Hogwarts in the shadows

Dumbledore also hurried back from France because of this incident.

He went to the Ministry of Magic as soon as possible, and Percy told Dumbledore what had happened without reservation.

So Dumbledore hurried back to Hogwarts.

Hephis appeared in the principal's office with an unhappy look on his face.

He was just teasing Snape.

Since returning from France, Fulla revealed her thoughts to Hermione.

With Hermione's intelligence, she naturally saw through Fulla's intention at a glance.

At the same time, she was very understanding, and she was happy that she still had melons to eat.

So Hephaestus gave Snape the commemorative photo stone of Hagrid's proposal.

"Professor, look, Hagrid has already taken action. You can't let Fulla wait too long!" Hephis said jokingly.

When Snape heard this, his expression suddenly turned ugly.

He was just wondering why Hephis showed him this thing.

Now he finally understood what Hephis was holding back on.

"Fra told you?" Snape said in a low voice.

"No." Hephis answered sincerely.

Fulla told Hermione, and Hermione told him.

So strictly speaking, it was not Fulla who told him that.

There's nothing wrong with this logic.

Snape fell into deep thought. He knew that it was only a matter of time before he proposed to Fulla.

But with Hagrid's "previous experience", he couldn't make the proposal ceremony too simple.

By then, he would definitely need Hephis' help.

But this would undoubtedly give Hefeth the opportunity to laugh at himself.

"Professor, you and Fulla are not young anymore, you can't just keep not giving them an explanation.

What if Fulla gets frustrated and runs away?" Hephis continued to say jokingly.

"You..." Snape pursed his lips, trying to keep himself calm. Now was not the time to lose his temper.

So he took a deep breath and said, "I will propose to Fulla in a while."

Hephis looked at Snape with a teasing look and said nothing.

Snape endured Hephes's gaze, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times.

"Help me come up with a better proposal process then."

"No problem, Professor, I'll make it a lively occasion. But..."

Hephis deliberately drew out the note.

Snape looked at him suspiciously.

Does this kid dare to put forward any conditions?

Hephis continued, “When Hagrid proposed, there were so many witnesses;

If there are too few witnesses from Fulla's side, I'm afraid the atmosphere won't be lively enough!"

The corners of Snape's mouth twitched even more violently.

He frantically ran the brain block technique, resisted the urge to draw his wand, and then spoke through gritted teeth.

"At… Hogwarts."

"Okay, professor." Hephis' smile became even brighter.

He was just about to tell Snape about his grand proposal plan and continue teasing Snape.

A ball of fire appeared in front of the two people and condensed into the image of a phoenix.

Fox lightly threw himself into Hephis's arms and rubbed his cheek affectionately.

Then it handed the note in its paw to Hephis.

Hephaestus knew without even looking that Dumbledore must have something to ask him.

The note really said: "Hephis, if you have time, please come to the principal's office."

Snape saw Fawkes and realized something.

He breathed a sigh of relief, arriving just in time.

"Since Dumbledore is looking for you, go there right away!"

Then he took out the corrected homework from the drawer and pretended to continue correcting it, ignoring Hephis.

Hephaestus saw Snape's appearance.

This doesn't give him any chance to continue!

It made him feel constipated.

So he appeared in the principal's office with a lot of unhappiness.

He sank down into the chair opposite Dumbledore.

He said impatiently, "Principal, what's the matter?"

Dumbledore gave him a suspicious look.

What happened to Hephes?

Who provoked him?

He spoke slowly: "Voldemort has finally shown up."

"I know that." Hephis responded unhappily.

"He has taken the prophecy, and Harry's safety may be affected." Dumbledore's face was solemn.

Hephis rolled his eyes. "Even if he didn't take the prophecy, he still wouldn't let Harry go."

Dumbledore coughed awkwardly twice, realizing that he seemed to have said something nonsense.

"That prophecy was made by Trelawney fifteen years ago when he demonstrated his abilities to me."

Hephis nodded, he had heard Snape talk about this before.

"I have revisited that memory." Dumbledore pointed to a stone basin beside the table.

There are complex inscriptions carved on the rim of the basin, and silver memories flicker and flow in the basin.

Although Hephes had never seen a Pensieve, he had heard of it.

It is a very rare alchemical item.

The main reason is that this thing is not very useful and is very complicated to manufacture.

He stared at the Pensieve curiously, and suddenly a bold idea came to his mind.

Dumbledore did not notice anything unusual about Hephaestus.

He repeated the prophecy.

"I have always had the answer to the energy mentioned in the prophecy.

It was the protective spell that Lily Evans left for Harry with her life and love."

Hearing this, Hephis refocused his attention on Dumbledore.

He frowned slightly. Was Dumbledore trying to instill the theory of love in him?

"One must die at the hands of the other, for both cannot live and only one survives."

Dumbledore repeated these words from the prophecy.

He seemed lost in deep recollection, muttering to himself,

"I have always wondered, if that energy is a spell, it can indeed protect Harry,

But how can it be used to defeat Voldemort?"

Hephis watched Dumbledore fall into his memories again and remained silent.

So he coughed gently twice to wake him up from his thoughts.

Dumbledore came back to his senses and smiled apologetically.

But his deep blue eyes shone with gold.

"Just now, I figured it out."

He looked directly at Hephis, "It was blood, Voldemort used Harry's blood to reshape his body.

Lily's spell resides within both of them.

As long as Voldemort is alive, Harry will never be truly dead."

After hearing this, Hephis gradually understood what Dumbledore meant.

"That is to say, Voldemort absorbed a small part of the spell and became Harry's umbrella.

And because the amount ingested was relatively small, Harry could kill Voldemort, but Voldemort could not kill Harry."

Hephis finished speaking, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Finally he couldn't help it and sneered.

This discovery is really ironic.

That's why he couldn't tell Harry about it.

Otherwise he would definitely advise Harry to protect Voldemort.

In pursuit of immortality, Voldemort paid a huge price and tore his own soul.

And Harry, without doing anything, received the same treatment as Voldemort.

Isn't this a proper cheat?