These secrets, buried in time, carried an irresistible allure.
They captivated both professors and students, drawing everyone's attention to the unfolding scene.
They all wanted to know more about Lord Voldemort's past.
He was the Dark Lord closest to their era, and some had even lived through that terrifying period.
However, beyond curiosity, Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall noticed something more important.
The Chamber of Secrets.
A thousand-year-old Basilisk.
As a Potions Master with deep knowledge of magical creatures, Snape immediately understood what this meant.
Basilisks had not appeared in Britain for four hundred years, which was why he had never connected the attack on Filch's cat to one.
Now, everything made sense.
He understood why the cat had not died, but was only petrified.
There had been a puddle of water on the floor.
That puddle reflected the Basilisk's gaze.
Looking directly into a Basilisk's eyes was equivalent to facing the Killing Curse.
Even indirect eye contact through a reflection could still cause powerful petrification.
No wonder ordinary counter-spells had failed.
Snape silently analyzed everything as he watched the screen.
Nearby, Aiden had originally planned to slip away.
But the sudden appearance of the question and answer space forced him to stay.
This time, he was not acting as the host.
The system had become more refined.
Each activation brought rewards, so staying was not a loss.
When Tom Riddle appeared on the screen, Aiden once again considered leaving.
If his guess was correct, Ginny Weasley, who was being controlled, should be nearby.
This was a perfect opportunity.
But in the end, he restrained himself.
Wait.
Observe a little longer.
Meanwhile, Gilderoy Lockhart stood quietly, his posture different from before.
Since mastering several spells, his confidence had grown.
In the past, he would have boasted outwardly while trembling inside.
Now, his confidence was real.
Magic had given him something he had never truly possessed.
In recent days, he had not been idle.
He practiced spells and studied in the library, learning about magic, its uses, and how to defend himself.
Even if he could not master everything immediately, he wanted to understand what he might face.
Compared to before, Lockhart had clearly changed.
He was no longer just a fraud with a reputation.
His gaze was steady.
His right hand rested near his wand, ready to act at any moment.
McGonagall noticed this, and a hint of approval flashed in her eyes.
After all, she had once been his teacher.
Every teacher hopes their students will grow.
Dumbledore, Snape, Filius Flitwick, and McGonagall were no different.
While those in the girls' lavatory were lost in their thoughts, Tom's expression on the screen grew darker.
"I should have known. Only you would do something like this."
Dumbledore sighed.
As Tom looked at him, his memory seemed to return to a moment fifty years ago.
A corridor.
A confrontation.
"You did it, Tom."
Dumbledore's blue eyes held restrained anger.
And something rarer.
Disappointment.
"It was me. So what?"
Tom lifted his head and met his gaze.
It felt as though the past and present overlapped.
But this time was different.
This time, he stood his ground and admitted it.
Fifty years ago, he had done something else.
He had framed Rubeus Hagrid.
After all, who would suspect a polite, talented, and well-liked student?
It was far easier to blame the half-giant who kept strange creatures.
Unfortunately, Dumbledore never stopped suspecting him.
Even back then, Dumbledore's first suspicion was not Hagrid.
It was Tom.
And he was right.
But Tom had executed his plan perfectly.
At just the right moment, he exposed Hagrid's secret of raising an Acromantula.
With the school in panic and students dying, Headmaster Armando Dippet wanted the matter resolved quickly.
Under pressure from pure-blood families and other wizarding households, he accepted Tom's version of events.
Hagrid was blamed.
The case was closed.
Tom achieved exactly what he wanted.
The suspicion was removed from him.
Except for Dumbledore.
No one else ever doubted him.
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