Hogwarts Homecoming

"Amosta?"

Before Amosta could give the command, the two ugly stone monsters in front of Dumbledore's office moved away with great discernment and let the door open.

When Amosta came in, Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk reading a letter. Judging from the seriousness of his expression, he seemed to have encountered some special situations. After discovering who the visitor was, he put down the letter, took off his half-moon spectacles, rubbed his brows, and put them on again.

And Amosta's calm expression immediately made Dumbledore realize that he had also encountered something that needed attention.

Fox, who was perched on a golden branch, looked listless before Amosta came in, but after seeing him, he immediately raised his head excitedly, and his ruby-like eyes flashed suddenly, as if he was expecting something.

When passing Fawkes, Amosta smiled at him. He knew that Fawkes had probably stayed in Dumbledore's office for a little too long and was eager to go out for a 'walk'.

"That's right, Headmaster Dumbledore, I just received a letter from Sirius -"

Amosta quickly walked to the desk, and without waiting for Dumbledore to greet him, he pulled out a chair and sat down. Without saying much, he simply said concisely,

"You know I've been asking Sirius to help keep an eye on Barty Crouch's movements."

This topic immediately aroused Dumbledore's concern, his expression became more solemn, and he maintained a listening posture.

"Yesterday morning, Barty Crouch asked for long sick leave from the ministry. He told the ministry that the injury he sustained while inspecting the tree peak in Hungary has never healed. The pain prevented him from focusing on work. Therefore, he decided to rest at home for a while, and he rejected Fudge's suggestion that he go to St. Mungo's to recuperate. He left his daily work to Percy. If there was anything important, Percy could write to him. report."

"Audacity!"

Among the portraits of modern schoolmasters that hung on the side walls, Armando Dippet immediately cried out in his own frame. Everyone knew the inside story about these portraits, and the other principals immediately started whispering with their friends in the adjacent frames.

"What do you think this means, Amosta?"

Dumbledore's blue eyes also shone sharply. He definitely wouldn't think that Old Barty was really seriously ill and couldn't go to work, but at the same time, he also had the same doubts as Amosta - No matter from every angle, Voldemort would not let Old Barty die inexplicably now.

"I am not sure--"

Amosta shook his head.

"But I'm thinking, we can't just let old Batty do it--"

"But you should know, Amosta, if Tom is really staying in Barty's house, then if you enter rashly, our plan may fail-"

Dumbledore said seriously.

Amosta's eyebrows moved slightly, slightly surprised.

In the case of Barty Crouch, Dumbledore's decisiveness and cruelty exceeded his expectations, but this is also quite normal. Letting Voldemort be completely finished is probably what Dumbledore must accomplish in his remaining life. In order to achieve this goal, he did not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of some people.

Just like Alastor Moody, Dumbledore knew that his old friend of many years was now in the hands of the enemy, and was most likely being imprisoned in the fake Moody's office, but for such a long time, he had never Try to rescue him.

"If Voldemort is really lurking in Barty's house, then it is indeed impossible for me to sneak in under his nose, but on another thought, there is no need for me to sneak in, right?"

Amosta remained adamant.

It was the consensus between him and Dumbledore to allow Voldemort to return, but in order to control the risk spillover, it was necessary to fully grasp the development of the matter. All the actions of Vitia Cliona's line could not be hidden from his eyes. There are various signs that she is not really loyal to Voldemort. The cooperation agreement reached by the two people before was probably that Vitia needed to help Voldemort resurrect, and what Vitia asked for was probably to help Voldemort after he regained power. She takes revenge on the Vatican.

"Baty and I are currently working together. It just so happens that I have some reasonable reasons to visit openly without arousing any suspicion-"

On the way to Dumbledore's office, Amosta had already thought up some reasons.

"All right."

After hearing the reason for Amosta's visit, Dumbledore lowered his eyebrows and pondered for a while. It could be seen that he was still reluctant to take risks with Amosta, but he also knew that he could not intervene forcefully.

Looking at the young man sitting across from him, his eyes and brows became more determined, and he showed his majesty in his movements. Dumbledore sighed in his heart. He suddenly missed the time half a century ago when he, Newt and his team pierced the cover together. During the years when Luter was trying to become the president of the International Confederation of Wizards, he had the final say in everything.

"I can't find anything wrong with it, Amosta. I think if Barty really agreed to your visit, Tom would be unlikely to hide behind a door and eavesdrop on your conversation. You probably wouldn't be in Barty's house. Encountered in the house--"

Dumbledore's nod also made Amosta sigh in relief.

The relationship between him and Dumbledore is more like an alliance. In order to ensure the stability of this alliance, it is necessary to obtain the consent of the other party before major actions. If each goes his own way, internal strife is almost an inevitable result. .

"One more thing--"

Dumbledore thought Amosta would immediately set out to investigate, but instead of leaving, he showed some hesitation.

"About Voldemort's Horcrux, Principal Dumbledore, how much exact information do you have now?"

Voldemort's Horcrux——

This seemed to be a magical sentence. When Amosta said this, the principals on the wall who had been talking about Amosta's decision to explore the Batty family fell silent one after another, even in the office. Those little tinkling sounds seemed to have disappeared.

"Voldemort's Horcrux, exact information——"

Dumbledore leaned back in his chair, his old face covered with shadows, he looked at Amosta and said softly

"If you're asking for exact information, Amosta, I think we know as much, Slytherin's locket and Ravenclaw's diadem and the one Tom left at Hogwarts. Notebooks, they will all be destroyed in your hands. Moreover, we are extremely lucky to know that Hufflepuff's golden cup is also very likely to be one of the Horcruxes. Of course, we still cannot determine the whereabouts of the golden cup. In the end, ha profit--"

In Dumbledore's blue eyes, his sharp gaze fell on Amosta, but his voice was still soft,

"What's wrong, Amosta, are you planning to surprise me again?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, Principal, I can't surprise you with a new Horcrux this time-"

Amosta smiled, and he stood up, the wand in his sleeves falling silently from his palm,

"But I do have a clue, there is something, it may be one of the Horcruxes——"

A few wisps of black mist emerged from the tip of Amosta's staff. The mist gradually took shape in front of Dumbledore, who looked extremely solemn. Finally, it transformed into an unattractive black stone.

"Of course it will probably look like this. It may be a little different. In fact, it should be a decoration on a gold ring--"

Amosta stared at the black stone in mid-air and spoke slowly.

The silence lasted a little too long, and Amosta finally realized something was wrong. He turned to look at Dumbledore, and his expression was suddenly startled.

At some point, the seriousness on Dumbledore's face disappeared, and instead became very complicated, mixed with surprise, nostalgia, longing, vigilance, and regret.

Amosta only perceived this from Dumbledore's turbulent emotions, but these emotions were quickly restrained by Dumbledore.

"How do you know about it, Amosta?"

Dumbledore asked softly.

"I was investigating some things. I accidentally learned that Salazar Slytherin once owned this stone, and he should intend to pass it on as an important treasure--"

Amosta narrowed his eyes and looked at Dumbledore.

"But I'm not entirely sure whether it has fallen into Voldemort's hands. It seems that you have seen this stone, right, Principal Dumbledore?"