Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 252 Showdown Between New and Old Actors

About an hour later, Dumbledore returned to the cruise ship.

Because Fawkes the Phoenix has been reborn and is temporarily unable to teleport people, Dumbledore and the rest of the Order of the Phoenix had to honestly take the unprotected roller coaster to the entrance of Gringotts and then teleport away.

Gilderoy Lockhart followed them up to the Gringotts Great Hall, and then, accompanied by the goblin Grey, the goblin Grimoire, and the goblin Poring, the high-ranking official of Gringotts, they returned to the Gringotts Vault.

After all, the failed ambush of Gilderoy Lockhart by the Order of the Phoenix members, including Dumbledore, made Gringotts clearly aware of Gilderoy Lockhart's strength. Furthermore, this was a Ministry of Magic business, and that terrifying, pink, toad-like woman was waiting in Gringotts' main hall—

These two points forced Gringotts' top brass to agree to Gilderoy Lockhart's loan application.

So they had to take Gilderoy Lockhart to the main hall of Gringotts and have him sign a total of five contracts with unbreakable spell effects before taking him back to the underground vault of Gringotts.

This time, the three goblins brought "Giddy Lockhart" to the deepest vault in Gringotts.

Tierra felt herself being carried down at least two thousand meters, perhaps more. The railway tracks wound downwards, and as they approached the deepest part of the earth, the wind blowing up from below grew increasingly hot, soon turning into rolling waves of heat—

If Tiera were just an ordinary wizard, even in his original body, he would feel uncomfortable due to the high temperature here.

Unfortunately, the body he was using now was that of a "parasite," composed of countless fire worms. While the three fairies beside him had already used spells to create a protective shield for themselves, Tiera felt warmer and more comfortable, as if she were soaking in a hot spring.

As the cart descended further, Tiera saw a scorching lake of lava underground. In the center of the lake stood a massive, columnar stone monument. At the top of the monument, about fifty meters from the lava lake, was a jet-black iron gate, the same color as the monument. If it weren't for the special vision provided by the "parasite," even Tiera would have easily overlooked it in this dim and scorching environment.

A few minutes later, the cart finally stopped fifty meters above the stone monument. Only then did Tiera realize that the entire rails extended into the lava. Tiera believed that if the unsuspecting intruders hadn't pulled the handbrake on the cart where they had just stopped, the cart probably wouldn't have stopped again on the rest of the journey. In Gringotts Vault, a place where one couldn't fly or teleport, the consequences of falling into the lava were obvious.

The three fairies jumped off the cart first, landing lightly on top of the stone tablet, and Gilderoy Lockhart followed them down.

Gringotts senior executive Polly pulled a key from his pocket, bent down, and inserted it into a keyhole in the ground.

“Please turn around, Mr. Lockhart,” said the fairy pull ring and the fairy Grey.

Gilderoy Lohart shrugged and turned to face the scorching lava lake beyond the stone monument.

"Click——"

Tiera heard the sound of gears turning and rubbing against each other.

……

Meanwhile, Tiera herself, lying in her cabin on the cruise ship, gradually woke up.

"Won't you sleep a little longer?" Dumbledore asked with a smile. He was sitting on the sofa in Tyrell's room with a book in his hand. When he saw Tyrell wake up, Dumbledore closed the book and took off his glasses.

“Professor Dumbledore…” Tyella pretended to be sleepy, then asked with concern, “How is your stomach? Is it feeling better? You’ve been on the toilet for too long, so I took a nap.”

“My stomach is much better now, thank you Tiera.” Dumbledore smiled with his eyes narrowed, then said, “You know, I’m very old now, and my health indicators are not as good as they used to be.”

Tierra: ...

Nobody believes that. I wonder who was beating me up just now.

“I’m over a hundred years old…” Dumbledore said sadly, gazing at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle. “I’m too old… I might die anytime…”

Tierra: ...If you really want to know, I can tell you exactly:

Sixth grade.

“No, Professor Dumbledore, you will live to be a hundred…you will live to be two hundred!” Tyrell also wore an expression of anxiety and sorrow—

Alright, if you're willing to act, then I'll be your practice partner.

"What? Is Tierra really unwilling for me to die?" Dumbledore asked in surprise. "Doesn't Tierra dislike me?"

“I didn’t…Professor Dumbledore…I just…” Tyella feigned confusion, “I just don’t know why…when I first saw you, I always felt…I always felt you…were very kind and friendly…”

"Then why didn't you come to me?" Dumbledore asked. "Why didn't you ask me for help when you were in your first and second years, when you were in the most danger? You either faced it yourself or sought help from that good-for-nothing Gilderoy Lockhart?"

“I am Dumbledore!” Dumbledore said with great distress. “You know better than anyone that I am the greatest white wizard in history. Why didn’t you ask me for help? If anyone at Hogwarts could help you, it should be me.”

“I don’t know…” Tiera said painfully, “I always have this… this feeling… a feeling that I should stay away from you… should… should… should avoid any contact with you…”

“I don’t know why I have this feeling, I don’t know why I have these thoughts…” Tiera said with a hint of pain, “But…but…I just have this feeling…”

Since Dumbledore already suspects he's Grindelwald's artificial life form, he might as well confirm that suspicion. After all, Gellert Grindelwald is a complete scoundrel; as long as all the evidence points to this, no amount of Grindelwald's denials will change anything.

Dumbledore could not possibly believe his story.

Tiera suddenly realized that whether it was the first or the second generation Dark Lord, taking the blame was really useful.

Dumbledore began stroking his beard, looking as if he had just known.

“I never imagined you would die, Headmaster Dumbledore.” Tears welled in Tyella’s eyes. “You were like a grandfather to me…you made me feel so close…like we were blood relatives…I’ve never felt this way with anyone else…”

Tyella noticed Dumbledore's hand suddenly pause, then he asked incredulously:

"Then ask me for my blood..."

“I…I also want to know…am I really an artificial life form…” Tiera said sadly. “I want to know who I really am? Am I…am I the…holy child they’re talking about…?”

Even if Dumbledore is the greatest white wizard in the world, even if his magical knowledge is unmatched in the current wizarding world—

He also has his weaknesses, and he has his blind spots in knowledge.

No matter how much of a white devil Dumbledore might be, Tyella believed that flesh magic was definitely not within Dumbledore's knowledge base.

Natyera could make up whatever she wanted.

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