[Comprehensive British and American] Painting ghosts

Shen Yanzhou looked at the big words "Revealing the Secret of Cutting-Edge Black Magic" in gold on the old cover, and suddenly had a premonition that he was about to solve the big mystery.

The Tianyan pen on the side finally finished the psychological struggle and stuffed the cockroach into his mouth. After chewing twice with a constipated expression on his face, he suddenly looked at the pile of cockroaches in surprise, and stuffed another one into his mouth with a smile of discovering the new world. .

Lao Deng smiled and chatted with Tian Yanbi aside, leaving Shen Yanzhou alone to look at the most sophisticated and evil black magic secret tome with a serious face.

In the end, Shen Yanzhou felt that the book was very famous. Although he didn't finish reading it, he still took the book back to his office and planned to read it all night.

In the middle of the night, strange noises came from Professor Shen's office from time to time.

"Using this spell, a person with strong magic power can even directly pass the opponent's spine through the brain and pull it out from the top of the head. Is there such an operation?" Shen Yanzhou was amazed, pointing to the evil spell on the book and asked Tian Yanbi: "Can you Can't do that?"

Tian Yanbi rolled his eyes: "I am an artifact, and I disdain to use such cruel and bloody methods."

Shen Yanzhou couldn't help asking: "You love to roll your eyes a lot recently! Who did you learn from!"

Tian Yanbi choked for a moment, and then answered honestly: "Old Deng..."

Shen Yanzhou:? ? ?The worst time Lao Deng was hacked?

"...that phoenix I raised, rolls its eyes at me every day!!"

Shen Yanzhou: Can you speak without panting?

"And I said, what's the point of reading these evil magic books every day! You should read the encyclopedia of magic items!" Tian Yanbi said.

"You don't understand this." Shen Yanzhou turned another page of the book. "Look at the last world, is the Lord of the Rings a black magic item in the non-traditional sense! If you don't understand the plot, I'm afraid you don't even know what the Lord of the Rings is, and the natives of Middle Earth probably have to be the kind of cutting-edge high-level talents Know the existence of the Lord of the Rings."

"So?" Tian Yanbi said indifferently.

"So we have to understand the history well enough to find some clues. Is something as high-end as the super energy body accessible to ordinary people?" Shen Yanzhou said. "For example, I saw the Deathly Hallows in a history book some time ago! Legend has it that there are three brothers who played tricks on Death, so..."

Tian Yanbi: "This is just a fairy tale."

Shen Yanzhou: "Yes, but this is also an example! Maybe one day I will find some clues in a certain black magic book or history book? Anyway, isn't the body you created for me this time immortal? ?”

Tian Yanbi: "As long as you are happy."

……

Late at night, at the same time, the Riddle Mansion.

A thin and slender figure came out from the main entrance of the building. His face was pale and frightening under the moonlight, and he seemed to be walking steadily, but upon closer inspection, it could be seen that his legs were trembling slightly, and his walking posture was somewhat staggering.

His eyes gleamed scarlet in the dim light, and his hand, hidden under his sleeve, was shaking slightly as he gripped his wand tightly.

He didn't know what was wrong with him, he just killed a few Muggles, but it made him almost crazy.

He tightly held a picture scroll in his pocket that had been cast with a shrinking spell, and only then did he feel a little calmer.He took out the scroll, held it tightly, and sat down on the steps in front of the Riddle House.

His once again split soul surged into the scroll in his hand, making this ordinary painting his second Horcrux.

After finishing all this, he stood up and took out the ring of the Gaunt family in the other pocket. Under the pale moonlight, his eyes were as cold as an ancient cold night, and the red light in his eyes was burning like a flame, but he did not There was no warmth at all, but it added a bit of cruelty and coldness.

He walked out of the Riddle House and walked towards the Gaunt's house in Little Hangleton.

……

"I've found a clue!" Shen Yanzhou suddenly patted the table indistinctly, and the drowsy Tianyan pen was so frightened that its snot bubbles burst.

"Why are you making such a fuss!" Tian Yanbi said.

"Look at this!" Shen Yanzhou pointed to the description on the book and said. "Split the soul and infuse it into an item, as long as the item infused with the soul is not destroyed, the splitter will not die."

