Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

But the question is…how can a Horcrux that has been dormant for so many years have such power?

Unlike the original storyline, Lycos didn't give the diary any chance to come into contact with other people. He also had a protective magic that stabilized his vitality, which he had inherited from Voldemort...

There's no way to gain power from a Horcrux diary...

With such doubts, Lycos dispersed the black flames around him, cast a spell to stabilize his vitality on himself again, and then picked up Tom Riddle's diary from the ground.

He found a random table in the Room of Requirement, spread out his diary on the table, and took out a quill and ink from his snakeskin wallet.

Lycos dipped his quill pen into the ink and wrote on the page:

"Long time no see, Tom, have you made up your mind?"

This was Lycos' second interaction with the Horcrux diary.

Their first exchange took place in a room at the Leaky Cauldron, where Lycos had just taken the diary from Ginny Weasley's cauldron and, without much preparation, eagerly engaged in conversation with Tom Riddle.

Tom, who had been sleeping in the notebook for many years, was still very vigilant and was unwilling to believe in Lycos, who was unable to absorb vitality.

So Lycos put the diary away and left it to dry until today.

Tom Riddle seemed unable to bear it any longer and finally made a move in the snakeskin wallet.

"Have you decided whether to trust me?" Lycos wrote again.

"I need to see your sincerity." Then, the following words appeared on the paper, "The action just now has exhausted all the strength I have accumulated over the years. I need you to bring more life."

In other words…was it actually the strength accumulated over many years that allowed him to break free from the snakeskin wallet?

Lycos frowned, wondering whether Riddle had lied to him in the diary.

Because the original novel is from the perspective of the protagonist Harry Potter, the details about Ginny's initial use of the diary are only vaguely mentioned, and Lekos is not sure how much power Tom had at the beginning...

What a hassle!

Lycos thought this, but he didn't show it. Instead, he kept his expression normal, kept his movements smooth, and wrote steadily on the paper:

"Of course, I'm ready."

Lycos took out a small bottle of silvery-white liquid and dropped two drops on the pages of the diary.

This was collected from the unicorn killed by Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest last year. Using this extremely vital blood is obviously much more effective than bringing a few small animals for him to absorb.

However, Lycos did not intend to use up all the unicorn's blood.

You can give Riddle a little sweetness, but you can't really give him enough strength to escape his restraints...

As expected, as soon as he felt the unicorn's blood, Riddle in the diary suddenly became excited, and even the handwriting on the paper looked a little messy:

"Unicorn blood...you seem to have known what I need for a long time?"

"Of course, this is the mission Lord Voldemort personally instructed me to do." Lycos continued to strike while the iron was hot, deceivingly saying, "Well, doesn't this prove my position?"

"Did he tell you... why I have thoughts?" Riddle suddenly asked a question.

Lycos's eyes narrowed.

He knew that this was another test from Riddle in the diary.

Because whether it was Tom Riddle in the past or Voldemort now, the basis for their eternal life was their Horcruxes... This was also the biggest secret of Voldemort's life, and he would never tell anyone else.

Therefore, Riddle's purpose in the diary is very clear -

He wanted to test Lecos by asking whether he knew about the Horcruxes, to see whether he was a subordinate trusted by Voldemort or an enemy trying to crack the secret of the Horcruxes.

After thinking for a moment, Lycos picked up the quill and slowly wrote:

"Lord Voldemort said that this diary is a very important masterpiece of his life, and it almost has its own thoughts... The only purpose of the diary is to open the Chamber of Secrets, find the Basilisk, and eliminate all impure students at Hogwarts."

Lycos knew very well what Riddle was thinking, so he naturally did not fall for it. Instead, he simply referred to the diary as Voldemort's masterpiece.

"I will help you fulfill Lord Voldemort's wish." He continued writing, "Now is the time when the Dark Lord needs us most..."

"He's very weak now, and he's constantly worried about being discovered by Dumbledore and his followers... As long as we release the basilisk in Hogwarts Castle, Dumbledore won't be paying attention to the Albanian forest!"

The diary fell silent for a long time.

Lycos didn't urge him and turned around to continue practicing his spell.

When he came back after practicing the Half-Blood Prince's original spell again, a sentence suddenly appeared in the diary -

"I can trust you for now..."

"But I want to know what happened all these years. I need to know how the Dark Lord failed..."

……

"How is it possible?! How could the Dark Lord fall to a baby? I don't believe it..."

The black diary was spread out on a thick stack of newspapers, with scribbled, messy handwriting on the yellowed pages.

Most of the newspapers below the diary record events from twelve years ago.

On the topmost newspaper, there was a line of large, bold black font printed:

"Voldemort is gone! Harry Potter and the Living!"

In the black label photo, a baby lies quietly in a crib, neither crying nor making a fuss, with green eyes staring quietly outside the picture, as if he can see the diary in front of him.

