Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"Yes, I resurrected him." Zoe nodded. "No one would doubt a corpse, and no one would care if it disappeared. In fact, to prevent decay, most corpses are recycled by the Saints. Mungo’s professionals are responsible. Of course, you can deform it with a magic wand if you like, but those guys don’t have this leisurely mind... The only thing that bothers me is that I have to find a safe and hidden place to hide these'dead people'. Because they can no longer show up."

"So you chose Hogwarts?" Ron opened his mouth in a daze. The conflict between common sense and reality made it hard for him to accept.

"No one would have thought that I would hide people in the responsive house, even the Dark Lord. Not many people even know its existence. This is the best hiding place, isn't it?" Zoe smiled slyly.

They unanimously thought of the past DA gatherings, those free and happy days when they rebelled against Umbridge and the Ministry of Magic. The scene was really long gone, and they couldn't help but smile."But how do you bring people to Hogwarts? Haven't they blocked the entrance completely?" Hermione asked suspiciously.

"Aberforth doesn't have one here? She can take them in from here." Ron said.

"Because of this, I can't even choose to go from here. One or two times may not be obvious, but the secret passage of the pig's head bar is very important. I will not take this risk, let alone the state of people who have just experienced death. Weak. I will transport them directly from St. Mungo to the responsive house in the vanishing cabinet."

"The vanishing cabinet?" The three of them chewed on this strange term."This is the name of the cabinet?" Scrimgeour asked.

Zoe nodded: "Yes, because of some things in the past, Draco fixed it, but it didn't come in handy. There are two vanishing cabinets, and the spaces between the two cabinets are connected. I got it from Borgin. I bought one of them and placed it in Saint Mungo, while the other was placed in the responsive house. The transfer can be carried out quietly without being noticed by anyone."

"As for the secret passage of the pig's head bar, Aberfors is mainly responsible for regularly delivering food to the people who hide, otherwise they will starve to death soon." Zoe explained.

"Why? They just need to make a little bit of food out of the house." Harry scratched his hair, only to find that everyone except Ron was looking at him, as if he had just made a big deal.Scrimgeour only glanced at him, and then continued to lead the way without saying a word; Zoe politely smiled, but seemed to have a keen interest in the cracks on the wall; only Hermione who was closest to him , Frowned and looked at him dissatisfied, her eyes were exactly the same as when she had previously dismissed Harry for not completing his homework on time.

"Five exceptions to Gamp’s basic law of transformation!" Hermione’s tone was exaggerated, as if this is common sense that everyone should know, "Think about your OWLs exam! The first of the five exceptions is that you can’t make food out of thin air. !"

Harry looked away awkwardly. He had long been accustomed to saying from Hermione's mouth that he had no impression of knowledge, but this time Scrimgeour was present, otherwise he would certainly not be as embarrassed as he is now.Harry racked his brains to change the subject, a flash of light in his mind, his expression suddenly became serious.

"The room for requests... the room for requests... If he wants to hide something safely, he will definitely choose to hide it in the room for requests!" Harry looked at the two partners excitedly, his body trembling slightly.After experiencing a long period of anxiety, disappointment and loss, this is the first time he feels so truly that he has opened the door of truth.

Scrimgeour talked to Zoe when Harry and the others were excited.

"I need an explanation for this. How exactly did the so-called resurrection you said was done?" His attitude was even hostile, "I clearly remember that I was hit by your death curse, but I never heard it. Having said that someone can resurrect the dead, I can only imagine that this is some kind of unknown and powerful black magic... But if all this is based on lies, I am just a doll manipulated by you, I don’t think this is alive ."

"If you really think so, then the wand in your pocket should be pointed at me." Zoe is not afraid of his pressure. "You are an Auror with a lot of experience. If I try to do this, you will be a little strange. I didn’t notice it? I knew someone would ask this question sooner or later, but I didn’t expect it to be you. I thought you knew the truth from him."

"Truth? A joke!" Scrimgeour said irritably, and his mood became extremely bad when he mentioned that person. "I think unless I pry his brain apart, I will do nothing but countless perfunctions from Dumbledore. Nothing outside!"

Chapter 55 The Incredible Reunion (Part 2)

Zoe shook his head helplessly: "You always have prejudice against Dumbledore. The Ministry of Magic has always been like this. You are just afraid of his great influence, because he has repeatedly refused to serve as Minister of Magic, and you cannot control him. , I thought he was secretly planning things that would be bad for you. Cornelius Fudge has paid the price for his stupidity. I thought you would be a pragmatic and smart person."

