Chapter 1361 The Secret of Amosta (End)

The artifact of ancient times - the double snake staff, it is the staff of the dark wizard 'Vile Herpo' who is notorious even among legendary wizards.

Now, the staff has been restored to its full power and is under the control of Voldemort.

Such a crisis is simply not something the modern magic world can handle.

Before today, Dumbledore never believed that Voldemort could conquer the world, but after today, he was not so confident.

Moreover, behind the revival of the twin snake staff, there is likely a conspiracy to resurrect Herbo.

Therefore, Merlin and the four founders of Hogwarts made preparations around Amosta to help the wizarding world survive the crisis a thousand years later.

The memories left by Slytherin must have been carefully chosen.

That memory of his was to remind Amosta of the importance of the Sword of Gryffindor.

but
Dumbledore squinted at the sword in Neville's hand, and his thoughts slowed down.
From the information we have, Gryffindor once owned two swords. One of them was the one he had before visiting Avalon, and it is currently in Neville's hands.

Gryffindor uses it.
Oh, maybe Merlin's seal was seriously damaged by the power of the caduceus, so Gryffindor had to leave his sword to reinforce the seal. After leaving Avalon, he found the goblin and remade a sword.

This speculation is somewhat reasonable, but it is not enough to explain why Slytherin needs to borrow the sword from Gryffindor, unless -
As usual, Dumbledore began pacing again.

Although people were anxious, they could only breathe lightly for fear of disturbing Dumbledore's thinking.

Suddenly, something happened outside the village, and many strikers flew over the rooftops and flew towards the village square.

Although the people in the Hog's Head Bar noticed the commotion, no one moved.

"I see."

The silence was interrupted. Dumbledore stopped and looked at the stone wall again, a hint of astonishment flashing on his old face.

"King Arthur's sword. Right?"

Dumbledore looked at the sword held high in the hand of the heroic knight on the stone wall.

"What do you mean, Dumbledore?"

Sirius took an anxious step forward, but Dumbledore simply waved his hand away, still lost in his own thoughts.

If if his guess is correct.

It is quite possible that the sword in his office was originally King Arthur's sword.

If the sword had originally been left by Merlin on the Isle of Avalon, a wizard like Gryffindor, who loved chivalry, would have taken it.
So Gryffindor left his sword as a replacement for the seal, but
This still doesn't explain why Slytherin wanted to borrow the sword?

Dumbledore continued to pace.
The Sword of Gryffindor in his office must have played an irreplaceable and valuable role, so Slytherin left such a revelation.

But the specific role
Dumbledore's graying eyebrows and beard trembled, and his brows were tightly knitted.

Can't guess.

He was missing some key information. Perhaps Amosta knew more.

"Okay, let me think about what's the right thing to do now."

Dumbledore quickened his pace in front of the stone wall.

There is no doubt that the number one crisis they are facing now is Voldemort who can control the twin snakes.
No, to be precise, it is a double snake staff.

But according to his and Gellert's guess, the double snake staff is actually a holy weapon.

According to the revelation left by Ravenclaw, the Hallows and the Horcruxes are exactly the opposite of each other, and it became Voldemort's Horcrux.
If you want to destroy Voldemort, you have to destroy the Caduceus. If you want to destroy the Caduceus, you have to kill Hercule first.
Suddenly, Dumbledore stopped and looked up, his eyes shining brightly!
"I understand!"

A hint of red appeared on Dumbledore's face as white as gold paper!
If you want to kill Hercule, the first step is to find him. This notorious dark wizard is very likely to have been exiled by Merlin to the "magic world" recorded in some wizard books!
"Professor Dumbledore!"

Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard in the alley behind the stone wall, and someone was calling out loudly.

Sirius, Remus and several others immediately drew their wands and went around the stone wall to meet them. When they saw the people being escorted by a group of strikers, Sirius frowned.
"Narcissa Malfoy!"

