if i am not me

Quietly listening to Tenelawney's cries, Dumbledore looked at Phoenix Fawkes, who was already sleeping soundly, squatting on the wooden frame from time to time, and yawned quietly.

First Professor Sprout, then McGonagall, plus now Tenelauni, this is the third time someone has come to him to complain in two months.

After Umbridge became a senior investigator, he issued a series of education orders one after another, and the investigation of professors and students has never stopped. It is a pity that even after spending so much effort, the clues they wanted Still have no idea.Therefore, she became more and more ruthless, and both the means of investigation and the content and speed of the announcement of the education order became more and more amazing.

However, Dumbledore, who was the target of the action, didn't feel that these actions were anything, and the professors at Hogwarts couldn't stand it anymore-after all, no matter from which point of view, they were the first batch of victims.

If the male professors still wanted to retain the last bit of gentlemanly demeanor and tried their best to endure it, then the female professors who were the most troubled were not so easy to talk about.

But compared to Professor Sprout's righteous words and McGonagall's seriousness and rationality, Tenelauni is a bit... er, too indulgent of her emotions.

Seeing that she hadn't stopped, Dumbledore secretly adjusted his sitting posture and stroked his long beard. He couldn't help but think of the prophecy made by the person in front of him and the person mentioned in the prophecy.

Tom wanted to prophesy, something he already knew.

More than ten years ago, "he" knew the existence of the prophecy, so he focused on the Longbottoms and the Potters, which also led to the disappearance of "him" and the tragedies of the two families.And now, months after that prophecy was stolen, "he" actually sent someone to steal the prophecy...

From the day he knew that the prophecy was stolen, Dumbledore wondered more than once whether "he" had stayed put for so long because he knew the content of the prophecy.

But what happened a few days ago made him almost overthrow this inference that he was once sure of, and at the same time made him deeply puzzled.Did Tom get the prophecy ball?

Dumbledore has never doubted "his" intelligence. There is no doubt that Tom Riddle is an amazingly talented person.If it wasn't for his extreme ideas and cruel ways of doing things, Dumbledore believed that the title of "the greatest wizard in the world" above his head would definitely fall on his head.But even so, he is a well-deserved "Dark Lord".

It is precisely because of this that it is not so incomprehensible to predict that the ball was stolen on the night of "his" resurrection.After all, with such a watertight technique, Dumbledore believes that there are not many people in the whole of Europe, not to mention that only those mentioned in the content can pick up the prophecy ball...

But just after he made a series of arrangements based on this reasoning, he suddenly discovered that maybe he had guessed something wrong.

If he really guessed wrong, it would be a reasonable explanation why "he" didn't kill Neville immediately after knowing the prophecy, and also sent someone to sneak into the Ministry of Magic to steal the "his" Got something out of it.Of course, it is not ruled out that this is "he" trying to paralyze himself, after all, similar situations have not happened before.

But if the truth is what he guessed, then who took the prophecy ball?

He knew it wasn't Neville, the kid had neither the ability nor the motivation to do it, and Tom had cleared himself of part of the suspicion through his previous actions.

The only ones who can pick up the prophecy are the ones mentioned...

The prophecy mentions three persons...

Neville, Tom, and the dead...

Harry Potter!

In the dark room, Auror director Sirius Black was slowly pacing the room.Listening to the Auror's question and the prisoner's answer, he glanced at the middle-aged man tied to the chair from time to time, with dull eyes and a stiff expression.

It's really unexpected. After catching a person who wanted to intrude into the Department of Mysteries, he actually asked so many things, including the whereabouts of "that person"...

After clapping the record book in his hand, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

"He" actually hid in London.

Hearing this, Sirius couldn't help feeling that the Dark Lord really deserves to be second only to Dumbledore. Who would have thought that he would actually stay in a suburban villa not far from the Ministry of Magic, and he would stay there for several months. Let his men not notice any clues.

However, although this news is important, it still can't make Sirius regard it as the most important news.Because even if he knew the exact location of "that person", it was impossible for him to bring a large force to encircle him.You must know that they don't have a complete capture plan now, nor do they have the strength to face "him", so even if they know his whereabouts, it won't help.

What's more, he didn't think that person would stay in that place honestly after learning that his men had been arrested.

Thinking of this, Sirius pouted unwillingly, and continued to pay attention to the prisoner's answer.

The inquiries these days have allowed them to obtain a lot of information, and what really caught Sirius's attention was the purpose of this man named Avery entering the Department of Mysteries—unexpectedly, it would be the stolen prophecy ball .

It is predicted that the day that the ball is stolen is the day that "that person" will return.Therefore, whether it was Dumbledore, James, Sev, Remus, or even himself, he believed that the prophecy ball was taken away by the Dark Lord—although he didn't know what method he used.

But the current situation has cast a layer of fog on their inferences.

After getting this information, he immediately sent this information to Dumbledore, but now as the inquiry deepened, Sirius couldn't help but start to think deeply.

Is it really not "he" who took it?

There are not many people who know the secrets of the Department of Mysteries, but he happens to be one of the people who know the inside story, so he understands what this information means.

Only three people can pick up that prophecy ball.

According to the test during the holiday, it was obvious that that person would not be Neville, and it was even more impossible for the long-dead Harry to do such a thing, but at this very moment, the only suspect made such an unsightly act of solution.

'Do you want to paralyze us? '

Sirius couldn't help but began to think about the dark tide in the Ministry of Magic during this period of time, and his brows gradually frowned. This is not impossible.

But if...if it's really not "he", could it really be that child...?

His fingers trembled slightly, Sirius was taken aback by his own thought.

Do not!impossible.

Sirius closed his eyes fiercely, and immediately denied that thought.

Even though they have not been able to find the child's body so far, the fact that Harry was not breathing was witnessed by several of them.And even if...

No, forget it!

Forcibly restraining his thoughts, Sirius violently smashed the record book in his hand on the table, making Kingsley who was questioning him stunned.

"What's the matter?" Kingsley looked at Sirius in surprise, and a trace of doubt flashed in Kingsley's eyes.Although Sirius was the director of the Aurors, few people in the entire Auror office regarded him as their boss because of his behavior.Therefore, seeing him attack suddenly made Kingsley feel strangely inexplicable after being surprised.

Kingsley's words made Sirius wake up in an instant, he hastily adjusted his expression, and replied, "Ah...it's okay, I just suddenly thought of something unpleasant."

Seeing that he didn't want to mention it, Kingsley also turned around and continued to face the prisoner, trying to squeeze the last bit of value from him.Seeing this, Sirius exhaled lightly, rubbed his forehead and decided to go for a walk.

"You're asking, I'll leave for a while." After greeting Kingsley, Sirius left the inquiry room, and his mind turned again.

Is this the first time?

Recently, he seemed to think of that child more and more often.

Harry.

After being taken away by that crazy woman, where did you go?

Even if it is your remains...

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