[HP] Guardian

Stepping into the silent night, Harry walked under the dim light of the fire, and he seemed to be back in Hogwarts alone, but fortunately now he can feel that in this castle, the person he loves and wants to protect is coming. Sleeping, alone but not alone, because he knew they were all there.

It was already past midnight, and there were still whispering voices coming from the principal's office. Harry knocked on the animal-shaped door knocker three times, then the voice stopped suddenly, and the door opened automatically. Harry walked forward slowly, and the room was half-lit. Dark, still the old look.

"Oh! Harry, it's great to see you recover, sit down quickly." Dumbledore sat behind the desk and pointed to the chair by the fireplace. Everyone, old and young, were in their pajamas, as if they were chatting in the living room, without a trace at all. Experienced major changes in general.

"Thank you..." After Harry sat down on the chair, he looked up at the pair of calm blue eyes hidden behind the glasses. "I have something to discuss with you... But in view of some privacy, I hope that the headmasters can keep it secret."

"Oh! Of course...we won't tell you anything about you." The principals who pretended to be asleep opened their eyes one after another, expressing their promises, although a few expressed dissatisfaction...

"You should have guessed it too..." Harry looked at Dumbledore, who was not surprised. It was impossible for the headmaster of Hogwarts to know nothing about his school.

"Yes, although they didn't say..." Dumbledore smiled peacefully and nodded slightly.

"But this is not the only thing I want to talk to you about... I think you have read my memory, maybe I can explain it better, can I borrow your Pensieve?" Dumbledore stood up and gestured, putting himself in the The cabinet of the Pensieve was opened, and Harry pointed at his temple with his wand, drawing a silver thread of memory.

There are four memories Harry gave to Dumbledore. The first one is that Dumbledore was killed by Snape and fell from the building; It's the final confrontation with Voldemort; the fourth paragraph is his conversation with Godric, how he was sent back.

Harry looked at the trembling body of the old bat in the pensieve, and still turned his face away. After so long...he still couldn't look directly into the man's heart.The memory continued, until the memory turned into smoke again, and Dumbledore could not speak for a long time while holding the Pensieve.

"I came back by accident, Dumbledore...I just want to make some changes...at least it's not my victory alone anymore" Harry said with a sigh as he put the memory back into his mind.

"My child... I'm sorry for making you suffer so much alone." Dumbledore had tears in his eyes, shaking his snow-white beard, and his whole body was immersed in guilt.

"Dumbledore, don't apologize for what hasn't happened, before we can change the result..." Harry looked directly at the old man he respected most. Dumbledore calculated half of his life. Although he had resentment, But he can't blame him, because the old man gave everything for the final victory, but left the last hope of life to himself.

"Yes...yes." Dumbledore nodded, and walked to sit in front of the fireplace with some staggering steps. "I believe you must have done something after you came back, Horcrux...or this curse?"

"I knew he would resurrect with my blood, because he coveted the power my mother gave me, so I used some method to cleanse the sinful soul in the name of blood. I wanted the soul piece on my forehead to be cleaned up, sorry What failed..." Harry sat across from Dumbledore and shrugged his shoulders, looking a little disapproving, "But the curse still succeeded, it was weakening Riddle's power, Riddle couldn't find a solution, after stopping the sacrifice , my blood will continue to consume his strength, unconsciously..."

"As for the other horcruxes... this is something I want to discuss with you, Creaver, go and get the crown." The golden lion stepped into the air, and the slight fluctuation of magic power is undetectable to humans, which does not mean that magical creatures cannot detect it. arrive.Fox, who was dozing off on the sycamore frame, was awakened. He opened his eyes and yelled at the golden lion twice, but he was not hostile to the magic power of the same source as the castle, but looked curiously at the invisible creature.

"Ugly thing" Crave muttered, then disappeared, and soon he returned to the principal's office with the crown in his mouth.

"I didn't want to destroy this Horcrux so early, I was afraid Riddle would notice it, but something happened." Harry took the diadem and handed it to Dumbledore. After the soul piece on the diadem was cleaned, It has been placed on Godric, and the remaining traces of black magic on it have been eliminated with the power of Hogwarts. Now the traces of black magic on it have not been completely eliminated, and the entire crown looks dim.