"What's the matter?" Tian Yanbi rubbed his eyes and yawned.

"This kind of soul-infused item will become the most evil black magic item in the world - Horcrux." Shen Yanzhou said. "Sounds like the Lord of the Rings! The most evil black magic item!"

Tianyan regained his energy, straightened up, took the book in Shen Yanzhou's hand, and read it carefully.

"It seems to be a bit like it." Tian Yanbi touched his chin and said.

"However, this book doesn't mention much about Horcruxes. Apart from the introduction and the general production method, it doesn't mention who actually made Horcruxes." Shen Yanzhou said.

Suddenly he had an idea: "Tell me, did the Dark Lord Grindelwald ever make a Horcrux?"

Tian Yanbi nodded approvingly: "Just like Sauron can make the Lord of the Rings, the Dark Lord in this world can also make Horcruxes, it makes perfect sense!"

"Finally, we found some clues. It seems that we have to find time to go to Germany." Shen Yanzhou said.

"Do you want to face Grindelwald directly?" Tian Yanbi showed disapproval. "You didn't need to face Sauron directly in the last world."

"Hmm...it's really a little dangerous." Shen Yanzhou touched his chin. "Well, I'll find a chance to get old Deng. Old Deng is so powerful, and he doesn't like black magic. Let's tell him that he is going to destroy black magic items. He must be willing to go with him. But first confirm Grindelwald It does have a Horcrux."

"Then you must at least have some self-protection power." Tian Yanbi said. "How about this, you should exercise hard for two years, don't just soak in books, and don't just draw and write, can't you just do what you love when you get home? Let's improve our combat power first, Don't always be the five scumbags of war, okay?" You are simply the worst class I have ever led!

Facing the earnest Tianyan pen, Shen Yanzhou nodded with twitching corners of his mouth.

"That's it, I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep first." Tian Yanbi yawned, changed back into the shape of a pen and lay back on the easy chair.

……

Not long after, Shen Yanzhou visited Dumbledore again.

He rarely brought anything with him when he visited the principal's office, but this time he brought some tea specially imported from the East and made a cup of tea for Lao Deng.Lao Deng took a sip and said with a smile: "This is a Chinese tea bar, with this special fragrance and bitter taste."

"This kind of bitterness is much more fragrant than coffee." Shen Yanzhou also smiled.

"Since I became the principal, the opportunities for us to get together have become less and less." Old Deng said with emotion. "On the contrary, Xiao Tian came here a lot."

Shen Yanzhou looked around the principal's office: "You have moved to a comfortable place, and I'm still living in that small office."

Lao Deng smiled and took out a bunch of sizzling honey candies, and invited Shen Yanzhou to taste them together.

Shen Yanzhou noticed a newspaper on Lao Deng's desk, with Grindelwald's name vaguely written on it.He took the opportunity to ask: "How is the German Dark Lord recently? I heard that the things he did made the guys from the International Federation of Magicians more and more dissatisfied."

Dumbledore threw a candy into his mouth, was silent for a while, and said, "Well, probably."

Shen Yanzhou looked at Lao Deng unexpectedly. This is not Lao Deng's style. Didn't he always hate black magic?

Thinking that Dumbledore almost never mentioned Grindelwald when chatting with him, Shen Yanzhou began to wonder if there was any other relationship between the two of them.

Seeing Shen Yanzhou's delicate eyes, Old Deng smiled and said, "Don't forget, I'm also one of those guys from the International Federation of Magicians, to be precise, I'm still their chairman."

Shen Yanzhou couldn't help laughing, yes, there is nothing serious about laughing and joking with Lao Deng on weekdays, and he almost forgot that this guy actually has a very high reputation in the magic world, on par with Grindelwald.

"Then... what do you think?" Shen Yanzhou asked tentatively.

Old Deng didn't seem to notice the temptation in Shen Yanzhou's tone, but his tone was no longer as relaxed as before: "His ambition is too strong, and his obsession with black magic has also reached the point of excessive fanaticism."

It's always been that way, all these years, and it hasn't changed.

Old Deng chewed the sizzling honey candy, looking at the blond young man who was laughing wildly in the newspaper, his eyes were hard to discern.

