Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

“Now, are we going back?” Leif asked.

Tom, who had just been forced to sign an unequal treaty, nodded slowly with a sullen face.

Leif suddenly asked again, "But… you just found out about your father's information. Do you want to ask if there are any Muggle families named Riddle nearby?"

Tom couldn't help but frown when he heard the word 'Muggle family'.

It wasn't until today that he learned from his uncle that his father was actually a Muggle…

Completely contrary to his previous guess.

Which means he's not a pureblood…

Thinking of this, Tom couldn't help but feel a little lost.

"Tom, haven't you woken up yet?" Leif said, exasperated, "What does it matter whether you're a pureblood or a half-blood?"

"You, a half-blood, can defeat other pureblood students in the school, and Morfin Gaunt, a pureblood wizard and a descendant of Slytherin, is no match for you. Isn't that enough to explain the problem?"

"Do you even need courage to accept reality?"

Tom lowered his head after being spoken to by Leif.

After a long while, he sighed and said, "Okay… then let's go inquire."

Dumbledore looked at this scene, and a smile appeared on his face again.

As expected, his decision back then was right. Leif can indeed change Tom…

…

The Riddles, in the Muggle world, can also be considered a "prominent family" because they are rich enough!

Therefore, Dumbledore and the two of them quickly found out where the Riddle family was.

Then they were surprised to find that the Riddle family was only five or six miles away from the Gaunt family, right in Little Hangleton.

No wonder Merope was always able to see Old Tom passing by her house…

Moreover, when they inquired about the Riddle family from the Muggles, they also inadvertently heard a piece of gossip…

That was about the current head of the Riddle family, Old Tom's father, Old Tom's past.

The Muggles said that Old Tom had disappeared for a whole year more than ten years ago.

When he came back, he seemed a little delirious, always muttering about witches and witchcraft.

People thought he was crazy. Later, as time went by, he slowly returned to normal.

However, this incident has also successfully become the talk of the Muggles in Little Hangleton… lasting for many years.

After hearing this gossip, Tom's face was not very good…

Even if he didn't know what means his mother used, he knew that his father was definitely not willing to marry his mother!

As a witch, she had ways to make a Muggle fall in love with her…

Which means… if he goes to find his father now, the treatment he receives may be no different from that of the Gaunt family!

Tom's mood instantly became depressed.

These two places, in theory, should be his home, but now…

He can't go back to either place!

"Tom, how is it? If you're not ready… we can come again next time." Leif glanced at Dumbledore, then continued, "If it's just visiting a Muggle family, there shouldn't be any danger. So, Professor, if you don't have time, we can come again next time ourselves. It shouldn't be a problem."

Dumbledore pondered, "It's not safe outside now, Leif. I'll go with you. Even if I don't have time. Don't forget, students can't use magic outside of school… Tom just violated the rules."

Grindelwald is very interested in these two children! He can't relax his vigilance!

"Okay… Tom, think about it first." Leif said, and walked to the side with Dumbledore, leaving Tom time to think.

"Since we're here… it doesn't hurt to go a little further! Can the situation be worse than the Gaunt family? Professor, let's go. To the Riddle's…" Tom made up his mind after thinking for a long time.

Originally, after knowing that his father was forced to marry his mother, he didn't want to visit his father again.

It would be best if they never saw each other again.

But… after thinking it over, he still decided to go!

Even if it's to fulfill his mother's last wish!

Leif said happily, "Then let's go. Professor, you go ahead. In case the Riddles have shotguns or something… with the Professor's magic, you can definitely block it easily."

"Well… just a Transfiguration spell, turning the shotgun into a snake or a mouse or something… Leif, you can do it too, but students can't cast spells outside of school. Just now was a special case. I can't let you violate the rules again. If we really encounter it, then let me do it this time."

Dumbledore also continued Leif's topic, trying to make the atmosphere a little more relaxed.

