"What the hell did Dumbledore ......"

In the Gryffindor common room, the students who had just been driven back by the professors gathered in groups of three or five, whispering in low voices.

"Who knows? That's Headmaster Dumbledore! Died without warning......"

"Don't do that, McKellen is right, we're all Hogwarts students! Dumbledore must have died to protect us, and thanks to him, we're still here to speak!" ”

Harry and the other three sat in the corner of the common room, silently listening to the noise around them, looking at each other, their hearts heavy and difficult to speak.

Maca's soothing speech must have had some effect, at least under the magic he showed, everyone had some confidence in their hearts.

But in any case, Dumbledore's death was a fact that no one could accept at once.

"Hermione, you got the news before we did, do you have anything to say?" Harry couldn't stand the solemn atmosphere and was the first to break the silence between the three.

Hermione's eyes were still red, and she pursed her lips and shook her head, sniffing.

"Dumbledore's ...... Snape found out first," Hermione said softly, "and I know that better than you do." ”

“…… Snape. When Harry heard this, he felt a habitual suspicion in his heart.

"Harry, I know what you're thinking, don't do that." Hermione looked at him with red eyes and said, "Marca said it a long time ago, Snape is fine. ”

"yes, Harry." Ron patted his buddy on the shoulder and nodded, "I don't like Snape either—Potions class is fed up!" But apart from never giving us a good look, he doesn't seem to have done anything bad, has he? ”

"Hmm." Harry reluctantly nodded.

Speaking of Snape, though he is not friendly to the Gryffindors...... No, it's harsh on students outside of Slytherin House. But his most targeted target was undoubtedly Harry.

After going on like this, Harry's impression of Snape was naturally not good.

The three of them hung their heads and were silent for a while, and Hermione, who had perked up a little, suppressed the sadness in her heart and put her spirit on thinking.

Ever since she talked to Maca at Black's house, she had been thinking positively about things, and she had become more and more diligent in her studies of magic.

Now that this was happening, Hermione turned her mind almost habitually as soon as she calmed down.

After a moment, she suddenly looked up at Harry and Ron.

"By the way, I just recalled, and I seem to have made some discoveries—" Hermione said seriously, "I saw Snape and Professor McGonagall in the foyer, and Professor McGonagall looked very shaken, so I followed......"

"As you know, the place where Dumbledore lies is on the lawn under the Tower, not far from the foyer...... At that moment, I panicked when I saw it, and I couldn't care about anything else......"

"But now that I think about it, I don't think something is right—"

"What's wrong?" Harry and Ron asked hurriedly.

"It was Snape's look," Hermione recalled, "he looked so calm, it was definitely not normal!" ”

"Hasn't Snape always been like that?" Ron pouted, "It seems to me that even if Hogwarts Castle collapsed in front of him, his face would not turn white. ”

"His face is white enough." Harry muttered quietly, "And, don't you doubt him?" ”

"No," Hermione said, waving her hand, "I don't doubt him, if he were Voldemort's man, he wouldn't be so peaceful...... The way Snape looked at the time made me feel as if he didn't care if Dumbledore was dead or not! ”

"His conversation with Professor McGonagall was the same, just pointing to the lawn and saying, 'It's here,' and then heading back to the castle as unhurriedly as a walk."

"No matter which side he's on, as long as he's still interested in Dumbledore's death, he won't be perfunctory with that routine attitude!"

"It seems like that's what you're saying...... Harry said thoughtfully, "and he's not going to just leave like that." I remember that when everyone was there, he didn't show up. ”

When Hermione heard this, she immediately nodded in agreement, "Yes! So, there's got to be something strange here, maybe—"

"Ahh

Hermione was in the middle of her sentence when Ron suddenly interrupted her with a low voice.

"What's the matter, I'm shocked!" Hermione glared at him angrily.

"No, I just remembered something," Ron smiled apologetically, and continued, "I was on the lawn before, didn't I go back to the castle after Maka finished speaking?" I seemed to catch a glimpse of who he was talking to at the gate......"

