Chương 509: Chapter 508 "Feel It"

Dumbledore paced slowly in the Room of Requirement. His voice was serious.

"Some things are better to not be told to you. I have no way to tell you. I gradually discovered in my research on the prophecy that my original conclusion was neither right nor wrong."

Sean was a little puzzled, "Neither right or wrong?"

"At the beginning, I thought that the so-called Pride might be a special bloodline among wizards. This bloodline has been passed down from generation to generation. It will be fully awakened after a time. The awakened bloodline will bring great power and curse to the bearer."

Sean nodded, "You did tell me that before, but professor, in my personal experience, it may be somewhat inaccurate to describe them to be something related to bloodline."

Dumbledore replied, "That's why I said neither I was right or wrong. The right thing is that my original conclusion was not wrong, and it was indeed inherited from the bloodline."

In his theory, the emergence of the Sins may have something to do with the Misty Land, and it may even be because of the collapse of the Misty Land that the Sins appeared in this world. After all, the prophecy mentioned that for thousands of years, the Pride has wreaked havoc in this world once before.

But the news brought by Dumbledore said that the Pride is blood-related.

Sean didn't speak, waiting for Dumbledore to finish his explanation.

"Sean, you should know that the qualities of a wizard can be inherited through bloodline, or in other words, a wizard is a special breed of human."

Sean nodded. Parseltongue, Metamorphagi, etc., are the things that can be inherited through generations.

Dumbledore sighed, "But the blood of the Sin is not like the blood of wizards. If the blood of wizards is an inherited talent, then the Sin is an accumulated curse."

"Accumulated Curse?" Sean frowned.

Dumbledore nodded, "This is also something I didn't expect. The blood of the Sin chose one of your ancestors, and it will be inherited like a wizard's blood. The difference is that there is only one Sin. Say you're a Parselmouth or a Metamorphagi. This kind of talent still requires you to study to a certain extent before you can use it fully. But the Sin is different. It accumulated its strength for a thousand years until you show up."

"Professor, do you mean that the power is much greater than I imagined?"

Dumbledore shook his head, his expression became extremely serious, "It's greater than I imagined."

"That night in Paris, you should have felt the power," he looked into the distance as if recalling that night. You should have experienced the huge power, right?"

Sean nodded; of course, he had felt it.

Dumbledore said, "If my calculation is not wrong, the power that was awakened in Paris at the beginning may be just the tip of the iceberg. Compared with the power that will be fully awakened, it should be like you and me in terms of power gap?"

Sean was pretty self-aware. His current strength can surpass his mates, and most elite Aurors are not his opponents, probably not much different from Professor Moody's level. He is confident of defeating most wizards.

But it was precisely because he walked fast enough and far enough on the road of improvement that he understood how powerful Dumbledore was.

He and Grindelwald, two geniuses, are completely above the entire wizarding world. Only the two of them are qualified to compete for the first and second positions, and no matter who sits in the second position, they are still far superior to other wizards.

In Sean's mind, perhaps only Voldemort, who is at his peak, can at least have a chance to catch up with them. Although sometimes he is not good enough in terms of planning and everything, his talent is quite amazing.

Of course, there is also that unknown bard whose strength cannot be calculated.

This is the gap between Sean and Dumbledore. If he wants to, he can easily defeat himself in a head-on in a duel. This news made Sean's heart waver.

Dumbledore saw Sean's expression and continued in a deep voice, "I can tell you that when I first discovered this prophecy, I could say that I was confident or arrogant."

"I think I can suppress the power," He paused, "Even with Gellert's help."

"But when I got closer to my research, I realized that it was beyond my control."

"But it was shown in the prophecy that in some way, the Sin can become a help. I always think that whether it is you or him, your guidance to me is to let me use my personal strength to deal with the Sin in my body by transforming its power into something."

Dumbledore smiled, "That is indeed our original intention. But Sean, it's not that I don't trust you, but that once the Sin breaks out, the consequences are not something that Gellert and I can handle. I have to leave a part."

"Is it the part that you hid from me?"

Facing Sean's questioning, Dumbledore nodded.

"Even if what you are going to do will make you... die?"

Dumbledore was silent.

