The Last Goodbye

Because Harry suddenly pulled him into his arms, "You are so cute, Salazar, I really like you..." But Riddle pushed him away with a smile, "Mr. Potter, this is Durmstrang, please Enough is enough. Also, shouldn't you call me Mr. Voldemort?"

"Yo," the green-eyed young man raised his eyebrows, "are you independent?"

The teenager smiled without saying a word, leaned over and kissed each other lightly on the forehead, "Let's discuss something serious. The first task is the courage test, which will be carried out on the last weekend of November. Of course, the contestants don't know the meaning of the task. Specific content. But most likely it will be about challenging a dragon or something? Spencer-Moon hopes that Britain will win, preferably with some dramatic effects that can arouse the empathy of the audience..." He paused for a moment, rubbing his chin lightly , "Charlotte doesn't seem to be good at fighting. If Dragan is head-to-head, I guess we can draw? I can't think of any way to make myself far better than him."

"Are you really here to play?" Harry looked at him in surprise.

"I can't beat Grindelwald again. He belongs to Albus."

His guardian frowned, "Albus' injury..."

"It's cured." Riddle made two cups of Earl Gray tea with a wave of his hand, "It was cured with the Philosopher's Stone."

"That's good." Harry said thoughtfully, taking a sip from his own cup of tea.The person sitting on his lap flashed clever black eyes, "Do you have something on your mind?"

"Don't you think...things are going a little too smoothly?"

"what do you mean?"

"Albus and Grindelwald are actually here..."

"Is it strange?" Riddle sipped his tea slowly, "They knew that they would meet on this battlefield, not today, but also tomorrow, the day after tomorrow. The longer the delay, the more serious the casualties will be. The longer it is delayed, the further away they are from each other."

Harry looked at him hesitantly, and finally just smiled, "...you're right." Riddle put down his glass suddenly with a click, startling him. "Harry Potter," the boy raised his arms and leaned on the back of the guardian's chair, "Don't you have anything to tell me?" Green eyes looked at him suspiciously, "...huh?"

"Don't you have anything important to share with your fiancé?" Riddle asked pointedly, but the other party just looked at him blankly, and after a while, Harry smiled, "What's wrong with you? You It means... I have something to hide from you?"

The young man waited silently, but the young man did not speak again.

The black eyes that were close at hand suddenly sank, and the owner of the eyes was obviously angry. "I've been very patient." Riddle said suddenly, hissing voice was cold and low, like a snake language, "Maybe you think I'm a child, so you can't see it, right? You bought the original book on purpose, Because you think I won't be interested in what you're working on because I can't read German or French?"

"what are you talking about?"

"In fact, I can understand everything, I even read the notes you made. Spencer-Moon dragged me to various receptions all day long, do you really think I'm speaking English with the political leaders in continental Europe?" Riddle laughed sarcastically With a sound, he leaned closer to the other party, and his long eyelashes almost swept across Harry's face, like a threatening sword, "How long do you want to hide from me, huh?"

The person on the opposite side subconsciously backed away, but Riddle broke Harry's chin and forced him to face himself. His magic power overflowed with his breath, as soft and cold as a snake, and he oppressed the other party relentlessly. "Where are you going to hide, Harry? What are you afraid of? I'm scary? Or are you afraid of the people behind me, Leonard Spencer-Moon and the British conservatives?" The young man's Adam's apple trembled, and Riddle smiled confidently , "I guessed right? No wonder you don't want Albus and Grindelwald to meet..."

"...I was afraid that Albus might be in danger."

【Are you afraid that Albus is in danger? 】

Riddle snorted, 【Well, I can't say you're lying, although you know very well in your heart that they won't kill each other.But if Grindelwald won, with his character, he would probably turn Albus into his trophy.You really don't want that to happen.But that's not your biggest fear, is it? ] He raised his eyebrows, 【What you are most afraid of is that Grindelwald will lose—you are afraid that his failure will completely disintegrate his power and destroy what he represents, because you have already begun to feel that what the man said made sense.You dare not speak out, because you think I am the savior of Britain, the mockingjay in the hands of Spencer-Moon, the mascot, and the face of European conservative forces.You think that I must hope that Grindelwald will be brought to justice and thrown into Azkaban for a lifetime, so you dare not tell me that you actually agree with his thoughts in your heart—you also want to break free from the shackles of the times, and you also want to Break the protection laws! 】

The green pupils contracted nervously.

The young man forced a smile, but still didn't answer.

[Do I know you well? 】Riddle stretched out his hand to part the opponent's black bangs, and stroked the lightning-shaped scar, 【I've seen you through, Harry.You've only been with Grindelwald for two years, and that's how you know him. I've been with you for six years.Who you like, what you want, what you support and what you oppose, I can tell at a glance.I didn't expose you because I was waiting for you to tell me yourself.I have been waiting for you for more than half a year, but you just refuse to say anything.Your cat-like personality can be really annoying sometimes. 】

Harry opened his mouth, but Riddle put a hand on his lips.

[Don't justify.Yes, I know you want to defend yourself.But that's no use, Harry.I know the real you.I know you are not a man of justice.You and I, Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald, are actually the same people.We are not demons, nor angels.We are martyrs.We are willing to sacrifice and dedicate for the greater good, willing to burn in the flames of war, Nirvana.Because we are born that way.We just like to burn our own lives, and we don't care about being sacrificed by the times. 】His night-like eyes enveloped the other party, they were so dark, vast and boundless, 【Don't live in those people's expectations, Harry.Don't let your times hold you back.I'm on your side.let me set you free. 】

Green eyes looked at him in surprise. Riddle smiled softly.

[Do you remember why you came to this world?You are here to kill me.But the more you know me, the less you can do it.You were fascinated by me, fell in love with me, and even sacrificed your life to protect me in the end, don't you understand why? 】

[Because if I die, you will be alone again.Without Voldemort, who would accompany Harry Potter?Who else knows the longing in his heart, the darkness he hides, and who still loves him deeply even though he has seen everything about him?Who else understands him, understands him, and doesn't need him to be an angel?Who else will accompany him to sacrifice, dedicate, and burn his own life? 】

【I am not your enemy, Harry.I will not let the times imprison you, I will not bind you with responsibility, I will not bind you with morality - because I am not an angel at all.I am not a savior.Not a messenger of justice.I am a martyr just like you.I am your liberator.Give up your tenderness.Let go of your pretense.With me, you are free. 】

The green eyes stared at him firmly, and the owner of the eyes seemed to be unable to breathe.For a moment, the young man seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything. Riddle's fingers traced the curves of Harry's face gently.

[You don't need to say anything now, you don't need to tell me anything, just listen to me.I need Leonard Spencer-Moon.I need NeoSkeeter.I need British Conservatives.I need you.I need you, Harry. Albus and Grindelwald, no matter who wins, it will be Spencer-Moon, and the conservative forces behind him, who will reap the benefits.He just hoped that Albus would help him with that big problem.He knew that even if Albus won, he wouldn't fight him for power, so he deliberately let public opinion publicize that Albus was the only person that man was afraid of.Even if Albus was defeated, it would still be able to weaken that man's combat strength to the greatest extent. Spencer-Moon had laid out many countermeasures.There must be his eyeliner in this school.If absolutely necessary, he will resort to extreme measures.But don't worry, Grindelwald has found out, and he'll get rid of them.Just remember, when the time comes, you're gonna be by my side, you've got to be by my side