Chapter 1138 (1/2)
”That,” Harry stopped, not knowing what to say next.
Dumbledore's question made him a little embarrassed. He didn't seriously think of a way to get the memory. He only tried it for a while. Then, srahorn also refused Harry very wisely. This result did not surprise Harry, but in the face of Dumbledore
”Well, that day, van Lin and I found out that Ron had taken Love Medicine by mistake, and then I sent him to Professor Slughorn. I thought, if I could make Professor Slughorn happy... ”
”So Did it work? ” Dumbledore asked blandly.
”Er Well, no, Professor, because Ron was poisoned... ” Harry opened his mouth, lying and things like that were obviously not appropriate, especially in the face of Dumbledore.
Strictly speaking, Dumbledore had great expectations of him, but it was destined that it would not have been a good result.
“…… So, naturally, you'll forget about the retrieval; but I shouldn't expect you to think about anything else when your best friend is in danger. But as soon as Mr. Weasley is in good health, I think it's time for you to go back and finish the task I gave you. I believe I have shown you the importance of this memory. In fact, I've tried my best to make you understand that it's the most critical of all memories, and without it we'll waste time. ”
A burning sense of shame ran through Harry's head. Dumbledore didn't raise his voice so much that he couldn't even hear anger in his voice, but Harry would rather listen to him yelling; this cold regret is worse than anything.
”I'm sorry, Professor,” said Harry, struggling a little. ”I wasn't at ease or anything, I was just having something else - something else...”
”Something else bothers you,” Dumbledore let him go. ”I see.” The silence fell again among the three, the most uncomfortable silence Harry had ever received from Dumbledore; it seemed endless, interspersed with occasional snores, from the portrait of Amando dipette on Dumbledore's head.
All of a sudden, Harry had a strange feeling of shrinking himself, as if he had become shorter when he entered the room. He couldn't stand it and said, ”Professor Dumbledore, I'm really sorry. I should have done more - I should have thought you wouldn't let me do it if it didn't matter. ”
”Harry, thank you for saying that.” Dumbledore said calmly. ”So I hope you can make it a priority from now on? After tonight, if we don't get this memory, we can't do anything. ”
”I will, professor. I'll get it from him.” He answered eagerly.
”Let's not talk about it now,” Dumbledore said kindly, ”and continue from where we ended last time. Do you remember where we went? ”
”Yes, Professor,” Harry said quickly, and then took a look at Vaseline, who had not been there last time, and Harry felt that he needed to explain.
”Voldemort killed his father and grandfather as if it were his uncle muffin. And then he went back to Hogwarts and he asked - he asked Slughorn about soul fragments. ” Harry muttered with shame.
”Good,” said Dumbledore. ”Well, I hope you remember that I said at the beginning of our course that we are going to do a lot of speculative thinking?”
”Yes, sir.”
”Now, I think you agree, I've shown you solid evidence of what Voldemort did before he was seven?” Harry nodded.
”But now, Harry,” Dumbledore said. ”Now things are more treacherous. If it's hard to trace the boy's riddle, it's almost impossible to find the memory of Voldemort. In fact, I suspect that no one but himself can tell us what he has done since he left Hogwarts. But I still have the last two memories to share with you. ”
Dumbledore is about two luminous crystal bottles beside the meditation basin. ”I'd like to hear from you and see if I've made the right inference about them.”
Thinking that Dumbledore attached so much importance to his opinion, Harry was ashamed that he had not completed the recall of soul fragments. He moved in his chair with a sense of guilt to see Dumbledore lift the first bottle and examine it under the light.
”I hope you don't get tired of getting into other people's memories, because both memories are very interesting.” He said. ”The first one came from a very old family elf named Hodge. Before we read Hodge's memory, I'm going to quickly describe to you how Voldemort left Hogwarts. ”
”He was promoted to the seventh grade. As you might have expected, he got the highest score in every exam. What he and his classmates are concerned about at this time is what kind of career they will do after graduation. Almost everyone thinks highly of Tom Riddell, the student leader, the boy prefect and the winner of the school's special contribution award. As far as I know, some professors, including Professor Slughorn, encouraged him to join the Ministry of magic, provided him with interview opportunities and helped him contact relevant internal officials. He turned down all the offers. Next, the teachers learned that he had worked in boginbock magic shop”Bogin Burke?” Harry's dizzy repetition.
”Yes, there it is,” Dumbledore said quietly. ”I believe that when we walk into Hodge's memory, you should be able to understand why this place attracts him. But it's not Voldemort's first choice. At that time, almost no one knew that - I was one of the few people the president could trust at the time - Voldemort went to Professor dipette to ask if he could stay as a teacher
”He wants to stay?” Fanlin asked unexpectedly, ”defense of the dark arts?”
”I believe he has his own reasons, but he didn't disclose it to Professor dipert.” Dumbledore nodded. ”First and foremost, Voldemort values this school more than he once advocated being alone. Hogwarts is the happiest place he has ever been and the first and only place where he feels at home.”
Harry was a little uncomfortable with these words, because it was also how he felt about Hogwarts.
”Second, the castle is full of ancient magic. There is no doubt that Voldemort has discovered more secrets of the castle than most of the other students who live in it, but he may think that there are still many secrets to be discovered and there is a lot of magic to explore. ”
”Third, as a teacher, he can have more power to influence and manipulate young witches and witches. Perhaps he was inspired by Professor Slughorn, where he was adored and watched as he showed how influential a professor can be. I don't think Voldemort intends to stay at Hogwarts all his life, but I believe he sees it as a recruiting camp, a place where he can build his own army. ”
”So you refused? Or professor dipette? ”
”Yes, he didn't get it. Professor dipert thinks he's only eighteen years old. He's too young. ” Said Dumbledore. ”I once advised Oman to put off that meeting I didn't explain the reasons I told you, because professor dipert liked Voldemort very much and believed in his loyalty. But I don't want Voldemort back in this school, especially if he gets such an influential position
”Defense against the dark arts class.” The answer is clear to everyone.
If other disciplines at Hogwarts teach people how to live a better life, defense against the dark arts is to teach people how to survive.
Van Lim is well aware of the importance of defense against the dark arts, or every wizard
Otherwise, when Umbridge entered Hogwarts, he would not have chosen defense against the dark arts. Although there were only gaps in defense of the dark arts at that time, other disciplines could be selected with the ability of the Ministry of magic.