"Have you been letting it go for so many years?" Shen Yanzhou asked.

"..." Old Deng sighed. "It's not so easy to manage. Grindelwald's power is too large. If he doesn't find a chance to catch them all, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."

"Hmm..." Shen Yanzhou took a sip of tea and probably understood what Lao Deng meant.He thought for a while and said, "About the book you gave me last time..."

"Well, the book about the secrets of cutting-edge black magic? Have you finished reading it?" Old Deng asked.

"It's over." Shen Yanzhou said. "I am a little concerned about some of the black magic inside."

Old Deng's blue eyes flickered slightly behind the lens: "For example?"

"Like a Horcrux." Shen Yanzhou said it without any qualms. "I was thinking, such a black magic with shocking effect, the cost is only to murder one person, which is too cost-effective for black wizards, why have I never heard of anyone practicing it?"

Dumbledore shook his head: "Not only that, the side effects of splitting the soul are unimaginable."

Shen Yanzhou thought for a while, and asked tentatively, "Do you think Grindelwald will be a Horcrux?"

Dumbledore's movements paused, he raised his eyes with a rare serious expression, those sea-like eyes seemed to see through everything: "He won't."

so sure?Shen Yanzhou froze for a moment.Do these two really have any personal relationship?

"He knows very well that the price to be paid for making a Horcrux is definitely not as simple as murder. Besides, his goal is not immortal life." Lao Deng said with a smile, as if the seriousness just now was just an illusion.

He took out another box of toffee finger candy from under the table: "How about some new snacks? Xiao Tian likes to eat this very much."

Shen Yanzhou knew that this meant that he didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so he wisely didn't answer the conversation.But he always felt a little weird that Dumbledore was unwilling to confront Grindelwald head-on, and it seemed that it was not only because of the reason he said.

Before leaving the office, Shen Yanzhou glanced at the other side of the newspaper. It said a pure-blood wizard brutally killed a Muggle family with the death curse. The murderer's name was Morfin Gaunt. Arrested and imprisoned in Azkaban wizard prison.

"It's really been an eventful year recently." Shen Yanzhou sighed.

……

Time is a strange thing.Sometimes it will be so slow that you feel that the days are like years, and sometimes it is like a fleeting moment, as if countless times have passed by in a flash.

Two years passed in a blink of an eye.

1945 was a year destined to be extraordinary.Whether it's for Shen Yanzhou's motherland, or for the entire Muggle world, or for the wizarding world.

Tom Riddle has finally graduated, completing seven years of his studies at Hogwarts.

And the wizarding world's tolerance for Gellert Grindelwald has reached its limit.

This crazy dark wizard has a way of thinking that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. He stubbornly believes that the magic world needs a big cleansing. He is dissatisfied with the current order of the magic world and wants to create a better magic world.In the eyes of other wizards except his followers, all these are just the rhetoric of the arrogant Dark Lord who wants to destroy the world.

They can no longer tolerate the wizarding world being turned upside down by such a lunatic.

Finally, in the year 1945, Dumbledore, as the most famous wizard, and Grindelwald were pushed to the forefront at the same time.The wizards jointly requested Dumbledore to duel with Grindelwald, defeating the arrogant and paranoid Dark Lord, and ending decades of turmoil in the wizarding world.

After several days of silence, Dumbledore issued a statement that he invited Grindelwald to a duel.

Grindelwald, who was far away in Germany, was silent for a long time after receiving the invitation, and finally laughed lightly in the trembling fearful eyes of a group of subordinates.

The smile gradually deepened, his eyes gradually became crazy, and his handsome face was distorted by such an expression - finally he tore the letter paper in his hand to pieces, looked in the direction of Hogwarts and laughed wildly.

"Albus, Albus... duel, good, good, good!" He turned his head to look at Nurmengard not far away, the violent magic power emanating from his body made his followers tremble and want to Kneeling on the ground, the light in his own eyes went out bit by bit.

He suddenly calmed down, sat down quietly, looked at Nurmengard, his eyes seemed to be lost in memories.

He and Albus had also been close when they were younger.

Their goals were once extremely consistent, for a better wizarding world, for a brighter future.

