Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 244 Final Chapter
Surprisingly, after his discussion with Cornelius Fudge, Gilderoy Lockhart left Hogwarts with ease.

It was unbelievably easy for him; he even went to the principal's office door specifically to request an audience.

The gargoyle coldly told Gilderoy Lockhart that Dumbledore was in a meeting and wouldn't be seeing anyone.

Then "Gidrolohart" is—

They had no choice but to slip away as fast as they could.

Honestly, even though Tyrell had come up with an excuse, Dumbledore wasn't sure if he would believe her.

Tierra made Gilderoy Lockhart go to Dumbledore with a heavy heart, originally intending that if Dumbledore didn't believe him, she would abandon the identity of "Gidderoy Lockhart" and take all the blame onto him, sending him to Azkaban, to her lab rat breeding base.

Now that Dumbledore doesn't want to see him, that's fine. Let "Giddy Lockhart" leave quickly, and let Dumbledore imagine whatever he wants.

Meanwhile, in the principal's office.

Dumbledore, who was staring grimly at the Pensieve, said:

"Stop with the pleasantries, all I want to know is what happened."

Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape, standing in the center of the headmaster's office, looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Didn't you notice anything at all?" Dumbledore asked again. "The strangeness of Tyella, and the unusual things about Tyella?"

Snape and Professor McGonagall remained silent.

"Sigh..." Dumbledore suddenly sighed and said, "I'm sorry, I got a little too emotional just now..."

“Albus… is ours…” Professor McGonagall said, but Dumbledore waved her hand to interrupt her.

“I can see a huge conspiracy brewing around Tierra,” Dumbledore said, “but I can’t see what it is.”

“Albus…” McGonagall said helplessly, wanting to say a few words of comfort, but not knowing how to say it, so she could only ask, “Albus, what are your thoughts?”

"I have no ideas for the time being," Dumbledore said, then wearily rubbed his temples.

“I used to guess,” Dumbledore said. “Around the time of my first year, I guessed that Tyella was just an ordinary little wizard who had accidentally obtained some book of dark magic.”

“Although this is rare, it has happened many times at Hogwarts. Many Muggle-born young wizards have accidentally discovered dark magic books scattered throughout the Muggle world and have taken it upon themselves to study and practice them,” Dumbledore said. “So at the time, I only categorized Tyella in this way and didn’t pay much attention to her.”

Professor McGonagall and Snape nodded in agreement.

“But when I got to second year, I found that things were not so simple,” Dumbledore continued. “I began to think that Tyella’s intelligence, understanding and temperament, as well as his control over human nature, could not be simply explained by precocity, precocity and an accidental acquisition of a book of dark magic.”

“But isn’t the final outcome quite clear?” Professor McGonagall said. “Tierra’s behavior is all influenced by Mystic and the Ravenclaw crown.”

“Yes, that’s what I thought at first too,” Dumbledore said. “But Tyella’s behavior this semester has made me overturn that conclusion… You know what? From last Halloween to last Christmas before the holidays, Tyella was all Sirius in disguise.”

"What?" Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape were both taken aback and looked at each other in surprise.

“I thought it was just puberty,” Professor McGonagall said. “He did behave very strangely during that period…very contradictoryly…”

"I see! I see!" Snape seemed to remember something, his face suddenly turning red, and he said through gritted teeth.

“But wasn’t Sirius proven to be harmless?” Professor McGonagall asked doubtfully. “Could it be that Sirius took a risk… and kidnapped Tiera?”

“No,” Dumbledore said. “That’s exactly what I find strange… Tyella… willingly relinquished her identity.”

"Give it up willingly?" Professor McGonagall asked, puzzled. "What do you mean?" "When Sirius was arrested, I noticed the golden thread on his hand..." Snape suddenly interjected, "Could it be..."

“That’s the question,” Dumbledore said. “I think Tyella must have made some kind of deal with Sirius. Sirius paid some price in exchange for Tyella’s identity before Christmas.”

"So where was the real Tierra during that time?" Professor McGonagall asked.

