After the Minister of Magic and Professor Snape left, the atmosphere in the headmaster's office was slightly more relaxed, but it was not much better. After all, everyone had just been shocked.

Dumbledore first explained to Weisles and his son that "a Death Eater had been hiding in Weisles' house for more than ten years", and "our minister has a lot of 'friends'."

The father and son did not realize this at all, nor did they realize Dumbledore's previous intentions. At this moment, after listening to the old headmaster's explanation, they were suddenly enlightened and promised not to say more in the future.

Then Dumbledore took out a birdcage and said, "Anyway, Ron, I caused you to lose your pet.

Maybe you'd like to accept this as compensation? "

After handing the little owl to Ron, the old headmaster turned to look at the depressed Harry.

"Harry, do you remember what I said before?

This is not a bad thing, it can even be said to be a good thing. "

Harry felt that it was hard for him to agree with the old headmaster this time. Even if the truth was revealed, it could not change the fact that his parents died because of the betrayal of a friend.

"I don't understand, sir," the little wizard whispered.

"Because Sirius Black is your godfather."

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"Qi Mu, my child, how's your understanding of the magic world?" Dumbledore asked McGonagall to send Harry and the other two away, leaving Qi Mu alone.

Qi Mu could not help but recall his experience today. He saw flying, magic towns, and magic schools. All these were very magical and left a deep impression on him.

But he knew that the old headmaster did not really want to ask about these, but about "Lord Voldemort" and Harry.

He did inquire about some well-known past events, and just heard some secrets — but he was even more confused.

Dumbledore understood. "I think you know more than most wizards. For example, people still think that Lord Voldemort has completely disappeared."

He continued, "I think your first question is why Lord Voldemort wanted to kill Harry, right?"

Qi Mu nodded.

The public in the wizarding world only knew that the mysterious man had somehow failed to kill Harry. Almost no one knew that Lord Voldemort's target that night was Harry from the very beginning.

However, Qi Mu had heard from the old principal about a "formidable opponent". Naturally, he could tell something from those old stories.

Dumbledore took out the meditation basin and invited Qi Mu to look at the prophecy from back then. He also told him about Lord Voldemort's behavior after hearing the first half of the prophecy.

Qi Mu felt incredulous.

Is the prophesied future unchangeable?

He himself also had the ability to foresee, which could help him prevent disasters from happening. This was not quite the same as what he had just heard.

The old headmaster nodded first. "The prophecies in the world of magic are always so cunning. The purpose of their appearance is never to warn people, but often to lead people into it. When Lord Voldemort chose to act according to its guidance, it became a future that was bound to come true."

"So I had to make a choice more than a decade ago. Let a child die, or train him to become a murderer," the old wizard murmured. "I actually had no choice."

"But," Dumbledore pulled his emotions away from the past. "Just a few days ago, I got a new prophecy."

He relayed the words of the Centaur Firenze to Qi Mu.

"I did some research." The old headmaster winked at Qi Mu. Seeing that the teenager did not get that his "dark history" was known, he did not say much and continued. "Then I went to the Department of Mystical Affairs of the Ministry of Magic."

"There's a hall where all the real prophecies in the world of magic are kept. I snuck in alone. Oh, I hope they'll forgive an old man's illegal act. Then I found that the prophecy ball that stored the prophecy was broken."

"You know, a prophecy ball can only be touched by the people involved in the prophecy recorded in it, and the two people obviously did not visit it like I did."

"There's some force in the dark that I don't understand that caused this." Dumbledore looked at Qi Mu.

"Just like your arrival, my child."

Qi Mu pondered for a moment and asked seriously, "What can I do?"

"You're already doing it. For example, taking care of Harry and listening to me talk about things that have nothing to do with you."

"I always think that people shouldn't take prophecies too seriously. It's not that they're not worth believing, but what really makes them meaningful is always people's choice."

Dumbledore saw Qi Mu's confused expression (it was not easy for him to see that) and continued, "The Centaur's prophecy mentioned that you'll change the future of the world of magic, but that doesn't mean that you have to do so."

