[HP] The Dark Duke's Candy

There is a cemetery in Godric's Hollow that Dumbledore often visits.

Candice has been away for many years. In these years, as long as he is not in Hogwarts, he will always go to the destination unconsciously to see Fremont Potter and Candice who are buried together. Porter.

Fremont spent the rest of his life waiting and being with him.

Until the moment of his death, he couldn't wait for Candice to wake up.

But even if Candice was awake then, he probably wouldn't have seen her.

Your lover is still the same as before, but you are getting old and sick. Under such circumstances, who would choose to meet your lover?

Being able to be buried with a loved one after death, this should be the happiest moment in Fremont's life.

Although they couldn't love each other and meet each other when they were alive, they can always be with each other after death. In another sense, it is also their happy ending.

The only one who disagrees with this is probably Voldemort.

He disappeared.

Everyone said he was dead, that Hallow's Eve, but only Dumbledore knew he wasn't dead.

He will come back, in another way.

Why do you think so?

Because he has never found his body.

Dumbledore slowly took out a string of bracelets from his pocket. He spread out his palm, and the bracelet inlaid with green gemstones emitted a dangerous glint in his palm. Tissy's breath, mixed with darkness, tried to recall her face.

Year after year passed, she had been away for so long, gradually, he couldn't even remember what she looked like.

Like if he didn't go to the Hog's Head in Aberforth and see the picture of Ariana, he wouldn't remember much of what she looked like.

Time is the most ruthless thing.Once our most cherished person turned into a handful of dust, her voice and smile faded from your memory little by little, and in the end the only thing you still linger on may be that inseparable feeling.

People always have to face reality and accept everything.

Dumbledore told James that they will face many gains and losses in this life. When you can't change the reality no matter what you do, the most important thing you should learn is to accept everything.

Lost is lost, and can never be found again, so don't be sad anymore.

Let yourself live a little better, and it will probably make the person who leaves a little happier.

When Harry Potter was ten years old, Dumbledore had gray hair and even his long beard.

He is no longer the high-spirited transfiguration professor decades ago, but an old man standing in the sunset.

The only thing that has not changed is that he is still the most powerful white wizard in the entire magic world.

Over the years, he has gained fame, honor, and people's respect and love. He is the most popular and most accomplished headmaster at Hogwarts. He has watched generations of young wizards grow up and graduate. Sometimes he still thinks of Candy. Si, seeing the girl with blond hair and blue eyes at the sorting ceremony, he couldn't help but stay for a while, as if she was the same child back then.

But he knew it wasn't.

No way.

In his cognition, Candice will not come back again.

Until one day, he discovered the mystery of the bracelet.

Until one day, Voldemort's wand was stolen.

1991 years.

The wizarding world has been quiet for ten years.

Ten years have made people forget the pain, but not the honor.

Harry Potter, the savior who made the Dark Lord disappear, the golden boy praised by everyone, and the heir of the Potter family, is about to enroll.

Harry is a happy kid with the best mother and father in the world and they love him very, very much.

But he also knows that he also has the best grandma in the world. Although they have never met, he always knows that the grandma who sacrificed everything for him loves him no less than his parents.

Harry had a happy childhood. He carried honors and grew carefree until he was 11 years old. This year is the age when he will enter school.

On September [-]st, Hogwarts will officially start school, and then he will start his new life. He has been looking forward to that day, but some people hope that this time will pass slowly, and slowly.

Dumbledore noticed something unusual.

He discovered that his office and home in Godric's Hollow had been infiltrated.

Being able to break through his protection and sneak into his home, as well as the heavily guarded headmaster's office at Hogwarts, one can imagine what a powerful wizard he is.

Severus Snape had also told him another news he had always known was coming.

"He's back." Snape stood at the door of the headmaster's office and said palely, "Dumbledore, he's back." He clenched his fists and pursed his thin lips tightly, "I think I was the last to get the news .Lucius hid everything, and when I met him... maybe he's been back for a long, long time."

Standing behind the desk, Dumbledore held his wand and said, "I don't think it's Mr. Malfoy's secret."

Snape sneered, "Yes, he's been with us all along, and he's back when we foolishly thought he'd never come back, when we were conceited and celebrating."

Dumbledore stared at him and said, "Would you change your decision, Severus? Although you told him the prophecy, it was Mr. Pedilou who really put the Lily family in danger."

Snape stood at the door holding his breath, and said for a long time, "Will you allow me to change my decision and return to that person's camp?"

Dumbledore just smiled and said nothing.

