The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 568 I Am Guilty (Part 2)

"Take back—the fragment of the soul?" Royla muttered, recalling Dumbledore's words, and then said:

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you mean----"

"Does he not want to become a madman?"

"That's right." Dumbledore nodded slightly. "Miss Hamilton—this means our opponents have become more difficult to deal with."

"But without Horcruxes—wouldn't he be unable to revive?" Loira thought for a moment and said, "In that case, shouldn't it be easier—"

"Perhaps so," Dumbledore said slowly, "but for us, a madman who doesn't care about the consequences is always easier to deal with than a clever, calm, and wise one."

"Voldemort once had many followers," Dumbledore said, shaking his head. "It wasn't just because of his strength—but because he once had the charisma to draw people to him."

"Although not as good as Grindelwald—"

Ok?

"But this is troublesome enough for us." Dumbledore lowered his voice as he spoke: "With Horcruxes, he can only rule everything by power—but without Horcruxes, he can rely on more than just power."

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"So, should we—still search for the Horcrux?" Loila pursed her lips and said, "If we destroy the Horcrux—wouldn't that stop him from reclaiming his soul fragments?"

"That's right," Dumbledore nodded and said, "Indeed."

"Therefore we cannot give up the search for the Horcruxes." Dumbledore paused, then added, "We also owe this to you, Miss Hamilton."

"It was your actions that made us realize this." Dumbledore's words made Loira nod a little embarrassed.

Her only intention was to control Hogwarts.

"So, Miss Hamilton, how did you know that Ravenclaw's crown was in the Department of Mysteries?" Dumbledore asked slowly.

"Ah—I—" Loila muttered somewhat awkwardly, "I guessed."

This was indeed Loila's guess, since the only information she had received came from Mr. Parkinson's answer.

"You've always been lucky, haven't you?" Dumbledore chuckled and shook his head, then changed the subject: "Then you can tell me—"

"Miss Hamilton, why are you looking for Ravenclaw's tiara?"

"Yes—it's because it's a Horcrux," Royla said somewhat guiltily. She couldn't tell Dumbledore that it was related to Hogwarts.

"That's not true," Dumbledore said, shaking his head. "Miss Hamilton, you're not good at lying."

Hmm————

Loila knew she wasn't good at lying—but wouldn't it be even more foolish to just state the reason directly?

So Loila gritted her teeth and said, "Fine—it's because—it's someone else's request."

"Someone wants me to take back—take back the Ravenclaw crown."

"Hmm?" Dumbledore raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised. He looked at Loira and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Could you tell me that person's name?"

Loila pursed her lips, perked up her ears slightly, and deliberately said, "Yes—it's Miss Ravenclaw."

"Miss Ravenclaw?" Dumbledore paused upon hearing this, pondered for a few seconds, and then nodded knowingly. "If it is Miss Helena Ravenclaw, then it is not surprising."

"These are her mother's belongings—presumably because she didn't want to see Voldemort's actions." Dumbledore's words made Loira nod.

No—that's right.

That's it—well—although it deviates a little from the truth, Loila is still happy to be able to get away with it like this.

"Then this crown is yours, Miss Hamilton," Dumbledore said, gently pushing the crown toward Royla.

Looking at the crown before her, Loila immediately put it into her book.

Hehehe—I finally got it—Lady Ravenclaw's test is finally over!

Now the operation to control Hogwarts can continue!

"Um—I'll be going now." After receiving the crown, Loila instinctively prepared to slip away. Compared to chatting with Dumbledore or anything like that, controlling Hogwarts was definitely more exciting for her.

"Please wait a moment, Miss Hamilton." But Dumbledore called out to her.

"I have something else to say."

"Uh-huh?"

"Miss Hamilton—first, there is something I must tell you," Dumbledore said, his expression turning slightly serious. "After your clone was struck by Voldemort's Killing Curse—Ms. Umbridge fainted."

"Huh?" Loila was taken aback.

"Ms. Umbridge?"

"Yes." Dumbledore nodded. "It's Umbridge, the Undersecretary of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts."

"She suddenly fainted in class," Dumbledore said slowly. "Madame Pomfrey from the university hospital said it was an asymptomatic fainting spell."

"Although she hasn't been harmed yet—Miss Hamilton, this illustrates the dangers of clones." Dumbledore paused, then added, "I hope you take this to heart."

What Dumbledore meant was that killing a clone would have an impact on the original?

Although Umbridge was quite annoying, Loila still felt a little guilty when she heard that she had fainted—but that guilt disappeared in the next second.

But Dumbledore's point is indeed something to be aware of—Lloyd genuinely didn't know that a clone being struck by the Killing Curse would have such an effect—it seems we need to be more careful when using clones.

Seeing Loila nod, Dumbledore continued, "And there's one more thing—"

"Miss Hamilton, I hope you can take care of your safety."

eh?

Is Dumbledore concerned about me?

Loila tilted her head in slight surprise.

"You are a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and a professor at Hogwarts," Dumbledore said slowly. "Every life is precious."

"That naturally includes you." He paused, then continued, "Miss Hamilton—did you know what would happen if you were struck by the Killing Curse while controlling a clone?"

"I don't know."

"Then this is a very dangerous thing, isn't it?" Dumbledore said, shaking his head. "Miss Hamilton—I hope you understand this."

"I—I understand." Loila nodded gently, then carefully got up and walked out of the principal's office.

Watching her departing figure, Dumbledore sighed softly.

Then he looked down at the box in front of him and remained silent for a long time.

Only after Loila had been gone for a long time did he slowly say, "You've given me a troublesome matter."

It was unclear who he was addressing, but there was a rare hint of dissatisfaction in his words.

Then he smiled slightly, resumed his usual self, and took out a box of honey candies from the drawer and ate them.