Chapter 161 During the Competition
Chapter 161 During the Competition
"That...is his name Snape?" Riddle looked at Snape's leaving the stage, and rarely revealed a hint of admiration in his eyes. If for no other reason, it would be difficult for anyone to remain calm after achieving such a great success and being cheered by everyone, or at least there would be some changes in their demeanor.
To be fair, even Riddle himself would reveal a confident smile, and the young man was calm as he led his Pegasus from the time he entered the stage to the time he left, and his expression did not change at all, let alone any expression of complacency and pride.
He is like an elder who has seen the world and is not easily surprised by fame or disgrace. Of course, his face does reveal a sophistication and calmness that is not in line with his age. He is a good seedling worth cultivating.
Riddle was very satisfied with Snape's performance and even saw his own shadow in him. If he needed to find a right-hand man to replace Lucius Malfoy, he thought this young man had great potential.
So Riddle circled his name heavily on his application form and paid special attention to him. This made Alaia sigh. Sure enough, gold always shines? Didn't she know that Snape was targeted by Riddle so early because of his butterfly wings?
Alayya looked in the direction where Snape left and unexpectedly found Newt. She didn't know if he saw her. Now the best protection she could do was to ignore his existence, so that Riddle would give up his hostility towards him.
Did Newt go to Snape to ask him about his own affairs? Considering that they were destined to be in two camps, Alaia didn't know what would happen in the future and always felt that the future was bleak.
Alaia's confusion and daze caught Riddle's attention immediately. He pinched the soft flesh on her waist with his hand under the table and said in a voice that only she could hear, "Tired?"
"..." Alayya was still in a daze, not knowing how he noticed it. This made Riddle more certain of his judgment, so he waved his hand to summon the house-elf and took Alayya back to their tent.
The first thing Alayya saw when she returned to the tent was that it was filled with gifts, with perfumes carefully sprayed by the ladies wafting in the air, and some rare and precious animals in cages making sweet singing.
"What are these?" She was only out for three hours, right?
"Madam, these are the gifts the master received. The master said that they are all for you to deal with!" This was obviously the first time the house-elf had seen such a scene. In the past, all the gifts the master received were piled up in the warehouse, and it had no chance to see them. Now it could satisfy its curiosity!
"Are they all his?" Looking at the gifts piled up to a height of 1.5 meters, Alayya began to understand the charm of "blue-eyed man who brings disaster".
"Of course, the lady's gift is here!" The house-elf snapped his fingers, and a small pile of gifts appeared out of thin air in front of Alaia, about thirty or so, which surprised her. "And mine?"
"Of course, Madam's charm is also infinite..." The house-elf flattered Alayya and diligently piled the gifts in front of her. "Do you need Bobby to help Madam open them?" His eyes were shining with eagerness.
“No, no thanks…” Alaya seemed to see some incredible names in it, Prongs and Padfoot?! They wrote letters to her! Alaya quickly threw down the mountain of gifts and symbolically carried some of her gifts back to her room.
Alaia was very glad that there were always people willing to curry favor with her, who was rumored to be the Dark Lord's wife, otherwise James and Sirius' packages would definitely be discovered. She couldn't wait to open the two packages.
From their secret code, Alayya learned that they once suspected that they were kidnapped, so they wrote to Dumbledore asking him to investigate the matter. Dumbledore questioned the Ministry of Magic about the fact that his students were taken away inexplicably without the permission of their guardians and professors.
"Can this method of exchange guarantee the safety of students?" Taking this as an excuse, Dumbledore, together with the Potter family and some other parents, complained to the Ministry of Magic. This made Riddle even busier. Of course, Riddle has not really started to deal with the matter yet.
Alayya knew about this first, and she probably wanted to incite students to vote against it when the exchange student activity ended, in order to prevent Riddle's reform of magic teaching in disguise.
Alaia actually quite agrees with the idea of exchange students, but if it is really Riddle's selfish desire, then she will definitely stand on Dumbledore's side for safety reasons.
Because of the inexplicable disappearance of students, James Potter's parents immediately decided to intervene in the exchange student program and took James and Sirius away. If you ask why it was so quick, it was because they had secretly followed James to the United States the day after he arrived because they were worried about their beloved son.
They stayed in the Potter family's old house and would pretend to be animals to visit them. Therefore, they had left Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but they refused to return to England because they couldn't let go of Peter. They wanted to wait for Peter to come back and go back together.
While Newt was looking for Alaia, he came across Snape's letter on the way, so he rushed over overnight and appeared at the opening ceremony.
Alayya was somewhat relieved that no one suspected that she was a Death Eater and Riddle's partner. She needed to hide her relationship with Riddle, if only Riddle could focus on other people, but thinking of this, Alayya was still a little reluctant.
But he is the Dark Lord. Even if his appearance is in line with her aesthetic, she can't be a villain, especially a villain who will be driven out of power.
Alayya quickly wrote back to let them know she was safe, then turned around and wanted to write to Newt to comfort him. He must be feeling very upset. He finally found her, and this time he almost lost her again. I wonder if he is feeling okay?
Anyway, looking at him from afar, his condition is really distressing and heartbreaking. In order to let Newt recognize it, but others cannot recognize it, Alaiya deliberately stepped on a few hamster footprints, hoping that he can understand the letter written with her paws.
Finally, Alayya began to open her present, hoping to find something useful. What's more, she actually found something. Although it wasn't something very advanced, she felt that it might be useful.
It was a bottle of "love potion" that was beautifully packaged but not cleverly hidden! If she used it properly, it might be of great use~
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