"Dumbledore knows more truth than the people of the entire Ministry of Magic combined, but he never refused to speak for his actions. This is the most fundamental conflict!" Scrimgeour has never been a good-tempered person. He said angrily, "Do you really think Harry Potter is the savior of the prophecy? Do you think you can defeat the mysterious man by relying on him? In the past, so many wizards died in wars, but this is a ridiculous prophecy. But tell everyone that their sacrifice is far less than the fate of a young adult child! Why Harry Potter? It seems to me that this boy was chosen by Dumbledore, he is just a chess piece, Dumbledore This is the key to defeating mysterious people! I even suspect that there is no such so-called prophecy!"

"So, since you don't recognize Harry at all, why are you obsessed with observing him and protecting him? Honestly, I don't care about Harry's identity, nor have I heard a complete prediction. But whether there is such a so-called As the savior, he will choose to fight, just like me, just like other people, but it is to protect his important things, so he will stand up... Even if other people cut off the head of the Dark Lord, will anyone condemn it? Did he take away the glory that belongs to the savior?"

Zoe looked at the three who were immersed in the excitement of the discussion, and when she was arguing with Scrimgeour, she cast the earplug listening curse there."No one is whose puppet, Mr. Scrimgeour, your statement insulted Harry, Dumbledore, and me at the same time. Do you think he is not worthy of the title of savior? He didn't have to match this ridiculous reputation, just Just like you admired him without authorization and disappointed without authorization, do you expect him to become another Godric Gryffindor? If he chooses to fight, he will naturally be respected by his companions, which has nothing to do with who he is relationship."

"As for Dumbledore, you have been with him for such a long time, and you still can't understand him?" Zoe looked at Scrimgeour disappointedly. "The same person who died once, after you have seen him so weak After his state, do he still insist that he is not fighting for peace, but for his own self-interest? What benefits can he get, more first-class Merlin Medals? Dumbledore trained Harry and told him many things, It’s not because he treats Harry as a pawn, but because he believes Harry will keep going."

Scrimgeour rarely answered."But you are right about one thing. Keep things in your heart. Dumbledore is particularly annoying... Why rely on Harry? It's just to destroy the Horcrux. I can do better than him. "Zoe murmured dissatisfiedly, even though she knew this was just trying, if Dumbledore really wanted her to destroy the Horcrux, the effort to sneak into the Death Eaters would be wasted, but she still couldn't help thinking like this.

"No one will give life and death to someone who doesn't trust." Scrimgeour felt a little funny. He never expected to see Zoe like this. Thinking about it, the girl said that she insulted her before. It might be Dumbledore's cause.

"I know." Zoe can already see the door not far away, behind which is the destination of the trip.

"What were you talking about?" Hermione quietly walked to her. "Is it important to listen to the spell with closed earplugs?"

"I just don't want to see you arguing with Mr. Scrimgeour." Zoe smiled.Hermione raised her eyebrows, and she looked at Scrimgeour who was brushing her and pushing the door. They had dealt with this man several times, and Scrimgeour had a bad attitude towards them.

"... Is this the real reason for your determination?" She raised her chin against Scrimgeour's back. "Since when?"

"When I broke free from my fate, I got everything about Max, including her research results, but I didn't care about it at that time... Until Dumbledore fell and the Longbottom house was attacked, I Knowing that I can no longer do nothing." Zoe smiled bitterly, "This is the best way I can think of."

"At that time, you were actually planning to reject me, right?" Hermione sniffed and shot her from behind the door. Noisy cheers rang out from the doorway, and Harry and the others returned to the responsive room earlier. .

"...Well, because this is the best." Zoe nodded, "but I can't. I can't refuse this affection, and I don't want to disappoint you."

"So you chose to toss yourself. If it weren't for Professor Dumbledore, do you want me to hate you forever?"

"I would like you to have a happier life. But if you can keep me in your heart because of this, it would be pretty good..." Zoe sighed. If according to the original idea, even if she could finally regain her reputation, she would There will never be a qualification to return to Hermione.She closed her eyes, and when she opened them, she was taken aback by Hermione's red eyes.

"I'm crazy, I would fall in love with someone like you." Hermione gritted her teeth. She rudely tore off the chain from her neck and slapped it on Zoe's chest aggressively. The touch was also very clear through the robe, Zoe showed a pained expression, and subconsciously covered the trembling hand.

"You are really the stupidest idiot in the world I have ever seen. No next time, you'd better take this sentence to heart. If you leave it down again, I will never forgive you until I die." Min pulled out his hand.The metal in his palm was still warm, and Zoe heard a serious warning from Hermione, "I do what I say."

