Chương 198: Chapter 201: What Do You Think Your Dark Lord Is Treating Hogwarts Students As?
Severus Snape was overthinking.
Although Wilson Wright had always been a poor student in Potions class, he was actually most proficient at brewing Polyjuice Potion...
As long as Snape tampered with the ingredients or brewing process in the future, Wilson would notice it immediately and could even make Snape drink the potion himself...
And...
He could also let Peter take the blame.
Most importantly, Wilson's potion skills were advancing rapidly.
After consuming all the potions, Wilson walked towards the door engulfed in black flames and claimed the reward for passing this trial.
[Exploration Mission: Drink the correct potion and pass through the Black Fire Flames door (1/1), Reward: Magical Ability - True Sight.]
[True Sight: By carefully observing an object, one can trace its origins through magic and acquire all its information.]
Theoretically, the greatest use of this magic was to detect if someone was poisoning his food in the future...
Of course.
Wilson felt he could also become a detective.
If someone were willing to offer a Deathly Hallow or a Horcrux of Voldemort, Wilson would help solve a case...
After all, collecting these items had significant rewards.
Unfortunately...
There weren't many of these items.
Aside from the Resurrection Stone, there were only two other Deathly Hallows left in the magical world: an Invisibility Cloak and the Elder Wand; and even fewer Horcruxes.
Currently, only two of Voldemort's Horcruxes remained: Harry Potter and a diary Wilson had stored away. Wilson could only hope that Voldemort would create more in the future...
As he thought about this, Wilson waved at Snape, still pretending to be Peter. "Alright, we're done here. Let's go..."
"Hmm?"
Snape, who had been contemplating the toxicity of some potion ingredients, frowned upon hearing this. "Aren't you going to check the final floor?"
"What could be there?"
The grey-haired young man shrugged nonchalantly and chuckled. "The Philosopher's Stone is only here because I specifically returned it to Dumbledore."
The young man clenched his fist, speaking coldly, "The stone's only use to me was to bribe the former Minister of Magic, Fudge, to release Bellatrix, that lunatic..."
"..."
Snape's heart skipped a beat.
"I'm going to switch Wilson Wright back."
The young man looked at Snape and suddenly laughed softly. "Go report to Dumbledore. Tell our esteemed headmaster that Wilson Wright is my Horcrux. Make sure you tell him; I want to see if our headmaster will kill him... Don't tell him I have the Resurrection Stone though. I want to give him a big surprise in the future!"
To be honest.
Revealing this secret was stress-free.
Because Wilson knew, even if Dumbledore found out that Wilson Wright was a Horcrux, he wouldn't harm the student. He might even try to train him as a future hero to defeat the Dark Lord...
As a spy beside Voldemort, Dumbledore hadn't given him much. Wilson hoped that, as a potential future hero to defeat the Dark Lord, Dumbledore would give him a little more...
After speaking, the young man smirked as his body gradually transformed.
In an instant, the grey-haired young man transformed into Peter's appearance and disapparated.
"Apparition..."
Snape's expression darkened further.
Aside from Dumbledore, this was the first time Snape had seen someone else able to Apparate in a school where Apparition was forbidden.
Unexpectedly...
Peter's magic had grown stronger.
"That bastard, so fearless..."
After confirming Peter had left, Snape involuntarily took a few steps back, leaning against the wall, slowly sinking to the ground with a feeling of powerlessness.
"That bastard!"
Snape clenched his fists, pounding the wall, ignoring the blood on his fingers. He no longer had to suppress his anger!
Today.
Snape learned more of Peter's secrets.
However, no matter how many secrets he discovered, Snape felt increasingly powerless against Peter's threats...
Every time...
Every time Peter appeared, he seemed to have an overwhelming advantage, leaving Snape without any strength to resist, even losing the will to fight back.
That self-proclaimed third-generation Dark Lord...
Not only was his magic growing stronger, but he also played his conspiracies and tricks to perfection.
Even Dumbledore wouldn't have imagined...
