Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 143 Small-minded

Gidlow Lockhart's winter break was indeed very fruitful—

Not only has my magical knowledge increased significantly, but my magical power has also increased accordingly.

This was thanks to the homemade potion that Tom Riddle fed to Gilderoy Lockhart before the ceremony.

Because the diary was merely a Horcrux, the potion Tom Riddle gave him was the most original version of the potion recipe developed by Voldemort, the version tested on Bellatrix Rustrange.

While Voldemort's physical body was nearly killed by Lily Evans's juvenile protection laws, it doesn't mean that he spent the past ten years hiding in a dark corner doing nothing but playing with Harry's figurines.

Voldemort was a man of action.

Therefore, Voldemort needed to consider his resurrection ritual—

But one cannot only consider one's own resurrection ritual.

Voldemort also had to consider how to seize power after his resurrection.

For example, how to build an invincible army of Death Eaters.

Especially after he possessed Professor Quirrell, Voldemort had a usable body to put his previous conjectures into practice.

Therefore, the new formula for the potion that was once used on Bellatrix Rustrange fell into Tierra's hands at the end of her first year, along with Voldemort's potion experiment notes and other potion recipes.

Tierra intercepted Tom Riddle's old recipe and modified it according to her own understanding, adding a certain proportion of krato fruit, king cobra venom, mummy powder, camellia root, Libyan highland bee wings, Japanese salamander skin, mermaid scales, and chameleon mucus, thus creating another secondary potion beneath Voldemort's potion—

Thondell's Drug.

This is a potion used by wizards to treat failed Animagus or other transfiguration spells, and it can inhibit the proliferation of abnormal tissues and cells in a wizard's body.

However, the side effects are also obvious. Users will experience stunted growth and development and premature aging.

Tierra deliberately increased the amount of chameleon mucus and Japanese newt skin in the Tundra potion to make the potion more toxic.

Voldemort's improved potion, combined with that cruel ritual, caused Gilderoy Lockhart's power to explode.

When Gilderoy Lockhart used the Imperishable Curse on Tiera, Tiera even felt her mental defenses tremble slightly.

But it was still useless; Tiera easily resisted Gilderoy Lockhart's Imperius Curse.

Tierra continued to cooperate with Gilderoy Lockhart's performance—

His gaze became vacant, and a few drops of drool even dripped from the corner of his mouth. He stood there, grinning foolishly.

Gilderoy Lohart stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Tiera.

Tierra smiled, but made no other reaction.

"Hmm... Tiera, spin around in place," Gilderoy Lohart commanded.

Tierra spun around in a circle.

“Make him slap himself,” Tom Riddle said to Gilderoy Lockhart.

“Tiera, slap yourself,” Lockhart commanded again.

Tiera gently slapped herself.

“Make him slap you harder,” Tom Riddle added.

"Slap harder," Gilderoy Lohart ordered again.

Tierra had no choice but to slap herself hard, which made the left side of her face slightly red and swollen.

"Make Tierra slap himself repeatedly, and don't let him stop until you tell him to," Tom Riddle commanded again.

Tierra: ...

Seriously, officer? You're such a petty tyrant?
“Let Tierra go.” Tierra, having concealed Tom Riddle’s orders through the “Inheritor,” then said this to Gilderoy Lockhart. “You may leave,” Lockhart commanded.

After thinking for a moment, Gilderoy Lockhart said again:

"Wipe your drool, stop smiling, and act normal."

"Goodbye, Professor Lockhart." Tierra put away her dazed expression, bowed politely to Gilderoy Lockhart, and then turned and left.

"Why did you let him leave so easily?" Tom Riddle asked after seeing Tierra leave from Lockhart's perspective.

Of course, this message was kept from Lockhart by the "inheritors" and was not conveyed to him.

"It's best not to issue overly drastic orders."

Tierra, by disguising the "Inheritor" as Gilderoy Lockhart, responded to Tom Riddle, "to avoid provoking resistance. After all, you said Tierra's talent is not low. If we give him too many orders that go against his own will, it is likely to cause him to resist. We just need to control him and have him appear by our side when we need him."

The reasons given by the "successor" were so compelling that Tom Riddle could not refute them and could only feel resentful.

After leaving the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, Tiera put away his dazed expression.

"Tsk..." Tyella clicked his tongue; he had underestimated Tom Riddle's vengeful nature.

Logically speaking, with three months of teaching Anjid Lohart the head of an old ritual master like Raphael Movendi, plus Tom Riddle's free instruction, even just one "Yog-Sothoth Summoning Ritual," one "Garuda Nicholas Summoning Ritual," and one "Summoning Nyarlathotep" should be enough for Anjid Lohart to learn.

The Thondler's potion that Tierra gave Gilderoy Lockhart also extended the time that Raphael Movendi's head remained in Gilderoy Lockhart's body, preventing him from having to harvest a new head to think for him after he returned to school.

But Tom Riddle disagreed; he believed life should be full of rituals.

He intends to send both Gilderoy Lohart and Tiera to the altar.

Therefore, the ceremony that Tom Riddle told Gilderlow Lockhart lasted only one month.

Gidrow Lockhart likely completed his current ritual around December 30th.

In other words, according to Tom Riddle, Gilderoy Lockhart had to prepare the ceremony before January 25th.

Today is January 6th, and in Tom Riddle and Gilderoy Lockhart's minds, "Tierra" doesn't have many days left to live.

Tierra frowned, a slight headache creeping over her.

This was the first time he felt that getting involved with Tom Riddle, the village-level, petty, chuunibyou, and ritualistic type, was a troublesome thing.

He thought that Tom Riddle would be able to focus on his resurrection ritual after he had secured Gilderoy Lockhart's favor, but Tyella never expected Tom Riddle to be so petty.

A whole winter break has passed, and you're still thinking about yourself.

What truly troubled Tierra was that she couldn't resolve this matter using conventional methods.

Therefore, Voldemort was destined for greatness because his vision was too narrow.

Tierra rubbed her swollen left cheek as she walked toward the main hall.

The redness and swelling on my left cheek subsided quickly.

"Sigh..." Tierra sighed. Tom Riddle's pettiness made Tierra feel a bit unreasonable, and also made him feel that things were a bit out of his control.

If it's just a minor disagreement between Tierra and Tom Riddle, Tierra can deal with the past through the "Inheritors."

But Tom Riddle is determined to kill Tyella. Tyella may be able to deceive him once or twice, but as the lies accumulate, the gap between Gilderoy Lockhart and Tom Riddle will widen, and the lies will eventually collapse.

Furthermore, Tyella is currently playing the role of a naive and innocent student, which prevents him from using any means beyond his capabilities to fight against Gilderoy Lockhart's Imperius Curse. This will alert Tom Riddle and lead to unknown changes.

Then we'll have to implement that plan ahead of schedule.

Tiera made up her mind.

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