Chapter 65: You Have a Choice
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Harry was bleeding through both nostrils. The expression was simply stunned, and the portraits let out a cry of surprise.
"See, you can chant a spell on me too. Phoenix stopped Harry's nosebleed, he couldn't recover yet, "Remember that fake Moody in fourth grade, he could confidently say that, because he knew that students couldn't normally use the Death Curse. It's hard to make yourself feel grateful for something in an instant. And the control of emotions at will is a symbol of the great wizard. Voldemort was undoubtedly an emotion-deficient person, and he knew nothing about the good side of emotions. And you have emotions that Voldemort could never grasp. ”
"So, the prophecy that I have 'an energy that the Dark Lord doesn't understand' means - love, a kind of magic?" Harry asked. He had never seen it that way - the relationship between emotion and magic.
"Yes - it's love. "The prophecy is only of the personal nature of Voldemort, who treats you as the most dangerous person to him - and in doing so, he makes you the most dangerous person to him." If he didn't heed the prophecy, nothing would have happened. You can't have such strong emotions either. ”
"But prophecy - between us, we're already mortal enemies, aren't we?"
"No," Phoenix said, pointing at Harry, "you take that prophecy too seriously, the effect of the prophecy on Voldemort is obvious, but for you, it doesn't matter. ”
"But," Harry stammered, "he said that the prophecy meant—"
"If Voldemort had never heard of that prophecy, would it have been fulfilled? Would it still have meaning? Of course not! Do you think every prophecy in the Hall of Prophecy has been fulfilled?"
"But," Harry was confused, "but last year, Dumbledore said that one of us would kill the other—"
"That's his stupidity, Voldemort's stupidity! He acted on Professor Trelawney's prediction! If Voldemort hadn't killed your father, would it have made you have a strong desire for revenge? Of course not. If he hadn't forced your mother to die for you, would he have given you impenetrable magical protection? Voldemort himself created his most terrible enemy, like the tyrants of the whole world! Do you know how much the tyrants are afraid of the oppressed people? They all know that one day one of the many victims will rise up and fight back! Voldemort is the same. He was always looking for the one who would challenge him, and when he heard the prophecy, he acted immediately, and as a result, he not only personally selected the person who was most likely to get rid of him, but also gave him a particularly lethal weapon!"
"But—"
You have to understand that the prophecy is not a guiding light. When he tried to kill you, Voldemort personally chose his mortal enemy and provided him with tools! You can see Voldemort's thoughts, ambitions, and even understand the serpent-like language when he gives orders, and he can only blame himself. This ability, until now he has not understood. His ignorance of magic has led him to where he is now. ”
Phoenix's words were fierce, but his heart was unfazed. He couldn't make Harry feel that the final battle meant that the two would fight to the death. Phoenix wanted Harry to understand that he was free and that Harry could choose to escape from Voldemort, and that there was no person, thing, or magic that would force him to fight Voldemort. When he decides from his heart to fight Voldemort's reign of terror to the death - and this has nothing to do with prophecy or any compulsion - Phoenix tells him the truth in due course, and Harry may choose noble self-sacrifice.
Phoenix didn't want to deliberately steer him in the wrong direction. Harry had always shown an abhorrence of deception and distrust, which should be avoided as much as possible, and Harry's emotionality destroyed everyone's efforts over the years.
"But," said Harry, trying not to look like he was arguing, "it's still the same after all, isn't it? I have to try to kill him, or—"
"Of course you must," said Phoenix, "but not because of prophecy! Imagine what you would think of Voldemort if you had never heard that prophecy?"
Harry pondered. He thought of his mother, his father and Sirius, of Hannah, who had just grieved, of Voldemort's crimes. A flame rose from his chest, burning to his throat.
"I want to get rid of him," Harry whispered, "I want to do it." ”
"Of course you will!" cried Phoenix, "you see, the prophecy doesn't mean you have to do anything! But the prophecy makes Voldemort decide that you are his opponent - in other words, you have the right to choose your own path, and you have the right to ignore that prophecy. Leave England and hide - but Voldemort will still be obsessed with it, and he will continue to hunt you down - but the choice is always there, it is nothing more than whether you have the courage to make a choice-"
"One of us is going to kill each other," Harry said.
Phoenix breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't tell Harry the truth in the end, one of you would kill the other, but unfortunately you had to be the one who was killed.
Harry figured out what Phoenix was trying to tell him, which was that being dragged into the arena to face a fight to the death was not the same as walking in with his head held high. One might say that there wasn't much difference between the two, and Harry knew it was different.
He smiled—a rare smile that one encounters four or five times in a lifetime. He pours his heart and soul into you, and is filled with an irresistible emotion for you. It's like gratitude and thanks, it's a smile that can't be explained, but it makes people happy.
Inspired like never before, Harry left.
"That's a good point. Dumbledore said.
"Thank you. If he really loved everybody, he would—"
"Die generously, I think you will. Dumbledore closed his eyes and continued for him.
"It's a pity that he has a chance to be a great wizard. Phoenix said regretfully.
There was a long silence. Then Phoenix said, "I'm protecting him -- aren't we a little cruel? We're raising him like a pig to be killed." ”
"We protect him because we have to train him, nurture him, let him hone his abilities," Dumbledore said, still keeping his eyes closed, "that special piece of soul in Harry's body will become more and more connected to Voldemort himself, and every time Voldemort goes deep into Harry's mind, he is forcing the two souls to become one, and if Voldemort knew - if I really knew Harry, I think he would have arranged everything and died." ”
"Poor Potter. Phoenix sighed.