The Wilson Wright he had high hopes for, the young man feared by all the students at Hogwarts, had long been made into a Horcrux by Peter...
But...
Wasn't Peter afraid Dumbledore would kill his Horcrux?
Did that bastard really think Dumbledore would show mercy? Although Dumbledore was a wizard of justice and kindness, he was not foolish!
This guy... What is he planning! He wants to give Dumbledore a big surprise?
Does that mean there's an even bigger plot?
Snape could only think that Peter must be holding something extremely important to Dumbledore. But he quickly realized why Peter dared to reveal the Horcrux.
In Dumbledore's office at Hogwarts.
When Snape arrived, he hesitated before asking, "Dumbledore, if a student has been made into a Horcrux, is there a way to destroy the Horcrux while preserving the student's life?"
"..."
Dumbledore's heart trembled.
The old man was momentarily stunned, then slowly looked up at Snape. "Severus, you know, too?"
"Yes..."
Snape's brows furrowed.
What did Dumbledore mean by that? What exactly did he know? Had Dumbledore always known that Wilson was made into a Horcrux by Peter?
Was everything under Dumbledore's control?!
This was...
Both shocking and delightful!
Though Dumbledore had hidden this matter, as long as he still had everything under control, there might still be hope against Peter!
"Yes."
Dumbledore slowly stood, hesitating for a moment before saying something Snape did not want to hear: "Harry... is indeed a Horcrux of Tom."
"..."
As expected.
Dumbledore knew everything.
Wait...
Not Wilson Wright?
Why was he talking about Harry Potter?
Snape's face nearly fell apart.
What kind of answer was this!
Why was Dumbledore talking about Harry Potter instead of Wilson Wright? Was Harry Potter also made into a Horcrux by a Dark Lord?
"Not many people know about this..."
Dumbledore slowly closed his eyes, his voice low. "Perhaps Tom himself doesn't know, or maybe he does now. Peter also knows about this, which is why he's been looking for an opportunity to kill Harry since Harry entered the wizarding world..."
Dumbledore seemed to understand Snape's shock but had to reveal this news: "After all, to kill Tom, we must kill Harry, this innocent child... I've been trying to find a way to destroy the Horcrux in Harry without killing him."
At this point, Dumbledore opened his eyes and looked at the stunned Snape, his eyes filled with sorrow: "But... neither I... nor Grindelwald... have found a solution..."
Yes.
The secret that Harry Potter was a Horcrux of Voldemort was something Dumbledore had not shared widely.
Because it concerned the fate of an innocent child, the magical world would surely clamor to kill an innocent child to defeat the Dark Lord...
Dumbledore had only told Grindelwald, and even Grindelwald had advised him to kill Harry as soon as possible, citing various reasons to persuade him...
However.
Dumbledore never agreed.
"..."
It was like a bolt from the blue!
Snape felt a pang in his heart.
As the head of Slytherin, he felt a gaping hole in his chest; he didn't know how to face Lily's spirit now...
He had only come to ask if Dumbledore had a way to save an innocent student, only to discover that there was another innocent student...
Harry Potter had a fate similar to Wilson Wright... Both children had been made into Horcruxes by a Dark Lord.
Now that Lily's spirit had been found...
Snape was afraid to see her.
Why did he have to learn this news now!
The next time Peter arranged for him to see Lily's spirit, how could he explain this to Lily? That was Lily's only remaining bloodline...
"Then let's keep searching..."
Snape's expression grew heavy as he looked back at the old man behind the desk. "Until we find a solution, you didn't raise that child just to send him to his death at the right moment..."
"..."
Dumbledore could only remain silent.
Now, he wanted to discuss this with Grindelwald again.
Fortunately, he still had an old friend alive in this world, and only Grindelwald could discuss these troublesome matters with him, helping him find solutions and ideas.
Unfortunately, Snape did not give him that time, directly dropping another bombshell: "Peter... made a student into a Horcrux... he's been impersonating this student all this time..."
(End of Chapter)
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