Chapter five hundred and forty seventh with a clear conscience
Harry woke up before he slept in the makeshift tent, and there was a noisy outside. He touched his glasses next to the pillow, put them on, and sat up from the bed. The tent was empty, only Professor Haypu sat at the door, but he looked a little absent-minded.
"You're awake, Harry," Felix said.
"Professor? How long have I slept?" Harry asked in a daze.
"It's about an hour."
"Where are the others?"
"They all have something to do, and today it's as long as a lifetime for some people..." Felix said, still looking outside. He had a book of Demonics on his knees, but he didn't look through it. "Don't worry, Ron and the others were sent back to school."
Harry felt a little relieved when he heard this, and then he thought of another question: "Where is Principal Dumbledore? He, I, Bellatrix--"
"Oh, I know what you're going to say, Dumbledore left for this."
"His he going to find the Horcrux?" Harry asked hopefully.
"Yes, he thought of some clues and rushed to confirm." Felix glanced at Harry, and the joy on Harry's face could not be hidden. He couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water: "Don't be too optimistic, the probability of Dumbledore gaining something is very slim."
"Why do you say that?" Harry asked with his breath.
He knew one thing, which should be said to be that he, Ron and Hermione, concluded in private, and combined Sirius and Neville's rhetoric.
Sirius told him that the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix have been secretly sending people to monitor the Death Eaters who have been exposed but have no solid evidence. Neville accidentally mentioned that the Longbottoms had followed and investigated the Malfoy family and found the traces of Bellatrix.
"They severely defeated the mysterious man's conspiracy and almost caught her!"
Bellatrix, Harry said this name.
He knew that this woman had even seen her on different occasions many times - wanted orders, newspapers, and in Principal Dumbledore's meditation basin at the end of the school year, as well as old photos seen in Black's old house.
It's hard for Harry to associate the young woman in the photo with her crazy appearance when she was tried in the meditation pot.
"Even if Voldemort handed over the Horcrux to Bellatrix for safekeeping, he would not be able to hand it over to others after today. He would definitely take it back. This is also one of Dumbledore's purpose, to alert the snake."
"The principal put on the ring to actively expose his Horcrux?" Harry asked, but he already knew all Horcruxes. "Can't you collect Horcruxes quietly and destroy them one by one?" He said unwillingly.
"It's hard to get to this point," Felix said. "You can look at this issue from the perspective of Dumbledore and Voldemort, which will make it easier for you to understand. For Dumbledore, he has two most important demands. First, he wants to suppress Voldemort and prevent Voldemort from launching a full-scale war and keep the war to a low intensity. In fact, there have been conflicts before, but just conflicts, compared with wars, the dead are not worth mentioning."
"Secondly, he wants to confirm the last Horcrux as soon as possible. Yes, our expectations are not high, and now it has been successfully completed. Thank you for your blessing." Felix tilted his head in the direction of Harry and said, "But Dumbledore didn't consider your accident at that time."
It may also be considered, Felix thought.
Dumbledore's idea should be extremely contradictory. Both he and Felix knew the easiest way to destroy the soul of Voldemort in Harry's body, but no one mentioned it, but they each looked for a solution.
But with Dumbledore's wisdom, it is impossible that he had not considered the worst case. He has been training Harry intentionally or unintentionally, including leaving him to watch the game today, which may be a reflection of this contradictory idea.
"These two demands are challenged." Harry lowered his head and thought, "Voldemort obtained the snakewood staff and his strength is stronger. Even if it does not appear today, there will be other conspiracies. There is also the Horcrux... The investigation of Horcrux is deadlocked?"
"Before? Yes," Felix said.
"Will Voldemort throw the last Horcrux somewhere?" Harry thought of the loophole in the plan and said anxiously: "If he throws it into the sea and burys it in the soil..."
"No." Felix said briefly.
"Why--"
"Because of you." Felix glanced at Harry deeply, "Voldemort didn't know the connection between you in the past, but you wouldn't think that he hadn't noticed anything after he was attached to you, right?"
Harry's expression was a little confused.
"He knows? I know I can see through his thoughts?"
Indeed, Felix thought. He just didn't know how much Voldemort knew. Voldemort might even know Harry's Horcrux identity, and the probability was between two. But he would definitely find out the connection between him and Harry.
Some things can't be hidden if you have to investigate them seriously. For example, Harry's scars and snake accents are no secret in school.
As the only one, no, the only two people who were still alive in the life-seeking curse, no one can tell what kind of connection they will have, let alone the protective magic that Harry's mother cast. The situation is even more complicated.
Voldemort may not necessarily be able to associate it with the Horcrux, because he has never actively split his soul.
But without knowing how close this connection is, it is extremely unwise to let the Horcrux escape from one's own sight. What if Harry can track the Horcrux, this may be very small, but for Voldemort there will be endless troubles.
Do you dare to bet on Voldemort, who was in a panic all day long and had just experienced a major setback?
So it is not an exaggeration to say that Harry is Voldemort's nemesis.
The tent fell into silence.
After a while, Dumbledore's figure appeared in the tent. Harry and Felix raised their heads at the same time. Dumbledore was dusty. Harry found that the wrinkles on his face were back, and I don't know if it was an illusion, there were a few more illusions than before.
Dumbledore shook his head silently, and Harry's heart sank.
"Harry, I'll take you back to school," Dumbledore said.
"Where is Professor Happ?" Harry asked as he stood up.
"He has something to do." Dumbledore said briefly, Harry didn't understand, so, "this thing" means sitting in a chair and staring blankly at the door of the tent? But he didn't ask, Dumbledore held Harry's shoulder, and Harry struggled for a moment and spoke in a stutter.
"I'm sorry...I've caused you trouble."
"It's not your business," Dumbledore said calmly.
"But I didn't listen to you, which made Voldemort notice me." Harry said blamingly, "I should have thought you could handle it...but I still couldn't help it."
He only knew that Voldemort discovered the connection between them because of his impulse. It is estimated that it will be difficult to dig out information from Voldemort's brain in the future. Voldemort would definitely be on guard against him and use brain closure...
To Harry's surprise, Dumbledore smiled for the first time since appearing, and Professor Happ at the door laughed.
"Harry," Dumbledore said patiently, "I certainly hope you become mature and steady, but I don't want your growth to be at the cost of losing those shining points. Kindness, courage, integrity... This is something that many people will never have in their lifetime. You have a clear conscience, Harry, you don't know how much I envy you."
He sighed softly, stroking the black gem ring on his hand.
For a long time, none of them spoke until Fox flew in from outside, circled in the tent twice, landing on Dumbledore's shoulder. With a ray of fire, they disappeared into the tent.
Chapter completed!