Chapter 567 The Mystery Left by Dumbledore

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Hogsmeade is much more lively than before, and there is a lot more traffic on the originally sparse stone road.

However, the liveliness is just the appearance, there are just too many people - this town is filled with a heavy atmosphere, people stand on the street corners in twos and threes, they all wear black formal clothes, and whisper from time to time.

Hogsmeade can no longer find a spare bed, and the owners of various shops have contributed a lot of rooms for their own use. Even so, many people have come here in advance, and they have set aside a space in Hogwarts. Tents were set up in the area just to wait for today's funeral.

The arrival of Grindelwald made the near-end funeral end a little earlier. People were talking on the street corners about why the president of the International Federation of Wizards did what he did. Of course, various gossips were also spread by people who were intentional or unintentional.

Dumbledore's sudden death cast a shadow over the entire wizarding world.

Sean quickly came to Hogsmeade and met many wizards he knew along the way. He said hello curtly and went straight to his destination - the Pig's Head Tavern.

The tavern still stood in a dirty and dilapidated lane at the end of the alley. When the door was opened, a large puff of dust hit the face. However, the tavern was full of wizards, and there were many who looked very old. The man drank one glass after another, his face flushed.

The person behind the bar is not Aberforth, but Nagini. She has controlled the blood curse very well now and can basically live a normal life.

"Nagini, where are Aberforth and Orrick?" Sean asked hurriedly, not having time to be polite.

Nagini's face also looked sad. After seeing Sean, she shook her head: "Mr. Grindelwald suddenly showed up just now and asked everyone to leave. Aberforth looked very unhappy——"

She lowered her voice: "Aberforth even took out his wand... but Orrick stopped him. After returning to the tavern, the two argued for a while. I don't know what they said, but the two of them When people came out after the quarrel, everything seemed fine, and they even said they wanted to see Ariana.”

Ariana? Sean's penis suddenly shrank.

Dumbledore personally admitted to him that Ariana was not killed in the original Godric's Hollow accident. In order to save his sister, Dumbledore borrowed the Resurrection Stone from Nico Flamel and tried the forbidden method. Made from the human body.

Sean thought of another person, another person that he always remembered, but never appeared and was barely mentioned, no, to be precise, "two" people...

Dumbledore's human alchemy was successful, and the human body was indeed refined.

However, Ariana's soul did not enter the body of the alchemical human body, and Dumbledore's action of "transplanting" the soul failed - and after that, the Phoenix took the initiative to accommodate Ariana in order to save Ariana's soul that was about to be completely torn apart. part of the soul.

And the alchemical human body begins to slowly give birth to new souls, just like those recorded in the alchemists' suicide manuals - new souls are often twisted and incomplete, which will cause a terrifying new monster to appear in the world. .

However, Ariana's remaining soul merged with the newly born soul, and the monster was not born.

Essentially, Ariana's body should be fused with the Phoenix, and the new alchemy human body is a brand new existence with some of Ariana's soul characteristics.

It's this brand new child who was separated from Dumbledore.

Dumbledore never mentioned the child again. Sean originally thought that the child was Credence later, which is now Aurelius Dumbledore. However, Orei was Aberforth's Boy, it's proven.

So, what about that child?

Ariana must be one with Fox now. I don’t know where she is. Aberforth should know this... So who is the Ariana he went to visit?

Sean took a deep breath and leaned closer: "Nagini, they went to visit Ariana?!"

Nagini nodded: "That's what Aberforth said. Orui looked shocked, as if he didn't know such an aunt existed."

"Where did they go?"

"I didn't ask." Nagini shook her head.

Sean frowned, and then asked: "Has Aberforth visited Ariana before this?"

The answer to this question is very important. If Aberforth behaved like this after Dumbledore died, then it would be too coincidental.

