Dragon Roar Master at Hogwarts

Extend my life?

Dudley almost laughed out loud, waved his hand and said, "You must have made a mistake. Maybe she was planning to control my body or use some tricks... That girl had no idea of ​​saving me."

That was Voldemort's daughter, Delphine. She had just ruined her father's resurrection plan and beat her own father's soul to pieces in the spiritual space. She was merciful if she didn't crush herself to ashes on the spot.

But Dumbledore looked at the golden cup in his hand carefully and said slowly: "Dudley, do you know the origin of the Hufflepuff Golden Cup and the magical power it possesses?"

Dudley frowned slightly, he only knew that this item was a relic of Helga Hufflepuff, the founder of Hogwarts.And it was later used by Voldemort to make his own Horcrux, but the ability of the golden cup itself was not studied in depth.

"Helga Hufflepuff is a very kind and great witch, and is very good at using food spells." Dumbledore explained to Dudley: "And Hufflepuff's golden cup is also used as a family pet. A vessel for elves to transport food."

"However, I think you should have discovered that this golden cup is too small and too delicate as a food vessel." Dumbledore showed a mysterious smile: "Moreover, when mentioning the golden cup and food, it is easy to confuse people. Reminiscent of another world-famous cup..."

"The Holy Grail of Jesus was once used to contain the blood of Christ. It is said that drinking the liquid inside can lead to immortality - this legend eventually became the original text for believers to drink wine during the Holy Communion." Dudley murmured.

"Yes, Hufflepuff's Gold Cup was made based on this concept." Dumbledore nodded approvingly.

"According to my research over the past few weeks, the effect of the golden cup is probably to activate the magic power of the liquid contained inside, and then convert it into the life force of the drinker. The liquid inside can be wine, medicine, or -"

"Blood - and the wizard's blood itself is the crystallization of magic power, the effect is of course the best." Dudley understood what Dumbledore meant. If what Dumbledore said was correct, Delphine was using herself blood to maintain his dying body.

Although this solved the mystery of why he did not die, it raised another big problem:

Why would Delphine, her mortal enemy, donate her blood to save herself?

"Where is Delphine - that girl now?" Dudley looked at Dumbledore.

"She has also been imprisoned in Azkaban. Although she kept silent after being caught, she was still sentenced for illegal use of the Imperius Curse and illegal imprisonment." Dumbledore placed the gold cup on the table next to him. .

"We found Goyle and Crabbe in the cabinet in Lucius's office. They pointed out that the girl was the culprit of everything, and the polyjuice potion found in Lucius's office also supported their testimony—— "

"Wait a minute." Dudley interrupted Dumbledore in a deep voice, "According to your statement, not only did Goyle and Crabbe survive, but they also pretended to be victims to avoid their responsibilities?"

Dumbledore paused, and after a moment he said softly: "Yes, Goyle and Crabbe have been protected as victims after testifying. And considering the harm they suffered during their imprisonment, I have also approved Let them go home and rest temporarily..."

"Ridiculous! You clearly know that they worked for their Death Eater father before, so you can't absolve them of their culpability just because they were punished for killing donkeys!" Dudley thought of the arrested Pansy, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. "Dumbledore, you let them go without doing anything?!"

"They are just children. We must give them a chance to change their ways." Dumbledore said seriously: "You must consider my position, Dudley. I am just an educator, not a judge."

Valley</span> "Pansy is just a child!" Dudley felt his anger rising again, "But you just watched her being taken away?!"

"Miss Parkinson's situation is different." Dumbledore said solemnly: "Listen to me first..."

"At that time, Miss Parkinson's hands were stained with your blood, and you had a sharp dagger stuck in your chest - in this case, anyone would think that you were killed by Miss Parkinson. What's even worse is that Miss Parkinson woke up and made a very emotional admission."

"She was under the Imperius Curse at that time!" Dudley could imagine Pansy's panic when she woke up. "She was controlled by Voldemort at that time, and she was the victim!"

"Here's the first question, Dudley." Dumbledore sighed, "I believe what you say, but -"

"Other than you, Minerva, and Miss Parkinson who were already unconscious, the only person in the room at that time was the silver-haired girl whose tendons were severed.

So how can I prove that there is another disappeared person in the room who cast the Imperius Curse on Miss Parkinson? "

Dudley frowned. Tom Riddle was a life form created by a Horcrux. He was destroyed by himself before he was fully resurrected and had a physical form. Naturally, he had been wiped out, leaving no trace.

"But am I not dead yet?" Dudley said doubtfully: "There is no reason to sentence Pansy before I wake up, right? You must at least listen to my testimony, right?"

Dumbledore shook his head gently: "As I said just now, this is just the first question. In fact, I can still protect Miss Parkinson during this period. The problem is that the Ministry of Magic has listed her After suspecting the suspect, he went to her home to visit her father to learn about the situation..."

"What nonsense did Mr. Parkinson say?" Dudley frowned. He knew that Pansy's father was a staunch pure-bloodist, and nothing that happened was surprising.

"No -" Dumbledore paused, then a trace of sadness appeared on his face: "The actual situation is even worse."

"At Parkinson's home, employees of the Ministry of Magic discovered Mr. Parkinson, who was insane due to the Imperius Curse!"

"What?!" Dudley stood up suddenly, a bad premonition began to accumulate in his heart.

"I think you should have guessed what happened." Dumbledore's words hit Dudley's heart like a hammer: "According to the investigation results of the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, it was his daughter who cast the curse on Mr. Parkinson. , Pansy Parkinson!”

Dudley swayed slightly, as if he was a little unsteady, and then slumped back onto the sofa.

"Could there be a mistake...the person who cast the spell is someone else, Pansy was just framed as the blame..." Dudley murmured softly.

"The result of using the flashback spell on Miss Parkinson's wand can prove this." Dumbledore said seriously: "The more important evidence is that with the assistance of Veritaserum, Miss Parkinson has admitted her crime. !”