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"We have to find Harry as soon as possible." Hermione also figured out the connection between the two, and she couldn't wait to take action.

"Look, what is that?" Just then, there was a sudden commotion on the playground.

Hermione, Ron, and Ginny looked in the direction of the sound, only to see bursts of strange lights lighting up the distant sky. It was like exploding fireworks, and it was extremely fascinating to watch.

Is that the direction of the Tower of Paradise?

Hermione was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought of a possibility. Professor Lupin seemed to have asked her about the Tower of Paradise. Moreover, she had been in a daze when she walked out of his office that day.

Is it...

Hermione's eyes widened as she suddenly realized what was happening. "Legitimate! He used Legilimency to read my memory back then! Damn it, why am I only realizing this now?"

"Hermione?!" Ron looked terrified as he watched his friend fall into a trance.

"I'm fine." After taking a breath, Hermione shook her head. "I know where Harry and Lupin are now, but it's dangerous there, very dangerous."

If Lupin had already mastered the use of the Tower of Paradise, it would be extremely dangerous. Even if Professors Dumbledore and Chiklaine had found the clues to enter the Tower, they might still return empty-handed.

"What should we do?" Ron became nervous after listening to his friend's words.

"We need help, we need very powerful help." Hermione analyzed quickly: "This is the only way to improve our combat effectiveness. Ginny, do you know where Luna is?"

?

Ginny and Ron both had question marks in their heads. "Powerful helper" refers to Luna? That girl, she's only a second-year student, right?

657 The Dark Lord and the White Lord

"This is really, really surprising."

At this moment, Professor Flitwick, who had already entered the Tower of Paradise, exclaimed, "These arrays are surprisingly constructed using the Iventer spell, ensuring their durability and stability."

The Ivent Charm originated in ancient Britain. It's said to be a special spell developed by King Arthur's teacher, Merlin. However, this spell has largely been lost in the modern wizarding world.

The reason for its loss is very simple. Modern wizards are rarely willing to spend time constructing magic circles.

"Is this a fusion of runes and cuneiform?" Professor McGonagall was equally excited, looking at the wall in front of her. "I have to say, the person who built this magic tower is truly a genius."

"Why would such a brilliant man build a magic tower in the Forbidden Forest?" Sprout, a chubby man, frowned, his eyes filled with regret. "He should have come to teach at Hogwarts sooner."

"Maybe he is already a professor?" Snape said meaningfully.

"Is it Lupin? What exactly is his intention?" Professor McGonagall narrowed her eyes and said softly.

"Hey, respected professors." Before anyone else could respond, Minister of Magic Fudge interrupted in a disheartening tone, "You may study and comment on this, but please do not touch it. This is now the property of the Ministry of Magic, including the builder of this tower."

The professors glared at him, but Fudge didn't care at all and still had a smug smile on his face.

"Go on, everyone." Dumbledore spoke at the right time, reminding: "I can feel that we are not far from the truth."

Led by him, everyone climbed the spiral stone steps, passing the empty second and third floors before arriving at the fourth floor, which was outlined with countless magic array lines.

Snape suddenly stopped and looked at a corner of the magic circle not far away.

With his vision, he could naturally see that it was an auxiliary formation. Its function should be to provide the necessary energy and auxiliary defense for the main formation. But what really surprised him was the materials used to construct the formation.

Frost lizard horn.

Frost Lizards, descended from magical creatures that became extinct five hundred years ago, are named after the layer of crystal-clear frost that covers their bodies year-round.

The horn of this magical creature is an extremely valuable ingredient for alchemy and potions. On the black market, it would fetch at least 2.5 million gold Galleons, and there's still no demand for it.

of course.

At this time, Snape was not surprised that this magic circle contained such precious magical materials, but he recognized that the frost lizard horn was his own collection.

Yes, he was sure that this frost lizard horn had belonged to him half a year ago. This could be confirmed by the notch at the fourth node of the frost lizard horn, which was made by Snape with a file.

That was because he needed the bone powder of a frost lizard horn as the main ingredient for a potion. However, due to the preciousness of the frost lizard horn, Snape did not grind the entire horn into powder, so he used a file to grind off some powder in the middle.

