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Chapter 261 - 259: Making a Friend · Oct 30, 2026

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251 Chapter 251 - 249: Course Selection 2026-10-30
252 Chapter 252 - 250: Fake Wand and the Strange Percy 2026-10-30
253 Chapter 253 - 251: The Disappearance of Harry 2026-10-30
254 Chapter 254 - 252: How Can You Open a Shop With Nothing to Sell? 2026-10-30
255 Chapter 255 - 253: Shop Till You Drop 2026-10-30
256 Chapter 256 - 254: Kael Is Behind 2026-10-30
257 Chapter 257 - 255: Conflict in Flourish and Blotts 2026-10-30
258 Chapter 258 - 256: Riddle’s Diary 2026-10-30
259 Chapter 259 - 257: The Most Unique Soul Artifact 2026-10-30
260 Chapter 260 - 258: The Confident Riddle 2026-10-30
261 Chapter 261 - 259: Making a Friend 2026-10-30
262 Chapter 262 - 260: Don’t Worry, Tom, I’ll Help You 2026-10-30
263 Chapter 263 - 261: Tutor 2026-10-30
264 Chapter 264 - 262: Heartless Man Dumbledore 2026-10-30
265 Chapter 265 - 263: The Phoenix’s Way of Traveling 2026-10-30
266 Chapter 266 - 264: Norbert the Troublemaker’s Adventure 2026-10-30
267 Chapter 267 - 265: The Birthing Nundu 2026-10-30
268 Chapter 268 - 266: Where Is the Trust Between People? 2026-10-30
269 Chapter 269 - 267: Disappointed Snape 2026-10-30
270 Chapter 270 - 268: Different Treatment 2026-10-30
271 Chapter 271 - 269: Howler 2026-10-30
272 Chapter 272 - 270: Kael’s Solution 2026-10-30
273 Chapter 273 - 271: Confident Lockhart 2026-10-30
274 Chapter 274 - 272: Time Turner Application Failed 2026-10-30
275 Chapter 275 - 273: Hogwarts’ Worst Class Schedule 2026-10-30
276 Chapter 276 - 274: Snape’s Negative Emotions 2026-10-30
277 Chapter 277 - 275: Writing a Book for Snape 2026-10-30
278 Chapter 278 - 276: Copying Homework Is Wrong 2026-10-30
279 Chapter 279 - 277: Lockhart’s Stage Play 2026-10-30
280 Chapter 280 - 278: Thank You So Much 2026-10-30
281 Chapter 281 - 279: Hogsmeade 2026-10-30
282 Chapter 282 - 280: Conflict and Snape’s Odd Behavior 2026-10-30
283 Chapter 283 - 281: Lucius’s Fury 2026-10-30
284 Chapter 284 - 282: Come On, Tom, Let’s Hurt Each Other 2026-10-30
285 Chapter 285 - 283: Daily Prophet 2026-10-30
286 Chapter 286 - 284: Ancient Runes and Professor Babbling 2026-10-30
287 Chapter 287 - 285: Riddle’s Second Request 2026-10-30
288 Chapter 288 - 286: The Professors’ Club 2026-10-30
289 Chapter 289 - 287: Transfiguration Club 2026-10-30
290 Chapter 290 - 288: Divining Dumbledore 2026-10-30
291 Chapter 291 - 289: Whispers by the Ear 2026-10-30
292 Chapter 292 - 290: Swing Your Head Around 2026-10-30
293 Chapter 293 - 291: A Strange Experience 2026-10-30
294 Chapter 294 - 292: There’s a Story Behind This 2026-10-30
295 Chapter 295 - 293: Halloween Feast 2026-10-30
296 Chapter 296 - 294: Hogwarts Traditions, a Turbulent Halloween 2026-10-30
297 Chapter 297 - 295: The Lost Diary 2026-10-30
298 Chapter 298 - 296: Chamber of Secret Legend 2026-10-30
299 Chapter 299 - 297: The Sneaky Trio 2026-10-30
300 Chapter 300 - 298: Magic Defeats Magic 2026-10-30

Chapter 261: Chapter 259: Making a Friend

Tom Riddle is indeed very skilled at perceiving people’s thoughts and disguising himself.

After learning that the person who picked up the diary is a young wizard with excellent grades, he has been building a ”genius scholar” persona, trying to quickly get close to Kael.

Perhaps it can’t even be considered a persona... after all, he is originally a top student.

And because of this, when facing the questions Kael posed, he could always answer them quickly.

Kael even learned quite a few useful little tricks from him.

For example, in Transfiguration Class, when dealing with relatively small insects, drawing circles with a wand can increase accuracy, which is much more convenient than directly poking.

”I just tried it, and your method is indeed very effective.”

Kael wrote in the diary with a ”swish, swish” sound.

”I used to think that wrist movements would affect the result of Transfiguration.”

[In fact, as long as you are skilled enough, wrist movements can actually play a very good auxiliary role.]

