Chapter 12: Elementary, my dear friends (II)
- He's really holding a grudge.
This was Yang Yun's first thought after listening to Chu Xuan's words, after all, in the original world line, the heart and eyes of the strongest wise man had always been small. After he was threatened by Adam with a continental shelf oscillator, he developed the magic cannon day and night, as the final strategic weapon of the Middle-earth team, and even took Zheng Zhe's skeletal war horse for this ugly cannon......
Therefore, Chu Xuan's current approach, in Yang Yun's opinion, is that after being questioned by Grindelwald from the aspect of magic, he must use a different way to find the field in a different way, so that the person in front of him can realize that not only magic can find Voldemort's traces, but an ordinary person who does not know magic can also do it with intelligence...... Although this "ordinary people's intelligence" is actually not ordinary at all.
ββ¦β¦ I've been waiting for almost a hundred years and don't care about waiting a little longer. β
In just a few seconds of communication between Yang Yun and Chu Xuan in the psychic link, Dumbledore made a decision, there seemed to be reluctance in his eyes, but in the end he still turned resolute: "You're right, Tom has been hiding for a long time. β
"He's a precarious factor, and finding out where he's hiding is our top priority."
"Good, it looks like we're on the same page again."
Yang Yun nodded, and said according to Chu Xuan's words, of course, Chu Xuan's words would not be so humane, he said after slightly optimizing his tone: "Then Headmaster Dumbledore, may I ask what means did you use to find Voldemort's traces during the period when he disappeared?" β
"Pretty much any way."
Hearing Yang Yun mention this, Dumbledore also sighed, he rubbed his forehead, and said tiredly: "We have exhausted all known means and magic, trying to find Tom's traces, modern spells, ancient spells, white magic, black magic, and even bloodline magic...... Gellert and I don't know how much magic he used on the skin he shed, but we couldn't find a trace of it, as if his whole body had disappeared into the world with the skin shedding. β
"I see."
Yang Yun nodded, he naturally heard from the Headmaster of Hogwarts in front of him that after the Middle-earth team returned to the main god space, what happened to Dumbledore and Voldemort at the end of Azkaban, and even went to see the "relics" left by Voldemort in person...... I have to say that the dark wizard who "went farther than anyone else on the road to immortality" has successfully turned himself into an inhuman existence.
"And Headmaster Dumbledore, I guess you've tried prophecy as well?" Yang Yun continued to ask.
If it is in an ordinary situation, then the method of "prophecy" can almost be equated with rushing to the doctor in a hurry. But in this magical world, prophecy is a practical means.
"Naturally, I tried."
This time it was Grindelwald, who didn't look good, and he replied in a dull tone: "Nothing has been found either." β
Yang Yun asked tentatively, "Is it through Professor Sybil Trelawney's prophecy?" With all due respect, despite being the Divination Professor at Hogwarts and the great-great-granddaughter of Kassandra Trelawney, she does not seem to have inherited the full bloodline power of the true Prophet, and in most cases her prophecies deviate greatly from the truth......"
At this moment, a smile seemed to flash across Dumbledore's face, even though he seemed preoccupied. Correspondingly, Grindelwald's face suddenly became ugly, and he said in a hard tone: "It wasn't Sybil Trelawney's prophecy...... It's me. β
"I'm sorry, Mr. Grindelwald."
Yang Yun apologized in a tone that didn't sound much sincerity: "I don't know if you tried to trace Voldemort's trail in a prophetic way. β
"What do you mean, boy?"
Grindelwald was also a proud man, and he couldn't stand Yang Yun's flirtatious tone, and even wanted to get angry again: "Do you think I'm inferior to that guy named Sybil Trelawney?" I can tell you that if I can't find out the truth through prophecy, then no one in the world can do it! β
"I know, no one understands the prophet better than you, Mr. Grindelwald."
Yang Yun brushed over the topic, and what he was going to say next was the point: "So, what do you think Voldemort used to escape so many magical detections, and even the most mysterious prophetic magic can't find any clues about him?" β
"Boy, you're still doubting my prophetic abilities!"
Hearing Yang Yun's words, Grindelwald immediately raised his eyebrows and was about to get angry. Although Yang Yun did not say it explicitly, the meaning of his words was that he did not trust his prophetic powers, and for a prophet who successfully predicted the occurrence of World War II, it would have been an insult to compare him to Sybil Trelawney......
"No, wait, Gellert, he's right. Even in Tom's heyday, there was no way he wouldn't have been able to search for so much magic without revealing his whereabouts. β
But on the contrary, Dumbledore stopped Grindelwald with a solemn expression, and the greatest white wizard of the twentieth century frowned and said, "You mean that all the means have not worked, and they represent something in themselves?" β
Yang Yun nodded and said, "Yes, first of all, you can try to empathize, if I were Voldemort, would I leave the UK?" β
"Impossible."
Whether it was Dumbledore or Grindelwald, the answer was instantaneous: "He was only temporarily dormant, not running away with his tail between his legs, and he would never leave the land...... His followers and sphere of influence are here. β
Well, the question is simple. Rather than the Undulating Grounddemon suddenly obtaining a powerful magical item that could obscure his entire whereabouts, I would rather believe that he was in some very special place, which allowed him to ignore all magical searches. β
Yang Yun said with a smile: "So, may I ask you two that in the land of the United Kingdom, what places meet the corresponding conditions?" β
"Hogwarts? No. β
Dumbledore thought of the castle beneath his feet almost instantly, but he rejected the speculation the next moment: "I am the headmaster of Hogwarts, and even Tom can't enter this thousand-year-old castle protected by powerful magic, otherwise he wouldn't have had to trick Severus into stealing the crown for him in the first place......"
"Godric's Hollow? Gringotts' vault? The old home of a pure-blood family? St. Mungo's Hospital for Magic and Magic? β
One location after another was constantly proposed and excluded by the two of them, until finally, a place appeared in their minds at the same time.
"It's just the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic."
Dumbledore muttered, "The most dangerous place is the safest place, only the Department of Mysteries can withstand so many magical probes, and Tom has always been interested in everything there, and even specially developed Auguste Lukewood to become a Death Eater...... I should have thought of it a long time ago. β
"It's a big possibility, even I can't think of any more."
Grindelwald is a doer, he has already stood up and is ready to set off at any time, but when he saw Yang Yun who was still sitting in place, he couldn't help but think of something, and his face became complicated again.
It was only in the end that Grindelwald's curiosity prevailed, and the magic master, who was also about a hundred years old, asked stiffly: "Unexpectedly, you actually deduced the most likely hiding place of Voldemort in just a few words...... Is this some special kind of magic that wanders the sea? β
"Magic? No, it's not magic. β
Yang Yun smiled and answered Grindelwald's question with a classic line from Sherlock Holmes.
βElementaryοΌmy dear friendsγβ (This is the most basic reasoning, my friend)
(End of chapter)