"You won't, and I never think that it's not a sin if it doesn't hurt Lily." He paused every word, "Even if it didn't hurt her, it doesn't mean I'm wrong, but she Lucky enough." He took a slight breath and said, "So you don't need to test me with those words just now, what you should think about is his return. I have seen him...he has become very different. I believe , He paid a great price for his return." He clutched his arm, the Dark Mark on it was hot and painful, "You should think about how to protect the savior you are about to enroll, Dumbledore."

Dumbledore was silent for a while before saying: "It is indeed important to protect Harry, but with your help, I believe it will get twice the result with half the effort. And... I have already made arrangements."

Besides Harry, he felt that the man who made the comeback must have a deeper purpose.

How else to explain his infiltrated office and home?

It might be time, he thought.

The return of Voldemort confirmed that his research on the bracelet was in the right direction.

So……

He probably had to make another choice for her without asking her wishes.

He believed that even if he didn't do it, Voldemort would do it one day, so he might as well do it.

At least in this way, the person she saw when she opened her eyes again would not be someone else.

September 1991, 9 was the first day of school at Hogwarts.

Hogwarts always starts on September [-]st, every year, but this year is very different.

Because this year, the famous savior Harry Potter will be enrolled.

James and Lily took Harry to the train station, said goodbye to their son and returned home.

James came to an empty room, looked at the portrait hanging on the wall and said, "Will he have a smooth and beautiful student life?"

In the portrait is a man who looks very similar to him except that he doesn't wear glasses. He smiled and said, "He will."

Just like he was the same as he was.

Hogwarts is as magnificent and beautiful as Harry imagined. Here he met his old friend Ron Weasley, who grew up together. Speaking of which, their acquaintance was also accidental. Harry’s mother worked in the Ministry of Magic. Same as Ron's father.When Lily took Harry to the Ministry of Magic, they met the Weasley family, and the two children met.

But there is no doubt that the two people with such compatible personalities would have known each other after entering Hogwarts, even if they hadn't met at that time.

Harry was sorted into Gryffindor, and the Sorting Hat called out "Gryffindor" as soon as it touched his head, just as it called out "Gryffindor" when it touched Draco Malfoy's hair "Slytherin" as well.

Harry was a natural Gryffindor, and he happily walked to the Gryffindor table, and the Gryffindor students also shouted

"We've got Potter".

Draco Malfoy, who was sitting on the long table opposite, watched the scene coldly, thinking that Harry Potter refused his kindness on the train, and he felt very angry.

In addition to the branch, there is another change in Hogwarts this year.

After sorting, Dumbledore stood on the podium and said to all the little wizards looking at him: "Welcome!" The light from the candles made his beard glisten, "Welcome to Hogwarts in the new school year! I have something more serious to tell you, and I think it's better to get it clear before you get confused by this delicious meal..." He held his wand and waved it towards the corner of the teacher's table, " This year, I am delighted to welcome a new professor to our team." He had a strange smile on his face, so bright that it blinded the students' eyes, "She generously agreed to fill the vacancy in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class .Let us welcome - the arrival of another Professor Dumbledore."

Another Professor Dumbledore? ? ? ?

Everyone was stunned, including other Hogwarts professors.

Snape looked sharply at Dumbledore, Dumbledore's mouth was slightly raised, and his smile was subtle and pleasant.

He ignored other people's gazes and focused on the corner where he just waved his wand just now. A slim figure slowly walked out from there. There is no doubt that this person should be the "another Professor Dumbledore" that the principal said .

No one knew that Albus Dumbledore still had relatives alive. Professor McGonagall frowned at him. He kept staring at the young girl who slowly walked to the teacher's seat. She looked about eighteen or nineteen years old. About the age of just graduated, his young and beautiful face has a pair of blue eyes exactly like Dumbledore's.

They do have similarities, such as those eyes, such as the generous and kind attitude towards the students.

However, at her age, if she is a student who graduated from Hogwarts, it is impossible for the professors present not to know who she is.

The only person here who recognized her was Professor Flitwick, the longest serving Hogwarts.

Flitwick's eyes widened in horror, and he looked at the girl sitting down in disbelief. She was wearing an off-white silk dress with black eyelash lace on the neckline. The lace covered her beautiful and fair neck. A black hooded cloak was draped over the skirt. She always wore the hood of the cloak, but it was not difficult to tell from the edge of the hood that she had bright blond hair that was not inferior to that of the Malfoy family.

Draco Malfoy, sitting at the long Slytherin table, was almost stunned to see the new Professor Dumbledore.

Those who didn't know thought this was some kind of relative of his!Damn blonde and blue eyes!Damn surname Dumbledore? ? ?

