Science and magic at Hogwarts

Chapter 72 Inside and outside the cave (two in one)

The roar in the cave lasted for nearly half an hour.

Twelve magic cannons bombarded the shore non-stop.

At this time, the place that was bombarded was already a mess, with broken arms and limbs everywhere.

This is the creature in the magical world, and it is the first time that it collides with the concept of science and technology.

Even the Inferi are not living beings.

The Yin Corpse, who was lucky enough to cross the artillery blockade, still faces the siege of five puppet soldiers.

Werewolves, giants, giant monsters, these humanoid creatures have all appeared.

When Voldemort rose, it was just after World War II.

The world's economy is depressed and people are dying.

Coupled with the help of magic, this allows Voldemort to easily find enough living people to make infernal corpses.

So no one can guess how many such evil magical creations are hidden under the dark lake.

When the summoning ceremony fails,
Kyle knew that he had to be prepared for a protracted battle in the cave.

The half hour just now can only be regarded as an appetizer.

At this time, the magic cannon, which had been running continuously for half an hour, was a little overwhelmed.

Both the rune circuit and the gun barrel are overheated and need to cool down for a period of time before they can continue to be used.

Therefore, after Kyle controlled the magic cannon and puppet warriors and strangled the remaining corpses on the shore, he stopped provoking the lake.

Soon, the lake, which was still boiling just now, calmed down.

Kyle, who stopped and had nothing to do, called Kreacher and asked him to apparate to the island in the lake.

I plan to see with my own eyes, Voldemort's arrangement on the island.

Kyle's actions in the cave will not be mentioned for the time being.

Dumbledore outside the cave has not wasted his time these few days.

Kyle's counterattack at the year-end dinner was actually in his expectation.

His strategy had gone so far this time, and Slytherin certainly wouldn't let him have it easy.

Originally, he thought that the first to attack was either himself, Lucius Malfoy, or some powerful adult nobleman.

Unexpectedly, it was two underage children who fired the first shot.

In particular, there is a child who is still a first-year Gryffindor!

If it was just Kyle who attacked him, Dumbledore would completely understand.

After all, Snake Court's attack on him was considered a traditional program in the British magic circle.

If there is no movement in Slytherin for two consecutive years, there are only two possibilities.

First, Voldemort is really resurrected.

Second, the end of the world!
But when Hermione questioned him with tears in her eyes and a face full of collapsed faith, his expression darkened.

It wasn't Angry Hermione's betrayal.

Hermione had never pledged allegiance to him, so where was the betrayal?

Not only Hermione's faith was shaken, but Dumbledore was also shaken when Hermione stood up.

All his life, he has been implementing what he believes to be justice.

When I was young, I met Grindelwald for the sake of justice in my heart.

After breaking with Grindelwald, it was also for the justice in his heart.

His defense against Voldemort, his confrontation with Voldemort,

All the arrangements, including the 11 years after Voldemort's disappearance, are all for the justice in his heart.

But now, his justice was reprimanded by his most trusted Gryffindor.

Not only did this shake his roots in Gryffindor, it also made him doubt his own beliefs.

Involuntarily, he began to recall his life and all his choices.

He prepares Harry for a test of courage that will make Harry famous in the Gryffindor camp.

He arranged for Ron Weasley, who had admired him since he was a child, to be Harry's roommate.

He arranged for Hagrid, who he trusted most and also the most innocent, to be Harry's magic guide.

He threw Harry to the house of relatives who hated and rejected the wizarding world, and ignored him for 11 years.
Just to let myself and my subordinates become the first warm light in Harry's life.

Just like a chick breaks its shell, it will regard the first creature it sees as its mother;
He wanted Harry's unreserved trust and unreserved admiration.

So he allowed Harry to be abused by his relatives for 11 years, and let him live like a house elf for 11 years.

He wanted Snape's full allegiance.

He wanted Snape to be the sharpest spear in his hand.

Become the most hidden and reliable nail he placed beside Voldemort.

Therefore, obviously protecting his disciples, his subordinates,

To protect the family of James Potter and Lily Potter who trusted and admired him the most,
He still had to wait until Snape knelt down, waited for his weeping supplication,

Only then did he ask that sentence coldly: What will you exchange with me, Severus?

Sure enough, he waited for the answer he expected:
My everything! (Note 1)

Going forward, the memories are a little too far away.

For political reasons, but also because the Slytherin kids are just too mature and thoughtful.

This made him prefer the lively, innocent Gryffindors.

He thought of those years, his partiality to Gryffindor.