However, with Arianna's death, they also came to the brink of breaking up.

Eventually parted ways.

He is still struggling for his goal, but his former partner is getting further and further away from him.He can't accuse him of departing, and he can't make him turn back. All of this is the other party's own choice, and everything is for the greater good.

And now, at last, he's dueling his closest allies for the greater good.

Perhaps, his disappearance is the greater interest.

He was really a little tired, he and Albus were always different.

……

No one knows what the duel process was like. They only know that Grindelwald lost, and after the failure, he was imprisoned in the prison he built-Numengard, and promised not to step out of the prison.

The decades-long turmoil in the wizarding world finally ended in such a peaceful way. After the downfall of their master, Grindelwald's remnants defected and fled, more with hatred for Dumbledore. Intentionally imprisoned in Azkaban.

The first-generation Dark Lord has finally officially withdrawn from the stage of history, while the second-generation Dark Lord is already on the road to rise.

……

Shen Yanzhou was currently on the train returning to England from Germany.Usually only at this time, he would be particularly envious of the wizard's ability to teleport instantly anytime, anywhere. Apparation is so convenient, unlike him, he has to buy a ticket to squeeze the train.

Moreover, Tian Yanbi has become less and less willing to become a pen since he obtained his official status. This time, he insisted on turning into a human form to go with Shen Yanzhou in the car, but it turned out that Shen Yanzhou spent an extra fare.

"Don't say that, if it wasn't for your misjudgment, we wouldn't have gone to Germany either." Tian Yanbi bit the straw and drank the lemon soda in sips. "It turned out that Grindelwald didn't have any Horcruxes at all. You still don't believe what Lao Deng said."

"However, I didn't expect the two of them to really..." Shen Yanzhou felt a little complicated.

Speaking of the duel between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, it was rumored that no one saw the process, but in fact Shen Yanzhou watched the whole process.

That rainy night was starless and moonless.Perhaps it was because of the torrential rain that the two people who were so engrossed in the duel did not notice him who was hiding beside him.

He clearly saw that at the last moment, Grindelwald suddenly put down his wand, allowing Dumbledore's spell to hit him with the torrential rain.

There was even a relieved smile on his face, but the light was dim and the rain was pouring, Shen Yanzhou wasn't sure if he had read it wrong.

"I always feel that the two of them are having an affair." Shen Yanzhou was thoughtful. "And the Dark Lord was defeated so easily, I always feel that something is wrong."

Tian Yanbi raised his eyes to look at him, and drank the last sip of soda in the glass.

"Which fantasy work would write like this? The villain is a handsome dark lord, the protagonist is a white wizard with a high reputation in the magic world, and he is an old man who is almost 60 years old. The decisive battle is two people flirting with each other. , and then it disappeared...?" Shen Yanzhou took a sketchbook and drew the scene of that night with a pen. "It doesn't have a sense of epic, and it doesn't conform to the public's aesthetics! And it always feels weird."

"Sister, can I have another glass of soda?" Tian Yanbi skillfully took out the wallet from Shen Yanzhou's pocket, and handed it to the passing flight attendant.

"So I think we may have made a mistake. The real big boss is not Grindelwald at all." Shen Yanzhou snatched his wallet back, and then politely said to the flight attendant, "Sorry, we don't need soda anymore."

"I want to drink!" Tian Yanbi was furious and wanted to grab his wallet back.

Shen Yanzhou dexterously avoided Tian Yanbi's hand, and said softly: "Don't make trouble, children can't drink too many carbonated drinks."

The flight attendant was so fascinated by Shen Yanzhou's gentle smile, she felt overwhelmed instantly, and after being captured, she became Shen Yanzhou's assist in a second. She bent down and touched Tian Yanbi's head: "I have to listen to your brother Oh, it's not good for children to drink carbonated drinks."

"Actually, I am the father of this child." Shen Yanzhou made up the knife with a smile.

"Wow, you look so young!" The flight attendant covered her mouth in surprise.

Tian Yan's pen-like hair was about to stand on end, why did he have such a beastly face!

"Okay, okay, stop making trouble, let's talk about serious business." Seeing the flight attendant leave, Shen Yanzhou put away the smile on his face and became serious.