"Young Professor Dumbledore is my distant relative. I am very happy to work with her. She graduated from Beauxbatons and is an excellent witch. Let us welcome her again—"

Dumbledore asked everyone to welcome the new professor. Gryffindor was very respectful and applauded vigorously, but Harry Potter, as a new Gryffindor, stared at him stupidly. The professor couldn't look away.

"Hey, Harry, why aren't you clapping? Professor Dumbledore is looking at you." Ron patted Harry on the shoulder.

Harry snapped back to his senses, for a moment he couldn't tell whether the Professor Dumbledore mentioned by Ron was the headmaster or the witch.

There was a reason for Harry's absence.

He has seen photos of his grandma in his father's room countless times. Although the photos are old, the people on them are still vivid and clear.Whether it's hair color, eye color, or innate temperament, this new Professor Dumbledore is too similar to Harry's grandma.

Harry looked at the teacher's table with complicated eyes, and the hooded Professor Dumbledore looked at him slowly. When he found that he was looking at her, she slightly curled the corners of her mouth, showing a gentle and shallow smile. She smiled When he got up, he looked more like the pictures Harry had seen.

"Why are you in a daze again, Harry?" Ron was puzzled.

Harry said hesitantly, "...I just think, I seem to see..."

"Who did you see?" Ron was very curious.

Harry pursed his lips, still thinking it was too strange, his grandma had been dead for ten years, how could the young Professor Dumbledore be her?

Definitely Not.

It must be just two people who look alike.

Harry shook his head and said to Ron, "Nothing. Let's eat."

Ron was at a loss, but his attention was quickly attracted by the sumptuous dinner.

On the teacher's table, young Professor Dumbledore sat between the headmaster and the Potions professor.

She could feel Professor Flitwick's constant gaze on her, and she slowly brought the hands that had been resting on her legs to the table, and didn't take anything to eat, just laying them there flat.

Those who are interested will find that she wears a bracelet on her wrist, which is the only decoration on her whole body.

The bracelet was made of leather, woven with beautiful patterns, and a shining green gemstone was inlaid in the patterns.

That night, Harry wrote a letter to his parents. On the way to write the letter, he looked at Hedwig who was waiting, thinking about whether to tell his parents the doubts in his heart.

He thought of his father's sad and nostalgic expression every time he looked at grandma's photos. His father must have hoped to see grandma again, after all, that was his mother...Harry has lived in a family with healthy parents since he was a child, even though he was still a child , I also know that if my father meets the new Professor Dumbledore, he will definitely feel hurt, so...

Might as well not let him know.

It's just two similar people. The world is so big and there are many similar people. He shouldn't be so fussy, although...they really look alike.

At the end of the letter, after all, Harry did not mention what his new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor looked like, but simply said that there is a new Professor Dumbledore who came to teach us Defense Against the Dark Arts. Elegant and beautiful witch, I like her very much, I really look forward to her giving us lessons.

Like Harry, there was another child who also wrote letters in the dormitory.

Draco Malfoy concealed the fact that he was rejected by the savior, and only complained about his disappointment with the Hogwarts dormitory environment in the letter, and——

"You don't know how strange it is. Aren't Dumbledore's relatives dead? How could there be another Professor Dumbledore? Oh, let me say, that professor's appearance is really dazzling, her hair— —I hate to say it, but Mom, Dad, she has basically the same hair color as me! Stupid Goyle and Crabbe even asked me if she was a child of the Malfoys and Dumbledores, they Was his brain eaten by a troll? Even if the world is destroyed, Malfoy will not marry a Dumbledore!"

Blaise Zabini peeked at the contents of his letter and said with a smile, "Maybe a certain Malfoy married a Dumbledore?"

"That's really interesting, Blaise, if that's the case, there must be a hole in my tapestry, but it's intact, so what do you think?" Draco narrowed his gray-blue eyes, meaningful Staring at Blaise, Blaise knew he was going to be angry, so he stopped joking, shrugged and left.

Draco snorted coldly, rolled up the letter, and let the majestic golden eagle take it away.

In the dead of night, the headmaster's office at Hogwarts was still brightly lit.

Girl in a black hood sits on a sofa and holds a glass of juice in her hands.

Sitting beside her was Professor Flitwick, who couldn't help staring at her until Dumbledore spoke to him.

"It's a long story, Felius, but I hope you will remain silent until the time is right. Of course, more people may find out after today, but I hope at least not at this moment, at least Not from you, at least it is only a small group of people, and it definitely does not include the students of Hogwarts." Dumbledore stood beside the desk and spoke softly.

Flitwick immediately looked back at the girl, pondered for a moment and said: "I see, then..." He glanced at the girl, as if looking at some magical creature, and said after a while, "What should I call her?"

The girl has been sitting there quietly listening to their conversation, not intending to interrupt.

