#70 - safety

"The person who gifted this potion doesn't wish to reveal their name, so I must keep this secret. It was a gift given out of kindness, and I think they would be saddened if you refused it. Reading М" Dumbledore didn't reveal Snape's intentions, as his identity needed to be kept completely secret.

"I understand, thank you, and please thank that friend for me." Anduin wasn't being coy; since someone insisted on giving it, not accepting would be disrespectful. He wasn't that kind of person. Of course, such an amazing potion was too tempting to refuse, it was simply too appealing.

"I will convey that to my friend. The Potters and Sirius have asked about you recently, but unfortunately, I haven't had the peace of mind to stay in my office and care for the students for quite some time. Is there anything you'd like me to tell them?" Dumbledore had been traveling back and forth, either lobbying the Wizengamot council members or discussing strategies with the elders of the Phoenix Order. Most of the time he was in his office, he was writing letters, reading letters, monitoring Death Eater movements, and so on. Dealing with the Dark Lord was indeed consuming a great deal of his energy.

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Anduin realized that he hadn't corresponded with his friends for a long time, so he said, "Then could you please pass a message to Sirius? Tell him not to mess up the room I spent so much time cleaning again."

Dumbledore nodded with a smile.

"Also, please tell the Potters that I'm doing well and that I'm very grateful for the gifts they sent. Also, tell them to be safe and watch out for Death Eater attacks."

Anduin didn't know if his presence had changed history. In his understanding, the original storyline of the Potters' death might have occurred during the previous Christmas attack, but he was still very worried about Lily's safety. He had said similar things many times when he lived with Lily, but for them, confronting the Dark Lord and facing danger was normal. He didn't know if they had listened. If Dumbledore could also remind them, it might be more effective.

"Oh? Why do you think the Potters would be targeted by Death Eaters?" Dumbledore raised an eyebrow, looking at Anduin thoughtfully.

Anduin told the truth, "It's very simple. During the Christmas attack, some Death Eaters ignored the main battlefield and sneaked in to attack Lily and Alice. That's too strange. One of the Death Eaters even took a Blood-Boiling Potion during the battle. In that situation, if they had appeared on the main battlefield and taken that potion, it might have turned the tide of the battle. So I considered that those Death Eaters were targeting Lily or Alice. Book 69 new"

After listening to Anduin's reasoning, Dumbledore nodded in admiration and said, "Then how do you know they weren't targeting someone else?"

Anduin was puzzled by Dumbledore's question and said, "I was the only one there at the time, Augusta, Lily, Alice, and their two children. If they were after me and Augusta, there would be no need to go to such lengths. As for the two children, there's no need to target them."

Considering that Anduin didn't know the inside story, Dumbledore felt that he had demonstrated his wisdom by reaching such a conclusion. He then nodded to Anduin and said, "Well, rest assured, I have also considered this. They will be safe, I promise."

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Anduin assumed that there shouldn't be any problems, so he said goodbye to Dumbledore and returned to the Forbidden Forest cabin.

"A very clever little wizard, don't you think, Albus? No wonder he's a Slytherin student." After Anduin left, a portrait on the office wall spoke. If Anduin were still here, he would recognize that this was the painting that had glared at him before.

Dumbledore nodded and said, "Indeed, Phineas, this Slytherin wizard is Muggle-born."

Phineas's eyes widened and he said, "That's impossible. How could Slytherin accept a Muggle-born wizard? You must be mistaken, his ancestors must have had noble blood flowing through them."

"That's not necessarily true. I remember when I was in office, there was a Muggle-born wizard who entered Slytherin. It's not completely impossible, just rare," said a portrait a few frames away from Phineas.

"Shut up, Dexter, I won't allow you to tarnish Slytherin's glory," Phineas roared, glaring.

Still sitting in his chair, Dumbledore listened to the former headmasters arguing, acting like a bystander, reaching out and grabbing a handful of candy to chew slowly.

Time flew by, the ice and snow melted, and Hogwarts welcomed spring. In addition to studying spells and runes every day, Anduin had another task, which was to help Hagrid cultivate the vegetable garden outside the cabin. Anduin asked Hagrid to buy a lot of vegetable seedlings and plant them together in the small vegetable garden.

Hogwarts was about to usher in the Easter holiday, also lasting two weeks. Anduin had written to Sirius and Lily to ask if he could visit during the holiday.

But the letters sent to the Potters' house had not been delivered recently, as if the owl couldn't find their location, and Anduin couldn't remember Lily's address for some reason.

Sirius replied in time, but he seemed very busy this Easter and told Anduin not to go to his previous residence, as it was no longer safe.

Anduin asked Sirius about Lily's news. Sirius just told him that Lily's family had been placed in a safe place that no one could find, which put Anduin's mind at ease. At this time, Anduin also realized that the Potters might have been hidden by Dumbledore with magic, otherwise there was no way to explain why Anduin had inexplicably forgotten the address of the Potters' family.

In this way, Anduin decided to stay at school during the Easter holiday and not go off-campus.

"Occlumency has been fully mastered. If I feel right, I will soon reach the level of proficiency. The rest of the self-defense spells have also been practiced to the level of proficiency, and those research topics of the spell club can also be tried to develop." Deciding to stay at school, Anduin considered the arrangements for this holiday.

In the recent spell club, Senior Quirrell's Amplifying Charm has progressed rapidly, and it can clearly enhance the sound reception effect, and can receive sound at a fixed point and direction, but the spells developed are as Anduin expected, and they are already so long that it is difficult to read them in one breath. You can't finally develop a spell that requires you to take a breath to finish reading it.