Chapter 534
Magic Wand
Chapter 534 Magic Wand
Wade told Dumbledore everything that had happened to him, including why he had used Polyjuice Potion to disguise himself as Harry.
After listening, Dumbledore was silent for a long time. Wade looked at the old man's calm eyes and felt that his expression was hard to describe.
After a long while, Dumbledore asked gently, "You said you used... the magic that Grindelwald taught you?"
"Yes." Wade looked at Dumbledore and said, "It is the magic that destroyed the cursed trees in the forest."
He had always suspected that Dumbledore was nearby, so he made a small attempt to probe him.
Dumbledore nodded, without any questions or confusion, and just said, "Do you know who that person holding the bundle is?"
Wade shook his head and said, "I didn't wait until he showed his face... I guessed that the person outside might be Voldemort, and I didn't dare to bet whether I would have a chance to take action after he entered the door."
"Your decision... is correct." Dumbledore said slowly, "It seems that you have destroyed Voldemort's current vessel. He will become weaker, and it will take a longer time for him to be resurrected."
"It's a pity that little Barty Crouch escaped." Wade said regretfully: "Without his help, Voldemort might have been wandering in the forest for many years as a wandering soul... It's not certain whether he could even find a chance to be resurrected."
Dumbledore also sighed, but looking at his expression, Wade felt that his regrets were different from his own.
Wade remembered that Voldemort once said that when he lost his body, he was actually worse than the humblest wandering spirit and as powerless as the weakest creature. Every spell that could help him required a wand, and the only magic he had left was possession.
He could possess animals, like snakes, probably because they didn't have much brains, but to possess humans, especially wizards, he needed them to be willing to open their minds to him and accept his possession.
No matter which object he possesses, Voldemort's presence will shorten the other person's lifespan. He can only keep changing bodies and survive in a very painful way.
Wade felt that this way of survival was simply a form of torture, much more cruel than killing him directly.
If Voldemort continues to wander around like this, after a few years or decades, maybe one day he will choose to end himself completely.
For example, the dark wizard Herbo who bred the basilisk was also the inventor of the Horcruxes. It was based on Herbo's research that led Tom Riddle to embark on the path of no return of splitting his soul.
But after Herpo's death, there has never been any legend in the magic world about this dark wizard ever being resurrected.
So Wade seriously suspected that the guy was a subordinate without friends or loyalty, and even before his death he didn't know how his soul would live after being left in the world by the Horcrux - maybe he thought he would be resurrected by doing sit-ups on the spot! But it didn't happen.
The ending is that Herbo's soul wandered the world for many, many years, and never found a chance to be resurrected. Finally, he could not bear the loneliness and torture, and disappeared in despair.
If this was also Voldemort's ending, Wade thought it was not bad. They only needed to find Voldemort's other Horcruxes and destroy them all. In the end, it didn't matter what soul fragment was on Harry's forehead - he would eventually die of old age and take that soul with him to the underworld.
With the long lifespan of wizards and the help of various potions and alchemy, Wade believed that he could live a long time, at least longer than Harry.
But Dumbledore didn't seem to think so.
Wade saw that the old man's face did not show much joy, and thought that Dumbledore should still hope to carry out his plan - to get rid of all the Horcruxes, let Voldemort destroy the last piece of his soul himself, and finally destroy Voldemort completely.
He didn't want to leave the threat to the long future and the young wizards who were still immature.
Wade looked at Dumbledore's calm expression, as if he saw that under this old man's gentle appearance, he actually had a strong desire for control. Dumbledore asked a few more details, and after fully understanding what happened, he tapped the armrest lightly, and after a while he said:
"Vader... Sirius was turned into a squirrel, and you helped him, that's good... But I hope that next time you encounter something similar, you will be more vigilant..."
He looked into Vader's eyes and whispered, "You should be extra careful of those small animals that suddenly approach you, no matter who they claim to be."
Wei De felt a little awed in his heart and nodded slightly.
"Okay, go back and rest." Dumbledore smiled: "It's not long before dawn."
"Ok."
Wade finished the water in the cup, turned around and left. When he lifted the door curtain, he suddenly remembered something and turned back.
Under Dumbledore's slightly questioning gaze, Wade expanded the wardrobe space, and soon took out a long and thin box from it. He opened the lid and found it was full of wands.
He touched his nose awkwardly, his eyes wandering without meeting the principal's gaze, and recounted in detail the process of the kidnapping of the alchemist gathering.
When he finally released everyone, the wands had been taken away by those people. So after Wade got the wands back, he kept them with him because he couldn't find a suitable reason.
In fact, when returning from the island where the base was located, Wade thought about asking Dumbledore to return the wands to everyone, on the grounds that they were found on the island.
But because of the incident when Mabel released the Obscurus, he forgot about it. Later, he was sent back to school by Professor Snape early, so he never had the chance to tell him about it.
Afterwards, he was kidnapped to Graycastle and followed Grindelwald, witnessing the Witch Party destroying the base of those people.
Wade once again thought about taking the opportunity to return the wand, but then he changed his mind - what would others think of the dark wizard Grindelwald kidnapping him, not only treating him well, but also letting him take back all the captured spoils?
Is this reasonable?
The Witch Party is a group of dark wizards, not good people who are keen on charity.
If possible... at least on a public level... Vader still wants to stand on the side of light and justice.
Even Delain and the others were careful to keep his identity secret. It was impossible for Wade to expose himself so recklessly.
So it was delayed again and again until now, until now, Wade almost forgot why he had to go through all this trouble in the first place, causing him to have trouble using his wand at school.
In this attack, no one knows who the attacker is, right? Then the dark wizard could be anyone - why not a member of the gang that kidnapped the alchemist?
Now, Vader had no fear of revealing a truer part of himself to Dumbledore.
But he suddenly realized that when he faced Grindelwald, Dumbledore was his support; but conversely, in front of Dumbledore, Grindelwald's appreciation also became a part of his support.
He no longer felt he had to look “like the good guy” in every way.
After Wade passed the trouble to Dumbledore, he did not look up at the headmaster's more complicated expression, and quickly said goodbye and left.
(End of this chapter)