The Last Goodbye

……Need not. Riddle smiled nervously at the other. He wanted to continue talking, but stood still. Dumbledore just waited quietly. The ceramic plate fell back onto the desk with a crisp click. Riddle stared at the plate of candy for a while, and finally made up his mind. He raised his head and looked deeply into the pair of sky blue eyes opposite him.

"Principal Dumbledore, I want to confess to you."

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Author's Note: The pairings are Harry and Riddle and Grindelwald and Dumbledore.Main plot direction, medium-length novel, HE ending, the outline has been drawn up so there will be no pitfalls, monthly updates are guaranteed, and weekly updates are strived for. I hope readers like it.The significance of original characters is only to promote the plot, there is no original CP.

Various memes: It is interesting that the wizard's patron saint will change under the influence of his lover.I have always thought that this spell has a prerequisite, that is, it will be particularly powerful when it has to protect something?For example, the first time Harry created a stag was when Sirius was attacked by a dementor.And such a difficult spell was easily learned by a group of fifth graders at Hogwarts under the guidance of Harry. Apart from the fact that Harry is indeed a good teacher, the trick might be that Dumbledore's Army wanted to protect Hogwarts very much?So here comes the question, I have always wanted to ask Professor Snape, why George couldn’t make a Patronus after Fred died, and why can’t you continue to create a Patronus after Lily’s death?Professor Snape's happiest memories should be created with Lily.I couldn't figure it out, and finally thought... Could it be for Harry?The person Snape wants to protect is Harry, and the memory used to create the Patronus is also related to Harry.That's why Dumbledore said he would sacrifice Harry, and Snape gritted his teeth and asked, 'Like him? ’, and with a flick of the wand created a Patronus.I think if Harry died, Professor Snape might really not be able to create a Patronus - because there are no people to protect.And this explanation will not conflict with the setting of the stag and the doe, so in fact, Professor Snape really loves Harry.Um.To say too much is pale.

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W□□EANDTIDE,PARTI

1939

"I was the one who stole the Philosopher's Stone. Harry didn't kidnap me. On the contrary, I took him there. Only one of us can pass Flamel's level, so I let him go and let him get the stone To Grindelwald. He also cast the Imperius Curse on me to confuse and protect me. You must know that Harry has lost his soul. He has no judgment at all, he is just listening to me, and I used him."

He finished speaking in one breath, much faster than usual, maybe because he was nervous, or maybe because he didn't want to give himself a chance to regret it halfway. Dumbledore stared at Riddle intently for a moment.Suddenly there was a crisp sound. Riddle was taken aback, only to realize that the vice-principal had just broken open a piece of orange sorbet.The other party kindly handed over half of it. Riddle didn't know whether to answer or not.The bird on the vice principal's desk suddenly flew up, which surprised him again.But it just circled over the heads of the two of them, and then landed on his shoulder affectionately.

Phoenix tilted his head, and gently rubbed its warm little head against Riddle's face, instantly breaking his hard-earned momentum. Dumbledore and his birds are really... The little devil couldn't laugh or cry, and was too embarrassed to drive the Phoenix off his shoulders, so he reached out his hand in compromise and took the ice cream from the vice principal's hand.

It was cool and exuded the fragrance of kumquats, which calmed his excitement.

"You have courage, Salazar." Dumbledore looked at him mildly, seemingly unresponsive to the long confession. "You came earlier than I thought." He sounded almost cheerful, like he'd won a bet with someone.

"The sculpture at the door said, you have been waiting for me for a long time."

"Did she say that?" Dumbledore tilted his head a little embarrassedly, "Well, I waited for a while, but not for long."

"Why do you think I'm coming?"

"Because I know you are the main culprit."

Riddle stared at him in shock.Detective Dumbledore just flashed his wise eyes at him, as if the answer was too obvious. "Isn't it?" he asked rhetorically, "You are so important to Harry that he would even give up his life to protect you - he would not take you to do something as dangerous as stealing the Philosopher's Stone." Dumbledore paused, "Of course, I believe that if you could steal the stone yourself, you wouldn't take Harry with you. But you won't be able to pass the Mirror of Erised, will you?" Riddle smiled wryly.all hit. Dumbledore didn't know anything at all.The person across the table changed the subject, "But I think you'll come to me eventually. The children Harry raises won't be too bad." His tone was sincere.The sky blue eyes smiled gently at the boy through the half-moon-shaped lenses.His smile was really magical, and for a moment Riddle felt ashamed, "...I must have let you down."

"Not yet." Dumbledore replied frankly, "You will always make some mistakes when you are young. The important thing is that you have realized your mistakes and sincerely repented." But his student subconsciously tightened his grip. hands, "If it wasn't for me, Grindelwald wouldn't have gotten the Philosopher's Stone, and neither would Harry...it's all my fault."

"Maybe." Dumbledore raised his hand, freezing the ice cream that was almost melted by the other party.His expression was still calm, neither angry at the student's mistake, nor comforted by his apology.Those blue eyes were as peaceful as if Mount Tai were collapsing in front of them, and it was just to make them blink, "But even without you, he will think of other ways. He can use other students. Even if he can't get the sage Stone, he will also use other means to achieve his goals. He has always been very capable in these things."

Dumbledore raised an eyebrow.This action was very personal, which made Riddle slightly taken aback.This little action actually reminded him of Grindelwald subconsciously.

The vice-principal didn't care, but continued, "Actually, even without you and the Philosopher's Stone, Europe would go to war. As for the prophecy, whether it is from the centaur or the prophet, people always expect to have it." Stand up as an independent individual and be responsible for everything—but in fact, you are also pushed to this position by the waves of the times. Big waves wash away the sand. On the surface, the sand grains stand on the cusp of the storm, but in fact it is the waves that determine the direction of the sand.”

Riddle stared blankly at Dumbledore, surprised that Dumbledore had talked so much to him.Those blue eyes were staring at him deeply across the desk.They didn't think of him as a child, or an unworldly student.They looked into his eyes very equally.He knew Dumbledore had looked at Harry that way too.This made him suddenly feel very uncomfortable.These eyes are too pure, too sharp.They seemed to be able to cut through his exterior and penetrate his soul.But they are so calm and sincere, as if nothing in this world can disturb their peace.

Riddle subconsciously avoided those blue eyes.He didn't want to look at Dumbledore.He was a little afraid to look at Dumbledore.

What this man had worked so hard to protect had been taken from him.This is a man who knows that his hard work was in vain, and the culprit is right under his nose.But this person can actually look at him so calmly and calmly.This person actually said to the culprit, I believe you will come eventually, I'll wait for you to come - he took away the Dingxi that the other party worked so hard to protect, and the other party was willing to give him a chance!

It made him feel ashamed.

Of course he knew he had made a mistake.He is not so indiscriminate.But he kept trying to convince himself that he was doing it for Harry's sake.He knew he was deluding himself.He did it because he really wanted what Grindelwald promised.Even without Harry, he'd be working with that guy.No one forced him.No one threatened him.He is willing.He was blinded by desire.But the moment Harry reappeared, the veil of desire was torn.He finally saw clearly—he finally saw clearly what price countless people, including himself, paid for his desire.

Because of his desire, Europe is falling into war, and countless people have left their homes and homes.Because of his desire, his most important people lost their freedom, were imprisoned and coerced.He hadn't noticed it for so long - only when Harry reappeared, he finally realized how big a mistake he had made - he pushed his most important person to Gellert Grindelwa with his own hands