Harry Potter: Who cares about belated motherly love?

"Voldemort is half-pure blood. According to your terms, he is also a 'dirty half-blood'. He is not a Muggle-born wizard, but the child of an ordinary Muggle who cannot use magic and a witch from the Gaunt family, a direct descendant of Slytherin."

"I have always been curious about what those nobles who believe in pure-blood ideology are thinking. Why would they follow such a person?"

"……what?"

I was stunned

"Why? Don't you know? Everyone in my generation knows about it. My cousin Clarence is of the same generation as me, and he certainly knows about it, too."

"Although this is an open secret, everyone knows that although he inherited the blood of Slytherin, he grew up in a Muggle orphanage. Once you hear this, it's not hard to imagine, right? The leader of the extreme pure-blood activists is actually a bastard, this is really..."

After saying this, Percival smiled.

"No doubt your fathers, Orion, and Walburga knew this, too.

Hmm... this is getting more and more confusing. Don't they tell the kids about this?"

Bilius said something interesting:

"Oh, Ronald also noticed it. Ronald is Arthur's youngest son whom we brought back this time. He is five years old this year. He said that the speeches of Voldemort recorded in the books could easily make the pure-blood nobles excited. However, he checked the list and books about other wizards and found no trace of Voldemort's paternal family. So, he guessed that Voldemort was either half-pure blood or a Muggle."

"He said that if Voldemort had a noble family background, he would definitely be proud of his family name and would not use the name 'Voldemort'. Therefore, Ronald speculated that Voldemort might not belong to any prominent family, so he could not understand why Voldemort excluded Muggles."

"Ronald also asked me, 'Has Voldemort ever been bullied by Muggles, such as being beaten in an orphanage, or has he developed a dislike for Muggles because of some tragic experience?' But I don't know what the actual situation is."

Chen Weasley also seemed to recall the past.

“Yes, everyone knows that he grew up in an orphanage, but he was so beautiful at the time that it seemed that his background was irrelevant. He was not only stunningly handsome, but also talented!

He once said during his summer vacation that he didn't want to return to the orphanage that was hit by air raids during the war.

And I remember that those famous students, led by Malfoy, wanted to take him back to their home, but neither the teacher who had a good relationship with him nor Dumbledore agreed to this, which made me sympathize with him. After all, the air raids in London were very serious at that time, and he certainly didn't want to go back. "

"I understand that those pure-blood parents are unwilling, but why doesn't Dumbledore agree?"

"I guess he may regard Voldemort as a rival?"

"Voldemort possesses extremely high talent, outstanding appearance, and great charm. He is not only accepted by the children of pure-blood noble families, but also welcomed by students from other colleges. If he takes the right path, the future leader of the wizarding world will definitely be him, Tom Riddle."

"Tom Riddle? That's a surprisingly common name."

"Then how did he become like this?"

Someone couldn't help but ask.

"I am not sure as well."

An elder of the Weasley family shook his head. He seemed to be the younger brother of the previous head of the family.

“Although he grew up in an orphanage in the Muggle world and his parents were not around, he still managed to make many pure-blood nobles submit to him and graduated from Hogwarts with excellent grades.

However, despite his talent and handsome looks, he encountered repeated setbacks when looking for a job after graduation.

He had wanted to be a professor at Hogwarts, specifically Defense Against the Dark Arts.

During his studies, he often said that he could teach more clearly and understandably.

Moreover, he not only helps Slytherin students, but also students from other colleges, no matter what their backgrounds, as long as they ask him for advice, he will patiently answer them.

Even though I was a Gryffindor student, he didn't show any disdain to me.

Although I don't know what he thinks inside, he is indeed very friendly to people who study hard.

In my opinion, he is very suitable to be a teacher, even more suitable than Dumbledore.

However, he was unable to teach at Hogwarts due to Dumbledore's objections.

In this case, he considered working for the Ministry of Magic, but was rejected again and again.

Later I heard that it was Dumbledore who spread the rumor that he had fallen into darkness.

In addition, the heads of the pure-blood families who did not like him to be close to their children were also trying to make things difficult for him.

So despite his talent, he could neither find a home in the darkness nor be accepted by the world of light.

The orphanage in the Muggle world could not give him a sense of belonging, and he was equally rejected in the magical world where he tried to find a home.

I guess he must have been confused at that time.

Eventually, he could only find a job in an alley where dark wizards gathered.

In fact, it can also be said that the owner took him in out of sympathy.

