The Mysterious Return of Hogwarts

"Harry, calm down!"

Dumbledore pressed Harry's shoulders, his voice obviously carrying the flavor of a curse. Harry's violent breathing gradually calmed down, but the purest hatred in the child's eyes grew deeper.

Reality often deviates from people's expectations, and the abyss is always hidden beneath the light.

"He is a good prospect from Obscurus."

Neo kept taking notes. He could only feel and observe with his own eyes, but he was still far from being able to discern the true meaning of the ancient curse. He had to seize the time to record the data for future research.

"He'll have his own wand... He will!"

Dumbledore was stabbed in the heart by a certain word. He looked at Neo with cold eyes. Beyond the light of the street lamp, there was the singing of crickets in the weeds and fences. Midsummer nights are always beautiful and graceful in the writings of British poets. , but he had no doubt that the Dark Lord in the shape of a child would never be able to feel the beauty of nature and life.

Everything about him, from his voice to his behavior, was full of sharp knives that could hurt others. If he peeled off his dark shell, Dumbledore thought he could see a pile of ashes left after burning, or the withered roots of the devil's flower. .....They are all synonymous with ugliness.

It may be that Neo didn't show the courtesy he showed during the previous negotiations at Hogwarts.Dumbledore was holding back his anger. He stopped talking to the inhumane Neo and only lowered his head to tell Harry about the current situation.

"Listen, kid, I know you're sad right now, and I'm in pain too, but we can't kill him...at least not now..."

These words made Neo roll his eyes. When Harry had the wand and initially understood how to use magic power, the power in his body was enough to kill him - as long as Neo stood still, did not resist, did not protect, let If Harry touched it for five to 10 minutes, he would be burned to death.

"...Yes, we all know his evil, but you need to grow up, kid, go to Hogwarts to study and learn magic. One day, you will defeat him upright and end this hatred, It has tortured so many people...and now, I hope you can face him bravely, we need you, you saved the world once, now, can you stand up?"

Harry Potter gritted his teeth. He supported Dumbledore's arm to stand up straight, and then looked at Neo silently. Neo had seen this stubborn expression many times in Tom's memory, since his youth. Time to the night of death.

They are the cries of the hurt, the remaining dignity of the weak, and the beauty that the despicable love to trample on.

The moonlight shone on Harry's face at some point, and his green eyes became clearer.

"I will kill you, one day!"

“You’ve got to get in line, kid, we’ve been told that enough times.”

Neo had to close the notebook, and his ugly face was obscured by darkness. The confrontation between the two was like the confrontation between justice and injustice.

"Dumbledore, can we start?"

Dumbledore took out the Elder Wand and stroked the branches on the wand.

"First, you have to shake hands, with your right hand."

Neo raised his eyebrows. He suspected that Dumbledore deliberately asked Harry to be the Oathkeeper, just to wait for him here.

"Then move quickly, I'm afraid... it will take too long and I can't help but kill the child."

He held out his hand straight, his wand clearly held in the other hand, very ungraceful but safe.

Harry immediately grabbed Neo's right hand, and the smell of barbecue wafted up. This was child-like cruelty. Their compassion and kindness always fluctuated within a wide range, and hurting others was mostly just instinct.

But Neo knew that he deserved it, not for Tom's past sins, but for the suffering he would bring to the world after inheriting the title of Voldemort.

The pain in his palm reminded him...don't show mercy, otherwise the suffering today would be meaningless.

Dumbledore didn't ask the two of them to kneel, he knew that was impossible, so he quickly pointed the Elder Wand at their arms.

"We make a sacred oath here, it will be witnessed by the soul and engraved by the destiny..."

A thin, dazzling tongue of fire spurted out from the wand, like a red and hot metal wire, wrapped around the two hands held by Neo and Harry.

"First, Neo, you will not take the initiative to harm Harry Potter..."

Before he finished speaking, Neo looked at Dumbledore with confused eyes, are you serious?

Dumbledore looked at Neo firmly, leaving no room for doubt.

Neo understood that the old man might give in to his subsequent demands, but he had to agree to this first one.

"I will never actively harm Harry Potter, under any circumstances, in any form."

Neo cooperated very well and perfected this oath. Although Dumbledore was not relieved at all after hearing this, life was too complicated and dangers were everywhere. Harry might not face Neo's wand in the future, but who knows? Could the danger come from a venomous snake?

There's only so much I can do for you, Harry. Dumbledore looked at the golden silk thread tied around Neo's burnt black wrist, and he motioned for Neo to state his request.

"Harry, I want you to swear on your life to keep my identity secret while you are at Hogwarts."

Harry turned to look at the old man. Dumbledore nodded slightly, so he gritted his teeth and squeezed Neo's palm harder. Some pieces of skin fell off. Neo's expression did not change. He was a man who dared to bear the consequences. people.

"I swear on my life to keep your identity secret."

Golden silk threads were also tied around his hands.

"Then, second, Neo, you must restrain your Death Eaters and stop starting a dark war."

"Shut up, that's impossible. The most I can do is let them die... But in the war, even if they die, they will still wave their wands at the British wizarding community. Don't you understand, Dumbledore? The Dead Apostles are not a group of thugs, they represent the cry of an era, which is opposition to the existing order, and the voice of dissatisfaction cannot be suppressed."

Dumbledore couldn't accept it. He was a peace-loving person from the bottom of his heart. After experiencing the turmoil at the beginning of the century, he no longer believed in the lie that violence could bring beauty. He just wanted everyone to put their eyes where they should be. .

"Then let them know what is right and wrong, what is the law, and let them know how to respect life. Purebloods are not all idiots. They have just been unrestrained for too long. Neo, can you hold on to the collars around their necks? "

"Okay, I understand... I swear that I will make every effort to standardize the morality of Death Eaters so that they understand true nobility and no longer indulge in darkness and killing."

After Neo finished speaking, the second golden thread tied his wrists.

Dumbledore didn't know if it would work, so he just let out a long sigh. Could he expect more?

"It's your turn, Harry. I want you to learn from me and master the knowledge I teach."

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