Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 424 Storytelling

Half an hour later, Snape helped Dumbledore out of the basement again.

At this time, Mike was sitting on the sofa, holding a plate full of various foods and gobbling.

Although he ate a lot at Lupine's wedding before, after tossing around with Dumbledore all night, Mike was already hungry!
Snape, who had just helped Dumbledore into the living room, turned dark immediately after seeing this scene.

And Mike also noticed their arrival, only to see that he swallowed the food in his mouth with great difficulty, and then he held the plate and said to Dumbledore and Snape:
"Principal Dumbledore, would you like some too? Professor Snape's craftsmanship is really good!"

"Oh? Really? Then I really want to taste it!"

Dumbledore said with a smile.

His face looked a lot better than before going to the basement, at least there was some blood on his face, and his most severely injured right hand was covered with white bandages at the moment, which looked no different from a mummy.

Dumbledore struggled to break free from Snape's support, and slowly sat down beside Mike.

At this time, he looked like a real centenarian, such a simple movement made him panting like a cow, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Mike carefully wiped off Dumbledore's sweat, and then inserted a soft-boiled poached egg from the dinner plate and fed it into Dumbledore's mouth.

"Well! It's not bad!" Dumbledore said with his eyes widened. "Isn't there pepper on it? Severus, I really didn't expect you to hide this trick."

There was a rare blush on Snape's face, he stared at Mike viciously, clenched his fists, Mike could guarantee that if Dumbledore was not by his side at this moment, Snape would definitely fight him desperately.

Mike also accepted it as soon as he saw it, and quickly changed the subject:

"By the way, Professor Snape, how is Headmaster Dumbledore doing?"

As expected by Mike, the expression on Snape's face immediately became serious upon hearing this.

It's just that he didn't answer Mike immediately, but turned his head and looked at Dumbledore who was eating the examination room with a questioning look.

"The situation is very bad." Dumbledore put down the sausage in his hand, did not respond to Snape, but smiled and looked at Mike, "This is a very powerful curse, even your Potions professor It can only be suppressed temporarily. If there are no accidents, I may not live for too long."

Hearing this, Mike's expression instantly became extremely surprised.

But what surprised him was not the news that Dumbledore would not live long, but because Dumbledore actually told him the news!
Shouldn't the elders report the good news and not the bad news to the younger generation?
How come Dumbledore is the other way around?

It's just that Dumbledore and Snape obviously didn't know the real reason for Mike's shock, they thought Mike was just shocked by the news.

Ever since, the smile on Dumbledore's face became softer. He patted Mike on the shoulder and said softly:
"Don't worry, I won't die in ten years, but the magic power in my body will continue to weaken."

Mike opened his mouth slightly, not knowing how to respond.

Snape on the side saw this and said sarcastically:

"You could have lived at least 50 years! Just because you did something stupid last night!"

The smile on Dumbledore's face disappeared instantly as soon as this remark was made, and he lowered his head, looking very disappointed.

And Mike frowned and looked at Snape. He originally thought that Snape would understand Dumbledore. After all, Snape also lost the love of his life forever.

Mike believed that if Snape had seen the ring at that time, he would have taken the Resurrection Stone with him without hesitation like Dumbledore!

It's just that since Snape said what he said now, then Dumbledore must have not told Snape the truth.

Thinking of this, Mike looked at Dumbledore again, and sure enough, he saw that the old man who had lowered his head just now was blinking wildly at him.

Mike understood instantly and stopped talking.

"I think it's time for us to go."

Dumbledore said in embarrassment, while Snape on the side waved his hands when he heard the words, and said in a voice that raised eight pitches:

"Oh! This is so good! I don't want to see you all today! Especially you, Mike, put my breakfast down!"

Mike put down the plate that had been eaten by him with embarrassment, then helped Dumbledore up and walked towards the narrow fireplace.

But just as they were about to step into the fireplace, Snape's voice came from behind.

"Wait! Dumbledore!" Snape yelled with a dark face, "The medicine I gave you is only enough for half a month, and you must come to me to replenish it before it runs out! Also, you must You have to take your medicine on time, or you won’t be able to survive even ten days, let alone ten years! Do you understand?”

Hearing that Mike and Dumbledore looked at each other, they both smiled.

Snape is a cold-faced and warm-hearted guy!

"Thank you, Severus."

Dumbledore thanked Snape sincerely, and the latter waved his hand irritably, signaling them to leave quickly.

Dumbledore nodded with a smile, and then Mike led him into the fireplace.

After a flash of light, the small living room in the brick house at No. 19 Spider's End Lane was finally clean, and Snape, who was alone, stared at the small fireplace, and heaved a deep sigh after a long time.

……

Ten minutes later, in a bedroom in the forest villa of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore was lying on the bed peacefully, while Mike was sitting by the bed and looking at Dumbledore without saying a word.

"Principal Dumbledore, the only Horcrux left outside is the Slytherin pendant box." Mike said seriously after a long time, "Given the current situation, I think we must act faster."

Dumbledore on the hospital bed slowly opened his eyes, looked at the ceiling and said softly:
"That's what I mean too, but my current physical condition can't support a long-term battle, so I'm afraid you will have to take on greater responsibilities in the future."

"You can rest assured on this point, I have been preparing since the moment I watched Voldemort come back to life."

"That's good." A trace of relief flashed in Dumbledore's eyes, "Kingsley has already been sent by me to investigate the Slytherin locket. After so long, he must have achieved something. Tomorrow Well, I will ask Kingsley to find you tomorrow, and let him fully cooperate with you."

Hearing this, Mike finally had a smile on his face. He had wanted to get rid of the traditional pure-blood nobles represented by Chris for a long time, but he had been considering the possible legendary combat power in their family before. It's been a while.

