Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

Chapter 53 Dumbledore: Back then, there was a senior…

“No need… let’s go back together.” Aberforth’s voice came from the forest.

He carried the pale-faced Aurelius on his back and walked out of the forest.

Aurelius's eyes were tightly closed, but fortunately, he was still breathing.

It seemed that he had only fainted.

He really could hold on, as he said, and wouldn’t die…

…

In the blink of an eye, they had all Apparated back to the Hog's Head Inn.

Aberforth carried Aurelius back to the attic.

Lee Jordan was left by Dumbledore on the first floor of the pub, and they sat together at the bar.

“I think you might have some things to explain to me,” Dumbledore asked.

“Ah, tonight was really… a very thrilling night, Professor,” Lee Jordan said with emotion.

He wasn't lying about that. If his magical level hadn't improved significantly recently, he would already be in Nagini's stomach…

Dumbledore didn't interrupt Lee Jordan, and continued to listen quietly.

Lee Jordan placed the cage containing Nagini on the bar.

“What is this?” Dumbledore asked.

In fact, Dumbledore had wanted to ask Lee Jordan what it was just now.

Because Lee Jordan had been carrying the cage, never letting go.

“Inside here is Nagini,” Lee Jordan said.

“Hmm?” Dumbledore heard this and quickly looked at the cage again.

Sure enough, through the dense gaps in the cage, he saw a small green snake.

“What exactly is going on?”

Lee Jordan said, “I ran into her in the Forbidden Forest, and then she started attacking me… In the end, I controlled her, and then used Transfiguration to shrink her and locked her in the cage.”

Dumbledore looked at Lee Jordan in surprise.

Lee Jordan's calm tone… seemed to have no idea how amazing what he said was!

Dumbledore had previously found a scale of Nagini's in the sewer, so he naturally knew that Nagini's current size was many times larger than it was back then.

A eleven-year-old wizard, facing such a highly aggressive giant snake, shouldn't have any hope of escape!

But now, Lee Jordan said that he not only controlled her, but also used Transfiguration to shrink such a huge snake to such a small size?

It was absurd just thinking about it!

However, Dumbledore wasn't the kind of professor who easily denied his students.

“Logically speaking, you shouldn't have the ability to escape in front of Nagini… Did Aurelius help you?”

Lee Jordan shook his head, “No, Aurelius had already left when I was confronting Nagini.”

“So, you dealt with Nagini alone, and then controlled her?”

“Yes, that’s right.” Lee Jordan nodded.

At this time, Dumbledore didn't ask any more questions for the time being, but gently touched the vine cage with his hand.

The cage was instantly opened and turned back into vines.

And when those vines fell on the bar, they turned into枯黄的落叶…

Obviously, these fallen leaves were the original state of the cage.

Dumbledore guessed that if Lee Jordan was telling the truth, then he should have turned the fallen leaves that were everywhere on the ground in the Forbidden Forest into strong vines, and then controlled Nagini.

After that, he was able to shrink the immobile Nagini…

Dumbledore quietly observed the small snake on the bar that was still in a coma, occasionally poking the snake's body with his finger.

Before long, the look of surprise on Dumbledore's face became even stronger.

Because after careful inspection, Dumbledore discovered that this was really Nagini!

Moreover, the Transfiguration that shrunk Nagini's size was so violent that even Dumbledore felt dumbfounded.

How could Lee Jordan use this kind of Transfiguration?

“This is indeed Nagini… How exactly did you do it?” Dumbledore moved his gaze from Nagini back to Lee Jordan's face.

Just as he shifted his gaze, the fallen leaves on the bar moved again, turning back into a sturdy cage, locking Nagini inside.

Dumbledore's Transfiguration, which was so precise without even making a casting motion, amazed Lee Jordan.

“This brings me to the reason why I went to the Forbidden Forest tonight.” Lee Jordan took out the lighter from his pocket. In his eyes, the lighter was still emitting a faint blue light.

“Professor, can you see the blue light on it?”

Dumbledore shook his head. He didn't see any blue light on the lighter.

“As expected… Even you can’t see it?” Lee Jordan said with some disappointment.

“What exactly is this? Why is it related to your trip to the Forbidden Forest tonight?” Dumbledore asked.

