Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

"At that time, I resented the injustice of fate. I was talented, I was excellent, I wanted to escape, escape from my responsibilities, I wanted to be outstanding, I wanted to be brilliant." Dumbledore continued, pain surfaced on his face , making him look even older, "But don't get me wrong, Ivan, I love them, I love my parents, I love my younger siblings, but I am selfish, far more selfish than the world imagines."

"According to the tradition at the time, after graduating from Hogwarts, young wizards would travel around the world, visit and observe foreign wizards, visit those well-known wizards, learn from them, and then pursue their own careers." Dumbledore Lido said in a sad tone, "But I couldn't leave. On the day I graduated, my mother passed away. Since then, I have to take care of a disabled younger sister and a wayward younger brother. I am full of resentment and pain. Returning to the village. I thought I was stuck, wasting my time! Then, needless to say, he came..."

"Is it Grindelwald, Professor?" Ivan asked softly.

"Yes, Grindelwald, you can't imagine how his ideas attracted me and inspired me. We are attracted to each other, and I have to admit, he is my destiny. We have the same philosophy. , has lofty ideals, and everything he possesses perfectly complements my deficiencies.”

"For the greater good!" Dumbledore repeated, "I said that at the time, and it may be a little different from what you imagined, and I said the empty words at first to comfort me. That ridiculous conscience, that all is for the greater good, that any harm done is good for the wizarding world a hundredfold. Honestly, do I know deep down how Gellert Grindelwald is Alone? I think I know, but I'm turning a blind eye. As long as our plans work out, all my dreams will come true."

"As you probably already know, we have many plans, but at the heart of them all are the Deathly Hallows! How obsessed he is with them, and how obsessed we both are! A wand that never loses, a weapon that will give us power! The Resurrection Stone, to him, meant an army of Inferi, but I pretended not to know it! To me, I confess, it meant my parents were brought back to life, and all responsibility was relieved from my shoulders."

"There is also an invisibility cloak..." Ivan reminded.

"Yes, and the Invisibility Cloak, but somehow we haven't talked much about it, we're both powerful wizards, and we can hide ourselves pretty well without it," said Dumbledore. Wouldn't do us any obvious favors, we're ignoring the wisest of the three Deathly Hallows. Of course, the real magic of the Invisibility Cloak is that it can be used to protect and cloak not only its owner, but others as well I thought at the time that if we could find it, maybe we could use it to hide Ariana, but we are only interested in the cloak because it is one of the three elements, because according to legend, the person who has three things at the same time is dead A true conqueror, we understand that to mean invincible."

"The invincible conquerors of death, Grindelwald and Dumbledore! I was so intoxicated at the time, I traveled around the world with Grindelwald, looking for information, full of cruel dreams, and ignored the only two remaining needs of the family people I take care of."

"Later..." Dumbledore shook, and Ivan grabbed his arm in a hurry, "Later, my brother who was rough and uneducated, but actually much better than me appeared. I don't Willing to hear the truth he yelled at me, I don't want to hear that I'm dragged down by a weak and unstable sister, unable to go find the holy artifact."

"The quarrel turned into a duel, and Grindelwald lost control. Something in his character, which I have always felt, but always pretended not to notice, suddenly and horribly broke out at this moment." Dumbledore Briefly, with tears in his eyes again, "Arianna, after all the loving care and care of my mother, fell to the floor dead."

Ivan held Dumbledore tightly, he knew that this was the truth that Dumbledore was afraid to know.

After facing so many things, this has become the only weakness in his mind.

Chapter 1096 Dumbledore and Grindelwald

"That was the most painful day for me. After Ariana fell to the ground, the three of us stopped and looked at all this in disbelief." Dumbledore said in a sad tone, "Later, Grindelwald ran away, No hesitation, as anyone could have expected but me. He disappeared with his plans for power, his plot to torture Muggles, and his dreams of finding the Deathly Hallows, on which I had encouraged And helped him. In the end, I stayed and buried my sister and learned to live with guilt and utter grief, and that was the price of my shame."

Grindelwald knew of Dumbledore's feelings for Ariana. The reason for his escape may be because of guilt, or because he was afraid of taking responsibility for the murder, but in short, he left and let things develop in the worst direction.

If he had stayed and did not leave, then the situation in the magic world would have undergone earth-shaking changes...