This favoritism made him ignore the bullying of Snape by James and Sirius.

After all, Snape is really gloomy and unkempt, how can he compare with the sunny and friendly little lion?

Because of the preference for Gryffindor.

At the same time, it seems that it is also for the support of the wealth and power represented behind Potter.

In order to set Sirius as an example of abandoning darkness and turning to light,
This made James and the others make a big mistake, he chose the most despicable means - to threaten the victim.

This made him choose to stand by when James and the others bullied Snape.

Over the years, Dumbledore has also read some Muggle books and understood that this is called school violence.

Understand that the victim will become inferior, become withdrawn and indifferent, and become unwilling to communicate with others.

Become afraid of contacting others, lack self-confidence and sense of security, and some even suffer from psychological diseases such as psychological distortion.

An already sensitive child entered a school full of discrimination.

Not only was he bullied by his classmates from the same college, but he was also bullied by Guangming, whom he yearned for.

The teachers around him did not provide him with any shelter, nor did they uphold justice for him.

In order to protect himself, he had no choice but to join an organization that could provide him with shelter.

This made him farther and farther away from the light.

Now that I think about it, was it entirely his own fault that Snape had gone into the dark and joined the Death Eaters?

If a child in the Muggle world has been subjected to school violence since he was a child,
In order to protect himself, he joined the society and committed a crime.

When the child was in school, he was always bullied by Gao Fushuai.

At the same time, in order to protect the interests of Gao Fushuai, the school teachers turned a blind eye to this situation,
There are even threats to bullied kids who are acting as minions: bear with it or fire you.

When this kind of history is exposed, public opinion will condemn this child, condemn him for being self-willed and depraved, and for being in the company of gangsters, he will eventually commit a crime.

Or will they criticize the school's teachers for dereliction of duty and acting as teachers?
But no if.

This is the magic world.

Dumbledore covered it all up.

It seemed that he, together with James, pushed Snape into the abyss.

Recalling this, Dumbledore trembled a little.

He couldn't help but ask himself, is what he did really right?
Because of Snape's experience, he thought of that talented student - Tom Riddle.

Dumbledore couldn't help asking himself.

If I were a little more patient with Tom,

Never beware of him in every possible way because of his resemblance to Gellert,
If I hadn't threatened him, hadn't repelled him, wouldn't Tom have come to this point?
In fact, such thoughts have appeared in Dumbledore's heart more than once.

But time cannot be turned back.

His vigilance, exclusion and threats completely pushed Voldemort to his own opposite.

If Voldemort was a little man, with mediocre talents.

Then he could only scold Dumbledore for being unfair after drinking.

Then when he sobered up, he continued to run around for his three meals a day.

It's a pity that Voldemort's talent can be said to be once in a thousand years.

For every point Voldemort grew, he became more repellent and vigilant.

This made his opposition to Voldemort seem very natural.

Dumbledore was in the light, so Voldemort was in the dark.

If only Dumbledore had cared more for Voldemort as he was growing up.

Let him have another way to keep him away from darkness every time he chooses.

Could it be that Tom Riddle would not become the current Dark Lord, but the heir to the leader of the White Wizard?

Unfortunately, Dumbledore didn't give him a chance.

Even Snape, Dumbledore didn't give him a chance.

Thinking of this, Dumbledore can only rejoice that although Snape's talent is outstanding, it is not as outstanding as Voldemort.

Otherwise, he will cultivate another Dark Lord with his own hands!

A few days after the year-end dinner, Dumbledore has been immersed in such memories.

Even things like the Azkaban riots and Sirius' escape didn't make him react.

He handed over everything to Mag to deal with.

He knew that he had done many things wrong, and a large part of the current situation was caused by him alone.

It's a pity that the past cannot be made up, so he can only reorganize his arrangement to see if there are any flaws.

For Snape, he could only say sorry in his heart.

He also wanted to say sorry to Harry.

He failed James and Lily's trust in him, and sat by and watched Harry's miserable childhood.

"...all of this... is for the greater good!"

All he could do was comfort himself.

Memories are a good thing. In the past few days, Dumbledore kept using the Pensieve to recall his past.

After all, he is already an old man over 100 years old, and he can't remember too many things.

This forced him to use the Pensieve to help him recall more details.

This made him discover that he had made too many mistakes.

It also gave him an idea.

I make mistakes, and so does Voldemort.

His own memory can help him discover his mistakes and even weaknesses.

And what about Voldemort's memory?
Although it is impossible for him to get Voldemort's memory,

But by looking at the people associated with Voldemort, is there something to be discovered?

