war and peace

The letter paper in the letter box is the same, with the letters of the Ministry of Magic and the wand mark printed on the letterhead, followed by the neatly transcribed text.

"Ministry of Magic Search Warrant No. 180 VII:

Due to the serious consequences caused by the disappearance of Harry James Potter, Tom Calder King, Mal Vilonka Roald, the Ministry of Magic will investigate the reasons for the disappearance of the three persons.The special operations team established to solve this incident will arrive at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Witchcraft and Wizardry on July [-]rd to conduct an unlimited and comprehensive search of the missing location. Those involved in the incident are requested to fully cooperate with the Ministry of Magic's actions. "

A row of small characters was attached at the back, clearly stating the members of the special operations team.The team leader is obviously a new minister from Auror background, and most of the team members are members of the Auror office, including Kingsley Shacklebolt and Frank Longbottom.Several official seals were printed under the official letter, which clearly shows that this search warrant is of a high level.The final inscription is neat and cursive, signed by the Minister of Magic, and the date of issue—today.

Dumbledore watched it carefully, only to feel that Chester did everything right.His list can be made public, and no one will doubt his impartiality.The only odd thing was that he had never known a man named Chester.How could he have no impression of such a diehard Death Eater?Not to mention that the brain seems to be working fine.Also, Chester was obviously very trusted by Voldemort, without the latter's secret support, it would be impossible for him to gain credit and prestige so quickly, and then win the position of minister.

Facts have proved that his conjecture is indeed correct.Along with the letter was a sample of the next day's "Daily Prophet". The photo of the Ministry of Magic's search warrant was published on the front page, as well as a group photo of the special operations team.Chester stood at the front with a calm face.It seemed that Skeeter was right about at least one thing. Only words like calm and youthful could describe him, Dumbledore thought a little self-deprecatingly.

At the same time, a copy of this search warrant has also been sent to several other people through various delivery methods.The Lestranges felt very satisfied. They could imagine that Dumbledore would have to do what the search warrant said no matter how reluctant he was.Lucius Malfoy wasn't too happy about being excluded from the Inner Death Eaters meeting yet again (Bellatrix's attitude said it all).But he has to admit that this is a very good move; regardless of whether the search finds something or not, this kind of neutral and impartial attitude is the most beautiful and wins support.As for Snape, he has long suspected that his undercover identity has been exposed (at least the Dark Lord must know, he has been hinted several times), Chester's move is almost like a slap in the face.

The next day, flocks of owls flew to the newspaper office and the Ministry of Magic.Some people claimed that the search of Hogwarts was tantamount to tarnishing the school; others supported it, saying that the Fudge government should have stepped down long ago, and the Ministry of Magic should have taken action long ago, instead of waiting for the situation to become serious before thinking of a remedy.

There was also a broader view that an inspection of the site was necessary with the students gone.As for the position of the Ministry of Magic, judging from the announced list of members of the investigation team, the uninformed public feels that there are many third-party people (such as the Minister himself, Rufus Scrimgeour, and Gadwin Robards). The survey results set high expectations.But the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters knew each other well, they had a similar number of people in them, and neither side raised any objections.Although the Minister of Magic is actually a Death Eater, the Order of the Phoenix has already searched every corner of Hogwarts. It is hard to say who has the upper hand in this matter.

Just when everyone's attention was drawn to this incident, something happened underground at Hogwarts that no one knew about.

"Wake up, wake up!" Harry yelled hurriedly.His head was dizzy and his body was weak, but he didn't care about it.Voldemort lay there motionless, his body cold and stiff, his face pale and serene - to use a very bad description, it was as if he was dead.If it wasn't for breathing, it would be real.

Harry leaned down to look at him, gripping the other's hand tightly, as if it would transmit his warmth through it (although he wasn't much better himself).And he almost couldn't do this movement well, probably because he had been lying down for too long, and his hands and feet were very difficult to control.

At first he simply screamed.He had just woken up from a long dream. Tom's resolute face and dagger held high when he was young, and the unexpected coma scene now made him doubt whether the dream and reality had overlapped. "Wake up, Tom, Voldemort...what's the matter with you?"

Then Harry thought of the bad wound on his body, and of the razor-sharp he'd seen himself shoot.He hurriedly peeled off the other party's collar (there was no trace at all), and then secretly heaved a sigh of relief, the scars in his memory really did not come into reality.Then he thought of himself, and looked down.No doubt the long thing had disappeared as well, as if it had never existed.

So why on earth was he awake while Voldemort was still unconscious?Harry couldn't sit still.He looked around, the room was still resplendent and brightly lit, but his eyes fell on a small object on the table.In the summer vacation of his fourth year, Voldemort went to the Department of Mysteries and returned with this (a Death Eater on the staff took care of him).He still remembers the scene when the two of them opened their souls to the ring at the same time (this is one of the activation conditions), and then...he went back to 1942.

