[HP]Aluet

I bored myself in the room reading a book, my eyes were dry and stingy, and I blamed it all on Riddle—this was destined to be the most difficult night of my life, my nerves were tense, and I couldn't feel it. sleep well.

When I looked away from the page and looked at the time again, it was already past nine o'clock in the morning.Since I only slept for a few hours, the water seeped into my eyes when I washed my face, and my eyes hurt. In addition, I didn't eat breakfast, my stomach was tight and uncomfortable, and my heart rate even increased a little.

I took a few sips of water to moisten my smoldering throat, opened the door and walked out.My eyes fell on the room with the open door on the other side. Riddle was still sitting upright at the desk writing a book, wearing a neat suit as if ready to go out.

I frowned, raised my head and walked downstairs.

"Where?"

"Eat breakfast." I responded angrily, and suddenly felt that my attitude was too aggressive, so I could only soften my tone again, took out the double-sided mirror from my pocket and shook it at him, "Bring it on, every time Bring them all."

He didn't look up, but he probably saw the reflection of the mirror on his face.

After writing the last line, he put the stack of papers into a large notebook and held it in his hand. Then he got up and closed the ventilation window, put on his hat and walked out of the room.

"Walk."

I looked puzzled and watched him walk past me.When he got down to the bottom of the stairs, he looked back at me who stayed where I was.

"I'm in a hurry." Riddle tilted his head slightly to signal me to follow, I was very reluctant but followed.

"What?" I asked.

"Go to the Ministry of Magic." He replied calmly, grabbed my wrist, and suddenly my head spun, and I stepped on the ground again in a daze. Passing through a deserted alley and turning into a street extending in all directions, I shook my head and took two trots to keep up with him.

"What are you doing at the Ministry of Magic?" Self-inflicted?I almost blurted out the second half of the sentence.He didn't answer my words, so he slowed down his pace, but he didn't let go of the hand holding my wrist. I struggled a little but failed.I could only pull back hard, "——what are you in such a hurry for?"

He stopped and turned to look at the cafe next to him.

I bought a sandwich and a small cup of hot coffee, so that I finally had a reason to get rid of his hand, and took a bite of the sandwich myself, feeling much better.

The sun was hitting my face, and I squinted my eyes and deliberately slowed down in silent protest to walk with him.Riddle quickly drank his coffee and threw it in the roadside trash can, and walked more slowly with me instead.

"After a while you change shape and follow me in." He said.

"Yeah, that's the only way." I frowned, and continued to persuade, "Actually, you can go by yourself, can't you? If you need anything, you can call me. I have the double-sided mirror with me, so there's no need to be so troublesome." -"

Riddle turned a deaf ear.No way, after eating the sandwich and drinking the coffee, I turned into a bird and got into his pocket consciously.

……

The middle-aged woman on the opposite side of the table flipped through the information Riddle handed her, then raised her grape-like gray-green eyes in surprise, moved her glasses down, and even tucked back a strand of hair on her forehead, Just to take a closer look at the person in front of him.

"You're Tom Riddle?" she asked.

"Yes, Ms. Taft." Riddle showed his trademark polite smile.

"I know you, Tom." Tufte picked up the quill with great interest, and continued to flip through the materials in his hand, "I remember that when you graduated, Moon sent you many employment approval letters. It also provides you with a lot of job options—”

"Yes."

"But you returned them all. Why did you apply for the position of the International Magic Cooperation Department after nearly ten years?"

"I don't think my qualifications as a fresh graduate are enough for this position." He explained frankly, "So these years, I have been traveling abroad, learning multiple languages, and the history of magic and Muggles in various European countries. A brief history, understanding the trade relations and exchanges between countries, and also understanding the differences and connections in many systems and regulations-this makes me more confident in doing work in this area.”

"I see." Tufte nodded appreciatively, "I thought you weren't interested in the position at the Ministry of Magic, and I've always regretted it—it seems like it was just a misunderstanding."

Riddle lowered his head and smiled.

"Just leave your resume with me first, and we'll get in touch, Tom."

Riddle got up and bowed, and left here.

I flew out of his pocket at an empty street corner and changed back into a human form: "Are you so sure?"

"Of course." He squinted his eyes. "After disappearing for ten years, I took the initiative to apply for a job at the Ministry of Magic. They hoped that I would go quickly. Now the Ministry of Magic is short of personnel, let alone with my qualifications, there is no reason not to approve it."

"So you want to work in the Ministry of Magic, and what good things did you find?"