After Flitwick asked this question, she opened her mouth slightly. The lips painted with dark plum color lipstick made her look more mature. She said in a gentle tone, "...you can call I am Anastasia, Professor."

Flitwick murmured, "Anastasia... Anastasia..."

Anastasia - it means in Greek: Resurrection.

rise again.

come back to life.

It was still late at night.

Riddle House.

A faint candle was burning in the old house that looked like it would collapse at any moment.

Beside the candle flame was a magic mirror whose sound was blocked, and a pale and terrifying face was reflected in the mirror.

He has no hair, red eyes, sunken nose, only two nostrils, dry lips, and his whole face is not handsome at all.

The owner of the face raised his hand to caress the changes on his cheeks. He scanned the ring and the diary on the table, put down his hand and picked up the diary.

The bones of his father, the flesh of his servants, and the blood of his enemies made a powerful bone and blood spell, calling him back from the darkness.

The blood of the enemy...from Harry Potter.It's not hard to get some blood from an unworldly child, and it's easy to use less extreme covert methods.

He should be thankful that Lucius was a loyal servant and was very efficient in handling affairs, so he was found very early after his accident.

He is back.

He came back completely two years ago, with this brand new body, but he never revealed the slightest hint.

He didn't want Dumbledore to know all of this, he needed to find what he wanted when he was most defenseless, but two years later, that old guy was as heavily guarded as ever, and no one could take a little away from him Something he wanted to hide on purpose.

He couldn't wait any longer.

He needs to use other methods.

As it happens, Harry Potter is going to school.

The person he wanted to resurrect had woken up because of the child's life and death, so would she still return because of his life and death this time?

She definitely will.

So he deliberately revealed the flaw to Dumbledore.

He started to gather all the Death Eaters, he started a rally, restarted everything in the past, and made Dumbledore feel a sense of crisis.

The people in the Ministry of Magic are also aware of this, but they are too fond of deceiving themselves and others, unwilling to admit his return, and still live in a flashy peace.

But it didn't matter, he didn't need the acknowledgment from those idiots, he just needed Dumbledore to know he was back.

He wants to remind Dumbledore in this way—think about it, think about how he came back, think about how a dead man is resurrected, and then you will find that you can save Candice.

candice...

candice...

The slender, pale and blue fingers slowly opened the diary, golden light glowed from the rapidly flipping pages, and the man's terrifying, snake-like face twisted a little bit in the golden light, he seemed to be in great pain, but also seemed to be in pain. I don't feel anything.

After an unknown amount of time, when the light disappeared, what appeared in the mirror again was a blurred face as if it had been burned by fire.

At least a face with complete features compared to before.

He moved his neck slowly, looked at the remaining ring, and finally did nothing but put it on his hand.

He doesn't really care much about looks.

He had hated the face that belonged to his Muggle father a long time ago.

All he needs now is an unobtrusive face to do the things he wants to do.

Then a face burned by fire is much more normal than a face that looks like a snake.

In fact, he could use an ignore spell or a confusion spell, which would also achieve his goal, but he also needed strength.

At this moment, he already knew very well that although the production of Horcruxes could allow him to defeat death, it also dispersed the power in his body.

When he took back the broken soul in the diary, the comfort of soul fusion even surpassed the pain of magical distortion.

He also needs to leave a Horcrux just in case, to keep his body and appearance immortal, because he doesn't know when he can achieve his goal, when he can see the person he is sure to see again, so the ring Cannot be withdrawn at this time.

He will be patient.

he will wait.

will wait.

There is light in the sky, the sun rises little by little, and it is dawn.

Voldemort stood up, dragged his long black wizard robes and walked to the window, looking out through the window, the Riddle family's graveyard was not far away.

He thought it would be the same day without surprises as before.

Until night fell, he received a letter from Malfoy Manor.

Hogwarts has a new professor.

Professor Anastasia Dumbledore.

The long eyebrows of the person who read the letter frowned slightly, and he squeezed the letter with great strength, and the letter quickly became a ball of paper.

Then, the ball of paper was unfolded again, and complicated nostalgia appeared on the man's not so ferocious face after taking back a Horcrux.

"Anastasia..."

He traced the name mentioned in the letter with his fingertips, and no one knew better than him who it would be.

She has come back.

As he had planned, the slightest hint of him made Dumbledore eager to do something about it.

well.

That's fine.

This means that he will be able to see her soon.

Voldemort slowly put the letter aside and looked into the mirror again.

His hair was the same as before, with black strands hanging down over most of his burnt face.

His red eyes stared at the mirror, just looking at himself, but looking at it, the mirror was shattered by the spell.

What will she look like?

What did Dumbledore turn her into?

Or, she hasn't changed at all?