Unanswered Questions: Dumbledore's Legacy and Unexplored Mysteries in Harry Potter

Jon often contemplated a question while reading the original work.

Dumbledore was indeed a powerful wizard, but besides this great white wizard, the kind wizards in the good camp had little self-defense against the pursuit of dark wizards. They were always hiding, fleeing, relying on another person (the Secret Keeper) for their safety. When faced with danger, they would sacrifice their own lives to protect their children, but no one ever stood up, picked up a wand, and said they would fight back.

This was undoubtedly a mistake, and this mistake had already been planted in 1945 when Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald. Jon took out a pen and began writing in his notes. He had a habit of recording his research.

First, Dumbledore, as the greatest white wizard of the century, gained unparalleled prestige in the wizarding world for defeating Grindelwald, and Jon had to admit this.

However, Dumbledore had gone too far in certain aspects. At least, he played an important role in the implementation of the Unforgivable Curses prohibition in the wizarding world.

This couldn't be called a mistake; prohibiting the Unforgivable Curses was indeed a good thing. The problem was that while the prohibition was enforced, wizards were not prevented from accessing channels to obtain the Unforgivable Curses. Even if it was impossible to completely seal off these channels, the Ministry of Magic, including Dumbledore himself, had not made any efforts in that regard. The books in the restricted section of the Hogwarts library were just one example. Did the professors at Hogwarts really need these books when teaching certain students? Wasn't their own magical proficiency enough to handle a student?

Jon didn't believe so. He could only explain this by considering the restricted section as a Hogwarts tradition or Dumbledore being overwhelmed with too many problems and forgetting about this matter.

Secondly, when Jon was arranging the major events of "Harry Potter," he discovered a question about the powerful spell used by Harry's mother, Lily Potter. The spell that sacrificed the mother to protect the child should have come from Dumbledore.

Harry's father, James Potter, and his three companions were not particularly studious individuals. Although they had talent in a certain aspect of magic (such as Animagus transformation) and were willing to work hard and study, coming from Gryffindor, they weren't particularly proficient in spellcraft. Gryffindor had produced many excellent wizards, but considering the average level of the wizarding world at that time, Jon held a skeptical attitude toward this concept of excellence. After all, Gryffindor had many graduates every year, but over the years, only a few could reach half of Dumbledore's level.

Perhaps Lily Potter was a diligent and studious witch, but the curse that could seriously injure Voldemort, the second-generation Dark Lord, couldn't be discovered through diligence and study alone. Such a curse was as intangible as the power of love that Dumbledore spoke to Harry about.

Therefore, Jon speculated that even if this curse didn't come from Dumbledore, it must have had some connection to him. Did Dumbledore already know about the prophecy concerning the chosen one?

This was another question.

Thirdly, there's the issue of Dumbledore's power. Gellert Grindelwald is one of the most powerful dark wizards in history (in Jon's personal opinion, this dark wizard is even more powerful than Voldemort, considering Voldemort's fragmented soul). If Dumbledore could defeat him when his powers were at their peak, then defeating Voldemort shouldn't be a problem for Dumbledore either. Unless Dumbledore's victory wasn't purely based on strength, as the legends suggest. If it was because of love... that explanation seems plausible too. It can also explain why Dumbledore was so adamant about the power of love, considering he himself was a successful example.

"Alright, that's all for now," Jon said as he closed his notebook. He looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to him, then slipped the notebook into his ring and returned the book he had taken from the shelf.

He greeted Madam Pince and left the library, walking around the castle. Despite sitting in the library for so long, he didn't feel hungry at all.

Hogwarts Castle was as complex as a maze, and after wandering for a while, Jon unexpectedly found himself in an unfamiliar place on the eighth floor. He found a window and leaned against the wall, lost in thought.

He had the intention to acquire the Marauder's Map. It wasn't a difficult task, but he didn't know if Fred and George Weasley had already managed to steal it at this point. Harry wouldn't start school until next year, and he received the map in his third year. The Weasley twins were one year ahead of Jon, currently in their second year. They probably hadn't obtained the map yet. But if they had... Jon wondered if the Replication Charm would work and replicate the map's effects.

The scenery at Hogwarts was beautiful, even more grandiose than in the movies, and most importantly, it felt real. When the cool wind brushed against Jon's face, he had a more direct experience of this reality.

The "Harry Potter" series was a work of literature, but Jon found himself in a real world, which was the contradiction he was currently facing. Literary works often have the problem of excessive idealization, and even though J.K. Rowling had fictionalized a world, this idealization still existed.

The overall world framework hadn't changed. Voldemort would still be defeated by Harry Potter, and Harry would still start school next year. However, it was evident that the real world was much more cruel than the books.

The world of magic was not just a storybook for children.

Apart from the main storyline of Harry Potter and Tom Riddle's conflicts, the side stories that didn't appear in the books were actually worth paying attention to. Grindelwald, imprisoned in Nurmengard, even though his wand was taken by Dumbledore, was it really that simple for someone who once had more followers than Voldemort to be locked up? Nurmengard was a prison built by Grindelwald himself, and he didn't even need to dig a tunnel to stage an escape.

Was he unable to come out, or unwilling to come out? This question would probably have to be asked to Dumbledore.

But that wasn't something Jon should be considering at the moment. He withdrew his gaze from admiring the scenery and looked towards Dumbledore's office. Severus Snape had just crossed the guarding stone gargoyles and entered the room.