Chapter 293

The principal's office is still the same. The Sorting Hat still sits at the top of the bookcase, the portraits of the headmasters are still pretending to sleep, the only difference is that Fawkes looks more lively, after all, it has been reborn not long ago, and the phoenix has regained its vitality after getting rid of the old dragon clock's body.

Dumbledore sat in his high-backed chair in his usual position, his head slightly bowed, and his eyes looked beyond his glasses at Solim, who was sitting across from him and talking.

"I don't think I have any bad intentions. I may seem a little confused to say this, but I think I've helped you far more than anyone else, and I think in a way, I saved your life, so is it really okay for you to be so wary of me, Headmaster?"

"Saved my life?" Dumbledore looked at Solim with inquiring eyes.

"The Gaunt's ring, which originally had an extremely dangerous instant death curse attached to it, told you about it when I was in first grade, and in this headmaster's room, if you remember. "

"Of course I remember," said Dumbledore, "in fact, I think that scene is probably one of my deepest memories, and you may not know how much it shook me by the thing you brought to me at the time—something I had been looking for. "

"My grandfather hadn't told me much about the curse on that ring, but after all this time, I think I now understand what the curse attached to that ring meant, an inexplicable curse that would kill any wizard if they touched it—unless they cut off their cursed body and soul in time. "

"I think—if it weren't for me, the Headmaster would have found the ring someday. Solim's left hand twirled the ring on his right hand, "For those with a flawed heart, the Resurrection Stone is poison, can you really resist touching it, Headmaster?"

Dumbledore's eyes flickered slightly, and Solim's words brought back Dumbledore's most regrettable memory - Ariana.

For people like Snape and Dumbledore, the Resurrection Stone has an irresistible allure for them. They have countless memories and bonds with those who have passed away, and it is very easy for them to touch the Resurrection Stone when their minds are lost, and the curse on the ring will kill them.

Dumbledore did not respond positively to Solim's words, as he had no chance to verify them. Dumbledore didn't want to dwell too much on Solim on this issue, discussing what might happen was not practical for the current situation, and Dumbledore didn't want to waste time on this, he was more focused on what had been determined and what was about to happen.

"Have you met the guest in the castle since school started?" Dumbledore asked Solim.

"Evans?" Solim knew who Dumbledore was talking about with a moment's thought, "Yes, but he's not doing well." Solim thought of Evans' sunken eye sockets and disheveled clothes and the messy room.

"In fact, he's been having a terrible time lately. I think he's probably the busiest in all of Hogwarts. The parchment in his room could have crushed me to death. Solim shrugged, "The Triwizard Tournament, along with a few other things, has kept him busy since the beginning of the school year. "

"Some other things?"

"Ah...... That's right, like what happened in the Forbidden Forest and what happened to Hogsmeade...... These are all part of his scope of work. "

"Then he looks like he's having a hard time. Dumbledore said, "After all, it's hard for him to find out the layout of Hogwarts when he's so busy." "

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Solim frowned, and inquired about the layout of Hogwarts?Is Evans so impatient?Solim understands that Dumbledore is telling himself, and it is best to remind the wizard who is resident at Hogwarts that his movements are not as secretive as he thought.

"Well, I'll remind him. Solim didn't know why Evans was in such a hurry, he had already reached a verbal agreement with him last year, or was there something he didn't know about happened?

"Halfway through the Triwizard Tournament," Dumbledore said, not continuing the conversation, "what's going to happen next—you should be prepared." "

"Do you still think he's going to work on the last project, headmaster?"

"That's right, that's the best chance, isn't it?" Dumbledore crossed his hands on the table, "The labyrinth completely obstructs people's view, and the outside world has no idea what is going on inside. "

"Headmaster, you told me at the prom that you wanted me to protect Harry during the Triwizard Tournament," Solim muttered, "You didn't answer me directly to the question I asked at the time, so I want an answer now: will you be there when that happens?"

"When he regains a body that suits him with the help of that ancient magic that has been handed down to this day, and when he summons the Death Eaters, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic and I will be in the field. Dumbledore tapped his finger on the table and said, "It's up to you, will you be able to protect Harry before then?"

"Headmaster, don't you think this is a good opportunity?" Solim asked, "What does that scar on Harry's forehead represent, I think you know very well that Headmaster, you can take this opportunity to get rid of ......"

"Harry could be dead," Dumbledore interrupted Solim, "even if he had a fragment of Voldemort's soul on his forehead, it was very likely that it would be destroyed by the Requisition Charm—along with a portion of Voldemort's soul." "

"But what's the difference? Harry is always going to die, so what's the difference between dying now and dying at your behest?"

"I hope Harry survives...... Dumbledore said, "he's suffered enough, and I'm still looking for a way to keep him alive—I want Harry to live happily and not for any purpose...... And I don't think he's ready by now, he needs time, I need time. "

"Understood. Solim nodded, perhaps at first, he thought that the reason Harry didn't die under Voldemort's last Requisition Curse was because of the fragment of Voldemort's soul on his forehead, but after reading so many books and absorbing so much knowledge, Solim didn't dare to look at it like that.

Voldemort's mutilated soul will only become more and more entangled with Harry's soul over time, and there is almost no chance of surviving after being hit by a spell like the Death Reminder, which can kill even two people who have physical contact with each other, let alone a situation like Harry, Solim thinks that there must be some reason why Harry didn't die in the original book for a reason he doesn't know.

The biggest possibility is what Dumbledore did.