Mysterious Walker at Hogwarts

"Professor Dumbledore?!" Dean raised his head, sweating profusely, and saw Dumbledore striding towards him from the dazzling paleness.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Dean." Dumbledore walked up to him and touched his head lovingly.

Only then did Dean realize that he had withdrawn from God's perspective and regained his body.

"Just...what happened? Do you call that tampered history?" Dean looked around and found that they seemed to be at King's Cross Station? !

It's just that everything around him looks like a black and white photo, without any other colors.

Dumbledore wore a flowing robe and stood in front of Dean with his back straight.

Dean always felt that this scene seemed a bit familiar.

After recalling it carefully, it seems that there is a similar scene in the original book, but it was after Dumbledore died and Harry met after Voldemort had hit him with the Avada Kedavra.

Dean subconsciously searched for it on the ground, and then burst into laughter. He was not Harry, and of course Voldemort's soul would not be here.

"What are you looking for?" Dumbledore asked softly.

"Nothing, I almost thought I would meet an old friend here." Dean smiled without specifying.

"Old friend?" Dumbledore frowned slightly, "Gellert?"

Dean was stunned: "Why do you think it will be a teacher?"

Dumbledore said with a complex expression: "I don't know where he has been hiding recently. I originally thought you would know."

"It seems I can't be of much help." Dean shrugged. He still hadn't figured out which era the Dumbledore in front of him came from.

"Don't worry about him yet." Dumbledore didn't want to mention Grindelwald anymore and decisively changed the subject: "What do you think of that tampered history?"

Dean did not answer immediately, but asked cautiously: "Professor, with all due respect, are you already dead?"

Dean knew it was rude to ask, but such a highly restored scene forced him to make such an inference.

There was a strange expression on Dumbledore's face, one that seemed both lost and lucky.

"Under normal circumstances, I should have been dead." Dumbledore's answer was a bit confusing.

Could it be that this is an abnormal situation?He's not dead yet?

Dean speculated.

"But due to some special reasons, I am now between life and death." Dumbledore's explanation immediately reminded Dean of Obsidian Island and Vivian. Is that state between illusion and reality similar to Dumbledore's explanation? Is there anything similar about Lido now?

"What era is it now?" Dean asked suddenly and unexpectedly.

"Grade 7..." Dumbledore only answered halfway before closing his mouth, looking at Dean with a complex expression and saying, "You still like to use these little tricks so much."

Dean blushed slightly after being criticized implicitly by Dumbledore.

Although Dumbledore has not finished speaking, Dean already has a rough idea that the Dumbledore in front of him should be the same person as the Dumbledore outside the time-sealed capsule in grade 7 that he once met, but he doesn't know who it is yet. Who is behind?

"Professor, do you know about the time seal capsule?" Dean thought for a moment and felt that there was no need to hide it, so he asked directly.

Dumbledore glanced at him angrily: "Of course I know, isn't that why you came here?"

Now Dean understood that Dumbledore in front of him had experienced his "breakthrough".

"Professor, I don't know who took the opportunity to break through the seal at that time." Dean explained quickly.

It would be bad if Dumbledore misunderstood that he was in cahoots with that mysterious man.

Dumbledore's eyes flashed: "Of course I know, otherwise you wouldn't be here now."

"You are so wise." Dean breathed a sigh of relief.

Although his strength is not much different from Dumbledore now, he is still a little scared.

"Dean, answer my question, what do you think of the history that was tampered with just now?" Dumbledore asked again reluctantly.

"It's very scary. I don't want that to be true." Dean told the truth, even though his gut told him that it would be bad for him.

"It's a pity, it's a pity, this is the history that is happening." Dumbledore's tone revealed a hint of extreme exhaustion.

"Didn't you say that this was tampered history?" Dean asked immediately.

"I said tampering because originally according to my plan, such history would never happen, but due to some people's own actions, the situation eventually became out of control." Dumbledore looked at Dean with bright eyes.

Dean suddenly felt that his throat was a little dry, and he felt that Dumbledore was thinking of him.

"You mean I saved someone I shouldn't have saved?" Dean probed carefully.

"Quillo, Sirius, Cedric, Alastor, Severus... I think you should notice that they all appeared in the final battle with Voldemort." Dumbledore said seriously.

"Really?" Dean didn't notice these details before, but now that he thinks about it, it seems like this is really the case.

For example, in the original book, it was Mrs. Weasley who faced off against Bellatrix in the Battle of Hogwarts, but in the scene just now, Bella's opponent seems to be...Sirius?

So is it really because of his "rescue" mission that ultimately led to the death of all BE members?

Dean couldn't accept this result.

If Dumbledore hadn't lied to him, was he doing bad things out of good intentions?

"Dean, I told you a long time ago not to interfere too much in my plan to train Harry. Only Harry can defeat Tom and become the savior of the wizarding world." Dumbledore took off his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows tiredly.

"You did remind me..." Dean muttered.

"Not just once!" Dumbledore emphasized.

"I know, I thought..." Dean didn't know how to defend himself.

"I know you have good intentions and don't want so many people to die, but for the final victory, some sacrifices are necessary." Dumbledore said seriously.

"Why should those people sacrifice themselves?" Dean felt a little unhappy.

"This is history's choice." Dumbledore replied meaningfully.

"Then the reason you are waiting for me here is..." Dean would not be naive enough to think that Dumbledore was just going to preach to him.

"Dean, maybe I made a mistake that old people make." Dumbledore looked at Dean sincerely and said, "I may have overlooked one thing before - you, like Harry, can defeat Voldemort. 'The Key'."

"No, you're right. I have never been a key, and I don't want to be a savior." Dean said stiffly.

"Unfortunately, this is not decided by you, just like Harry's life is not decided by himself." There was a strong flavor of fate in Dumbledore's words.

"So what do you want to say to me?" Dean suddenly felt extremely bored with Dumbledore.

"Dean, I beg you, please stop interfering with my plans." Dumbledore's request was a little weak, a little tired, and even a little humble.