Fire Bearer at Hogwarts

Chapter 436 Goodbye (Two in One)

In the early morning, the first ray of sunshine from Hogwarts hit the headmaster's office and also fell on Dumbledore.

The old man who had slept soundly on the table all night slowly raised his head.

"Ahem..." He coughed and shook his head, and then recovered from the dizziness. As the dark lines continued to spread, Dumbledore felt more and more powerless.

He picked up the honey tea on the table and took a sip, then glanced at the calendar in front of him.

"Is it almost Christmas?" He muttered and got up slowly, then stood hunched over the window of the principal's office.

Facing the wilderness of Hogwarts and the vast Forbidden Forest, Dumbledore suddenly thought of many things when he saw the black forest...

"Hahaha cough cough... cough cough..." He laughed and coughed, and his voice also woke up the other principals on the wall.

"Sorry, Dippet..." Dumbledore shook his head at Principal Dippet who was closest to him: "It's getting old..."

"Albus..." Dippet shook his head, "You are much younger than us."

"That's right." Dumbledore nodded, then thought for a few seconds and said, "Then I should have some honey?" He shook his wand tremblingly with his left hand.

A few honey candies flew out of the cabinet, and then they spun open in front of him.

"It's so sweet..." Dumbledore muttered, "It's just like the first time."

His words made Dippet shake his head: "You got this for the first time for Christmas... I guess it was Tom?"

"Well...it's him." Dumbledore felt the sugar in his mouth getting sweeter, "Honestly speaking, that was the best Christmas present I've ever received."

"Hmph, weren't you also very happy when Embers gave you honey candy?" Another principal spoke, and he twirled his mustache and said, "You ate most of it that night."

"Oh..." Dumbledore nodded knowingly, he remembered this.

"It's because I have a bad memory." He shook his head and slowly sat down on the chair, starting to read letters from all over.

Of course, the most important ones are those from the Order of the Phoenix and the Ministry of Magic.

"They think Hogwarts still has a Horcrux..." Dumbledore watched Crouch's investigation and nodded slightly: "Maybe it was released when Tom came back?"

"Very likely." Dippet nodded, "Do you remember where he went?"

"..." Dumbledore recalled quietly with his eyes closed, and he spoke again after a few seconds: "He has been here...to the Slytherin lounge...to the Potions Professor's office ..."

"He's been to the Room of Requirement, right?" Dippet said slowly, "Sir Dennis told me that."

Sir Dennis is a character in a painting at Hogwarts. He and his friend Ruburt are both knights.

Hearing Dippet's words, Dumbledore nodded knowingly: "You're right, Dippet...that's probably where the Horcrux is."

"But, do you know what a Horcrux is?" Another headmaster casually said, speaking with a Scottish accent: "There are endless things..."

"This requires their efforts...doesn't it?" Dumbledore said slowly and then smiled: "I trust Harry."

"Harry is a brave kid." Dippet agreed, "but he's too young."

"Not enough experience..."

"So Ash helped him...and others." Dumbledore shook his head, he looked at his scorched right hand and said, "It's a pity... I actually still have some time."

As soon as he said this, all the headmasters fell silent, and the quiet atmosphere made Dumbledore shake his head.

He closed the letter on the table and stood up slowly.

He looked at the sunlight outside the principal's window again, and along the way he also saw a group of little wizards under the sunlight.

They appeared to be playing Quidditch as Dumbledore watched a child catch the Snitch with precision.

Looking further into the distance, Dumbledore also saw two boys standing together. They seemed to be discussing something cheerfully, but what surprised Dumbledore the most was their identities.

One is from Gryffindor, the other is from Slytherin...

Dumbledore watched the two boys walk away, he shook his head slightly, and then he saw Ash again, walking on the grass outside Hogwarts, he seemed to be thinking about something... ...It seems to have thought of something again.

There was another person beside Ash, Dumbledore recognized her, that was Ash's friend, another person from another world, that Miss Florent.