"It's because you don't believe what Old Deng said, and you went to Germany to find Grindelwald's Horcrux." Tian Yanbi said angrily, staring at the drink on the next table, not willing to take it away for a moment.

"I don't want to miss any opportunity." Shen Yanzhou was also helpless.

"However, it's actually not a waste of time." Tian Yanbi said. "When they were dueling, I noticed that the wand Grindelwald was holding was unusual."

Shen Yanzhou became interested as soon as he heard it: "Is it a super energy body?"

"Five glasses of soda water." Tian Yanbi snorted arrogantly, and stretched out five short, fat fingers.

Shen Yanzhou: "..."

……

Finally got his wish, Tian Yanbi said triumphantly while biting the straw: "Not exactly, it feels like a fragment of a super energy body."

Shen Yanzhou expressionless: "You mean, there is more than one super energy body in this world?"

Tian Yanbi said: "Maybe, I'm not sure either."

Shen Yanzhou almost stuck the pen in his hand into the nostril of Tianyan Pen: "Why didn't you say it earlier!"

Tian Yanbi looked indifferent: "You can't get it even if you say so."

"Then I don't even know where that wand is now! Could it be that I'm going to Nurmengard to ask Grindelwald?"

"That magic wand is now with Lao Deng." Tian Yanbi said.

"How do you know?" Shen Yanzhou wondered.

"Guess." Tian Yanbi looked at Shen Yanzhou, showing a big smile.

Shen Yanzhou turned his head, desperately suppressing his urge to beat up the guy in front of him, so as not to be regarded as a child abuser.

……

It's been a day since I returned to Hogwarts.

As soon as Shen Yanzhou entered the office door, an owl came in from behind him, dropped a package in his hand, and flew out with flapping wings.

Tian Yanbi looked curiously at the package in Shen Yanzhou's hand: "Which female student sent it to you again this time?"

Shen Yanzhou opened the package, and inside was a small box with a simple style and exquisite carvings. There was a Slytherin logo on the box, and the snake body was lifelike.

"Unsigned." There was only a small box in the package and nothing else.

"Be careful! It might be a prank!" Tian Yanbi said.

"I have no enemies, how could anyone want to harm me?" Shen Yanzhou waved his hand indifferently, and opened the box directly.

Sure enough, there was no prank or trick, and there was only a book lying in the box.

This description may not be accurate. This is not a book, but a notebook-like thing with "Tom Marvolo Riddle" written in gold stamping on the cover.

"Did Riddle send it to you?" Tian Yanbi took the notebook curiously, opened it and looked at it. "What are the paintings in here..."

Shen Yanzhou took a look at the notebook and was taken aback for a moment.

"This is... a diary?"

Each page has a sketch drawn with a pen, recording various things that happened from the first grade to graduation.There are some small things in the classroom, and there are big things about awarding medals.From jerky brushwork and jittery lines, to the one-stop finishing and proficiency in seven years, his progress is clear at a glance.

Tian Yanbi was thoughtful: "He seems to like you a lot."

Shen Yanzhou fell silent looking at his own portrait that appeared almost every few days.

I used ink in the orphanage to conjure up the appearance of a little rabbit, the appearance of myself in class, the appearance of myself teaching him how to paint, the appearance of talking and laughing in the professor's chair in the auditorium, the appearance of myself reading in the library...everything has been captured. Captured and drawn on paper.

"You can see obvious progress in every painting, you are worthy of being my student." Shen Yanzhou smiled with satisfaction after reading a book.

"..." Tian Yanbi looked indifferent.

It seems that your focus is not right, right?

……

Tom sat behind the counter of Borginburg Antiques in Knockturn Alley, burning the Ministry of Magic offer letter to ashes and throwing it in the fireplace.

He originally wanted to stay at Hogwarts, so he applied for the professorship of Defense Against the Dark Arts, but that old guy Dumbledore rejected his application on the grounds that he was not old enough, so he could only leave Hogwarts Ci.

As for the Ministry of Magic, it was even less likely that he would work there.

Since Dumbledore rejected his application on the pretext of age, it would be better to wait a few more years, he was in no hurry.

