Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 134 Testing
Tierra, of course, didn't believe Dumbledore was interested in Gilderoy Lockhart, but rather—

Tiera instructed the "inheritor" within Gilderoy Lohart to conceal himself as much as possible.

After exchanging a few words with Gilderoy Lockhart, Dumbledore seemed to have discovered nothing. Under McGonagall's intense urging gaze, he could only silently turn his head back and begin to enjoy the dessert in front of him.

After the Christmas dinner, it was time to have fun. Even Tyella put down her books except for Tom Riddle for a short while and jumped around the ancient castle of Hogwarts with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the Weasley twins.

Perhaps it was because Dumbledore's sudden conversation that night that startled Tom Riddle, that he urged Gilderoy Lockhart to leave Hogwarts the day after the Christmas dinner—

Firstly, the ritual to summon Yog-Sothoth requires some materials, and neither Tom Riddle nor Tyella trusted to purchase these materials through owls and letters.

Secondly, Tom Riddle, driven to the brink of collapse by Gilderoy Lockhart's learning speed, was preparing to give Lockhart a drastic remedy—

As a master of all arts—charms, dark magic, alchemy, potions, and transfiguration—Tom Riddle, during his time in power, intended to invent a potion to enhance the talent, intelligence, and strength of the wizards who followed him but were rendered incompetent by inbreeding, in order to create a truly invincible army. Tom Riddle, or rather Voldemort, invented a magical potion, which was not yet named, because he only tested it once on Bellatrix Rustrange before being crippled by Lily Evans's juvenile protection laws.

The effects of this potion were quite remarkable. Belladons' talent did indeed increase significantly. Before that, she was just an innocent, kind, and somewhat silly girl who couldn't even cast a single Imperius spell.

But ever since he drank Voldemort's potion, his back pain and leg aches disappeared, and he could perform forbidden spells with ease. However, at the same time, he also went completely mad.

Tiera couldn't tell whether it was the effect of the potion or the result of Bellatrix using too many forbidden spells.

But what does that have to do with me?

Anyway, Gilderoy Lockhart is just a tool; as long as he's useful, that's fine.

Time quickly moved forward to the morning of Christmas Eve, and the large group of young wizards, carrying their luggage, boarded the train home.

"Goodbye! Ron, goodbye! Hermione, goodbye!" Harry and Tyella stood on the train platform watching their friends depart until the train completely disappeared from their sight before they lowered their waving arms.

Just like last year, the two homeless young wizards huddled together in the cold, snowy weather as they embarked on the rugged mountain path back to Hogwarts Castle.

The Hogwarts Christmas Eve dinner was rather quiet that night. Apart from most of the teachers, only a few junior wizards remained. Most of the students were upperclassmen who stayed at the school to prepare for the NEWT and OWL exams.

The younger wizards were all eager to rush home and tell their families about all the embarrassing things that happened to the famous Gilderoy Lockhart during his time at Hogwarts.

"Oh my goodness." When Dumbledore appeared that evening, he glanced at the Great Hall and noticed that only a few people were scattered around the four long tables. He sighed and waved his wand.

Five plates filled with fruit, vegetables, beef, cake, and cheese, which had been placed on his seat, floated gently up and followed Dumbledore to the long table in Gryffindor.

Dumbledore plopped down next to Tyrell.

“There are far too few people at Christmas this year.” Dumbledore placed five plates on the table, then waved to the professors in the faculty seating area. “Come on, everyone, sit down. It’s more lively when people are together, isn’t it?”

As he spoke, Dumbledore placed his hand on Tyrell's head—

Tiera froze, her mind-blocking technique and mental barrier operating at their maximum—

But to Tiera's surprise, he did not feel any mental shock or prying.

Dumbledore gently patted Tyella's head, like an ordinary old man looking at his grandson. This touch only made Tyella more uncomfortable.

“The…headmaster?” Tierra asked uncertainly.

“Nothing much, Tiera. I just came to see our little wizard genius—” Dumbledore said with a smile.

With Dumbledore taking the lead, the other teachers, though reluctant—

That's right, I'm talking about Snape.

Although Snape was reluctant, he had no choice but to sit at the Slytherin table since most of the teachers, especially Dumbledore, were doing the same.

“Well then, tell me, Tierra,” Dumbledore said, forking an egg tart at Tierra. “How’s this term been? Anything interesting happened?”

“Uh…no, Headmaster…” Tiera said after pretending to think for a moment, “Does Professor Gilderoy Lockhart count? I think Professor Gilderoy Lockhart is very interesting.”

"So that's why you gave him the gift?" Dumbledore asked.

“Oh, you mean that brooch! Yes,” Tiera said. “It’s a magical item I made myself, and it has…”

“Oh, yes, that’s right.” Dumbledore tapped his fingers on the table as he listened to Tierra explain how the brooch was made—

Tiera omitted the "Marks of the Old Gods" and "Mental Wall" sections, leaving only the outermost awakening spell.

And deliberately starting with how she first learned to make magical items, Tyella acted like an innocent child, chatting idly with Dumbledore about this and that, hoping to make the dinner feel more convincing—

“Great job, Tyella.” After Tyella finally ran out of things to say, Dumbledore praised her, “There are very few people who can learn to make magical items at your age.”

"I also heard from Hagrid that you really like magical creatures," Dumbledore asked with a smile.

“Yes, yes, watching them grow and reproduce is very satisfying,” Tierra replied.

“Very good, I see your reverence for life,” Dumbledore said. “Please forgive this old man’s rambling, but lately… lately I’ve been hearing strange noises when I get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, like this—”

Dumbledore's voice suddenly became hoarse—

"Tiera...I'm hungry...(in a Parsleyan voice)"

Harry almost instinctively stopped eating.

Tierra also stiffened involuntarily.

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