Ivan frowned slightly, a little unsure of what Tom meant.

"You know what? That orphanage director was actually afraid of me, too! He thought he was hiding it well...", Tom laughed.

"I was deceived by them at first, and then I learned that these people were trying their best to sell me, just trying to get rid of me..."

"So whether it's the dean, or the other staff, they're all the same!" Tom seems to be suppressing something, reaching the brink of an outburst....

The black mist space shook as Tom's mood changed, and soon stabilized again, and Ivan fell silent.

He didn't expect Tom Riddle to be hit like this when he was a child...

"What about the little fat man, what happened to him?" Ivan asked suddenly.

"He was taken in by the couple, because he was the one who liked them the most besides me." Tom said with a sneer.

"Anyway, after going through this incident, I realized that what I did before was wrong.." Tom spoke again.

In the picture, the story continues.

In Ivan's sight, the black-haired little boy changed his previous style and began to use his special ability to take revenge on those who had bullied him before.

Like snatching their favorite things, stealing all the delicious snacks, etc...

This makes little Tom feared by kids his age...

But the good thing is that no one dares to bully him anymore!

Ivan is also keenly aware that little Tom seems to have begun to like this feeling of taking and taking and being above others.

There is even a faint expression of enjoyment of other people's fears.....

Ivan saw everything in his eyes, but said nothing.

"And so it went on until I was eleven years old... I met your current Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore! Tom Riddle was lost in thought and reminiscence, and he waved his hand to recreate the scene.

In the orphanage, eleven-year-old Tom has adapted to living alone.

In private, there are still people who will talk about him quietly and say bad things about him, even if little Tom uses all kinds of means to retaliate back, it can't change the status quo.

What worries Tom even more is that the director of the orphanage and the staff there often invite some psychiatrists to do some examinations on him...

It seems that they want to send him to some "special" place,

One day, when little Tom was in a state of worry, a mysterious man in a fuchsia velvet suit broke into his world and came to his room.

and set his cabinet on fire with a spell that showed him a miracle called magic.

"He's your current Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore!" Tom muttered in the glow of the burning fire.

It was also the first time Ivan had seen such a young Dumbledore in person, he looked no more than middle-aged, with a russet beard, and his actions were quite decisive and tough.

After discovering that Tom's cabinet was full of loot from other children, the young version of Dumbledore forcefully coerced Tom to return everything and apologize to everyone here!

At this point, Tom suddenly smiled sarcastically.

"yes, I have to apologize for them, for every kid there, for the dean, for the staff there.

It's just because of me, Tom Riddle, that it's caused them a lot of trouble. Tom said self-deprecatingly.

And when did the director and staff of the children who had excluded him and were going to send him to an insane asylum apologize to him?

At that time, who interfered?

Tom paused, then continued with emotion.

"Of course, I don't hate him... Professor Albus Dumbledore taught me a valuable lesson on the day he arrived – the strong can bring the weak to their knees! ”

Ivan looked at Tom, who was calm and a little crazy next to him, and was silent for a long time.

He had seen all this from Dumbledore's perspective in his previous life, and now he was in Tom's perspective, which was a completely different feeling.

Maybe Tom has chosen to hide some things, but what impresses Ivan is that Tom, of all ages and scenes, has never cried once.

Even when he was ostracized and targeted, he calmly thought about the revenge plan.

After perceiving the difference between himself and others, he chose to actively exercise his extraordinary abilities.

Because of this, young Tom was able to govern the entire orphanage with the bear children so well that even adults such as the director and staff did not dare to interfere with his actions at will.

In contrast, Harry's childhood was much weaker, he was bullied enough by a group of bear children, and he never thought of taking the initiative to stimulate or even exercise his abilities...

This contrast made Ivan marvel at Tom's adaptability, coupled with his extreme personality, it is no wonder that he can grow into the future Dark Lord.

"After that, I went to Hogwarts to study and entered Slytherin House." Tom Riddle didn't know what Ivan was thinking, and still told his own story.

Under Dumbledore's guidance, the young Tom began his Hogwarts studies and soon showed his magical talents.

Even Armando Duppet, the headmaster of Hogwarts at the time, favored him...

"Except for Albus Dumbledore! He has always had a deep prejudice against me, and no matter what I do, I can't get his approval! Tom's expression was gloomy.

And in the black fog space, he showed Ivan his learning career in school, he made a lot of achievements, full marks in all subjects, and Slytherin won the House Cup almost every year with him joining.

Even so, Dumbledore was extremely wary of him...

"Tom, you've already gained the likes of most people by then, isn't that enough?" Ivan asked, puzzled as to why Tom was so obsessed with Dumbledore's attitude.

"Of course not enough!" Tom shook his head, grimaced and said again. "Dumbledore is special, he was the one who introduced me into the wizarding world, and he was also an extraordinary and powerful wizard..."

"I've seen him cast spells many times in school, and I knew at the time that his magical abilities were far superior to those of the other professors in the school, and that Hogwarts Headmaster Armando Duppet couldn't match him..."

"More importantly, I want to find out the secret of his strength! I need to find that answer! Tom muttered in a low voice.