Chapter 424 Storytelling

Half an hour later, Snape helped Dumbledore out of the basement again.

At this time, Mike was sitting on the sofa, holding a plate full of various foods and eating voraciously.

Although he had eaten a lot at Lupin's wedding before, he was already hungry after following Dumbledore all night!

Snape, who had just helped Dumbledore to the living room, saw this scene and his whole face suddenly turned black.

Mike also noticed their arrival. He swallowed the food in his mouth with great effort, and then he held the plate and said to Dumbledore and Snape:

"Principal Dumbledore, do you want some too? Professor Snape's cooking skills are really great!"

"Oh? Really? Then I really want to try it!"

Dumbledore said with a smile.

His complexion looked much better than before going to the basement. At least his face had some blood color, and his right hand, which was the most seriously injured, was now covered with white bandages, looking no different from a mummy.

Dumbledore struggled to break free from Snape's support and slowly sat down next to Mike.

At this moment, he looked like a real centenarian. Such a simple action also made him pant and sweat on his forehead.

Mike carefully wiped the sweat off Dumbledore, then picked up a soft-boiled egg from the plate and fed it into Dumbledore's mouth.

"Well! Not bad!" Dumbledore said with wide eyes, "It's sprinkled with pepper, right? Severus, I didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve."

Snape's face rarely flushed. He stared at Mike fiercely, clenching his fists. Mike dared to guarantee that if Dumbledore was not by his side at this moment, Snape would definitely fight with him.

Mike also stopped when he saw that he was ahead, and quickly changed the subject:

"By the way, Professor Snape, how is Principal Dumbledore?" As

Mike expected, the expression on Snape's face immediately became solemn after hearing this.

However, he did not answer Mike immediately, but turned his head and looked at Dumbledore who was eating in the examination room with an inquiring look.

"The situation is very bad." Dumbledore put down the sausage in his hand, and did not respond to Snape, but looked at Mike with a smile, "This is a very powerful curse, even your potion professor can only suppress it temporarily. If nothing unexpected happens, I may not live for too long."

Mike's expression instantly became extremely surprised when he heard it.

But what surprised him was not the news that Dumbledore would not live for too long, but because Dumbledore actually told him this news!

As an elder, shouldn't you report good news to the younger generation but not bad news?

Why is it the other way around when it comes to Dumbledore?

However, Dumbledore and Snape obviously didn't know the real reason why Mike was shocked. They thought Mike was just shocked by the news.

So, the smile on Dumbledore's face became softer. He patted Mike's shoulder and said softly:

"Don't worry, I won't die in ten years, but the magic in my body will continue to weaken."

Mike opened his mouth slightly, not knowing how to respond.

Seeing this, Snape on the side sneered:

"You could have lived at least fifty years! Just because you did something stupid last night!"

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Dumbledore's face disappeared instantly. He lowered his head and looked very lost.

Mike frowned and looked at Snape. He originally thought that Snape should understand Dumbledore, after all, Snape also lost the love of his life forever.

Mike believed that if it was Snape who saw the ring at that time, he would also wear the resurrection stone on his hand without hesitation like Dumbledore!

But now that Snape said so, Dumbledore must not have told Snape the truth.

Thinking of this, Mike looked at Dumbledore again, and sure enough, he saw that the old man who had lowered his head just now was blinking at him crazily.

Mike understood instantly and said nothing more.

"I think it's time for us to go."

Dumbledore said awkwardly, and Snape on the side waved his hand and said in a voice that was eight tones higher:

"Oh! That's great! I don't want to see you guys anymore today! Especially you, Mike, put my breakfast down!"

Mike put down the plate that he had eaten almost nothing with an embarrassed look on his face, and then helped Dumbledore on the side and walked towards the small fireplace.

Just as they were about to step into the fireplace, Snape's voice came from behind.

"Wait! Dumbledore!" Snape shouted with a dark face, "The medicine I gave you is only enough for you for half a month, you must come to me to replenish it before the medicine runs out! Also, you must take the medicine on time, otherwise you won't be able to hold on for ten days, let alone ten years! Do you understand?"

Mike and Dumbledore looked at each other and smiled.

Snape, this guy with a cold face and a warm heart!

"Thank you, Severus."

Dumbledore sincerely thanked Snape, who waved his hand irritably, signaling them to leave quickly.

Dumbledore smiled and nodded, and then he was still led by Mike into the fireplace.

After a flash of light, the small living room in the brick house at 19 Spinner's End finally became quiet, and Snape, who was alone, stared at the small fireplace, and sighed deeply after a long time.

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Ten minutes later, in a bedroom of the Order of the Phoenix's forest villa, Dumbledore was lying on the bed with a peaceful face, and Mike was sitting beside the bed, looking at Dumbledore without saying a word.

"Principal Dumbledore, the only Horcrux left outside is Slytherin's locket." After a long while, Mike said seriously, "Given the current situation, I think we must speed up our actions."

Dumbledore on the bed slowly opened his eyes, looked at the ceiling and said softly,

"That's what I meant, but my current physical condition cannot support a long battle, so I'm afraid you will have to take on greater responsibilities next."

"You can rest assured about this. I have been preparing since the moment I saw Voldemort resurrect."

"That's good." Dumbledore's eyes flashed with a trace of relief. "Kingsley has been sent by me to investigate the Slytherin locket a long time ago. After so long, I believe he must have achieved something. Tomorrow, I will let Kingsley find you tomorrow and ask him to cooperate with you fully."

Hearing this, Mike finally smiled. He had wanted to get rid of the traditional pure-blood nobles represented by Chris for a long time, but he had been considering the possible legendary combat power in their family and had not taken action.