"An earth-shaking change!" Ivan repeated.

Speaking of which, the magic world really needs to be reformed, but it should not be promoted by ambitious people like Grindelwald.

Not to mention terrorists like Voldemort, the horrible and backward concept of pure blood glory should have been eliminated long ago.

Dumbledore was originally the most suitable person, but he didn't mean it. He was afraid of rights, he was afraid that he would make mistakes, and he was too old, and he had already consumed too much energy in order to maintain the peace and stability of the magic world. .

After Ariana's death, the two wizards who had worked together for the same goal took two completely different paths.

Dumbledore lost his sister, paid a painful price, and finally understood the meaning of love. At the same time, he also voluntarily gave up the pursuit of power and the idea of ​​reform, and turned to maintain and improve the existing structure.

Grindelwald continued to move forward according to the original concept, bringing terrible disasters and endless pain to the world.

"Many years have passed since that day," continued Dumbledore, "and I have heard rumors about him that he has acquired a wand of great power. At that time, the post of Minister for Magic was in my In front of me, not once, but many times, of course I refused, because I already knew that power cannot be entrusted to me; my performance when I was young and vigorous proved that power is my weakness and my temptation. To have power would be a big mistake."

"Professor, you are much better than Fudge. If you become the Minister of Magic, you may lead the transformation of the magic world." Aiwen paused and added, "Well, in a brand new way, it is not a war nor is it like now so……"

Aiwen is still the point of view just now. There is no doubt that with the rapid development of Muggles, the magic world really needs to change.

The society is developing and the times are progressing. If the status quo is maintained, the magic world will decline day by day, but the ambitions of Grindelwald and Voldemort, who are mixed with personal opinions and want to launch wars to conquer the world, are destined to fail. It is the right direction to change the traditional concept of wizards ideologically, abandon backward traditions, and finally achieve integration with the Muggle world.

"Maybe, but those who are most suitable to hold power are those who never seek power, because only in this way will they not get lost in power." Dumbledore said, "Ivan, you and Harry are such people , if possible, I think you'd do better."

"I can't!" Ivan shook his head hurriedly and said, "I'm not interested in rights. If you want me to say, Hermione is the most suitable candidate."

She is smart, not greedy for power, not lost, and knows what she needs.

Just like the house elf rights protection movement she led, this is a joke to many people, but liberating house elves, promoting their rights, forming an organization, and putting it into action is not ordinary people able to do.

If Hermione becomes the Minister of Magic, she will definitely bring new changes and good changes to the wizarding world.

Ivan firmly believes in this, and he can also help Hermione.

"Miss Granger is indeed very good, but she still has a long way to go to take on the role of leader." Dumbledore said, "But she also fits what I said, never seeking power, only People like this are best suited to wield power. And someone like me, far away from the center of power, would be safer staying at Hogwarts, I think I'm a good teacher..."

Ivan didn't speak, Dumbledore is indeed the best teacher and the best principal.

But it is undeniable that his desire to seize power is still strong.

Even after such a long time, he still hasn't got rid of his weaknesses. He is still a strategist in his bones.

This is what Ai Wen gave the principal when he was in the first grade, and it is still the same now.

Dumbledore will not allow people, things and factors beyond his grasp, and he will try his best to understand everything.

Under his gaze, maybe he won't do anything against you, but it doesn't feel good.

Moreover, history has proved that for a wizard like Tom Riddle, this kind of attention is actually ineffective, or it can be counterproductive, and there is no way to stop him from degrading step by step.

"Anyway, while I was busy training young wizards, Grindelwald raised an army." Dumbledore stared at Ivan, "This is back to the previous topic, people said he was afraid of me, but I think I'm more afraid of him."

"I'm not afraid of his magic, I'm not afraid of his power, I know we're evenly matched, maybe I'm a little bit better. But what I'm afraid of is the truth. Alvin, do you understand, I never knew In the melee, who actually cast the curse that killed my sister. You may say that I am a coward, and what I fear most from the bottom of my heart is to learn that I caused her death, not only because of my arrogance and Stupid, and it was I who delivered the fatal blow to her."

"But..." Ivan said, "It might be Grindelwald, that's why he ran away!"