Nagini thought for a while and nodded, then shook her head: "I'm not sure... because it's good if I have a place to live. I never care about their family affairs... But before that, Aberforth I rarely leave the Pig Head Tavern, and when I do, I always come back with purchased supplies. Arianna, I only found out about her existence after they told her about her."

"Oh, by the way -" Nagini seemed to think of something again, "At the scene of the last game of the Goblet of Fire, after the attack, when we were discussing whether to enter the maze directly, Aberforth said something talk."

"He said that Dumbledore told him a few days ago that he was going to bring Ariana back..." At this point, Nagini showed an obviously confused face, "I thought Ariana was caught. Or he was seriously ill, or he was in the same state as me and couldn't see people... Because no one else seemed to know that the Dumbledore family had a sister. However, after that, Aberforth never refused. Talk about Ariana."

Dumbledore wants to bring Ariana back?

Sean was lost in thought.

Ariana's main soul should still be in Phoenix's body, but Phoenix has been missing for a long time... I always thought that Phoenix might be controlled by the returnees, but now it seems that is not the case...

The key is where Aberforth went and whether the Ariana he visited was his real sister...

Where will it go...

Saying goodbye to Nagini in a hurry, Sean thought for a while, then found a deserted corner and flashed to the outskirts of Hogwarts, and then apparated directly to Godric's Hollow.

"Everything has recovered..." Sean sighed as he appeared in the dark alley of the town of Godric's Hollow.

This place was originally completely destroyed, but now it has been restored. Grindelwald integrated here and got rid of the Muggles living here in advance. Now, they have returned to their original home without even noticing it.

Sean sighed again, then cast a disillusionment spell on himself and headed towards the Dumbledore family's old house.

Arriving at a familiar location, Sean didn't see a dilapidated old house, only a wasteland.

The entire Godric's Hollow has been restored, but the old houses here still look like they were destroyed.

Sean walked around and found no hidden magic.

After thinking about it, he walked towards the church in the town of Godric's Hollow.

There are often rumors of hauntings in the chapel here, but Sean knows that this is because many ancient wizard families are buried here.

There was a cemetery behind the church, and Sean could see through the magic easily. There was a narrow door at the entrance, and rows of tombstones standing on a light blue silver carpet.

After carefully searching the past, he did not find Aberforth and Aurelius. Instead, Sean saw a tomb.

The epitaph above reads: Where the treasure is, there the heart is also.

The name of the tomb owner is written above the cursive characters.

Kendra Dumbledore and Ariana Dumbledore.

Candela was the mother of the three brothers and sisters. She was killed by Ariana, who became the Obscurus, out of control. The father of the three brothers and sisters had entered Azkaban before that because he punished the Muggles who were violent to his daughters. In the end, he also died. Die of old age in prison.

This is the pain of the entire Dumbledore family's life, and it is also the most difficult thing for Dumbledore himself to let go of.

However, Ariana should not be dead... Why is there a grave here...

If it were someone else's grave, Sean might say sorry, open it and check the situation before restoring it, but with Dumbledore's mother lying here, Sean couldn't do such a thing.

He leaned forward and took a closer look, and discovered something strange.

Although Ariana's name was as full of traces of time as his mother's, under Sean's keen sense, a wave of magic power that was about to dissipate was around him.

Was the name added afterward and deliberately made old? An idea popped into Sean's mind.

He is now almost certain that Ariana is indeed back!

But something might be wrong with Ariana, and Aberforth wants to hide it to protect his sister - just like he and his brother did when they were younger.

In this way, Ariana did reappear after Dumbledore's death...

Is it the Phoenix or the lost child?

Sean couldn't be sure, and he didn't know where Aberforth had gone. However, he could wait until Aberforth came back before asking... Based on his relationship with the Dumbledore family, Aberforth should not Keep it to yourself.

Moreover, this may be related to the mystery left by Dumbledore...

Back at Hogwarts, Sean went to the principal's office without stopping. The purpose of Grindelwald's asking him to do this was obvious - to look at the paintings.

