hotmtlnovel Chapter 121 Harry's murderous intent stemmed from talking about his parents.
Chapter 121 Harry's murderous intent stemmed from talking about his parents.
Chapter 122 Harry's murderous intent stemmed from talking about his parents.
And then there was Dumbledore's plan to teach Nagini to be a snake pet at the school. Harry, being such a shrewd person, immediately understood.
The White Lord clearly intends to use his title of savior to teach Slytherin to resolve its conflicts with other houses.
Harry yelled, "Damn it! I was wondering what all this talk about opening up the reins was all about, turns out they were just waiting for me here!"
"Well, it just so happens that we can solve both things at the same time."
Dumbledore said seriously, "Harry, you're the only one best suited to do this. You must have seen how much the students idolized you when you were in Diagon Alley."
Harry waved his hand and shook his head, saying, "Fine! Fine! I'll do as you say."
"Oh, Harry, it's wonderful that you agreed. But there's one more thing I need your help with..."
"Professor, you're making way too many demands! I clearly remember that day you only agreed to balance the number of students from the four academies!"
"Ah, there seems to be about a month left in this summer vacation. If you'd like, I can teach you how to control your thoughts, and perhaps you'll be able to use that knife better."
"Professor, please don't be so formal, just speak freely."
Then, Dumbledore spoke to Harry for a while.
Harry's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Professor, you're truly cunning! To think you could come up with such a clever scheme that kills three birds with one stone!"
Dumbledore remained unfazed. "Thank you for your compliment."
After they had made their decision, they came out of the house one after another.
Without hesitation, Nagini twisted his waist backward, revealing his ten-foot-long serpentine body again. He slithered to Harry's side and coiled around him. The serpent's head rested lightly on his shoulder, its tongue hissing.
"Am I too heavy, Master?"
Harry laughed and said, "Although my sister's true form is heavy, my body of copper and iron is not made of paper."
"But let's never mention the bird's words again. If one day a way to break the curse is found, and my sister returns to human form, wouldn't people laugh at us?"
Nagini shook the snake's head slightly. "For me, hope is nothing but endless torment."
The two spoke in Parseltongue as they followed Dumbledore to the cemetery next to the church.
Harry suddenly stopped and said, "Professor, please wait a moment. Allow me to pay my respects to my parents."
He strode into the cemetery, found his parents' tombstones, cast a cleansing spell with his staff, and prostrated himself in worship.
After performing the three kowtows and nine prostrations, he choked back tears and said, "Father and Mother, your son is unworthy! I've wasted two years of my life, only managing to destroy one of Voldemort's Horcruxes!"
Dumbledore, watching from the side, was lost in thought when he glanced at two side-by-side stone tablets not far away, the resting place of his mother Kendra and his sister Ariana.
The inscription on the stele reads:
Where the treasure is, there the heart is also.
His gaze lingered on the inscription for a moment before he finally looked away, gently patting Harry's shoulder and saying, "They will rest in peace."
"Although I don't have any clue yet, Voldemort's other Horcruxes won't be hidden for long."
Harry sneered, "Hasn't the professor read today's Daily Prophet? Before Sirius escaped from prison, he kept saying 'He's at Hogwarts.'"
"If those bastards dare to come looking for me, I'll interrogate that filthy Voldemort thoroughly, and then rip out his heart and liver to eat with my wine!"
Upon hearing this name, Nagini abruptly raised his snake head. "Sirius? Is it Sirius Black?"
"Oh dear! Does sister recognize this thief?"
"I've seen this person many times in Godric's Valley, probably within the last ten years. I remember almost everyone who lives in Godric's Valley..."
Nagini swam to the monument, carefully examined Harry's parents' names and photos, and then hissed, "You shouldn't have been born yet at that time. I remember your mother's belly was still very big."
Upon hearing this, Harry's face contorted in rage, and his steel teeth nearly shattered.
"That damned scoundrel! He must have known about the prophecy and came to eliminate him for his master!"
