Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity.

Chapter 80 Dumbledore: If you don't say it, the prophet will say it.

After more than ten days of hesitation from the end of 1991 to the beginning of 1992, Dumbledore finally decided to ask Roger that question.

Normally, Dumbledore is not an indecisive person. On the contrary, he is decisive in many matters that are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

But this time is different.

Just like Grindelwald refused to share future information because he couldn't bear to see Dumbledore fall into the abyss.

In Dumbledore's heart, Grindelwald also holds a considerable weight.

His next question is likely to have a great impact on Grindelwald's future destiny, and may also have a significant impact on the entire world.

This is an issue that is almost as important as the global nuclear war button and the life and death of his loved ones, so he has no choice but to be cautious.

"I don't think I need to explain Grindelwald's story in detail, right?"

"No need." Roger shook his head. He had heard some information about Grindelwald in his previous life, and he had also investigated some in this life, so he could be considered to have some understanding of him.

Seeing that there was no need for him to recount the past, Dumbledore did not beat around the bush and directly told Roger what Grindelwald had asked him to bring.

"Do I want him to come out?" Roger was stunned when he heard this question.

Knowing Grindelwald's identity as a prophet, Roger's first thought was not whether he wanted to answer or not.

But, this question itself is not some kind of 'prophetic riddle' or something like that, right?

After the thought went around in his mind for a few times and he could not figure out what was going on, Roger finally answered his true thoughts: "This is Grindelwald's own business. Why are you asking me? As long as they are not my enemy, I will not meddle in other people's business."

Although I pretended to be a prophet and that was the cause in the Middle East, my 'believers' did protect me when I was still weak. In order to repay them, I risked my life and fought with them throughout the Gulf War when I was able to escape.

As for Grindelwald, he had nothing to do with him, and Roger didn't care what choice he would make.

His relationship with Dumbledore?
There is a saying that goes, my friend’s friend may not necessarily be my friend.

As for the possible impact if Grindelwald came out, Roger was never afraid of the unknown and would deal with it as it came. If he was afraid of the unknown, he would not have let Harry embark on the path of time magic and break the original trajectory of fate with his own hands.

"Is that so... I understand." Roger's answer was not unexpected to Dumbledore.

Roger is a person who basically does not hide himself. Everyone in Hogwarts who pays attention to Roger knows his character.

The key point of this question is not how Roger answered, but that Roger "answered".

Looking at Roger's calm eyes, Dumbledore, who originally wanted to turn around and go to Austria to meet Grindelwald, suddenly had an idea.

"Come to think of it, the last time I met Grindelwald, he told me something about the future."

"Oh? What future?" Roger asked with interest.

In addition to crisis premonitions, Roger can also predict other aspects of the future, but his level is only at the half-baked level of Divination professor Sybill Trelawney, so he rarely uses it.

"He said, don't let Voldemort get the diary."

"Do you know what diary it is?" Dumbledore asked casually.

"Diary..." In an instant, Roger roughly figured out the cause and effect.

"It should be Voldemort's first Horcrux."

The moment Roger finished speaking, Dumbledore's hand couldn't help but clench slightly.

Level is something that is determined by comparison.

After experiencing a riddle, Dumbledore had a deeper understanding of how valuable a prophet who did not speak riddles was!
After answering, Roger asked back: "Principal Dumbledore, what do you think, do you want to stop Voldemort?"

"What will happen if Voldemort gets the original Horcrux?" Dumbledore did not give a direct answer to Roger's question, but asked another question. Since there was a prophet who could answer any question in front of him, Dumbledore certainly wanted to know more information.

Rather than making decisions rashly.

When there is a choice, of course we should choose the best path.

"I don't know what might happen in the future. The future is not absolutely predetermined, so I won't make any conclusions."

"However, Voldemort's mind has been severely corrupted by the Dark Arts. He is prone to extremes and emotional choices, just like a drunk."

"Voldemort once told me that in order to prevent his mind from decaying, he used Horcruxes to record his state of mind. If he got the original Horcrux...what we will face in the future may not be the half-crazy Voldemort, but the original Tom Riddle in your memory."

Roger recited Voldemort's real name before he became Voldemort.

If his theory of three dimensions were to be made public, Roger believed that he would be able to go further on this path during his Tom period than he did during his Voldemort period.

I just don't know if Voldemort will make this choice.

After all, you are the same person now as you were at 17. But are you willing to give up your current consciousness and let your 17-year-old self dominate everything about you?

This is bound to be a difficult choice.

Whether 'I' am me, this classic question of the Ship of Theseus, is not so easy to answer.

"I see." Although Dumbledore knew about Horcruxes, given his personality, he obviously would not study it in depth.

He knew far less than Roger about the details of Voldemort's Horcruxes.

After getting the answer he wanted, Dumbledore thought for a moment, then said, "I want to stop him. Will you help me, Roger?"

Dumbledore respected Roger's wishes and did not force Roger to help. If he was unwilling, Dumbledore would find a way himself.

"It's not impossible, but I only know that the diary Horcrux should be in the hands of Lucius Malfoy. As for where he hid it and whether he is willing to hand it over..."

Before Roger could finish his words, Dumbledore interrupted him and said, "It is enough to know whose hands it is."

How could Dumbledore choose to let a little wizard follow him to do dirty work?

Even though Roger's image in his own eyes was no longer related to the word "child", he was still a child after all.

All Dumbledore wanted was Roger's intelligence support.

Roger had killed many people, but Dumbledore could see that he was a person who did not like violent conflicts.

When fighting, he would usually choose to show off his strength as much as possible, so as to make the opponent give up the idea of fighting and end the battle by defeating the enemy without fighting.

Roger seldom chooses to attack just to show off his power, unless he meets people like Slytherin and Gryffindor, who are not afraid of you unless you hurt them.

"Are you going to find Lucius now?" Roger asked Dumbledore, who turned and left after speaking.

"Correct."

"Take me with you. With me here, Lucius should know what to do."

Although Roger, who had already begun to study the path to immortality, was somewhat curious about Voldemort's thought-engraving technology, he also knew that Dumbledore would not let him come into contact with the Horcruxes.

So Roger was not there for the diary Horcrux, but simply to help out.

The greatest wizard in Britain this century, with a powerful prophet, comes to ask you whether you have hidden the stolen goods... Lucius Malfoy shouldn't be so stupid as to resist or lie, right?

(End of this chapter)