The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 576 Discussion and Changes (Please subscribe, collect, and vote)
After Harry closed the door of the headmaster's office, Ryan looked at Dumbledore sitting across the table and asked, "Why didn't you tell Harry the truth just now?"

"Tell Harry that he is the real last Horcrux?" Dumbledore leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples with both hands. "But what's the point? Apart from making Harry depressed and making it easier for Voldemort to invade his soul, I don't see any benefit."

"So this is why you were so vague about judging Nagini to be a Horcrux. The reason you were able to judge that Nagini was a Horcrux was because Harry once saw an attack through Nagini's eyes when he was in the fifth grade. This should be a manifestation of the resonance between the soul fragments of the mysterious man in the Horcrux." Ryan said.

"Yes." Dumbledore nodded and admitted this. "Although Harry has the prophecy, I don't think he has to act like a puppet according to the prophecy. You know, not every prophecy in the prophecy hall has come true."

"But professor, the first half of this prophecy has already come true." Hermione raised a question in her heart.

"Yes, but it was not destined. It was just because Voldemort made a big mistake and acted on Professor Trelawney's prophecy! He killed Harry's parents, and thus gained Harry's hatred and the magical protection that Harry's mother gave her child that Voldemort could not penetrate. As a Dark Lord, Voldemort is always looking for someone who will challenge him. After hearing the prophecy, he took action immediately. As a result, he not only personally selected the person who is most likely to eliminate him, but also gave him a particularly deadly weapon!"

"You mean the power of revenge?" Ryan asked.

"No, hatred is just a double-edged sword coated with poison. It can help people achieve their goals but can also hurt themselves. The real power Harry gained is love. It was love that allowed him to maintain his original intention after being in contact with Voldemort through his soul for such a long time. You have to know that Harry could see into Voldemort's inner world at that time. That was an ability that countless Death Eaters were willing to exchange for everything they had. But Harry never showed any desire to follow Voldemort, not even for a second! This is how love protected his heart."

"So I think his inner resilience is far beyond what others imagine, and there is no need to help him strengthen it further. Therefore, I think it is unnecessary to tell him that he is Voldemort's Horcrux. This matter has no meaning other than increasing his psychological pressure."

The current Dumbledore is completely different from the original. In the original, Dumbledore was dying because he had touched the trap set by Voldemort on the ring, and the task of clearing all the Horcruxes was far away. Therefore, he hoped that Harry could grow up as quickly as possible and take over the banner of resistance in his hand. That's why he used various methods to encourage Harry at that time, and also left clues for Harry to know that he was the last Horcrux.

But now it is different. Most of Voldemort's Horcruxes have been destroyed, and Dumbledore himself has not been fatally injured. For a great wizard like Dumbledore, even though he is now over 100 years old, he looks like he can live another ten years without any problems. In this case, Dumbledore is naturally not as anxious as before.

"I think I can still hold on, so there is no need to let a weak wizard like Harry stand on the front line against Voldemort for the time being." Professor Dumbledore said with a bit of fatigue. "Of course, because of your strength, I think I have to need your help at this time."

"Is this the legendary saying that with great power comes great responsibility?" Ryan thought. This situation should be the biggest disadvantage of using Dumbledore as a shield. He could not refuse some of Dumbledore's reasonable requests.

"Nothing, destroying the You-Know-Who is also our goal." Hermione said. "Our origins have destined us to not be able to coexist peacefully with him in the same world. This war can only end when one of us falls."

"Yes, this will be a cruel war." Dumbledore sighed, probably because today is a good time to chat. The headmaster did not end the conversation but continued. "Ryan, what do you think today after learning that Voldemort split his soul into seven pieces?" "Splitting your soul into seven pieces is a very crazy idea." Ryan said after listening to Professor Dumbledore's question. "As you said, the mysterious man is not systematic in his education, and he doesn't know a lot of common sense in the magical world. At the same time, because of his pride and arrogance, he disdains to ask others his questions. Even if he knows that he has done something wrong, he will not admit his mistakes, but thinks that he is the chosen one and will accomplish great things that others cannot do. But our trouble is that, judging from the current results, he should have achieved his goal and accomplished something that others think is impossible."

"Yes, no one has ever been able to divide his soul into so many pieces and still keep himself alive. From this point of view, Voldemort did succeed." Dumbledore said, "So what else do you think besides this?"

"I think the cruelty of our war may be beyond everyone's imagination." Ryan said slowly.

"Why do you think so?" Dumbledore suddenly became interested.

"Because he can hardly be considered human from any perspective now." Ryan said one of his conjectures. "He was born because of the love potion, and his soul is inherently defective. After his soul was split into eight, the problems of his soul were repeatedly superimposed and he has lost the emotions of a normal person. In the process of resurrection, he gave up the connection with his original body and made a black magic creation as his own body. In this case, he is actually no longer human from soul to body."

"And then?" Dumbledore sat up straighter.

"Anyone who normally starts a war will have a goal of their own, and then everything will revolve around this goal. For example, Grindelwald's goal was to make wizards the rulers of the world, so whether he was killing, giving speeches, or breaking the Statute of Secrecy, it was actually all done around this core. Others can also grasp this rule and do or not do something to minimize the damage."

"But the mysterious man is different. He has no core goal other than an empty slogan of pure-blood supremacy. This also means that he can launch an attack at any time and any place without any warning. Facing this madman who possesses powerful military force, I think we are likely to pay an unprecedented price."

"What you said is indeed very possible, because as far as I know, Voldemort's punishment of his subordinates after his resurrection is much more severe than before. He would even use the Cruciatus Curse to punish them for the smallest problems. I think we should indeed be vigilant in this regard." Dumbledore nodded and said, then he looked at the clock in the corner.

"Ah, it's getting late. I think you should go back and rest. By the way, I hope you can find a way to safely remove the piece of Voldemort's soul from Harry's scar as soon as possible."

"We'll try our best." Ryan had already stood up and was ready to leave, but he seemed to have thought of something and said to Dumbledore, "If possible, I hope to capture Nagini alive. Because then we can experiment on it, and that way the chances of successfully removing the soul for Harry will be greatly increased."

"I see." Dumbledore nodded. "I hope everything goes well."

(End of this chapter)