Chapter 1094 Dumbledore's Past

"For the greater good!"

This sentence seems very reasonable and profound, but what is the greater good? !

No one can answer that the greater good is different for different people and at different times. Reading at midnight

For Dumbledore in his early years, the greater interest was to prove his talents and promote the glory of the wizarding world;

For the current Dumbledore, the greater interests maintain the peace of the magic world and repent for what he has done;

For Voldemort, the greater good was immortality and conquest;

For Minister Fudge, the greater good is power in hand;

For Snape, the greater good was his love for Harry's mother Lily;

For Barty Crouch Jr. and Bellatrix, the greater good is the master's trust;

For a pure-blood wizard family like Malfoy, the greater interest is the supremacy of family power and pure blood;

For Alvin, the greater good is protecting those he loves.

Different people have different purposes and needs. Of course, in a comprehensive comparison, the latter can only be said to be selfish desires.

Leaving aside whether these benefits are really great, after determining the goal, what should be done next?

Needless to say, all else can be sacrificed, all can be given up for the greater good.

But is this too extreme? How many people can really do it?

"For the greater good!" whispered Dumbledore, looking at the letters on the mottled stone wall.

He showed a look of nostalgia, and the deep wrinkles on his face made him look older than usual.

"Grindelwald engraved it here and regarded it as the truth. He found a beautiful excuse for his actions and despicable behaviors, hoping to prove to the world that his ideas and practices are correct." Dumbledore He closed his eyes and sighed deeply, "But this sentence is actually wrong, it's just the arrogant slogan of a young and energetic fool, used to deceive and blind his own conscience, so that he can be on the path of depravity Go farther and farther, and finally pay a painful price for it..."

Ivan was not sure how to answer, he knew that this sentence was originally proposed by Dumbledore.

And the youthful fool he was talking about just now was referring to himself.

Unlike the headmaster who is usually full of wisdom, Dumbledore's current appearance is too abnormal.

Many things tonight have touched the deepest secrets hidden in his heart, touched those past events that have been dusty for a long time.

At this moment, he looked extremely old, and his mood fluctuated violently.

The Resurrection Stone, one of the Deathly Hallows, Ariana who was summoned, Nurmengard who imprisoned Grindelwald, and the slogan he put forward when he was young, represent his dreams and regrets. The weakest part of Bullido's mind.

When they are all put together, one can imagine Dumbledore's mood at this time...

In particular, the appearance of the resurrection stone, one of the three holy artifacts, completely extinguished Dumbledore's dream for many years.

His hopes of resurrecting his sister had failed, and the summoned dead only made him sadder.

Not surprisingly, Dumbledore can't help but use the resurrection stone again after he goes back.

As long as one has experienced life and death, no one can resist that temptation. This is human nature.

In repeated cycles, he will become more and more sad, and finally terminate himself, and fall into the arms of death.

Looking at the old headmaster, Ivan suddenly felt that it was necessary to remind Dumbledore of this point, and it was best to keep the resurrection stone with him for safekeeping.

He has no dead to miss, this stone is of no use to him...

Although Dumbledore did not explain his own story, Ivan felt the need to talk about it.

"Shall we go in, Professor?" Ivan said, looking at the closed door.

"No, Nurmengard is a wizard's prison, and we don't have permission to enter." Dumbledore explained, "Wait here, he will come out in a while."

"Professor, can you tell me what kind of person Grindelwald is?" Ivan nodded, looking for the starting point of the question.

"A radical revolutionary, but it is undeniable that he is also a notorious dark wizard, extremely evil and dangerous."

"But he doesn't look like Voldemort?" Ivan continued, pointing to the words on the door, "For the greater good, Voldemort would never say such a thing, even if it was an excuse, but he would not speak for himself. looking for excuses for what they did."

"Compared with Voldemort, he did not lose his humanity, and he did not fall into purer evil." Dumbledore sighed and said, looking at the top of the tallest tower, "I heard that he was imprisoned alone in Newmont in his later years." Gad showed remorse when he was in the cell, I hope this is true, I hope he can feel how horrible and shameful what he has done, I hope he can atone for his sins in his confession..."

"Professor, haven't you seen him?"

"No!" Dumbledore shook his head, "We haven't seen each other since he was locked up. I'm afraid, afraid to meet him, even in the duel between me and him, there is no difference between us." Speak."

"Are you afraid of Grindelwald?" Ivan blinked, which was indeed beyond his expectations.

"Yes, people say he's afraid of me, but I think I'm more afraid of him," replied Dumbledore. "That sounds incredible, doesn't it? hurt, but fear the truth."

"the truth?"

"This involves the past between me and him. If you are willing to listen, we can talk about it. There is nothing to hide, although I usually rarely talk about this past with other people." Dumbledore Said, "You know, Alvin, my sister Arianna is sickly, not born, but because of an accident, when she was using magic when she was a child, she was hit by three Muggle boys, and the three boys did to her Since then, she lost control of the magic, and the magic was in her body, driving her crazy. My father, Percival, was imprisoned in Azkaban for revenge, and finally died there. My mother He also gave up his life to take care of Arianna..."

Although Dumbledore's words were simple, the truth was far more cruel and disgraceful.

His father killed the three Muggle boys himself to avenge Ariana.

Ariana, who was tortured madly, became an obscurity, unable to control the magical power in her body.

In the end, because of an accident, she killed her mother herself.

At this point, both parents died, the family's reputation plummeted, and the task and responsibility of taking care of Ariana fell on Dumbledore.

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