Voldemort's weaknesses, his mistakes,

Could it even be possible to discover some of his hidden cards?
such as
How did Voldemort escape death?
Dumbledore firmly believed that no one is free from mistakes, and no one is free from weaknesses.

These things may be well hidden by Voldemort, but some clues can be found in his words and deeds after all.

The thought excited Dumbledore!
Dumbledore, who did not want to fight magic now and decided to put more pressure on the Ministry of Magic,
After explaining to McGonagall again, he immediately set off and left Hogwarts.

He decided to search for the memories related to Voldemort along the growth track of Voldemort!
The teachers and classmates of the orphanage;
Contemporary students at Hogwarts;
Colleagues with whom you have worked after graduation;

The memory of these people will help Dumbledore better find Voldemort's weakness!

He needed to retrace the path Voldemort had taken to find some clues.

The first stop was the place where he first met Voldemort, the orphanage.

After Apparating to the orphanage, Dumbledore visited the director of the orphanage.

At this time, the orphanage has already changed.

But Dumbledore obtained the files of that year through some small means.

It records in detail the last contact information of the children who were in the orphanage at the same time as Voldemort, as well as the contact information of the old employees back then.

Too much time has passed, and most of the contact methods here have expired.

But this file, after all, provided some clues to Dumbledore.

After arriving at the orphanage, a memory recently recalled with the aid of a Pensieve surfaced.

It was the summer of 1938, and as a guide, he came to this orphanage.

Mrs. Cole, the dean at the time, once said something to him.

"He scares the other kids."

"Every summer, we take our kids on a trip, once a year.

We take them to the countryside or to the seaside. "

"But once back, Amy Benson and Dennis Bishop just haven't been quite right."

"When we asked, all they said was that they had been in a cave with Tom Riddle."

"Tom swore they were going on an expedition, but something must have happened in there.

I can be sure.In addition, there are many, many things, strange..."

Standing at the gate of the orphanage, this memory emerged.

"Take it as the first step in finding Tom's traces."

Dumbledore told himself so.

Although the records in the archives are old, fortunately, Dumbledore finally found a little girl from that year.

More than 50 years have passed now.

But the outing organized by the orphanage at that time was one of the few opportunities for those children to go out and play.

This made the girl in those days have a deep memory of the location by the sea.

Even every few years, she would bring her family back to that seaside vacation again.

Thanks to the guidance of the old lady, Dumbledore successfully found the seashore and knew the location of the cave.

It seems that Voldemort wanted to show his prestige, and the matter of the two little boys was made public in the orphanage.

Dumbledore, who came to the seaside, walked while recalling the evil that Voldemort showed in his childhood.

"pity.

I just threatened him and showed him the right to speak brought by great power, but I never really instructed him what to do. "

Although he knew it was a loss to think so, Dumbledore still couldn't help feeling regretful.

Finally, Dumbledore came to the edge of the huge rock.

Coincidentally, Dumbledore stood where Kyle and Kreacher once stood.

Voldemort once established a shielding magic circle in the cave to prevent wizards from discovering the magic fluctuations in the cave.

This prevented Dumbledore from noticing Kyle in the first place.

Dumbledore stood on the rock, staring at the water.

And on the small island of Kyle, staring at the stone basin filled with potions.

Between the two, there is only a section of sea water and a wall.

It seems that the meeting is inevitable.

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Note 1: The original text here is as follows:

D: What can you give me in return, Severus? (What can you give me in return, Severus?)
S: Anything. (Anything.)
I have always liked Dumbledore, after all, he is a bright, funny and powerful lovely old man.

After all, when I first started watching HP, Blade was only a teenager and had no brains.

It wasn't until seeing this sentence that he realized Dumbledore's cruelty for the first time.

It was also this description that made the blade a black hole in Lao Deng's life.

He began to reflect on his indulgence of school violence, his disregard for Harry's abuse and so on.

In fact, the blade sometimes feels that Naruto has copied HP in terms of settings. After all, Naruto's experience is too similar to Harry Potter.

Dumbledore and the third generation all sat and watched the protagonist being abused, and then became the first light in the protagonist's life.

It's all fear and embankment, and finally forced against a powerful affiliated camp.

The protagonist is also stupid and sweet, working for LYB, Naruto is completely brainwashed by the will of fire, and Harry regards Dumbledore's words as holy words.

Did Kishimoto's initial inspiration come from HP?

The blade seems to have found something...

(End of this chapter)