The Wizard of Hogwarts is Unscientific.

Chapter 213 We must be back in the dorm before midnight.

Snape could only remain silent in response to Dumbledore's words.

Since he chose to go undercover, he was well aware of what he was facing—he had to delay Voldemort's resurrection as much as possible while gaining Voldemort's trust.

This is an extremely difficult task.

This operation seemed to have gained Voldemort's trust. But Voldemort didn't care about that; he would only urge Snape to launch the next operation as soon as possible.

If Snape fails repeatedly, Voldemort will consider him an incompetent person.

By then, Snape's undercover work would have lost its meaning.

Because Voldemort wouldn't reuse an incompetent piece of trash.

There was a moment of silence in the office, before Snape finally asked, "How long will it take you?"

Dumbledore looked at Snape and said slowly, "The longer the better, three or four years, four or five years..."

Snape: "..."

"It's been too long!"

Snape frowned. "I can't hold out that long. Two years at most, that's my limit."

Dumbledore sighed slightly upon hearing this.

To defeat Voldemort, his Horcruxes must be destroyed.

Dumbledore didn't know how many Horcruxes Voldemort had made, nor where they were hidden.

In Dumbledore's plan, two prerequisites must be met in order to defeat Voldemort.

First, to train Harry to become an excellent wizard.

Second, resurrect Voldemort.

After obtaining Tom Riddle's diary, Dumbledore already had some guesses.

According to the prophecy, Voldemort's nemesis, which he personally marked, is very likely also Voldemort's Horcrux.

Yes, Dumbledore had already thought of that.

Harry Potter... was one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.

That's why Harry was able to become Voldemort's nemesis.

Because he could gather all the Horcruxes and completely destroy Voldemort. And the "power the Dark Lord doesn't understand" mentioned in the prophecy might just be Lily's love for Harry.

It was precisely because Dumbledore had considered this that he needed to delay Voldemort's resurrection as much as possible.

Voldemort absolutely cannot be resurrected before Harry grows up.

Dumbledore glanced at Snape, his eyes flickering slightly, a hint of guilt in his heart, but he concealed it well.

"Severus, I need to make some preparations and make some plans in advance."

Dumbledore's tone was slightly serious. "You must delay Voldemort as much as possible. If you fail... Severus, you can abandon the undercover plan."

In fact, Dumbledore did not approve of Snape's infiltration plan from the beginning, but since Snape insisted on it, Dumbledore did not try to persuade him otherwise.

Snape was getting a little annoyed.

He knew that Dumbledore must be hiding a lot of information, perhaps very important information.

In Snape's view, since Dumbledore had decided to take matters into his own hands, the best plan would be to resurrect Voldemort, find and destroy the dark magic items, and kill Voldemort.

Just do it.

But Dumbledore clearly had other plans.

...Harry Potter!

Snape knew that Dumbledore believed in the prophecy and that he had not given up on raising Harry.

"You want me to give up now?"

Snape's tone was somewhat unpleasant. "I have gained the Dark Lord's trust, and once he is resurrected, I can investigate the secret of his immortality—find those damned dark magic artifacts."

"You said it, this is the only way we can kill him."

Dumbledore said calmly, "Calm down, Severus. We can discuss these things slowly. When the time is right, I will no longer hide anything from you."

"What we need to discuss now is your attitude towards Voldemort."

Snape gave Dumbledore a deep look.

But no matter what, Dumbledore is the only person he can count on now.

"I will tell the Dark Lord that the Ministry of Magic has strengthened the guards of Azkaban, and that you, the greatest wizard of the twentieth century... have begun to doubt me."

Snape glanced at the newspaper on his desk. "Because of the report about that woman."

Dumbledore nodded slightly.

That's a good reason.

If Snape attacked Azkaban in the middle of the night, wouldn't it be a huge contradiction to my character if I, the greatest wizard of the 20th century, didn't suspect him?

We must be suspicious!

Snape continued, "That reason should be enough to keep the Dark Lord patiently lying low for a while. As long as I remain loyal to him, he won't lose hope."

Dumbledore nodded slightly, then slowly rose and walked to the window. "Severus... thank you for your hard work."

Snape glanced at Dumbledore, said nothing, and got up to leave the headmaster's office.

Harry... Horcruxes...

Dumbledore looked at the young wizards running freely outside the castle, his eyes filled with a slightly complicated expression.

Is this fate?

……

After having lunch in the auditorium, Andy took a walk outside the castle for a while, and then found a shady bench to sit down and rest.

In a few days, the truth serum will be successfully prepared.

Unfortunately, the wizarding world is currently focused on the attack on Azkaban, and the news that "Lockhart is a fraud" doesn't even make the headlines.

The only way to get attention is to ride the wave of trending topics.

Andy stroked his chin, a thought forming in his mind.

Furthermore, if Lockhart has a criminal record... Minister of Magic Fudge, eager to prove himself, will certainly scrutinize the case rigorously.

Sentence them as severely as possible!

Andy already has a general plan, and now everything is ready except for the final push.

Next to Andy, Hermione was diligently studying Old English.

The Hogwarts library has an Old English dictionary; by simply translating from it, you can understand any book written in Old English.

"Hermione, now that we have a dictionary, we can translate those documents even without learning Old English," Andy advised.

In Andy's opinion, Hermione's learning of these things was a complete waste of time!

"This time we can translate using the dictionary, but what about next time? What if we don't have a dictionary with us?"

Hermione said earnestly, "It's never a bad thing to learn more; you'll use it sooner or later."

"All right!"

Andy nodded. "I think we can go to the escape room again tonight."

Having found the Old English dictionary, Andy is now quite impatient.

"I think it would be better to go on Friday."

Hermione said, "That way you can sleep until noon on Saturday."

Andy shrugged. "If it really drags on until Friday, I won't be able to sleep well all week."

Hermione glanced at Andy helplessly, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Alright, we'll go down together tonight. But we have to be back in our dorms by midnight."

I feel dizzy and lightheaded, like I'm sick.

(End of this chapter)