Tom naturally understood what these two people meant, but right now, he really wasn't in the mood…

The Riddle's manor was much bigger.

Compared to the Riddle's manor, the Gaunt's shack was almost like a latrine…

In front of the manor's iron gate.

"Who are you looking for?" An old butler looked at the three people in front of him.

When his gaze fell on Tom's face, his expression changed drastically.

"You… please wait a moment! I'll go call Master Riddle!"

The old butler took three steps in two, rushing towards the manor as if there were man-eating monsters behind him.

Dumbledore and the two of them looked at each other, and had no choice but to wait in place.

"Tom, your old man won't be hiding, will he?"

"Hmph… hard to say!"

Dumbledore didn't speak, just stood at the front, pulling the two children behind him.

If the other party really used knives and guns, with him blocking in front, the two children would be safe.

Before long, the old butler from just now came back again.

What made Dumbledore feel a little relieved was that the old butler was not holding a weapon in his hand.

He came in a carriage…

From this, it can be seen that the Riddle's manor is indeed very large, and the Riddle family is by no means just a small landlord with a little money…

The old butler jumped out of the carriage and respectfully opened the door.

An old gentleman with white sideburns walked down from the carriage.

Without exception, one head, one first, one hair, one inside, one face, one appearance, one view!

He looked very old, but he still looked very energetic.

What made Leif a little curious was that, judging from his age, he didn't seem to be Tom's father…

However… this old man still looked very similar to Tom.

Leif remembered that Old Tom's father was still alive at this time…

In other words, this one should be Tom's grandfather?

As soon as Master Riddle got off the carriage, he eagerly looked at the three people in front of him.

Finally, his gaze fell on Tom.

Without even needing to ask, just the appearance… Master Riddle recognized that this was his grandson.

At this time, his gaze seemed a little complicated.

"Hello, sir, can you tell me your intentions? And… what is your relationship with the woman who kidnapped my son back then?" Master Riddle first asked Dumbledore.

"The woman you're talking about… should be my mother," Tom replied coldly.

Upon hearing this, Master Riddle's pupils shrank slightly. After taking a deep breath, he said, "Which means… you… and that… person… are also the same kind of people?"

"If I understand you correctly… yes, we are the same kind of people," Dumbledore replied.

Master Riddle sighed, "In any case… you should all come in with me first."

The space in the carriage was very large.

Even with three more people, the space still seemed very spacious.

Master Riddle looked at Tom again.

"Which means… you know your background?"

"Hmm…" Tom responded indifferently.

"Then your mother… isn't she here today?"

"She died eleven years ago, in the same year that my father… abandoned her," Tom's voice was still cold.

Upon hearing this, Master Riddle couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Obviously, Tom's father must have told his old father a lot about Tom's mother after returning home…

Judging from his state at the time, he should have been very afraid of Tom's mother, so he may have said that Tom's mother was very terrible.

Therefore, Master Riddle was also full of fear for this daughter-in-law he had never met.

A Muggle who knew nothing about magic was suddenly grabbed by a weird witch, and then confusedly married the other party and had children…

Only he himself could know how much fear and anger he felt after he woke up.

Therefore, Master Riddle felt greatly relieved after hearing that the woman was dead.

However, this fell into Tom's eyes, but made him very dissatisfied, so his words became sharp.

"I'm here today just to see my father, just to fulfill my mother's last wish. Then, we will leave and never see each other again. Where is my father? Does he not even have the courage to come out and see me?"

Master Riddle sighed and said cautiously, "I don't know if you can understand… the events of that year caused him too much harm. So, he mistakenly thought that… your mother came to find him again, so he hid."

"Heh… coward!" Tom said coldly.

Master Riddle didn't know what to say for a while.

He knew very well that since they were the same kind of people as that woman, that is to say, these people were… wizards!

The legendary evil wizards!

Therefore, he didn't dare to show his arrogance in front of these three people at all.

Even if one of them was his own grandson…