Chapter 322 Bloodline Choice

"Not just you, including Harry, many people have asked me," Dumbledore whispered, "Why was Harry fostered in the Muggle world when he was a wizard? Why did I insist on letting him continue to live in that family when Harry was unhappy there and even suspected of being abused?"

"I don't deny it," Dumbledore paused for a moment before slowly saying, "When I left Harry at his aunt's door, I knew the child would suffer. I know I sentenced him to ten years of darkness and hardship... But I have to make sure he survives first."

"For reasons that even I can't explain clearly, The Dark Lord was defeated... Rumor has it that he is dead and gone, but I never believed it. I firmly believe that he will come back one day..." Dumbledore continued, "And his remaining followers are still making trouble everywhere. The tragedy of the Longbottoms is one of them. I have to place Harry in the place I think is the safest... The family Harry is staying in may not be able to provide him with warmth, but it is still qualified in providing basic living conditions. "

Jeffrey couldn't help but sneered and said, "The followers you are talking about are the Lestranges? Just a few of them?" Jeffrey's eyes were full of mockery, "Are you looking down on our Potter family? "

"I don't mean to look down on anyone," Dumbledore said in a deep voice, "At that time, the British wizarding world had just recovered from chaos, and placing him in a Muggle family isolated from the wizarding world was the best choice in my opinion... Moreover, I think this is conducive to Harry's growth..."

"As a savior who saved the world before he could speak, what awaits him will only be all kinds of flattery and flattery, which is enough to make any child dizzy." Dumbledore said firmly, "I think it would be better to let him grow up far away from the past until he can accept it all, and then let him know it, isn't it?"

"Tsk, you said it well..." Geoffrey continued, "Is this your reason for throwing a baby who doesn't know how to resist you to Muggles, thus depriving him of family affection? Why do you think that our Potter family is incapable of educating him well and guiding him on the right path?"

Dumbledore shook his head slightly. He really didn't expect to meet such a sharp-tongued junior, but he might not have done a perfect job in the matter of Harry, but he had a clear conscience - from beginning to end, he firmly believed in the prophecy - the Dark Lord would make a comeback, and Harry was the key to ending everything, so the cultivation of Harry's character could not tolerate any mistakes - he would never allow any variables that were out of his control to appear!

"Indeed... but there is one last reason, and the most important reason..." Dumbledore said: "The real key to Harry's ability to defeat the Dark Lord when he was a baby was that his mother chose to die at the hands of the Dark Lord in order to protect him, which was enough to inspire an ancient magic 'Love's Guardian'..."

Jeffrey frowned. Although there were many different opinions about how Harry defeated the most powerful dark wizard in history, as a pure-blood family with a long history, the family had already made a conclusion on various possibilities - the explanation given by Dumbledore now was indeed the most likely. This time, he did not speak again to refute, but chose to wait for Dumbledore to continue.

"You have to admit, although it may make me look a little arrogant, my magic power should be one of the strongest in the world, right?" Dumbledore glanced at the few people, and seeing that no one was willing to speak, he continued: "However, even I can't avoid being careless and making mistakes, but magic is different..."

"Since we already know that the power that the Dark Lord fears is actually the power left by Harry's mother, then in order to preserve this power, the only way is to find the blood relatives of the caster - Lily's only remaining relative in the world, and her sister Petunia Dursley is the only candidate..."

"Although the Potter family is also Harry's relatives, they do not meet the above conditions in this regard..." Dumbledore explained patiently: "This is because Because the caster is Lily, not James, which means it must be Lily's blood relative, not Harry's paternal blood relative. "

"By entrusting Harry to her family, I can use blood ties as a bond to activate the blood contract magic, so that the "protection of love" can continue from Harry's aunt..." Dumbledore said: "Fortunately, I made the right bet. Although Penny was extremely reluctant, she finally chose to take in Harry, and the blood contract I cast was also established. From then on, no evil power could harm Harry..."

What Dumbledore didn't say was that he had actually long been certain that Penny would take in Harry, because she didn't hate magic as much as she showed on the surface. She was actually just jealous of her sister who had magical talent.

The jealousy accumulated over the years, coupled with the influence of her rigid husband, did make her hate the magical world, but she still retained a trace of yearning for the magical world in the deepest part of her heart, and taking in Harry was actually her last chance to maintain contact with the magical world.

"I can guarantee that this is absolutely the most appropriate approach I think, and the greatest guarantee for the safety of the child—" Dumbledore said, "This ancient magic is much more powerful than me. Under its protection, any wizard who has unfavorable thoughts about Harry cannot even find where he lives."

This time, Jeffrey stopped talking. Instead, Charlus said: "Albus, you and I have known each other for many years. I trust your character. Harry's matter ends here... But this time, since You used the 'Phoenix Calling Order' - you were not willing to use it during the first Wizarding War. Obviously, the situation this time is far more serious than then..."

"You mean..." Dumbledore said hesitantly.

"Friendship is friendship." Charlus said: "You said, I am such an old man, and I have worked tirelessly to respond to your call, so I can forget about it myself - the family resources that I may need to use next, aren't they? There should be some compensation, so that I can also explain to my family. "

Dumbledore's eyes sparkled with unprecedented brilliance, and he said coldly: "What you want is Harry's invisibility cloak? That is the inheritance left to him by James. I have no right to make decisions for him!"

Charlus and his two sons looked at each other, and after a while he said: "Albus, you'd better think about it carefully - after all, our family has information that you are bound to get - the Dark Lord, the Dragon Shadow, and the mysterious Walpurgis Knights!"