“I don’t know,” Dumbledore said. “That’s exactly what I’m wondering about… There are so many questions about Tyella that I can’t answer. He’s like a fog that I can’t see through.”

“However, I am certain that there is a secret organization behind Tierra… This organization has brought Tierra to the forefront to achieve some ulterior motive through her…” Dumbledore said.

“Excuse me for interrupting, Headmaster,” Snape said, “How did you come to the conclusion that there is a hidden organization behind Tierra, rather than that it was all orchestrated by Tierra herself?”

“Don’t be silly, Severus,” Professor McGonagall said, rolling her eyes at Professor Snape. “If Tyella was the one who planned this all along, what would he be after?”

“Yes, that’s exactly what I’m wondering about,” Dumbledore said. “A person who plans something will always have a motive, and in today’s world, they’ll definitely gain some benefit… But what about Tyrell? What did he plan all this for? As far as we know, he’s been getting hurt from the beginning until now, getting hurt and getting hurt, and he hasn’t gained anything, not even… not even…”

"He even lost his right arm and right eye... I... I haven't seen anything like this in so many years..." Dumbledore said, his voice choked with emotion. "It was like going back to World War II... It was so bloody... Death and suffering were laid bare before our eyes... If he orchestrated it... No, it's impossible. I simply can't believe anyone could be so cruel to themselves..."

“I examined his wounds carefully…” Dumbledore continued to mutter to himself, “His wounds were caused by dark magic… containing Fiendfyre and a dark magical substance that I cannot yet identify… His right arm will never grow back. As far as I know, there is no power that can make Tyra grow another of her own right arm. She will spend the rest of her life with cold wood and alchemical metals. I can say that… Tyra is lucky to be alive…”

"So he can only be a sacrifice," Dumbledore concluded. "He was pushed to the forefront by the organization behind him, a smokescreen for us and the Ministry of Magic. The organization behind him... let's call it the 'Secret Party' for now. They gave Tyella all sorts of contradictory and illogical traits, and used his injury as a smokescreen to lull us into a false sense of security or to seek their own interests..."

"Evil!" Professor McGonagall trembled with rage. "So evil! To use children like that!"

After hearing Dumbledore's conclusion, Snape lowered his head and thought about it for a moment. He felt that the logic was consistent and the conclusion was basically valid, so he nodded in agreement.

“So, Severus, I have a task for you,” Dumbledore said.

"What mission?" Snape asked.

“I need you to investigate Gilderoy Lockhart for me,” Dumbledore said. “I think it’s very likely that Gilderoy Lockhart is also part of the Secret Society, or at least one of their smokescreens.”

“Okay,” Snape replied.

"I need to know every aspect of his life...where he's been, what people and things he's come into contact with," Dumbledore said methodically. "Especially in the last year, since he suddenly disappeared. I want to know where he's been in the last year."

“Okay,” Snape said.

“At the same time, Minerva, I want you to go to the orphanage where Tyella was born,” Dumbledore said. “If necessary, I would like you to go to China… You have previously communicated with the Chinese Ministry of Magic, so I’ll entrust this matter to you. I saw a couple and a scene in the Mirror of Erised, which should be Tyella’s biological parents and the place where he grew up… I need you to find that place… find the people there, and learn about Tyella’s past, and the past of his parents… if they really exist.”

“Albus, what do you mean?” Professor McGonagall asked.

“Some of Tierra’s traits…and some of her methods…it’s all too familiar…that prophetic ability, those heterochromatic eyes, and that manipulative way of bewitching people…it’s all too familiar…” Dumbledore said, “So familiar that I have to be on my guard…perhaps an old friend of mine is also in this ‘Secret Society’…”

Professor McGonagall's expression changed, and even Snape showed a look of surprise.

“You suspect…” McGonagall asked cautiously, “What are you suspecting, Albus?”

“Gellert could not have come from Nurmengard,” Dumbledore said firmly. “I suspect that Tyella is an artificial life form created by Gellert Grindelwald using himself as a model.”

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