Sean asked in a dissatisfied tone, "What about the conversation just now, professor? I thought you could at least understand that you are not alone. There are many ways you can approach this from different angles."

Sean was interrupted by Dumbledore.

"Sean, listen to me." His eyes were, "The conversation just now was not meaningless. I can clearly tell you the reasons for it."

"Is it..." Sean replied.

Dumbledore smiled slightly, "You know one of the reasons is that the Unbreakable Vow is not easily broken. The part that does not involve the Returners. I'm telling you now it is likely to hasten the awakening of the Pride, which will not benefit you when you deal with the awakening in the future."

"Could you at least give me a hint?" Sean didn't give up.

Dumbledore shook his head, "No. The only thing I can reveal is that, in a sense, the Sins and the world's eyes are of the same level."

Sean's eyes shrank; the level of power was close to the world's eyes.

"What am I going to do now, professor? I regret that I have to search for all the answers. I hate this feeling of powerlessness." Sean replied.

Dumbledore patted Sean on the shoulder, "Sometimes, it's because you want too much of it. What I ask of you is to tread your steps carefully and feel the nature of it, which will be of great help in the future."

Feel the nature of the Pride? Sean frowned.

But that feeling only happened once; he can't negotiate with the Pride in his body in order to feel the power. Speaking of which, Pride also leaves a bunch of power for himself that can be used at any time, but Sean is worried that this is a trap, so he never uses it.

Dumbledore's voice rang in his ears, "Feel carefully."

Sean raised his head and saw him winked at him.

"Feel carefully..."

He lowered his head to think about the meaning of Dumbledore's words, and when he looked up again, Dumbledore disappeared at some point.

"Ugh, that old man. I hate his riddle." Sean groaned.

He felt like he was repeating this sentence tens of thousands of times in his mind. When dealing with people like Dumbledore, you must have enough patience because the way he does this will drain all of your patience.

Sean lay down on the ground, looking at the dark ceiling and lost in thought.

Dumbledore's words must have some meaning; otherwise, he would not have specifically emphasized that Sean needs to feel it carefully.

How can he feel the power again?

He regrets it now; Ravenclaw's diadem was used half a month ago when he was practicing ancient runes.

Although Ravenclaw's diadem is powerful, its side effects are prominent. Frequent use will greatly draw the user's physical strength, mental strength, etc., and even Sean has a faint feeling that the diadem has some influence on his soul.

He has used Ravenclaw's diadem a total of six times so far. After the latest one, he has some faint feelings about it. This made Sean even more afraid to use it frequently. If it wasn't for saving his talent for ancient runes, Sean wouldn't have used the crown unless it was an emergency.

He rubbed his temples in distress.

"Pride, power, feelings..." Sean lay on the floor and mumbled unconsciously to himself.

Suddenly, he straightened up and sat up.

Create the condition if there are no conditions, and the way Sean is good at is creating trouble. There is only one direction that is related to the Pride, and Sean can cause some trouble, Durmstrang.

Dumbledore was telling himself that there was indeed a Sinner in Durmstrang, and he supported him to find it out. After the Portkey was tampered with last time, Dumbledore still hints at him like this.

Sean licked his lips, "Ugh, I can't with this feeling."

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Ever since what happened on the Quidditch field last time, life for the Durmstrang students has not been easy. They were mocked at times, with cold stares and ridicule from students from the other schools, which they encounter almost every day.

But time will smooth out some things. Although Reinhardt has not been discharged from the hospital, after half a month has passed, the Durmstrang students have suffered less bad treatment. They're able to wander alone, back when they didn't dare to go out alone when things were at their peak. The Weasley twins have tried to prank them several times. These two are slick and always get away with it.

Although upset by the situation, the Durmstrang students can only accept it. At least they can go to the library and the Great Hall safely.

Heartman hurried through the corridors of Hogwarts, and although students from other schools were still surprised when they saw him, at least they were less aggressive. He was a little annoyed, but he could only bear that feeling. Fortunately, the news that he and Reinhardt had a relationship had not been spread, or the situation would've been more serious.

He thought, with some dissatisfaction, that Reinhardt took the easy way out by staying in the infirmary and lying in a hospital bed while everything was brewing.

However, when he walked around the corner, his eyes went dark, and he passed out.