[HP] Sickness and Medicine

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"Thank you, sir!" Dolores nodded slightly and stepped up the spiral staircase.

Truth Liquid ([-])

This was the first time Dolores entered the principal's office in her two lifetimes. Various descriptions about it were widely circulated among the students. Once certified.She restrained her curiosity and faced Dumbledore who stood up to greet her.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Dumbledore!" She held out her hand to him.

Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, but quickly held her hand: "Good afternoon, Ms. M! Please forgive my little daze. It seems that no one has greeted me with a handshake ceremony for a long time!"

"You have made great achievements and are famous all over the world. Indeed, most people should bow to you." Dolores replied calmly.

"Oh, you're kidding! And, you don't have to! You look like someone from my generation." Dumbledore said briskly as he asked her to sit down, "I agree with Nicole that you The profound insight into the Philosopher’s Stone shown in your letter to him is enough to prove that you have a wealth of experience. I think we all guessed right.”

"Yes, age can never lie." Dolores sat down at his desk and thanked him for the hot black tea he had prepared for her: "You are busy with work, and I won't take up too much of your precious time. How about we get straight to the point?"

"Of course, no one can waste time casually, especially us old people." Dumbledore folded his hands on the table, showing a bit of solemnity in his friendly attitude: "Ms. M, you are here for the Philosopher's Stone. You It should be clear that the Philosopher's Stone is extremely valuable and of great importance, especially since it was recently coveted by Voldemort. Out of personal responsibility, I must personally rule out the possibility that you are studying it with malicious intent or self-interest."

"Mr. Flamel also wrote to me, but instead of resisting, I would also like to praise your prudence. I can fully understand your sense of responsibility." Dolores smiled generously: "Then, Dumbledore Sir, what exactly are you going to do to rule out these possibilities?"

"I want to use three things." Dumbledore took out a small medicine bottle from the drawer, which contained a liquid like clear water, which seemed to be as safe and harmless as water: "The first thing, Truth Serum. "

"I should say I expected it." Dolores was still unhurried: "There is nothing like it that can help people separate the false from the true."

"So, do you accept the test of the truth liquid?"

"If it's Veritaserum you offer, I'll say no."

"Of course it can't be Veritaserum. I have no right to force you to tell the truth. The potion of truth is enough."

"Then, as you wish." Dolores pushed the teacup in front of him: "Please!"

"Thank you for your cooperation, Ms. M!" Dumbledore dripped three drops into it very steadily, and then poured three drops into his own teacup: "To be fair, let's be honest together."

"Then I also thank you for your frankness." Dolores drank a big mouthful of tea without changing her expression: "Speaking of which, this is the first time I have drank the truth liquid after living for so long." She smashed it again Mouth added: "As written in the book, it has no taste at all, and the black tea you provided is still mellow."

This is her active emphasis on her age.Bringing in the identity of Dolores Mitchell, such an expression is not afraid of being blocked by the truth.

"Oh, it's not the first time for me." Dumbledore responded after drinking the tea: "But what I drank at the time was made by Muggles. It was invented by an American doctor about 70 years ago. Out of curiosity, I bought a bottle and tried it out."

"How's the effect?"

"It's not inferior to potions, even their functions and limitations are very similar. Perhaps it can be said that science is the 'magic' of Muggles!"

"But science has far more room for advancement than magic." Dolores sighed slightly.She has witnessed with her own eyes how amazing Muggle technology has progressed more than 100 years later.Compared with it, magic is even backwards.

"I don't know much about Muggle science, but we can have expectations." The smile on Dumbledore's face increased a bit, as if her affirmation of Muggles reassured him: "There are a huge number of Muggles, and There is no shortage of geniuses.”

This time Dolores didn't say anything, but took another sip of tea and brought the topic back: "You should be able to see that the truth liquid has taken effect, can you reveal the second thing?"

"Oh, yes. This way please—" Dumbledore got up from the table, led her into the office cubicle, and showed her a huge mirror standing against the wall: "You may know it..."

"'What I show is not your face, but your desire.'" The expression on Dolores' face faded: "Mirror of Erised, I've heard about it for a long time."

