Chapter 1189
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"So...... Nagini is not a Horcrux?" Harry was a little confused, no wonder after countless dreams of exploring Voldemort, Harry no longer had the feeling of being possessed by a snake.
"You killed him?"
"Yes, I killed him. Van Lin nodded.
"So all that's left for the Horcrux is Huffpuff's Gold Cup now?" Harry's eyes lit up.
"No...... I have a feeling that the Horcrux is still seven...... Six ......," Van Lin said hesitantly.
"But Nagini isn't already ......"
"However, Nagini was not made into a Horcrux. Van Lin shook his head and said, "This is also a point of my current headache, we don't even know what the last Horcrux is. β
"It's up to you, Harry. Dumbledore groaned.
"Rely on me?" Harry was a little confused, "but it took me all the money to find one...... And...... I mean, Van Lynn has found two, apparently ......"
"No, Harry, it's different. "Most of what I have found is traceable, and I have no clue about this last one, but you ......are different."
"You mean, induction?" Harry suddenly thought of his possession of Nagini.
"Okay, let's put it down for now...... I have an idea, however, I don't think it's very reliable...... When it's decided, maybe I can tell you, but now, the ...... on the bright side"
"Hufflepuff's Gold Cup...... Stump it's hidden in Hogwarts too, like the Ravenclaw diadem?"
"No, I don't think so. "But we can look for ...... Lots of time ......"
Van Lin added in a whisper, Hogwarts is no longer of much value to them, and when the time comes, everyone will leave here, after Dumbledore's death......
"If you find it," Harry said quickly, "can I destroy it for you?"
Dumbledore looked at Harry carefully for a moment, then said. "Yes, I think so. β
"Can I really?" said Harry, surprised and incredulous.
"Oh yes," Dumbledore smiled slightly, "I think you're qualified." β
Harry felt his heart lift. It's nice to stop hearing those words of vigilance. The headmistresses on the surrounding walls were unimpressed by Dumbledore's words, and Harry saw that several of them were shaking their heads, and Phineas Negrus actually snorted at his nose.
"To be exact, only you can do it. "I mean, find the Horcruxes. β
"But I have a question...... Can Voldemort know when a soul lock is destroyed, Professor?
Harry ignored the portraits and asked to himself.
"A very interesting question, Harry. I believe not. I believe that Voldemort is now so immersed in evil, and that these vital parts of himself have been separated for so long that he does not feel it when we do. Perhaps, as he approached death, he might have known about his loss...... But he wouldn't have realized it, for example, he had learned from Lucius Malfoy that the diary had been destroyed. When Voldemort learned that the diary had been destroyed, I was told that he was furious. β
"But I think he let him get it from Lucius Malfoy into Hogwarts, didn't he?"
"Yes, a few years ago, when he was sure he would be able to create more Horcruxes, but Lucius was still supposed to wait for Voldemort's orders, but he never received them, because Voldemort disappeared shortly after giving them to him. He undoubtedly thought Lucius would not dare to do anything other than protect the Horcruxes, but he counted Lucius's reverence for a master who had disappeared for years and Lucius believed he was dead. Of course, Lucius didn't know what that diary was. But I think Voldemort told him that the journal would reopen the secret room because it had been enchanted. If Lucius had known that he had a part of his master's soul in his hands, he would have treated it with greater aweβbut instead he carried out his plan. He tried to use Arthur Weasley's daughter to destroy Arthur's incriminating evidence, but he was unable to do so. Oh, poor Lucius, when Voldemort learned that he destroyed his Horcruxes, and after the fiasco at the Ministry of Magic last year, I suspected that Lucius might have been happy to stay in Azkaban, but Voldemort let him go. β
"Released?"
"Yes, you heard it right, Harry, just let it out. "Voldemort destroyed Azkaban with magic. β
"Destroy?"
Harry felt that his imagination was a little lacking, and he had no doubt that Vanlin was described as if he had trusted Vanlin since he had been enrolled, but he could not imagine what kind of wizard could destroy Azkaban with a single magic.
Although Voldemort had already done it once, even so, it was only a breakthrough in Van Lin's mouth.
"So, Azkaban ...... now"
"It's almost gone, Voldemort's magic has destroyed the base of the magic array, and there is no way to repair it in a short time, not to mention, the Ministry of Magic can't spare time now. β
"Is this true?" Harry could almost see Azkaban dissolve half of them out of thin air.
Is such a wizard really something he can deal with? that kind of power...... Harry felt it too.
But......
Harry quickly put aside such a ridiculous idea, he is really the chosen one?
It was just Voldemort's choice, he wasn't a god or anything like that.
"So, if all of Voldemort's Horcruxes were destroyed, he would be dead, wouldn't he?" Harry asked, turning his head.
"I think so. Dumbledore said.
"Without the Horcruxes, Voldemort is just an ordinary person, and the soul has been destroyed, to be exact, once the Horcruxes are all destroyed, in Voldemort's body, the human part has been completely destroyed, leaving an empty shell...... But don't forget, even if his soul can't be repaired, his mind and powerful mana are still intact. So even without the Horcruxes, it would take an unusual power to kill Voldemort. β
"But I don't have any unusual powers. Harry couldn't help but say.
"No, you have," Dumbledore said firmly, "you have a power that Voldemort never had, you have ......"
"I see!" Harry said impatiently, "I have love!" and he couldn't stop himself from adding, "I'm unusual!"
"Yes, Harry, you have love," Dumbledore continued with satisfaction, "it is love that gives you everything, it is great and unusual. You're still too young to understand how different you are, Harry. β
"So, the 'power that Voldemort doesn't have' in this prophecy refers to love?" Harry asked, feeling a little empty, something special, if he really had any special talents, he would have discovered it early.
