38 years of past events

Up to now, I have no way to understand what happened between them, and those fragmented memories can't piece together a complete truth.

If I want to know more, I have to find out by myself.

The time switch is lying quietly in my palm, I know very well what will happen once I touch it, and I also understand the facts that cannot be changed.

However, this is also the only way to uncover my parentage and understand my mother's past...

I want to go back to the fall of my father's graduation in 1945, and wonder what kind of letter Thinknes wrote. However, maybe there is some error in the converter. When I came here, it was already 1955. up.

I don't know where I am now, but the approaching night and the smell of grass in the air let me know that it is a night that has just rained.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps stepping on the puddle came from the front.

"Tom! Tom!"

The shadow became more and more clear under the night, and I saw my mother, who tried to hold the person in front of her, her arms were thrown away, and then they stopped, and now they were standing in front of me.

The tall figure of the other party was wrapped in a black cloak, and his entire face was half-hidden in the hood, but his voice still made me feel very familiar: "I warn you one last time, Ah! Fulla, stop following me, or don't blame me for being rude to you!"

"Are you sure you really want to do this? Tom—" The wand was pointed in front of her eyes, and she didn't seem to want to make any resistance.

"There's nothing I can't do, now! You should know that if you take another step forward, I will definitely make you regret it!" His voice had a Parseltongue hoarseness, which was no longer the same as the gentleness of the past. is very different.

I saw my mother standing there like that, her expression was a little sad against the only light and shadow in the night, she asked him: "But, what did I do wrong?"

"What did you do wrong?" He suddenly raised his voice and asked her, with anger in it, "Do you think I should praise you for doing a good job, better than anyone else! In essence, who is it that happened today? Caused!"

"I don't understand you!"

"Yes yes, you don't understand. You put on the robes of the Ministry of Magic, you tell me you don't understand, you sign the documents of countless wanted notices and you tell me you don't understand. Oh, Miss Thicknesses, you Sure enough, you have lived up to your father's expectations, you are a qualified politician!"

She stood there, opening and closing her mouth slightly, trying to say something, but she just whispered his name, "Tom..."

"Shut up that damn name! Do you think I'll still trust you? You don't have any credibility with me anymore, we ended up at Hogwarts! It was over in 1945! From your That betrayal is over! It's all over, so shut up, Aphra!"

"What? Betrayal? What are you talking about?" She seemed to have caught some sensitive words, and looked at him in disbelief.

The person in front of me sneered, a little coldly: "Look at me, what are you talking about? Today, all you have to face is a better me, a stronger me, the kind of me who uses [-] grams of opium Gone are the days when I was forced to flee to Albania, so from now on, don't expect to defeat me in any way!"

I saw my mother's expression was a little bewildered and dazed, she seemed to want to grab the person in front of her again, but at this moment, a little black smoke suddenly rose in the distant sky, and my father chuckled, "Look, I really My friend is coming. Good-bye, Miss Thicknesse."

He paused again as he was leaving, I almost thought he was going to stay, but he just said: "By the way, don't mention that stupid name again, from now on, I will only be called Voldemort!"

He left, turned into the same trail as those smokes and left.

The mother's hands that were stretched out to hold her back were finally withdrawn in vain, and then I saw her close her eyes and stand there alone. No one knew what she was thinking, as if frozen by magic, for a long time For a long time, until she opened her eyes again, I thought she was going to leave, but I saw that she just squatted down slowly, then buried her head in her knees, shrugging her shoulders slightly and crying...

It began to rain lightly again, just like when we came here. There are many things that even wizards can't do anything about.

I emerged from the magic of the cloaking agent and propped up an umbrella behind her.

"Aphra, Aphra?"

I heard someone approaching and quickly hid again.The umbrella in his hand fell to the ground and splashed a few drops of water.

A brand-new wizard car stopped here, and Pierce poked his head out of the window inside the car. His eyebrows and eyes were much more shrewd than ten years ago, and he was less childish than the one I was in. He was almost the same as he was seen in that era.

"Was there someone just now?"

"No, no, there is no one." She got up, corrected her emotions, and straightened her robe as if she was doing something on purpose.

"But I saw—"

"You read it wrong, it's a shadow."

"What about the umbrella?" Pierce asked her.

The umbrella was left alone by the side of the road, and my mother looked at the umbrella in a daze for a moment, maybe even she didn't understand it.

"Forget it, get in the car, Dad has something important to announce at the family reunion tonight."

The car drew a track in the air, and I followed it all the way.

However, by the time they arrived at Thicknesse's mansion, Snape's invisibility agent had already expired.

Amy the house elf found me, and his expression was a bit exaggerated in surprise when he saw the sudden extra people in the house.

"Stupefy! (faintly)" I didn't kill him, but I wanted to use him to try a new disguise technique I recently discovered in black magic, but the idea was defeated because, even if I was tall Magic is also really difficult to disguise as Amy.In the end, I threw him in the corner of the gate, and without the invisibility potion, I wandered around the house quietly.

