Chapter 425 423 It Chose You, and You Saved It

Chapter 425 423. It chose you, and you saved it

The final outcome of the Triwizard Tournament was bleak.

Of course, it was quite bleak for the students and teachers of the original Hogwarts Castle.

For the teachers, the school was gone, and they also lost their original superior status as professors, but fortunately it did not affect their normal life in the future.

But for the students, it was very different. Not only did they lose their school, but they also had to go with it and be taken away by Dumbledore. This was something they had never thought of before tonight.

Voldemort finally left with his people.

There was no sneak attack later, and there was no intention to start a war today. Just as Jon guessed, he thought that he had just regained control of his body and his strength had not yet fully recovered. He planned to have a decisive battle with Dumbledore after he had fully recovered.

And everything he did today was to consolidate the existing power in order to gain time for development.

As long as he gets through this period of time, he can restart the unfinished plan of the fool who wants to eat him, and let him see who the real Tom Riddle is!

Voldemort led his men away from the campus of Hogwarts Castle, leaving those students with worried and uneasy faces to turn and look at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore didn't say anything to them, nor did he express anything else, but directly asked Kingsley and others to take these pure-blood and half-blood students back to Lyon in batches.

The same was true for the exchanged Muggle students and the captives of the Wizarding World, but only Snape was left in front of the castle.

After Snape was selected, he was directly trapped by Sirius with a binding spell, and the wand in his hand had been confiscated, and all the magic-related things he carried were confiscated.

During this period, from beginning to end, he did not resist or beg for mercy, and just accepted everything calmly and indifferently.

Until now, only Dumbledore, John and him were left in front of the castle lobby, and Snape looked at Dumbledore.

"Finally one day, I fell into your hands."

His voice was very soft, but it could be clearly heard by everyone present.

Dumbledore didn't show much smile on his face, but looked at Snape with a complicated look.

"When you came to ask me that night, do you remember what you promised me?"

Hearing Dumbledore's question, Snape suddenly laughed.

"So you have always wanted to ask me this? I thought you had figured it out with Dumbledore."

Facing his smile, Dumbledore just said seriously.

"Then can I get an answer now? Why did you betray what we agreed at the beginning?"

The smile on Snape's face was restrained, and he showed a somewhat sarcastic expression instead.

"Because the mysterious man at that time was just like the great gentleman just now, a hopeless fool who only thought about himself and didn't care about others! His promises were not credible at all, so I found you, Dumbledore, I need you to help me."

"But he exceeded your expectations later?"

"Not only exceeded my expectations, but also exceeded your expectations, right?" Snape said calmly, "Did you think that he might have such achievements later? No, because he didn't show such great talents at that time. Moreover, he really did what I promised to ask, why is such a person not worthy of my loyalty?"

Dumbledore did not comment on this, no one could deny Voldemort's various decisions and achievements in the past ten years.

"What about now, he has changed, right, you should be able to feel it."

Hearing Dumbledore say this, Snape's eyes turned to Jon.

"The reason for his change must be you!"

This is not a question, but an affirmative sentence. Jon did not deny it. He just shrugged and did not mean to intervene in this topic.

Dumbledore's expression became serious at this time.

"There is no need to say this anymore, so, Severus, are you ready to face the person who was hurt the most by your actions later?"

Snape did not speak again, he just looked up at the castle.

Dumbledore did not mean to continue communicating with him. After Snape fell into their hands, there would be no second ending. He waved his hand, and Lupin came over. He looked at this enemy who had the same hatred as him with a cold face, ready to take Snape away from here.

So, only Dumbledore and Jon were left in front of the castle.

Dumbledore led Jon into the Hogwarts Castle, which was brightly lit but empty. Dumbledore seemed to just want to come in for a stroll, without any clear purpose, and took Jon for a leisurely stroll.

"Now we can talk about your experience, Jon. How did he target you?"

Jon did not hide anything, he told all the conspiracies planned by Voldemort II in the library, including the preparations he had to make after his plan succeeded.

After hearing this, even Dumbledore could not help but be moved.

"If he really succeeds, I may not be able to detect your change, which is the worst. I believe that since he is ready to replace you, he must have an interest in everything about you. Otherwise, he would not have the confidence to deceive me."

Jon nodded.

"Actually, he has succeeded. I'm not kidding you, Professor, I have really died once, but the different Animagus I had been in school before played a role. You were right at the time, After I drank that bottle of potion, I only experienced some insignificant changes. It's not that my magic failed, but that it was only half successful. To complete it completely, certain conditions are required. I don't know whether to feel unfortunate or not. Be thankful that my animagus is a phoenix."

As Jon spoke, he reached out and touched the bright and smooth feathers on Fox's body.

Dumbledore blinked, certainly hearing what Jon meant.

"In other words, if there was no experience of Riddle killing you in the library today, it is very likely that you would not be able to complete the transformation of Animagus until you die of old age. No one would go there without knowing that you would definitely not die. A bold attempt to die, and Riddle’s behavior helped you in disguise.”

Jon looked at his hands that looked exactly like a little boy's with some annoyance.