But now that I have the support of Dumbledore, everything is different.

Although Dumbledore is currently injured, Mike thinks that he can deal with those possible old antiques. You must know that Dumbledore still has the elderberry wand, which is known as the strongest wand!

Thinking of this, Mike got up and prepared to leave.

As for the resurrection stone ring, Mike is not going to take it away from Dumbledore, although that is the best decision, after all, Dumbledore is likely to indulge in the ghost summoned by the resurrection stone again, and In the end, he was bewitched by the girl named Arianna.

But Mike felt that there was no need for that now.

Because now Dumbledore doesn't want to live anymore. If Voldemort hadn't been wiped out, he might have committed suicide by now.

This is why Dumbledore was so indifferent after learning that his time was short. Others might think he was pretending to be calm, but Mike felt that he really didn't care.

It's just that although Mike is not interested in the resurrection stone at all, Dumbledore doesn't think much of it.

He stared at Mike's leaving back, and after a while until Mike began to reach out and prepare to push the door open, he yelled softly:

"Mike, wait a minute."

"Are you okay?"

"About the ring last night, I know you have a lot of doubts." Dumbledore said, "Come on, let's have an open and honest talk, which will benefit our future cooperation."

Hearing this, Mike could only sit back beside Dumbledore with a strange expression.

He really didn't expect that Dumbledore would take the initiative to tell him about the Resurrection Stone.

Seeing that Mike came back, Dumbledore tried to sit up from the bed. Seeing this, Mike hurriedly helped, and put two high pillows behind him.

"Huh! Thank you." Dumbledore breathed out, "Mike, have you read a book of fairy tales called "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"?"

As a time traveler, Mike naturally knew the name of "The Tales of Beedle the Poet", but he still shook his head decisively.

In fact, he is not lying, because he really has not read this book!

"It's not surprising. You were 11 years old when you entered the wizarding world, and you are already past the age when you like to read fairy tales." Dumbledore nodded and said, "Then let me tell you. There is a story recorded in Bean Stories Collection, once three brothers named Peverell met a big river on the way of travel... In the end, the third child took the initiative to find the god of death, and happily left the world with him as an equal."

Although it was not the first time he had heard this story, Mike still felt his heart beating faster when he heard Dumbledore tell this fable again.

Taking a deep breath to calm down, Mike pretended to know just now and said:
"You mean, that ring is actually the resurrection stone?"

"That's right, the black gemstone inlaid on that ring is the resurrection stone." Dumbledore said, "In fact, this fable is very popular in the magic world. the three powerful wizards who created the three powerful Deathly Hallows, and the fables and legends are nothing but It’s just people’s imagination.”

"How do you know it's nonsense? Could it be..."

Mike looked at Dumbledore deliberately pretending to be surprised.

And Dumbledore was obviously also bewitched by Mike's acting skills, and blinked at Mike pretending to be mysterious.

"Let me continue. The Resurrection Stone Ring and the Slytherin Locket are both family heirlooms of the Gunter family, and the Gunter family is a fairly famous pure-blood family. They are the only family of Salazar Slytherin. The surviving descendants are also one of the branches of the Peverell family." Dumbledore said, "Of course, the Gaunt family is now in decline, and there is only one surviving member of them, and that is Voldemort."

"Voldemort's childhood was a tragedy. His mother was a squib, and the Gaunt family was a very extreme pure-blood family, so his mother's life in the Gaunt family was not easy. No, it should be said that his mother was The Gaunt family is living almost as badly as death."

Hearing this, Mike nodded silently.

He knew that everything Dumbledore said was true, because Filch was a living example.

These squibs from pure-blood families are usually abandoned by the family because they cannot master magical powers, and only a very small part will be raised by the family as servants, but that is not easy.

As for the children who were kicked out of the family, it was even worse. Their long-term life in the wizarding world made them unable to integrate into the Muggle world at all, so they usually had to live by begging on the side of the road.

As for Voldemort's mother, it is estimated that she was left in the family by the Gaunt family as a maid.

"I have to say that this is a tragedy, but Voldemort's mother didn't just accept her fate. By chance, she fell in love with Voldemort's father, a handsome Muggle. Unfortunately, that Muggle didn't like it. She. So, she used the love potion on that Muggle."

"As we all know, the love obtained by using the love potion will not last long, and Voldemort's parents are no exception. Soon Voldemort's father abandoned him and his mother. In desperation, his mother could only take He returned to the Gaunt family. Er... well, what happened next was a tragedy. As I said earlier, the Gaunt family is a very extreme pure-blood family. So they dealt with Voldemort and his mother. It was also very extreme."

"This is a tragedy! Voldemort lost his mother forever, and then appeared in an orphanage in London." Dumbledore repeated again, "And the story after that is very similar to your Muggle novel "Christ The plot depicted in The Earl of the Mountain. The prince who was under pressure gained strength, he went back to find his former enemies, and took back everything that should belong to him from them."

Having said that, Dumbledore finally stopped.

Dragging his sick body to speak such a long paragraph obviously put a lot of burden on his body. Seeing him panting, Mike instinctively took a sip of water to feed him.

"Huh, thank you, I feel better." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I'm sorry, Mike. In fact, I still have a lot of memory fragments about these things hidden in my office, but my current body is really not suitable for these things. I will show it to you, so I can only let you understand this history through oral methods. I hope these can give you some help."

"Thank you very much, Headmaster Dumbledore, this is enough."

"That's good." Dumbledore nodded in satisfaction, "Leave the resurrection stone here. In fact, I have always been very clear that using the resurrection stone to summon the undead is just drinking poison to quench thirst. I will seal it up. Do not use it any more."

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(End of this chapter)