Fairy Tail: I Am the God

"Hagrid, Professor Dumbledore, have you been acting strangely lately?"

"Abnormal reaction? What are you talking about?"

Hagrid, who was drinking with his head down, became noticeably wary, his eyes filled with hostility as he looked at Grey.

You should know that in Hagrid's mind, Dumbledore was practically a god.

Gray's questioning at this moment was seen by Hagrid as a heretic challenging the authority of God, which was intolerable.

"Hagrid, calm down."

Gray gently raised his hand, gesturing for Hagrid to relax:

"I was just concerned about the professor's health. You may not know, but I am an excellent ice mage."

I can always tell if someone is healthy from the smallest clues. Believe me, Professor Dumbledore is old; we should care for him even more.

"Is that right?"

Hagrid was clearly skeptical, so he lowered his head, downed his rum in one gulp, and turned to say:

"Thank you for the drink, I'm leaving now."

"Wait, wait a little longer..."

"What..."

When Hagrid turned back again, his eyes were clearly dazed, as if he were drunk.

Seeing Hagrid's reaction, Gray smiled slightly and stepped forward to ask:

"Hagrid, tell me, has Professor Dumbledore been behaving strangely lately?"

"This this..."

Hagrid's eyes clearly showed a struggle as he swayed, trying to rush out.

Unfortunately, this time, Gray had to use half a bottle of truth serum.

These Truth Potions, stolen from Professor Snape, were too much for Hagrid to resist, even with his half-giant blood.

"Don't struggle, just tell me everything you know!"

Gray pressed on relentlessly, and Hagrid was ultimately unable to leave the room before Gray forcibly forced him into a chair.

Hagrid, sitting in the chair, had an even more unfocused gaze this time, as if he had just woken up.

A moment later, under Gray's continued questioning, Hagrid murmured as if in a dream:

"The professor has been doing well lately, but these past few days, he's been eating more and more candy! Every time I try to persuade him to stop, he says he doesn't have much time left, and I don't know what that means."

"Time is running out! Is there any more?"

Gray raised an eyebrow and pressed for more information.

This time, Hagrid remained silent for an even longer period before finally speaking:

"The professor has become mysterious. When he's alone, he's always muttering to himself, saying things that are hard to understand."

"enough..."

Before Gray could press further, a flame ignited in the fireplace in the room.

The next second, a figure dressed in a white robe emerged from the fireplace, accompanied by an angry shout.

The figure emerging from the fireplace was none other than Dumbledore, the master of Hogwarts and the legendary wizard.

Now that Dumbledore has appeared, Gray is on guard, his hands flashing with a cold light, ready for battle.

"I sent Hagrid to bring you the Philosopher's Stone, and you used Veritaserum on him!"

Dumbledore's expression was serious as he spoke slowly and deliberately, "Is this how you repay my trust in you?"

"trust!"

Gray sneered and whispered, "Who exactly are you?"

"who am I?"

As if he had heard something amusing, Dumbledore shook his head and said with a half-smile:

“This is Hogwarts, of course I’m Dumbledore! What, who do you think I am?”

Chapter 263, The Legend of the First Dark Lord. (Fourth Update)

The atmosphere was heavy when Gray broke the silence.

"You're Dumbledore?"

"Of course, if you don't mind, I'd like to take Hagrid with me!"

Dumbledore nodded slightly, and without waiting for Grey's reply, he placed a hand on Hagrid's shoulder.

Hagrid, who was deeply affected by the Truth Potion, shuddered and slowly came to his senses when Dumbledore touched him.

Gray, standing to the side, watched as Dumbledore effortlessly neutralized the effects of the Truth Potion.

It must be admitted that the other party's magical skills are quite profound.

"Professor, what brings you here? I'm here..."

Because of the truth serum, Hagrid had absolutely no recollection of the conversation that had just taken place.

Hagrid was somewhat bewildered to see Dumbledore appear. His last memory was of drinking a glass of rum; he had no recollection of what happened afterward.

"Don't overthink it. Professor Gray's rum has a strong aftereffect; you're just drunk!"

Dumbledore patted Hagrid on the shoulder, but instead of telling Hagrid the truth, he tried to cover for Grey.

Gray stood there, watching Dumbledore's retreating figure, remaining silent without uttering a word.

As Dumbledore reached the doorway, he suddenly turned back and whispered:

"If you're bored, Hogwarts has a huge collection of books to keep you entertained. Also, thank you for the rum."

"You're welcome..."

Gray didn't know why Dumbledore hadn't pursued the matter but instead opened the library to him.

However, given Gray's current strength, it is still very necessary to avoid a confrontation with Dumbledore.

As a high-ranking mage, Gray's perception of magic is now vastly different from what it used to be.

In the brief standoff just now, under Dumbledore's pressure, his back was already soaked with sweat, and he had no interest in fighting at all.

Legendary wizard—that's a terrifying realm in the Harry Potter world.

However, Gray did not come away empty-handed from all of this.

On the contrary, he was now even more certain that there was something wrong with Dumbledore. Perhaps the Dumbledore appearing now wasn't even himself, but rather someone replaced by something else.

Thinking of this, Gray gasped, somewhat afraid to think any further.

It's important to understand that Gray's mission was to help Dumbledore's side defend Hogwarts from being captured.

If Dumbledore were to be replaced, what would happen to Voldemort, his archenemy?

After all, literally speaking, helping Dumbledore defend is all about fighting Voldemort.

If we calculate it this way, doesn't it mean that Voldemort's side is stronger than the strange Dumbledore, and that Dumbledore is the weaker party?

"Damn it! I thought Hermione was the problem, but it turns out Dumbledore is even bigger. And then there's Voldemort, who's even more powerful than Dumbledore. Is this still the Harry Potter world?!"

Gray was somewhat exasperated, regardless of what secrets Dumbledore might be hiding.

The gap between a high-level mage and a legendary mage left Gray completely passive and subject to others' control at every turn.

If he were stronger, Gray could easily flip the table and complete the mission quickly without any regard for consequences.

But now, he can only keep his talents hidden and wait for the right opportunity to act.

"Fine, since Dumbledore has brought out the Philosopher's Stone, it means he won't make things difficult for me for the time being. I'll take this opportunity to see who's really playing the game, and who's the pawn on the board!"

Gray snorted coldly, changed into a black mage's robe, and pushed open the door to head towards the library.

The Hogwarts library is located on the seventh floor.

When Gray entered the library, he ran into Mrs. Pince, the librarian, who was doing a thorough cleaning of the books.

"Good morning, Madam Pince."

Gray greeted Mrs. Pince and glanced at the books around him.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Gray, Mrs. Pince smiled politely and said:

"You're here really early. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Upon hearing this, Gray wanted to refuse, but seeing the countless books around, he swallowed his words of refusal.

"Then I'll trouble you. I need to find some books about black magic."

"My God, you're going to research this?"

Mrs. Pince was quite surprised that Grey would choose to study dark magic.

"I'm somewhat interested, so I'd like to take a look."