"Speaking of which, Professor, can I change back to this state? Or do I have to wait another eight or nine years before I can grow back again?"

Hearing Jon's question, Dumbledore suddenly laughed.

"You are actually worried about this. Do you know how much effort Riddle spent and how many ways he searched for to achieve immortality by relying on his own power? The phoenix is ​​a magical animal that is almost impossible to die. When you get old or are in danger of life, you only need to perform nirvana to start a new reincarnation of life. This is true eternal life.”

Jon didn't feel anything about this. Maybe he was still young enough and didn't realize the fear that after getting old, all the body's functions would continue to age and end, and he wasn't particularly interested in the word immortality.

"I can't just use this appearance to meet people in the future, right?" He rubbed his forehead with a headache.

Dumbledore helped him think about this problem seriously.

"Based on my judgment of Fox's multiple nirvanas, your young state will not last forever. It will only take about a week for the body to quickly return to the state of nirvana. But similarly, the first nirvana actually It is the fire of the phoenix that forms a permanent memory in your body. That is to say, no matter what you become in the future, you will return to the 15-year-old state you were before after passing Nirvana. "

Compared with the image of a child, the previous image of a 15-year-old boy, Jon, was still barely acceptable.

Besides, he's not someone who likes to seek death. If he doesn't die for once in the future, he won't have such troubles anymore.

After finishing the questions about Jon himself, Dumbledore asked about the status of Voldemort II.

"How did he escape?"

"The fire of the phoenix obviously had a strong restraining effect on his black mist magic. He originally had no way to break free, but it seemed that he gave up on maintaining the means that had been left behind by Mr. Slytherin. The soul probably split into three and escaped from here. "

Dumbledore's eyes darkened.

"He will not just let his soul be separated like this. Unlike Voldemort who compromised with us today, he will definitely get back what he lost. But no matter what, he who no longer even has a body is for the time being. There is no way to pose any threat to us, and what we have to face now is Riddle today.”

Jon was actually a little curious about Dumbledore's plans for Britain in the future.

"So Professor, how do you plan to take Britain back later?"

A smile appeared on Dumbledore's face.

"From today's contact, I can confirm that the current Riddle is the same person who has not changed fifteen years ago. He is crazy and cruel, but this incident has both bad and good benefits for us."

"The disadvantages are obvious. The destructive power a madman can produce is extremely great. He is willing to compromise today because he thinks he can control the other thing he left behind, and wants to prove that he will not be inferior to himself. But if Later, he discovered that the situation in the UK was not as easy to control as he imagined. According to my understanding of him, he would definitely turn everyone's tables. "

"Including purebloods?" Jon asked.

Dumbledore nodded affirmatively.

"Including pure-blooded people, no matter which Riddle he is, he actually doesn't care whether pure-blooded people are noble or not. He just wants to use the conflicts between bloodlines to stabilize his power. So, when he found that pure-blooded people also disobeyed his authority, When possible, he smashed all the original order and then used his terror to rule. "

"This can't last long, can it?"

"Normal people know that it won't last long, but a madman doesn't think so. He will even enjoy others' fear of him, thinking it is his greatest masterpiece. In this way, in a short period of time, everyone in the UK will be in danger. It’s hard for us to penetrate, especially when I can’t guarantee that I can win against him.”

"What's the benefit?"

"The benefits also come from this. It is precisely because he will launch a reign of terror that it is difficult for us to infiltrate at the beginning, but as long as time goes on, even if we do not take the initiative to do it, there will be wizards in Britain who will contact us. Do you know why Riddle showed such unprecedented strength at the beginning, but he did not succeed in the annexation plan in Britain for nearly ten years?"

"Because his theory was not perfect at that time?"

"Because at that time everyone, including many pure-blood wizards, knew that he was a lunatic. Under the leadership of a lunatic, no matter how many tempting benefits he verbally gave, pure-bloods would consider whether they could live to enjoy this benefit in the future. It was not until that night fifteen years ago that Riddle suddenly told everyone that he was not crazy anymore. He would not kill people and disrupt order casually, but would establish a new order that only maintained pure blood, and even he himself would not violate this order. At this time, more people joined him, and Britain changed its master in just two years."

Dumbledore looked at the chair in the center of the high platform at the front of the hall.

"That kind of nervous feeling of being in danger every day is terrible. It's not pleasant to be tense all the time. As long as the British wizards realize that their great master is no longer great, but has turned back into that madman, then it will be our best time to counterattack."

Jon also looked at the chair. In this castle, even if Voldemort himself was not here, no one dared to put their butt on it. It was like a throne in the castle, demonstrating the king's authority.

But the king was gone at this time, abandoning his soldiers and his castle, and only Jon and Dumbledore were standing here.

"You went to the principal's office and said the words I told you to say to that room, right?" Dumbledore suddenly asked.

Jon only remembered at this time that he was still wearing a sorting hat.

"It was a talking hat that answered me. It said that Hogwarts chose me?"

Dumbledore looked up and looked at the starry sky on the ceiling of the auditorium with emotion.

"That's right, Jon. The owner of this castle now is not me or Riddle, but you. It chose you, and you saved it."