Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 139 Plotting Against Voldemort, Exploring Old Hypotheses!

"You mean, using a phoenix to teleport within Hogwarts?"

After Dudley saw Phoenix Fox, he understood Dumbledore's thoughts.

"That's right. My family, the Dumbledore family, is naturally favored by phoenixes and will attract phoenixes to accompany us."

I took a drop of Fox's phoenix blood and integrated it into Pipi Ghost's body. If anything happens that is beyond my control, it will immediately make me sense it, and I can quickly teleport there through Fox.

At the same time, I can also communicate remotely with Pipi Ghost and teleport to its side as needed.

Dumbledore replied that he had indeed put his heart into monitoring Voldemort.

"This method is about right. Voldemort's main soul and Ecclesia are both weak and powerless now. Even if they wanted to cause trouble, they wouldn't choose to do so during the day when there are many people around."

"You should drink more nourishing potions in the future, catch up on sleep during the busy days, and stay alert and monitor things carefully at night. There shouldn't be any major problems."

Dudley approved of Dumbledore's methods, and after summarizing them, he turned to remind people of other related matters, "Now that Voldemort's main soul is under our control, we no longer need to monitor Barty Crouch Jr.."

Let Mr. Moody's and Mr. Lupin eliminate this threat!

“Well… alright! I’ll inform them.” Dumbledore hesitated for a moment, then agreed.

"What are you hesitating about? Are you feeling sorry for young Barty, or are you feeling sorry for old Barty?"

Seeing Dumbledore's hesitant expression, Dudley pressed for an answer, emphasizing, "Barty the Younger is a die-hard Death Eater; he wouldn't even blink an eye if he killed someone for Voldemort."

He, along with Bellatrix and other Death Eaters, drove Neville's parents, the Longbottoms, insane with the Cruciatus Curse.

I also foresaw a possible future: Barty Jr. not only killed his father, Barty Sr., but also conspired with Pettigrew to capture Mr. Moody, impersonating him with Polyjuice Potion, and came to Hogwarts, serving as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for a year, causing much destruction.

"Is that so?" Dumbledore exclaimed in shock.

"It's just one possibility for the future, and this possibility is unlikely to happen."

But he's still the same person. Little Barty must die, and he must die cleanly and decisively. This will benefit our side and also save Old Barty's life.

Dudley’s tone was calm, eerily calm, “If you want to make old Barty feel better and spare him the pain of losing his son, you can have Moody and Lupin tie him up and kill him, making it look like young Barty escaped on his own.”

This led old Barty to believe that his tainted son had run away and disappeared, rather than died.

"I understand."

Dumbledore sighed, expressing his final regret for Barty Crouch Jr., an elite Hogwarts graduate who had passed all his OWL exams with perfect scores, and signaled that the matter was over.

He then turned to Dudley and asked about another person Dudley had mentioned earlier: "Dudley, you mentioned Little Pettigrew. Unfortunately, the Order of the Phoenix has yet to find any trace of him."

He has most likely already fled abroad.

Dudley smiled upon hearing this: "I forgot to tell you, I've already captured Little Pettigrew. I keep him locked up with me and take him out every now and then to practice magic. I'm living a very carefree life."

Dumbledore looked slightly flustered and hurriedly said, "Spare his life for now; we can use it to exonerate Sirius!"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing! Besides, Little Pettigrew doesn't need to personally intervene to clear his name. Just like last time, we can use a magic camera to record a video of Little Pettigrew confessing and accepting punishment."

Dudley said nonchalantly, "I really don't want to bother with that idiot Sirius."

"I'll give you the magic camera that was used to film the Myrtle's testimony last time. Remember to have Little Pettigrew record it when you have time."

Dumbledore agreed with Dudley's idea, but he was still very concerned about the matter. After all, to some extent, it was due to his negligence that Sirius suffered for ten years in Azkaban.

He then asked, "Dudley, when are you planning to take Harry to the Black family home to see Sirius?"

It's not good to keep him at home all the time. Sirius is eager to see Harry, and I'm afraid he won't be able to resist and will sneak out on his own. After all, he's still a criminal.

Upon hearing this, Dali frowned and his voice suddenly rose: "What's the rush? It's only been a few days. He's been locked up for ten years, can't he endure a few weeks?"

Besides, what good does he think meeting Harry and me will do? I told you long ago, I'd give him a piece of my mind. I've never seen anyone so eager to be scolded!

Write him a letter and tell him that we can't go until after this month at the earliest, and if other things delay us, the time will have to be postponed!

"Tell him to behave. If he sneaks out and gets caught and beaten, that's his bad luck! But if he dares to show up uninvited at Hogwarts and harass Harry, I can't guarantee his injuries won't be lighter than Snape's!"

"Don't be angry, I'll write to Sirius and warn him not to act rashly!"

Seeing that Dudley was showing signs of anger, Dumbledore quickly changed the subject: "Let's not talk about Sirius anymore. Should we postpone the project of building the training labyrinth in the Forbidden Forest's Eight-Eyed Spider territory and using fake Philosopher's Stones as bait?"

I told the professors it would be next week, but Eckeris's current physical condition..."

"It's precisely because she's severely disabled now that the postponement can't be made."

Dudley interrupted Dumbledore, "Dumbledore, don't forget, what we need is for her to live, to live weakly, so that she and Voldemort's main spirit have no opportunity to cause trouble! So that the teachers and students in Hogwarts can be safer!"

Don't worry, even if you want to postpone it, Voldemort's main spirit will force Ecclesiastes to object for the sake of the Philosopher's Stone.

The time can be set for next Friday, allowing Eckeris to recover somewhat, but not completely. At that time, we can use this opportunity to have the eight-eyed spiders inflict new injuries on Eckeris, prolonging her hospital stay.

That way, you and I can have less to worry about.

“Let’s do it this way!” Dumbledore agreed with Dudley’s plan. “We’ll see how things go.”

"Hmm." Dudley nodded, then solemnly moved on to the next crucial topic, "Let's put Voldemort aside for now and check on the progress of that matter!"

"During this time, have you verified our previous conjectures? Have you found any new methods? Besides the idea of ​​the soul-numbing potion you mentioned to Snape."

“I tried my previous guesses, but there were some problems.”

Upon hearing this, Dumbledore said with some concern, "I have mastered the ancient magic that Lady Lily once studied - Love Protection."

However, this magic can only be cast on the target of one's love, and the effectiveness of the protection depends on the intensity of the love, rather than the amount and strength of the magic.

The stronger the love, the better the protection; if one is willing to sacrifice their own life, the magic will be enhanced incomparably.

In addition, the target of this magic is almost impossible to transfer; the target must have similar conditions of being loved to the original target protected by the magic.

This magic, I can cast on my students out of love; I can cast on you, on my Order of the Phoenix companions, out of friendship; I can cast on my brother Aberforth, out of love for my family; I can even cast on him, out of romance…”