Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

The Weasleys brought information about the cemeteries of the Gaunts, Riddles, and people who might be related to these families. Snape, who was on vacation, quickly made a large number of fake bones, which we put in our bags. Mr. Percival, Mr. Clarence, and I from the Weasley family collected the remains every day.

It is said that these remains will eventually be burned with demonic fire, so we just collect the bones and replace them with fake ones.

We collected relatives no matter how far they were from the world. We collected those who had been married off or moved far away for burial. We even collected those whose blood relations were extremely distant. Although I felt a little uneasy, I told myself that this was for the bright future of the wizarding world.

Now, we came to the place where his parents had lived for final confirmation. Sorry to be honest, this is the countryside and almost everyone is a relative, so most of the bones have been replaced. Although we had been here at the beginning, we came again just to be safe. We also found an ancient unmarked grave that was not on the list, so we replaced it as well to be cautious.

"That's about it, right?"

"Yes."

"Well, it should be fine."

Finally, we came to the tomb of the Gaunt family.

"The Gaunt family has also declined... They are a direct descendant of Slytherin."

"If they had accepted Tom and revived the family, perhaps it wouldn't be so tragic."

"But they would rather perish than accept a half-blood."

The once famous family is now in ruins, with no trace of its former glory.

After collecting the bones, we headed to Malfoy's house. I heard he was very good at controlling demonic fire.

Malfoy quickly burned the bones to ash with his demonic flames, and the ashes dissipated.

"What do you think of Tom Riddle?"

I asked casually as I watched the ashes dissipate.

"You've read those newspaper articles, haven't you?"

"Yes, I have read it."

"You've seen the kids discuss this, haven't you?"

"Yes."

"The children all said that he might be an unexpectedly simple and sincere person. I think so too. And he loves Hogwarts more than anyone else."

"Yeah... I still remember how happy he was when he answered questions, as if he really enjoyed teaching others. He usually looks arrogant, but once someone asks for advice, he will be very happy."

"That behavior didn't seem calculated at all. When he taught others, he really felt happy from the bottom of his heart."

"Although he usually gave people a feeling of being difficult to approach, at that time his eyes were always full of brilliance, and he said hopefully that he wanted to be a teacher."

“That’s when he seemed like a peer.”

"So I was quite surprised when I heard that he didn't get to stay as a teacher at Hogwarts."

"I would have thought he would stay at Hogwarts."

"You know the situation in our family, right? That's why we often go to him for advice. If he is really a dark magician, he wouldn't be so serious in teaching us defense, right?"

"But he was always happy to teach us and would say, 'It looks like you guys are working hard.' I don't know what he was thinking, but he always answered us patiently."

"I warned him once that our family was influenced by Dumbledore because of his brother. So I told him to be careful not to stand out too much, otherwise he would be targeted. Tom is very good, even too good."

“But he smiled and said it was no problem.”

"But in the end, things turned out as we expected."

“We didn’t even know he worked at Noct Lane at first.”

"We didn't realize he was working there until we went to Borgin and Burkes to sell the Dark Arts items that attacked our family."

“But he still didn’t give up.”

"He said there's always a chance, now's just a time to be patient."

"I think all the Slytherin students want to help him."

"We also feel that if we have enough money and time, we can definitely help him."

"During the several visits to Borgin and Burkes, his expression became increasingly gloomy..."

"It dawned on me that he was falling into darkness."

"I advised him not to work there anymore, and to do something like potions or magical items, so as not to waste his talent. I'm sure there will be friends willing to support him."

"I also suggested that after he has reestablished his life foundation, he could write some teaching materials on Defense Against the Dark Arts or publish a paper. There is no need to rush and he can plan for the future."

"You guys have a good relationship, right?"

"How should I put it... we can't really be called friends."

"But we always chat a little whenever we meet."

"Outside of Slytherin, I probably talked to him the most. Because I had a lot of questions about defense, he was very generous in teaching me."

"He knows much more than the professors do, and as a Weasley, I've benefited a lot. In fact, when the level of Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching at Hogwarts declined, we started teaching the children at home, and the curriculum was based on what Tom taught us. So I think he is really excellent as a teacher."

Mr. Malfoy, who had been listening, finally interrupted:

"If that's true, then he is indeed an excellent teacher. The Weasley family has been targeted by dark wizards for many years, but they have always been able to cleverly avoid being hit. For that old man with a white beard, the Weasley family must be a thorn in the eye."

"Yes."

"Then he stopped showing up at the store, and I was wondering where he had gone, and before I knew it he had become like that."

"However, I heard that he later applied again and wanted to teach at Hogwarts again, but was rejected by Dumbledore."

"I don't know what happened, but he changed so much that I almost couldn't recognize him."

"If I hadn't known he'd used that name, I wouldn't have thought Voldemort was Tom."

"So many people knew about it, but none of the classmates recognized him. When we contacted those old classmates and prepared to report the news to the newspaper, many people were surprised and said, 'What? Voldemort is actually Tom?'"

"After his original good looks were destroyed, he became an extreme person. I envied his face at that time, and I didn't understand why he wanted to give it up. Even Ron cried for a look like that, and I can understand."

"No normal person would follow that kind of extreme pure-bloodism."

"I don't understand how he could become like that."

"Perhaps, it's just as the children guessed?"

"I think so too. After listening to the children's speculation, I almost cried. After all, I saw with my own eyes how he endured it in Noct Alley. He must have been trying hard to suppress himself and not let himself fall completely."

"That might be his last chance to be saved."

"Unfortunately, the final blow was dealt by Dumbledore. That person was saying: 'You are hopeless, and you will fall into darkness completely.'"

"Indeed, there is darkness in his heart. I can see it. But he has been trying not to be swallowed by the darkness, because he still has the dream of becoming a professor at Hogwarts, which supports him to move forward."

"He is dangerous and has always been drawn to darkness. There is no doubt about that. I think the only thing that keeps him going is his dream of becoming a professor at Hogwarts."

"When this dream was shattered, he completely collapsed. Although he looks strong, he is actually very fragile, so he needs support from others."

"Perhaps it is precisely because of this dangerousness that he has a unique charm. No one can ignore him, which is why those people in Slytherin can't just leave him alone."

"But because of this, Dumbledore started to keep an eye on him. That's not support, that's surveillance, right?"

"That kind of surveillance would only make Tom more depressed mentally. He has a sensitive heart."

"As the kids say, Dumbledore is the worst person to be a teacher."

"He may be great as a wizard, but as a teacher he's really the worst."

"Well, now that we've dealt with this, it's time for us to go help the Ministry."

“I heard a lot of garbage was caught.”

"This shows how many rubbish wizards Dumbledore has created."

After that, they each went back to work.