In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

The Triwizard Tournament ended badly.

Of course, it was quite bleak for the students and teachers of the original Hogwarts Castle.

For the teachers, the school is gone, and they have also lost their original superior status as professors, but fortunately it has not affected their normal lives later.

But it was very different for the students. Not only were their schools gone, but they themselves had to go in and be taken away by Dumbledore. This was something they had never thought of before tonight.

Voldemort eventually left with his men.

There was no sneak attack later, and there was no intention to start a war today. Just as Jon guessed, he thought that he had just regained control of his body and his strength had not yet been fully restored. He planned to wait until everything was restored before he could fight with Dumbledore again. The decisive battle is on.

And everything he did today was to stabilize the existing power and gain time for development.

As long as he gets through this period temporarily, he can restart the unfinished plan of the idiot who wants to eat him, and let him see who is the real Tom Riddle!

Voldemort led his men and left the campus of Hogwarts Castle, leaving the students whose faces were full of anxiety and uneasiness to turn and look at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore didn't say anything to them or express anything else, but simply asked Kingsley and the others to take these pure-blood and mixed-blood students back to Lyon in batches.

The same goes for the Mazi students who were exchanged and the wizard prisoners, but Snape was the only one left in front of the castle.

After Snape was selected, he was directly trapped by Sirius with a binding spell. The wand in his hand had also been confiscated, and all magic-related things he carried were confiscated.

From beginning to end, he never resisted or begged for mercy. He just accepted everything calmly and indifferently.

Only Dumbledore, Jon and him were left in front of the castle's entrance hall before Snape looked at Dumbledore.

"Finally one day, I fell into your hands."

His voice was very soft, but it could be clearly heard by everyone present.

Dumbledore didn't have much of a smile on his face, but looked at Snape with a complicated look.

"When you came to beg me that night, do you still remember what you promised me?"

Hearing Dumbledore's question, Snape suddenly laughed.

"So you've always wanted to ask me this? I thought you had already figured out Dumbledore."

Facing his smile, Dumbledore just said seriously.

"Then can I get an answer now? Why did you renege on what we agreed on at the beginning?"

The smile on Snape's face faded, and he showed a somewhat sarcastic expression.

"Because the mysterious man at that time was just like Mr. Great just now. He was a fool who only thought about himself and didn't care about other hopeless fools! His promise was simply unbelievable. That's why I found you, Deng Bledo, I need you to help me."

"But he exceeded your expectations later?"

"Not only was it beyond my expectation, but it was also beyond your expectation, wasn't it?" Snape said calmly, "Did you think at that time that he might have such achievements? No, because at that time He didn’t show that kind of talent and strategy at all. Moreover, he truly promised my request. What is there about such a person that doesn’t deserve my allegiance?”

Dumbledore was noncommittal about this. No one could deny Voldemort's various decisions and achievements over the past ten years.

"So now, he has changed, right? You should be able to feel it."

Hearing Dumbledore say this, Snape's eyes turned to Jon.

"The reason why he changed must be because of you!"

This was not a question, but an affirmative sentence. Jon did not deny it. He just shrugged and had no intention of intervening in the conversation.

Dumbledore's expression became serious at this time.

"Besides, there is no need to say this anymore. So, Severus, are you ready to face the person who was most hurt by what you did?"

Snape said nothing, he just looked up at the castle.

Dumbledore had no intention of continuing to communicate with him. After Snape fell into their hands, there would be no second ending. He waved his hand, and Lupine came over. Looking at this enemy who also had the same hatred as him with a cold face, he was ready to take Snape away from here.

So, only Dumbledore and Jon were left in front of the castle.

Dumbledore took Jon and turned around and walked into Hogwarts Castle. The place was brightly lit but empty. Dumbledore seemed to just want to come in for a stroll without any clear goal. He took Jon with him. En took a leisurely stroll inside.

"Now we can talk about what happened to you, Jon. How did he target you?"

Jon did not hide anything. He told all the plots planned by Voldemort II in the library, including the preparations he would make after his plan succeeded.

After hearing this, even Dumbledore couldn't help but be moved.

"If he really succeeds, I may not necessarily be able to detect your change, which is the worst. I believe that since he is ready to replace you, he must have an interest in everything about you. He must have a full understanding, otherwise, he would not have the confidence to deceive me."

Jon nodded.

"Actually, he has succeeded. I'm not kidding you, Professor, I have really died once, but the different Animagus I had been in school before played a role. You were right at the time, After I drank that bottle of potion, I only experienced some insignificant changes. It's not that my magic failed, but that it was only half successful. To complete it completely, certain conditions are required. I don't know whether to feel unfortunate or not. Be thankful that my animagus is a phoenix."

As Jon spoke, he reached out and touched the bright and smooth feathers on Fox's body.

Dumbledore blinked, certainly hearing what Jon meant.

"That is to say, if there had not been the experience of Riddle killing you in the library today, it is very likely that you would not be able to complete the transformation of Animagus until you die of old age. No one would go there without knowing that you would definitely not die. A bold attempt to die, and Riddle’s behavior helped you in disguise.”

Jon looked at his hands that looked exactly like a little boy's with some annoyance.