And half a year ago, Snape generously gave away this precious material. Thinking of this, he suddenly looked at Gerard at the end of the team.

That’s right, the person he was giving the gift to was indeed the young professor in front of him.

"This is your achievement?" Without any hesitation, Snape directly revealed Gerald's identity as the owner of the tower.

what?

Everyone present was horrified and turned their astonished and stunned gazes to Gerard.

"what happened?"

"Professor Ziklein, did you build this magic tower?"

"It's not a magic tower," Ziklein shook his head and corrected with a smile, "Its full name is the Tower of Paradise."

"Why?" Flitwick frowned, incredulous. "Could it be that you and Lupin, you..."

"Oh, I see quite a few familiar faces here." Before he could finish his words, a voice suddenly rang out from the top of the tower. "Welcome to my place, professors of Hogwarts."

"who is it?"

"who?"

"From the sound of it, it doesn't seem to be Lupin?"

The professors looked at each other in confusion. They had no time to question Gerard at this moment, and hurriedly stepped on the stairs again.

Reaching the top floor, the view opened up. The crystal clear water shone brilliantly, and the light of the magic circle, refracted by the crystal, illuminated the entire top floor.

It was also here that they saw the petrified Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew standing with his hands hanging down, Harry Potter shrouded in the light of the magic circle, and the handsome young man in a black robe standing in front of Harry Potter.

Such a scene made the professors feel stunned and confused. For a moment they didn't know what expression to express.

"Ah, they are all familiar faces indeed." The handsome young man Voldemort smiled and said elegantly, "This makes me feel nostalgic. It reminds me of my days as a student at Hogwarts."

"What's going on?" Professor McGonagall didn't respond. She asked with a confused look on her face, "Black and Peter? Where is Lupin? Where is Lupin?"

"I'm so sorry, Professor McGonagall." Peter Pettigrew smiled sinisterly, his expression full of pride as he said, "The Lupin you saw is actually me."

"You?" Professor McGonagall was stunned and couldn't help but take a breath. "You mean, you are pretending to be Lupin at Hogwarts? How is this possible?"

"Nothing is impossible." Peter Pettigrew smiled and said in a sarcastic tone, "You think it's impossible, it's just that you haven't thought of it at all."

"So that's how it is. It was you who betrayed the Potters?" Dumbledore finally understood the whole situation and shook his head. "How sad and surprising! You've been pretending to be dead all these years, haven't you?"

"Hehe, this is all thanks to the stupidity of your Ministry of Magic." Peter sneered.

"Damn it, you bastard, turned out to be the real murderer!" Fudge glared at Peter and shouted, "I'm going to send you to Azkaban!"

"Are you that useless Minister of Magic?" The handsome young man looked at Fudge coldly and sneered, "What a pity! I'm afraid you can't do it."

"Who are you?" Fudge asked angrily.

"Tom Marvolo Riddle." Dumbledore sighed again and said slowly, "I never thought that we would meet again after so many decades."

658 Super Confident Hermione

Although Voldemort was now a young man, Dumbledore recognized him immediately from his facial features. He looked almost identical to the Tom he remembered.

As soon as he said this, the expressions of everyone behind him except Gerard changed drastically.

"Mysterious man, is this a mysterious man?"

"How is it possible that he is still alive?"

"But he looks completely different from what I remember!"

"This is the power of our Lord!" Peter Pettigrew shouted excitedly, "A power you cannot resist!" As he spoke, he looked at Gerard in the crowd with admiration.

Voldemort didn't notice the idiot's strange look, but felt that the other's boasting was very helpful to him. He held his head high and looked proud.

"Have you already fused the soul fragments in the Horcrux?" Dumbledore instantly figured out the connection, his face changing slightly. "This is truly surprising."

No kidding, Dumbledore was genuinely surprised.

He also knew a lot about the research on Slytherin and Herpo. He knew very well that the split souls were already independent individuals, so how could they be merged?