Tom's fingers rested lightly on the yew wand, caressing it unconsciously.Less than half a year after leaving Hogwarts, he already began to miss those days.The dark green curtains in the Slytherin cellar, the organs and tunnels of Hogwarts, countless books and knowledge, the gentle voice of the professor in the art appreciation class, the slender fingers and fair skin of the professor when learning to paint... …

He frowned, forbidding himself to think about it any further.He is not a nostalgic person, but he always thinks of that person.The one who rescued him from the darkness of hell, the one who gave him knowledge and taught him how to capture every moment with a paintbrush.

Suddenly the store door was opened and a customer came in.

"Is the boss there?" It was a woman's voice.

Tom stood up: "Hi, ma'am, what do I need?"

Hepziba Smith looked critically at the goods in Bojinbok's antique shop, and said, "Are these the only things you have? You know, I'm a collector, and these things don't come into my eyes. "

Tom still smiled politely: "What do you want?"

"Do you know me?" Hepzibah Smith entered Tom, staring at him with small eyes. "I'm Hepzibah Smith, and I want something as precious as a Slytherin locket, and a Hufflepuff cup. You know, I've been short of treasures to go with them. "

A blood-red gleam suddenly flashed in Tom's eyes, and murderous intent flashed past.He looked at the rich woman in front of him, and showed an extremely elegant smile, which made his attractiveness reach its peak: "I've heard about you for a long time, ma'am."

……

A few months later, the new semester began, and Shen Yanzhou started his daily three-point and one-line life again.Knowing the relevant clues, he began to search for the most powerful wand ever, trying to find some clues from it.

"These wands are too many." Shen Yanzhou was dazzled as he looked at the complete collection of magic items. "It's too painful not to know the plot! You must remember to send me to a world where I have seen the plot next time!"

Tian Yanbi, who was chewing bubble gum, said, "It's not for me to decide."

Shen Yanzhou's face was indifferent: "What's the use of you."

That being said, Shen Yanzhou still devoted himself to the problem at hand, while earnestly looking for clues, while still dedicatedly guiding the students.

His daily routine remained largely unchanged until one day, when he opened his office door, he saw a familiar figure standing by the fireplace in his room.

Tom Riddle was standing against the wall.He has already shed his youthful youthfulness, and his handsome face has more mature charm.He stood there without saying a word, he raised his head only after Shen Yanzhou opened the door, and showed an elegant yet friendly smile to the professor who came back from class: "Professor."

Shen Yanzhou was a little surprised by Tom's sudden visit. Since Tom graduated, this was the first time he saw the only student in the true sense.

But even though he didn't say anything, after receiving such a diary, he knew in his heart that his students might have feelings for him that they shouldn't have.

But after that murder case, the two of them could no longer return to the intimacy they had in the past.

Tom himself knew this.He also tried his best to make up for it in the next two years, but with little effect.

When Shen Yanzhou saw Tom, although he was a little surprised, he still nodded: "Why did you come here without saying hello? I didn't even prepare anything to welcome you."

The tone is slightly rusty.

"I quit my job at Borginburg Antiques," said Tom.It was only then that Shen Yanzhou noticed that his voice seemed to have changed. It was no longer gentle and magnetic, but a little hoarse, which sounded rather weird.

"It's a shame for you to work there." Shen Yanzhou laughed. "I heard that the Ministry of Magic hired you to take up a job?"

"I'm going to go wandering," said Tom.

Shen Yanzhou froze for a moment, then nodded: "It's good to go out for a walk more."

"I will send a letter to the professor." Tom said, he raised his head, with a faint expectation in his eyes: "The professor will also send me a letter, right?"

Shen Yanzhou didn't speak, but after a while he nodded: "Yes."

Tom's pure black pupils looked at Shen Yanzhou's face, and after a while he suddenly smiled: "Really? Professor, you haven't contacted me once since I graduated."

Shen Yanzhou also looked at Tom, and he showed a rather apologetic smile: "Sorry, Tom, I've been very busy these days."

In fact, he wasn't busy at all, and Tian Yan, who was lying in his pocket, didn't want to take the initiative to contact him at all.

