Hogwarts becomes host

Since there was no excuse to take action, Elaine was too lazy to continue wasting time on the court.

But as a member of Gryffindor House, you can't leave casually before the conflict is resolved. It will give a bad impression, so Elaine decided to resolve it quickly.

"It's just a new broom, what's there to show off?" Elaine said in an indifferent tone as she grabbed Ron who was about to make a move. "Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw will also have new brooms next week. Everyone is the same. Why are you so nervous?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience stared at Elaine in disbelief.

"Shafiq, you" Malfoy turned pale. "Your family has so much money"

"Yes, my family is just like yours. We have too much money to spend." Elaine said nonchalantly.

Even if more than half of the money in the treasury was used to compensate for the losses in Diagon Alley, according to the agreement between Adair and the Ministry of Magic, 30% of the confiscated Death Eater family property will be used as intelligence income for the Shafiq family, plus Floo Due to the sales of powder, Shafiq's family's economic situation is quite stable. Anyway, they will definitely have the money to buy fourteen brooms.

Donating this money can also win over people's hearts and restore the reputation that has been reduced due to the destruction of peace. The Shafiq family's reputation outside is not very good now.

Just as Elaine had worried before, Adair's approach was too extreme. Most wizards might get excited when they first saw it, but then they would start to fear after they calm down. Using violence to counter violence is not a way of dealing with things that most people can accept. If Rita Skeeter hadn't been influential enough, the Shafiq family would have been denounced by public opinion.

"Wait, why Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff?" Wood said nervously, "Where's Gryffindor?"

"The Black family will buy Gryffindor's brooms." Elaine threw a look at Harry, "Since both Gryffindor and Slytherin have new brooms, in order to pursue fairness and see more exciting Quidditch During the competition, Shafiq helped the other two colleges by the way."

"So do you want to continue arguing or think of new strategies or start training?"

***

With Elaine making such a fuss, the points of contention between the teams naturally disappeared.

The Slytherin team left in embarrassment. Wood, who was in an extremely good mood, and the excited team members watched Harry write to Sirius; taking this opportunity, Elaine quietly left the court, but she did not hide from Daphne, and finally took out a I walked with her for hours before I could get away.

After getting rid of everyone's gaze, Elaine finally slipped into the Room of Requirement. She asked Nott to bring her diary, Voldemort's wand, and Hufflepuff's gold cup, preparing to let Tom Riddle understand her "sincerity."

The golden cup looked intact, not like it had been burned by the Fire Curse. Maybe Dumbledore had used the Elder Wand to repair it.

After entering the Room of Requirement and asking Nott to guard the door, Elaine did not use a pen this time, but directly entered magic power into the diary.

Huge magic power was poured into the diary, and Elaine could feel a vague connection between herself and the Horcrux. Even though she knew that this connection was very unstable and could be broken, Elaine still felt nervous.

She remembered Dumbledore's inference that the diary Horcrux was different from other Horcruxes. It was the only Horcrux meant to be discarded. The other Horcruxes were to preserve the soul, but Voldemort wanted this diary to be used by Hogwarts. students read, allowing him to re-release the basilisk to clean up the school, an offensive weapon.

The purpose of this book is to control students, not to preserve souls. Therefore, its nature is different from other Horcruxes, and it must not be taken lightly.

Having already input the magic power of nearly an adult wizard, Elaine interrupted the supply of magic power and threw the diary on the ground.

"I know you can hear me. Let's talk face to face. I have something that will interest you."

As soon as he said this, the untouched diary opened automatically, and a vague figure emerged from the pages. It was a handsome, tall, thin, black-haired boy, and his whole body gave off a foggy glow. Guanghui looks to be only about fifteen or sixteen years old.

He was wearing Hogwarts school robes, with a shiny silver prefect badge on his chest, and was at least a head taller than Elaine.

"Tom Riddle" Elaine asked.

"Elaine Shafiq," he replied, looking at Elaine intently. "Funny, you're a Gryffindor."

"I can also go to Slytherin, but it's easier for Gryffindor House to gain Dumbledore's trust." Elaine snorted, "Because of you, Slytherin is now said to be the lair of dark wizards. ”

"That's so sorry." Riddle said absently, his eyes resting on the yew wand in Elaine's left hand. "What's that in your hand?"

"Your wand." Elaine threw the wand to him. "My spoils were taken from your men. By the way, you should pick some stronger followers."

"Oh" Riddle took the wand, played with it for a while, and then suddenly pointed it at Elaine. "For example, you?"

"That's a good choice, but you don't seem to be able to give me the chips I want." Elaine looked at Riddle calmly. After being a host for so many years, she had already learned to control her facial nerves, at least to make a poker face. No stress. "Do you want to fight or talk?"

"Of course - of course I want to talk." Riddle smiled gracefully and threw the wand back to Elaine. "Tell me your conditions and what you want me to do."

""Elaine looked at Riddle for a while before saying. "Then do you know the inheritance of the Shafiq family?"

Unlike the previous written conversation, Riddle was unwilling to give up the control of the conversation, but this time when he saw the wand, he seemed to recognize Elaine's ability, and his attitude became more relaxed.

"Have you ever heard of music magic?" Riddle nodded. "But it's impossible for outsiders to learn things inherited by blood. If you ask me this, I can't help you."

"Don't worry, Adair Shafiq is not dead yet. I don't lack a mentor." Elaine shook her head and said, "What we lack is the knowledge to improve the inheritance. I want the inheritance of Slytherin."

"Impossible." Upon hearing this request, Riddle's face turned gloomy, "Slytherin's inheritance is the same as the Shafik family's inheritance. They both require corresponding blood. Even if I give it to you, you can't use it── "

"I don't plan to use it either. All I want is knowledge." Elaine said. "The inheritance of the Shafiq family is missing the core part. In order to complete this part, we want to try anything that is helpful. We are both blood inheritances, and maybe Slytherin's inheritance has something in common. I want to study them and compare them with each other.”

"Yes, but I can't give you such an important thing for free." Riddle said after hesitating for a while. "what can you give me"