"Then Professor McGonagall started urging us to come back, and I forgot about it, but now that I think about it...... The one standing on the doorstep looked like Snape! ”

"Really?" Harry said curiously, "Speaking of which, I didn't even find out when Maca left—"

"At that time, you were all looking up at the sky with your necks up!" Ron explained.

"So, you mean to say...... Snape waited for Maca on the steps of the gate? Hermione looked down and pondered for a moment, then hesitated, "You say...... Could Dumbledore be suspended animation? ”

"Fake death?" Harry wondered, "Why?" ”

"Maybe Dumbledore was trying to lure him with the news of his death—" Hermione shook her head again in the middle of the sentence, "No, that's not right. ”

Harry and Ron had just understood, but when Hermione denied the speculation herself, they couldn't help but feel a little bigger.

"Isn't that right? Why is that? The two of them asked at the same time.

"You want to!" Hermione frowned, "If Voldemort heard about Dumbledore's death, would he believe it?" Even if you want to believe it, it will definitely take a lot of research to believe it. Because of Maca's messy tricks, he has suffered several losses, how can he believe that Dumbledore will die so easily? ”

"So what? Was Dumbledore really dead or faked? Ron was almost stunned.

"I don't know." Hermione said calmly, "It's absolutely unwise to jump to conclusions without evidence—Maca said that before. ”

"But ......," she thought for a moment at this point, and then continued, "if Dumbledore is indeed dead this time, it may be a blessing or a curse; But if Dumbledore wasn't actually dead...... Something bad is bound to happen! ”

"Why do you say that?"

Seeing Hermione's cautious face, Harry and Ron couldn't help but get nervous.

"Because there's a good chance Dumbledore ......," Hermione said solemnly, "to trade his own death for 'time'!" ”

In other words, he wanted to hold off Voldemort's actions first...... Is it? Harry blinked a little dry, "Speaking of which, Professor Trelawney's prophecy in class was ......"

"Prophecy?" Ron stood up suddenly, "Wait, I'll go get that notebook—"

"No," Hermione said with a sudden wave of her hand, "I still remember the prophecy, so I don't need to take it." ”

"You memorized it?" Ron hesitated and sat down again.

"Just a few words," Hermione sighed, "You copied that note, don't tell me you've forgotten it?" ”

"So the prophecy says, 'Sin is coming back......,'" Harry recalled, "and that sounds ominous!" It's a lot scarier than the patterns I saw in the tea dregs! ”

"It's ominous, indeed, but when you mention the prophecy, I'm more concerned about the other thing—" Hermione frowned, "remember?" I mean, 'When the light of the old days recedes, the old enemy will come back.'" ”

"'The light of the old days' must be Dumbledore...... So, does 'rival' mean Voldemort? Ron even guessed, "Could it be that Voldemort wouldn't have been suspicious of Dumbledore's death and wanted to attack him directly?" ”

"If it's Voldemort, then it's not 'sin is revived,'" Hermione shook her head, thinking carefully, "'Nemesis'......"

She thought for a moment, and suddenly a look of surprise appeared.

"Dumbledore's 'old enemy', do you mean...... Gellert Greenwald? ”

"Who?"

Although the name sounded familiar, at a time like this, Harry's mind was full of Voldemort, and there was no room for anyone else.

"Greenwald! The first generation of the Dark Lord! Hermione glared at Harry and said, "You should read more!" Although the History of Magic only records the events before the 19th century, we live after the 19th century! ”

Harry couldn't help but scratch his head when Hermione reprimanded him.

He's been working hard lately, but he's spent all his energy teaching himself Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, flying technology, and so on, and he can't be interested in the boring history of the wizarding world.

In fact, he barely read the textbook "History of Magic".

"Yes! It's time to read more, buddy! ”

Ron patted Harry's arm again, and then exchanged Harry with a roll of the eye - Ron himself was not interested in the history of magic, and Harry knew all too well.

"In short, if you want to talk about Dumbledore's old enemy, it should indeed be Gellert Greenwald, who was once called 'one of the most dangerous dark wizards of all time'......"

"If it weren't for Dumbledore's way of forcing him to engage in a life-and-death duel with himself, perhaps the entire wizarding world in Europe would have been completely destroyed in the darkness by now!"