The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 527 Plan
"Principal Dumbledore, were you kidding?" Ryan asked Dumbledore loudly after hearing Dumbledore's request for him to do something. "Or maybe I was hallucinating, and the place we are going to may not be the one you said--"

"Calm down, Ryan. I thought you were able to face everything calmly after coming back from behind that stone archway." Dumbledore pressed down his hands gently, signaling Ryan to keep quiet. "You did hear me right just now. I want you to accompany me to the most heavily guarded vault under Gringotts and take something out of it."

Ryan didn't know how to respond to this. He really didn't expect Dumbledore to ask him to come just to rob a bank. This was completely different from his impression of Dumbledore, who was extremely obedient.

"It's not a bank robbery as you imagine. If everything goes well, no one will be hurt." Dumbledore seemed to know what Ryan was thinking, and he explained the reason in the next sentence. "Because of the locket and ring last time, I realized that Voldemort had made quite a few Horcruxes. Considering that he was able to give Lucius Malfoy a Horcrux of his own, I think he is likely to give a Horcrux to his number one subordinate, Bellatrix Lestrange."

"Then why did you decide that the Horcrux was in Gringotts?" Ryan asked. Because in the original story, Harry and his friends made the guess because Bella was overly frightened after knowing that they had been to Gringotts vault. It can be said that it was a coincidence caused by the aura of Harry Potter's protagonist. Now Dumbledore has never experienced this, and Ryan really wants to know how he accurately guessed that a Horcrux was placed in Bella's vault.

"Because Voldemort trusted Bellatrix and her husband very much. They were his most loyal servants before his downfall, and they went out to look for him after he disappeared. In this case, it is understandable that Voldemort would hide his Horcruxes with them." Dumbledore said, looking at Ryan with his fingers crossed.

"Of course, Voldemort would never completely trust anyone in his heart. I think that Horcrux is likely to be a treasure of the same level as Slytherin's locket or the resurrection stone ring. When he gave his Horcrux to Bella, he was very likely to tell them that such a thing was a reward for their loyalty." At this point, Dumbledore looked at Ryan with interest, "What do you think Bellatrix would do in this case?"

"Hidden in Gringotts." Ryan reacted immediately. Bella, as Voldemort's most loyal lackey, would not leave such things lying around. Before she set out to attack the Longbottoms, she was very likely to have put those important things in the Gringotts vault. Because at that time, she would have a premonition that she would be captured soon after the attack. In this case, she would definitely not let other people taint such a treasure given to her by her master. The independent status and strong protection of Gringotts guaranteed this.

"Very good." Dumbledore nodded slightly. "Now you know why I have to go to Gringotts. As for safety, you don't have to worry. I will definitely bring you out safely. As far as I know, Voldemort was able to penetrate the core vault of Gringotts with a broken body in his first year and escape unscathed. I can guarantee that my level is not much worse than his in this regard."

Ryan nodded after hearing this. The only reason he knew about the Golden Cup but didn't take it was because he felt he was not sure he could break through Gringotts' defenses without alerting others. At that time, he thought the only foolproof way was to use several high-yield nuclear bombs from the Fallout World to blast a path, but this would lead to the complete destruction of the wizarding world's economy. He felt that there was no need to use such a tactic with great collateral damage until the last minute.

"Okay, now that you have agreed to this, you need to be prepared when you return. If there is anything that is hard to buy, you can write to me and ask me to buy it for you. At least I think I can still get them to take out good things in many places. As far as I know, for an alchemist to exert his full strength, it is based on sufficient raw materials and props. Don't be embarrassed about this. As for the time of action, I will notify you when the time comes."

"Okay, I see." Ryan responded. However, after responding, Dumbledore did not let him leave as he imagined. The headmaster looked at Ryan for a few seconds and asked in a slow tone: "I know some things can't be rushed, but I still want to ask you about your research on Voldemort's Horcrux on Harry?"

Seeing Ryan seeming a little hesitant after hearing this question, Dumbledore quickly added: "Of course, this is not to urge you. I understand that this task is not so easy to solve in a short time. If you don't-" He was stunned here, because Ryan took out a crown inlaid with blue gems from the space bag on his waist. "This is the crown of Ravenclaw. I have successfully stripped out the soul of the mysterious man on it and completely erased it. The crown has also restored its previous function. But it can only be regarded as a powerful magic prop, and it cannot make people have wisdom. The one who truly possesses extraordinary wisdom is Ravenclaw himself. Now I return it to Hogwarts."

"You-did it?" Dumbledore sat up straight as he looked at the crown on the table. He took out the Elder Wand and touched the crown to check it. He raised his head and asked in a shocked tone. "So, Harry..."

"Sorry, I'm still not sure." Ryan lowered his head. The reason why he took out the crown at this time was that he hoped Dumbledore could get the information about Voldemort's Horcrux so that he could make the next layout more perfect. At the same time, he also put the blame on the headmaster. As for the research on the piece of Voldemort's soul in Harry, he did not have a way to guarantee Harry 100%.

Letting the principal see the research results at this time will also make it easier to obtain some resources that are usually not available in the future. Because in the previous resource collection, Ryan found that as a wizard of Muggle origin, he is still relatively weak in the magical world. Many good things are only circulated among the wizarding elite. Even if he has money, wizards like him can't buy them. But Dumbledore's face is different.

"It's okay, I understand." Dumbledore shook his head after hearing Ryan's apology. "You don't need to apologize. I have done some research in alchemy and I know that living people and dead things are completely different. You don't have to worry. At least, we still have enough time now."

It seems that the mentality of Dumbledore now is completely different from that of the headmaster in the novel. In the novel, Dumbledore at this time was trapped by Voldemort and had only one year left to live, so he seemed very impatient and even entrusted some important things to fate, which made people feel that he was in a very low mood. But now Dumbledore is in good condition and has found several of Voldemort's Horcruxes and destroyed them, which makes him look optimistic.

Of course, Ryan saw from this incident that Dumbledore is now a truly good person. In his previous life, many fan fictions described him as a person who calculated everyone for his inner goals, and even raised Harry just to let him die at the last moment. But after coming to this world and experiencing it for himself, Ryan felt that this was not the case at all. It can even be said that Dumbledore found a way for Harry to have the greatest chance of survival.

Because in the study of Horcruxes, Ryan found that living Horcruxes can be destroyed by killing the carrier of the soul, and the death of Nagini in the original text also illustrates this point. If Dumbledore was not truly kind, he would have just killed Harry, and there would have been no need to make such a big twist. At that time, Dumbledore asked Harry to be Voldemort's Avatar, although it was very risky, but that was also the only way for Harry to eliminate Voldemort's soul in his body and ensure his own survival after his death.

It is the same now. Dumbledore asked Ryan to find a way to remove the soul while ensuring Harry's safety, because he found that this way could better ensure Harry's safety. His efforts in this regard are much greater than letting Harry die, and the risks he bears are also greater. But the headmaster still did it.

So, although this world is not perfect, the good side still occupies a major position. Everyone has their own shortcomings and deficiencies, and even has their own little calculations, but there are still more good people. This is why Ryan is willing to participate in this war.

(End of this chapter)