Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

"Are you sure there's really some powerful magic on this?"

Tom stared at the Gaunt family ring in his hand, completely unable to see anything special about it.

"Looking at it like that, of course you won't see anything... Who does research just by looking?" Leivde snatched the ring from his hand, annoyed.

"Even if it's a relic left behind by Slytherin, it's not necessarily a magical item," Tom said, unconvinced.

"You're a descendant of Slytherin, you should understand Slytherin's personality better. Would you use a non-magical item as a family heirloom?" Leivde asked.

"No..." Tom immediately replied.

Logically speaking, anything used as a family heirloom couldn't be ordinary!

If it were him, at the very least, the material couldn't be a common gemstone, right?!

"Even you wouldn't do that, so would someone as proud as the great Slytherin just grab a random stone and make it a family heirloom?"

"Actually... this should be a ring made by the Gaunt family, not Slytherin. Slytherin never even saw this ring," Tom corrected.

"Then it's even less likely to be ordinary!" Although Leivde was corrected, he seemed even more excited. "What's the Gaunt family like? Aren't you clear on that? How could they possibly allow such Muggle things into their family? So, something they consider a family heirloom, could it be simple?"

"This... you can twist anything to fit your narrative!" Tom was shocked, originally thinking he had the upper hand in the conversation.

"The Gaunt family is declining now, but they used to be rich!" Leivde said, observing the ring in his hand. He then took out a glass bottle, opened the lid, and poured the colorless liquid inside into a glass. "Stay tuned, old friend!"

This was the first time Tom had seen Leivde do an experiment, and he was curious about everything.

"What's this?" he asked, pointing to the liquid Leivde had just poured out.

"This is a potion for testing magic. Just soak an item in it, and you can find out the strength of the magic it contains, and thus make a preliminary judgment on whether there is powerful magic on it!"

As Leivde spoke, he threw the entire ring into the glass.

"Then what... how will you judge?" Tom asked again.

"See that? This originally colorless potion is starting to change color! If it's an item without magic, the potion will turn blue, but if it has magic, it will turn red! Moreover... the greater the magic intensity, the darker the color!"

Leivde had barely finished speaking when the potion soaking the ring turned blackish-red...

"Hiss... doesn't that mean there's extremely powerful dark magic on it?" Tom asked, somewhat fearfully.

He had been wearing it on his hand the whole time! If the dark magic was so powerful, didn't that mean he almost lost his life just now?

"Strong magic intensity doesn't necessarily mean there's dark magic on it... Tom, it's not just dark magic that's powerful, you have to remember that," Leivde said.

"Non-dark magic can also be powerful?" Tom was a little stunned.

He himself had secretly gone to the restricted section of the library.

The knowledge he saw in those books invariably told Tom that to become powerful, he had to learn dark magic.

Because the power of dark magic was unmatched by other normal magic.

But now, Leivde was telling him that non-dark magic could also be powerful?

"Of course! Don't you believe me? Let me ask you, is Professor Dumbledore strong or not?"

"Strong..." Tom nodded.

"He doesn't use dark magic now," Leivde said.

"How do you know he doesn't use dark magic now?" Tom asked.

"When Professor Dumbledore teaches us Defense Against the Dark Arts, he always tells us that the power of love is strong. Have you ever seen anyone who often uses dark magic talk to you about 'love'?"

Tom curled his lip in disdain. "He did say that... but I don't think it's possible. How can you use powerful magic with emotions like 'love'? He must be lying to us!"

"Strong emotions can strengthen your spells, that's undeniable. So, why are you so sure that these strong emotions are only negative? In fact, as long as the emotion is strong enough, whether positive or negative, it can enhance your magic! Of course... some special magic can only be used with specific emotions, that's another matter. If you don't believe me, you can try it yourself with various different emotions, just try the Disarming Charm..." Leivde said, picking up the ring.

Tom was lost in thought.

Could it be that Dumbledore really was a powerful wizard who had abandoned dark magic that required negative emotions?

"What about you? Do you also think Dumbledore is right?" Tom asked after a long silence.

"He just doesn't want us to use dark magic. Although, not using dark magic, just being like him, doesn't mean you can't become powerful, but, only children make choices! Since dark magic is also powerful, why wouldn't I use it? Tom, I don't choose, I want it all! Besides, how can you properly defend against dark magic if you don't understand it? Don't you think so?"

