Chapter 484: The End of an Era

"What did you say?" Professor McGonagall screamed, as if questioning Aberforth-Dumbledore.

Professor Flitwick let out a long sigh and took off his peaked wizard hat.

Professor Sprout wiped tears from the corners of her eyes.

The entire ruins of the Astronomy Tower fell into a dead silence...... All the witches and wizards bowed their heads and had to accept this unacceptable fact.

The Death Eaters wouldn't have believed it if it were just a few words, but since Albus Dumbledore's only living relatives said so...... Then this should be true.

"What the hell is going on?" said many wizards, who were almost sitting on their butts on the ground, and now it felt as if the sky had fallen.

Harry Potter also raised his hand and wiped away his tears.

"Harry. A calm voice rang out beside Harry, "You should probably show this to everyone." ”

Jon Hart handed a golden cup to Harry.

Harry lifted the golden cup a little smuglyβ€”

"This is a relic of Miss Hufflepuff!" exclaimed Professor Sprout, who strode over to Harry, held up the golden cup, and examined it carefully, "There must be no mistake, where did you find it......"

"This thing, for nearly fifty years, has been in Voldemort's possession. Jon calmly introduced.

"Wait...... This voice. Professor Sprout's body froze, and she turned sideways, took a closer look at the familiar figure beside her, and said, "Oh my God, it's Jon......"

"Jon?"

"It's Jon Hart,"

"Two years ago, the Triwizard Tournament was the warriors of Hogwarts!"

"Merlin's beard, isn't he dead...... I remember Harry bringing his body back to Hogwarts!"

The eyes of the wizards were once again focused on Jon Hart.

"Oh my God, Jon, you're still alive......" Professor Sprout's originally sad face showed a somewhat relieved smile, "Praise Merlin......"

"Yes, Professor. Jon nodded, "I'm sorry I deceived you guys." ”

"Yes, Hart has always been alive. Alastor Moody said in a deep voice: "The one who died at that time was actually the Xibei who used to disguise me!"

"Xibei goods?" many people couldn't help but be stunned.

"Barty Crouch, Jr., you may remember the name. Moody's explained.

Crouch ...... He was, as I recall, the son of Mr. Barty Crouch. Arthur Weasley reacted: "He was a Death Eater and died in Azkaban. ”

"Actually, he didn't die in Azkaban, maybe Dumbledore didn't tell you. Moody continued, "The Death Eater attacked me more than two years ago, the day before I came to teach at Hogwarts, and used Polyjuice Potion to disguise me. And he used the Confusion Charm to throw Harry Potter's name into the Goblet of Fire......"

But by chance, Hart also mistakenly became another Hogwarts warrior. In the last item of the Goblet of Fire...... Hart saw through the Death Eater's plot and, at Dumbledore's behest, sent Barty Crouch Jr. to Voldemort in the guise of Hart himself...... Voldemort killed him. ”

"That way, I can disguise myself as Barty Crouch Jr. and be able to penetrate the interior of the Death Eaters. And Hart, who is already 'dead', can join the ranks of the Death Eaters through another identity. ”

"Jon, you've been with the Death Eaters all these two years?" Harry was dumbfounded. "Yes. Jon nodded calmly, "That's how it works...... I was able to find out the secrets of the Horcruxes inside the Death Eaters. ”

"Horcrux...... What's that?" several members of the Order of the Phoenix asked, somewhat confused.

"It's Lord Voldemort, a very deep and terrible dark magic used to prevent him from dying. Harry quickly explained, "That's why he's been able to avoid death all along." ”

Harry, who had learned all about the Horcrux in the meditation basin a few months ago, shared it with all the wizards and wizards present.

"Horcruxes, I've heard of this terrible black magic. Professor McGonagall's mood gradually calmed down: "I didn't expect someone to be so mad that he split his soul into seven pieces. ”

"Hart has found Voldemort's secret and an opportunity for us to defeat him. The Mad-Eye man continued, "A year ago at the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore and I joined forces to defeat Voldemort once again, and at the same time ......"

"At the same time, we were able to find and destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes as quickly as we could, under Dumbledore's orders......" Kingsley Shacklele added, "but in the end, it fell short...... There was a Horcrux that we didn't find and was relocated by the Death Eaters. ”

"Is this Hufflepuff Relic?" Professor Sprout reacted.

"Yes. Jon nodded, "Professor Dumbledore made a noble decision to destroy this Horcruxβ€”"

"My brother knows that in this case, the mysterious man will definitely regard this Horcrux as more important than his life. This time it was Aberforth Dumbledore who spoke: "He won't let this Horcrux out of his side unless he comes up with a very valuable bait......"

Harry Potter sobbed and said, "Professor Dumbledore lured Voldemort to Hogwarts...... He then sent us to take the opportunity to find Voldemort's last Horcrux and destroy it. ”

......

The reasons for everything are clear.

I am afraid that Albus Percival Wolfrick Brian Dumbledore, the Headmaster of Hogwarts, the founder and confidential of the Order of the Phoenix, the President of the International Confederation of Wizards, the Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot, the recipient of the Order of Merlin of the First Degree, and the greatest wizard of our time, has left them forever.

His departure almost meant the end of an era.

"What about Professor Dumbledore's body?" Jon asked in a low voice.

"There are no bones...... Voldemort was always good at it. Professor Flitwick shook his head in despair, for the first time in his life, he had uttered the name "Voldemort".

"I'm going to take a look...... Maybe you'll find something. Jon walked towards where Dumbledore had "left" with heavy steps.

"Minerva, what should Hogwarts do?" Professor Sprout asked in a low voice.

"I will be acting as Headmaster of Hogwarts for the time being. Professor McGonagall seemed to quickly emerge from her grief, only her tone became more serious, "Until Hogwarts elects its new Headmaster......"