Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 203 Prophets and Seers

Tierra: ...

“Indeed, you are exceptionally gifted, but you have tasted the bitterness of life far too early and have even come into contact with dark magic,” Dumbledore said. “I do not deny the fact that you are indeed very similar to him, but…”

"You're still far inferior to him."

Tierra: ...

“It’s not about your talent. Your talent is amazing, unparalleled, I guarantee that. Even if Gellert were in your position, he wouldn’t do any better. It’s just…” Dumbledore said, “it’s about you as a person… your character… your ideals… your ambitions… and your appearance, etc., you are far inferior to Gellert.”

Tierra: ...

What's wrong with how I look? I'm very cute, okay?

“But one thing is certain: you are better than Gellert,” Dumbledore said.

“Snape told me about you,” Dumbledore added. “You said things that obviously only he and I knew, didn’t you?”

“You mean Professor Snot? And the prophecy about Lily Potter?” Tierra asked.

“Yes,” Dumbledore said. “Sybil may be called a prophet, but you are not.”

“Like Gellert,” Dumbledore added, “you are a prophet.”

Tierra: ...

"What am I?"

“You are a prophet,” Dumbledore said firmly. “You are the last prophet born in the last two millennia.”

Tierra: ...

Principal, please don't say that, it scares me.

If a turban-wearing student from Hogwarts were to hear what you said, I'm afraid he'd blow me up.

Although it won't kill them, hehehe.

“What’s the difference between a prophet and a seer?” Tiera asked.

“Like the Sybil, prophets can only passively accept the messages that fate bestows upon them,” Dumbledore said. “They cannot choose what they accept.”

To put it bluntly, prophets can only passively accept the knowledge bestowed upon them by the power of the divine dimension. They can only accept whatever the divine dimension gives them; they have no choice.

“But prophets are different. Prophets can actively acquire knowledge from destiny and use their magic to communicate with time or higher powers to obtain prophecies,” Dumbledore said. “You are like a shrewd thief or a skilled con artist. You can accurately obtain the information you want from the future and decide for yourself how these prophecies and visions will come true.”

To put it simply, a prophet can actively use their spiritual dimension to engage with time or higher-dimensional forces; the bolder a person is, the farther they can see.

Wait a minute, isn't this the Lord of the Star Sea?

“Time means nothing to you; the past and the future are nothing but books in your hands,” Dumbledore said. “Therefore you are good at waiting, good at lying in wait, and you always manage to seize every opportunity.”

Tierra: ...

To be precise, it seems that the past and future are essentially a Harry Potter series for Tiera, with perhaps the addition of the script for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Am I really a prophet?

“Tierra, do you know how Gellert got to where he is today?” Dumbledore asked again. “Back then, Gellert Grindelwald wasn’t the famous Dark Lord he would become. He was just a sixteen-year-old boy who had dropped out of Durmstrang. Even if he had some fame and supporters, they were limited to Durmstrang. And he had already traveled across the European continent several years after he dropped out.”

"So, Tyrell, can you use your clever little brain and guess how he gathered a large number of followers in such a short time and swept across the European continent?" Dumbledore asked.

“You just used the word ‘believer,’ not ‘follower,’” Tiera said after a moment’s thought. “So, the small group he initially formed was a religious group?”

“Yes, Tyella, you are very clever,” Dumbledore said.

"What methods did he use to gather followers?" Tierra asked curiously, thinking that she might be able to use them herself in the future.

“It’s simple,” Dumbledore said. “The dead and back to life.” “The dead and back to life?” Tyella raised an eyebrow. “I didn’t think there was any spell that could bring someone back to life.”

“No,” Dumbledore said, “but it doesn’t necessarily have to be him who died, does it?”

"The Imperishable Curse and the Polyjuice Potion?" Tiera probably realized the key to it.

“No, the ideas are similar, but not quite the same,” Dumbledore said. “That’s why I said you are far inferior to Gellert.”

Tierra: ...

“Many years ago, Gellert made a prophecy, which he never told anyone except me. He said…” Dumbledore paused.

“He said he saw himself being killed,” Dumbledore said. “He saw himself being executed in front of a crowd when he was twenty-seven years old.”

“This was the most important prophecy of his life,” Dumbledore said. “This prophecy laid the foundation for his power throughout his life.”

Tierra: ...

He probably guessed how it would end.

“That prophecy has come true,” Dumbledore said, “but it was also through that prophecy that he set his sights on finding you for the rest of his life.”

“At the time, he offended a very powerful family in Germany—the Gregorwich family, wand manufacturers who supplied wands to almost the entire European continent. Gellert stole a crucial treasure from them,” Dumbledore said, then paused, carefully observing Tyella's expression—

"You can tell what it is from your eyes, right?"

“The Deathly Hallows,” Tierra said. “The Elder Wand, the most powerful wand in the world.”

“Very well, that saves me a lot of trouble,” Dumbledore said. “Then I’ll get straight to the point.”

With that, Dumbledore placed his wand on the table.

“This is the Elder Wand,” Dumbledore said. “Try it.”

Tierra: ...

“No need,” Tierra said.

"Give it a try," Dumbledore urged again.

"Need not."

"Try it."

“No need,” Tierra said coldly. “I know that only by defeating or killing the previous wielder of the Elder Wand can one gain the Elder Wand’s approval. Let’s get straight to the point.”

“Oh…cough cough…” Dumbledore said, “Yes, yes.”

“When Gellert stole the Elder Wand, he didn’t gain its approval, so he returned to the Gregorwich family and killed Vincent Gregorwich, the grandson of the elder Gregorwich,” Dumbledore said. “But he still didn’t gain the Elder Wand’s approval—”

“Vincent Gregorwich was not the owner of the Elder Wand either,” Dumbledore said. “To be precise, when Gellert obtained the Elder Wand, it was already without an owner. Vincent Gregorwich found it in a sixteenth-century wizard’s grave, belonging to a renowned sixteenth-century prophet who died of natural causes.”

"That means the Elder Wand's curse has been broken," Tierra said.

“Yes, its previous owner was defeated only by death,” Dumbledore said. “So the Elder Wand has returned to the hands of Death.”

“But Grindelwald isn’t willing to give up just like that, is he?” Tierra asked.

“Yes, he is not one to give up easily,” Dumbledore said. “He decided to take back the wand from Death.”

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