Dumbledore claims this is proof that he has fallen into darkness, but I suppose if he wanted to be a professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts, then it makes sense that he would be proficient in the Dark Arts, right?

Dumbledore and the pure-blood family heads were targeting him everywhere, so where else could he go to work? He was an orphan, so his financial situation must be poor, so he had to find a job to make a living.

And at that time, where else could he go except the gathering place of dark wizards?

I think he hadn't completely fallen into darkness at that time.

Although he is a little arrogant, it is normal for him to be a little arrogant at his age given his talent.

People of my generation were shocked by his experience. Such a talented person was ostracized by the bigwigs in the academic circle and couldn't even afford to eat.

Most of us thought he would become a professor's assistant at Hogwarts, but his future was ruined by a word from Dumbledore.

This terrifies us, as we feel that any Slytherin who is not a pure-blood could follow this path.

Maybe it was because Tom and I were classmates? My brother and I were much older than each other, so my brother didn't see Dumbledore's cruel side.

But I remember him for his ruthless suppression of those who were more talented than himself.”

“My brother, the former patriarch of the Weasley family, seemed to have always regarded Dumbledore as the reincarnation of Gryffindor, but I don’t think so. In a sense, the pure-blood nobles of the same generation, despite their bloodline requirements, were deeply attracted by Tom’s talents.

His talent was so overwhelming that they thought that even if Tom had Muggle blood, the fact that he was a direct descendant of Slytherin was enough.

His talent more than made up for his lack of pedigree, so he had many supporters in other colleges.

My pureblood friends didn't have many connections when they just graduated. Even if they wanted to use family connections, their parents would not allow them to provide help to a Muggle-born half-pureblood.

Tom's great talents were rejected by Dumbledore, forcing him to build his own power.

I originally thought that his organization would be a group that advocates strength, but unknowingly, they began to advocate pure-bloodism and exclude Muggles, which surprised me.

However, at that time, my family was under fierce attack from the dark forces because of my brother. I was busy dealing with them and had no time to pay attention to the movements of those pure-blood extremists.

The dark forces that attacked our family at that time were not Tom's forces, and dark wizards exist in every era, such as the remnants left by the previous Dark Lord Grindelwald.

Then, without realizing it, they were all lumped together as part of the dark forces, and I was confused.

The old and new generations within the pure-blood family were originally in opposition, but suddenly, they began to hold high the banner of pure-bloodism, which was puzzling.

Even though they claim not to accept Muggle-borns, Tom, their leader came from a Muggle orphanage.

I thought they would be flexible in this regard for the sake of wizarding prosperity, but somehow they have turned into extremists advocating for Muggle subjugation.

When Tom aspired to become a professor, he never advocated such a view.

He once said that it was best for wizards and Muggles not to have children because he himself had suffered from it.

He felt that it would be better for both of them to live in their own worlds.

His claims went no further than this, but the subsequent developments were completely incomprehensible.

Why did it turn out like that? Where did it all start? Tell me, Malfoy boy."

"........."

I got a headache after hearing this shocking information.

"So insidious... Dumbledore is so scary. There was a struggle between the old and the new within the pure-blood family, but he took the opportunity to crush everything? He was so smart not to dirty his hands. Could it be that that man (Voldemort) was just used by him? He had once aspired to become a professor, but he fell to that point. It's really puzzling and the change is too big."

I muttered to myself.

"Besides, I met him many times afterwards, and he was not at all like the word 'beautiful'."

Bilius looked at me.

“When my father first introduced him to me as a child, he was more handsome and beautiful than my father.

I remember he was more beautiful than all the elders, even Mr. Orion, which struck me as amazing.

…Why had I never wondered about this before? Gradually, he became more and more inhuman, more and more cruel.”

"Well, you Death Eaters, do you think Tom is dead?" Edgar couldn't help asking.

"Although he's dead, I don't think he's completely gone."

I'm telling the truth about this.

"I see. Well, he is proficient in the dark arts, so it is not surprising that he casts some kind of spell on himself. Perhaps the deterioration of his appearance is the price he paid. Not only his appearance, but perhaps even his spirit has paid the price for this."

"Do you think he'll be resurrected, Malfoy?"

Chen, who had been silent for a long time, spoke. As the head of the same family, I answered out of politeness.

"Probably, but it will be difficult without support. His body is already dead. We have to start by rebuilding it, right?"

He glanced at me.

"Who will pay for it, then?"