A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 549
Harry woke up shortly after sleeping in the makeshift tent. There was a lot of noise outside. He found his glasses by the pillow, put them on and sat up on the bed.The tent was empty, only Professor Haipu was sitting at the door, but he looked a little absent-minded.

"You're awake, Harry," said Felix.

"Professor? How long have I been asleep?" Harry asked in a daze.

"About an hour or so."

"What about the rest?"

"They all have things to do, and today feels like a lifetime to some..." Felix said, still looking out.He had the rune book on his lap, but he didn't read it, "Don't worry, Ron and the others have been sent back to school."

Harry felt a little relieved when he heard that, and then another question came to his mind: "Where is Headmaster Dumbledore? He, me, Bellatrix—"

"Oh, I know what you're going to say, that's what Dumbledore left for."

"He went looking for a Horcrux?" Harry asked hopefully.

"That's right, he thought of some clues, and hurried to confirm." Felix glanced at Harry, who couldn't hide the joy on Harry's face, and couldn't help pouring cold water on his face: "Don't be too Optimistic, Dumbledore's chances of gaining anything are slim."

"Why do you say that?" Harry asked, breathlessly.

He knew one thing, it should be said that he, Ron and Hermione had speculated in private, combining what Sirius and Neville said.

Sirius had told him that the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix had secretly sent people to monitor the Death Eaters whose names had been revealed but had no solid evidence, and Neville accidentally mentioned that the Longbottoms had followed up on the Malfoys and found that Followed by Bellatrix.

"They severely thwarted the mystery man's plot and almost caught her!"

Bellatrix, Harry said the name silently.

He knew the woman, had even seen her on several occasions—on wanted notices, in the newspapers, in Headmaster Dumbledore's Pensieve at the end of the last school year, and at the Old Black House. photo above.

Harry had a hard time connecting the young woman in the photograph with the insane state of her trial in the Pensieve.

"Even if Voldemort entrusts the Horcrux to Bellatrix for safekeeping, after today, he will not be able to give it to others with confidence. He will definitely take it back. This is also one of Dumbledore's purposes, to scare the snake away."

"Is the Headmaster wearing the ring to actively reveal his knowledge of Horcruxes?" Harry asked, but he knew all of them by now. "Can't we quietly collect Horcruxes and destroy them one by one?" He said reluctantly.

"It's difficult at this point." Felix said: "You can look at this problem from the perspective of Dumbledore and Voldemort, which will make it easier for you to understand. For Dumbledore, he has two The most important appeal, first, he wants to suppress Voldemort, so that Voldemort does not dare to launch a full-scale war, and control the war to a low intensity; in fact, there have been conflicts before, but they are just conflicts. Compared with wars, dead people are not worth it Mention."

"Second, he wants to confirm the last Horcrux as soon as possible. Yes, our expectations were not high, and it has been successfully completed now, thanks to you." Felix tilted his head in Harry's direction and said, "But that Dumbledore didn't consider your accident at the time."

Might as well, Felix thought.

Dumbledore's thoughts should be extremely contradictory. Both he and Felix knew the easiest way to destroy the piece of Voldemort's soul in Harry's body, but neither of them mentioned it, but each looked for a way.

But with Dumbledore's wisdom, it is impossible not to have considered the worst case scenario. He has been cultivating Harry intentionally or unintentionally, including letting him stay to watch the battle today, which may be a manifestation of this contradictory thinking.

"Both of these demands have been challenged." Harry lowered his head and pondered, "Voldemort has obtained the snakewood staff, and his power has become stronger. Even if he doesn't appear today, there will be other conspiracy. There are also Horcruxes... Horcruxes The investigation has stalled?"

"Before? Yeah," said Felix.

"Will Voldemort throw the last Horcrux somewhere?" Harry thought of the loophole in the plan, and said eagerly: "In case he is thrown into the sea and buried in the ground..."

"No," said Felix curtly.

"why--"

"Because of you." Felix gave Harry a deep look. "Voldemort didn't know about the connection between you in the past, but you don't think he didn't notice anything after he attached to you, did you?"

Harry looked a little dazed.

"Does he know? Knows that I can see through his mind?"

Of course, Felix thought.It's just that it's not clear how much Voldemort knew. Voldemort may even know the identity of Harry's Horcrux. The probability is between two.But he must be able to find the connection between him and Harry.

Some things can't be hidden as long as they are carefully pursued, such as Harry's scars and Parseltongue, which are no secrets in school.

And as the only one, no, the only two people who are still alive under the death curse, no one can tell what kind of connection they will have, let alone the protective magic cast by Harry's mother.The situation is more complicated.

Voldemort can't necessarily be associated with Horcruxes, because he has never passively split his soul.

But without knowing how closely this connection is, it is extremely unwise to let the Horcrux out of your sight. In case Harry can track the Horcrux, this possibility is very small, but for Voldemort It is said that there will be endless troubles.

For Voldemort, who has only one Horcrux left, is in constant panic, and has just experienced a major setback... does he dare to bet?
So it is not an exaggeration to say that Harry is Voldemort's nemesis.

There was silence in the tent.

After some time, Dumbledore appeared in the tent. Harry and Felix looked up at the same time. Dumbledore was dusty. Harry noticed that the wrinkles on his face had returned. There were a few more before.

Dumbledore shook his head silently, and Harry's heart sank.

"Harry, I'll take you back to school," said Dumbledore.

"And what about Professor Hemp?" Harry asked, standing up.

"He has his own things to do." Dumbledore said curtly, and Harry didn't understand. So, does 'this thing' mean sitting in a chair and staring at the tent door?But he didn't ask, Dumbledore put his arms around Harry's shoulders, and Harry struggled a bit and murmured.

"I'm sorry... I caused you trouble."

"None of your business," Dumbledore said quietly.

"But I didn't listen to you and got Voldemort's attention," said Harry reproachfully. "I should have thought you could handle it...but I couldn't help it."

All he knew was that Voldemort had discovered their connection on the spur of the moment.It is estimated that it will be difficult to dig out information from Voldemort's mind in the future. Voldemort will definitely guard against him and use Occlumency...

To Harry's surprise, Dumbledore smiled for the first time since he appeared, and Professor Hype at the door also smiled.

"Harry," Dumbledore said patiently, "Of course I hope you will become mature and stable, but I don't want your growth to be at the cost of losing those shining points, kindness, bravery, integrity...that's a lot Something that no one can have in a lifetime. You have a clear conscience, Harry, and you don't even know how much I envy you."

He sighed softly, stroking the black gemstone ring on his hand.

For a long time, neither of them spoke, until Fawkes flew in from outside, circled low in the tent twice, and landed on Dumbledore's shoulder.With a flash of fire, they disappeared into the tent.

Felix is ​​in a leisurely trance, kind, upright, brave, and has a clear conscience... How much does he have?
(End of this chapter)