But now that he has the support of Dumbledore, everything is different.

Although Dumbledore is now injured, Mike thinks he can still deal with those possible antiques. You know, Dumbledore still has the elder wand, which is known as the strongest wand!

Thinking of this, Mike stood up and prepared to say goodbye.

As for the resurrection stone ring, Mike was not going to take it away from Dumbledore, although that would be the best decision. After all, Dumbledore would probably be addicted to the ghost summoned by the resurrection stone again, and eventually be bewitched by the girl named Ariana.

But Mike felt that it was no longer necessary.

Because Dumbledore didn't want to live anymore. If Voldemort hadn't been destroyed, he would have committed suicide long ago.

That's why Dumbledore acted so indifferent after learning that he didn't have much time left. Others might think he was pretending to be calm, but Mike felt that he really didn't care.

Although Mike was not interested in the resurrection stone at all, Dumbledore didn't think so.

He stared at Mike's back as he left. After a while, when Mike was about to push open the door, he called out softly,

"Mike, wait a minute."

"Is there anything you need?"

"I know you have a lot of doubts about the ring last night." Dumbledore said, "Come on, let's talk frankly. This will be good for our future cooperation."

Hearing this, Mike could only sit back next to Dumbledore with a strange expression.

He really didn't expect Dumbledore to take the initiative to tell him about the Resurrection Stone.

Seeing Mike coming back, Dumbledore tried to sit up from the bed. Mike hurried to help him and put two high pillows behind him.

"Huh! Thank you." Dumbledore exhaled, "Mike, have you read a fairy tale book called "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"? "

As a time traveler, Mike naturally knew the name of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", but he still shook his head decisively.

In fact, he was not lying, because he really hadn't read the book!

"That's not surprising. You were already eleven years old when you entered the wizarding world. You were long past the age for liking fairy tales." Dumbledore nodded and said, "Then let me tell you. There is a story recorded in The Tales of Beedle the Bard. There were three brothers named Peverell who encountered a river while traveling... (The original story is too long so I have included it in the remarks of the work.) In this way, the youngest brother took the initiative to find the god of death, and happily left the world with him as an equal."

Although it was not the first time he had heard this story, Mike still felt his heartbeat accelerating when he heard Dumbledore tell this fable again.

After taking a deep breath to calm himself, Mike pretended to have just learned something and said,

"You mean, that ring is actually the Resurrection Stone?"

"Yes, the black gem inlaid on that ring is the Resurrection Stone." Dumbledore said, "In fact, this fable is very popular in the wizarding world. Many people believe that as long as you collect the three Deathly Hallows, you can control death! But that's just nonsense. The Peverell brothers are just three powerful wizards who created the three powerful Deathly Hallows, and that fable and all kinds of legends are just the imagination of later generations."

"How do you know that's nonsense? Could it be..."

Mike pretended to be surprised and looked at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore was obviously confused by Mike's acting skills, and blinked at Mike mysteriously.

"Let me continue. The Resurrection Stone Ring and the Slytherin Pendant are both heirlooms of the Gaunt family, and the Gaunt family is a very famous pure-blood family. They are the only surviving descendants of Salazar Slytherin and one of the branches of the Peverell family." Dumbledore said, "Of course, the Gaunt family is now in decline. There is only one member of their family still alive, and that is Voldemort."

"Voldemort's childhood was a tragedy. His mother was a Squib, and the Gaunt family was a very extreme pure-blood family, so his mother's life in the Gaunt family was not easy. No, it should be said that his mother's life in the Gaunt family was almost worse than death."

Hearing this, Mike nodded silently.

He knew that everything Dumbledore said was true, because Filch was a living example.

These Squibs from pure-blood families are usually abandoned by their families because they cannot master magical powers. Only a very small number of them will be raised by the family as servants, but that is not easy either.

As for the children who were kicked out of the family, it was even more miserable. Living in the wizarding world for a long time made it impossible for them to integrate into the Muggle world, so they usually had to beg on the roadside for a living.

Voldemort's mother was probably kept by the Gaunt family as a maid.

"It has to be said that this is a tragedy, but Voldemort's mother did not just accept her fate. By chance, she fell in love with Voldemort's father, a handsome Muggle. Unfortunately, the Muggle did not like her. So, she used a love potion on the Muggle."

"As we all know, love gained with a love potion will never last, and Voldemort's parents are no exception. Soon Voldemort's father abandoned him and his mother, and his mother had no choice but to take him back to the Gaunt family. Uh... Alas, what happened next was a complete tragedy. As I said before, the Gaunt family is a very extreme pure-blood family. So they were also very extreme in dealing with Voldemort and his mother."

"This is a tragedy! Voldemort lost his mother forever, and then appeared in an orphanage in London." Dumbledore repeated again, "And the story that follows is very similar to the plot described in your Muggle novel "The Count of Monte Cristo". The oppressed prince gained power, he went back to find his former enemies, and took back everything that should have belonged to him from them."

Having said this, Dumbledore finally stopped.

Dragging his sick body to speak for such a long time obviously put a lot of strain on his body. Seeing him panting, Mike instinctively fed him a sip of water.

"Huh, thank you, I feel much better." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I'm sorry, Mike. In fact, I still have a lot of memory fragments about these things hidden in my office, but my current body is really not suitable to show them to you, so I can only let you understand this history through oral narration. I hope this can help you."

"Thank you very much, Principal Dumbledore, this is enough."

"That's good." Dumbledore nodded with satisfaction, "Leave the Resurrection Stone here with me. In fact, I have always known that using the Resurrection Stone to summon the dead is just a temporary solution. I will seal it up and no longer use it."

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