The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

The villagers of Little Hangleton still refer to the house as "Riddle House," even though the Riddle family has not lived here for many years.

The house is located on a hillside, and the entire village can be seen from here.Several windows in the house were sealed, the tiles on the roof were incomplete, and ivy crawled all over the house with claws and claws.

Once upon a time, Riddle House was a very beautiful mansion.

But half a century ago, something bizarre and horrific happened here.

To this day, the elders in the village still talk about this matter with the younger generations from time to time.

Although this story has changed beyond recognition after being circulated for many years, overall, one fact has not changed after all.

It was at dawn on a sunny summer day that a maid walked into the living room and found the three members of the Riddle family dead.

They all died strangely.

Because there were no scars on their bodies, no toxins or signs of illness were found in their bodies.

It was as if their whole family died instantly due to some kind of curse.

Such bizarre events cast an eerie tone on the house.

The villagers of Little Hangleton never dared go near it again.

Riddle House remained abandoned for decades.

But tonight, things changed a bit.

On the second floor of the abandoned Riddle Mansion, a fire suddenly lit up.

If you look through the boarded-up window on the second floor, you can see that the fireplace in the house has been lit.

The flame was not strong, but it was real and brought warmth to the house.

There was a tall chair placed in front of the fireplace. There was a thick plush swaddle piled on the chair, and there seemed to be some living thing inside.

As the fire swayed, it, or rather his shadow, was twisting on the floor.

In the shadows, a short, fat man was watching a giant python eat.

This is obviously not a great experience.

The body of the giant python is constantly squirming in order to swallow large things into its stomach.

Every time it squirmed, the short, fat man would tremble.

It wasn't until the giant python finished eating and re-wrapped snake cakes on the carpet that the man breathed a sigh of relief and trotted to the fireplace with a bottle filled with transparent liquid.

"Master, I got it for you. If you are still hungry, just drink some more."

The man's voice sounded timid and scared.

The firelight illuminated his face.

If Sirius saw this face, he would go crazy.

Because that short man was Peter Pettigrew whom he was pursuing.

"Bring it."

Another sharp voice came from the mouth of the living thing on the chair, "It's a little cold. Turn up the fire higher, Wormtail."

Pettigrew placed the bottle in his swaddling clothes, then took out his wand and began to slowly increase the flames in the fireplace.

"Before we go to bed, squeeze the poison out of Nagini one more time, Wormtail," the voice continued. "I still need a meal during the night. This trip has worn me out."

Pettigrew nodded and began to serve the swaddled thing and suck the liquid in the bottle.

During this whole process, Pettigrew's body was shaking.

And the trembling amplitude was greater than when the giant python was fed just now.

It was as if the swaddling creature was something more terrifying than the giant python that was over twelve feet long.

But despite this, Pettigrew still gritted his teeth and said:

"Can do it without Harry Potter, Master."

The sucking motion stopped.

The swaddling creature seemed to be staring at Pettigrew.

After a long silence, he said:

"I have my own reasons for using that boy. I have already explained it to you. I will not use anyone else."

"Master! If we use other wizards...whether they are men or women...things can be settled quickly! If you allow me to leave for a short while, I can help you bring the right person back within a few days. !”

Pettigrew spoke very hastily.

It was as if he was forcing himself to finish the sentence before losing his courage.

But upon hearing this, the infant creature sneered:

"You're trying to escape again, aren't you?"

"Master, I don't..."

"Wormtail, I need someone with brains and strength. Or someone who is absolutely loyal to me and never wavers. And what about you? Unfortunately, neither of these two conditions are met."

The living creature in the swaddling clothes sneered, "You are a coward, a disloyal traitor, and a fool. If someone hadn't threatened you and forced you, you wouldn't have come to me at all!"

"No, that's not the case, Master! Even if there isn't... I will come to you, I..."

Pettigrew murmured and argued, but his voice kept getting softer, until finally he couldn't even hear it.

"With the support of..., this year is my best chance to make a comeback!" the infant creature shouted, "I will not allow anyone to disrupt my plan! You are not allowed to have other bad intentions, Wormtail! Otherwise, go die!"

While the living thing was speaking, the boa constrictor that was originally entangled on the carpet had crawled to the fireplace at some point.

It spit out the letter and was staring at Pettigrew eagerly.

Under its glare, Pettigrew couldn't help but tremble even more.

The swaddled creature was very satisfied with Pettigrew's reaction. He lowered his tone and said calmly:

"Quick, keep feeding me, I'm still hungry."

"Yes...yes, my master."

Pettigrew shakily lifted the bottle so that the baby could suck more comfortably.

His face was full of fear.

But there was a deep hidden sternness in his eyes.

It was obvious that Pettigrew disliked his master.

The bad thoughts in his heart were not dispelled by his master's words.

The bottle was being lifted higher and higher by him.

It was as if he was trying to choke his master with the liquid in the bottle.

This may be a bit unbelievable, but it is not impossible.

After all, his master is very weak now.

There's no one else here either.

As long as he acts more covertly and finds a way to deal with the python, everything can be easily fooled.

However, at this moment, the python named Nagini suddenly turned its head towards the door and spat out messages faster.

"It looks like my partner is back."

The voice coming from the swaddle was very pleasant, "Hurry up and greet me, Wormtail!"

Pettigrew's hands froze when he heard this, but he still put down the bottle obediently and turned to open the door.

But before he could walk over, the door opened automatically.

Amidst the hissing of the python, the swaddling creature happily said:

"Nagini said she smelled two different scents. My partner, you brought me a gift?"

His guess was absolutely correct.

Standing outside the door were two figures hidden under black hoods.

From their body shapes and outlines, it was clear that they were the two people John had seen at the scene of the Death Eater riot not long ago.

At this moment, one of the taller figures was still holding the back of the other person's neck to restrain him.

The moment he heard the baby's voice, the tall figure threw the person he was holding into the house like garbage.

Nagini grinned and was about to pounce on him to give himself a meal.

But the next moment, the man who was thrown in was heard shouting in surprise:

"Master! I finally see you again!"