"No, I think the reason why he ran away was because of me. He knew what I was afraid of. He understood me and didn't want me to know the truth of the matter. He kept that secret in his heart forever and didn't tell it until the end." said Dumbledore, wiping his tears on his sleeve, "and I, like a coward, put off seeing him until the end, and it would be a disgrace for me not to show up. People are dying, he seems unstoppable, and I must do my best." At that time, I was the only one who could stop him..."

Ivan was silent, he thought a lot, but never knew the truth would be like this.

Is Dumbledore's speculation true?

Grindelwald ran away because he was afraid of letting him know the truth.

Thinking about it carefully, these two people are really...

Ai Wen didn't know what words to use to describe it. He could only say that they really understood each other and were willing to think about each other.

Chapter 1097 The Vampire's Secret

Dumbledore and Grindelwald, two people who were destined to be together, turned against each other in the end.

But they are still friends, they still care about each other, and they are still the one who knows each other best.

Although they may not have met or spoken in nearly a hundred years, this special relationship has never changed.

Because of the encounter when they were young, the incomprehensible origin has been inherited, and it has continued.

Whether it is Dumbledore or Grindelwald, their lives are full of legends, and they are the greatest wizards.

For the greater good, the two of them practiced this sentence with practical actions!

Although none of their original ideas came true, they changed the world with their own efforts.

"You know what happened later, Aiwen, I won the duel, and I locked him up with my own hands."

It was silent again, Ivan opened his mouth, but in the end he still didn't ask Dumbledore if he knew who killed Ariana.

Dumbledore should already know the answer, but Ivan didn't want him to say more.

The two stood silently in front of the gate of Nurmengard, thinking about their own affairs, until Keresis came out.

He has a stern face, wearing a set of pure black robes, his face looks paler than usual, without blood.

Although he has just recovered, he is still the king of vampires, and the breath on his body is colder than when Ivan saw it before.

"Karesis, has your body recovered?" Ivan asked hastily, and walked over.

In the crack of the gate, he saw a pair of blood-red eyes appearing in the darkness, looking at him quietly without any emotion, as if able to arouse the deepest fear in a person's heart, and then, with a snap, Numengah The door of Germany closed.

The owner of those eyes was Nurmengard's Warden, a dark creature as terrifying as a dementor.

According to rumors, they are monsters created by Grindelwald to conquer the world.

I don't know what they look like, because they have been hidden in the dark, and all they can see are eyes.

"The magic is unlocked, and the remaining injuries can be recovered slowly." Keresis said, nodded respectfully to Dumbledore, and then looked down at Ivan, "Ivan, I learned from Dumbledore Everything is known there, I must thank you for defeating the evil god statue that night, I am a fool to think I can destroy it, thanks to you..."

"It's actually Harry. If he hadn't seen you being attacked, we wouldn't have arrived in time." Ivan said modestly.

"I will thank him, that boy won the vampire's friendship just like you!" Keresis said, "By the way, how is Elaine doing? I heard he went to Hogwarts with you, That's always been her dream."

"Don't worry about her, because of something, we left Hogwarts early, and Hermione!" Aiwen said, "The two of them are at the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, and you can see her when you go back. Or say Norway, Keresis, what is your family's trouble?"

He must have talked about it with Dumbledore, but Ivan didn't know the details.

He hadn't had time to ask Dumbledore yet, but Keresis said it would work better.

"That is a seal, a seal left by Salazar Slytherin. My family is the family that guards the seal. For thousands of years, it has been maintaining the seal with the power of blood." Keresis said, sighing Tone, "This is our family's responsibility. Elaine's parents gave their lives for maintaining the seal."

"Saved his life?!" Ivan didn't know this, did Elaine's parents die like this? !

Dumbledore did not participate in the conversation between the two, and he kept looking at the highest point of the main tower of Nurmengard.

"Yeah, you know, the power of a vampire comes from blood. To become a vampire, you must go through the First Embrace and reach the covenant of blood. To put it simply, the original blood of the First Embrace is replaced with the blood of the vampire. Keresis said, "This magic is usually done by vampires with powerful magic power, but our clan is a little different. When the blood is re-transmitted back to the body of the first embraced, a little special blood will be added... ..."

"Special blood? What is this?" Ivan looked at him in surprise, "Where did this blood come from?"

Ivan is no stranger to First Embrace, after all, Elaine has always been obsessed with this and wants to turn him into a vampire.