"Is...is that so?" Nagini tilted the snake's head, puzzled. "But I remember your parents warmly welcoming him when he came to visit."
"...They seem to be very good friends."
Upon hearing these words, Harry forgot all about Parseltongue and jumped up, his voice echoing through the grave, "Is that really so!"
"That Sirius Black is actually a sworn brother of my parents?!"
Suddenly, Dumbledore heard Harry's thunderous shout, which was also incisive, and exclaimed in surprise, "Harry? Who told you that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he met Nagini's gaze. The snake flicked its tongue and quickly shrank back onto Harry's shoulder.
Harry hates ungrateful people more than anything, and now that he has learned that his parents have been betrayed, how can he possibly contain himself?
He immediately clasped his hands in a salute and shouted, "Professor, since you know the intricacies of this matter, I hope you will explain it to me clearly!"
Dumbledore feared that Harry, upon hearing the truth, would transform into a monstrous demon. Yet he also knew that even if he held his tongue tightly, Harry would surely pry it open.
He pondered for a long time, then finally sighed, "Alright, Harry, I can tell you."
"But you need to promise me one thing, and that is that you can't drop out of school."
Harry exclaimed urgently, "Even a thousand would do! Professor, tell me quickly!"
When Dumbledore saw that he had agreed, he first drank half a bottle of potion to cure his headache, and then recounted the old story in detail.
Listen, dear reader: It turns out that Sirius Black had already become sworn brothers with James Potter back in Hogwarts.
Furthermore, there were two heroes, Lupin and Peter, who formed a gang of four, calling themselves "The Raiders," and ran rampant in the school, living a life of debauchery and extravagance!
After graduation, they went their separate ways, started families, and built careers, but their friendship never faded. When Lily Evans was pregnant, James asked Sirius to be Harry's godfather—a truly life-or-death bond.
Unexpectedly, Voldemort, having discerned the prophecy and knowing he was destined to perish at Harry's hands, dispatched Death Eaters to hunt him down.
To save their lives, James and his wife used the "Loyalty Charm," entrusting their lives and fortunes to Sirius and asking him to be their confidant.
Do you think this incantation has any mystery?
The secret was hidden within a spell, planted on a person, thus concealing the secret from the world. Unless the person keeping the secret revealed it themselves, no amount of magic could uncover it.
Unexpectedly, Sirius Black, though kind-hearted, was ruthless and secretly betrayed Voldemort by leaking secrets, leading to the tragic deaths of James and his wife in their home.
Peter Pettigrew, though humble in appearance and short in stature, was a loyal and chivalrous hero. Upon learning of his old friend's misfortune, he immediately went to pursue him.
Unfortunately, he was outmatched and was blown to smithereens along with twelve Muggles by that treacherous villain, leaving only half a finger lying in a pool of blood.
This deep-seated hatred was laid bare on the spot, causing Harry's eyes to bulge out of their sockets, turning bloodshot.
"Waaaah! I swear I won't be a man if I don't kill this thief and tear him to pieces!"
This overwhelming murderous aura spread outwards, causing Nagini's scales to stand on end and his snake body to go limp.
Dumbledore quickly said, "Harry, don't forget what you promised me."
Harry gritted his teeth, then suddenly raised his staff to the sky, unleashing seven or eight spells that sounded like thunder splitting the clouds, making everyone's eardrums ache and the houses shake.
Just as Dumbledore was about to offer some more words of comfort, Harry said grimly, "I still have two questions, and I would appreciate your guidance, Professor."
"Please speak, Harry, I will tell you everything I know."
"Who was that fortune teller who made the prophecy that Voldemort would surely die at my hands?"
"Trillauni, she's the divination professor at the school, you'll be able to meet her this year."
"And who was it that leaked this prophecy to Voldemort? Was it Sirius Black?"
Upon hearing this, Dumbledore took the remaining half-bottle of potion, tilted his head back, and swallowed it all.
(End of this chapter)