Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 177 The Sky Turns Cold and the Stars Rise
After accepting the mission, Gilderoy Lockhart and Dumbledore walked and talked slowly to the door of Umbridge's office, and then knocked on the wooden door.

"Wait a moment." Umbridge's contrived girlish voice came from inside the office.

Then came the sound of firm, powerful footsteps.

“Professor Dumbledore, Mr. Lockhart, welcome.” Umbridge opened the office door with a ruddy complexion. “I get along very well with Mr. Lockhart.”

Umbridge shifted slightly, revealing Tiera sitting obediently in her office—

“Headmaster! Father!” Tiera rushed out of Umbridge’s office and threw herself into Gilderoy Lohart’s arms.

“Father!” Tiera nestled against Gilderoy Lohart and said.

“Heh heh, it seems you and Tierra are getting along very well,” Dumbledore said. “Then I’m relieved.”

“Hehe, Mr. Lockhart and you two are really close,” Umbridge added.

Upon learning of Dumbledore's impending return, Tyella lifted the hypnotic effect on Umbridge, and while Dumbledore was assigning side quests to Gilderoy Lockhart, she had already fabricated a complete set of memories for Umbridge—

In Umbridge's mind, she had already stolen Tyella's memories through Legilimency, and at the same time obtained the secrets of Voldemort and Gilderoy Lockhart.

Umbridge learned from Tierra's mind—

Voldemort's real name was Tom Marvolo Riddle. His father was a wealthy Muggle named Tom Riddle, and his mother was Merop Gaunt, the daughter of a Slytherin descendant named Gaunt, who was suspected to be a Squib.

Merope, infatuated with old Tom Riddle's handsomeness and wealth, used magic to make him fall in love with her. A year after they eloped, Merope, pregnant and unwilling to continue this charade, stopped using the love potion on Riddle and revealed her witch identity. Upon regaining his senses, old Tom Riddle immediately abandoned Merope and their unborn child. Left destitute and alone, Merope gave birth to little Tom Riddle in front of Woody Orphanage in London on New Year's Eve in 1926. She told the orphanage staff to name the child "Tom Marvolo Riddle," after his father and grandfather, before passing away.

Voldemort gained power and immortality by creating dark magic items called Horcruxes.

Tyella is unaware of the specific manufacturing method, but the only known Horcrux is Ravenclaw's tiara. According to Dumbledore's speculation, there are likely more than one such Horcrux, and whoever controls a Horcrux holds Voldemort's life in their hands.

And the secret of Gilderoy Lockhart—

Gilderoy Lockhart was originally a good-for-nothing. If it weren't for the fact that the wizarding world was decimated by Voldemort when he graduated from Hogwarts, he would never have graduated.

However, during one of his travels, Gilderoy Lohat found Merlin's travel notes and entered a place called Dreamland through a cave in Central Asia.

Using gold and jewels, Gilderoy Lockhart made a deal with the gods who lived in the Dreamland, gaining superhuman magical powers.

Tiera didn't know the specific method for entering the Dream Realm either. Clearly, "Gidrolockhart" wasn't familiar enough to share such a secret with a newly adopted child, but—

Tierra, however, found Merlin's notes in Gilderoy Lockhart's study and miraculously memorized them completely.

The above details Merlin's entire process of searching for the Dreamland—

This almost made Umbridge ecstatic.

By possessing Voldemort's secrets, Umbridge essentially gained political capital.

The method of exchanging power with the gods within the dream realm showed Umbridge the possibility of monetizing this political capital—

With these two secrets, she, Dolores Umbridge, will ascend to the pinnacle of power in the British wizarding world—

This is why Umbridge was all red-faced, and even when he was exchanging pleasantries with Dumbledore and Gilderoy Lockhart, his voice trembled slightly.

After Gilderoy Lockhart and Dumbledore left, Umbridge immediately ran out of his office and rushed towards the elevator to the Department of Magical International Affairs on the fifth basement level—at the same time, Tyella, who was taking the elevator to the main hall of the Ministry of Magic on the eighth basement level, couldn't help but smile.

That's exactly the effect Tiera wanted.

When it comes to understanding and investigating mysterious disappearances and suspected demonic transactions in Central Asia, who can compare to the Ministry of Magic?
Tierra's original plan was that if the research team at Greenwich University couldn't find anything, he would secretly infiltrate the Ministry of Magic to find information about the Central Asian Ministry of Magic, and then use that information to narrow down the search area step by step, looking for the entrance from the real world to the Dreamland.

But even a god can't save a damned devil.

Alright, since you, Dolores the Damned Toad Umbridge, have targeted me, then fine, I'll give you a chance. Whether you can handle it or not is up to you.

"What are you laughing at, little Tierra?" Dumbledore asked kindly.

In front of Tyrell, Dumbledore always seemed to be that kind old man with a touch of childlike eccentricity.

He only bares his fangs when facing enemies, or despicable men like Gilderoy Lockhart.

“No, it’s nothing, I was just thinking about something happy,” Tiera replied.

"Is it Harry?" Dumbledore asked.

Tierra: ...

Your words are so blunt, it's impossible to respond.

“No,” Tierra said coldly.

“Now that you’ve found accommodation outside of school, I think you should be able to visit Harry more often and strengthen your friendship. I remember you two were practically inseparable at school,” Dumbledore said, stroking his beard. “Your presence will certainly add a lot of fun to Harry’s boring summer vacation.”

Tierra: ...

Why would I need to talk to him? Wouldn't it be better to spend that time solving a couple more math problems? Or maybe summon a few succubi to play with me?
“Okay, I will,” Tierra said.

Dumbledore nodded in satisfaction.

"By the way, Principal."

"Gidrolockhart" suddenly interjected, "About the Black family mansion..."

Tierra noticed that the heat in Dumbledore's eyes had completely dissipated.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t help you with that,” Dumbledore said with a polite smile. “The Black family is an ancient family of dark magic, and they possess no less dark magic than those in the Forbidden Area of ​​Hogwarts. To protect their property, generation after generation, the Black ancestors reinforced and strengthened their old house with all sorts of protective magic. Only heirs of the Black family can enter that house, and even I couldn’t get in before being invited.”

After saying his piece, Dumbledore politely bid farewell to Gilderoy Lockhart and Tyella, then walked into the Ministry of Magic's Flying Net and disappeared into the green flames.

It's getting cold—

Tierra watched Dumbledore leave.

Sirius needs to break out of prison.

Thank you Korsi for the 100 points!
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