"Speaking of which, Professor, can I change back to this state? Or do I have to wait another eight or nine years before I can grow back again?"

Hearing Jon's question, Dumbledore suddenly laughed.

"You are actually worried about this. Do you know how much effort Riddle spent and how many ways he searched for to achieve immortality by relying on his own power? The phoenix is ​​a magical animal that is almost impossible to die. When you get old or encounter life danger, you only need to perform nirvana once to start a new reincarnation of life. This is true eternal life."

Jon didn't feel anything about this. Maybe he was still young enough and didn't realize the fear that after getting old, all the body's functions would continue to age and end, and he wasn't particularly interested in the word immortality.

"I can't just use this appearance to meet people in the future, right?" He rubbed his forehead with a headache.

Dumbledore helped him think about this problem seriously.

"Based on my judgment of Fox's multiple nirvanas, your young state will not last forever. It will only take about a week for the body to quickly return to the state of nirvana. But similarly, the first nirvana actually It is the fire of the phoenix that forms a permanent memory in your body, that is to say, no matter what you become in the future, when you have nirvana, you will return to the 15-year-old state you were before."

Compared with the image of a child, the previous image of a 15-year-old boy, Jon, was still barely acceptable.

Besides, he's not someone who likes to seek death. If he doesn't die for once in the future, he won't have such troubles anymore.

After finishing the questions about Jon himself, Dumbledore asked about the status of Voldemort II.

"How did he escape?"

"The fire of the phoenix obviously had a strong restraint effect on his black mist magic. He originally had no way to break away and leave, but it seemed that he gave up on maintaining the means that had been left by Mr. Slytherin. The soul probably split into three and escaped from here."

Dumbledore's eyes darkened.

"He will not just let his soul be separated like this. Unlike Voldemort who compromised with us today, he will definitely get back what he lost. But no matter what, he who no longer even has a body is for the time being. There is no way to pose any threat to us, and what we have to face now is Riddle today."

Jon was actually a little curious about Dumbledore's plans for Britain in the future.

"So Professor, how do you plan to take Britain back later?"

A smile appeared on Dumbledore's face.

"From today's contact, I can confirm that the current Riddle is the same person who has not changed fifteen years ago. He is crazy and cruel, but this incident has both bad and good benefits for us."

"The disadvantages are obvious. The destructive power a madman can produce is extremely great. He is willing to compromise today because he thinks he can control the other thing he left behind, and wants to prove that he will not be inferior to himself. But if Later, he discovered that the situation in the UK was not as easy to control as he imagined. According to my understanding of him, he would definitely turn everyone's tables."

"Including purebloods?" Jon asked.

Dumbledore nodded affirmatively.

"Including pure-blooded people, no matter which Riddle he is, he actually doesn't care whether pure-blooded people are noble or not, he just wants to use the conflicts between bloodlines to stabilize his power. So, when he found that pure-blooded people also disobeyed his authority, When possible, he smashed all the original order and then used his terror to rule."

"This can't last long, can it?"

"Normal people know that it won't last long, but a madman doesn't think so. He will even enjoy others' fear of him, thinking it is his greatest masterpiece. In this way, in a short period of time, everyone in the UK will be in danger. It's hard for us to penetrate, especially since I can't guarantee that I can beat him."

"What's the benefit?"

"The benefits also come from this. Precisely because he will launch a reign of terror, although it is difficult for us to infiltrate at the beginning, as long as the time goes on, even if we don't take the initiative, there will be wizards in the UK who will contact us. . Do you know why at the beginning, Riddle also showed such unprecedented strength, but he launched an annexation plan in Britain for nearly ten years, but he failed?"

"Because his theory was not yet complete at that time?"

"It's because at that time everyone, including many pure-blood wizards, knew that he was a madman. Under the leadership of a madman, no matter how many attractive benefits he verbally offered, pure-bloods would also consider their future. Can he still enjoy this benefit alive? It wasn’t until that night fifteen years ago that Riddle suddenly told everyone that he was not crazy. He would not kill people casually and destroy order, but would establish a new society that only safeguarded purity. The order of blood came, and even he himself would not violate this order. At this time, more people joined him, and Britain also changed its master in just two years."

Dumbledore looked at the chair placed in the center of the high platform at the front of the auditorium.

"The sense of precarious tension is terrible, and the feeling of being tense every moment is not pleasant. As long as the British wizards realize again that their great gentleman is no longer great, but has turned back to that After the madman, when that time comes, it will be our best time to counterattack."

Jon also looked at the chair. In this castle, even if Voldemort himself was not here, no one dared to put their butt on it. It was like a throne in the castle, demonstrating the authority of the king. .

But now the king was gone, abandoned his soldiers, abandoned his castle, and only Jon and Dumbledore stood here.

"You went to the principal's office and said what I told you to that room, right?" Dumbledore suddenly asked.

Only then did Jon remember that he was still wearing a Sorting Hat.

"A talking hat answered me. It said Hogwarts chose me?"

Dumbledore raised his head and looked at the starry sky on the ceiling of the auditorium with emotion.

"That's right, Jon, the owner of this castle now is neither me nor Riddle, but you. It chose you, and you saved it."