After Harry left, William and the Headmaster did not discuss what had just happened, but instead remained eerily quiet.

Or rather, both of them avoided talking about Harry's scar.

Why did his scar hurt, Dumbledore replied:

Harry's scar hurts when Tom gets close to Harry, or when he has a particularly strong desire for revenge.

This answer was of course problematic, and William knew that Dumbledore was not telling the truth.

It's like you didn't go to the office in the morning and your boss asked why you didn't come.

You tell him that he overslept in the morning because he drank too much alcohol at the party last night.

This is only a superficial reason, not a real reason for not coming.

The real reason was that I had a toothache at night and couldn't sleep, and then I played games late at night, resulting in not being able to get up the next day.

That's right, the real reason for being late is a toothache.

But to say toothache...... Not quite right, sounds like an excuse.

It is said that it is even more inappropriate to stay up late to play games, and it is completely inappropriate!

So if you think about it, you can only find the excuse of drinking, which still sounds like that.

Similarly, Why does Harry's scar hurt?

Tom's mood changes are only a superficial reason.

The real internal cause touches the essence of the scar...... It was cleverly avoided by the headmaster.

Anyway, if you say a thousand, you can say a thousand, as long as Harry believes in this reason.

But if you want to deceive William, forget it.

After several years of observation, he already had a guess, a very bold and crazy guess.

He didn't say it like the headmaster.

Because once you mention it, it's going to be a very heavy thing.

William narrowed his narrow eyes slightly, and after half a sound, he took the initiative to divert the topic and asked:

"Professor, what happened after the warden?"

Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief, he was glad that William hadn't continued to talk about Harry's scars.

Harry is prone to perfunctory, but William is not.

He might tell William the truth at some point in the future.

But not now.

Knowing certain truths means responsibility. And once you take responsibility, you have to bear the pain that comes with responsibility.

"After that." Dumbledore pondered for a moment and said, "Crouch set up a bureau to trick the prison warden, Dondelien, and then went to the Law Enforcement Division to report him.

After Dondelien was captured, the Ministry of Magic sentenced him to life imprisonment in Azkaban.

Since then, the Ministry of Magic has never sent wizards to supervise Azkaban, leaving only Dementors as jailers. ”

Dumbledore paused:

"They think...... Dementors are safer and less selfish than wizards. ”

"What about Crouch's son...... said William.

Dumbledore put his hands staggered on the table and tapped lightly: "He didn't get help from the healer, he only survived for less than half a month, and then died."

The body was dumped by the Dementors in a cemetery near Azkaban. ”

Dumbledore sighed, "Crouch's wife refused to forgive him for not allowing his son to be released, and died three months later due to grief.

Crouch held only a small funeral and did not invite anyone. ”

William was silent, from Crouch's point of view, this was really a human tragedy.

Isn't that a tragedy? The son went in and then died again. The wife was overly sad and went with her.

So don't be miserable, there are always people in the wizarding world who are worse than you.

"Before he died, I persuaded him to give me this memory." Dumbledore looked at the meditation basin.

"Professor, who do you think the wizard Crouch imprisoned could be?" William asked the most important thing.

"There's a lot of speculation. But as far as I know, the Death Eaters I know are either dead, imprisoned in Azkaban, or at large.

Very few are missing. ”

Dumbledore also showed a slightly confused expression.

"Of course, it could also be that Crouch found out, some Death Eater I don't know about.

Remember Tywin? He's one of the fish that slipped through the net. ”

Dumbledore used the meditation basin to check Crouch's memories in order to find out about it.

- Who is the Death Eater who escaped from Crouch!

"What about Tom, there's a good chance he didn't get that Horcrux."

"That's what I'm going to tell you." Dumbledore's expression grew serious.

"If Harry's dream was true, Tom wouldn't have succeeded.

He's definitely going to go, and we need to get the Horcrux to be located as soon as possible, and we can't let him take it anymore.

So in the next few days, I'll leave the school and let Fox know you as soon as I find something. ”

"Hmm." William's expression was flat, this was what had been agreed.

"There's another thing." Dumbledore stirred the meditation basin with his wand.

Snape's face appeared in the meditation basin, and he opened his mouth and said:

"The man is back...... Karkaroff's too...... More visible and clearer than ever before ......"

Dumbledore worried, "After Albania, Voldemort is strong again. ”

"And there are several pieces of evidence to prove it. In addition to Professor Snape and Karkaroff, there was also a disappearance. ”

"Disappearances? Has anyone gone missing again? "William didn't get the news.

"It's a Muggle that's missing." Dumbledore said bitterly:

"His name was Frank Bryce, and he lived in the village where Voldemort's father was born.

He's been gone since last August, after you found Voldemort. ”

William was stunned, somewhat admiring Dumbledore's observations.

The headmaster seemed to know what he was thinking, and taught:

"William, be concerned about all news, whether wizards or Muggles.

Sometimes, something happens before it happens.

It depends on whether we can discover the truth in advance in the midst of the mixed information. ”

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Early the next morning, William told Hermione the whole story of last night.

"The power of the mystery man is growing?"

Sitting at the Ravenclaw table, Hermione listened to William's words, looking anxious, her brows furrowed.

She had no appetite to eat, her forehead resting on William's shoulder, her eyes staring at the table in a daze.

She thought for a long time and said:

"William, do you remember the runi snake?"

"Remember, it's in the safety sheet." William said.

Peter gathers the wizards at the Prancing Horse Inn to capture the runi serpent. The goal was to use its venom and magic to create a baby-like form for Voldemort.

In the Albanian forest, William kills the form, and Voldemort returns to his shadow state.

"Its snake egg is gone, and I suspect Wormtail hatched that egg and regained its venom." Hermione analyzed.

"Yes, they probably did it in the old mansion of Voldemort's father." William said.

"Did Professor Dumbledore visit that old mansion?" Hermione asked.

"Professor Dumbledore went to check on Muggles when he heard that there were Muggles missing, but Voldemort and Wormtail were already gone." William shrugged.

Hermione suddenly became frightened and lowered her voice:

"And he...... Will you go and check your Horcruxes? His father's house was so close to the old Gaunt house. ”

The Gaunt Mansion is a short distance from Voldemort's father's house. If he entered the mansion and found that the Horcruxes were missing, he would definitely immediately transfer the other Horcreats.

"I don't think he's going." William turned his head, looked at her, and said categorically:

"First of all, Voldemort is very weak, you can see his state, and it is also troublesome to break through the magic set by himself.

Let Wormtail check it out, and he'll most likely die inside. He didn't want the worm's tail to die, at least not now.

Second, he wouldn't lead his own servants, especially one he didn't trust, to the place where he hid the Horcruxes. ”

"The most important point." William rubbed Hermione's head and said in a deep voice:

"Voldemort was confident in his ability to hide Horcruxes. He didn't think anyone would find out about his secrets, let alone look into them. ”

Hermione's brow soothed, half of her body leaning on William.

"Have you solved the secret of the golden egg?" William asked.

"I haven't figured it out yet."

Hermione stretched lazily, and glanced around to see a number of students secretly watching them.

Either I want to sign an autograph or I want to pick up a conversation. Anyway, it's a nasty ghost who came to disturb the world of the two of them.

"Let's go, let's go to the Room of Requirement to crack the golden egg!"

Hermione stood up and grabbed William's arm as he pulled him away as he peeled the eggs.

She had only walked a few steps, then turned around and took some breakfast.

Only when you have enough food can you have the strength to work!

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