Hogwarts Advanced Guide

Chapter 411 Dumbledore's Life and Lies - Hera was lied to?

Hera's face became very pale, and he clenched his teeth tightly, unable to speak a word for a while.

"Dumbledore made a decision on his own initiative," Ms. Gray said in a tone that was not dignified. "He changed the child's surname to a name that the outside world misunderstood. The register is magical, and it will only include the real life of the child, and the names that have been established since they were born."

"Who is that person? You're not going to tell me that child is me, are you?" Hera laughed exaggeratedly. "It's impossible, it's absolutely impossible. If I were Slytherin, how could Dumbledore hand over Hogwarts to me? If everything you said is true, why did Dumbledore keep it from me?"

Ms. Gray hugged her knees and shook her head slightly, "I don't know why he did this, maybe he doesn't have the energy to deal with a Dark Lord anymore; maybe he thinks you have a life of your own and shouldn't be shackled under the prestige of Slytherin."

Hera's figure wobbled, and he almost lost his footing and was blown directly to the bottom of the tower by the morning wind. Fortunately, he sat down on the steps directly. Although the fall made his butt hurt, Hera couldn't care about it anymore.

Lady Gray had apparently said everything, and Hera sat on the ground with her face buried deep in her hands.His head was throbbing again, and his body was shaking uncontrollably.

"The truth is cruel." Ms. Gray's voice came from Hera's side, "but I think you have already guessed it, haven't you?"

"Impossible! Impossible!" Hera shouted, he was not a Horcrux.

Ms. Gray stood up, her pale white dress swaying in the wind, "Go, do what you should do."

Hera raised her head, gave her a deep look, and staggered away from the tower.

He can't possibly be Slytherin's Horcrux, he is Hera Lestrange, an ordinary wizard, except for the stench of his surname, except for speaking Parseltongue, except for
But at the same time, Hera understood one thing more sadly in her heart: what Ms. Gray—that is, Helena Ravenclaw said was absolutely true, no matter how much he deceived himself, he understood that she would not joke about such things.

As for Helena and Dumbledore teaming up to deceive Hera?To be honest, Hera didn't think there was anything in her worthy of Dumbledore's plot.

After leaving the tower, Hera couldn't even tell the direction. He could only hold on to the handrail of the stairs and rush down in a panic.

"Ah."

Pushing open the door stiffly, Hera walked straight towards the center of the teaching desk. He needed some time to slow down, at least to convince himself that he could accept this identity, at least to let him think clearly about his next path.

The sun was rising, pure and colorless, and the vast expanse of sky hung high overhead, unfolding in full detail through the ceiling of the auditorium before Hera's eyes, but it was indifferent to his pain.Hera sat down on the chair and took a deep breath.

Perhaps, being able to live to see the sun rise as usual should be the greatest wealth in the world.But Hera didn't care to appreciate it, his senses were wounded by the truth in Helena's mouth.His eyes swept over the four long tables in the auditorium, and the sound of the bell pierced the silence of the morning.

Unknowingly, Hera's fingers sank into her arm, as if resisting severe pain.He has shed blood countless times, and when he was in the smuggling business in Greece, he often encountered critical moments.However, until this moment, he had never felt fatally weakened, even if he had had such terrible conjectures before then.

Hera knew that he couldn't show such thoughts. He was the principal, the spiritual pillar of everyone, and Penello's husband (boyfriend). He had to be as strong as an armor, enough to protect everyone.

So, at this moment, Hera wanted to run away, go back to the office, indulge herself for two or three days, and let everything become as usual, he was still Hera Lestrange, an ordinary wizard.

But the students were already coming down the stairs, and Hera could already hear their rumbling footsteps, at the door of the auditorium, and beyond the gate, they had already filed into the auditorium and sat in their places, discussing excitedly.

Anger against Dumbledore erupted like lava, scalding Hera's heart and extinguishing all other feelings.Hera lowered her head and took out the wand that Dumbledore had given him.

Dumbledore kept everything from him, he clearly knew everything, but he still let Hera grope in the dark, learned everything from Helena bit by bit, collected clues bit by bit, no explanation, nothing, Dumbledore has passed away.

And all this, Voldemort is also clear.

Dumbledore probably planned everything long ago. When Hera completed his mission, Voldemort's wariness towards Hera was also raised to the highest level - he would never allow a person with a nobler blood than his own and outstanding ability to stay by his side. Although he was willing to keep Hera's life, Bellatrix, who knew the inside story, would not agree.

Yes, how could Bellatrix not know?

It was she who carried Hera out of Gaunt's old house.

Dumbledore planned everything early on, and after Hera completed all his plans, he could die, everything was so insignificant, it was like his own life.

"Hera?" Professor McGonagall's voice came from the side, but Hera didn't come back to her senses. She patted Hera's shoulder lightly, "Hera? What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Hera said, picked up the goblet on the table, wanted to drink some water to calm down, but found that it was still empty.

"Breakfast hasn't started yet." Professor McGonagall looked at Hera with some concern. His situation was obviously not good.

Hera nodded and squeezed out a stiff smile, "Probably didn't take a break."

"You have a mail." Professor McGonagall pointed to the table in front of Hera, and the owl delivered a brown paper package at some point.There is also a note tucked outside.

Hera took out the note and read out those lines of sharp green characters.

"Dear Principal Lestrange, for our future cooperation, here is a new book, I hope you like it. I hope this will not disturb your mood, and look forward to our next meeting. Rita."

"Rita Skeeter?" Professor McGonagall's face was a bit strange, apparently she hadn't forgotten that in the past few years, Rita kept describing Harry and Dumbledore as two lunatics, and she couldn't figure out why Rita would send Hera a new book.