Now, the principal of Hogwarts has become Professor McGonagall. However, this stern woman did not move into the principal's office. Instead, she worked in her original office. In addition to rearranging a password for the office, she did nothing. did not do.

Of course Sean knew the password.

"Albus Dumbledore."

The gargoyle jumped aside silently, and muttered to himself after Sean walked into the entrance: "I still prefer to listen to you guessing the dessert in front of me for half an hour..."

Sean paused for a moment, then quickly walked up the spiral staircase.

Nothing here has changed, and is exactly as Sean has seen it before: the silver instruments whirring and spinning on the thin-legged table, puffing out smoke, the Sorting Hat still on the shelf behind the table, the phoenix's perch still empty.

He immediately looked towards the wall.

A new portrait has joined the ranks of the late Headmasters of Hogwarts House... Dumbledore sleeps in a golden frame above the table, half-moon glasses perched on his hooked nose, looking peaceful And peaceful.

Sean felt his heart start to hurt again.

However, there may be new hope...

He took a deep breath and came to Dumbledore's portrait to look at it carefully.

The old man has his eyes closed in the painting and seems to be sleeping.

"Professor? Professor?" Sean tried calling twice, but received no response.

On the side, the other principals didn't say anything, they just watched Sean's movements.

"Professor?" Sean was still shouting.

Phoenix seemed to be unable to bear it. He arched his body and muttered in dissatisfaction: "Stop shouting, kid, it sounds annoying."

Sean turned his head and looked over, and asked seriously: "Gentlemen and ladies, the principal's portrait is magical, and it also contains some memories of his lifetime, so Professor Dumbledore should be able to communicate with me? Isn't this right? illustrate……"

The predecessor, no, the former former principal Armando Dippet pushed up his glasses and sighed: "It takes a while to go to the real other world...I can't do it until four or five years after the portrait is moved. Turn on the flow."

As he spoke, he sighed again: "But there is no way to turn back on this road."

Sean's heart felt cold, but he still refused to give up: "But painting is just painting, right?"

Delise Devante, who had always been friendly to Sean, frowned and said: "A painting is just a painting, but Dumbledore's death cannot be changed..."

"No, madam, I just want to ask if Professor Dumbledore has really joined your ranks. You are all paintings, so you should be able to sense it."

The principals looked at each other, and Phoenix blew his beard: "We are part of Hogwarts and provide help to the current principal! But we have no soul and no consciousness. This is not something we can sense, and we don't know. The secret of Hogwarts - forget it, everyone is gone, there is nothing to hide... Dumbledore has already made plans, he will sacrifice himself..."

Sean raised his throat with difficulty: "Then who can I ask to confirm this?"

"Find someone who can see everything in Hogwarts clearly! But, besides making you more sad and accepting the fact that Dumbledore is dead, what else does your confirmation do?" Phoenix seemed to be disappointed with Sean at this time. He looked very dissatisfied, with a sad and angry attitude as if Dumbledore had died in vain.

But Sean ignored the second half of his sentence and only heard the first sentence, "Find someone who can see everything in Hogwarts clearly."

Who can see Hogwarts clearly and know the secrets of Hogwarts...

Professor McGonagall? No, she would tell me when she sensed something was wrong...a house elf? Not right... Peeves and the ghosts? But they only have memories...

Am I going to take over all the power of Hogwarts? But I only found the Ravenclaw and Slytherin ones, and the secret locations of the other two founders still need to be found...

Sean wandered around the office aimlessly, and then his eyes stopped on something.

Sorting Hat.

If I remember correctly, when he was in the first grade, the Sorting Hat had no choice but to leave him a promise because he let something slip. He could tell him a secret in the castle.

However, Sean has been busy studying, busy fighting, and taking risks, so he has never found the Sorting Hat.

Sean's eyes immediately brightened up - this guy has been in Hogwarts Castle for thousands of years, he must know something, right?

He immediately walked over and picked up the tattered pointed hat.