"There was a problem with the time device that Godric sent me back. I didn't return. In order to make up for it, a person who should have died was accidentally left behind by the time chain. He is now with me. I will explain this later. The most important thing is that the Horcrux that was supposed to be replaced by him disappeared unexpectedly, and it is inconvenient for me to find it alone, so I need your help." Harry concealed something, he was worried that Dumbledore would Stop him from changing the future.

"Naturally, the Horcrux is not your responsibility alone." Dumbledore nodded, and suddenly Fox flapped his wings on the stand and cried twice.

"Criver! Stay away from Fox, the saliva is almost dripping on the floor." The golden lion took the crown and did not leave, but ran to the plane tree branch and stared at Fox without blinking. Something was in front of him, flapping its wings a little uneasy.

"I won't drool." The golden lion wiped his mouth with his forelegs, and suddenly remembered that he no longer drool, and roared angrily at Harry.

"You show yourself to Fox, don't scare him." Harry chuckled, although he was asking him to show himself to Dumbledore, he could only use Fox as an excuse to avoid hurting the Golden Lion's self-esteem.Creaver waved his wings, and appeared in the principal's room little by little, with dazzling radiance.

"The Guardian Beast of Gryffindor, his name is Creaver." Fox tilted his head curiously and looked at the golden lion. The golden lion was standing around under the sycamore branch, as if thinking about how to hunt.

The muttering of "Ugly Thing" Crave made Fox unhappy. The beautiful phoenix soared into the sky, flying and circling high in the sky, displaying his beautiful feathers and moving singing voice.

"Be honest." Harry looked at the ready-to-movement golden lion with a headache, and could only stop his stupid behavior.Fox landed on Dumbledore's shoulder after the show was completed. He pecked at Dumbledore's hair and yelled proudly at Crave twice.Dumbledore chuckled softly, stroked Fox's feathers as a comfort, and Fox raised his head in satisfaction.

"How many Horcruxes does Riddle have?" The two ignored the staring eyes of the pets and continued their previous conversation.

"The diary and the diadem have been destroyed, as well as the Gaunt family ring, Hufflepuff's gold cup, Slytherin's pendant, the big snake Nagini beside him, and me" Dumbledore said secretly With a dark look, he was obviously frightened by Voldemort's insanity.

"Your curse is caused by the ring of the Gaunt family. There is one of the three sacred artifacts on the ring, the Soul Resurrection Stone. It is also the only Horcrux that I did not participate in. We have to retrieve it as soon as possible. I hope you can take me with you this time." Harry softly explained the story in his memory.

"The golden cup has to wait for Lestrange to escape from prison. Riddle handed the golden cup to Bellatrix Lestrange in Gringotts. As for the missing item I mentioned is the locket..." Ha Li paused for a moment and continued, "This is about the person locked by the chain of time, Regulus Black. Originally, he should have replaced the locket before he died, but now the locket is now locked because of an accident." The location of the box is unknown, he was also imprisoned by time and has not woken up to now, I have been treating him, hoping to ask him what happened before he was imprisoned"

"The rest of Nagini, she has been with Riddle, but... When I was in a coma, I saw his plan through the soul film. He would send Nagini to the Department of Mysteries to get information about me and him. That prophecy is a prophecy ball, so before we kill Nagini, we must find the remaining Horcruxes, and once he becomes alert, he will probably move the Horcruxes to another location."

"If you can see him through the soul film, he should also be able to see you." Dumbledore grasped this point keenly, and he looked at Harry with some concern, obviously afraid that his brain would be invaded.

"Yes, when he was looking for the prophecy ball, he attached himself to Nagini and found me. At that time, I hadn't learned Occlumency. Later, he took advantage of this and killed...killed Sirius." Harry choked up After a while, he continued, "I can use Occlumency to seal myself now, but once I invade his brain, his emotions will still affect me, so just in case some of my memories have to be taken out"

"Harry, I don't recommend that you continue to link your mind with him, it's not a good thing" Dumbledore said after thinking about it.While keeping an eye on Riddle at all times could give them an advantage, he didn't want Harry to come to harm.