"Yes." Hera nodded, roughly tore open the kraft paper package, then crumpled the note and put it aside.

It was a brand new book, and on the cover was a picture of Dumbledore winking at them.

"How could she slander Dumbledore so much?" Professor McGonagall became angry when she saw the title of the book. She pointed to the title of the book and said angrily, which attracted the attention of many students.

Hera raised her eyelids and saw a few words on the cover: "The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore".

"We can't deny that Dumbledore did leave with many mysteries." Hera looked at Dumbledore's face, feeling inexplicably happy.Probably because Dumbledore knew him like the back of his hand and played with him in the palm of his hand. Right now, this book seems to be just enough to make Hera vent her anger.

"I will not allow this book to be published. This is a slander to Dumbledore. She must have fabricated something in it!" Professor McGonagall hugged her shoulders angrily, and she could guess that there must be a lot of fabricated news without even looking at it.

Hera nodded slightly, and opened the book, almost ten lines at a glance, and only paused a little when there were pages with photos.Soon, he saw a photo of the young Dumbledore and a guy Hera couldn't forget.

That scruffy young man is clearly the boy Grindelwald whom Hera saw in the Pensieve (Chapter 64)!

How did Rita manage to get this picture! ?

No, the point should be what does Dumbledore have with Grindelwald?

Hera suddenly felt a little flustered. He never believed that Dumbledore would let the first Dark Lord spend the rest of his life in Nurmengard Castle. He must have some plans. Before the war at the Ministry of Magic, Leni clearly asked Hera to help make the Portkey, even though the Saints did not show up at the Ministry of Magic that night.

Dumbledore and Grindelwald definitely have some conspiracy!
If you want to break the situation, I'm afraid you can only start with Grindelwald!

Hera's eyes immediately fell on the caption: Albus Dumbledore with friend Gellert Grindelwald shortly after his mother's death.

Hera stared at the photo for a long time, and Professor McGonagall even shook her hand in front of him for a long time.

"What are you looking at? What the hell is Rita making up again?"

"It's nothing."

Hera looked for Grindelwald's name on the front and back pages of the book, and he found it quickly, and read greedily, but was at a loss, and had to read further to understand.Finally, he found himself turning to the beginning of a chapter titled "The Greater Good."He was about to read on quietly when Professor McGonagall interrupted him.

"Hera, what happened?"

"Minerva, I'm afraid I don't have time to explain more, I have to read this first." Hera said quickly, he scanned the auditorium, and immediately closed the book, "I'm full, so I'll go back first."

"But you obviously have nothing—" Before Professor McGonagall finished speaking, Hera had stood up and left in a hurry, still holding the book "The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore" in her arms.

Back in the office, Hera almost immediately returned to the throne-like chair, spread out the book, and began to read.

"Hera, why did you come back?"

"I'm going downstairs to have breakfast, don't worry about me, I have more important things to do now." Hera said without raising his head, his head was buried in the book.

Penello looked at Hera with some concern, but she didn't say anything, just tiptoed out of the office, and gently closed the door.

This chapter of the book reads:

When his birthday was approaching, Dumbledore left Hogwarts with a dazzling aura-the head of the Boys' Union, the prefect, the Barnabus Finkley Award for Excellent Spellcasting, the Wizengamot Youth Representative, and the Cairo International Alchemy Conference Pioneering Contribution Award
Hera was able to see ten lines at a glance, he quickly scanned these not so important information, and he quickly saw what he wanted.

"The very summer that Dumbledore returned to Godric's Hollow as an orphan and head of the family, Bathilda Bagshot agreed to host his great-nephew, Gellert Grindelwald, in his home.

Grindelwald's name is naturally very prominent
When Grindelwald was 16, even Durmstrang felt he could no longer turn a blind eye to his shady experiments, and he was expelled from school.So far, the description of Grindelwald's next experience has been 'traveling abroad for several months'.It can now be seen that Grindelwald chose to go to his aunt's house in Godric's Hollow, and made a close friend there. Perhaps many people will be surprised when they hear this. This close friend is none other than Albus Dumbledore.
Yeah, even after talking for a day - two talented teenagers who hit it off like fire and pot.Albus sometimes has a sudden inspiration, and he needs to let Grindelwald know immediately.

What an inspiration that, though admirers of Albus Dumbledore will be horrified, is the idea their 17-year-old hero passed on to his new best friend (copy of original letter on page 463). "

Hera turned to page 463 almost immediately. The letter was not too long, but the words were very direct. Hera could understand what Dumbledore was talking about almost instantly.

"Couldn't all of this be Dumbledore's plan?" Hera inserted his fingers into his hair, and he racked his brains. Everyone knew that the battle between Grindelwald and Dumbledore was Dumbledore's victory, but no one knew what happened that night.

Hera felt frightened for a while, and a very terrifying guess sprouted in his heart, so frightening that he didn't even dare to think in that direction.

But this is beyond his control, this idea seems to have taken root in his mind, and he has a reasonable and terrible speculation about everything almost instantly.

Both Grindelwald and Dumbledore knew that their plan could not succeed, so Dumbledore trained Voldemort, the most powerful and evil wizard ever, who would thoroughly confuse the wizarding and Muggle worlds.To break the "Secrecy Act" and for the "greater good" of this, Hera has no doubt that Dumbledore can do such a thing. He has always been a person who will not give up until he achieves his goal.

In this way, Dumbledore seems to have been guiding Hera to resurrect Voldemort before: if you don't resurrect him, you can't destroy him.

But now it seems that this is too ridiculous - as long as all the Horcruxes are destroyed, can Voldemort still live?
A weak Voldemort is better than a returned Voldemort, right?
(End of this chapter)