Chapter 482 About Prophecy

The principals of the past generations in the portrait were snoring loudly and seemed to be sleeping deeply, but they all strained their ears to hear the conversation between the two of them more clearly. It seems that gossip is a common human nature no matter where we are.

Phoenix Fawkes stood on the shelf, preening his feathers gracefully, occasionally raising his head to look at Dumbledore.

"I think you have guessed the man's name," said Dumbledore, "although it is hard to believe."

"Severus Snape." Ada slowly said the Potions Master's name.

Many Death Eater names flashed through Ada's mind in an instant, and she even thought of Peter Pettigrew, because it was difficult to distinguish between Animagus, especially Peter's Animagus or the image of a mouse.

After much thought, Ada still thought of Snape.

The Potions Professor was once a Death Eater and later became Dumbledore's spy. Coupled with his unclear relationship with James Potter, Sirius and others, as well as his conflicting attitude towards Harry, this This made Ada deeply suspicious.

When all impossibilities are eliminated, what remains, no matter how unbelievable, is fact.

"Yes, Severus," said Dumbledore. "He overheard my conversation with Sybil and overheard the prophecy, but he only heard half of it. He was rudely thrown away by Aberforth. go out."

"Then he told Voldemort half of the prophecy he overheard," Ada said. "So that's why Voldemort found Harry when he was still an infant?"

Ada ruffled her long hair in distress. Although she had known that Snape was a Death Eater, she still felt extremely speechless when she learned the truth.

"It was Voldemort's own choice," Dumbledore said. "Severus just told him what he heard. He chose Harry."

There was a trace of confusion in Ada's green eyes. What did Voldemort's choice mean?

Judging from the content of the prophecy, isn't this talking about Harry? Are there any other candidates?

[Born into a family that had resisted him three times], James and Lily were both members of the Order of the Phoenix, and they must have resisted Voldemort, there was no problem with that; [Born at the end of July], Harry was born in At the end of July, there was still no problem.

This is Harry, even Seer Trelawney has tested it out, so what else can go wrong.

"You ignored another person, Ada, someone you knew but always ignored. Neville Longbottom, you may not know, was also born at the end of July."

After hearing Dumbledore's words, Ada was stunned for a moment, and her brain shut down at this second.

Then, Ada's eyes drifted across the round face of Neville Longbottom. Neville's little crybaby also had a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead... Neville was the child in the prophecy, which Ada had never imagined. It's possible.

The Longbottoms were Aurors and members of the Order of the Phoenix, and they met the first condition of the prophecy; their son Neville was born at the end of July, which met the second condition of the prophecy.

Therefore, the prophecy [the person who has the ability to defeat the Dark Lord] is not only talking about Harry, but also Neville, it depends on how Voldemort chooses. Because [the Dark Lord will mark him as his rival], the lightning-shaped scar left by the Death Curse!

This prophecy is a typical tactic used by gossip stalls in squares. If she hadn't known what happened next, Ada would have felt that Voldemort was deceived by Dumbledore and Trelawney.

"Voldemort made his choice, and he chose Harry, who was a half-blood like himself," Dumbledore continued, "rather than Neville, who was a pure-blood."

There are no ifs in the world, but Ada was thinking about what if, what would happen if Voldemort had chosen Neville Longbottom?

Will Voldemort lose his body and become a being worse than a ghost?

Can Harry Potter live with his parents?

Will James and Lily suffer the same fate as Frank and Alice? In that case, would Sirius adopt Harry, or would he still be sent to the Dursleys?

Will the same thing happen in the past few years in school?

Ada knew that none of this could happen because Voldemort chose Harry, but Ada couldn't help but think about it.

"What's wrong with you?" Dumbledore asked, "Are you thinking about what-ifs?"

The principal's voice was soft, as if he was afraid of scaring Ada. Ada shook her head like a puppy, as if she could get rid of the water in her head.

"Professor, what if Voldemort didn't do anything?" Ada asked softly, "If he didn't choose Harry or Neville, just pretend that he had never heard the prophecy."

The question silenced Dumbledore.

After a long while, the principal said: "There is no if, Ada. This is determined by his character. He does not allow people who can threaten his life to exist. Remember this sentence, stay close to your friends, and stay close to your friends." Stay close to your enemies."

Having said that, Dumbledore's silence just now showed that he had thought about similar things.

