The Last Goodbye

to the right position.After a while, the box was empty, leaving only the bottom layer of the Invisibility Cloak and the "Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts" pressed on top of it. Harry picked up the book, the leather cover had an unfamiliar texture.He opened it subconsciously, and saw the date of publication on the title page: June 1936, 6.

Harry felt his heart skip a beat, "Oops..."

Riddle in the carriage opened the suitcase and took out the "Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts" on the top.Something slipped out of the book and landed right in his hand.It was a gold pocket watch.He was slightly taken aback.

Isn't this Harry's watch?

The boy weighed it.The watch was heavy and of such exquisite workmanship that it was difficult to connect this exquisite work of art with his careless guardian. Riddle's fingertips stroked the luxurious embossed patterns on the watch cover, watching those delicate lines converge from the surroundings of the watch cover to the center, criss-cross, and finally turned into two winged sea snakes.The sea snake guards the family crest in the center of the dial, and the words SanctimoniaVincetSemper are engraved in Latin below.He pressed the pocket watch.The inside of the pure gold watch cover is polished as smooth as a mirror surface, and a name is engraved in the center in elegant baroque fonts, but that name does not belong to Harry Potter, but...

Draco L. Malfoy

who is this Riddle frowned, staring at the strange name thoughtfully, and was surprised to find that the second hand of the pocket watch moved, but not clockwise, but counterclockwise. Riddle stared at the delicate second hand in amazement, but several seconds passed without it moving.The pocket watch stood still as if dead.What happened just now?He looked at the strange name again, and an ominous doubt arose in his heart...

knock knock knock.

Riddle pocketed the watch and turned to look at the stranger who appeared at the door.

"Good afternoon, handsome boy." The dark-haired boy standing in front flashed a pair of tender silver-gray eyes, "I want to say that the other compartments are full, but the truth is that your snake is so cool. We can talk to Do you sit together?"

"Your manners, Alphard." The other boy who came with him shook his head resignedly.He stepped forward, pinning his platinum-blond hair behind his ears meticulously as if he had been permed.He held out his hand to Riddle politely, "Hi, I'm Abraxas Malfoy. This is my friend, Alphard Black." Malfoy? Riddle's heart moved, and he smiled and held the platinum boy's right hand, "Salazar Potter, nice to meet you."

"Salazar?" The black-haired boy behind was surprised, "You have the same name as the founder of Slytherin? Dude, can you be any cooler."

Riddle smiled lightly and invited the other two teenagers in.Alphard came in with a black German Shepherd. "My dear girl Blondi," Alphard said, tilting his head towards the puppy, "what's your snake called?"

"Her name is Nagini." Riddle looked at Malfoy. "Have you got any pets, Abraxas?"

"Isn't that so?" The platinum boy raised his chin at his black-haired friend.

"Fuck you!" Alphard scolded him with a smile, and was about to close the door of the carriage back, but was blocked by a small figure.The other two boys also turned their heads and looked at the fourth person who appeared at the door. It was a thin little girl.

"I'm sorry," the little girl looked at Alphard timidly.Compared with the tall black-haired boy, she looked so dry and thin. "Can I...can I sit with you..." Her voice was as thin as a mosquito, and it sounded like she herself was wondering if she should ask this question. Abraxas's ice-blue eyes showed displeasure at being disturbed, "Aren't there still many empty carriages?" The little girl clenched her robe tightly.The platinum boy seemed to want to say something more, but was interrupted by his dark-haired friend, "Master Malfoy, what about your manners?"

Alphard's smiling eyes flicked past his friend to the silent Riddle, who gave a nonchalant expression.The black-haired boy moved away from the door, and turned to the girl as a gesture of invitation.The four sat down immediately. "This is Abraxas and Salazar, and I'm Alphard." The black-haired boy looked at the newly joined girl, "What's your name, beautiful lady?"

