Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 185 The Beginning of the War
The news of Tom Riddle's existence was eventually suppressed by Dumbledore.

Before there was a concrete way to solve this big problem, he didn't want to put the entire wizarding world in extreme panic.

The Ministry of Magic is terrified of Voldemort to the core. If they knew that the young Voldemort had returned and possessed the ability to travel through time, there would absolutely be chaos.

Suze has been meeting with Professor Snape and others in the headmaster's office for several days. Everyone has been analyzing information about Tom Riddle and speculating on what plan he might implement next.

A ghost that wanders outside the timeline will be a terrifying threat to everyone.

"We must protect Harry. Hogwarts is no longer safe. Tom Riddle is likely to sneak in and launch an attack." Professor Lupin said seriously.

What he is most worried about at the moment is the safety of Harry Potter, the son of his best friend. Since Tom Riddle can travel through time, he can easily find an opportunity to kill Harry Potter.

Professor Snape's face was not looking good either, and he glanced at Lupin. "No place is safe for those who control time. If Harry leaves Hogwarts, his chances of death will be even greater."

"Should we just let Harry stay here? Tom may show up at any time and even sneak into his dormitory and attack him while Harry is resting." Lupin frowned.

"That's better than sending Harry out of school. We can't keep Harry imprisoned for life. It's safest for him to stay here."

"If we stay here, we will die!" Lupin was no less than Snape.

"So what are you going to do? Take Harry and run away, and live your previous wandering life?"

"That's better than being an irresponsible person like you."

"Enough." At this moment, Dumbledore, who had been silent, slowly spoke.

Hearing the voice, Lupin and Snape both fell silent and turned their gazes to Dumbledore.

After calming down the two agitated professors, Dumbledore looked at Su Ze who had remained silent.

"Professor Su, do you have any better suggestions?"

Seeing that the question was thrown to him, Su Ze touched his chin and leaned on the table. He first glanced at Dumbledore, then said in a deep voice.

"If you are worried about Harry's safety, I have a way to protect him 100%. Tom can't do anything to him."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Snape and Lupin changed.

Obviously, both of them looked somewhat moved. If they could really protect Harry's personal safety, then they were willing to give everything.

But Dumbledore's expression remained calm. He had already understood the implication of Su Ze's words.

"You mean to say that Harry can be sent to your world to hide and avoid Tom's attack, right?"

"Yes." Su Ze nodded without keeping the secret. "The time ability that Tom has mastered only works in your world, and my space portal can directly send Harry to other worlds, where Tom cannot intervene."

“That’s one way to do it.”

Dumbledore stroked his beard, lowered his head and fell into silence.

Letting Harry take refuge in Suze's world is not a good solution. After all, Hogwarts is full of crises at this time, and no one knows what Tom will do next.

"actually."

At this time, Su Ze couldn't help but speak again.

Hearing his voice, everyone turned their attention to Su Ze.

"I think Tom is unlikely to attack Harry. At least in Hogwarts, he has no way to attack Harry Potter."

"Why?" Professor Snape frowned slightly.

Lupin also showed a puzzled look. "Since Tom was able to come to our timeline, he must know how the You-Know-Who failed. Harry defeated the You-Know-Who, so Tom would not let him live."

"That's the problem. It wasn't 'Harry' who defeated the mysterious man, but the protective spell released by Harry's mother before she died." Su Ze said lightly.

Looking around, Su Ze was no longer going to hide the truth from the two professors. He decided to tell them some details from the original book.

"The spell cast by Harry's mother is an extremely ancient magic, the magic of love. This ancient magic formed a protective shield around Harry that was strong enough to deflect the Killing Curse."

"Blood Protection Charm" Lupin had some impression of this, although not very deep.

Professor Snape thought of Harry's mother Lily, and his face turned pale for a moment.

Su Ze didn't care about the two professors' reactions and continued.

"This spell is effective against Voldemort and will last until Harry reaches adulthood at the age of seventeen. In other words, Voldemort cannot harm or even touch Harry before he reaches adulthood."

