Chapter 57: Crisis and Hope
Section I
In the last period of the semester, Yiqiē was calm and relaxed. With all the exams over, students have plenty of time to relax and do something fun.
One morning, Snape "inadvertently" broke the news that Lupin was a werewolf, so in order to avoid Dumbledore's embarrassment, Lupin offered to resign and leave the school.
"He nearly killed a few of us, Dumbledore." Snape calmly explained to Dumbledore, his eyes narrowed and his voice dragged out, "A werewolf is undoubtedly dangerous to stay in school, and the facts have proven it. ”
"Hmm, Severus." Dumbledore sighed, "Maybe it's not as bad as you think......"
"It's not that bad." Snape snorted, pursed his lips tightly, "That boy is just as brainless, reckless and ignorant as his father, and as long as Lupin is still in school, something will happen sooner or later." ”
Dumbledore and Snape looked at each other, and neither of them spoke for a moment.
"I've been wondering, Dumbledore, ...... that night," Snape whispered, "who was in the Forbidden Forest to disperse the Dementors, Sauron, or you?" ”
"Actually, that's not either of us, Severus." Dumbledore said calmly, "It's Harry. ”
Severus's pupils shrank sharply, he looked at Dumbledore in disbelief and hissed, "If I'm not mistaken, it seems to be—Holy Judge!" ”
Dumbledore nodded, "Sauron and I had a big fight over this. ”
"If it were me, I would too!" Severus said angrily, gasping for air, "That kind of power is simply not ...... Harry can handle"
"But he saved himself, and he saved his friends." Dumbledore shook his head.
"Even if he doesn't, nothing will happen!" Snape said firmly, "Don't think I don't know, Sauron was there that night, he couldn't have watched Harry be killed by the Dementors, and you, for a long time, knew this, but you still encouraged Harry to go back." ”
Dumbledore was a little surprised, and after a long time, he said slowly, "You know Sauron, Severus, you have lived with him for so many years. He looked at Snape, who was frowning, "Sauron will keep Harry safe, but I'm not sure Sauron will save Sirius......"
"He deserved to die!" Snape said coldly, "If it weren't for him, if he hadn't been clever, Lily wouldn't have died......"
Snape didn't say more, he took a deep breath and shook his head, looking pained and remorseful, and the two fell silent again.
"I'm sorry about Harry, Severus." Dumbledore whispered, in a sincere tone, "I didn't expect that to happen, but I still have to apologize." ”
Snape looked up at Dumbledore, his voice trembling slightly, "Is there any solution?" ”
"As far as I know, there is no spell or potion that can do it." Dumbledore shook his head, "You can't really understand what that means without really touching it, Severus. Once the flame is lit, it will never be extinguished and will grow stronger. When all the souls are ignited, the vast majority of people will die, and a few will become cold and emotionless gods, unless ......"
"Unless what?"
"Unless you can become strong enough before this qiē happens, strong enough to control that flame and turn it into your own power...... Dumbledore said calmly, "However, it is difficult, and the vast majority of the few who ignited the Origin Fire were lost in the great power and eventually fell. ”
Snape's face turned pale and his body trembled slightly, "Then Harry, how long does he have left?" ”
"Ten years?" Dumbledore hesitated, "This is the most optimistic estimate......"
Snape took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, holding on to the table to keep himself from falling......
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Section II
At the end of the semester, the students boarded the Hogwarts Express and returned to London from school.
Sauron sat in his Slytherin cubicle, quietly looking out the window, not saying a word. Isabella looked at Sauron with some concern, and just as she was about to speak, Ibikos on the side pulled her and motioned for her to keep quiet.
Harry's affairs worried Sauron, who had experienced it firsthand, and Sauron was well aware of Harry's situation. Snape approached Sauron, and from Snape Sauron learned Dumbledore's judgment, which coincided with his own thoughts, or rather, Dumbledore's intention was to want Sauron to do so.
The train was speeding away, and the scenery outside was speeding backwards, and the wheels clattered against the rails, clear but monotonous. Sauron couldn't help but feel a pang of irritability, things were going far beyond his expectations. Although he knew that what happened to Harry was not Dumbledore's intention, he couldn't help but feel a little hatred for him, and perhaps, mixed with remorse for being too confident in the first place.
However, as Dumbledore said, a qiē has already happened, and the facts cannot be changed. Sauron knew that all he could do was face it firmly.
"I will never bow to fate." Sauron looked at his own reflection in the car window as if he were looking at Harry, "My brother, I'm sure, you won't either!" ”
When the train reached the platform, Sauron found Harry, who was with the rest of the Gryffindors, laughing and walking forward - whether it was Dumbledore, Snape, or Sauron himself, all three of them had tacitly agreed not to tell Harry the truth, because it was not yet time.
"Harry." Sauron stopped him, and Harry and the others stopped.
"Hi, Sauron." Harry said happily, "We were just talking about the Quidditch World Cup, and Ron said Mr. Weasley could get tickets and we could go together." ”
"Oh, maybe." Sauron smiled, "I have something to tell you, I will have a lot of free time this holiday, maybe you can come to live with me in half a month." ”
Harry's eyes widened in surprise, "Great, I don't want to spend a day at Dursley's, can I come to you sooner?" ”
"I'm afraid not." Sauron shrugged, "You're going to have to stay there for at least half a month." ”
"Oh, okay then." Harry smacked his lips and said, "At least until the World Cup, you don't have to face the Dursleys all day." ”
Harry said goodbye to Sauron, and then with Ron, they pushed the cart across the wall in front of the platform and returned to the Muggle world. Sauron stood there, watching Harry leave, and sighed slightly.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" Isabella and Ipicos stood behind Sauron, and the girl asked softly with some concern.
Sauron shook his head, and he turned to Epikos, "I need a favor from you, Epikos. ”
"We're here to help, Your Highness." Ibikos said respectfully.
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