So, Lee Jordan told him about shopping at the junk shop that day and accidentally discovering the lighter.

Of course, the purpose of going to the junk shop also changed from buying an old wand to wanting to find some magical manuscripts.

He couldn't tell Dumbledore about buying an old wand or anything like that.

“Only you can see the blue light… Can I take a look at the lighter?” Dumbledore asked.

Lee Jordan handed the lighter over.

Dumbledore took the lighter and examined it carefully.

“Although I can’t see the blue light, I do feel a trace of ancient magic left on it…” Dumbledore returned the lighter to Lee Jordan, “Without a doubt, there was indeed an ancient magical power in this lighter, but this power is no longer there now.”

“That’s right… Tom said he couldn’t see the blue light, and the shop assistant couldn’t see the blue light either. I thought it was strange, so I bought it back,” Lee Jordan said, adjusting his Occlumency while continuing, “After I came back, I also asked Mr. Aberforth, and he also said he didn’t see it. So, I planned to put it aside and then ask you when you came.”

Dumbledore nodded, signaling Lee Jordan to continue.

Lee Jordan continued, “When I was sleeping tonight, I vaguely saw the lighter actually open by itself, and then the flame inside flew out, flying towards the window. So… I followed it, and unknowingly, I came to the Forbidden Forest…”

Dumbledore said sternly, “You shouldn’t do such dangerous things, Jordan. You should at least find Aberforth. What if you encounter danger?”

“Sorry, Professor, I was very curious at the time… so I didn’t think so much.” A look of embarrassment appeared on Lee Jordan's face.

“Ah… It’s good that you’re okay now. But you must remember this lesson.” Dumbledore said helplessly. “Although you haven’t enrolled yet, I feel you might be sorted into Gryffindor…”

Lee Jordan widened his eyes and asked curiously, “Do Gryffindor students often go to the Forbidden Forest for night tours?”

“Uh… Of course not. I’m just saying… Never mind, you’ll know when you enroll in the future. Continue talking.” Dumbledore quickly changed the subject.

So, Lee Jordan continued, “…At that time, I kept following the flame, and then in a hidden place in the Forbidden Forest, I found a glass bottle. The bottle contained a kind of peculiar mist. Black with a hint of red, and there was a blue light flashing…”

The highest level of lying is half-truth, coupled with the protection of Occlumency, Dumbledore didn't suspect anything.

After Dumbledore heard that there was such a strange bottle, he couldn't help but frown. Under normal circumstances, things like this were inseparable from dark magic…

“Is that bottle still there?” Dumbledore asked quickly.

“Uh… It broke when I was confronting Nagini…” Lee Jordan rummaged through his pockets, poured out some broken glass, and placed it on the bar. “As for the mist in the glass bottle…”

Lee Jordan's face became a little hesitant, looking like he wanted to say something but didn't dare to.

“Jordan, speak. You should trust me, shouldn’t you?” Dumbledore comforted Lee Jordan.

“Hmm…” Lee Jordan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then continued, “Those mists seemed to have entered my body, and after that, I felt… I felt like I was filled with some kind of strange power. I had an urge to vent all these powers. Then…”

Lee Jordan pointed to Nagini, “I shrunk her.”

After Dumbledore heard Lee Jordan's words, his face was somewhat surprised and uncertain. Then, he waved his hand gently, and the glass shards floated over and fell into his palm.

Dumbledore approached the glass shards and observed them carefully, his nose almost touching the glass.

After a long while, Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Lee Jordan with a strange look. “The magical traces remaining on the glass shards are exactly the same as the lighter… However, this might be a good thing.”

“A good thing?” Lee Jordan, who had made up a lie that he almost believed himself, couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this.

“If I’m not mistaken, you have the qualities to use ancient magic!” A trace of reminiscence appeared in Dumbledore’s eyes, “When I first started school, I heard that there was a senior who had just graduated, who was outstanding in ability and made a very big contribution to Hogwarts at that time. Later, after I became a professor, I occasionally learned some things about her from Headmaster Dippet…”

Dumbledore looked at Lee Jordan with joy, “If I’m not mistaken, you, like her, also possess the qualities to use ancient magic!”

“Ah? Your senior?”