The more I go back in time, the more doubts there are, one mystery has not been solved, and another one follows, such as what happened to them in the past ten years, why did my father go to Albania, and what did my mother betrayed when she graduated? In the end what happened?Could all this be about my mother's final cause of death?

I don't know, I can only hope to find some answers and clues here.

At the end of the corridor, there is a large living room. I sneaked into another room separated from it. There is a door in the middle, and I can clearly hear what they are saying in the living room.

"About the candidates for the Department of Law, the results will come out in a few days. To tell you the truth, this time, some of them will be removed first, and some replacements will be left, because this will make the entire election look fairer. But don't worry. , Most of them who can enter the parliament will end up being ours." Steklando's voice.

"We do this, does Minister Wilmina know?"

"Okay, I didn't gossip about letting her stupid nephew who came back from Australia be the director of the finance department. Well, that's it, I look forward to your performance and tell me that you will not discredit the Thinknes family Yes."

"Of course, Dad, we will. Right, sister?"

Some factional disputes about the Ministry of Magic, there were rumors of this when I was a student at Hogwarts, but I just didn't expect that this kind of default thing turned out to be very early.No wonder some Muggle-born students had such low odds of even getting into the Ministry later on.

I don't think there's a big deal going on here, and figured I'd sneak out when they were over.I casually flipped through a record book on the table. I don't know whose it belonged to, but it was the only thing that stood out in this room.

"I...I...Dad, I don't want to run for office!"

"What are you talking about?" Steklando's voice was clearly raised by one degree.

"I, I mean my past, I don't know if I should go, I haven't even been from Hogwarts…"

"Okay, okay, if it's because of how many times I've said it, don't talk about it anymore. No one will know your past now, they all think you had to drop out of school because of serious physical problems, and I'll tell them that you went to Beauxbatons in France after your recovery and you got excellent results and that's enough."

I flipped through the record book in my hand. Judging from the handwriting, it belonged to Pierce, more like an attendance sheet for him to enter the Ministry of Magic after graduation.

"But, Dad...I can't accept it, I won't go!" The mother seemed to insist on something.

"Why?" I heard Stricklando growl.

"I...I...can't do that, please forgive me, Dad."

"Pierce?"

"It's like this. Tonight, we may have met someone. If I'm not mistaken, Tom Marvolo Riddle."

I heard the sound of wine glasses shattering outside.At the same time, an envelope suddenly fell out of this record book. It looked a little long ago, and there was a person's name written on it. I thought it was a senior official of the Ministry of Magic, but I couldn't remember who it was. And there is no letter paper inside, which makes me feel a little strange.

"He actually came back? How dare he come back? Is it because of him that you didn't run for office? For a man who doesn't love you, you gave up everything I did for you? Aphra?"

"No, nothing, Dad, I swear I never saw him."

"I should have thought about it earlier. I said why there are so many Germans suddenly in the UK recently. The Aurors have seized several batches of poppies. Those outlaws in big black robes who shuttled through the night are once Grindelwald's gang? Must be, they seem to disappear after Grindelwald's arrest, oh Merlin, what a good thing these guys can do, just like Riddle, yes yes, they stink like that Met, they regrouped and came back. So you've met him, right?"

"Damn it! You shameful little hoof! Have you forgotten what he did to you ten years ago? Have you forgotten who helped you suppress those scandals? Do you have to go back to Go to him and have another child for him? What a disgrace to my Thinknes family!"

"Dad, don't be angry, my sister must not be, it's not on purpose..."

The quarrels outside became louder and louder, and Steklando's scolding was mixed with the sound of wine glasses, tables and chairs breaking endlessly.

I couldn't stand their constant quarrels and cursing at my mother, I kicked open the only door in front of me, "Avada!" A green light curse shot out from the wand, hit the wall of the living room, and was burned Make a big hole.

I didn't intend to kill them, but more to get my mother out of this embarrassing situation.

Stricklando looked at me in surprise, he seemed a little unbelievable, and Pierce was also surprised, "Are you... Riddle?"

"No, he's not." My mother shook her head, obviously she was the only one who knew that I was not my father, but she was also confused and stunned by my father's face.

At this moment, I saw Pierce sending a signal to the outside. I am too familiar with it. This is the information to contact the Ministry of Magic. If it is changed in the future, I will definitely kill him without hesitation, but now, I can't do that. I still have a lot of doubts that have not been solved, and now I can only find a way to escape first.

Steklando saw my intentions, and he drew out his wand to try to stop me, but I blocked them all with my sharp edge without a shadow.

At this moment, Pierce suddenly attacked me from behind, I dodged quickly, but the spell cut my pocket, and the time-turner fell from my body.

I heard the converter "click" to the ground, and I was startled. I had a premonition that something bad would happen. Sure enough, before everyone had time to react, I was forced to fall into the gap of time in the next second. The vortex, a dazzling light took me away from that world, but near the end, I seemed to hear their dispute again.

"Pierce, you actually wrote to Director Grover ten years ago?"

