Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 166 Phase Review: Progress of Events!

This result was exactly what Dudley and Dumbledore wanted.

They can save themselves some trouble for a while.

With Voldemort's main spirit continuously draining life force from Ecclesia's body, the speed at which Ecclesia recovers will further decrease.

If they don't want to be exposed, they shouldn't be able to cause trouble for a long time.

Dudley didn't manage to catch Dumbledore at the university hospital. Instead, he saw Snape, with a grim face, drawing a vial of Ecclesiastes's poisoned blood with Madam Pomfrey's help. He planned to take it back as a sample to study the appropriate antidote.

Meanwhile, Ecclesia's abdomen remained calm and unchanged, and Voldemort's main spirit did not appear to be up to any new tricks.

Dali turned and left, heading straight for the principal's office on the eighth floor.

The password to the principal's office hadn't changed; it was still "Orange Soda." Daddy easily barged in.

Dumbledore was sitting in a chair, having already been waiting for Dudley for a while.

He figured that with so much happening today, Dudley would definitely come to him to tell him.

Now it seems that this was indeed the case.

"Dali, you really seized a great opportunity today and gave a truly inspiring speech! On my way back, I ran into several groups of students, and they were all talking about you and the course you're going to teach. The response has been quite positive!"

Dumbledore pulled out a chair for Dudley and began speaking in a commanding manner, his face beaming with satisfaction and delight.

"This is just a good start. It's a long-term project, and we can talk about it later."

"Let's get to the important thing first! You must have noticed Voldemort's subtle movements in the maze, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have teleported into the maze. Was it related to Snape?"

After Dudley sat down, he went straight to the point and began asking questions.

"That's right! At that time, Voldemort's main soul probably wanted to reveal his identity to Severus, activate Severus, whom he thought was a one-sided undercover agent, to help him get out of the predicament and seize the fake Philosopher's Stone in the cave at the end of the maze."

But after you appeared, Voldemort's main spirit stopped moving again. It was probably because he had analyzed it to Ecclesia, thinking that your strength relied entirely on me transmitting it nearby, and fearing that I was not far away, so he terminated the plan.

If Voldemort hadn't overthought things back then, you might have been injured, Severus's defection might have been exposed, and our plan might have failed.

Fortunately, things turned out for us. I used Fawkes Apparition to go there, both to solidify Voldemort's suspicions and to protect you and Snape.

Dumbledore explained in detail.

Dudley wasn't too scared after hearing Dumbledore's recounting of the events.

Even when Voldemort was in control and was draining Ecclesia's life force to unleash his fighting power, just like he was draining Quirrell, Snape also attacked him to avoid revealing his identity. The weakened version of Maternal Love's protection on him was able to shield him from a fatal attack.

With his strength, he could easily escape in the chaos.

Not to mention, there's Dumbledore, a solid backer who can appear at any time to provide support.

Dudley was interested in the key points hidden in the information Dumbledore had just reviewed.

"Dumbledore, did Snape discover something amiss with Ecclesia? Did he communicate with you? Did you tell him everything?"

Dudley's three questions in a row made Dumbledore exclaim that Dudley was too perceptive.

“At the university hospital, Severus spoke with me privately before you called the other professors over.”

He told me that he sensed the Dark Mark on his body reacting, and that he also sensed a kind of magic emanating from Ecclesia that resembled Voldemort's.

He suspected that Ecclesia was connected to the remnant of Voldemort's soul in exile and warned me to be careful.

Dumbledore explained to Dudley, "I didn't tell Severus about the information we currently have or the plans we are implementing. I just told him that he could keep a close eye on Ecclesia."

If Voldemort really reveals his identity to him, he can play the role of a double agent, dealing with Voldemort's demands on one hand, and privately discussing things with me on the other.

After listening to Dumbledore's explanation, Dudley gave him an approving look: "You did the right thing, Dumbledore! It's best to keep Snape from knowing about this, both for the public and for the private."

When you're undercover, especially a double agent, you have to be extremely careful. You need to know what you should know, and absolutely nothing you shouldn't. The more you know, the more of an act you have to maintain, and the more likely your mission is to be exposed.

Dumbledore nodded slightly in agreement.

But he knew very well that Dudley's nice words were actually just a ploy to have Ecclesia torture Snape for a while longer.

Even if we see through each other, we won't say anything, and we can still be good friends.

So Dumbledore didn't say anything more.

"Let's not talk about that. You should have already had the Weasleys lead the team to implement the Muggle talent acquisition program, right? How's it progressing?"

Have you come up with an idea for a college flag that can collect and store the love and identification that faculty and students have for their college?

Dudley changed the subject, asking about the progress of some of the things he and Dumbledore had discussed last time.

"This week, Arthur and Molly have taken on the mission and completed the selection of team members. They will make final preparations in the next two days, and next week they will go deep into the Muggle world to recruit talent."

I also gave Arthur the letter of introduction you wrote to your parents, the Dursleys. I believe they will make good use of that letter and get along well with the Dursleys, cooperating with them.

As for the creation of the Love Storage Flag, I discussed it with Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Sprout this week.

We have a preliminary design direction; it will take about one or two months to actually produce the physical prototype.

Dumbledore's answer neither disappointed nor surprised Dudley.

Dudley nodded slightly, then asked, "Has Barty Crouch Jr. been executed? Also, when will the Dementors that were promised to bring me for alchemical research arrive?"

Upon hearing this, Dumbledore's expression changed slightly, as if he had thought of something bad. He paused for a moment before replying:

"Little Barty was successfully executed by Moody, but the process was not smooth. Moody was seriously injured, and Lupin was slightly injured. They are now receiving treatment at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Arts."

Lupin is expected to be discharged soon, while Moody will have to wait nearly a month to recover.

If you're in a hurry to get the Dementors, I can have Lupin, after he's discharged from the hospital, team up with the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic to go to Azkaban to carry out this mission.

If there's no rush, we can wait until Moody is discharged. As for Lupin, I'd like him to join the Muggle talent recruitment team as well.

"Is Batistuta really that strong?"

Dudley was puzzled after hearing Dumbledore's words. "Logically speaking, he shouldn't be this strong. Could it be that his potential was unleashed when he was on the verge of death?"