Chapter 32: How Could a Gryffindor Lack Courage?

"This is impossible," Dumbledore immediately doubted the authenticity of this matter.

As the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore had seen Peter Pettigrew's behavior. When Pettigrew was in school, he only followed behind Potter and his gang.

From any perspective...

Peter Pettigrew did not possess the qualities to become the Dark Lord.

Even if James Potter, Sirius Black, Severus, and others wanted to become the Dark Lord, they were more plausible candidates than Pettigrew...

Pettigrew...

Could only barely be considered a decent wizard.

"I know it's hard to believe," Snape took a deep breath, staring at Dumbledore intently and said solemnly, "but I saw him with my own eyes, he even boasted to me just now!"

"Everything in the past has been progressing according to his plan, Pettigrew was the true traitor who betrayed Lily and them, everything was his conspiracy!"

Snape bluntly laid out the information he knew, "Because Sirius, that idiot, thought Pettigrew was worthless and wouldn't attract Voldemort's attention, so he let Pettigrew become the secret keeper of the safe house..."

Dumbledore slowly furrowed his brow.

This matter could indeed be true.

Because after Voldemort and the Potters died, Sirius went crazy and chased Pettigrew, which was a plausible reason.

Snape leaned against the wall, closed his eyes and said with some powerlessness, "Pettigrew knew in advance that Lily had learned the sacrificial charm to counter Voldemort, he told Voldemort the secret of the safe house, leading to their deaths together..."

Snape gritted his teeth and continued in a low voice, "That despicable scum... stole Voldemort's knowledge, and now his wandless magic is more proficient than anyone I've seen!

"To hide himself, he used Black's idiot to create the explosion incident eight years ago and fake his death, until now, he has gained enough power to show himself..."

"And he's no longer afraid of being discovered."

"Because he's no longer afraid of your power."

"Even he has arranged what's to come."

"Dumbledore, he has arranged everything."

Snape slowly opened his eyes, staring at Dumbledore, and continued in a deep voice, "That guy told me that the reason Voldemort could live forever was that he created horcruxes!"

"...Horcrux."

Dumbledore's eyes widened involuntarily.

The appearance of this term made everything clear.

The reason Voldemort didn't die and would eventually return was because he had horcrux to preserve his soul, approaching immortality...

If the horcrux weren't dealt with, it meant that the wizarding world would never be able to solve the threat of Voldemort's return.

Indeed.

Pettigrew's plan was ingenious.

It even made Dumbledore unable to find any way to crack it.

If time was wasted now to chase Pettigrew, there wouldn't be time to search for horcrux, and Voldemort could return at any time, ultimately leading to a catastrophe in the wizarding world.

But...

It wasn't entirely flawless.

Because Dumbledore had a guess.

"If it's really horcrux..."

Dumbledore pondered, continuing in a low voice, "I think I already know what the reason is. I'll try to solve this as soon as possible. Once we find clues, then we might can find it quickly..."

"Do you have any clues yet?"

Snape's heart eased slightly, but he asked somewhat uneasily, "Voldemort made six horcruxes, and there's one secret horcrux that you must know about, seven horcruxes. Is it true that there's danger in dealing with each horcrux?"

"Wait...seven?"

Hearing this number, Dumbledore looked at Snape sharply!

Was this a joke?

Generally, it was very dangerous to create even one horcrux, and Voldemort actually had seven horcruxes!

Even if there were six unknown horcruxes besides the so-called secret one!

When would he find them!

And...

Destroying horcruxes was not a simple matter!

"So..."

Snape's expression gradually became ugly, saying in a low voice, "You don't know... how many horcruxes Voldemort made?"

"...In theory, creating horcrux is very dangerous."

Dumbledore, the old man with white beard, began to explain the trouble of creating horcruxes, "Every time Voldemort made a horcrux, he had to divide his soul into fragments, generally no one dares to divide their soul into so many pieces."

"But..."

Snape clenched his fists suddenly, hitting the wall with a punch, "He's a lunatic! We all know, he's a lunatic!"

That lunatic Voldemort!

He would definitely recklessly create horcruxes!

Pettigrew's mentioned number was correct, that coward who always pretended to be a coward had already made preparations to use Dumbledore!

"Take it easy, Severus."

Dumbledore patted Snape's shoulder, soothing the emotions of this potions professor, "Don't worry, everything is still under control for us. First, we need to clarify the truth of the past..."

"It must be him!"

Snape slowly squatted down, looking at the row of footprints in the snow, gritting his teeth, "Someone who hangs out with Potter and that arrogant gang can't possibly always be a coward? He's been pretending..."

At this point, Snape even found another piece of evidence: "Peter Pettigrew... is a Gryffindor!"

Just right.

Gryffindors are the least lacking in courage.

Dumbledore felt a bit at a loss for words.

Generally, shouldn't someone who manipulates from behind the scenes be from Slytherin?

Well.

The Sorting Hat might have some problems.

Because today it even sorted a new student who could pull out the Gryffindor sword into Hufflepuff House.