Chapter 217 Don’t Be Fooled by Appearances... Hals!

Chapter 217 Don’t be fooled by appearances, Hals!

"Look? What do you think?" Ivan was stunned, and then he remembered the scene in the original time and space where the Horcrux sucked Harry into memory.

Sure enough, the next moment, the diary seemed to be blown by the strong wind. The pages turned over with a roar, and it automatically turned to the first page. The black ink marks were connected and gathered into scrawled words.

Ivan glanced at it and saw that it was the beginning of a story. Then a white light exploded, and a suction force pulled his body. Ivan subconsciously operated Occlumency, and that feeling disappeared again.

Perhaps feeling the obstruction, the endless black mist poured out from the diary. Ivan was on guard, but the black mist had no intention of getting close to him, and instead spread in all directions.

When everything stabilized, Ivan found that the surrounding area had turned into a dark space, completely composed of thick black fog, and all the tables, chairs, and beds in the dormitory had disappeared.

Ivan was somewhat panicked. Seeing the black mist, he vaguely remembered that when he fought with Voldemort last school year, the other party also used a black mist that could swallow the life essence and corrode the shadow of the unicorn.

Fortunately, Tom's black mist was not so powerful according to Ivan's perception, so it was not difficult to break through the space formed by the black mist.

Thinking of this, Ivan felt much more at ease and quietly waited for Tom Riddle's action.

Ivan didn't wait long. In this dark space, a figure suddenly appeared next to him, and then the figure spoke.

"Hello Hals, first time meeting you, I'm Tom Riddle!"

Ivan turned his head and looked over, and saw next to him a handsome black-haired boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. He was wearing the robe of Slytherin College, and there was a bright prefect badge hanging on his chest.

Ivan's pupils shrank, he was very surprised. He didn't expect that Tom Riddle, as a Horcrux, still retained the power to manifest his own body.

"Hello, Tom, I have to say, you are much more handsome than I thought." Ivan quickly regained his composure and said with a smile.

I don’t know how Tom disfigured himself in the future. Is this the price of power?

Ivan kept complaining in his heart, and at the same time stretched out his hand, intending to confirm the other party's status by shaking hands.

Tom reached out his hand and shook Ivan's hand.

Ivan felt that what he was grasping was not an entity, as if he could crush the opponent's hand with just a little force.

This gave Ivan some peace of mind. Judging from the behavior of the opponent in the original time and space in the secret room, he should not be able to directly hurt others.

"Tom, where is this place? What did you bring me here for?" Ivan asked.

"The person who made me cast magic on the diary so that I can meet you here. This is my world of memories!"

Tom explained, and then waved his hand, and the dark space suddenly changed.

The billowing black mist continued to surge, combining black and white into scenes and figures, and this monotonous world suddenly became more alive as if someone had splashed it with colorful paint.

Ivan stared around and found that this was an orphanage, and standing in the center was a short child with black hair.

Tom Riddle began his story with a trace of nostalgia

"That's a long story. I grew up in a Muggle orphanage and never met my parents.

In fact, so did most of the other kids there. I used to get along well with them and became friends. My intelligence even impressed the dean.

I thought I would continue like this forever, waiting for a family willing to adopt me and start a new life."

As Tom Riddle spoke, the surrounding scenes began to change continuously, reflecting everything he said. Ivan watched this scene silently and did not reply.

Tom's voice suddenly rose in pitch.

"It may be hard for you to imagine that in that small orphanage, there were always limited supplies of delicious snacks and toys, and there were always some children who would gang up to bully others and have some fun.

And I soon became an outcast in their eyes! It all started from that day! "

The black fog that made up the scene was reorganized and transformed into an outdoor scene.

Ivan looked around. This was in the yard next to the orphanage.

In the distance, a little boy with black hair was arguing with several children of the same age.

Just as they were pushing each other, a slender black snake suddenly sprang out from the grass. The children present were startled and ran away screaming, but a fat little man in the crowd tripped. , fell to the ground.

The black snake seemed to be frightened, became ferocious, and pounced on the little fat man.

At the critical moment, the black-haired boy hissed, and the black snake immediately collapsed, but the little chubby guy was still so scared that he peed his pants.

The scene continued. Because he had shown the ability to talk to snakes, the black-haired boy clearly felt that the other children were becoming more and more repelled by him.

That's not the worst!

Because the little black-haired boy soon showed more magical qualities, such as being able to shatter cups and kettles next to him when his emotions fluctuate, or to take objects from a distance.

This ability can sometimes accidentally hurt others.

This made the black-haired boy isolated by almost everyone, but the black-haired boy was not sad because he had a new playmate, the black snake.

I don’t know how long these days passed. In Tom’s story, another turning point soon came. A couple was preparing to adopt a child in an orphanage!

Most of the children hope that they can be adopted by this family, because they know from the dean that after being adopted, they will be able to live a better life in the future!

So when the man in a suit and tie arrived at the orphanage with his wife, all the children were trying hard to please them, and Tom was no exception.

Not only that, he was handsome, smart, and spoke in a very organized manner. He quickly stood out from these ordinary children, and the couple was extremely satisfied with him.

The director of the orphanage and all the staff also tried their best to speak for him.

Seeing that everything was about to be accomplished, while eating, the little chubby guy inadvertently mentioned that Tom liked to be with a snake and often communicated with it!

In the picture, the expressions of the couple immediately changed. The expression of the dean also became ugly, and he immediately reprimanded the little fat man not to talk nonsense.

"Look, I saved him once, and that's what he did to me." Tom, who was standing next to Ivan and watching this scene, said with a sarcastic smile.

"That little fat guy is too bad," Ivan said in a childish tone, "your dean is actually a good person."

"He is a good person? He treats me very well? Are you sure?" Tom Riddle smiled even happier, then his face suddenly darkened and he murmured in a low voice. "Don't be fooled by appearances, Hals!"