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It has been a long time since he returned to the House of Requests. When Zoe took Hermione's hand through the doorway, he was immediately dazzled by the flags of various colors that broke into his eyes.Gryffindor's gold and red lions, Hufflepuff's black and yellow badgers, and bronze eagles are surrounded by blue, but the silver and green of Slytherin are missing.As if someone had cast a traceless stretching spell on the room, it became like the hall of a magnificent palace. Even the ceiling stretched up high. The hammocks of various colors covered the top of the head. The hall looked messy and changed. It became an unruly flea market, Neville, Luna, Lavender (and Ron became Siamese), Padma, and some unnamed students... They were taking Harry Surrounded by groups.

"I thought you were too timid to show up in front of us." Zoe looked in the direction of the provocation.Daisy looked at her with a sneer. She looked more mature than the last time she met, her eyes pierced, but her mouth was still unforgiving.

"You lied to me, with Doris." Daisy said, "Cora is not dead, is he?"

"I never said I would kill her, I just said she went where she should be."

"That's it, I know how to invite you to my house next time. You like to suffer a bit, don't you? You like to be sent away forcibly after being knocked out." Although Daisy said that, her tone was not A hint of laughter.

"It's terrible, it looks like I can't return the wand to you, lest you suddenly do it at me." Zoe drew Daisy's wand out of his pocket and threw it in front of her on purpose.

"My wand!" Daisy yelled, and Zoe threw the wand directly in her direction. She hurriedly caught it, "Hey!"

Zoe ignored her complaint. She walked straight to the corner, and the eyes and whispers of others disappeared from her world. Zoe saw only the rocking chair by the fireplace, which was shaking gently. Then, the old man was leaning back in the chair. He was thin and weak. He closed his eyes, wondering if it was due to fatigue. If it wasn't for the undulating chest, he thought he was dead.

Zoe found his mood unexpectedly calm: "I did it, Dumbledore."

Dumbledore raised his eyelids and looked at her with those blue eyes that closely resembled her. He patted Zoe's arm tremblingly, and then smiled approvingly.

"Can you believe it? Professor Dumbledore didn't actually..." Daisy whispered to Hermione. "Before, every time we joined a new person, we would be frightened by this incident like a ritual, thinking we were dead too. But recently his condition has gotten worse. Now he can only be awake for four or five hours a day, and he is almost in a semi-comatose state for the rest of the time... You know, he is no longer a wizard."

Hermione stared at her in shock, as if she wanted to see traces of'lie' in her eyes.

"Daisy, can you please help call others over?" Zoe stopped Daisy from continuing to speak, and she stood beside Dumbledore's rocking chair. "It's time for some things to be said."

Chapter 56 Reversal Ceremony (Part 1)

"Avada Kedavra."

Green light emerged from the tip of Zoe's staff, sinking into the chest of the old man who was smiling and closing his eyes.There was no scream, no resentment, Dumbledore's body just shuddered, then relaxed, and death came silently.

Snape's face was gloomy and terrible. Even though he was mentally prepared, witnessing the death of the legend still shakes his emotions. Not to mention that Dumbledore was never a simple colleague for this lonely man, of course. , He would never regard Dumbledore as a friend.

"...Very well, time waits for no one, so hurry up to the next step." Snape quickly restrained the shaking in his heart, and his expression returned to his previous coldness.But he didn't get Zoe's reply, so he frowned and looked to the side.

Zoe felt that her feet were weak, and she would kneel to the ground if she didn't pay attention; her heart was beating vigorously and quickly, and the noisy popping sound seemed to sound from her ears, but it was as far away as from the world Came from the end of.She was holding the wand tightly in her hand, and she clearly saw liquid dripping down the beech stick. The unidentified red soon stained her right hand holding the wand, and it stained the floor like water flowing along the palm.

She raised her head tremblingly, and Dumbledore fell softly in the chair, leaning his head slantingly on his shoulders, his face looked very peaceful.Just as the guilt in Zoe's heart eased slightly, Dumbledore opened his eyes, and his blue eyes, always filled with the light of wisdom, stared hollowly at her, and the flame named hatred was burning.

"You killed me," Dumbledore said coldly, like an accusation of a crime.

The words of explanation are piled up like a mountain, but they are all stuck in his throat.Even if I wanted to escape from here, my legs seemed to stick to the floor and could not move.

Dumbledore stood up slowly from the chair, his body as fragile as glass, and every movement was accompanied by an obvious breakdown, leaving more and denser cracks on the surface of his old skin.