Dumbledore stared out the window at the sunlit ground. After a while, his eyes returned to Harry.
"I have to start from the beginning," he said. "Harry, five years ago, just as I had planned and hoped, you came to Hogwarts unscathed. Oh, not completely unscathed, but you suffered. When I left you in front of your uncle and aunt's house, I knew you would suffer. I knew that doing so would doom you to a dark and difficult decade. "
He paused. Harry did not speak.
Elwyn could hear the whispers of the portraits on the walls around him. He was not sure if he wanted to continue listening.
But since Dumbledore did not drive him away, there should be no problem.
"You may want to ask, and you have a good reason to ask, why is this the way things are? Yes, you should ask me, why can't some wizarding families take you in? Many families are not only happy to do so, but they would be honoured and happy to raise you as their own son. "
"My answer is, before happiness, my first consideration is for you to survive. I know that you may be in more danger than anyone else. Lord Voldemort was defeated a few hours ago, but his supporters are still at large. They are angry and brutal outlaws, and many of them are as terrible as Lord Voldemort. I need to make a decision a few years in advance. Do I really believe that Lord Voldemort is gone forever? No, I don't believe it. Although I don't know when he will come back, ten years, twenty years, or even fifty years later, I am certain that he will come back. Based on my understanding of him, I am also certain that he will not sit still and wait for his death before killing you. "
"Please believe me, I know that Lord Voldemort's knowledge of magic is probably more extensive than that of any wizard alive today. I also know that once he recovers all his magic, I am afraid that even the most complicated and powerful spell may not be able to defeat him. " Dumbledore paused and looked at Elwyn. "But I have to admit, I did not expect things to develop more severely than I initially thought, especially after you used the time converter to return to Hogwarts a thousand years ago. Everything changed dramatically."
That's right, this was also something that Elwyn did not expect.
After he went to meet the four founders, the whole world of magic changed.
In his original impression, this world of magic was a low-magic world, and everything revolved around Hogwarts.
But the situation now was not like this at all. More and more ancient magic and existences emerged.
Ancient warlocks, evil gods, great wizards, alchemy, witchcraft, vampires, demons, and so on. There were too many things that Elwyn could not imagine at first.
He still remembered the first time he saw the eyeball monster, and his first thought was, is this still the real world?
"I do not blame Elwyn, but obviously changing the past will affect the future. Elwyn's brief contact with the four founders of Hogwarts made them make a new decision. Many of these things have only existed in legends in the past, or I have only heard of them, but now, they are appearing one after another," Dumbledore said. "So, things have become more complicated. Of course, this is also a test left by the four founders. Once you pass these tests, you will become great wizards. "
"Back to Lord Voldemort, the worst thing is that he also found the magic ruins left by the four founders. I used to hope that this would not happen, but obviously, Salazar Slytherin deliberately led Lord Voldemort, led his last descendants to find these, and used this as part of the whole test."
"You are saying that this was done on purpose by Salazar Slytherin?" Elwyn asked.
Although he had his guesses, many things were too coincidental and too deliberate.
But when he really got a confirmation from Dumbledore, Elwyn was still very surprised.
The troublesome Salazar Slytherin, what was this guy planning?
"Yes, if Lord Voldemort found the half of the Sorcerer's Stone hidden in the Albanian Forest and taken away by the Fallen Centaur was just a coincidence, then the series of actions of the vampires from Slytherin's clan, the Grim Reaper that Riddle saw in the ring, and the forbidden magic that Slytherin deliberately left behind, are all obviously led by him to lead Lord Voldemort."
"We have to admit, the reality now is that we have to face the Lord Voldemort who received Slytherin's gift and the help of the Evil God. This is much more troublesome than before. Fortunately, we also received the help left behind by the other three founders." Dumbledore continued, "Of course, this has nothing to do with my initial thoughts, but it is enough to prove that it was necessary for me to send Harry to his aunt and uncle's house." Harry, back then, due to various reasons, I decided to use ancient magic to protect you. Lord Voldemort understood this magic and looked down on it. He had always underestimated this magic. "
"And because of this, he paid the price. I am of course referring to your mother who gave up her life to save you. She gave you an unexpected and lasting protection, this protection still flows in your blood today. So, I trusted your mother's bloodline. I handed you over to her sister, her only remaining relative. "
"She didn't like me." Harry immediately said, a little angry and disdainful, "She didn't give me any..."
"But she took you in!" Dumbledore interrupted him, "She may have been unwilling, unhappy, and grudging to take you in, but she still accepted you. In the process, she also preserved the curse I cast on you. Hmm, your mother's sacrifice has made the bond of blood the strongest protection I can give you. "
"But, I still..."
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