Riddle looked at me and smiled, I knew he was denying it, I curled my lips, and didn't continue to ask: "Where are you going?"

"Azkaban."

I was shocked.

"I can't go with you." I waved my hands again and again, "Go by yourself——I don't want to go to that ghostly place again, not in this life."

"soon."

"Not going anytime soon."

There was a vague smile on the corner of Riddle's mouth, I don't know why he looked so relaxed today.

"Okay," he said.

Back at the Riddle Mansion, I took off my coat and hung it up. While I was sitting idle, I suddenly remembered a detail.

Riddle went to the Ministry of Magic today without that ring on his finger.

I sat up abruptly.Yeah, that ring was taken from Morfin Gaunt, of course he wasn't going to take it to the Ministry - no wonder he insisted on going out with me.I snorted coldly in my heart.

I went into his room and carefully opened his nightstand, making sure nothing would be moved.I found the ring box inside and took it out.

I know Riddle will be back soon, so I'm not trying to do anything about it, I'm just hoping to find a way to destroy the Horcruxes a bit - Tried the Fire and Smash spells before to no avail, so I'm going to try other spells .

"Aisley?"

With a shake of my hand, the ring fell to the ground and rolled a certain distance.

Nagini swam in through the door, bit the ring in front of me, and picked it up.

I was relieved.

"You scared me, Nagini." I patted my chest. "I thought you weren't there."

I reached out to get the ring back from her, but she turned her head and retreated to the door with the ring, pulling away from me and putting the ring on the ground next to her.

"It's Tom's stuff," Nagini said.

"Oh, yes—" I thought about how to explain it to her, "I—"

"You want to destroy it?" Nagini interrupted me. "I saw you cast a spell."

"Merlin..." I looked at the time anxiously, I was afraid that Riddle would come back while we were talking, "Nagini, I will tell you about this matter later, that is his Horcrux, if If he finds out, I'm done—you give it to me, and I'll put it back, and Riddle will be back at some point."

"You want to kill him, Ashley!" Nagini's voice suddenly amplified, "That's the Horcrux, it's his soul."

"Nagini, don't get excited." I had to squat down, trying to get closer to her, but she suddenly poked her head out and showed me her sharp fangs.

I just stayed where I was, and it took me a long time to come to my senses: "I thought you didn't care about him."

"He is my only hope." Nagini looked at me coldly.

I froze.

"No, Nagini, he can't help you, I know about the Blood Curse, I know—"

"What do you know?" said Nagini, "you never really listened to me, never really helped me - you just can't find a way, can you? And now you want to destroy my hopes , destroying Tom is destroying me, Ashley - you never think about yourself. I am really getting better, Ashley, he is helping me, and the memory fragmentation situation has not occurred again pass--"

"It's only temporary, there is no hope of breaking the blood curse!" I felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over my head, grievances and a nameless anger filled my throat, and I refuted her words loudly, "You How can you say that? I won't care about you anymore!"

The air froze to make people panic.

I know what the fuck I said.

"Nagini..." I lowered my voice, "I'm sorry, Nagini."

"You don't need to apologize." Her tone suddenly became very peaceful, she lowered her head, picked up the ring, came over and put it back in the box, "I won't tell him, but you have to promise me that you won't Injure his Horcrux again."

I opened my mouth and was speechless for a long time.

"Promise me, Ashley."

I shook my head helplessly, losing all strength.

"I promise." I said.

"I need your oath." Nagini added flatly.

"Nagini," I shook my head, "don't do that."

"I need your oath." Her brown-black eyes looked straight at me without any hesitation, repeating this sentence word by word.

The stuffy air was oppressing my chest, and I was almost out of breath.

Time passed minute by minute.Nagini didn't wait for my reply, she turned and walked out the door.

I touched my wet cheek.

I bit my finger, and the pain that penetrated my heart swept through me.I wiped the blood on my forehead and said the blood oath spell.

"I promise you, Nagini. I will not harm his Horcrux."

Nagini glanced back at me, and I saw something in those eyes crumble in front of me.

She left the room without looking back.

I took two breaths of air hard, and looked back at the ring lying in the box intact.

I picked it up and there was a faint tooth mark on it.

"Restored as before."

I put it back safely, went to my own room, and closed the door.

I sealed myself tightly in the quilt without saying a word, tears fell down one by one, and they quickly soaked my pillow.

I'm not sad that I can no longer destroy Riddle's Horcrux.Even if I can't do it, someone else can.

only……

The sudden emptiness almost made me collapse.

I seem to have lost another important thing.