"No, that, that's not mine, sister!"

"You're lying! Isn't the envelope on the ground in your handwriting! What did you do behind my back..."

In 1979, crossing the main road opposite Wool's Orphanage in London, I saw that long-lost figure. She was wearing Muggle clothes, and her right hand, which was supposed to hold a wand, was now carrying a bag of things. Crossing the alley, I quietly followed behind her, and finally stopped in front of a simple house.

She took out the key, turned the lock cylinder, and a four or five-year-old boy poked his head out from behind the door: "Mom!"

My body seemed to be hit for an instant, and my mind went blank.

She picked up the boy and kissed him on the cheek, "Dear baby, tell me, are you very good today?"

"Of course, I have read all the books you gave me. Mrs. Chris's cat has not come, and Mr. John's flowerpot is fine. I can guarantee all of these."

"Very well, I knew that you would be a good boy."

The main road of Wool's Orphanage, the narrow and long alley, Mrs. Chris's annoying cat, Mr. John's broken flower pot, these things are so familiar, but I can't find any clues in my memory. What happened?

"Honey, go and wash your hands. Mom bought a lot of eggs and flour today to make your favorite scones."

The lights in the house were warm and soft, little Randolph was sitting on the sofa, the cup was turning back and forth in the magic room in his hand.

Suddenly there was a wind blowing outside the house, and I smelled an unusual smell. Sure enough, a beam of white light rushed into the house, and I quickly turned out the window.

It was a very young female Auror, "Good evening, uh... Mrs. Riddle." She seemed to think for a while before confirming the name.

"Call me Thicknesses."

"Okay." She frowned, "It's strange, why I feel the breath of black magic."

I hid outside the window, quietly hiding myself better.

"You mean my son? Killed a cat, smashed a flower pot, and now the Ministry of Magic cares about these things?"

"Oh no, I mean—"

"If not, please go back. Strangers are not welcome in my house."

"Well, let me introduce first, my name is Alice Longbottom, I graduated from Hogwarts, and I am currently an intern at the Ministry of Magic, but I believe that I can become a real Auror. Okay, let's get down to business, actually The main reason I came here this time is... She paused, carefully and softly, "Do you know the mysterious man? "

"No, I do not know!"

"But, Li, well, Mrs. Thinknes, according to the information we have, you and the mysterious man should have a very special relationship, you—"

Suddenly, with a "pop", the cup in the child's hand fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

"Oh, is this your kid? He's so cute."

"Don't touch my son!" she roared, and Alice Longbottom was startled.

"Please, please don't worry. I have no other meaning. I just hope that you can cooperate with us and provide some important clues. You know, the current magic world is very bad, we must stop him."

"Sorry, Miss Alice, I don't understand what you're talking about, I'm sorry I can't do anything about this matter, goodbye!" She planned to see off the guests.

"How come, according to the information we got..."

"Information can also be false! Miss Alice, is this your first day at the Ministry of Magic? I must remind you that my father and younger brother also serve in the Ministry of Magic. The unjust, false and wrong cases I have seen are comparable to yours for several years Lots of internships."

"That's exactly what your younger brother, Mr. Pierce, the newly promoted Director of Law, revealed to us!" The mother was suddenly stunned.

"Now we have a prophecy that the real savior is coming, but we don't know anything else. Therefore, the Ministry hopes to use insiders to reveal favorable clues to fight against him."

"Then you should go to the so-called savior instead of pestering me here."

"But we need your help."

"It's not helpful! I said I don't know! I don't know! Do you understand!"

"Come on, ma'am, I, I really don't mean anything else."

"You should go!"

"Okay, okay, if that's the case, then I'm sorry, I can only take you back to the Ministry." Alice took out her wand.

"Stupefy! (passing out)" I jumped out of the window and hit her in the back.

"I met you, at the Shinkness's house many years ago..." She looked at me in surprise.

Suddenly, another man's voice came from outside the house, "Alice? What happened?".

I glanced out the window, "It's an Auror, it must be with this Alice."

"They still came, and they still found it." She said something disappointed.

"Sir, can you do me a favor?" She looked at me with hope in her eyes.

"What do you need me to do?"

"Now I have a very important thing to do, but, my son..." she begged me, "so please, sir."

"You trust me? Don't you want to know who I am?"

"Yes, I believe you! I don't know why, but my gut tells me I should." She lifted the baby from the couch, kissed him on the cheek, and handed it to me, "Thank you ,gentlemen."

The long-lost wand flew out from under the fireplace, "Mom!" The child shouted before going out.She turned her head once, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon." That was the gentlest smile I've ever seen, but I didn't expect my mother to never come back since then.

I held my childhood self, and he stared in the direction he left.I asked him, "Do you miss her?"

"Then let's go find her." The next second, the moment the Auror walked through the door, I was brought into the apparition along with my childhood self.

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Xiao Lanzi went back to the past and met his mother, and also met his childhood self, but why can't he remember anything when he grows up?The next chapter will be revealed