"You mean, Tom can't hurt Harry?" Professor Lupin quickly figured out the key and couldn't help asking.

"Yes, after all, Tom is Voldemort. Even if he is in the past timeline, it cannot change the fact that this magic is aimed at him, so he can't do anything to Harry." Su Ze nodded, and then he spoke again.

"If Tom wants to kill Harry, he has to wait until Harry is an adult, or he can only kill Harry by other means, with the help of others, so."

"In that case, Harry does have some ability to protect himself if he stays in Hogwarts." Lupin nodded thoughtfully, but soon frowned again. "But how are we going to deal with Tom?"

Defeating Voldemort was already an almost impossible task for them, and now the emergence of Tom Riddle who traveled through different timelines undoubtedly increased the difficulty several times.

"I don't have any good solution for this problem right now, let's just take it one step at a time."

Tom Riddle has now been exposed to everyone's sight. After taking off his vest, his future revenge will definitely be even more crazy.

Since there is no way to deal with him, the only problem facing everyone now is to deal with him as he moves.

"Tom will definitely recruit troops in different timelines. The fire in the Room of Requirement is a signal that he is preparing for the future war." Su Ze said.

"Then what about us?" Professor Lupin turned and looked at Dumbledore, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

The enemy has begun to accumulate strength. If they fail to prepare in advance, they will definitely be caught off guard when the war comes.

Dumbledore also understood the seriousness of the situation. He sighed quietly, pondered for a long time, and then slowly nodded.

"It's time to gather the members of the Order of the Phoenix."

Dumbledore's words were like a shot of adrenaline, and also completely kicked off the war.

Professor Snape and Professor Lupin had extremely determined expressions. They both knew how serious the situation was. They had to be prepared before Tom launched his next attack.

In the next few days, most of the professors in Hogwarts became active.

Professor Snape and Professor Lupin began to mobilize all their connections, trying to recruit talents for the Order of the Phoenix. The Order of the Phoenix now needed fresh blood, and relying solely on those old guys was far from enough.

Hagrid was sent out by Dumbledore. He rode his motorcycle across the UK, looking for former members of the Order of the Phoenix, hoping to get their support.

As for Dumbledore himself, he was not idle either. He directly called the retired Newt Scamander from Dorset to Hogwarts.

Newt Scamander is now a man over a hundred years old. Although he is very old, he is still in good health and his eyes are sparkling.

His arrival made Kettleburn, professor of Care of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts, extremely excited. The person the old professor admired most was Newt, who wrote "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".

The first time he saw Newt, he changed from a stubborn and obstinate old man to a little fan with starry eyes.

"I really shouldn't have opened your letter to me for the second time, Dumbledore."

These were the first words Newt uttered when he arrived at Hogwarts.

But Dumbledore didn't care at all. Instead, he smiled happily and said, "It's too late."

Newt was very excited to walk around his alma mater again. Looking at the familiar plants and trees, he couldn't help but recall the time when he went to school here.

Although he did not graduate due to some special reasons, New York still has deep feelings for Hogwarts.

On the castle's open-air rooftop garden, Su Ze saw the former 'protagonist' of Harry Potter for the first time.

"You must be the wizard from another world mentioned in Dumbledore's letter. It's our first meeting. Just call me Newt."

Newt's voice is full of energy, he looks gentle and scholarly, and gives people a comfortable feeling.

"It's a different world."

Staring at Su Ze blankly, Newt couldn't help but sigh.

"I don't know how many magical creatures there are in the other world. I heard that you have opened up outer space and have had contact with aliens. So you must have seen a lot of alien animals, right?"

"If you want, after I solve Tom's problem, I can take you to experience life on other planets." Su Ze smiled.

Hearing this, Newt's eyes showed a hint of interest.

However, this meaning only flashed by, and he smiled and shook his head.

“Forget it, I’m old.”

As he spoke, Newt glanced at Dumbledore out of the corner of his eye.

"I'd rather enjoy my retirement if I can."

(End of this chapter)