But it was the first time he knew about the special blood, which was not mentioned in the related magic book.

"Just at the seal, these special bloods are left by Salazar Slytherin like the seals. They are the proof of our clan and the root of our strength." Keresis said, "The blood contained in these blood The magic power is far beyond the imagination of normal people. When we first embrace, we will take out a drop and blend it into the body of the first embraced. The higher the degree of fusion with this drop of blood, the greater the power and potential we will get..."

"A rare kind of black magic!" Dumbledore's voice sounded, and his gaze was withdrawn from the main tower, "The transformation of the body will obtain the original magic power, and the transformed person needs to pay a considerable price, but there is no doubt Will gain powerful power. Voldemort has undergone this kind of transformation to become what he is now, but he has carried out it more thoroughly. He is not satisfied with obtaining a drop of blood, but the entire body. If you want me to say, this kind of transformation The way you gain power is actually a curse."

"Yes, this is a curse!" Keresis said, "My people and I have gained power far beyond ordinary wizards and other vampires in this way, but we also undertake the mission of maintaining the seal and The curse of fate upon us."

"But why?" Ivan asked, still not quite understanding.

"This is related to the monster that Slytherin left in the seal. It was a powerful creature. When we became vampires through First Embrace, we established a connection with him. Whenever the power of the seal weakens, it will Hear it speak to us, and make us its servants." Keresis said, "According to the legend, if the seal is broken and the terrible monster is seen again, all of our clan will become his servants, Or be swallowed by it directly, all clansmen are afraid of it."

Ivan looked at Keresis, and if his understanding was correct, those special blood actually came from the terrible monster that Keresis said.

They are evil gods, so there is that special connection between them.

In other words, Keresis and his people used the blood of the evil god to become vampires...

Chapter 1098 The Body of the Evil God

The night became deeper, and the boundless darkness enveloped everything.

Ivan, Dumbledore, and Keresis stood in front of the gate of Nurmengard to discuss this matter. What Keresis said sounds somewhat absurd and unbelievable, and the level of legend is not weaker than that of the three. The story of the Hallows and the Reaper.

"That monster..." Keresis said in a low voice, "according to the records of the family's classics, its body is huge and distorted, it is difficult to describe, it seems to be spliced ​​​​by the corpses of countless creatures, the existence itself It represents despair."

"It is made up of the corpses of countless creatures..." Ivan remembered something.

"It is certain that it is part of the evil god that Salazar took away." Dumbledore said softly.

"But that evil god was broken down into brain, eyes, body..."

"It's the body!" Dumbledore said with certainty, "A body made of flesh and blood, so it can provide blood."

After a moment of silence, Ivan felt that he was very close to the truth of the matter!

Thousands of years ago, Salazar Slytherin came to Norway with the body of the evil god he decomposed.

He sealed the eyeballs at Hogwarts, and he also took care of the brain, its body being the last part.

Eventually, Salazar sealed it there, deep in the frozen ground of Norway.

Because this part of the body is too powerful, in addition to leaving the seal according to the convention, Salazar also selected some wizards to stay there to guard the seal, that is, Kerexis and his vampire clan, their power From the blood of evil gods.

This is the source of their strength, the root of their strength, but it is also a curse that explains why they guard that seal.

After all, once the seal is opened, the evil god inside will lose control.

This means that the vampires who use the blood of the evil god will be killed by the evil god or become its slaves.

There is no way to escape, because this is the power of blood.

The evil god can sense the traces of the vampire who used its blood to complete the first embrace through the magic power in the blood.

Therefore, in order to save their own lives, they have only one way to choose, and that is to maintain the power of the seal.

The vampires should have a special secret method to strengthen and maintain the seal, allowing the magic to work for thousands of years, instead of losing its effect early like the eye monster.

But as time goes by, no matter how powerful the seal is, it will lose its effect one day.

The next thing is the prophecy that Elaine told Ivan. The vampires firmly believe that there will be someone to help them and strengthen the seal.

Elaine thinks it's Ivan, while Kelexis and the other vampires choose Voldemort.

After all, the person mentioned in the prophecy brought Salazar's items to prove himself, and both Ivan and Voldemort met the conditions.

The next thing is very clear, which is the main reason why Kerexis wants to help Voldemort.

Of course, Voldemort was not the man in the prophecy.