Chapter 457 455 A New War Will Begin Soon

Chapter 457 455. A new war will begin soon

Jon looked at the bottle of golden gravel in Dumbledore's hand and began to ponder.

"So when we asked Voldemort to choose between Crouch and Snape at the beginning, it was actually a blind cat catching a dead mouse? He didn't know the real role of Snape, but just gave him to us as an object that could be discarded at will. It was not until later that he began to realize that something was wrong."

Dumbledore nodded.

"The secret of what Riddle relied on to gain immortality lies in the sand. This is what Severus promised to do for me. He fled back to England, used himself to lure out Riddle, and then helped us get the bottle."

"Did he ask you to guarantee Professor Potter's safety?"

"He didn't ask for that." Dumbledore said calmly, "Because he knew that even if he didn't say it, I would definitely do it. The reason why he was willing to help us like this was that he thought the current situation was no longer the same as before. When we faced Riddle, we were no longer a group of stray dogs like before, but had the possibility of regaining Britain. After Snape learned that he had no way to gain Riddle's favor and that the agreement to stop the Death Eaters from hurting Lily could not continue, he chose to sell Riddle out completely, because only if we won, Lily would be truly safe."

Jon had guessed this a long time ago, and now he just confirmed it from Dumbledore's mouth.

"What is his request?"

Dumbledore leaned back in his chair, his smile disappeared, leaving only a heavy look on his face.

"What he got from this trip."

Jon fell silent.

What did Snape get from this trip?

It was death.

To die in Lily's hands was his last request.

After finishing the conversation with Dumbledore, Jon left the headmaster's office.

Dumbledore naturally asked someone to study the bottle of golden gravel, so he didn't have to worry about it so much.

And now, Jon is really free.

During the period after the Triwizard Tournament, there was a brief peace between the Wizarding World and the British Ministry of Magic.

The two sides occupied France and Britain, the two largest magic societies in Europe.

Similarly, the situation in the whole of Europe has changed tacitly. Before the game, many magic governments actually leaned towards Voldemort.

After all, his strength has been tested for a long time, and the theory of bloodline has indeed touched the hearts of those old-fashioned worms on this continent, so that these rulers, although they did not say it explicitly, all deliberately moved closer to the "great gentleman".

This is still the case when Grindelwald has already integrated the entire Nordic countries in advance. If he is still imprisoned in that high tower, the situation of Dumbledore and others before the Triwizard Tournament will be even more difficult, and even 80% of the logistical support will be cut off, and there will be no retreat.

After the end of the Triwizard Tournament, especially when Voldemort actually agreed to Dumbledore's various unequal treaties that night, the Ministry of Magic, which was originally close to the theory of bloodline, gradually began to see the situation clearly.

They did not immediately show goodwill to the wizarding world, because it was obvious that Dumbledore was not a threat to other magical regimes. They are now the maintainers of the existing order, and Voldemort is the builder of the new order.

It's just that the new order built by Voldemort has no signs of advancement.

So when Voldemort was in the upper hand, they needed to get closer to Voldemort, because only in this way could these people become vested interests after the bloodline theory was thoroughly popularized.

Now that Dumbledore was in the upper hand, they naturally didn't need to say anything, just temporarily cut off the connection with the British Ministry of Magic, and when Dumbledore really won, they would join the celebration.

Therefore, after the end of the Triwizard Tournament, the whole of Europe was in a false illusion of peace.

It was as if the war had never happened, and everyone was safe in their own territory, but in fact, there were always undercurrents in private.

During this period, not only did Snape escape back to Britain, but he was eventually killed by Lily. Voldemort No. 1, who regained control of his identity, also used this gap to purge the entire British Ministry of Magic.

From Cornelius Fudge, who had been re-elected as the Minister of Magic for eight years, to Percy Weasley, an ordinary office assistant, all were dismissed.

Fifteen years later, Voldemort, who regained control of his body, became extremely moody.

He distrusted everyone around him to the extreme, and he was too lazy to even pretend. Before Snape's incident, he had personally killed two of his subordinates who had a slight interest in his policy change.

And after Snape's incident, because the Death Eaters did not do a good job, he personally executed Nott, who was mainly responsible for this matter.

Now almost everyone in the entire British Ministry of Magic is in danger, and would rather not do anything than make even the slightest mistake, for fear of dying in the hands of their master for no reason.

As time went by, Voldemort seemed to be less and less willing to show up. In the two months after the Triwizard Tournament, he frequently showed his cruel methods and authority to his subordinates, but after Snape's incident, he rarely appeared in public.

Later, even few Death Eaters could see him in person. It was Barty Crouch Jr., who was always trusted by him, who helped him remotely control the operation of the British Ministry of Magic.

Of course, Dumbledore and his team also got some information about this matter.

At the core meeting of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore said in front of everyone that Voldemort was already a little overwhelmed.

Voldemort, who now took the initiative in his body, did not know what the secret of his other self's continued vigorous vitality was. The reason why Voldemort was unwilling to see his subordinates was probably because he could no longer maintain his original young face.

Voldemort actually didn't care about his appearance. What he really cared about was the strange feeling that his subordinates would unconsciously feel when they saw that he was getting old.

