Chapter 132 Guessing Loneliness
Dumbledore looked at Ada who was thinking. He did not urge Ada, nor did he use Legilimency to invade her brain. He just waited quietly for Ada to give him an answer.
Known as the greatest wizard, Dumbledore is naturally a superb Legilimency master, but he will not invade other people's brains, nor will he secretly put Veritaserum into other people's drinks. Dumbledore disdains doing such dishonest things. He can judge whether a person is lying to him through his own observation. This is the ability brought to him by his extraordinary intelligence, and it is also the gift of time.
Professor McGonagall also knew about this. Dumbledore told her his suspicions during the secret conversation two years ago. In the past two years, there has been nothing suspicious about Ada. The only thing that can be said to be suspicious is her somewhat incredible talent.
"Professor, I have heard about the explosion, but I have no memory of the explosion myself." Ada thought for a while before saying. She seemed to have made some decision, and continued: "The day of the explosion was the same day as the accident I suffered. The magic riot saved me, but I lost my memory afterwards."
Ada decided to tell the truth as much as possible. She was still a little worried about the uncontrollable forces that might exist in her body. She didn't want to disappear one day in the future. And since Dumbledore asked himself this matter, Dumbledore must have grasped something and made his conjecture.
Trust is always mutual. Ada still needs Dumbledore's protection and his trust for the time being, so Ada must keep this trust. Even if she doesn't tell what happened back then, as long as Dumbledore continues to investigate, he will always get the answer he wants. Rather than being discovered, it is better to speak out today and leave a good impression.
"I remember Mrs. Mary said that your temper became much calmer when you were ten years old. Is it because of this accident?" Professor McGonagall asked, remembering her original conversation with Mrs. Mary.
"Yes, from then on, it was like growing up overnight." Ada said, "People always grow up after experiencing something." What can be said and what can be beaten to death Even though she couldn't tell, she could still tell the difference.
Ada can talk about the accident. Many children in the orphanage know about it. Ada can't kill them all, right? Let’s not talk about whether Ada wants to do it or not. Even if she wants to do it, she has to be able to do it. She doesn’t have that much energy yet.
As for how Ada came into this world and the system she carries, these two things must never be said. Ada will bring them to the coffin no matter what. The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying the treasure. As the same saying goes, she doesn't want to be studied by a group of lunatics.
Dumbledore could tell at a glance whether Ada was lying. To Dumbledore, Ada was just a piece of uncut jade.
Dumbledore did do a lot of research before asking about this matter, and Ada was right about this. Dumbledore's investigation is basically consistent with what Ada just said. Dumbledore is not surprised by Ada's lack of memory.
"So, is it possible that this explosion was accidentally caused by Ada's magic riot?" Professor McGonagall asked uncertainly. The Ada she knew was not an evil person to the core, and she was also in danger, so McGonagall asked Professor Ge prefers it to be an accident.
Dumbledore nodded. He agreed with Professor McGonagall's view. He said: "I think so too. Ada encountered a danger that was life-threatening. At the critical moment, the magic power rioted to protect her. But the magic power riot produced The energy was so powerful that Ada lost consciousness directly, and the uncontrollable magic accidentally triggered the explosion. This is also why Ada's own memory is missing, because she does not have this memory at all."
Unconscious and uncontrollable, these two words Ada disliked very much, which meant that danger was always around her. If the facts were as Dumbledore thought, even though the incident had nothing to do with her now, Ada still felt like an executioner with bloody hands.
"Then aren't the people around me in danger?" Ada asked. This was what she was most worried about. She was even more afraid that the people around her would be in danger because of her.
"Don't worry, this kind of situation happens to young wizards who haven't entered school, but they can't blow up half the street." Professor McGonagall gently patted Ada's right hand and comforted, "After systematic study, The little wizards can master their own magic power, and this situation will never happen again. Otherwise, the Forbidden Forest would have been blown up by you."
Professor McGonagall was talking about Ada being taken to the Forbidden Forest by Welfare in her first year. Ada's life was also in danger that time. If Dumbledore and her hadn't arrived in time, Ada might have died at the age of thirteen. .
"Yes, and this is just our conjecture. Whether this matter has anything to do with you is still uncertain. The magic riot of the little wizard will hardly be so powerful." Dumbledore continued, "I want a chocolate frog. Are you overwhelmed?"
"I once had another suspicion, that of Obscurus." Dumbledore put down the chocolate frog in his hand, stood up and walked to the window, turning his back to McGonagall and Ada and said.
The Obscurus is a dark magical force that exists in the wizarding world. They usually occur in young wizards. The Obscurus was formed under very specific circumstances: trauma related to the use of magic, an inner hatred of one's own magic and a conscious attempt to suppress it. Coupled with the fact that young wizards lack guidance and are unable to harness and control their own powers, this dark parasite is derived.
In ancient times, when wizards were not hidden, the Obscurials were more common. With the improvement of wizards' confidentiality measures, Obscurus is almost invisible.
Ada's childhood experience does meet the conditions for the emergence of Obscurus. Ada was abandoned twice because of magic, and she always hated and suppressed her own power while she was in the orphanage.
"This is impossible. Ada is already fourteen years old. Her talent is indeed powerful enough, but the way she uses magic is completely different from the Obscurial!"
Under normal circumstances, the life of the Obscurus will hardly live to ten years old. Only young wizards with powerful talents and great potential are likely to live longer, but this situation is even rarer than the Obscurus.
Dumbledore looked at the dark night sky and said slowly: "Yes, Ada is fourteen years old, and I have never felt that evil power in her." His tone was a bit lonely. , seems to think of an old friend.
Dumbledore was still looking out the window dreamily. Neither Professor McGonagall nor Ada offered any words to comfort him. Giving him a private space was the most appropriate way to comfort him.
Although Dumbledore guessed and guessed, but his family knew about his family affairs, Ada felt that she was somewhat close to the truth!
It's very possible that the original person was Obscurus, which is why she was able to blow up half the street at once. Dumbledore could not feel this kind of power from Ada. That was because the original body had died when he was ten years old, and the parasitic Obscurus naturally dissipated.
Although there is still a lack of evidence to support Ada's idea, the truth of the matter is not important to her, as long as she knows that there is no power in her that she cannot control. Ada no longer had to worry about this power, nor was she afraid that she would bring danger to those around her. Instead, she felt much more relaxed.
Dumbledore, who had been looking out the window for a while, turned around and said to Professor McGonagall and Ada: "Although we haven't completely figured it out yet, I think we are getting closer to the truth of the matter. It's getting late. It’s time for me to leave.”
After speaking, Dumbledore removed the magic he had set, and the voice in the ward appeared in Ada's ears again. Before leaving the ward, Dumbledore said something to Ada again. He said: "If there is a chance, I think I should take you to meet an old friend of mine..."