In the firelit alley, Sirius stared at Narcissa's tear-stained face and Draco, who was supporting her and seemed to have matured a lot in an instant. His lips moved, but no sound came out.

Lucius Malfoy died today.

Sirius would not be surprised that a wizard as cunning as him could live to old age, but he died protecting his son.
This made Sirius unable to contain the disgust he felt towards Narcissa for a moment.

"I need to see Dumbledore. I have important information to tell him about the Dark Lord."

Narcissa had to lean almost on Draco to stay standing, and every syllable she uttered was dripping with grief.

Dumbledore walked out from behind the stone wall. He also stared at Narcissa and Draco, with a somewhat sad look on his face.

He knew more than the rest, knowing that the Malfoys were actually working for Amosta.

"I'm so sorry about that, Lucius," Dumbledore said hoarsely.

There were many people in the bar who had shown disdain for Lucius Malfoy in the past, but at this moment, even Harry remained silent.

Draco clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling slightly as if he was enduring extraordinary pain.

And his mother--
Narcissa closed her eyes, a few sad tears dripped from the corners of her eyes. She held Draco's wrist with her white, bony hand and took a few deep breaths.

"I have important information to report to you, Dumbledore. If you are still willing to listen--"

"Of course I would, Narcissa—"

Dumbledore said,
"I guess we're on the same side, right?"

Narcissa whimpered and nodded painfully.

She took a few deep breaths again, opened her eyes and looked at Dumbledore.

"The Dark Lord suddenly had access to that staff because he made a deal with it."

"trade?"

The whole room was silent, except for Dumbledore who asked with a stern look on his face.

"Just last night, after the Dark Lord returned from the Ministry -"

Narcissa nodded and said,

"That staff was always carried by the Dark Lord. Lucius and I saw it. It always ignored the Dark Lord.

But last night, it suddenly came alive. Allow the Dark Lord to use it, but on the premise that the Dark Lord helps it rescue its master after using his power to kill you. It said that its master is in the starry sky. "

As the night deepened, cold fog gathered in the wilderness, blocking the bright moonlight.

After a long silence——
“So that’s how it is”

Sirius turned around palely and looked at Dumbledore.

"The reason why the double snake staff wanted to hand itself over to Voldemort was because of this.
It escaped the seal with the help of Amosta, and then used Voldemort to rescue its master. "

A look of realization flashed across Vitiya's eyes. This could explain the behavior of the Qing Twin Snake Staff.

But Dumbledore's expression was strange.

He did not rush to express his opinion. Instead, he frowned and looked focused, as if he was thinking about something.

"It's a trap, Albus."

Grindelwald, with his hands behind his back and his eyes unwilling to leave Dumbledore, suddenly said.

trap?

People cast their doubtful looks at Grindelwald's face.

For a dark lord who almost conquered the world, people may doubt his character, but they dare not underestimate his power and wisdom.

"You're right, Gail. This is a trap."

Dumbledore nodded, repeatedly and with increasing frequency.

"you mean"

Professor McGonagall folded her hands over her heart and took a worried step forward.
"Voldemort deceived the Caduceus, Albus?"

"I'm afraid the opposite is true, Minerva -"

Dumbledore said with a blank look in his eyes and a mumbling tone,

"It was the Caduceus that deceived Voldemort. The Caduceus gave itself into Voldemort's hands.
Maybe it was of its own will, but I think the order left by its master more than a dozen centuries ago is more reasonable.
He, Herpo, must have known something about Voldemort.
Tom, why would you want to see a dark wizard more powerful and evil than him appear in this world?"

"Don't keep me in suspense, Dumbledore!"

This matter is really too complicated, Sirius asked impatiently,
"what do you mean?"

"The Caduceus deceived Voldemort"

Dumbledore's eyes were still empty, and he muttered to himself,
"It never intended to let Voldemort go to the starry sky. It deliberately became Voldemort's soul in order to force Amosta to go to the starry sky and send Amosta to its master!"

(End of this chapter)