Miss Florent seemed to be talking all the time, and the muttering in her mouth seemed to have aroused Ash's disgust.

Dumbledore laughed as she watched Ash put a spell on her mouth.

"Albus...you should call him and tell him again." Dippet seemed to have seen Ash, and he said slowly, "After all, you have given him a large part of your trust."

"That's right." Dumbledore looked away and looked at Dippet: "But trust is enough." He said and shook his head: "After all, what he looks forward to most is my soul."

Dippet shook his head and stopped talking. What Dumbledore was discussing was not something he knew or heard.

"But you're right, Dippet." Dumbledore thought for a while and said, "I should have a few more words with Harry."

"Well..." Dippet nodded, "Harry, he really needs your guidance."

During the conversation between the two, this message was conveyed by the portraits.

Not long after, the door of the principal's office opened, and Harry took the elevator to the principal's office with a strange expression on his face.

"Principal Dumbledore." Harry smiled when he saw Dumbledore.

"Harry, come here." Dumbledore called Harry to sit in front of him.

"Beauxbatons is fun, isn't it?" Dumbledore asked gently.

"It's not very fun..." Harry thought for a while and said, "We did a lot of things there, and we won the Goblet of Fire championship."

"Well...that's enough." Dumbledore nodded with a smile: "Have you found anything else? After all, that Minister François seems to be a Death Eater..."

"Hmm!" Harry thought of what Ash had told him, he nodded quickly and said, "Professor Embers told me about the abyss, he said that the abyss is..."

Listening to Harry's narration, Dumbledore nodded slightly, just like in the past, he listened quietly to Harry's words.

"Professor Embers is right, Harry." Dumbledore knew that Ash had hidden a lot, but he didn't want to make these dangerous things too clear.

"You can trust him."

Dumbledore's words made Harry a little strange: "I have always believed in Professor Embers."

"That would be great." Dumbledore said, flicking his wand, and poured a cup of honey tea for Harry.

"Have some tea, we still have a lot to talk about..."

Dumbledore coughed a few times, and then continued: "Harry, there are still three Horcruxes left, but I have already guessed..."

"Horcrux?" Harry was stunned. He looked at Dumbledore with a confused expression on his face. Isn't it a bit... embarrassing me for you to tell me this now... But this kind of thought was just a flash, and immediately Harry's eyes hardened.

It's just a Horcrux, just destroy it!
"One of them should be in the Room of Requirement, and the other one should be beside him..." Dumbledore thought about it and said, "You know the Room of Requirement, right?"

"I know." Harry nodded, he had already been there once with Ron... I have to say, it's really magical...

"Besides, Harry... Voldemort can't hurt you until you're an adult..." Dumbledore smiled slightly at the thought: "Thanks to your mother... Lily."

"She protected you with the magic of love."

As Dumbledore shut his mouth, the headmaster's room fell into silence, but soon, another person slowly stepped in here.

"Dumbledore..." Was it someone else who came in? It was Moody, a member of the Order of the Phoenix and the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts. He stared at Dumbledore and Harry for a moment, then turned his fake eye and said : "Mr. Potter, you have to be alert around you at all times."

"Er... well..." Harry looked at Moody with a confused look on his face, he didn't know the professor at all.

"This is Professor Moody." Dumbledore introduced: "He is your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor... Besides, he is also a member of the Order of the Phoenix."

"Order of the Phoenix?!" Harry's pupils dilated slightly. He had heard of the Order of the Phoenix. It was said that Dumbledore organized it to fight against Voldemort during the First Wizarding War.

Unexpectedly, this organization has appeared again now!

"Dumbledore, tell him about this..." Moody said, frowning. He didn't think it was safe to tell Harry about it.

"It's getting late." Dumbledore's words made Moody slightly taken aback, and his face dimmed visibly with the naked eye.