"You really are... the way you put it, you can justify anything... Wait! What did you do?!" Tom looked at Leivde in shock.

It turned out that while Tom was still pondering, Leivde had already pried the black gem off the ring... …

In fact, the series of tests just now were all just for Tom's benefit.

How could Leivde not know that this black gem was the legendary Resurrection Stone, one of the three Hallows?

So, now that the formalities were done, next was to see the effect of the Resurrection Stone!

Leivde was very curious about the function of the Resurrection Stone!

But in Tom's eyes, Leivde had dismantled the Gaunt family ring... …

"We had an agreement! You can't damage it!" Tom accused angrily.

"Tom, the magic of this ring is only in the gem. The other parts are just worthless gold and silver," Leivde said.

"Even if it's worthless, it's still a whole! I... …"

"Tom, this is a Gaunt family heirloom. Didn't you say you wanted to break away from the Gaunt family? Then why are you still carrying an heirloom with the Gaunt family name on it? I think you should get a new ring, then write Riddle or Voldemort or something on the ring, and then set the gem in it."

"Vol-what-mort?"

"Don't worry about the details, Tom. If you don't want a new one, I'll help you set it back after the experiment is done. It's just being taken apart, not directly destroyed. Why are you so excited?"

"You... …" Tom really wanted to lash out at Leivde, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what this guy said made a little sense... …

Why couldn't he, Tom, create a new family lineage?

As long as he could achieve the same success as Slytherin back then! Then his descendants would only say that they were descendants of Riddle, not descendants of Slytherin!

Read without missing a single word or punctuation!

Well... … of course, if possible, the surname Riddle could also be changed to something that sounds better... …

While Tom was still fantasizing about the future, Leivde had already wiped the Resurrection Stone clean and was carefully examining it in his hand.

The pitch-black Resurrection Stone was dim and dull. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't even see the small line of letters engraved on the gem, "Peverell."

The Peverell brothers were the three brothers in legend who obtained the Deathly Hallows from Death himself.

The one who obtained the Resurrection Stone was the second brother, who was also the ancestor of the Gaunt family, while the ancestor of the Potter family was the third brother who obtained the Invisibility Cloak.

As for the eldest brother who obtained the Elder Wand... … because he was murdered, there are currently no known descendants.

And the Elder Wand is now in Grindelwald's hands.

"Hiss... … Should I think of a way to trick... … get the Invisibility Cloak from the Potter family?"

While Leivde was thinking, he spun the Resurrection Stone on his finger like a spinning top. Just as he spun it for the third time.

Suddenly, he felt as if a wisp of mist was emerging around him.

Even the color tone of the space became dim!

Leivde was taken aback and looked at Tom next to him.

"Have you noticed... … is there anything wrong?"

"No... …" Tom looked around, looking puzzled. "What are you up to again?"

"No... … I think I should know what the magic on this gem is," Leivde said deliberately.

Then he looked expectantly at the mist that only he could see.

He also really wanted to know if the Resurrection Stone could summon the souls of his deceased relatives from before he transmigrated!

However, just as these mists began to take shape, these humanoid substances that were about to form suddenly dissipated!

Leivde looked at the remaining mist in surprise and couldn't help but frown.

Logically speaking, the Resurrection Stone cannot summon true spirits of the dead, but can only simulate the image of the deceased that the holder of the Resurrection Stone wants to see.

According to this conclusion, even if Leivde's relatives were not people from this world, they could be simulated!

But now... … simulation failed!

Could it be that... … the souls summoned by this thing might not be completely simulated?

Or rather, is there indeed a little connection with the world of the dead?

Therefore, people who have never existed in this world cannot be simulated?

While Leivde was thinking, Tom became depressed.

This dog thief said just now that he knew what the magic of this gem was, and then he didn't say a word!

Damn it, say something! You can't keep me in suspense like this!

"So, what exactly is the magic on this gem?" Tom endured his anger and asked, forcing himself to be calm.

It was impossible to curse, at least, not openly anymore. Leivde's revenge was really deadly!

"Try it... … there's a surprise," Leivde said, handing the Resurrection Stone in his hand to Tom. "Hold it in your hand and spin it more than three times... …"

At this time, Leivde was very much looking forward to it. Recently, the merit points he had earned from Tom had become less and less.

So, if he could lend this Resurrection Stone to Dumbledore, would he get more merit points?