Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 316 An Accidental Arrangement

At this point, the benefits of Peter Pettigrew's arrest have basically become apparent. In the original story, although his identity as a spy was exposed, he remained at large until the day he died; and he played a great role in helping Voldemort resurrect, and his role was no less than that of Barty Crouch Jr. who broke into Hogwarts alone.

Another key factor is Alastor Moody's early involvement. As a senior Auror, Mad-Eye's greatest value lies not in his magical prowess, but in the rich experience he has accumulated over many years of law enforcement career.

Investigating cases has to be left to professionals; although Dumbledore is extremely intelligent, he has too many responsibilities involved. Various political struggles alone have tied up most of his energy, so how can he focus on investigating cases?
Without mentioning the important responsibilities of the Wizengamot and the International Confederation of Wizards, just take the Triwizard Tournament held at Hogwarts this year. Anyone who has participated in the organization of the event knows how many trivial matters are involved! Even if Professor McGonagall shares the daily management of the school, as the headmaster of the host school, she can't just ignore the guests from the other two schools, right?
By the next year, Voldemort had been reborn, but Dumbledore still had to face the constraints of the Ministry of Magic and was always tied up. It was not until the start of Harry Potter's sixth year that the first definite clue about the "Horcrux" was found.

But now, with Peter Pettigrew's capture and confession, not only did Voldemort's resurrection process lose an important driving force, but the Order of the Phoenix also found the direction of investigation in advance.

However, compared to the joy of Dumbledore and Moody, Lin You was full of doubts; because only he knew that following the clue of Helbo to investigate the "Horcrux" was purely an accident and might result in half the result with twice the effort.

It is clearly stated in the original book that Voldemort obtained the in-depth knowledge of "Horcruxes" from the fat old man Horace Slughorn, and he made the first Horcrux as early as the sixth grade - the notebook that caused such a huge disturbance.

By the time Peter Pettigrew defected to Voldemort and served as a spy, not only had he acquired relevant knowledge in this area, but he had even created several real "Horcruxes". Why did Voldemort still need to look for historical information about Hercules?
Logically speaking, Voldemort should have kept the secret of the Horcruxes hidden! In the original novel, Malfoy and Bellatrix each helped Voldemort keep a Horcrux, but in fact, neither of them knew the truth.

He was so secretive even when facing senior Death Eaters, so how could he reveal the secret to Peter, a traitor who just sold himself to them?

After much thought, either Voldemort deliberately exposed a flaw to lure people into the trap, or his purpose in looking for Hercule had nothing to do with the "Horcrux".

"What do you need me to do?" Lin You's mind was a mess, but he remained calm on the surface; he did not intend to expose his doubts in a hurry, but wanted to wait for a reasonable opportunity.

"We need to use your intelligence network to find all clues about the Horcruxes." Moody blurted out and then felt a little embarrassed. "Originally, I should have participated in the operation myself, but I became a professor at Hogwarts, and there is another major event in the castle this year..."

"I know. It's the Triwizard Tournament! It's been suspended for hundreds of years. It's really surprising that it's suddenly resumed."

"You already know that?" Moody asked in surprise, feeling both expected and reasonable.

Lin You smiled and said, "The Forresters are well-informed, otherwise you wouldn't have asked me for help with the Horcrux matter, right?"

"Of course, of course." Moody laughed dryly twice, still worried about the search for the "Horcrux". "As you know, this matter is very difficult to handle. We don't have definite evidence at the moment, so we can't conduct an open search. And this year, first the Quidditch World Cup and then the Triwizard Tournament, at this critical juncture, those officials in the Ministry of Magic must hope for peace in the world, and they won't be happy to see anyone messing around."

"Don't worry, this kind of thing is easy to handle. I have experience." Lin You patted his chest and guaranteed.

"What are you going to do?" Dumbledore asked, interrupting him for the first time. "It's very simple!" Lin You spread his hands, "First, create a talking and thinking dark magic item, and use it to harm one or two famous and influential wizards or Muggles; things can be a little more serious, as long as no one dies in the end. Then, when things get out of hand, you can legally send investigators to focus on checking out this type of 'dark magic item'. With the preliminary preparations, the investigation can be fully launched in the UK in a month at the latest."

Lord Goff emphasized the words "Dark Magic Items".

Dumbledore and Moody looked at each other in bewilderment; it was a good idea, but how could a little kid like you be so skilled at planning such a thing as crying thief and making something out of nothing?

"Is there something wrong with my plan?" Lin You asked back.

"No, no problem, let's do it." Moody raised the small hip flask he carried with him and took a big gulp, drinking it all up. He also spoke as if talking to himself, "I don't know why, but I suddenly thought of your father."

"Haha, do you think that all the people in the Forrest family are the same, doing things so unscrupulously?" Lin You asked with a smile.

"Maybe, that's really the case!" Moody shook the wine jug and found that there was really not a drop left; he never drank alcohol from outsiders, so he stood up and said goodbye after sitting for a while.

Dumbledore stayed behind. "You go back first, Alastor. I will stay for a while and have something to say to Mr. Forrester."

That being said, Dumbledore still drank his mead in silence for a long time after Moody left, and seemed to want to say something but stopped himself several times.

"Just say whatever you want to say, Professor. Like Moody said, the Forresters are unscrupulous. There's no need to act so restrained and worried in front of me."

Dumbledore sighed, still looking worried: "Two months ago, when the school was on summer vacation, Aberforth adopted a baby girl from a Muggle hospital..."

Lin You understood it immediately: "I know Aberforth, he is your brother; the baby girl he adopted is your sister?"

"Yes, Ariana...she was successfully reincarnated and is in a hospital in Egypt." Dumbledore sighed again halfway through his words.

"What's the problem?" Lin You pretended to be puzzled. "Isn't this planned long ago? Send her soul to the Egyptian underworld and arrange for her to be reincarnated. When the right opportunity comes, restore her past life memories and give you a complete sister. Is there a problem? You didn't kill the baby girl's parents just to take back the custody of your sister, did you?"

(End of this chapter)