"It's you who chose to become Harry's' cousin '. You chose to cause trouble for people who are unrelated to you."

[Asking for trouble?]

Qi Mu reflected for a moment and was shocked to find that he could not refute this description.

"That's impossible. I'm not the Holy Father."

The teenager retorted "reasonably". "Maybe I'm just curious and want to hear a story. I don't intend to" change "."

He completely forgot that he was asking "what can I do".

Dumbledore pointed at Peter who was put back into the bag. "I guess this is already a big change.

You're not reminding me because you're worried about Harry, right? "

"No, that's just to tease you."

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But Qi Mu had to admit that he could not stand by and do nothing to his "cousin" now.

"It's just because of the ability."

The teenager found a reasonable explanation for himself. "Because I have to" fulfill a wish, "and the things in the" other world "are not" unrelated to me. "

So Qi Mu described the card he was looking for to Dumbledore in detail. Compared with the heavy topic just now, the awkwardness of "Namio A Dream" was really nothing.

"So, you think it's because of the card?"

Dumbledore immediately understood what the boy was thinking. He couldn't help but smile, but he went along with the boy's words and said, "A wish?

Then I really hope that your card chose me. "

Qi Mu seemed to have sensed something: [Have you looked through your drawers?]

Dumbledore said that he did not have time to do so before.

The two of them started looking for the card in the principal's office.

Dumbledore first used the Flying Spell, but it was to no avail. He then waved his wand to open the desk drawer. Of course, it did not work. If it was really in the tightly protected drawer, the picture that he read out would be completely dark.

It was not until he opened a drawer on the bookshelf that Qi Mu saw the card.

It was still a pure white rectangle with the words "Your wish will be fulfilled" written in black. It was exactly the same as the description of the dark-skinned young man from before.

Dumbledore reached out and took it out.

Qi Mu was not sure if the teenager could understand the words on the card. The old principal had already murmured, "Your

wish

will

be

Fulfilled … "

"It seems that the words on the card are the same as the telepathy ability."

"Ohoho, can any wish really come true?"

Dumbledore said with a smile, "How about the limited number of Cat Thief chocolate balls provided by the Honey Duke every month?

I never have time to snatch them … "

【。。。】

"You can try making a wish."

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Then, the old principal, with Qi Mu's dead fish eyes, "activated" the card, and said the wish —

Qi Mu, please provide necessary help within a year.

"… Is this really okay?"

Qi Mu was surprised.

Dumbledore's wish did not mention anything about "destroying Lord Voldemort." Also, "necessary" did not mean that as long as he did not approve, he could do nothing and leave after a year. He could even leave just by "helping" him casually.

Although he could not fully control this card, it was still his ability. He had to at least explain it clearly to be able to restrain him.

The old principal nodded with certainty. "That's enough, my child."

"From the time Lord Voldemort started his large-scale operation until he was stopped by Harry, it was a total of ten years.

During that time, countless excellent wizards tried to defeat him, but they failed and even lost their lives. "

"Until today, I'm still not sure what means he used to escape death. I don't know how long it will take to completely defeat him."

"Do you want me to let you stay here for ten years?

Watch your 'cousin' get married and have children? "Dumbledore joked.

Then he said optimistically, "Even the smallest change can lead to a completely different result. One year is enough for us to do a lot of things.

Maybe it won't even take that long. "

"Namio A Dream" finally accepted his "wish."

Then, very diligently, he immediately entered the role of the wishing machine, ready to use his "rich experience" to find Lord Voldemort's location.

After Dumbledore provided the target's full name and "recent photo," Qi Mu began to read.

He was ready to activate time x2, but he did not expect that it was far from enough.

His ability seemed to be penetrating through layers of something, just like his usual X-ray vision, but he could not reach the target.

Fortunately, Qi Mu was now much better at concentrating, and there were no external disturbances. The old principal cast a soundproof spell to cover the portrait and Fawkes outside.

[Finally succeeded.]

But the center of the image was not the black smoke that the old principal showed him, but a rat?

-_-|||

He was not distracted just now, so …

[Is this Lord Voldemort's "Animagus"?]