A lightning-shaped scar on the baby's forehead is particularly conspicuous.

"This is the truth." Lycos picked up his quill and wrote in his diary, "The Dark Lord left Godric's Hollow, and the war that had lasted for many years in the wizarding world came to an end..."

"In fact, the Dark Lord planned to make a comeback a year ago and wanted to steal Nicolas Flamel's Philosopher's Stone... But his power was far from restored, and the helpers he chose were too useless, so he failed at the last moment."

Lycos picked out what had happened and gave Tom Riddle a rough account of it.

However, he also concealed many unnecessary things, such as his "contribution" in stealing the Philosopher's Stone and Voldemort's experience in the Albanian forest...

Seven parts true and three parts false, the truth and falsehood mixed together, young Tom Riddle could not tell the truth at all.

"I still find it incredible." After a long silence, the following words slowly appeared on the diary, "Why would one of the most powerful wizards in the world be defeated by a baby?"

"According to your account, my future self encountered the child named Harry Potter twice...but in both encounters, I was unable to kill him."

"How on earth did he survive? It doesn't make sense."

Riddle has many problems. He cannot accept that his future self will be defeated by a weak little wizard...

Lycos knew the truth, but of course he couldn't tell everything to the Horcrux diary.

So Lycos wrote:

"I don't know the reasons behind these things, but someone might know... Harry Potter. He's at Hogwarts now. Maybe we can lure him to the Chamber of Secrets and force him to tell the truth about those things."

"Of course, before that... I need you to teach me all the magic you've learned without reservation."

"After all, I'm just a second-year wizard. I must acquire as much self-protection ability as possible..."

Seeing that the time was right, Lycos finally revealed his true purpose.

Tom Riddle in the diary barely hesitated before a clear word appeared on the page:

"make a deal!"

……

Lycos walked out of the Room of Requirement feeling refreshed.

After so much effort, he finally fooled Tom Riddle in the Horcrux diary and made Riddle teach him all the spells he had learned without reservation.

As early as the age of seventeen, Tom Riddle was already a master of dark magic who could create Horcruxes on his own.

The black magic he had learned was like a huge treasure to Lecos, a student with a limited talent for magic!

But there is still a problem now. Lycos deceived Tom Riddle's trust by using the plan to open the Chamber of Secrets, but Lycos actually did not want to open the Chamber of Secrets.

He is not one of those mentally ill pure-blood aristocrats who has no grudges against Muggle-born wizards. Why would he release the basilisk to eliminate them?

Lycos walked down the main tower's movable staircase, thinking about this matter in his mind...

Maybe he could pretend to go to the Chamber of Secrets, but resolutely not bring the Basilisk out?

Just as he was thinking this, an excited voice suddenly interrupted Lycos's thoughts.

"Lex, do you want to go to the Quidditch pitch and watch our practice?"

Lycos looked in the direction of the sound and saw Draco standing proudly at the bottom of the marble staircase, wearing a green sports robe and holding a brand new broom.

Only then did he realize that he had unknowingly walked to the marble staircase leading to the first floor from the second floor.

"You are..." Lycos asked.

"I'm going to Quidditch practice!" Draco raised his chin proudly. "Look at my sportswear. Isn't it handsome?"

Lycos's eyes swept over Draco and the students beside him, revealing an understanding expression.

He just remembered that Draco had brought seven Nimbus 2001s to Hogwarts, and he had borrowed two of them on the way to school...

Thanks to the contribution of these seven flying brooms, Draco easily became the new Seeker of the Slytherin Quidditch team.

"So... are you guys going to training?" Lycos asked. "I'm not very good at using a broomstick, so what's the point of watching your training?"

"Don't think like that, we're not going to train today!"

Draco smiled and looked at the team captain, Marcus Flint, who was standing next to him.

"Flint has obtained Professor Snape's signed authorization to use the stadium. We are going to provoke Gryffindor today! Lex, do you want to help?"

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Chapter 131 Let's take it one step at a time

Lecos thought about it and felt that it would be a good idea to follow Draco and the others to the Quidditch field.

It had been a while since they last met, and he wanted to see how the Harry Potter trio was doing now...

After all, Tom Riddle in the diary has been very interested in Harry since he learned the truth about Voldemort's departure.

If necessary, some things might require Harry to act out the show.

When he walked outside the castle, Lycos realized that he had unknowingly stayed up all night in the Room of Requirement, and now it was already early in the morning.

The sun hung lazily in the sky, casting its light morning sunlight through the white clouds onto the stretch of lawn to the north of the castle, adding some tender green to the grass.

Draco walked on the grass with his broom on his back, looking quite proud of himself. No matter who he met on the road, he wanted to show them his Slytherin Quidditch uniform.