Chapter 127: I hope you don't regret it, Dumbledore
Snapped!
Snape angrily rushed into the headmaster's office and slapped a copy of the Daily Prophet in front of Dumbledore. Dumbledore was startled by his excitement and raised his eyebrows.
"Look what you did, Dumbledore!"
Dumbledore picked up the newspaper and read it word for word. After some time, he slowly put the newspaper down, crossed his hands, and held them together, with a confused look on his face:
"I'm sorry, Severus, I don't understand what you're talking about. Not a single word is mentioned about me."
"Of course, you can say that!" Snape quickly stretched out his hand and withdrew the newspaper like a black snake, "But if it weren't for your false kindness, Tom Riddle would have died long ago!
"You said that the mysterious man would come back and told me to keep an eye on that arrogant Potter, but what about you? You clearly had the chance to kill the mysterious man, just that night a few months ago! But what was the result? You Sent him away Into Azkaban!? I can't believe it. What's with your head, are the chocklets making you senile? Or is this all a joke to you?"
"So, you already know Riddle's identity?" Dumbledore asked.
"You can't expect some dumb fool to keep a secret," Snape said with pursed lips, obviously, he learned this from Harry's thoughts.
"Careless use of Legilimency is not a polite thing to do Severus, especially with your students."
"You should say these things to yourself!" Snape laughed angrily, his mouth opening like the corners of a snake's mouth.
"I should really reflect on it." Dumbledore nodded seriously, and then continued, "As for the identity of the previously resurrected Tom Riddle, although I initially thought that he was Voldemort without any hesitation, But"
"But what?!"
"But now I feel that there may be something else. I have a doubt."
"Doubt?"
"You see Severus, there will not be two Voldemorts in this world at the same time. Even if you use a time-turner, the 'you' of the current time and the 'you' using the time-turner must not meet." Dumbledore said seriously, "But it is different now. According to the information, Voldemort has just left Albaria at this moment."
The anger on Snape's face was gradually replaced by surprise and confusion. After a moment, he became even more angry:
"So, you turned the mysterious man into two?"
"That's great! You indeed are the greatest wizard in the world!"
"Now we have not one but TWO mysterious men—TWO!"
He looked like he was having a myocardial infarction, his chest was heaving violently, and he was breathing heavily.
"You still don't understand, Severus, what I mean is that maybe Tom Riddle is not You-Know-Who. There is a possibility that they are different." Dumbledore explained softly as if he was talking to a child, his tone Very peaceful.
"I can't tell the difference!" Snape said sarcastically, "causing terror attacks at Hogwarts, breaking into the Ministry of Magic, blowing up half the coast..."
"The difference is, Tom Riddle, or maybe I should call him Cyrus," Dumbledore said softly, "he is kind and merciful."
"A merciful person killed nine wizards and a goblin?"
"It's nine dark wizards, the evil ones, and one goblin who was trying to create a rebellion," Dumbledore emphasized. "For innocent people, you will find that he is kind. Of course, I am not saying that he is kind, but that he is kinder when compared to the mysterious man, he seems different. You should know this better than me. And-"
"What?"
"I assume he didn't summon any Death Eaters after his resurrection?"
Snape subconsciously held the inside of his left arm: "Maybe he just felt that the time was not ripe enough."
"Lily's magic didn't work on him either." Dumbledore's half-moon glasses flashed.
Snape's body shook violently, as if he had been hit hard by something.
"When Lily defeated Voldemort with the blood bond magic, she left a layer of protection on Harry. When Harry was in first year, it was because of this layer of protection that he was even able to defeat Quirrell, who was possessed by Voldemort. Voldemort couldn't touch him. But Cyrus could, and he didn't want to hurt the child."
Snape was silent for a long time, and then said in a low and slow voice: "But he may still be a threat."
"Yes, but if he is not of the same mind as Voldemort himself, I think we can use him to fight against Voldemort," Dumbledore said calmly. He was sitting behind the table, looking like an ordinary old man, but Snape felt a terrible aura around him.
"A living person is always more useful than a dead person, isn't it?"
Now Snape had nothing else to say. But this behavior seemed too risky to him. What if that Tom Riddle cooperated with the mysterious man? What if he also became the Dark Lord? What if this so-called kindness is just a disguise?
Snape had so many worries in his heart, and he wanted to question Dumbledore one by one, but in the end, he could not say anything, leaving only one sentence:
"I hope you don't regret this, Dumbledore."
And he left like a bat, just as he came.
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Harry and his friends were also closely following Cyrus's every move, to the point where they never missed a day of the Daily Prophet.
"Tom Riddle killed nine Dark Wizards on the Scottish coast..." Hermione put down the newspaper, her face full of worry. "What's going on with Mr. Cyrus? He actually..."
"Actually killed someone?" Harry finished her sentence.
"Of course not!" Hermione shook her head immediately. "I mean, he should at least keep himself hidden."
Harry looked at her in surprise, seemingly not expecting Hermione to say such a thing.
"Don't overthink it, Harry. The ones killed were Dark Wizards, and they deserved it," Ron said, munching on a bacon toast. "Didn't you read what the paper said? Those Dark Wizards were planning to use an Auror as a sacrifice. If it weren't for Mr. Cyrus, she might have died."
"And goblins!" Hermione added. "Books say they are extremely greedy and have incited several goblin rebellions, causing many deaths. This time, they wanted to get wands. If they had succeeded, who knows what would have happened? Have you forgotten about the goblin rebellion mentioned in the history of magic that took place at the Hog's Head Inn a few centuries ago? That was a major bloodbath."
"Those Dark Wizards, hmm, if the Dark Lord were still around, they'd definitely all be Death Eaters," Ron said, more aware of how terrifying and hateful Dark Wizards were than Harry and Hermione.
He shifted the topic, lowering his voice as he continued, "By the way, Harry, how's that thing Mr. Cyrus asked you to watch out for? I mean, the prophecy he told you to pay attention to."
Hearing this, Hermione immediately perked up her ears.
"Aren't you two in class with me?" Harry rolled his eyes. "I haven't heard her make any proper prophecies, except for that ominous one. Oh, and one more thing, today is October 16th. She said the thing you fear most will happen."
Harry glanced towards the other side of the Great Hall, where a girl named Draven was crying sorrowfully. She had just received a letter saying her pet rabbit had been killed by a fox, and she was convinced that this was the thing she feared most.
Speaking of ominous things, Ron shivered, but Hermione scoffed.
"If Mr. Cyrus got anything wrong, it's that he misjudged Sybill Trelawney!" Hermione said angrily. "Those prophecies are nonsense! Professor McGonagall says she predicts someone's death every year!"
"You underestimate omens too much, Hermione!" Ron said unhappily. "You're always so self-righteous! If you don't think something is right, you dismiss it, but this concerns Harry's life! Do you understand? My uncle once saw an Ominus omen, and then he died!"
"And Scabbers is also not well, how many times have I told you to keep an eye on that annoying cat?!! "
"Crookshanks has nothing to do with your rat! Your uncle was just scared to death by himself, not to mention Draven. She just received the letter today, which means that her rabbit died at least a few days ago, and she only got the news today." Hermione said rationally said, "And what is your greatest fear? Seeing Mr. Cyrus' name in the newspaper?"
"I don't want to argue with you, Hermione! You should be more considerate of others!" Ron said sharply. He then turned away from Hermione and looked at Harry.
"Harry, I think you should talk to Mr. Cyrus about this. Go ask Ginny to borrow the diary."
Hermione looked very angry and her eyes were red, but she probably thought that if Harry got the diary, she could also talk to Cyrus, so she kept silent.
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