The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 609 A Sincere Apology

Hearing this, Dumbledore also looked at Ada beside him. He already knew how smart his student was, but he was still always surprised.

"Yes, the black gem on the ring is the Resurrection Stone," said Dumbledore, "the Resurrection Stone from the Deathly Hallows."

"The Old Wand from Grindelwald, the Resurrection Stone from the old Gaunt house, and the Invisibility Cloak from Harry's ancestors." Ada said, counting on her fingers, "Although you don't have them all at the same time, you have collected all three Deathly Hallows."

Although Dumbledore did not possess all three Hallows at the same time, he possessed at most two at the same time (the Elder Wand and the Invisibility Cloak/Resurrection Stone), but this can also be considered unprecedented.

Since the story of the three Peverell brothers spread, the concept of the Deathly Hallows first appeared. For thousands of years, no one has been able to hold three Deathly Hallows at the same time.

This conclusion can be drawn by reverse deducing from who has the holy vessel now.

The Invisibility Cloak had been passed down in the Potter family before, and Dumbledore borrowed it from James. After Harry entered school, the headmaster returned the Invisibility Cloak intact.

That is, except for the few years when Dumbledore temporarily kept the Invisibility Cloak, it was in the hands of Ignotus' descendants.

The Resurrection Stone was kept by the Gaunt family, the descendants of Cadmus, until Voldemort made it into a Horcrux, and it fell into the hands of an outsider (Dumbledore).

Among the Deathly Hallows, only the Elder Wand has been displaced. Since Antiochus was killed, the owner of the Elder Wand has been constantly changing. Its bloody traces are splattered all over the history of magic, and every wizard who holds it has a bad ending.

I won’t mention wizards from long ago, and only talk about those of this century.

The wand-maker Gregorovitch fell into Voldemort's hands, and his life or death was unknown; Grindelwald was imprisoned in a tower for half a century and died alone. Now the Elder Wand is still in Dumbledore's hands, so he has not been doomed, and has temporarily avoided his "fate".

"You always have a different perspective when looking at things." Dumbledore blinked. "If other people knew, they would definitely feel sorry for me."

Ida walked around the lake with her hands behind her back. She said, "I don't think so. They don't feel sorry for you, but they think about how to take the holy artifact away from you. They rob, steal, and cheat. They use every possible means."

"You stand before me now," said Dumbledore. "How do you intend to take them?"

Ada stopped pacing and stared at the lake. The slightly blurry reflection in the lake was her answer.

She whispered, "I am different from them. The Deathly Hallows are nothing more than useless objects to me."

In the legend, the Elder Wand is a powerful wand that will never lose, but in reality it is the wand that has suffered the most defeats. Every time a new owner is replaced, the Elder Wand will be defeated once.

If she wanted to be invisible, Ada could use the Disillusionment Charm, which she had mastered in the first grade. Although it could not completely replace the function of the Invisibility Cloak, it was enough for Ada. Besides, why would she use the Invisibility Cloak secretly? Wouldn't it be better to do it openly?

The Resurrection Stone is even more of a joke. It can't even bring people back to life in the story, so what use is it in reality!

Would "resurrecting" a person you miss make you more miserable? Instead of keeping the resurrection stone for yourself and causing yourself severe depression, it is better to give it to your enemy, which may have an unexpected effect.

Of the three Deathly Hallows, only the Elder Wand is somewhat useful, and it can really improve wizards. However, no matter how powerful a wand is, it can never be stronger than a wizard. It is just a tool that can only be held in the hands of a wizard forever.

"When I was your age, I was full of longing for the Deathly Hallows." Dumbledore looked up at the sky. The clouds on the horizon seemed to remind him of the old days in Godric's Hollow.

Dumbledore moved slowly away from the water's edge and found a large rock to lean against.

The headmaster said: "I am really happy to see that you are not deceived by the appearance of the legend. I am sorry, I still habitually treat you as a student and always lecture you, but I forget... you are no longer a student." These words were a little sad, not like they came from Dumbledore's mouth, but from those old people who often lamented that their youth was gone.

In fact, Dumbledore had gray hair many years ago, but the entire wizarding world ignored this.

Ada looked at Dumbledore and found that the originally tall and thin Hogwarts headmaster seemed a little shorter than she remembered.

Time is cruel, it rushes past human beings and does not stop for anyone. Dumbledore is no longer the man who could scare Voldemort with a burning wardrobe.

"Once a teacher, always a teacher." Ada said, her voice was so soft that it seemed like it would be blown away by the wind.

The frost on the temples always makes people feel sad, as it reminds them of what they were like when they were no longer young.

She turned her back to avoid looking at Dumbledore, raised her voice appropriately, and continued, "Isn't this a common problem among teachers? They never completely forget what their students were like in the past."

The tree wanted to be still but the wind did not stop. As the two of them were silently looking at the lake and the mountains, a breeze blew by, rippling the previously calm lake water and ruffling Dumbledore's gray hair.

"Horcruxes and the Deathly Hallows, that's all you have to say," said Dumbledore. "Now it's my turn, Ada."

Ada tidied up her hair and turned to face the headmaster again. Ada was not sure what the headmaster wanted to say, whether it was about Harry or Snape.

"If it's about Professor Snape, then don't say it..."

Before Ada could finish, Dumbledore raised his hand to signal her to stop.

"It has nothing to do with Severus." Dumbledore said solemnly, "I want to apologize to you again. I seem to have said sorry to you many times since the day you came to Hogwarts."

Indeed, Foley in first grade, Grover Cecil in second grade, and the rift between them in third grade.

Since then, Dumbledore has been trying to mend their relationship, but Voldemort's return and the interference of the Ministry of Magic have caused the master and apprentice to drift apart.

Dumbledore straightened his back and walked away from the boulder. He slowly stood opposite Ada, the distance between them being just right, neither too close nor too far.

"Young people don't know what old people think or feel. This is normal because they have never been that age and therefore cannot empathize with them," said Dumbledore. "But it would be a mistake if old people forgot what it was like when they were young."

"What do you want to say?" Ada said. Dumbledore's sincere eyes made her feel that something was wrong and she seemed to be in big trouble.

"I have always ignored your feelings and your thoughts, and have always insisted on doing what I want to do," Dumbledore said. "So, I want to say sorry to you here."

Ada waved her hands. Things had already turned out like this. An apology would not undo anything. It would just make both of them feel better.

"But as a centenarian, I still have some capital to act recklessly." Dumbledore changed the subject and continued, "So I will make the same mistake again and dissuade you regardless of your feelings."

As he spoke, Dumbledore pulled out the Elder Wand, the legendary invincible old wand, the blood-stained wand.

(End of this chapter)