The Wizard of Hogwarts is Unscientific.

Chapter 272 The Tacit Understanding Between Old Deng and Old Fu

Will they uncover Harry's secret?

Andy seemed to be deep in thought.

If what Dumbledore said is true, then was the reason why Voldemort's Horcruxes controlled Ron to do those things?

"Oh, right!"

Andy suddenly remembered something and asked, "Headmaster, what about Hogsmeade...?"

"It's all arranged."

Dumbledore said, "My brother runs a tavern in Hogsmeade. With him watching over it, nothing will go wrong."

In this way...

Andy sorted out his thoughts.

At Hogwarts, Dumbledore is keeping an eye on things, and at Hogsmeade, Dumbledore's brother is watching over them. Even if someone asks for leave from school, they will be thoroughly searched before leaving.

So even though Voldemort's Horcruxes were well hidden, he actually never had a chance to leave the castle.

Dumbledore hasn't launched a large-scale search operation yet for two reasons: first, to train Harry, and second, because Voldemort's behavior is still within his tolerance.

—After all, no one was killed.

In this situation, Voldemort's Horcruxes have very limited capabilities.

He didn't even dare to go too far.

Unable to leave the castle for the time being, Voldemort's biggest desire was naturally to uncover Harry's secret.

As for Andy's storyline...

Voldemort may have been clinging to a sliver of hope with his Horcruxes, but he would never truly trust Andy.

If Andy actually did as Voldemort said...

Voldemort then had two choices.

First, trust Andy.

Second, report Andy, use Andy to create chaos, and then take the opportunity to escape the castle.

"Headmaster, speaking of Hogsmeade..."

Andy continued, "If that young wizard controlled by Voldemort's Horcruxes could Apparate from Hogsmeade, wouldn't he be able to leave the castle?"

Dumbledore nodded slightly. "That's right."

"Then..." Andy was taken aback upon hearing this.

If that's the case, why didn't Voldemort do that?

Could the secrets surrounding Harry be more important than his resurrection?

Dumbledore countered, "Collins, if you had a clone, do you believe that clone is you?"

"Uh... of course not!" Andy replied.

Dumbledore continued, "In that case, when Voldemort split his soul to create Horcruxes, he naturally had to impose some restrictions on the Horcruxes to prevent the split souls within them from taking over."

Andy nodded; there was some truth to that.

only……

It's a bit too tragic to not even trust yourself.

"This is the price of dark magic!"

Dumbledore seized the opportunity to teach, "Using the power of darkness always comes at a price."

Andy neither confirmed nor denied this.

In this world, you have to pay a price to get anything.

"Principal, to acquire knowledge, you need to invest time."

Andy countered, "I think time is the most precious thing, don't you think?"

Does that mean we shouldn't study in order to cherish time?

"Time is indeed very precious." Dumbledore did not argue further.

Because arguing about these things is pointless.

Everyone has different values; what you care about, others may not care about.

Andy shrugged and said, "Let's get back to Voldemort! It seems like luring him out is impossible now; he has no way of trusting me."

Dumbledore nodded and said slowly, "But his ultimate goal is still to leave Hogwarts. I've given him a certain degree of freedom, so he can endure it for now."

But this patience has a time limit.

Christmas holidays!

Voldemort's Horcruxes should be well aware that Dumbledore would never let him leave Hogwarts.

His actions will surely become even more reckless once December arrives.

Therefore, although the Christmas holidays are the deadline, Dumbledore's actions must be carried out before then.

Andy suddenly realized that Dumbledore and Voldemort were tacitly in sync about many things.

Whether it was Quirrell last semester or Horcrux this semester, the two have always had a special understanding.

Even the last Wizarding War was like this.

With Dumbledore in the castle, Voldemort wouldn't harm Hogwarts students—not even those from Muggle families.

"Okay! I know what to do," Andy said somewhat helplessly.

Luring the snake out of its hole doesn't necessarily mean following Voldemort's lead.

As the Christmas holidays draw closer, Voldemort's Horcruxes become increasingly frantic. At that point, he'll grasp at every straw that offers a chance.

Andy was clearly one of their lifelines.

Dumbledore blinked. "Collins, you are the most astute little wizard I have ever met."

You can pull it down!

Andy stood up and said with a smile, "Principal, you're busy, I won't disturb your work."

……

As soon as he left the headmaster's office, Hermione came to greet him.

The little witch glanced around furtively, then whispered, "Andy, how did your talk go?"

"Not good!"

Andy responded and asked, "How's it going on your end? Has anyone followed us?"

Hermione said, "No! Besides, our first class today is Charms, so coming to the eighth floor won't arouse suspicion."

"What did Professor Dumbledore say? Why isn't your conversation going well?"

The little witch was getting anxious.

Since this morning, Andy has been stammering and unwilling to tell her anything.

This is so different from the Andy we knew before.

So Hermione instinctively felt that this was definitely a big deal.

"Do you remember that letter from this morning?"

Andy leaned close to Hermione's ear and whispered, "He's trying to win me over."

Hermione: "!!"

This is absolutely amazing!

"So what's your plan?" Hermione asked quickly, clearly also thinking of a plan to lure the enemy out.

Andy shrugged. "What else can we plan? Do nothing, of course. He can still restrain himself from scheming against us now, but he won't be so leisurely next month."

The more you rush, the more mistakes you're likely to make.

"All right!"

Hermione smoothed her hair and said, "It's getting late, we should go to class."

Ravenclaw's first lesson today was Charms with Gryffindor.

As Andy entered the classroom, he glanced at Harry and Ron almost imperceptibly.

According to Dumbledore, Voldemort's Horcruxes still have the leisure to play with them at their own pace. While planning their escape from the castle, they can also investigate the secrets surrounding Harry.

After all, the soul inside this Horcrux was separated from Voldemort when he was young.

During this period, Voldemort's personality matured, and he was less extreme in his actions.

"Did he control Ron to get the secrets about Harry?"

Andy thought to himself, "Or is it... from a relationship standpoint, controlling Ron is the most convenient?"

(End of this chapter)