiments,' there were three pages tucked inside, and on them it said... it said—"

"Summon the god of knowledge and wisdom!" Tiera interrupted "excitedly."

“Yes, yes, that’s it!” Tom Riddle said. “What? Little Tierra, you also—” “I’ve seen it!” Tierra excitedly pulled out the three human skin papers from his pocket—

“Oh, you can’t see—” Tiera said, seemingly disappointed.

“Do you want me to see it?” Tom Riddle asked. “Do you want me to see the ritual you found?”

“Yes,” Tiera said without hesitation. “I don’t understand the rituals at all—”

“Okay,” Tom Riddle said.

The diary seemed to be blown by a strong wind, the pages flipping over with a rustling sound, finally stopping on a certain page in the middle—

The entire diary seemed to have transformed into a miniature television screen.

Before Tierra could react, he leaned forward—

The window was getting bigger, and Tierra felt her body leave the sofa, her head falling forward into the gap in that page, entering a world of swirling colors and light.

Tierra disappeared into the Gryffindor common room, his feet landing on solid ground. He stood shakily, and the blurry surroundings suddenly became clear.

This is the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom at Hogwarts, but at this moment the classroom is black and white, and there aren't as many portraits of Gilderoy Lockhart, nor the strange decorations that were added later—

This is the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom from fifty years ago.

Beside the classroom desk stood a boy who looked to be about sixteen years old.

The boy was much taller than Tiera, with the same jet-black, shiny hair, and a pair of bright, smiling eyes looking at Tiera.

Tierra was also carefully observing Tom Riddle—

A high, straight nose.

It's a pity that he has such a high nose bridge.

Tierra sighed inwardly.

But on his face, he wore an expression that was a mixture of surprise, emotion, and fascination.

“Hello, let me reintroduce myself.” Tom Riddle gave a gentlemanly bow. “My name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, please call me Tom.”

So handsome! So handsome! So handsome!

Tom Riddle heard Tierra's inner thoughts and smiled even more smugly.

Ever since entering Tom Riddle's body, Tierra has constantly felt like he's being spied on, forcing him to fully utilize his mental fortifications and brain-sealing techniques.

What should I do? Tom Riddle is so handsome! But my heart has already been given to Professor Lockhart. I can't betray Professor Lockhart. Waaah!

Tierra thought to herself again—

He saw Tom Riddle's smug smile visibly freeze.

Unfortunately, Tyrell, living in the world of the book, couldn't read Tom Riddle's mind, otherwise his inner monologue at this moment would surely be very interesting.

"Tierra, may I see that ritual?" Tom Riddle said gently, deciding not to argue with Tierra about these romantic things anymore, but to ask him directly for the original ritual text.

"Oh, okay." Tierra pulled three crumpled pieces of paper from her wizard robe.

Tom Riddle resisted the urge to snatch it away, watching as Tierra slowly laid out the three sheets of paper on the desk and carefully smoothed them out—

Then Tom Riddle, with a smile on his face, took the three pages of parchment from Thierra's hand.

Thank you Korsi for the 100 points!
Thank you xiaotang246 for the 100 coins!
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(End of this chapter)