hogwarts shady

"Call him Lord Voldemort," said Dumbledore. "Don't shy away from the correct name. It will only give greater power to the thing you fear."

Ryan shook his head: "Professor, I have also said that not everyone has extraordinary abilities like you. You can call the mysterious man by his name because you are not afraid of his threat."

"On the contrary, Ryan." Dumbledore said, "I think it is not because of my strength that I am not afraid of Voldemort; it is because I am not afraid of him that I guarantee my strength - don't show such Expression, Ryan, I'm not kidding, if I had a spell contest with Voldemort, I might not be able to win against him."

"If you can't defeat him, why should the mysterious man be so afraid of you?"

"Ryan, don't you understand what I mean?" Dumbledore said, "He's not afraid of me because he's not strong enough. Voldemort is afraid of me, so he doesn't dare to face me. When he thinks he can't win against me, By then, he had already lost."

Ryan curled his lips, not intending to respond to the principal's chicken soup.

He has never believed in this idealistic theory, because Ryan knows what level his strength is.

Mentality affects victory or defeat, and only someone at Dumbledore's level can say that.

In the face of the absolute strength gap, any subjective initiative is in vain.

Dumbledore did not force Ryan. He said: "Now that you know that Voldemort is the real culprit behind all events, it should be even more clear that this situation is far beyond the ability of a little wizard like you to intervene."

"I swear I don't want to get involved in this whirlpool at all." Ryan said, "I am a peace-loving person, and my dream is to live a stable life, so why don't you just take action to solve these incidents?"

"Ryan, this is a 'situation'." Dumbledore said. "A situation means that events are no longer single and isolated. Solving some of them is not enough to change the situation."

"No, Professor, there are only two keys to the whole situation." Ryan said, "Professor Quirrell and Swinburne Burst, solve them, and solve all the problems."

"Your ideas are good, Ryan." Dumbledore said, "But they are only the key to the current situation, and the root cause of all problems, Voldemort, has not been solved by you."

"That's better than letting the situation develop." Ryan said urgently, "For example, first let Professor Quirrell..."

"Quirinus still has a use," Dumbledore said, "a very important use, and he is irreplaceable."

Ryan frowned: "In that case, then catch Swinburne."

Nico Flamel laughed: "It's not as simple as you think? The Life Alchemy Society has been searching for him for so long, but they haven't found him yet."

"You didn't find him even when you took action?" Ryan asked in surprise, "Mr. Nico, don't you have prophecy?"

"My mind works very fast," Nico Flamel said. "Unfortunately, Swinburne is obviously a smart man, and I can't predict his position."

"Unpredictable?" Ryan frowned.

Dumbledore said: "This is also one of the troublesome parts of the current situation. The method that can interfere with Nico's divination is not something that ordinary people can use."

Ryan nodded. The great thing about divination is that there are too few inheritances. Correspondingly, there are even fewer ways to counter divination.

"So, Swinburne still has a backup plan?" Ryan asked.

"I don't know." Dumbledore shook his head. "It might also be some kind of powerful black magic item. There is always some heritage in the ancient pure-blood family."

Nico Flamel took over: "But it cannot be ruled out that someone interfered with my prophecy. If this is the case, then there is at least a prophecy master beside Swinburne, and the power of this prophecy master is no less than mine."

"Then can I think so," said Ryan, "that without being able to locate Swinburne, he can constantly change his identity and lurk around us?"

Dumbledore was silent for a moment before answering: "I think so."

Just as Ryan was about to speak, he found that his gaze was slowly lowering and his clothes were gradually becoming looser.

Time for the Polyjuice Potion.

Ryan silently recorded the time of the entire transformation process, which was much longer than an hour, indicating that the previous pot of polyjuice was quite successful.

He used "Quick Shrink" to tighten his clothes to prevent the loose robe from sliding down his shoulders.

Ryan adjusted his clothes with some embarrassment before continuing the previous topic: "If Swinburne cannot be caught, then everyone will be under his threat. I think, for him, using Polyjuice Potion to disguise himself after killing someone It should be a common occurrence - perhaps as we speak, another man has fallen at Swinburne's feet, becoming a stepping stone to his conspiracy."

"This is what makes dark wizards difficult," Dumbledore said. "They don't have to be very powerful, but as long as they are cruel by nature, they can cause huge damage."

"So, Professor, what you are saying is that there is nothing you can do about the current situation?" Ryan held his forehead and sighed.

Dumbledore smiled weakly: "Ryan, I said, I am not omniscient and omnipotent. I can only make plans and preparations in advance, and it is impossible to truly have a complete plan. And if the opponent does not take action head-on, with the ability of an adult wizard, , it is too easy to hide. Do you know how much the Ministry of Magic paid in order to catch the Death Eaters? That was when Voldemort suddenly lost power and the Death Eaters did not react."

Ryan didn't want to ask the Ministry of Magic how much it cost, because the incompetence of the British Ministry of Magic was obvious to all.

This is not to say that the officials or Aurors of the Ministry of Magic are idiots. In fact, there were still many elites in the Ministry of Magic in the past.

The incompetence of the Ministry of Magic stems from systemic corruption, mainly due to the monopoly of power by pure-blood families.

Ryan swept these thoughts out of his mind and asked, "Professor, what are you going to do now?"

"Our manpower is limited." Dumbledore sighed, "Now, most of the wizarding villages have been guarded by people. I can only start with prevention first and lay snares in several key areas."

"In other words, you are waiting for him to come to your door?" Ryan shook his head, "This may mean an inevitable tragedy."

Nico Flamel asked aloud: "Do you have a better idea?"

"No, I just feel sad." Ryan said, "Besides, my understanding of the situation is far less clear than yours, and you won't reveal some of the secret information to me, right?"

"The more you know, the more dangerous you are," Nicolés Flamel said. "This is for your own good."

"I will not ask about this matter again." Ryan nodded, "However, Professor, Mr. Flamel, you must take responsibility for the current situation."

"What do you want to say?" Nico Flamel showed a meaningful smile.

Ryan said without shame: "I need a way to save my life."

Nico Flamel immediately looked at Dumbledore: "This is your student, don't you show your respect?"

"Nico, aren't you alchemists the ones with the most life-saving methods?" Dumbledore said, "Your stuff is definitely more reliable than mine. These things originally started from you."

Ryan noticed Dumbledore's words and kept them in mind.

"Oh, I won't be stingy with some extraneous things." Nico Flamel said, "So, Mr. Franklin, do you want to choose the achievements of a great alchemist, or the life-saving means of the most powerful wizard of our time?"

"Professor Dumbledore said that choice is a very important thing..."

Ryan smiled shyly:

"Adults make the choices, I'm a child, I want them all!"