Harry Potter: The Path of Destiny

Shortly after breakfast the next day, Nydia received a note from Dumbledore, which read: Come to my office.

Although she felt a little uneasy, Nidia still mustered up the courage to go.

"How can I help you?" Dumbledore's seemingly all-seeing eyes were looking at the nervous Nydia through his half-moon glasses.

"You have always known, right! About my identity." After saying this, Nidia was not as nervous as expected, but felt relieved.

Dumbledore didn't speak. He stared at Nydia quietly for a moment and then nodded slowly.

"Why?" Sure enough, he already knew his identity. "The admission letter also has Field's last name on it."

"Is it important whether it's Field or Riddle?" Dumbledore asked.

"Isn't it important?" Nidia originally wanted to say that it was important, but she was not sure why it was important at the moment.

"What matters is whether you want to be Field or Riddle." Dumbledore looked at Nydia and said, "We cannot deny a child the right to choose because she cannot decide her own life experience."

For a moment, Nidia didn't know what to say. It sounded like she was telling her that she could choose her own destiny, but in fact it was more like asking her who she would rather choose to be loyal to.

"I heard that you also played a role in protecting the Magic Stone this time. You know who wants to take the Magic Stone, but you still chose to protect the Magic Stone. Why?" Seeing that Nidia couldn't speak for a long time. , Dumbledore took the initiative to ask Nydia questions.

"Because I don't want my friends to get hurt," Nydia replied.

"Then have you ever thought that if he doesn't get the Philosopher's Stone, he will probably die, completely." Dumbledore stared closely at Nydia's every move, as if he wanted to see through her heart .

"I thought about it, but... maybe he doesn't know my existence at all, and he has never existed in my life to me, but Harry and the others are different. They are right next to me, and they are alive." Nydia has considered this issue before. Compared to the blood relatives she has never met, she now values ​​the friends who are actually around her more. She cannot stand by and watch her friends get hurt.

"Then if he really existed in front of you and recognized you, would you still make the same choice?"

"I don't know sir, I haven't encountered such a situation, and I don't know what choice I will make. I can't assume such a situation." Nydia told the truth, although she knew that Dumbledore wanted more What I heard was that she firmly continued to choose to protect her friends.

Dumbledore didn't speak anymore. He was pacing behind his desk with his hands behind his back. He seemed to be thinking about something.

"Will you fire me, sir?" Nitya couldn't help but ask.

"Did you do something wrong? Being born is not a mistake, kid."

"Thank you sir, if I could, I would like to be Nydia Field for the rest of my life." If she were just Nydia Field, life would be much simpler.

"Of course you can just be Nydia Field. The key to who you become is up to you." Dumbledore said, looking at Nydia.

Nydia knew in her heart that if Voldemort was really dead, maybe she could really just be Nydia Field for the rest of her life, but he didn't, which meant that she couldn't really be that simple. However, she believed that Dumbledore also understood this truth, so what he said was still just guiding her to choose her allegiance. However, Nydia could not make this decision now, so she did not answer Dumbledore's question directly, but asked her again. He thanked him and left.

After Nydia left, the bookcase behind Dumbledore's desk slowly moved away, and a man in black robes walked out of the secret door behind the bookcase.

"Can we trust her?" Snape asked Dumbledore as he came out of the secret door.

"What do you believe? She has not guaranteed anything!" Dumbledore smiled helplessly. "In this regard, she is very similar to Voldemort, full of doubts. She clearly understood what I said."

"It's risky to keep her here. We all know that the mysterious person will come back sooner or later. She is now very close to Potter." Snape said worriedly.

"Some things are worth taking risks. She may be a key existence. Even if she can't help us, we must not let her side with Voldemort." Dumbledore thought for a while and said, "I heard that you always She will be punished with detention on Friday, and I would like to hear your opinion."

"She's quite talented. I don't see any ambitions yet. She should be in Slytherin." Snape has been silently observing Nydia. In his opinion, if it weren't for her life experience, He would only think that Nitya was just an ordinary little girl with a pretty good talent.

"The Sorting Hat has its own reasons." After saying this, Dumbledore looked at the Sorting Hat placed on the bookcase.

At this time, the Sorting Hat seemed to have been listening to their conversation, and became active, and then slowly said: "If you only look at it based on blood, she should indeed stay in Slytherin, but if you look at her alone regardless of blood, she should be in Slytherin." , Gryffindor would be more suitable for her."

"Maybe we shouldn't rush to give her any definition. She is just a child and she needs guidance." Dumbledore said after listening to the Sorting Hat. "Severus, your detention can continue."

"That's no problem, but I teach Potions. It's not easy to get any clues from the Potions class. I think...since Quirrell is no longer here, is the Defense Against the Dark Arts class he teaches? Okay..." Before Snape could finish his words, Dumbledore interrupted him.

"As for the candidate for Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, the Ministry of Magic has just recommended one to me." Dumbledore understood what Snape was thinking, but now was not the time.

"Who is it?" Snape was a little reluctant.

"Gilderoy Lockhart, I suppose you've heard of him."

"I know him, and I think you should know that he's just a facade. I don't understand."

"Of course I know what kind of person he is, Severus, but we must always leave some loopholes for ourselves so that our enemies can think they have an opportunity and become impatient." Dumbledore said meaningfully to Si. Nep smiled.

"You always have your reasons, although I think it doesn't have to be this way." Although he was dissatisfied, he still accepted Dumbledore's arrangement.

"Think about it, it will be very interesting to have a famous person in school." Dumbledore seemed to be expecting something to happen.

"Now that everything has been decided, I think it's time for me to leave." After saying that, Snape bowed slightly to Dumbledore and then turned and left Dumbledore's office.