Hogwarts: Dumbledore reigned over the wizarding world

Chapter 49 How Much Do You Know?
As everyone left, the oak door of the office closed. Dumbledore clapped his hands, and a wandless and silent spell spread out. The portraits around him, who had been talking a lot, suddenly fell silent.

They closed their eyes and stopped moving, as if their magic power had been suddenly taken away!

Vaughan looked at Dumbledore, and Dumbledore looked back at him.

After waiting for a moment, Dumbledore smiled and said, "Vaughn, I have to say, your strength really surprised me. I..."

Vaughn interrupted before he could finish, "I thought you kept me here because you were going to explain something to me."

Dumbledore was silent.

"Explain, why is the Philosopher's Stone at Hogwarts? Why would anyone want to steal it? Why is it so frivolously hidden on the fourth floor? And why..."

Vaughn stared at Dumbledore, his tone intimidating. "...The Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher you hired cast the Killing Curse on his own students? Why did you clean up the traces of the battle on the fourth floor and instruct us not to let Professor McGonagall know? What are you planning, Albus?"

For Vaughan, the final battle with Voldemort was a surprise.

Originally, he just planned to follow Quirrell and see if that lousy guy could find the Philosopher's Stone through the three-headed dog Fluffy.

Because he had seen the Mirror of Erised in Dumbledore's office before.

Dumbledore has not yet placed the Philosopher's Stone into the mirror. Once it is placed in the mirror, it will be difficult for him to touch it again.

Even though he knew that Dumbledore might have hidden the Philosopher's Stone somewhere else, with Quirrell and Voldemort leading the way, he didn't mind secretly going to confirm it.

It was just an accident...

Vaughan didn't expect that his and Ron's departure would lead Harry and Hermione to decide to look for them without their permission.

Of course, that was just a minor oversight.

He hadn't thought much about it until he was on the way to the principal's office, and he was responsible for supporting Harry. Harry whispered to him:
"Vaughn, I... I seem to be able to hear the thoughts of that man in black robes... Although it's intermittent, I know all his anger and hatred when you hurt him... Also, Hermione and I went to the fourth floor, probably because of him..."

Harry wanted to ask Vaughan if he had been under some dark spell.

He didn't notice Vaughn's odd expression.

The accident was not caused by Harry and Hermione's unauthorized actions, but because Harry received Voldemort's thoughts?
This was not a big surprise, but the problem was that a month ago, Vaughan had tested it himself and found that the connection between Harry and the Horcrux was not established!
In the original book, as Voldemort was resurrected and the other Horcruxes gradually disappeared, the connection between the two sides became closer and closer.

He was very curious, why did the sudden change happen?

Vaughn thought of the real power in this world - fate!
This is the power he most cannot understand, most respects, and most desires in this world.

This sudden accident made Vaughn feel that he needed to make some changes to his previous decision to linger on the periphery of the vortex of the fate of the Savior and the Dark Lord and observe quietly.

So at this moment, facing Dumbledore, he decided to take the initiative.

This series of questions surprised Dumbledore. His blue eyes became brighter. "Did you discover his identity? Did you see him? Did Harry see him?"

The brain occlumency continued to work. Vaughn looked directly into Dumbledore's eyes and curled his lips coldly: "No, but the disgusting smell of garlic is something I think I will never forget." After saying this, he made a suspicious look: "You mentioned Harry? Is this all related to Harry?"

Dumbledore was silent.

His Legilimency didn't reveal anything unusual, he only saw the anger and doubt in the heart of a little wizard.

And a desire for the truth.

If the person in front of him is an adult, he can intimidate them. If the person in front of him is a silly kid like Ron (Ron: ?), he can play the fool.

But after spending several times with Vaughan, Dumbledore knew that he was not someone to be trifled with. After thinking for a moment, he sighed and said, "It's a long story, Vaughan. I can tell you, but I hope you can keep it a secret."

"Don't worry, I'll keep my mouth shut!"

Vaughn had a wooden face. He had kept those secrets secret for 11 years. Who had ever seen him tell anyone?

……

Snape didn't know how he got back to his office.

His head is in a mess.

The memories of the past came back like a maggot on the tarsal bone.

The fragrance of medicinal herbs in the office, which usually intoxicated him, could not calm his mind today, and pictures flashed before his eyes.

Many, many years ago, he and a green-eyed girl were lying by the pond.

Willow leaves circled around them like flying birds.

Ten years ago, the same green-eyed woman lay helplessly in the ruins of the Potter family home. He hugged her cold body and cried bitterly...

He thought that was the end. Although Dumbledore always said that the man who killed her was not dead, he always thought that was just Dumbledore's words, a confused old man with paranoia.

But today, he sensed... the evil and dirty magic of his former master!

"boom!"

He was in a daze and didn't know what materials he put in. The crucible in front of him caught fire and the pot of water of life and death was scrapped.

Snape just stared blankly until a blue translucent phoenix flew in through the window, landed on his shoulder, and whispered to him.

Hearing the words of the Patronus, Snape's sadness and fear immediately dissipated, and anger surged in his heart. He hurried to the principal's office, opened the door, and questioned in a cold and sarcastic voice:
"Dumbledore, great white wizard, it's not enough that you've harmed me, but you're dragging Vaughn into this too? What new tricks do you have? Are you planning to train a more useful henchman for our savior? Or perhaps another double agent?"

In the office, the portraits remained silent with their eyes closed, and the entire room seemed dead silent.

Dumbledore stood in front of the Pensieve, seemingly lost in thought. Upon hearing Snape's question, he came to his senses and smiled helplessly:

"Severus, you've been with him longer than I have, you should know how smart he is."

Snape sneered: "So, you told him your plan? And did you also want to use Ron Weasley and Harry's friendship to help you train the Savior? Oh, after all these years, you really haven't changed at all!"

But his words made Dumbledore's expression even more helpless.

Dumbledore thought for a moment and said, "No, he offered to help me train Harry..."

Snape: "...What nonsense are you talking about?"

"He said it was a deal..."

(End of this chapter)