#243 - Section 243

They had all seen Harry's condition just now, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that his body was on the verge of collapse.

After Madam Pomfrey's examination, they were all a little surprised to hear that Harry had endured at least three Cruciatus Curses.

Listed as an Unforgivable Curse, it's not just simple pain; it's a harm to both the mind and body. The more powerful the wizard who casts it, the greater the damage, especially to the mind, which is particularly difficult to recover from.

And who caused these injuries on Harry is self-evident.

It's already remarkable that he was able to return to Hogwarts bearing such pain.

Just now, Harry had taken the potions prepared by Madam Pomfrey and Snape and fallen asleep.

Waking Harry up now is definitely not a good choice.

"You all know what happened earlier. Does Voldemort strike you as a man of integrity?"

Dumbledore naturally knew that now was the time for Harry to rest, but wasn't this a special situation?

"Voldemort? What integrity could he possibly have?"

"And what happened just now?"

Sirius looked at Dumbledore with a puzzled expression. He really didn't know, and you shouldn't expect Snape to tell him anything.

The fact that Snape didn't cast Sectumsempra at Sirius just now could be considered Snape turning over a new leaf.

When things happened, Sirius transformed into a large black dog, so he certainly couldn't go forward. He could only shrink in a corner and watch the development of the situation, and only ran out when everyone had left.

He didn't know what happened, but since Harry hadn't returned, something must have happened, so he waited by Dumbledore's side.

Until now, apart from knowing from Harry that Voldemort had resurrected, he only knew that Ron was dead.

Seeing this, Dumbledore briefly told Sirius about Barty Crouch Jr.'s arrival at the judging panel and the deal.

After listening, Sirius finally understood.

"Are you saying you want to ask Harry if Voldemort intentionally let him go?"

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Dumbledore also had several guesses about this, and now he wanted to verify which of these guesses was correct.

Now Sirius didn't dare to stop him. He knew how much Voldemort wanted to kill Harry, the prophesied savior.

When the prophecy first came out, the Potter family was targeted by Death Eaters. For this reason, James had to set up the Fidelius Charm.

Later, after learning the hiding place of James and the others, he didn't hesitate to take action himself, just to eliminate Harry.

Now that Harry had fallen into his hands and was able to return, it was absolutely impossible for nothing to have happened.

Dumbledore gently woke Harry up and, meeting his still dazed eyes, as if he hadn't woken up, softly asked:

"I want to know, Harry, what happened after you touched the Portkey in the maze?"

Although he felt weak and sore all over, and his forehead was also throbbing with pain, Harry still didn't refuse and was about to sit up immediately.

Dumbledore supported Harry, letting him lean against the pillow.

At the same time, the phoenix that had been following Dumbledore let out a soft and trembling cry, and a drop of transparent tears fell into Harry's mouth...

Immediately, Harry felt warm all over, filled with strength and courage.

After a moment of silence, Harry took a deep breath and began to narrate to them.

As Harry spoke, everything that had happened that night flashed before his eyes like a movie.

Voldemort's resurrection, the potions bubbling with sparks, the Apparating Death Eaters, and Ron's corpse.

In the process, Harry even felt a sense of relief, as if something poisonous was being slowly sucked out of his body.

The three of them, Dumbledore, who had listened from beginning to end, fell into silence.

Especially Sirius, who didn't expect Peter to come to such an end.

But this was why, Sirius didn't understand. Since he dared to defy Voldemort's orders.

This shows that he still had courage in his heart, and was not so timid and afraid of death.

Then why did he go to Voldemort in the first place?

Why did he betray James?

Snape was thinking, Voldemort let Harry go this time, did he not believe the prophecy and lost interest in Harry?

What should he do next?

"Harry, you said that Voldemort let Barty Crouch Jr. release you."

Things were a bit beyond his expectations. Harry being able to become the savior, and having the reason to have a special attack on Voldemort, the primary point was that Voldemort had to believe the prophecy.

If he didn't believe it, it wouldn't be so easy for him to plot.

But that shouldn't be the case!

Even if he didn't believe the prophecy, Dumbledore believed that Voldemort would definitely not mind killing Harry along the way, just like treating Ron.

Could it be that his guess was true?

And it was discovered by Voldemort?

Some time ago, when Harry had headaches, nightmares, and some hallucinations, he told himself about these situations.

Regarding this, Dumbledore had a hunch that this was probably related to Voldemort, and the reason was the scar on Harry's head.

After repeated thinking, Dumbledore deduced that Harry might be a Horcrux of Voldemort, which could resonate with Voldemort.

That's why he awakened Parseltongue in a situation where there was no Slytherin, or even Gaunt bloodline, in recent generations.

But regarding this matter, Dumbledore was just guessing and couldn't completely confirm it.

Now it seems that this is probably true, otherwise Voldemort has no reason to let Harry go.

"That's right, I could feel it. Voldemort really wanted to kill me, but in the end, he let me go."

When Voldemort cast the Cruciatus Curse on himself, Harry could clearly feel this.

He really wanted to kill himself, but he didn't know why he just didn't do it.

"Then, did he have any other abnormalities?"

"I don't know!"

Harry 5.2 shook his head. He really didn't have the extra mind to observe so carefully, especially after enduring the Cruciatus Curse.

Seeing this, Dumbledore didn't say anything more.

According to Harry's statement, Voldemort still wanted to kill Harry very much, but he restrained himself.

In that case, according to his understanding of him, even if Harry was his Horcrux, this shouldn't be the case.

Anyway, his Horcruxes are not just one or two. Rather than keeping Harry as a hidden danger, he would definitely choose to destroy him himself.

Could it be that there was a problem with his Horcrux, or that the number was not as many as he thought?

Currently, the only thing known is that diary, which has been destroyed. Later, he searched many places, but all to no avail.

In this way, Voldemort's desire for the Gryffindor sword this time was to create a Horcrux.

But now, the priority is to teach Harry Occlumency, otherwise, Voldemort, realizing this, is likely to take the opportunity to monitor Harry's every move.

Just as the room fell into silence, the hospital wing door was pushed open again.

Mrs. Weasley, with red eyes and a sad face, walked in from outside.

Seeing the person coming, Harry quickly lowered his head. Regarding Ron's matter, he didn't know how to face Mrs. Weasley.

"I'm sorry, I..."

"No, it's not your fault, child!"

Mrs. Weasley took two steps forward and hugged Harry in her arms.

Although she was extremely sad about Ron's death, she didn't blame it on Harry.

She came this time to see Harry's injuries, after all, Harry's condition just now didn't look good, and then she wanted to understand what happened.