Voldemort No. 1 was crazy, not stupid. He could naturally feel that the purebloods in Britain had already developed some less loyal attitudes towards him at this time.

He was now purely relying on his absolute strength to inflict fear on them. Once even this was gone, there would be no need for Dumbledore to intervene, and the British Ministry of Magic would start to become chaotic.

Not only Voldemort could see this, but Dumbledore and his friends who were far away in France could also see it.

So from the beginning, the Wizarding World did not intend to keep the current peace for long.

Dumbledore clearly stated that before the end of this year, they must take the initiative to start a war, a war to counterattack Britain.

Outsiders didn't understand why he was in such a hurry, but only those who knew the inside story knew that the reason for being so anxious was that no one could guarantee whether Voldemort would continue to make Horcruxes in order to maintain his desire for immortality.

This is something that is likely to happen.

After seeing Voldemort No. 2 take back all the former Horcruxes and become extremely wise and powerful, Voldemort No. 1 will definitely be a little afraid of Horcruxes.

After all, it was okay when I didn't understand it at the beginning, but now that I know how much the split soul will affect people's consciousness, no one can continue without any psychological burden.

Even if it is half-crazy Voldemort, it is the same. But if the situation in Britain deteriorates further, no one can guarantee that he will definitely do this kind of action to quench his thirst, split his soul again, maintain the state of immortality, and stabilize the situation.

And if such a situation occurs, Voldemort, who has the resurrection to rely on, will undoubtedly protect the newly made Horcruxes more thoroughly. At that time, even if Dumbledore can defeat him, he will be like an indestructible cockroach and a sticky plaster, dragging on in Britain.

Then the situation will become what the British wizarding world was like in the 1970s, which is obviously what Dumbledore and his team don't want to see, because compared with 20 years ago, there is not only the madman Voldemort, but also a Voldemort II who is now taking root and dormant somewhere and quietly recovering his strength.

This will not only not make the situation better, but will also turn this war into a protracted war, which is undoubtedly a situation that no one can accept.

Therefore, this war must be started before Voldemort starts to make Horcruxes again, and it must be done once and for all to prevent future troubles.

After talking about this matter, no one in the Order of the Phoenix or the Wizarding Line certainly objected.

And after knowing that the current peace will not last long, the entire French wizarding world is secretly preparing. Just as Iniesta promised Dumbledore, Dumbledore helped them recover France, and they will also help the Order of the Phoenix counterattack back to Britain.

This is the core of unity that the Wizarding Line has maintained until now.

However, the subsequent war is of course not so relevant to the students of Hogwarts.

Their current situation is much better than that of the previous exile period. Not only do they have a stable teaching place, but they don't need to live such a wandering life.

And they are naturally looking forward to the day when they can return to England, because only when that day comes can they reunite with their families and let these older students who have almost forgotten what their parents look like return to their families.

Not long after Jon returned to school, he started his summer vacation.

Only at this time can he be as free as an ordinary student.

In the school, the relationship between the students in the carriage and him has not changed much. Jon has never put on airs because of his merits. Instead, the pure-blood students brought back from the castle will lower their heads and take a detour as soon as they see him, as if they want to avoid some plague god.

These students can still live normally in Hogwarts. Of course, they are all selected and have not committed many evil deeds.

Even if there are some with bad conduct among them, they are mostly like Draco, who usually speaks harshly to the half-blood students. More extreme means are rare, after all, half-bloods also know how to be tolerant.

Even if they stayed in Hogwarts, they had to do some labor of transformation. At the same time, at Jon's suggestion, they were given a moral education class every day.

Preaching is useless in most cases, but if it is integrated with the environment and supplemented with some other educational methods, it may be useful.

Just when other students in Hogwarts Castle avoided Jon, Draco, who stayed in school to do labor after the summer vacation, actually found Jon privately one afternoon.

The young master of the Malfoy family had completely lost his previous arrogance at this time, and he was no longer wearing exquisite robes, but just ordinary school uniforms like other ordinary students.

When he found Jon, Jon was talking to Cedric about Transfiguration.

"G, Mr. Green, can I talk to you alone?"

Draco used a honorific, which was obviously a word that he had never uttered before.

After seeing this scene, Cedric greeted Jon very tactfully, and turned around and left with an excuse.

At this time, Jon also turned his head and looked into Draco's eyes that were subconsciously dodging.

"Speak, we are the only ones here now."

"Have you contacted my father in England?" Draco asked this question after taking a deep breath.

When Lucius and Jon were negotiating the deal about ensuring Draco's safety, he was also there, so of course he knew the content of the deal.

Jon did not deny this.

"Your father also asked me about your situation here." Jon raised his eyebrows and said, "He is very glad that you were not sent to the gallows, and he is even more glad that he did not take you to that crooked path."

As if Jon's words aroused a very bad memory of that day, Draco's face became obviously pale, but he still insisted on gritting his teeth and asking Jon.

"Do I still have a chance? A chance to save my parents?"

Jon was not surprised by his question. He just looked at Draco calmly.

"It's not about whether you have a chance or not, but whether your parents are willing to seize such an opportunity. But from my previous contact with your father, he doesn't seem to care much about this matter."