"This is one of my tricks, and it just happened to be proved to be very useful." Dumbledore explained: "The Philosopher's Stone you want to feast your eyes on is not I give you, but this mirror."

"how should I do?"

"It's simple—stand in front of it."

"I'm a little hesitant." Dolores shook her head and admitted: "Some people easily indulge in the illusory dreams it shows, but some people are afraid to see the true desire in their hearts."

"People who are afraid are probably not afraid of the object of desire, but are afraid of misidentifying themselves or facing their true self." Dumbledore followed her words: "'Know yourself (γνθισεαυτν)' , Since thousands of years, it is the most difficult thing in this world."

"Know yourself... Well, at this point, I can't give up halfway. Maybe I should also thank you for giving me a chance to look at the Mirror of Erised." Dolores breathed a sigh of relief and walked slowly to the mirror In front of him, a look of obvious astonishment appeared on his face.

"Are you surprised?" Dumbledore asked curiously, "What is that?"

"Surprised indeed." Dolores gave a complicated smile: "I thought I'd see something else." Like Severus, or scene-based, like she and him acted intimately like lovers.

"However?"

"But there's only me in the mirror."

She was referring to herself, of course not the state after being transformed with the compound potion, but the appearance of her rebirth as Dolores Murray——smooth long hair, bright eyes, exquisite facial features, fair skin, and Has a slender and curvy figure.

Such a result can also be explained.Outstanding appearance is the desire of almost all women and even human beings. In her previous life, she was inferior to her appearance more than once.Now because of her rebirth, her former desire has become a real satisfaction.

Dumbledore didn't know this, and interpreted it based on the known information: "Does this mean that you didn't expect that you are actually the happiest person in the world? You see, it is an ordinary mirror in front of you. "

"Are you the happiest?" Dolores couldn't hold back the doubts in her heart as the desire to pour out was magnified by the potion, "But I obviously have someone I can't love..."

Of course, she regretted it after she finished speaking, so she laughed at herself like a remedy: "I made you laugh. After living for so long, I am still brooding over the issue of love."

"No, this is normal." Dumbledore expressed his understanding: "Love is a precious and eternal wealth of human beings, and has nothing to do with age. However, Ms. M, you should be more open-minded than you think you are. In other words, you may indeed still be You are in love, but maybe out of other concerns, maybe after time has tempered, you have given up your own selfish desires, and you are no longer driven by love to fight and seek, but are willing to be content with the status quo, for yourself and for yourself. Everyone."

He paused slightly, pushed down his glasses, and revealed himself without warning: "Just like me, I haven't seen the person I love in the mirror for many years."

Dolores fell silent for a moment, lost in thought.She admitted that there was some truth to what he said, such as the role of time.No matter how strong the desire is, it will slowly wear off in the river of time, and no matter how hot the passion is, it will gradually cool down in the face of life and death.And her feelings, after a long life of simmering, have achieved self-sufficiency, just like when she saw Severus for the first time after being reborn, just seeing it made her feel happy and grateful.

But she can't believe what he said, because his understanding must refer to personal experience and understanding, and the two of them, no matter in terms of talent or personality, are not on the same level.If they all yearn for a person or a thing but do nothing, then he is unwilling because he cares about others, and she dares not because she cares about herself.

Dolores knew that she had to hold back these thoughts tightly, and she couldn't say anything to Dumbledore.So she turned her attention back to the Mirror of Erised to see how it would get her the Philosopher's Stone.

She and the mirror face each other for a long time, until, as in Muggle horror movies, she moves by herself in the mirror.She reached into the underpocket of her robe with her right hand and pulled out a red hedron to show her, blinking suggestively, then put it back.

So Dolores also raised her right hand, copying her movements in the mirror.She looked down at the stone in her hand in disbelief: "Is this the Sage's Stone?"

"No, Ms. M, it's just one of the fragments of the Philosopher's Stone." Dumbledore shook his head: "Only the whole Philosopher's Stone can be used to brew longevity potions or other resurrection potions. Be careful, the Philosopher's Stone has been destroyed. But I think if you're just looking at the real thing, a piece of