There are indeed two Dumbledores in this world.

One is Albus Dumbledore, and the other is his younger brother, Aberforth Dumbledore.

There is no doubt that the name that appeared in the headmaster's office at this moment was Albus Dumbledore, and the person in front of him also seemed to be Albus Dumbledore.

Cyrus didn't dare to act rashly. There was only one thought left in his mind -

'Did he notice me? Or not?'

Now he is wearing the invisibility cloak, which is one of the three Deathly Hallows. Even the god of death himself cannot see through this invisibility cloak. In the original book, when Harry hid in the invisibility cloak, even Voldemort did not find him.

Maybe Dumbledore didn't even notice him? Cyrus held on to a last glimmer of hope.

But he soon understood why people said that Albus Dumbledore was the most powerful wizard in the world.

"Good evening, Tom. Or are you afraid to show your true face to me now? I have a lot to say to you. In addition, I want to ask you if there is anything you shouldn't have on you?"

Dumbledore's blue eyes were fixed on him from behind his half-moon spectacles.

"Please forgive me, I promised two very energetic students to help them get back some things, including a cloak, which was left to Harry by his father. I think it would be better to return it to him, what do you think?" He looked very calm, as if he was not talking to a Dark Lord who had killed countless people but to a student who had gone astray.

Cyrus now clearly understood that he had been completely discovered. Although he was extremely panicked inside, he knew on the surface that he had to stay calm.

Dumbledore was not an omniscient god. The weaker he was now, the more he needed to make himself look stronger. Only in this way could he scare Dumbledore and find hope of escaping.

As for telling the truth to Dumbledore, Cyrus didn't expect him to believe the lies of "Tom Riddle".

The moment Cyrus took off his cloak, Dumbledore's pupils shrank immediately.

"You look surprised? Did you never think that I would really be resurrected?" Cyrus raised the corners of his mouth and showed a playful smile, "You thought you had a sure win, but you were wrong, Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley have died in my hands! You could have stopped it, but you didn't!"

Dumbledore was silent.

For almost a whole year, he did have many opportunities to stop the trouble in advance, but he didn't. The purpose was to test Harry Potter, hoping that he could grow up to have enough courage to fight Voldemort.

He knew that the child was carrying too much, so he had to let him grow up.

Unexpectedly...

Before Dumbledore could feel any remorse, he realized something was wrong.

According to the information he had, Harry should have entered the Chamber of Secrets not long ago. There was no chance for Harry and Tom Riddle to meet each other. How could Tom be sure that Harry was dead? Relying on the basilisk? But he left the phoenix as a guarantee.

The only possibility is that the other party is lying.

Dumbledore was actually very familiar with the opponent's tactics. Tom used to be very good at using words to attack the opponent's heart and make them waver.

Now he didn't plan to continue communicating with Cyrus. For some people, no matter how much you talk, it's futile.

Dumbledore's wrist flicked, as if he was wielding a whip, and the air made a crisp snapping sound that echoed continuously in the Shrieking Shack. It was a golden spell, the light of which was brighter than the sun, and when it shot towards Cyrus, it created a huge cyclone, causing the entire shack to shake!

"boom!"

The entire shield exploded.

Cyrus was horrified as Dumbledore's power was beyond his imagination. On the other hand, his current magical power could not be compared with that of Voldemort in his prime.

"You don't want to kill me, do you, Dumbledore? You wouldn't do such a cruel thing, would you?" Cyrus couldn't help but remind Dumbledore of his current position, because for a white wizard like Dumbledore, even if he really defeated himself, he probably wouldn't be able to kill him.

Killing a person is cruel to them, but being imprisoned in Azkaban and sentenced to death through due legal procedures becomes a just act.

While Cyrus was fighting against Dumbledore—mainly passively fending off Dumbledore's attacks—he was thinking that at least Dumbledore's kindness gave him a last way out.

But he didn't want to go to Azkaban.

He cast several killing curses, but they were all avoided by Dumbledore. The green light fell on the wall of the shed, leaving a charred mark immediately.

Dumbledore glanced at the marks and pondered.

He was a little surprised, not because the power of the Death Curse was too strong, in fact, on the contrary, the power of the spell was surprisingly small. Logically, Tom Riddle's Death Curse should have shattered the rock immediately even if it hit the rock.

Could it be that Tom Riddle had no intention to kill? Dumbledore was almost frightened by this thought in his mind.

If Tom Riddle had no murderous intention, wouldn't Harry Potter have become the Dark Lord?

He quickly forced himself to come to his senses, pulled back his wand, and swung it around like a whip. A thin flame shot out from the tip of the wand, and he suddenly turned into a cowboy, swinging the rope of fire, intending to tie up Cyrus.

Cyrus was also an expert at playing with fire, and he took control of the flame. The matchlock immediately turned into a giant snake, which burst through the dilapidated shed with its chest puffed out. The Fiendfyre immediately began to spread, and the snake turned to face Dumbledore, hissing angrily.

The snake raised itself from the ground, ready to strike—

At the same time, Cyrus' spell pierced through the wall of fire between the two of them and flew straight towards Dumbledore!

Dumbledore immediately swung his wand vigorously, as if wrestling with a bull, and broke the snake's head off, blocking him from another incoming spell -

"boom!!!"

The flames immediately bloomed and spread like a warm flower! If someone looked out of the window of the principal's office, they would immediately be attracted by the flames.

Cyrus took advantage of Dumbledore's vision being obscured by the flames and performed Apparition without hesitation. His body immediately spun around as if it was flushed into a sewer, but then returned to its original position.

"Don't you think I haven't set up an anti-Apparition spell here in advance, Tom?" Dumbledore strolled in the flames. The flames avoided him as if they saw something horrible. A charred road was paved under his feet.

"You should surrender. Azkaban would be a good place for you."

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