Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 894: Trust and Doubt

In the middle of the night, there was a blizzard outside, but the window of the principal's office was still lit. Dumbledore, dressed in snow-white pajamas and a robe with a purple bottom and gold trim, sat on the high-back chair behind the desk, reading by candlelight The latest issue of The Defense Guide.

"It's surprising, I didn't expect my great-great-great-great-grandson to start a magazine, and the reviews seem to be pretty good." Phineas's lazy voice came from the portrait.

"Sirius is a lot more mature than before, and he's better at taking care of his friends," Dumbledore said softly.

"It's not that I look down on him. With that guy's character, he can't do it to such an extent. Eighty percent of people help him." Phineas asked Dumbledore with narrowed eyes, "What do you think Anderson wants to do? "

"Unclear."

Dumbledore's eyes lingered for a long time on the page where Karkaroff was a Death Eater, and he didn't know what to think.

"You seem to trust him." Phineas didn't wait for Dumbledore to answer, and continued: "To be honest, I always thought his character should be in Slytherin, he's not as simple as you think. , I always thought Anderson was planning something."

"I never ignored him."

Dumbledore continued to flip through the magazine in his hand, chatting casually with Phineas, "It is too hasty to characterize a person by division. People are always complicated, and everyone has their own mind." /

"Instigating discord Phineas, you are only worried about the Galleon you paid last time, don't forget, the other party saved your great-great-grandson." A fat red-nosed wizard growled loudly.

"I'm telling the truth, that guy is greedy, money greedy, and insidious, and my poor great-great-grandson is just a tool at his disposal, and he doesn't realize it at all." Nias wanted to figure out what Albert Anderson was trying to do, lest Sirius fall into a crater one day.

Phineas knows a lot of people, and guys like Albert Anderson are definitely the toughest and most dangerous.

Since Sirius Black met Anderson, the fortunes of the Black family's coffers have been draining at an alarming rate.

This makes it hard for Phineas not to suspect that Albert wants to take the Black family's property.

"With all due respect, Mr. Anderson is not greedy, he is even more generous than most wizards." Dumbledore looked up and corrected, "Phineas, you probably don't know that Mr. Anderson is actually richer than the Black family. ."

"It's impossible." Phineas immediately denied it.

"It's not impossible, it's just that you don't know." Dumbledore said softly, closing the Defense Guide. "In Mr. Anderson's mind, there is a balance against which everything is weighed, and everything he does has his own considerations."

"It's like he borrowed the magazine in your hand to easily uncover the secret called Karkaroff, making him look like a bereaved dog, in revenge for Karkaroff giving him 1 point?" Phineas couldn't help sneering, "That guy is more like a Slytherin than a Slytherin."

This is also what worries Phineas the most, that Mr. Anderson is more insidious and cunning than expected.

"We're dead, Phineas," reminded the fat, red-nosed wizard, "and you're worrying about the living now?"

Before Dumbledore could answer, there was a knock on the door of the Headmaster's office.

The portraits also stopped communicating and started pretending to be asleep.

"Come in," said Dumbledore.

The wooden door of the principal's office was pushed open, and Snape walked in and said straight to the point: "Karkaroff has left!"

"I know about this." Dumbledore had long expected that Karkaroff is now being resisted by the entire British magic circle. There are not many people who knew about this matter, but this matter was rejected. After the publication of the "Defense Guide", coupled with the Dark Mark that appeared in the Quidditch World Cup, Karkaroff has been having a really bad time recently, and he has been bombarded by roar letters.

Snape moved his lips and seemed to want to say something, but seemed to hesitate, and after some struggle, finally said: "Karkaroff's marks have started to turn black, and in recent months , it became more and more obvious."

Speaking, Snapla opened his sleeve to show Dumbledore the Dark Mark on his arm, which originally looked like a scar when Voldemort lost his power, but as Voldemort gradually After regaining strength, the Dark Mark begins to recover.

"The Dark Lord is alive and gathering strength."

Snape looked at the shadow on Dumbledore's face and continued: "Karkaroff knew this very well, so he was nervous and worried about being punished. You know when the Dark Lord fell, he gave magic With a lot of help from the Ministry, the Dark Lord is obviously not going to let the betrayer go easily, so he took advantage of this to escape and is going to find a place to hide."

"Really?" said Dumbledore softly. "You'd love to find a place to hide with him, too?"

"I'm not such a coward." Snape laughed at himself: "And, I don't think Karkaroff can escape. With the character of the Dark Lord, he will never let a betrayer easily."

"You are much braver than Igor Karkaroff." Dumbledore comforted: "Don't worry, it's not as bad as you think, it's still what we expected."

"Expected?" Snape was skeptical. "You knew he was coming back?"

"Already known? No, no one knows," said Dumbledore calmly. "But I know Voldemort isn't dead, and it's a matter of time before he returns, and many things foreshadow that."

"You just watched it happen." Snape stared at Dumbledore in disbelief.

"There are some things, even if you know them, you can't stop them. There's a saying that goes: It's better to think about how to solve it after it happens instead of trying to stop it." Dumbledore Crossing his hands, he looked up at Snape and said, "And, the biggest problem is that we don't know exactly how he did it."

"You don't even know?"

"I'm just an ordinary man too, Severus," Dumbledore said helplessly. "By the way, I hope you can help me pay attention to Moody."

"I thought you trusted him." Snape's tone was sarcastic~IndoMTL.com~ He hated Moody.

"Yes, trust him, but I was reminded to be wary of him." Dumbledore ignored Snape's stunned expression.

"You actually believed it." Snape felt incredible, he knew Dumbledore's friendship with Mad-Eye Moody very well, "Did you find something wrong?"

"Not yet, but I think it's good to be cautious," said Dumbledore, his eyes lowered. "I would like you to help me prepare the Veritaserum, the most potent Veritaserum."

"He searched my office," Snape said sullenly, "in your name."

"I suspect someone has infiltrated Hogwarts," whispered Dumbledore. "I asked Moody to inspect all the professors' offices."

"He searched everyone, but he was an exception?" Snape felt like he was following Dumbledore's train of thought, but he was actually more curious as to who reminded Dumbledore of Mad-Eye Moody's question, and Dumbledore had doubts about his old friend.

"No, that's not the reason. Anyway, help me pay attention to him."