[HP] Aunt of the Savior

On Christmas Day, most people were completely intoxicated by the wonderful atmosphere of the Yule Ball. It was not until the next day that Hogwarts caused an uproar.

The Triwizard Tournament may be difficult to continue: Karkaroff left his school students and fled, and the hospitalization of Barty Crouch and Professor Moody is unlikely to become an absolute at Hogwarts secret.Most importantly, this morning's "Daily Prophet" also published a special article by Rita Skeeter, titled "Evil in Hogwarts", which described Mr. Crouch in detail How did the Portkey in his hand take Harry and Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, retired Auror Moody, from Hogwarts, and Rubeus Hagrid, who was a gamekeeper, turned out to be a half-blood giant? are closely related.Rita Skeeter indignantly questioned whether Hogwarts was as safe as it was supposed to be.

Because of this report, as soon as Harry showed up, he became the focus of attention of the whole school.Hermione, Ron and Neville quickly surrounded Harry when they saw him appear in the auditorium, "Harry! Where were you last night!"

"I'll explain this to you later." Harry involuntarily searched the long table in Ravenclaw, and he was relieved only when he saw Luna smile at him. "……What happened?"

"Rita Skeeter's report." Hermione put a copy of the Daily Prophet in front of Harry.

Harry read it quickly, frowned, and angrily threw the newspaper on a plate of bagels in front of him: "It's as if she saw it with her own eyes."

"It's fake, isn't it?" Ron licked his lips nervously, looking at Harry. "People started talking about it this morning, all kinds of rumors."

"It's actually true..." Harry was about to answer when Dumbledore, who was sitting in the middle of the teachers' bench, stood up.The people who were chirping just now suddenly became quiet, and those who had been quietly looking at Harry just now looked at Dumbledore majestically this time.

"I believe that some of the content in today's newspaper and what is said to have happened at the school last night will make you curious." Dumbledore's face was not very good, and he looked very tired. He looked at it with his blue eyes. Take a look at some of the "Daily Prophet" that was still circulating among students just now. "Compared with reports, perhaps more people are willing to get an answer or explanation from me."

The auditorium became even quieter, and everyone looked at Dumbledore anxiously, waiting for him to continue.

"There is one thing I think should be told to you. Although the Ministry of Magic does not accept my statement, and they do not approve of me publishing this matter to you. But I believe that lies are not real protection. Honesty is our unity." A consistent basis." Dumbledore paused and announced loudly in his old but steady voice. "Voldemort has risen."

There was a tense, terrified murmur of discussion in the auditorium, but Dumbledore did not stop it, but gave the people a moment to accept the shocking news and regain their composure.But Harry wondered whether everyone's silence was because they had accepted this reality, or simply couldn't accept it—he saw the expressions of horror and fear on the faces of most people.Only a handful of people around the Slytherin table looked excited.

Dumbledore did not continue until the auditorium became quiet again.

"I hope I'm mistaken, because I know it means what kind of cruel situation we may face next. But you can't defeat evil by avoiding or being unwilling to face reality. In the face of Voldemort The resurrection of the dead, what we can do is to unite more closely than in the past. He fought against evil with his bravery and wit, and brought us the news, so that we can raise our vigilance in time. I would like to express my gratitude to him." As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, everyone agreed again He looked at Harry once.

"As for the Triwizard Tournament, I regret that due to some reasons, the competition may have to be terminated."

It's no surprise that one judge is missing and another is now lying in hospital.The Durmstrang students sitting at the Slytherin table were all as listless and downcast as Krum now, and their faces looked ugly because their headmaster had left them and fled.

"The purpose of holding the Triwizard Tournament is to enhance the understanding among the international wizards and establish a closer relationship. I would like to say that even if this competition is forced to be interrupted, at this moment, this connection is more important than usual. .No matter where we come from, no matter what differences we have in language and customs, as long as we have the same goal, we can build the most sincere friendship. In the face of threats, we must unite with the firmest beliefs for a common goal, This is the only way to make us strong, to make us..."

Dumbledore's voice suddenly stopped strangely, and then, under everyone's gaze, an unforgettable and terrifying scene happened: Albus Dumbledore, known as one of the greatest wizards of this century, In public, passed out.

