Chapter 148 To defeat Voldemort, you don’t just have to have the skills

After returning home, Andy went directly into the study, took out a piece of parchment, and wrote on it:

Dumbledore, the search by the Ministry of Magic, the magical items left by Voldemort, the Death Eaters who escaped trial, the Chamber of Secrets, the suspected Malfoy house elves, and preventing Harry Potter from returning to Hogwarts.

If you tie it all together...

Andy felt that the plot of the next semester was already unfolding in front of him.

Lucius Malfoy was the Death Eater who escaped justice.

Dumbledore's purpose was to force Lucius Malfoy to dispose of the magical items left by Voldemort.

As long as Lucius Malfoy makes a move, Dumbledore can find clues.

"Well..." Andy pondered for a moment.

More than!

If Dobby was the Malfoy house elf, why was he trying to prevent Harry from returning to Hogwarts?

Draco Malfoy's prank?

If it was a prank, then Dobby would never show up in front of Harry, let alone reveal his master's plan.

It can't be that Dobby betrayed his master out of his own will, right?

This is impossible!

The loyalty of house elves to their masters is engraved in their bones. It is an ancient enslavement magic. Under the influence of magic, house elves will never betray their masters.

From this point of view, Andy had to overturn his previous guess.

Andy frowned slightly.

“When you eliminate all impossibilities, whatever remains, no matter how incredible, is the truth.”

"So...will the house elves use their own will to break the ancient magical contract of slavery?"

Andy thought for a moment and realized that this was possible.

According to this line of thinking, Lucius Malfoy did not dispose of the magical items left by Voldemort privately, but chose to send them to Hogwarts.

So Hogwarts will be in danger next semester!

That is to say, the secret room has been opened.

Dobby, on the other hand, chose to prevent Harry Potter from returning to Hogwarts out of his own will.

"It makes sense!"

It seemed that Lucius Malfoy had the upper hand in this round.

Andy's expression suddenly became a little strange.

"Will Dumbledore be unable to defeat old Malfoy?"

"Hmm... It's not that strange. After all, Dumbledore lacked information, and the Ministry of Magic's search also leaked the news early."

"As long as Lucius Malfoy is careful, there will be no flaws."

"Tsk!"

Andy curled his lips, really wanting to see Dumbledore's frustrated expression.

…

At the same time, the Headmaster's Office of Hogwarts.

Snape's face turned slightly pale. He had already seen the remnant soul of Voldemort.

"He's in bad shape."

Snape reported: "Over the years, the Dark Lord has been wandering the forests of Albania, absorbing the life force of wild animals to regain his strength."

"This action has almost exhausted all his accumulation."

Seeing Voldemort this time, Snape almost couldn't help but take action.

If you can't defeat Voldemort in his prime, can't you still kill his remnant soul?

Fortunately, Snape endured it after all.

Voldemort's current state is very special.

He is now on the border between life and death. He is neither alive nor able to die.

He's not even a ghost.

Snape frowned and asked, "The Dark Lord is in a very special state now. How did he do it?"

Dumbledore's eyes were solemn, "That night, Voldemort's killing curse was rebounded by Harry... Many people said that Harry was the only person to survive the killing curse."

"But Harry just rebounded the Killing Curse. The person who really survived the Killing Curse... was actually Voldemort!"

Snape looked at Dumbledore, who also knew what had happened that night. But now he wanted to know more about Voldemort's state.

Dumbledore continued to explain: "Under normal circumstances, Voldemort should be dead. But he used some evil black magic to escape death."

"Voldemort is now between life and death. We have no means to harm Voldemort in this state."

Snape was a little confused, "Then what is he afraid of?"

"a lot of!"

Dumbledore's wise eyes seemed to have seen Voldemort hiding in the forest of a distant country. "When people are at their weakest, they are afraid of many things."

Dumbledore didn't dwell on the issue anymore. He looked at Snape and asked, "How was your negotiation with Voldemort?"

Snape said calmly: "The Dark Lord is indeed eager to be resurrected. When I first met him, he wanted me to help him prepare for his resurrection, but he gave up soon."

"As I initially expected, he doesn't trust me now. And..."

Speaking of this, Snape suddenly looked at Dumbledore, "The Dark Lord thinks you are old, and he wants me to confirm your current status."

To be honest, Snape was also curious about whether Dumbledore still had the ability to fight Voldemort in his prime.

After all, Dumbledore is over a hundred years old this year.

His magical attainments may be getting stronger, but his physical condition, reflexes, judgment and other qualities will decrease year by year as he gets older.

Dumbledore had no explanation.

hehe! Do you know what the Elder Wand is?

To defeat Voldemort, you don't just have to have hands!

Snape continued: "The Dark Lord gave me a task. He asked me to find a way to enter Azkaban and release an imprisoned Death Eater."

Dumbledore nodded, which was pretty much what he expected.

Dumbledore had this in mind when he originally asked Snape to meet Voldemort's remnant soul.

Voldemort did not trust Snape, and he also needed Snape to remain undercover with Dumbledore. Instead of asking Snape to help him resurrect, it would be better for Snape to find a way to release a Death Eater loyal to him.

Dumbledore thought for a moment and said, "If you have a chance, you can go to Azkaban and make some noise."

Snape nodded, he thought so too.

If Snape wanted to go back to Voldemort and work undercover, he had to do something.

"What are you going to do?"

Snape asked in a deep voice: "It's impossible to really release a Death Eater, right? I can delay it for a year or two at most."

"Also, I can't monitor Lucius's side."

Dumbledore nodded slightly when he heard this. He also understood Snape's difficulties and could not leave everything to him.

"One or two years..."

Dumbledore was in a dilemma. In one or two years, could Harry Potter grow up?

"One or two years is enough!"

Dumbledore said solemnly: "As long as I find out the secret of Voldemort's immortality, I will cast the spell myself..."

Snape: Got it.