If Voldemort didn't believe the prophecy and didn't mark his powerful enemy with his own hands, I'm afraid the darkness that shrouded England would have lasted for a long time.

Until Dumbledore finds a way to defeat Voldemort completely, or another prophecy appears that Voldemort can believe...

Therefore, in the final analysis, Voldemort was deceived by Dumbledore and Trelawney, but this time the deception was a trick of fate, an arrangement of fate, or God's will.

Feudal superstition is indeed undesirable, and not taking divination as an elective is a wise choice. Ada comforted herself in her heart.

"What happened next?" Ada asked after she had regained her composure.

"Later Severus found me, and that's when I learned that the prophecy was leaked because of my negligence." Dumbledore said, "Severus told me that he overheard part of the prophecy and relayed it to Voldemort chose the Potters and Harry."

Ada's eyes sparkled with curiosity, and she asked: "Professor Snape and Potter..."

"I can't reveal the past between them. You'd better ask Severus if he is willing to tell you." Dumbledore strangled Ada's budding curiosity to death.

Ada pouted helplessly, and then said: "Using the leak of the prophecy, you recruited Professor Snape and strengthened the protection of the Potters. But you didn't expect that there was a traitor in our team."

"Yes, I used Severus and asked him to help me find out information about the Death Eaters and Voldemort's movements." Dumbledore admitted bluntly, there was nothing to hide.

Ada already knew what happened next. Peter Pettigrew betrayed the Potters, and Voldemort came to kill the Potters. When he was killing his old enemy, he was beaten by a one-year-old baby.

Voldemort lost his body and power, and the war was over; Peter Pettigrew escaped, and Sirius was unjustly imprisoned; the Longbottoms, who were tortured by Lestrange with the Cruciatus Curse, went crazy...

Then in 1991, Harry Potter entered school.

"Professor, is the experience of the Longbottoms also related to this prophecy?" Ada asked.

There are so many Aurors in the Ministry of Magic and many members of the Order of the Phoenix. Why did Lestrange have to choose the Longbottoms?

Dumbledore shook his head and said: "It cannot be confirmed. Voldemort trusts the Lestranges very much, but we don't know to what extent."

"It's getting late, do you have anything else to ask?" Dumbledore said, he was a little tired.

"Yes." Ada said, she had an idea to ask for proof, and she was not at all considerate that Dumbledore was already a centenarian.

Ada said: "You said you want to reduce contact with Harry, is it because you are worried that Voldemort has established some kind of connection with Harry, and you are worried that Voldemort will use this to cause damage, right?"

This is the result of Ada's hard thinking over a holiday, and she came to it through Harry's dreams about Voldemort.

"That's basically correct," Dumbledore said. The principal was not surprised that Ada could figure this out. It was a routine operation.

"Any more questions?" Dumbledore asked again. He felt that Ada could understand the meaning behind his words.

Ada understood the principal's eviction order, but she really had one question she wanted to ask. This question also bothered her for half the holiday. She forgot to ask it when she last met Dumbledore.

Seeing Ada's slow steps leaving the office, Dumbledore still called her, "Is there really no problem?"

With just a simple sentence, Ada immediately became lively and suddenly returned to Dumbledore from the office door, shocking Dumbledore.

She asked: "Professor, you asked me to come back as soon as possible during the summer vacation, so I came back. But besides going to Privet Drive to protect Harry and help him appear in court, why didn't you arrange anything for me?"

After hearing this, Dumbledore looked at Ada with a strange look, as if he didn't understand what she said.

"Me? Ask you to return to London as soon as possible?" Dumbledore asked, his blue eyes full of confusion, "No! I don't remember that I wrote you such a letter."

"Then you found me just after I returned to London?" Ada asked. Dumbledore's reaction had already made her understand the situation, and now she was just preparing the nails in the coffin.

"You came back suddenly. I was worried that you wanted to cause trouble for the Welfare family, so I went to see you!"

Ada was silently lucky, she understood it all now. It was Fred and George who had falsely spread the news, and she believed the twins too much, so she hurried back without asking Dumbledore for confirmation.

As for why Fred and George falsely spread the news, they probably wanted to trick Ada into coming back to clean the house... After all, No. 12 Grimmauld Place has quite a large area to use.

"It's inappropriate for you to capsize twice in the same sewer." Dumbledore continued,

"Yes, Professor, you are right." Ada gritted her teeth and said, "I will fill up the gutter after I go back tonight. I guarantee that they will not see the sun tomorrow!"