Harry rolled out of bed hastily.The strength was so great and the movement was so fierce that he almost fell to the ground.He staggered a few steps, finally getting out of the dizzy state, and only then could he control his limp feet to walk over.

"He will wake up by himself." When Harry picked up the ring, a voice followed.He was startled, but no one was around.It was Slytherin's voice, he realized belatedly.The latter probably had a spell attached to the ring, and whoever picked it up first would be reminded of it.So they moved from the outer hall to the inner room, probably Slytherin did it too.

Thinking of this, Harry calmed down and looked at the ring carefully.It is still the same, engraved with a bunch of unintelligible ancient characters, and the edges are slightly reflecting light under the candlelight.But there was one difference. There was a crack in the middle of the very wide ring, and it seemed that it could be split into two with a slight break.

Harry had never seen this kind of fracture before, and his heart was suddenly up and down.Is this thing really okay?If it is broken, will Voldemort never wake up?His fingers trembled at the thought, and he hastily put the ring back in its place.Then he stared at it for a while, then walked back to the bed and sat down on the low stool.From his angle, most of Voldemort's profile can be seen.

He went back to the time long ago and met Tom Riddle before the Chamber of Secrets was opened.Things were really bad at the beginning, but after the Chamber of Secrets incident, their relationship gradually grew closer.Harry didn't know whether it was him or his memory that made him open the latter's heart.But at least one thing is certain, Tom Riddle will not have to kill his classmates and his father under any circumstances.The moment he swung the knife down, Tom made his new choice.Not longevity, but something else.

Harry thought again of what Dumbledore had said to him the last time in the white mist.He can choose to go back, or he can choose to board a train to go forward.Have mercy not on the dead, but on the living, with the goal of reducing the number of mutilated souls and separated families.He's still not sure if he did it, but he did give it all he had.Also as Dumbledore said, King's Cross Station is illusory, and the memory world built by the ring is also illusory, but why does this mean it is not true?

"I told you once, try to repent. Maybe this is too hard for you, but you can at least promise not to let those things happen again." Harry said softly.According to Voldemort's character, he probably would never show such emotions as regret.As he once said, he never regrets what he did.It meant weakness to him, it meant submission.But he proved with facts that he would never make that mistake again.Harry now finally understood what Voldemort meant by no regrets - the emotion was completely irrelevant, and what could actually be done was all that mattered.

But Voldemort closed his eyes and did not respond to what he said.

What do you mean by "he will wake up by himself?" Harry became anxious again.when?In what way?Will there be any surprises?Why can't he say everything together, even if he doesn't know anything else!Don't Slytherins like to only say half of what they say, and leave half for others to guess?

Harry stood up, ready to look through the bookshelves in the room again.He can't sit still, he's sure to find a way to deal with the situation.But at this moment, his stomach growled shamelessly.Only then did Harry realize that he was very hungry.In the past, he never had to worry about this kind of thing. Someone would always think about it for him. He was really spoiled.Voldemort basically didn't say anything, but basically he was the one who was taken care of.Harry clenched his fists.He swears that he is the one to take care of this time!

On July [-]rd, the Ministry of Magic special operations team arrived at Hogwarts on time.In order to show fairness and openness, there were several reporters accompanying him, including Rita Skeeter.But at the end of the day, nothing came of it.The members of the group were divided into two factions. The party headed by the Death Eaters questioned that Dumbledore had destroyed the evidence, while the party headed by the Order of the Phoenix said that this doubt was unreasonable.

"What are you doing here? What happened?" Harry asked in surprise, looking at the confronting crowd.He rummaged through the documents in the Chamber of Secrets for a day and a night, but he couldn't find a reasonable reason to explain Voldemort's unconscious state.In the end, he gave up for the time being, thinking that maybe asking other people would give him something new, so he came out.He had already read the date on the clock in the Chamber of Secrets and thought that Hogwarts must have had no students.As a result, as soon as he went down one floor, he found many people arguing in the auditorium.

"Harry Potter?" Everyone was shocked.They obviously turned Hogwarts upside down, and Harry is such a big living person (although he is pale and has two big dark circles, but he is undoubtedly alive and well), then they How can I not find him?

"Can someone explain to me what's going on?" Harry asked again when he saw no one was answering him (except for the rattling of the camera).But a new, bad premonition rose in his heart, as if something serious had happened. "Hermione?" He turned to the brunette who put her hand over her mouth, who always gave him a satisfactory answer.

"Harry!" Hermione rushed over in three steps at a time, hugging him tightly, tears streaming down her face.