Dumbledore's question brought Amosta's mind back to the collapsed island of Avalon, where in the Greek temple in the center of the island were nine huge frescoes depicting the earth-shattering battle between the legendary kings Arthur and Merlin against Morgan Le Fay, the queen of Avalon.

The only person who survived the war was Merlin.

King Arthur and Morgan Lefay, rivals in Muggle mythology and legend, have fallen, and the whereabouts of Merlin and the dark shadow remain a mystery.

Thinking of the dark shadow, Amosta's gaze fell on the bottle on the desk in front of him, and he thought quietly.

Morgan Lefy, known as the Witch of the Isle of Avalon, was the leader of the historic Druid Order, as described in Muggle texts and wizarding history.

The dark shadow in Morgan's body... It is only recorded in mythology, where did it go, imprisoned by Merlin in the Blackstone Tower?

At the end of the battle, the twin snake rods thrown by the black shadow... Dementors... Azkaban...

"Do you know where Azkaban is, Headmaster Dumbledore?"

After a long silence, Amosta looked at Dumbledore with a blank expression.

It wasn't surprising that Amosta wanted to go to Azkaban to find out, after all, it was there that the Dementors who caused the changes in his soul were first discovered.

"I'm sorry, Amosta--"

Dumbledore shook his head and said,

"Azkaban's location is a top secret in the wizarding world, and it is protected by the Silent Men of the Department of Mysteries with the Cruelty of Loyalty Charm, passed down from generation to generation, and even Connelly may not know which Silent Man holds this secret..."

"And how did the Ministry of Magic put those prisoners in a deposit prison?"

"Portkey--"

Dumbledore smiled with a complicated expression,

"Once the Wizengamot deems a wizard to be sent to Azkaban, the strikers escort the wizard directly to Azkaban via a two-way portkey set up in the Ministry of Magic... What if..."

Looking at Amosta, who was listening attentively, Dumbledore suddenly thought of a possibility:

The famous bounty wizard of the underworld, the Golden Viper, forcibly broke into the Ministry of Magic, paralyzed all the armed forces in the Ministry, and snatched the key to Azkaban, at present, the Ministry of Magic has not known what the purpose of the Golden Viper committed this heinous crime, but it is not ruled out that the Golden Viper may have been entrusted with the rescue of a prisoner who was imprisoned in Azkaban Prison...

Thinking of this, Dumbledore couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, he knew that Amosta had the guts and ability to do so.

"If you need to go to Azkaban,"

Dumbledore looked at the young man opposite who seemed to be pondering something, and said in an accentuated tone,

"I can apply to Cornelius on your behalf... Under the pretext of a Defense Against the Dark Arts research topic, I'm sure Connelly won't refuse my request, but I think he'll let me go along, at the very least, he'll probably have Rufus or Barty with you. ”

Amosta frowned, every thing he wanted to investigate could cause an uproar, and what else could be done with so many people staring at him.

"Thank you for your kindness, Headmaster Dumbledore," Amosta nodded gratefully, "I'd better figure it out myself." ”

"Amosta."

Dumbledore leaned forward, his blue pupils shooting a serious look, and his tone was full of warning.

"I understand what you're worried about, Headmaster Dumbledore." Amosta smiled, "Don't worry, I'm not such an impatient wizard, I will wait for the right opportunity, and I won't make everyone know and panic." ”

At this end of the discussion on how to get to Azkaban, Dumbledore knew that there was nothing he could do to stop Amosta, but he only insisted that if it was known that the Ministry of Magic had lost absolute control of Azkaban, what a terrible thing it would be for the inhabitants of the British wizarding community.

"About the evil creatures like Dementors--"

Amosta would probably do those things, Dumbledore knew what he wanted, so he said directly,

"In the more than ten centuries since its discovery, wizards have not stopped studying them, and when I was younger, I tried to uncover their secrets for a while, of course, only on the material, as they say, it cannot be killed, and the only thing that can restrain them is the Patronus Charm--"

"Even you can't do anything to destroy them?"

Amosta narrowed his eyes, "I mean, with all your might?" ”

Noticing that the cup in Amosta's hand was no longer hot, Dumbledore moved his fingers and filled the cup for him, hearing this, Dumbledore smiled helplessly, but did not speak.

Dumbledore's silence already speaks for itself.

But that's really weird enough, isn't it?

Amosta blew the tea leaves from his cup and sipped his tea thoughtfully.

Life and death are the laws of nature and the universe, and even the magic of magic cannot escape this iron-like law.

If there is a creature that has an incomparably long lifespan and no means can kill them, then it is not a very stupid thing for so many dark wizards and careerists to try to come up with all kinds of ways to prevent their own death, even at the cost of splitting their souls, and making Horcruxes, why don't they rush into Azkaban and study how to turn themselves into Dementors?

Unless, Dementors aren't a life at all.

"Do Dementors have souls?"

After thinking for a moment, Amosta asked with a wink of lilac eyes.

"You've got to the heart of the matter--"

For Dumbledore and Amosta, the Dementors that ordinary wizards talk about are actually the same thing, except that they can't be killed, these things can't pose a threat to them.

With a blue look of appreciation, Dumbledore said with a smile,

"Like you, Amosta, the main way I study Dementors is by looking at the literature, and many years ago, a friend of mine seemed to have done real research, and in his letters to me, he made an interesting point."

Amosta raised an eyebrow at the fact that Dumbledore, who was regarded as a close friend, would study the Dementors, a creature closely related to the dark arts, and then thought of some unverifiable rumors from the youth of Albus Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of our time.

"He thinks... The soul of the Dementor is its body, a creature of 'spirit and flesh', the Dementor takes 'evil thoughts' as a body, and there is a mysterious connection between individuals... Perhaps their life force is connected. ”

"So, it's not that Dementors can't be killed, but they can't be killed individually... Mr. Grindelwald is indeed a genius. ”

In Dumbledore's wry smile, Amosta nodded thoughtfully,

"Also, did Mr. Grindelwald mention a few others... For example, why or how was this creature made? ”

"Something happened after that,"

Dumbledore's old cheeks twitched with a fleeting bitterness,

"We've completely cut off personal contact...."





Reading Pavilion