"The Tower of Paradise, that's the function of this Tower of Paradise." Voldemort's lips curled up, his gaze fixed on Gerald. "Dumbledore, your disciple is truly a genius. His concept of merging souls is something even I find difficult to achieve."

Suddenly, everyone's attention was focused on a young professor again, and everyone's faces turned ugly.

Jellal remained indifferent, only responding calmly, "Thanks for the compliment."

"You deserve such praise." Voldemort's smile widened, and he said sincerely, "Come to my side, and you will be my heir from now on."

Damn!

All of a sudden, everyone, including Dumbledore, changed their expressions. If Gerard really agreed to the other party's request at this time, they would be in big trouble.

Fortunately, the proud disciples they personally taught did not seem to disappoint them.

"No need. I have no interest in becoming the Dark Lord." Jellal shook his head and refused calmly.

"That's a shame." Voldemort's smile faded, and he nodded calmly, "In that case, you can only die here with these rubbish."

hum.

Just as he finished speaking, Peter, holding the black crystal, flipped his wrist. A curtain-like black and red barrier suddenly rose up, isolating Dumbledore, Gerard, and the others.

"what is this?"

"Damn, it looks like a special magic shield!"

"No! This thing is draining our magic!"

Everyone trapped in the black and red barrier felt a strange force sucking away their magic power, but they were unable to break through the barrier with their own strength.

"It's your turn, Dumbledore." Voldemort extended his wand, pointing it at Dumbledore. "I will kill you with my own hands. I have wanted to do this for a long time."

"Tom..." Dumbledore glanced at his colleague behind him, took a deep breath, and turned back with a determined look. "Come, I will do my best to make up for my mistake." With a twist of his wrist, he grasped the Elder Wand in his hand.

The showdown between the black and white devils is about to begin.

And at this moment in the forbidden forest.

"Slow down, slow down!" Ron, panting, looked at the two girls in front of him and shouted loudly, "I can't catch up with you!"

"Ron, you really should exercise more." Hermione slowed down helplessly and sighed.

"Damn it, we are wizards!" Ron patted his chest and said helplessly, "We should use magic, not rely on our physical strength like barbarians!"

"But you can't even withstand the shock of Apparition." Hermione rolled her eyes.

"We shouldn't have brought him here in the first place," Luna said in a light, ethereal voice, "He's actually no different from Ginny."

Because they were going to do something dangerous, they didn't bring Ginny with them this time. But Luna felt that Ron was on the same level as Ginny, or even worse than Ginny.

"No, Harry is my brother!" Ron retorted loudly. "I can't back down when he needs me!"

"But you're already lagging behind." Hermione shook her head helplessly and said, "Hurry up, if it's any later we really won't be able to do anything."

"Actually, there's no need to rush." Luna turned her gaze to Hermione and said calmly, "Even if we go over there now, it's not time for us to make an appearance yet."

She was well aware of Jellal's plan, and everything was proceeding according to a pre-set script. And right now, it was clearly not the time for Jellal to reveal his identity and reap the rewards.

So even if they go there now, they will ultimately be just spectators watching the show.

But Hermione didn't know this and looked confused. "What did you say?"

"Nothing." Luna didn't explain, but tilted her head. "It seems like something is coming."

Hey!

Ron was stunned for a moment, but before he could speak, a deafening roar erupted from the woods beside him. A massive head burst through the trees and bolted towards them.

"Yes, it's a Fire Lizard?" Ron was trembling all over, his expression stiff.

He and his companions had seen this magical creature in the Forbidden Forest half a year ago. If Professor Ziklein had not arrived in time, they would probably have turned into excrement.

But I didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing again.

"Tear into pieces." Luna pointed the wand in her hand lightly at the fire lizard and pursed her lips.

Bang.

Under Ron's horrified and stunned gaze, the entire Fire Lizard instantly exploded from the middle, and blood mixed with flesh scattered everywhere.

"You, you actually..."

"You've gotten stronger again, Luna." Unlike Ron's astonishment, Hermione wasn't surprised. After spending so much time together, she had seen him make moves many times.

Otherwise, how could she dare to say that Luna would be a strong ally?