"Prin... RheaPrince." The little girl was a little incoherent, her pale cheeks were slightly flushed, and her not-so-straight black hair was shaking around her face. "Nice to meet you, Rhea." Alphard smiled and encouraged her, "Don't be nervous, we just met Salazar." The girl nodded, and finally loosened her grip on the wizard's robe.

"By the way, why did you change your clothes so quickly?" Alphard asked casually, looking at the girl's wrinkled wizard robe. "I...that's what I'm wearing..." Rhea explained in a low voice, unconsciously grabbing the crumpled robe again.There was a sound of wheels rolling in the corridor, Riddle glanced at it, and then looked at the other two teenagers, "It seems like a candy cart is coming..."

"It's just in time." Alphard said, got up and opened the door, Rhea seemed relieved, and looked at Riddle gratefully.The other party didn't look at her, his attention was always on the other two boys. "...Chocolate frog, full-flavored beans, Abraxas, I remember you like sugar quills..." The black-haired boy with a bit of choice phobia picked in front of the car for a long time, his friend shook his head helplessly, stood up and used a Gestures stop each other. "We've packed this car." The ice-blue eyes smiled politely at the lady pushing the cart.

Riddle, who was not far away, also laughed secretly in his heart - it seems that this will not be a boring journey.

CRIMSON PEAK, PARTII

1938

Time flies by in the car.

Alphard has the well-trained Blondi perform a lot of tricks, and Abraxas demonstrates some pretty difficult magic.Apparently the good relationship between the Malfoy family and the Ministry of Magic gave their heirs some way of getting around the rule that minors were not allowed to use magic outside of school. Riddle just watched them quietly most of the time.Although he ran into the young master of the Lestrange family in Diagon Alley not long ago, the behavior of Malfoy and Black was more in line with his imagination of the magical family - Abraxas looked domineering, but he didn't have the slightest pretensions to those he recognized, and he always showed it in his gestures. The elegant charm unique to the nobility; Alphard seems cynical, but in fact he is frank and sincere, and those charming gray eyes are as gentle as looking at his lover no matter who he looks at.Both were valuable, Riddle considered carefully, resting his chin.

Night was coming soon, and soon after, the freshmen were picked up from the train and brought into the boat by Ogg, the unspoken night watchman.A boat can just accommodate four people, so Riddle sat on it with the three boys and girls in the same compartment.The boats were all enchanted, and they started to move towards the castle after a command from the night watchman.The silvery full moon is reflected in the surrounding lake water.The castle under the night is majestic and solemn.The lights of the tower are looming in the mist, giving the whole building a mysterious beauty.There were admiration sounds one after another in the slowly moving boat. Riddle just leaned quietly on the ship's side, raised his face and stared at Hogwarts under the night sky.His right hand inadvertently touched the pocket watch in his pocket, and his night-like eyes sank slightly.

Harry was staring intently at the vacant seat to Headmaster Dippet's right, which undoubtedly belonged to the absent Deputy Headmaster, Dumbledore.Someone tapped him on the shoulder, Professor Potter turned his head, and the first thing he saw was a luxurious dark green brocade. "...Professor Slughorn?" Stunned by the other party's grand attire, Harry looked down at his plain black robe, and began to seriously consider whether he should use magic to make it more formal.The head of Slytherin, who was dressed up to attend, did not comment on his colleagues' attire, and all his attention was on the door of the Great Hall. "New faces are always something to look forward to, isn't it, Professor Potter?" Slughorn deliberately lowered his voice, but still seemed excited, "I heard that there are several noble young masters who will be enrolled this year..."

With a twitch in his heart, Harry remembered that he had seen two Death Eaters of the same age as Riddle in the meditation plate, pure blood wizards Lestrange and Avery.In the memory contributed by Slughorn, two teenagers and their future masters gathered at SlugClub, exchanged cups and chatted happily. Professor Potter secretly prayed in his heart, I hope those young men outside the door are not instilling blood supremacy crooked ways in their wards, but fate likes it