The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 552 The Long-lost Conversation

The trial of the Death Eater Yaxley was over. When the Aurors escorted the criminal away, the people in the house also began to leave, and they were all gone in a short while.

Dumbledore didn't leave, he still sat there and carefully looked at his withered and charred right hand. The gloomy and gloomy courtroom made his injured right hand look even more terrifying.

The big iron door of the courtroom was closed heavily, at this moment Ada came out from the darkness and walked slowly towards the bench where Dumbledore was.Of course, in Dumbledore's eyes, it was an old man from the Wizengamot walking toward him.

After sitting down next to Dumbledore, Ada didn't speak for the first time, but stared at the injured hand non-stop.

Powerful black magic, palpitating injuries, the injured right hand looks lifeless.

"Even if I said it was just a small accident, I don't think you would believe it." Dumbledore said slowly, "Is that right, Miss Esmeralda Drizzt from France?"

Ada was not too surprised when her identity was revealed. She said, "Of course, nothing can be hidden from your eyes, Professor Dumbledore. When did you recognize me?"

"When you walked over just now." Dumbledore didn't pretend to be profound, "Compound Potion can change a person's appearance, but it can't change a person's heart. To say something embarrassing, I feel it in your eyes When it comes to deep concern, I don’t know if Minerva will eat it.”

Ada smiled, bowed her head and said, "What if I'm wrong? After all, you are Albus Dumbledore. At a time when the magic world is in crisis, everyone should not want you to have an accident."

After Dumbledore sighed, he said with a smile: "The possibility you mentioned is not ruled out. However, the person you pretended to care about me will not wait until everyone has dispersed. The relationship between me and her The relationship is not that good. The most important thing is that I know you are at the Ministry of Magic, and I know that you will definitely participate in today's trial."

Whether Thicknesse came to power to become a minister, or a series of recent changes in the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore had speculations in his mind.Not only Dumbledore, but also Voldemort has noticed that the style change of the Ministry of Magic is too fast, and this kind of change is not something Thinknes can do.

Moreover, Ida's method of digging and burying Scrimgeour was not clever, nor could it withstand conjecture. It was just a coincidence that it worked.

If it weren't for the fact that the Ministry of Magic is in a special period, Scrimgeour just lost an important prisoner at a critical moment when the Ministry urgently needed to boost morale, and his ideas contradicted Dumbledore's views, and the pits dug by Ida alone were not enough To bury a ministerial candidate.

The combination of four reasons led to Rufus Scrimgeour's failure to be the Minister of Magic, and Thicknesse, who was supported by noble people, took advantage of it.

The light cast by the torch flickered, and the shadows of the two people sitting side by side also swayed with the light, sometimes very close, sometimes far apart, just like the relationship between the two now.

Ada's voice echoed in the courtroom as she said, "Looks like I made some bad decisions today, Professor."

One, Ada shouldn't have chosen to pretend to be a member of the Wizengamot, Dumbledore knew them well, and an employee of the Ministry of Magic might have been a better choice.Second, Ada shouldn't have come to greet Dumbledore after the crowd had dispersed. Such behavior seemed a bit intimate and exposed her own identity.Third, Ada shouldn't have appeared in the courtroom today, and it would be interesting to let Dumbledore, who is confident in his plans, fail.

However, if it was just Dumbledore's hand injury, Ada could still hold back the doubts in her heart and investigate secretly, but Thickness's explosive words made her have to talk to Dumbledore in person, otherwise she would not feel at ease.

"Let me guess, Professor Dumbledore." Ada said, "Your hand—is it caused by destroying the Horcrux?" Although she said a question, her tone was very certain.

Dumbledore raised his injured hand, turned it over in front of him, and looked at it. He said, "Yeah, I underestimated... I underestimated Tom's protection of the Horcrux. I was careless."

"Careless? This doesn't seem like your style of conduct." Ada laughed inexplicably, she didn't believe what Dumbledore said.

Voldemort's protection of the Horcrux must be very careful, which can be seen from the magical atmosphere remaining near Gaunt's old house.In terms of Dumbledore's character, "careless" can be said to be a very low-level mistake.

Dumbledore withdrew his injured hand, feeling a little sad, and seemed to have no feelings at all. He said, "I know you don't believe me, but I really underestimated the influence of foreign objects on me. Just like what you said before, I'm old."

Turning his head to look at Dumbledore, his blue eyes are still full of wisdom, but there is a little old-fashioned look at the corners of his brows and eyes, which is not as wise and powerful as before.

In the swaying firelight, Dumbledore also looked a little older, and people couldn't help but think of the fact that he was over 100 years old.

"Is it possible to recover?" Ada asked, whether it was out of concern for Dumbledore or defense against Dumbledore, she should have asked this question.

"I'm getting used to the inconvenience it brings me." Dumbledore said flatly, as if he wasn't talking about himself.

If you think about it with your toes, you know that Voldemort's magic to protect the Horcrux must belong to the category of black magic. Usually, black magic will bring great pain to people, and most of the damage caused is irreversible.

The injury on Dumbledore's hand should be the same. It is impossible for Voldemort to come up with a child's magic to protect the Horcrux, which is very important to him, and it is his life.

This right hand should stay like this forever, dry and charred.

In other words, Voldemort traded a Horcrux for Dumbledore's intact right hand, causing Dumbledore's strength to decline.It is impossible for Dumbledore to be unaffected by such severe damage to his dominant hand, but the extent of his decline is not yet known.

"You haven't tried the potion that Glover Cecil took, have you?" Ada asked, "I really want to defeat you openly. That is a kind of recognition and a kind of proof."

Half caring, half provocative words, Dumbledore was quite happy to hear them.

He shook his head and said: "I am also looking forward to this day. However, your enemy has always been hidden deep in your heart. When you become weak, she will jump out and tear you apart, tearing you apart." devour."

The "self-talk" that night in the cemetery, Ada never mentioned it to anyone, it was her biggest secret.Even though she knew that Dumbledore was not referring to this matter, Ada still felt guilty for a while, and her eyes turned in another direction unconsciously.

"Man's greatest enemy is himself. I've learned this for a long time, Professor."

"Knowing and doing are two different things, Ada." Dumbledore said earnestly, "I always thought I knew a lot of things, and I thought so until a while ago."

Sen Han's courtroom suddenly became quiet, and the two fell silent at the same time, each thinking in their hearts.The light in the room flickered, making it difficult to distinguish the expressions of the two.

After a while, Dumbledore slowly got up and walked down the stone steps towards the courtroom.Dumbledore had conveyed the message he wanted to convey, there was no point in staying any longer, it was time to leave.

Ada, who once again hid herself in the shadows, also stood up.Seeing Dumbledore's back getting farther and farther away, Ada decided to ask directly.

She has a lot of mysteries to solve and doesn't want to spend her limited time on puzzles where the answers are within easy reach.

"Professor, Shinkenis... You were the one who pushed the matter that Shinkenis just brought up in the courtroom, right?"

Dumbledore stopped in his tracks, and answered the question somewhat irrelevantly: "Minerva's body is fine, but she's a little unhappy. It's probably because there was one less person to pick her up on the day she was discharged from the hospital."

(End of this chapter)