Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Grim Reaper's Deception
"Professor, I have one more thing to tell you."
After Dumbledore had made Tom's arrangements clear, William hesitated.
"Earlier, Cedric and I were in the Forbidden Forest...... For a walk, we bumped into Ronan. ”
"Are you sure it's a walk?" Dumbledore had a smile in his eyes.
"That's another word...... Digestion. ”
"It's a good habit to go to the forbidden forest in the middle of the night to eat." Dumbledore smiled, not caring about William's night trip.
Ronan ...... I remember the centaur, a guy with a good temper. ”
"Ronan told me that the ε star in the constellation Hydra is getting brighter and brighter, and in the brightness of last night, it even surpassed the heart of the serpent."
"And last night Voldemort's Horcrux came back to life, do you think this sign refers to this?" Dumbledore said calmly.
"That's right, isn't it?"
"I know what you mean, William. You're trying to say that the centaurs' prophecies are so accurate that they can help us. Dumbledore said.
William nodded.
"William, if you know the centaurs, you know that they often say, 'Centaur prophecies, don't focus on the minutiae.'" ”
"What do you mean?"
"Horses watch the sky at night, and they can only predict the fate of a species or nation as a whole, but they can't predict the affairs of a single person."
"We wanted to know who the next wizard to help Voldemort would be, and we wanted to know what Tom would do in the United States.
But the centaurs can't give us answers, they never look at these details, only look at the big picture of the future.
For example, I've heard Fezzelen say more than once, 'The people of the wizarding world are only getting through the brief period of peace between the wars.' The Mars that can bring war shines brightly above us, suggesting that fighting will surely break out again soon. ’”
"I don't need them to say it, I have observed it. But can they tell us more details?
For example, who won and how to win? ”
"What happened last night...... William said suspiciously.
"You can understand it that way." Dumbledore sighed, "Tom's resurrection will greatly affect the future direction of Britain, and even the direction of the entire wizarding world.
That's why horses can learn about this by chance...... We can't expect them to be so lucky every time. ”
Dumbledore crossed his fingers and added:
"And even if they knew more details, I didn't want to hear it."
"Why?" William wondered.
"Remember the number divination you mentioned?"
William nodded.
Dumbledore whispered, "Professor Victor said that the attack would happen seven times and fail in the end.
Seven times is accurate, Tom did use seven basilisks, but the prophecy says it failed...... Who the hell is failing?
Did Tom fail? He did lose his body, but there was still a possibility of resurrection.
Have we failed?
You prevented Riddle from resurrecting and turning him into a shadow state, and the people who were attacked did not die...... But William you won't consider yourself successful, because Riddle turned into a tricky foresight for us. ”
The prophecies are so ambiguous, and the results of countless times tell us that it is foolish to believe too much in such things!
Voldemort believed in a prophecy too much back then, which led to the way he is now.
We can only try to use it, but we can't take it as a given result, otherwise it will mislead you. ”
William hesitated, "But there is a prophecy that I was puzzled about and thought about for a long time...... Professor, have you seen The Prediction of Tyco Dodonas? ”
"I've seen it many years ago." Dumbledore raised his hand again, and another book flew over the shelf.
"It's a very interesting book, and even later I went back and savored it, and some of the prophecies happened to the people around me."
"You're wondering about this paragraph, right?" Dumbledore turned a page and whispered:
"Oh, ruthless demon king!
Ah, broken souls!
The self-exile of the year,
Reborn in the Gift of Death. ”
"Who do you think you're talking about?" William asked. "There are only two ...... Dark Lord at the moment"
"Tell the truth." Dumbledore pushed his half-moon glasses and said in a low voice, "For many years, I thought it was Grindelwald. ”
"Isn't Grindelwald imprisoned in Newmondgard?"
"Do you think a Newmengard can hold Grindelwald? He built it in the first place. ”
"Then why didn't the original Dark Lord come out?"
"Because ......," Dumbledore took a deep breath, "Gellert promised me never to leave Newmengard unless I died. ”
William coughed his throat, feeling that something was wrong.
It's not like a mortal enemy, it's like a break between lovers, and it smells like 'never see each other again in this life'.
"Since he promised you not to come out...... Why do you think it's him? ”
"William, I don't know whether to trust Gellert or not." Dumbledore's voice was a little dejected.
"He's very good at demagoguery and deceiving feelings...... Let's put it this way, he's the best liar I've ever met, I can't tell...... Which of his words is true and which of his words is false. ”
"So you think that he has self-imposed himself in Nunmenga and will come out sooner or later?"
"I don't know." Dumbledore shook his head.
"But I don't think the prophecy is about Grindelwald, it's about Tom Riddle." William retorted.
Riddle was a broken soul, and he said that he was banished by Voldemort in his diary.
He mentions the Grim Reaper in the Slytherin account, and the Deathly Hallows.
By all indications, he also met the conditions of prophecy. ”
"Hallows, Hallows," Dumbledore murmured, "a desperate dream! ”
"But they're real." William remembered his ring, and Nicol's book of alchemy.
"So, do you think the Grim Reaper in prophecy refers to the Grim Reaper among the three brothers?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, the Grim Reaper's bequest may refer to a new deathly hallows weapon."
"If Tom really goes to the Grim Reaper and tries to get the three Hallows." Dumbledore said, "I'll be happy, because that's the bait of the fool."
William, man can never conquer death...... No matter which version of the three brothers, we ridicule the short-sightedness of the eldest and second, appreciate the intelligence of the third, and laugh at the foolishness of death.
But have you noticed that in the final ending, the third child also died, and his soul was also taken away by death.
Deathly Hallows...... The Grim Reaper's deception is nothing more. Anyone who tries to find the Grim Reaper will surely die. ”
William nodded thoughtfully.
"Professor, I'll go back first."
"Get some rest, let Harry at the door, come in later, and give me time for a song."
William let out a sigh and left the principal's office.
Dumbledore sat sluggishly in his chair, revealing a decadent temperament that he had never shown in front of others.
After a few moments, he got up and walked into a room.
It was a modest room.
A large object stood next to the wall, covered in black velvet.
Dumbledore stood there, pondering for a moment, then walked over to the covered object and ripped the velvet off.
The Mirror of Eris appeared.
He hadn't looked in this mirror for a year since the incident at Quirrell.
Now he plucked up his courage and looked into the mirror.
I saw the young Dumbledore and the young Grindelwald lying on the grass.
Dumbledore turned his head away, resisting the urge to put the mirror back on. He perked himself up and raised his blue eyes.
"Gellert, will you be my lover?" Young Dumbledore plucked up the courage to ask.
"Albus, I must remind you again that I am a man."
Grindelwald reached out to block out the dazzling sunlight, his golden hair glistening in the light.
He said seriously: "Are you really sure you want to be a lover with me?" ”
Dumbledore looked down, pondering, looking up in a determined gaze.
"Life is too short, so why not give it a try?"
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Deep kiss!
The scene changed, and the old Grindelwald smiled, sitting in a dusty chair, surrounded by loneliness.
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