[I learned this from a very professional magazine called ”Today’s Transfiguration Technique.”]

”I will definitely read it... Can it be bought in Diagon Alley?” Kael asked.

[No need to buy it, the school library has it, they are placed on the bottom of the fifteenth bookshelf near the right corridor.]

”I will go check it out after school starts.”

[But they may have changed places, you may want to ask the librarian first.]

[After all, I was created in 1943, and it’s been a long time since then...]

Kael, looking at the words in the diary, paused slightly with his quill in hand, then continued writing as if nothing had happened:

”Heavens, it’s been fifty years... I thought you were only a few years older than me!”

[You could say that.]

[I am just a memory that stays at fifteen, time holds no meaning to me, so no matter how many years pass, I am still fifteen.]

”Then you must be very lonely.”

[Not at all, because I found you, my friend.]

Soon, a new line of words appeared in the diary. The handwriting was much more sloppy than before, as if Riddle was very nervous when writing this sentence.

[Would you like to be friends with me?]

”Of course!”

Without hesitation, Kael wrote: ”I always wanted a friend like you, smart, warmhearted, and studious.”

[I am really so happy.]

All morning, Kael continued this way of communicating with Riddle, his writing speed getting faster, and his handwriting more casual.

During this time, aside from asking about charms-related questions, Kael mostly expressed regret about not being able to be true classmates with Riddle.

Meanwhile, while answering those questions, Riddle subtly probed into Kael’s situation.

Gradually, from the inadvertent clues the other party revealed, he roughly understood the person who picked up the diary.

A bit clever, but not as much as he is, with good grades more due to rote memorization, knowing only things written in books.

Also, he has few friends, only two, one who likes Wizard Chess, another whose mind is full of Quidditch, all people he wouldn’t bother to look at.

And Riddle could see... all of this was true, not lies, which made him extremely excited.

This was practically prey delivered to the door, like a free offering.

Dealing with such a person is too simple.

Because long-term estrangement from people would naturally result in a severe lack of a sense of belonging...

He only needed to play the role of a competent listener and companion, and the other party would definitely open up to him, spilling all their secrets.

...

It was not until the afternoon when Riddle, unable to hold back, began to intentionally or unintentionally mention outside situations that Kael decided not to continue.

”Someone is coming...”

He hastily wrote this sentence, closed the diary, and put it into the box beside him.

Kael stood up and stretched his wrist.

Just as he thought, Diary Riddle indeed knew Legilimency.

Just now, while he was writing, he suddenly felt a faint sense of being watched.

But it was very brief, only a moment. If he hadn’t been on guard against Riddle, he might not have noticed this minor change.

Moreover, Riddle wasn’t as steady as he imagined.

He thought the other would pretend for a while longer before showing his intentions, but unexpectedly, after just one morning, he couldn’t resist probing the outside situation.

Still too young, too impatient.

The current most powerful wizard... Is the headmaster of Hogwarts still Professor Dumbledore... Asking these questions is just to understand his future, right?

If Dumbledore is still alive and well, it proves he failed miserably in the future.

Conversely, if he succeeded, then the most powerful wizard could only be Voldemort... though that is impossible.

From the moment the diary was opened by a young wizard, Riddle should have guessed that Voldemort was already ”dead,” otherwise, how could such an important Soul Artifact be lost?

So his ultimate questioning motive was likely to find out the reason.

However, just as he started, Kael made an excuse to shut the diary, not giving him a chance to continue questioning.

Kael walked to the windowsill, rubbed Ladon’s neck feathers. How to say it, Riddle seemed to be a bit easier to handle than he imagined.

The alias in step one was set, and as long as he took the next steps slowly, he would still be able to ask out a lot of things he wanted to know.

At the very least, the part about ”Voldemort’s demise in Godric’s Hollow” is quite valuable.

Thinking of reaping unwarranted gains? That’s not happening, one question for each of us is only fair.

”Kael!”

”Look here!”

At this moment, a voice came from outside the window, it was Fred and George.

At a glance down, Kael saw the twins were waving at him from not far away with their broomsticks, accompanied by Harry, Ron, and Ginny.

They seemed to be preparing to play Quidditch on the hill behind.

”Want to come along?” Fred called out loudly.

After a moment of thought, Kael picked up his Nimbus 2000 and left the room.

”We mentioned you this morning.”

Upon meeting, Fred immediately asked, ”Why have you been busier than Percy lately?”

”Nothing much,” Kael said casually, ”I just came across something interesting a few days ago and spent a bit more time on it.”

No one else paid it much heed.

”Done with it now?” George asked.

”More or less.” Kael replied.

After the initial communication, he could take his time with the rest. After all, he wasn’t in a hurry, with plenty of time ahead.

Riddle wanted to know why he failed, right? Then he should think hard about it.

Kael planned to leave him alone for a while; in the next few days, he wasn’t planning on touching that diary again.

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