In the wizarding world, there exists a very clear dividing line of strength, whether people admit it or not.

From the defeat of the Dark Lord in 1945 to the beginning of 1992 and for a long time to come, the wizard who symbolized the pinnacle of power in the magical world was a wizard named Albus Dumbledore.

Throughout Albus Dumbledore's nearly a century of life, in his first half, only Gellert Grindelwald could be considered his equal. After that, Dumbledore devoted most of his energy to fighting the boy he personally brought back from the Muggle orphanage—Tom Riddle, later known as Voldemort.

If it hadn't been for the appearance of Aileena, in the original story, when facing the resurrected Voldemort, Dumbledore would have even needed to sacrifice himself, and only through a series of coincidences could he have narrowly defeated the most dangerous dark wizard in history.

Even if Aileena and Grindelwald looked down on Voldemort in their words, it was only based on his personal ideals and the development of his power. As the "terrorist leader" who implemented a reign of terror in the wizarding world, Voldemort would have been killed countless times if his personal strength hadn't been so high.

In fact, even if Voldemort didn't have such powerful magic, he would still be terrifying enough to send shivers down people's spines.

Fifty years ago, Tom Riddle, who came from a Muggle orphanage, not only won a large following in Slytherin without any backing or background, but also independently discovered the Chamber of Secrets and successfully framed Hagrid, and even completed the revenge on the Gaunt family, and successfully extracted the Hufflepuff cup and Slytherin's locket from Hepzibah Smith...

In that period, Riddle was a true serpent who knew how to be patient, knowing how to let the prey jump into the hunting range by itself.

Perhaps among the wizards present, only Aileena and Dumbledore could understand that, compared to the Voldemort with a disfigured face later on, the most troublesome one was actually the seventeen or eighteen-year-old Tom Riddle who was still studying at Hogwarts.

"Draco, have you really thought it through?"

In the Room of Requirement, Aileena frowned, her lake-blue eyes fixed on Draco Malfoy.

"Sealed in this diary is most likely Voldemort's soul from his student days. You should have heard Professor Dumbledore say that he is no ordinary sixth or seventh-year student—even with only a slight amount of magic, Legilimency, the Imperius Curse, or even memory modification... these are all possible during contact."

"Don't worry, boss, I have..."

"Using the Sorting Hat to block Legilimency or mental influence is just an unverified guess, and even if it really has a bit of an effect, according to the original plan, with your current magic, there is a high probability that your life will be consumed."

Aileena glanced at the shameless old hat with some disgust, and said in a solemn tone.

"In order to avoid being sensed by Voldemort's remnant soul, all the situations during the initial summoning and communication process will be completed by you alone—if, I mean if, it detects something wrong, it is very likely to use you as a hostage. The worst case scenario is like Professor Quirinus Quirrell, spending the rest of your life in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries."

"Professor Quirrell?! He's not—"

Draco Malfoy trembled and widened his eyes in shock.

Although they hadn't spent much time together, he still vaguely remembered the scene when Professor Quirrell rushed into the school hall during the Halloween feast last semester with terrible scars and bloodstains all over him. The explanation at the time seemed to be...

Wait! Those scars, and what Aileena said earlier—

"That's right, half a year ago, when I was patrolling in the Forbidden Forest, I happened to discover the secret of Voldemort possessing Professor Quirrell. Unfortunately, because I needed to protect the injured unicorn at the time, I couldn't successfully leave them in the Forbidden Forest completely."

Aileena nodded very frankly and admitted generously, her expression gradually becoming serious.

"Regarding the files in this regard, you can inquire about them from Mr. Lovegood after you reach B-level authority—defeating a weakened dark wizard is not much of a challenge. But what I want to say is that even in this situation, until Voldemort escaped from the hospital, we were unable to find an effective way to cure Professor Quirrell."

"Therefore, if we judge that you have lost your mind and are completely controlled by Voldemort, we will take action immediately—"

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Didn't skip today either, although it's a small chapter.