From Karma Taj to Hogwarts

Chapter 157 "The Secret of Cutting-Edge Black Magic"

"Parseltongue?!" Newt asked in surprise after hearing Dumbledore's words. "Is this the despicable Haierbo's signature ability at that time? What is the origin of the little wizard you mentioned?"

"I'm not sure who Tom's parents are. I only know that he comes from an orphanage in the Muggle world and is a mixed-race." Dumbledore shook his head and said.

"But isn't Parseltongue a symbol of the dark wizard?" Karma asked with a frown. "Is there really no problem with that child's identity?"

"Yosef, the problem is never a person's origin or bloodline, but his thoughts and conduct." Dumbledore looked at Kama and said seriously.

Karma looked at Dumbledore's deep eyes and nodded helplessly.

"Don't worry about the child's identity at this time. He's just a child, how big of a stir can he make?" Aberforth said impatiently. "Isn't our main purpose now to help Aurelius find Nagini?"

"So, do you need me to call Riddle for help?" The young wizard Sivan had already guessed Dumbledore's thoughts and stepped forward to ask.

Dumbledore nodded and smiled: "Sorry to trouble you, Sivan."

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On the fifth floor of the main tower of Hogwarts, deep in the library.

It was already evening at this time, and the afterglow of the setting sun outside the library window shone in obliquely, dyeing half of the bookshelf in front of it a touch of red.

A handsome little wizard with black hair and wearing a worn second-hand wizard robe was leaning against the cabinet next to him, reading a thick book with a brown cover intently under the light of the setting sun.

He was so absorbed in reading that he didn't even notice anyone coming to him.

"Riddle, so you are here." Sivan said softly.

Riddle was startled and subconsciously wanted to hide the book behind his back. But the tome was too thick, and Riddle's thin body really couldn't cover it.

It wasn't until he saw that the person coming was Xiwen that he relaxed a little.

"Rozier, how did you enter the restricted book area?" Riddle asked.

"I should ask you this question." Xiwen raised the corner of his mouth and asked. "As far as I know, students in lower grades are not allowed to enter the restricted book area."

"Of course I can only come in with a borrowing note from Professor Slughorn." Riddle replied calmly. At the same time, he silently turned the book in his hand upside down and placed it on the empty space on the bookshelf next to him.

However, Riddle's actions did not escape Sivan's eyes.

When he turned the brown-covered tome upside down, Xiwen caught a glimpse of several large black characters appearing on the cover - "Secrets of Advanced Black Magic".

Sivan was impressed by this book.

That was the first night after arriving at the castle, and it was the first time Xiwen acted as a ghost. At that time, he found this book in the forbidden book area that exuded a strong atmosphere of black magic.

After opening the book, there was even a black skull suddenly emerging from the pages, screaming and rushing towards Sivan's soul body. It was also because of the skull's scream that it disturbed Helena, who was pretending to read next to her, and the fate between the two began to forge from then on.

"This is not a book you should read at your age." Sivan looked at Riddle and said seriously.

After learning that Xiwen had seen the name of the book, Riddle simply stopped covering it up and curled his lips and said, "I have passed the test of this book, why can't I read it?"

"The test of this book?" Xiwen asked in surprise. He always felt that Riddle was not the kind of person to use strong arguments, and he didn't know why he had to come up with such an outrageous reason this time.

Riddle saw Xiwen's doubts, so he picked up the tome from the bookshelf and handed it to him with his backhand.

"Open it and take a look. The first page is the test of this book." Riddle crossed his arms and said with an air of watching a play.

Xiwen looked at Riddle's expression of watching the show, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"You can pass the test, how come I can't pass it?" He glared at Riddle angrily and casually opened the book "Secrets of Advanced Black Magic".

Of course, although he looked very relaxed on the surface, his left hand was already behind his back, secretly preparing to cast defensive spells.

Turning to the first page of the book, accompanied by a piercing scream, the black skull arrived as expected. Fortunately, the depths of the restricted book area have built-in sound insulation, otherwise the librarian would have to be lured over.

Xiwen formed a seal with his left hand behind his back, and the Ragaga shield prepared in advance was pressed against his cheek, blocking the black skull.

"This test is not for resistance." Riddle looked at Xiven's movements with some curiosity and said. "You should relax your mind and let it sink into your mind to test whether your strength can withstand the influence of learning the magic in the book."

‘So this skull is the so-called test? ’ Xiwen looked at the skull spinning around him but couldn’t find an entry point, and felt that its terrifying appearance suddenly became funny.

Xiwen shook his head and closed the book with a snap, and the skull instantly disappeared into the air as the pages closed.

"No need, I'm not very interested in letting unknown things get into my body." Xiwen spread his hands and said to Riddle.

"It's up to you." Riddle shrugged and took back the book in Xiwen's hand.

"Wait, I'm not finished yet." Xiwen put the book back, avoided Riddle's hand, and continued. "Although this book sets a test, it can probably only test whether your strength is enough to learn the content in the book, but it cannot determine whether your character is suitable for learning."

"What do you mean?" Riddle frowned and asked impatiently.

"I mean, the power of black magic can easily affect the mind of learners." Xiwen said seriously. "And you are still too young now. It is very likely that the power of black magic will affect your personality, behavior and state of mind without knowing it."

"Hey, when did you learn from Dumbledore? There's a lot to teach people." Riddle sneered and said nonchalantly. "As far as I know, the Rozier family is quite famous for its black magic."

"You actually know all this? It seems that you have found a lot of information about pure-blood families during this period." Xiwen shrugged and continued to warn him. "But I must say, even in our family, my mother never let me learn the dark arts at this age."

Riddle glanced at Xiwen in surprise, then suddenly changed his attitude and nodded indifferently.

"Okay, I'll pay attention to it in the future." He agreed without hesitation. This made Xiwen hold back what he wanted to add later.

Looking at Riddle's casual eyes, Xiwen knew that his promise this time was just perfunctory. After he left, he would definitely continue to learn the black magic in the book.

Sure enough, the task of leading Riddle onto the right path is long and arduous.

"Forget it, don't mention this anymore." Xiwen shook his head helplessly and said to Riddle. "The main reason I came here is to ask you for a favor."

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