"Your acting skills are better than I expected. Everyone believes that you are really sick." Grindelwald put the latest issue of "Daily Prophet" on Dumbledore's desk with a smile.The photo of Professor McGonagall's interview was published on it. She explained that Dumbledore's coma was due to old age and overwork, and he was currently receiving treatment and recuperation from the school doctor at Hogwarts.

Of course, this is not a fact, but a play for Voldemort.In fact, Dumbledore was about to take this opportunity to leave Hogwarts to dispose of one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.He had visited this place before, and Voldemort had protected the Horcrux with a lot of advanced dark magic, some of which even Dumbledore had never seen before.

"I didn't know you could be so good at lying, good boy Albus." Grindelwald seemed very happy to say: "Okay, shall we go now?"

Grindelwald sounded like he was going on a nice trip with Dumbledore.He didn't drink Polyjuice Potion today, he kept his original appearance.Since leaving prison, he's clearly taken care of his appearance—particularly when it comes to his teeth.Apart from the green eyes, just look at the long white beard and hair, he was dressed like another Dumbledore.However, no matter their personal temperament or manner, I am afraid that no one will confuse these two old wizards.

Fox glanced at Grindelwald, and gave Dumbledore a soft low growl with aggrievedness, and then threw his beautiful tail with golden and red feathers in front of Grindelwald.

Over the years, whether as the chief wizard of the Wizengamot or as the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore has undoubtedly received many rude and unreasonable attacks and questions.Just like what Dumbledore said to comfort Hagrid after Rita Skeeter revealed Hagrid's identity as a half-giant, he has always ignored the ridiculous reports in the newspapers and turned a blind eye.But now, Dumbledore couldn't help but wonder if he was really crazy, as many people had attacked him over the years.

——He actually agreed to let Grindelwald do this with himself, to face something that was once extremely attractive to them.

He couldn't deceive himself, he hoped that what Grindelwald said was true, that he really realized his sin, and really repented for it in Nurmengard.

Grindelwald grabbed Fox's hot tail feathers and reached out to Dumbledore.But Dumbledore grabbed Fawkes's other tail feather faster than he could reach out, and before Grindelwald could say anything, they disappeared from the Hogwarts headmaster's room together.

Harry would be surprised to see where Dumbledore and Grindelwald were going.The phoenix took Dumbledore and the others to a small road not far from the cemetery where Voldemort came back from the dead. From this small road, you can overlook the entire Little Hangleton Valley, including the little one Harry had seen that day. The steeple of the church and the cemetery where the remains of Voldemort's biological father were buried.

However, Dumbledore turned into another path at a gap in the hedge that was almost invisible. The dirt road was almost invisible. The road engulfed it.

Grindelwald, who was walking behind Dumbledore, waved his wand impatiently, and the dwarf trees in front of them immediately jumped away one by one to the left and right, and then returned to the original place after they passed by.

Grindelwald stared at Dumbledore's back carefully, and found that Dumbledore didn't seem to have any reaction to his actions - he really didn't know whether to be happy or annoyed by this.

They ended up following this road into a dark wood.With a flick of his wand, Dumbledore lifted one of the most basic protective spells.

"If Voldemort only has this level, it's really not worth your trip." Grindelwald muttered in a low voice.But as they got deeper and deeper into the woods, his expression gradually became more serious.Many of Voldemort's spells have been ingeniously and uniquely modified to have more powerful effects than their original counterparts, while also incorporating more and more dangerous dark arts.

"It's a miracle that he didn't get killed by using magic like this." Grindelwald couldn't help but turned his head and said to Dumbledore after helping to remove a few black magic spells.

Dumbledore lifted the last of their Dark Magic spells near the house. "Probably expelled him because we didn't see how dangerous he was when he was in school and taught him too well."

Grindelwald coughed awkwardly.

They lifted the defensive spell on the outside of the house, and cautiously approached the building that could barely be called a house.The house was built in the middle of the tangled bushes, and large pieces of wall moss were thickly knotted on the walls and roof. The tiles had all fallen off, and the wood on the roof had begun to rot. In some places, obvious cracks could be seen. gap.Withered nettles blocked the doors and windows of this room tightly, and a dead snake as dry as a specimen could be vaguely seen nailed to the door frame.

"Voldemort just hid his precious Horcrux in this place?" Grindelwald looked at this place with disgust, "Nurmongard's cell is better than here."