"Harry, everyone in the Order of the Phoenix is ​​worthy of your trust." Dumbledore said slowly, "They are all righteous people..."

"Then, is Professor Embers also a member of the Order of the Phoenix?"

"Well." Dumbledore nodded: "He is the best of us."

"Alastor, what can you do?" Dumbledore asked looking at him.

"It's about Diagon Alley." Moody lowered his head and said, "Death Eaters attacked there this morning."

"Minister Crouch went over in person."

"Well..." Dumbledore nodded slowly: "We must always pay attention to the movements of the Death Eaters..." He said and waved to Moody: "I still have something to talk to Harry about."

"I see." Moody's eyes rolled, he took a deep look at Dumbledore, and then he left on crutches.

Harry watched the professor limping away with curiosity in his eyes.

"Alastor was the vanguard against the Death Eaters... He was a very powerful Auror in the past." Dumbledore said: "His jealous character has also caused him to be injured many times."

"..." Harry nodded slightly, Dumbledore's words made him respect that Professor Moody.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Dumbledore coughed again, this time the cough seemed to be much more serious than before, his hand slightly pressed against his mouth, and then he coughed up a puddle of black liquid.

"Principal Dumbledore!" Harry hurried forward, but Dumbledore pushed him away.

"Harry... don't go near this black substance..." Dumbledore said slowly.

"Black matter?!" Harry froze, because he knew what it was.

"abyss?"

"Well..." Dumbledore nodded with a smile, "You're very smart..." As he spoke, Dumbledore slightly revealed his right hand. Harry was shocked to find that Dumbledore's right hand was covered with black The substance, as if stained with some kind of viscous substance.

Not only that, but the viscous liquid occasionally sizzled, which made Harry shiver a little.

"Principal... this..."

"This is the injury I got before..." Dumbledore shook his head with a smile: "Tom is much stronger than before...He is no longer the child who has to be held by me when he comes out of the orphanage..." Dumbledore seemed to think of that moment when he spoke, he shook his head and said, "Many people have asked me if I regret it?"

"I actually regret it..." Dumbledore looked at Harry and said, "But I don't regret taking Tom out of there, what I regret... is letting him go on the wrong path."

"Harry." Dumbledore put his left hand on Harry's shoulder, and then smiled again, but he didn't know if it was Harry's illusion, he always felt that this smile was a bit forced.

"Harry... remember, there will be countless sorrows and helplessness in our lives, and the road you are going to walk must also be full of sorrows...but you have to understand, Harry."

"Believe in the love in your heart at all times..." Dumbledore's voice became more and more trembling, as if he had become a little weak because he had spoken too long.

"Because you... were born of love...and love is the greatest magic..."

"Cough cough cough..."

"Principal..." Harry supported Dumbledore: "You will be fine..."

"Yeah...it will be fine." Dumbledore nodded: "everything will be fine..."

"Clap."

Snape walked in slowly. He looked at Harry in surprise and said, "I didn't know Mr. Pott would be here."

"I have something to say to him," Dumbledore said casually.

"Hmm..." Snape nodded lightly, "Have you decided on a time yet?"

"It's decided." Dumbledore nodded: "Just now..."

"Now?" Snape froze for a moment, he glanced at Harry, the meaning was self-evident.

"Then let's go out and talk..." Dumbledore nodded slightly, and then stood up. Snape watched him move slightly, but for some reason, he still didn't take that step.

Harry, on the other hand, supported Dumbledore, then glared at Snape.

"Phew... just stop here." Dumbledore stood on the elevator in the principal's office and said, "Severus and I have something to talk about..."

"You're waiting for me here, and besides... there are honey candies in the drawer, maybe you can try it?"

After all, Dumbledore stood on the elevator, his blue eyes looked around the headmaster's office for the last time, and stopped on Harry for the last time, then he nodded slightly, and muttered something that only he could hear if.

"Goodbye……"

(End of this chapter)