He is just a little wizard who has made rapid progress in Defence Against the Dark Arts, a little wizard who is about to become an adult, compared to talent, even Hermione is much better than him, at least Hermione is very knowledgeable and has a good brain.
And Van Lin, I don't know how many times I have been hit by him.
"Yes, it's love. Dumbledore said, "But, Harry, don't forget that it only makes sense if Voldemort does what he prophesied." I already said this at the end of last semester. Voldemort chose you to be his greatest threat, and so you became his greatest threat!"
"But that's exactly how it endsβ"
"No, it's not!" Dumbledore began to get anxious, his face became more and more incongruous, and his originally pale face turned a little blue in the blink of an eye, "You rely too much on this prophecy!"
Professor Dumbledore...... Keep your emotions in check. Van Lin's eyes were calm and terrifying, like a pool of stagnant water, and a faint blue light locked Dumbledore's pupils through Van Lin's eyes.
I don't know if it's an illusion, Harry felt the temperature around him drop a little.
Van Lin Gang still seems to be using magic to attack Dumbledore?
Harry felt that he had mistaken it, but faintly, the thought was almost uncontrollably wild.
β...... Van Lin...... Professor Dumbledore...... You ......"
It took a while for Dumbledore to regain his composure.
"Oh, we're fine...... Dumbledore said a little tiredly, "I've had some minor problems before, and my magic is a little restless...... Van Lin was just helping me sort out, and you should know that Van Lin is very good at ...... Ah, I care more about your thoughts than this, you ...... right now Too much reliance on that prophecy, Harry. β
"But," Harry snapped, "you didn't mean that this prophecy meant ......"
"But, have you ever thought that if Voldemort hadn't heard this prophecy, would it have come true? would it still have made sense? Of course not! Do you think all the prophecies in that hall of prophecy have come true?" said Dumbledore, his face returning to normal.
"But," Harry said confusedly, "last time you said that one of us would kill the otherβ"
"Harry, Harry, it's because Voldemort made this huge mistake that he did as Trawney said! If Voldemort hadn't killed your father, would you still want revenge? Of course not. If he hadn't forced your mother to die for you, would you still have your mother's protection? Of course not, Harry! Don't you understand? Voldemort himself made himself the greatest enemy, like a tyrant! Do you know how much a tyrant fears the people he oppresses? They all realize that one day one of the victims will stand up against him! Voldemort is like them! He was always looking for the person who would pose a threat to him, and he heard the prophecy and immediately did it, and as a result, he chose a man to kill himself, and made himself the greatest weapon ever!"
"But ......"
"You should understand!" said Dumbledore, standing up and striding across the room, his gleaming cloak fluttering, Harry had never seen him so agitated. "He's going to kill you, so he made the 'destined man' with his own hands, and this man sits right in front of me and wants to fight him! It is because of Voldemort's mistakes that you will know his thoughts, his ambitions, and even because of him you will know the snake language, Harry, apart from being able to see Voldemort's emotions, you have never been attracted to the dark arts, never, have not had any desire to become Voldemort's henchmen. β
"You are protected, you are protected by your love!" said Dumbledore, "this is the only power that can fight Voldemort! After so much torture, your heart is still pure, just as you were when you were eleven, and when you stand in front of that mirror, it reflects the purity of your heart." It puts you on a fight against Voldemort. Harry, do you know how many wizards are the only ones who can see what you see in the mirror? Voldemort should have known what he was doing, but he didn't! He now knows that you entered his mind without being harmed, and that he would feel pain when he wanted to dominate you, that he had tried it at the Ministry of Magic. I don't think he knew why, Harry, he had destroyed his own soul yet, he had never been quiet to understand that unique and pure soul, or rather, he had simply forgotten that a wizard, or rather, the most important part of a person. β
"But, sir," said Harry, trying to keep his tone calm, "the result is all the same, isn't it? I'm going to kill him, or...... Or did he kill me?"
"Kill him?" said Dumbledore, "Of course you do! but not for prophecy! for you, for yourself! You will be upset if you don't kill him, I know." Imagine what you would do now if you hadn't heard that prophecy, and get through my days under my protection, or would you just compromise?"
Dumbledore asked unceremoniously, waiting for Harry to give him an answer.
Harry watched Dumbledore walk in front of him, thinking of his mother, of his father, of his many friends, of Cedric Diggory, and even of the Longbottoms lying in St. Mungo's Hospital. He thought of all the sins of Voldemort. Anger burned in his chest, stinging his throat.
"I want to kill him," Harry said quietly, "and I want to do that too." β
"Of course you do!" Dumbledore cried excitedly, "You see, the prophecy doesn't command you to do anything, it makes Voldemort choose you, and you can make your own choice, even against ......the prophecy! Let things only turn out to be ......"
"One of us will kill the other. Harry said, "I see, not for anyone else, but for myself, and I'm going to kill him too." β
He finally understood what Dumbledore had been trying to tell him. That is, how different it is to be forced to face war and to walk into battle with your head held high. Some might think that it makes little difference, but Dumbledore understood...... I understand, Harry thought, and so did my parents...... This is the biggest difference in the world.
"Oh, I'm so glad to hear you say that, Harry, I'm so glad I was for you. Dumbledore coughed twice.
"You ......"
"Oh, don't worry about me, Harry!" Dumbledore immediately waved his hand, "You must always remember to keep a clear head, not to be carried away by the desire for revenge, not to turn away from your friends, I believe that with the help of friends, it will not be a difficult thing to do." β