"So I miss you a lot." Tom lowered his head again and said softly, listening to his voice carefully, the deep and hoarse feeling became clearer, and there was an inexplicable strange emotion in his tone. "Before I leave, I still want to take the initiative to visit you."

Shen Yanzhou keenly sensed the abnormality in Tom's tone, he frowned: "Tom..."

"Professor, have you received the notebook I sent you?" Tom suddenly interrupted Shen Yanzhou and asked.

"..." Shen Yanzhou frowned and looked at Tom. In his impression, although this child was not a good baby, he had always been very obedient in front of him, and had never been so strong before.In his tone, Shen Yanzhou could not hear the slightest respect, even though he used honorific terms.

Shen Yanzhou's silence seemed to make Tom dissatisfied. He walked towards Shen Yanzhou who was sitting on the chair. His black eyes were filled with blood-red light, and it seemed that his entire pupils had turned red from a distance.

He stood in front of the table and looked down at Shen Yanzhou, and repeated again: "Professor, have you received it?"

No matter how dull Shen Yanzhou was, he should have known that Tom's mental state was not right. He also stood up and said softly, "Tom!"

Tom was already 19 years old at the moment, and he was even half a head taller than Shen Yanzhou. In terms of height, Shen Yanzhou's aura could no longer overwhelm him, but this soft drink still made him stunned.

The red light in his eyes receded like the tide, Tom took a step back, and his eyes regained clarity.

He stopped in place as if someone had pressed the pause button. After a long time, he looked at Shen Yanzhou and said apologetically, "Sorry, professor, I... am a little emotional."

Shen Yanzhou stared at him closely to prevent him from going crazy again. Seeing that he seemed to have returned to his original state, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, what's the matter, Tom?"

Tom smiled apologetically: "Maybe it's because I miss the professor so much, I couldn't control my emotions when I saw the professor."

This is not normal.Shen Yanzhou thought, he watched this child grow up, from the orphanage, when he was only 11 years old, he already knew how to assess the situation, advance and retreat freely, now that he has grown up, he couldn't control his emotions.

Shen Yanzhou knew that he had special feelings for him, but even such feelings could not change a person's nature.

"Actually, I came today to say goodbye to the professor," Tom said. "It may take many years before I return from my trip this time. Before I leave, I must make thorough preparations, including saying goodbye to my friends and professors."

"Be careful when you go out alone." Shen Yanzhou said.He knew that he had said nonsense, the magic power of the child in front of him was already extremely strong, no, he couldn't be called a child at all, and when it really happened, Shen Yanzhou felt that his chances of winning might not be even half.Telling such a powerful wizard to be more careful, to be honest, it is really unnecessary.

"I will." Tom accepted Shen Yanzhou's suggestion with a smile. "I'm sorry for interrupting the professor's work, so allow me to excuse me first."

He walked to the fireplace, Shen Yanzhou's voice came from behind him, with some embarrassment: "I don't have floo powder here, I never use the fireplace."

Tom: "..."

Well, it's not surprising at all, it really is Professor Shen who basically never uses magic.

So in desperation, Tom could only leave Hogwarts on two legs.Who told Hogwarts not to allow apparition, so sometimes the system is very helpless.

Before leaving, he went to Dumbledore to try again to apply for the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, but was ruthlessly rejected again. Although it was expected, Tom still felt a little annoyed.

As he walked through the corridors of Hogwarts, he thought of his unusual behavior in Shen Yanzhou's office.

He obviously just wanted to see him once, and then say goodbye, why did this happen?

After he said that the professor never took the initiative to contact him, his emotional floodgate seemed to be opened, and all the negative emotions poured out, firmly controlling his emotions. Pulling it back, I don't know what time and space things will happen.

Thoughts flashed in his eyes: Is it really a Horcrux problem?

That being the case, let's not make more Horcruxes for the time being. There are already four, which is enough for the time being.

However, the professor seemed to be suspicious of the change in his emotional control, and he could clearly feel that the professor had a repulsive attitude towards his approach.

But it doesn't matter, he is not strong enough now, yes, not enough, when he grows to the point where the entire magic world is afraid to mention his name, no one will dare to disobey him.

Even a professor can't refuse him.

He walked out of Hogwarts and took one last look back at the school where he had lived for seven years.Then, Apparate away.