Harry shook his head and smiled softly, helplessly.

"Even if he and I close our brains, as long as his mood swings too much, I can still feel it. And he doesn't know that I have his soul piece in my head. This time he was traumatized by the curse. I'm afraid he plans to There have been changes, especially his attitude towards Death Eaters now... I am a little worried about the safety of Professor Snape, and Riddle is not at ease with the professor. I heard the Parseltongue he spoke to Nagini." Dumbledore listened to him He hesitated.The importance of Harry has always been in the first place in his heart, but it does not mean that an innocent person was sacrificed when it was not necessary, especially after reading that memory, he felt a little intolerable towards Snape.

"Forget it...you have to make sure your secrets are not peeped by him. You also have to be careful not to rely too much on probing his whereabouts, I don't want you to have any bad influence" Dumbledore finally compromised.

"I understand that I won't take the initiative to invade his brain unless I feel his emotions... However, I may need you to help me restore my magic power starting next semester. Although I am not imprisoned by time, I am still restricted by many things. I’m still a little behind Riddle now.” Harry’s current magic power is less than two-thirds of his peak, and the last one-third recovered very slowly. He guessed it was due to his body and limitations, and he needed someone to fight with him. Unleashing the mana can also restore his fighting status.

"Yes." Dumbledore nodded and said again, "You mentioned Riddle's attitude, what is he suspecting of Severus?"

"Blame me... This time the curse made Riddle more paranoid. He had tortured the Death Eaters with Piercing before, as did Professor Snape. He felt that the professor could not fully gain your trust, because of the curse, the professor did not provide His news, alas..." Harry sighed, rubbing his face, "I shouldn't have kept it from you, otherwise he wouldn't have been hurt."

"Dumbledore...I hope you don't let Professor Snape protect me anymore, I...you know? I hated him for seven years...especially when he killed you...I didn't know he promised For you, I kept calling him a coward, but he still insisted on protecting me until his death... before he gave me his memory. At that time, I... really... I will regret it for the rest of my life, for you, for Sirius , for Professor Snape, for those who died because of me...it was not because of my arrogance and ignorance at that time...nor would...I really..." Harry said with tears streaming down his face, he hadn't told anyone for so long Remembered, because no one can understand, only Dumbledore, Dumbledore, like him, has experienced too much and endured too much.

"Harry, I can understand...Young and frivolous...Aren't you protecting us now? Since you have inherited Gryffindor, it means that this castle recognizes your bravery and protection, and everything will be fine." Dumbledore Blinking his eyes with tears in his eyes, Fawkes flapped his wings and flew onto Harry's shoulder. He touched Harry's face with his head, and blew softly to appease Harry. Harry patted his head, no She smiled sheepishly.

"Speaking of which, I'm over a hundred years old now, and I'm always a little emotional when I get older." Dumbledore brightened his eyes and nodded in agreement.

"We will try our best to keep Severus safe, right? But you... want to tell him?" Dumbledore stroked his beautiful beard and looked at Harry kindly.

Harry wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, restrained himself and shook his head.

"I promised to give him an explanation for the curse, but I can't say anything else. You know he... loves my mother, and if he knows too much, he might reject me thousands of miles away. Now it's fine, at least me and my mother He doesn't have to fight anymore, I owe him too much... As for your agreement with him, I believe you have your own considerations, I don't ask."

"Okay, it's too late now, I think you have to rest, we'll talk about the specific situation later when we find time." Dumbledore nodded, feeling confident.

"Okay... well... there is one more thing, I shouldn't talk too much, but I hope you know that after you died, the gentleman from Nurmengard was killed by Riddle to protect your tomb." Harry After getting up, I suddenly remembered this matter. The first Dark Lord, if he was by Dumbledore’s side, he would definitely be able to protect Dumbledore, but only Dumbledore has the right to choose that person’s freedom. He just Tell Dumbledore a fact, and hope that Dumbledore will make the choice he expects when he has the opportunity to choose.

"Then good night, sir, Cravel, let's go." Seeing Dumbledore's bitter smile, Harry didn't say much, and led Craiver out of the principal's room.