"Because this place is very meaningful to Voldemort...Can I still trust you, Gellert?" Dumbledore said suddenly, looking at the house. "In our next actions, this is very important-I want to ask you, can I trust you again?"

The deliberately maintained ease on Grindelwald's face disappeared, and his light green eyes seemed to be mixed with some indistinguishable impurities, making them look a bit dull. "That's what I want to know, Albus... will you trust me again? Will you believe that I came to England only to help you?"

To Grindelwald's disappointment, Dumbledore did not immediately answer the question directly.But when he found that Dumbledore alone could break these dangerous black magic traps well, but was still willing to walk with him, a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.

And, soon enough, he also understood why Dumbledore had remained silent - when he saw a familiar symbol on the black stone-studded ring on the dirty table.

"Resurrection Stone?" There was undisguised surprise in Grindelwald's voice.He never thought that he would see the resurrection stone in this situation.But the real Horcrux is not the black stone, but the ring.

"Yes, the Resurrection Stone."

"Albus..." Grindelwald looked at the sign with a wry smile. "Now, what do I want this resurrection stone for? Raising an army of Inferi? Oh, maybe as a teenager, but as a 100+ year old me, I know it doesn't make any sense... that's not what I want ..."

But this time Dumbledore didn't respond. He walked forward as if attracted, and looked at the ring carefully.He stared at the ring's black stone, engraved with the emblem of the Deathly Hallows.He showed a very strange fascinated expression.

"Put on the ring, and they will come back when you wear that ring. You know it's the resurrection stone..." In the haze, a voice softly persuaded in his ear: "You can confess to them, and confess that you have repented all these years. How painful, and then you can really get relief from the pain..."

The voice grew louder and overwhelmed another voice in his heart: Now that you know how to use the Deathly Hallows, you know it's impossible.

"Albus?" Grindelwald frowned, he thought there was something wrong with the way Dumbledore looked at the ring.He tried to get closer to Dumbledore, closer than ever, he couldn't even remember the last time he was that close to Dumbledore.

But even so, Dumbledore didn't seem to notice it at all.His lips trembled and squirmed slightly, and there was an expression of ecstasy like a child's on his face.

Finally, Grindelwald heard the subtle syllables flowing from Dumbledore's lips: "Arianna... I'm sorry... Dad... Mom... Aberforth..."

Arianna!The name hit Grindelwald more quickly and accurately than any spell, and he was almost at a loss.He will never forget that name, the first person in the world to lose his life because of him, and the fuse that completely changed his relationship with Dumbledore.

He thought he had spent 50 years mentally preparing himself to calmly confess to Dumbledore how wrong he had been.But when the word came out of Dumbledore's lips, he still couldn't keep calm, and all his preparations fell apart the moment he heard the name.

He looked at the symbol he had chosen, the symbol that was once regarded as the symbol of Grindelwald by the world, and the symbol now looked like a devil's eye, mocking him ugly.He watched Dumbledore stretch out his hand towards the ring...

"No!" Grindelwald grabbed Dumbledore's hand violently, "No!"

Dumbledore's actions woke up Grindelwald from his confused thoughts. He couldn't believe that Dumbledore would touch such a dangerous dark magic item so rashly without checking.

Being suddenly pulled by his wrist, Dumbledore seemed to turn his head in a daze, but in the next second, his eyes returned to the clarity of the past. "Thanks, Gellert."

"I'm glad I was at least a little bit helpful." Grindelwald suspected that this was the most humble sentence he had ever said in his life. What happened just now made him feel bitter as if he was soaked in bile.

During these years, he confessed his sins and thought about how to ask Dumbledore to forgive him, but he subconsciously refused to think about what irreparable damage this incident had caused Dumbledore until Voldemort's Horcrux put him The result was revealed to him in the most direct way.

Dumbledore glanced at the ring again, smiled wryly, and said in a low voice, "It seems that after all these years, I still haven't made any progress—how stupid I am..."

He waved his wand, as if wrapping the ring with a thin film, and then put it in a box and carefully put it away. "We can go back to Hogwarts."

With Grindelwald's help, things went much smoother than Dumbledore expected.But they still don't know how many Horcruxes Voldemort made, Dumbledore thought, maybe next time he should visit Slughorn himself...

"Albus." However, Grindelwald, who had been silent since just now, suddenly spoke. "If it's okay... can I go and see... her? You know, I'm talking about... Arianna."