Qi Mu asked Dumbledore.

[So is there a uniform rule for Death Eaters?]

"Oh, of course not, my child."

The old principal took the picture and looked at it carefully. "Although I don't know what his animal form is, he can't transform without a body."

"This should be possession."

[Possession on a rat?]

Qi Mu was puzzled by the operation of the "most dangerous Black Wizard in history."

Dumbledore nodded. "I think there are two possibilities. One is that Lord Voldemort is very weak now and can only control some small animals. Two is that his movements are limited and he can't find a better choice — or both."

Qi Mu was surprised. Did this mean that if they rushed over now, everything would be fine?

[Are you serious?

One year?]

Even if he did not know the exact location, he could teleport with the old principal.

Dumbledore said, "No, actually, I can guess where this is."

"When I explored the forest in Albania, I found something strange. Now it seems that Lord Voldemort has already set up something there. That's why he returned to that place every time he was weakened."

"But before we know the reason why he's' immortal, 'it's meaningless to act rashly."

[Can't we just wait at the 'respawn point'?]

After understanding this new term, the old principal laughed and shook his head. "Let's not talk about whether this will work. Just teleporting there is not feasible."

Dumbledore said that he was likely to be stopped by the means against wizards, and he could not let Qi Mu take the risk alone.

"Child, I know you're strong, but you don't understand how wizards fight."

Qi Mu nodded in agreement. He wasn't a reckless and impatient person.

But since they could not take action, what else could they do now?

"Don't worry. I think we'll soon have a chance to catch them off guard."

Qi Mu understood that Dumbledore was referring to Dobbi.

[Should we go find that elf?]

The old principal rejected again.

"Sneaking into an ancient wizard family may be more dangerous than facing the current Lord Voldemort."

"Also, Dobbi said that 'something terrible will happen in Hogwarts.' Whether it's a person or an object, it's always an opportunity to sneak in. Now it may not even have happened. It's not realistic to rely on a restrained house elf to testify or investigate anything."

Then the two discussed the future arrangement for Qi Mu in the magic world. He would still be the "foreign wizard cousin" and continue to follow Harry as an international student after school started.

As for the period before school started, the old principal said that he was welcome to visit Hogwarts, "chat" with him, and read books in the library.

"Of course, I think you also need to visit the magic world. I have a suitable guide here."

Qi Mu immediately thought, [Professor Snape?]

Although the wizard did not look like a hospitable and good guide in the ordinary sense.

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"Oh, it seems that Severus left a deep impression on you."

Dumbledore said with a smile, "Yes, he's the one I'm talking about. I think you've guessed why, right?"

[Because he also knows the spell that can block telepathy?]

Dumbledore nodded. "Yes, Cerebrum Seal. Severus is worthy of being called a master, but he is also a cautious man.

But I didn't tell him your little secret. I even asked him to observe your ability for me. I hope you don't mind. I think he's the right person for both of us. "

Yes, the old principal thought that Snape was "the right person."

Brain Seal was an "active skill." Even though Professor had trained it to the level of a passive skill, it was still not as good as Qi Mu's "true passive skill." Normally, unguarded thoughts would still be conveyed. However, Snape's "special career" made it so that when he thought of something really secret, his mind would not be unguarded — even if there was no one around.

This obviously made the teenager feel more secure and at ease.

Although Qi Mu did not fully understand the twists and turns, he had a general idea of what Dumbledore meant.

The old principal wanted to know more about Roland's ability, but he also wanted to show him that it was not out of caution.

So, on the one hand, he found someone to continue observing him, and on the other hand, he did not tell this person about the ability that he should be most guarded against.

As for Dumbledore's behavior of turning a conspiracy into an open one —

Qi Mu said that not only did he not mind, he even sympathized with Snape.

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However, he felt that Dumbledore was too trusting of him.

Even if there was a prophecy in front of him, he should have made good use of it when he made a wish, right?

Even the Centaur said to be "vigilant."

Hearing Roland's question, the old principal laughed again.

"I don't believe you because of the prophecy."