Hogwarts: From Little Wizard to White Lord

Hearing this, Vaughan finally understood why Dumbledore showed him the web of fate. He hesitated and asked, "You mean, only Harry and Tom can kill each other, and no one else can do it?"

Dumbledore nodded wordlessly.

Vaughn's face didn't look very good, but it certainly didn't mean that he was so arrogant that he thought he could kill the Socket Man or that he wanted to be a hero.

But in his opinion, whether one has the ability or desire to accomplish something and whether one can accomplish it are two different concepts.

The choice of the former is yours, but the latter basically blocks all roads, leaving only "can" and "can't", with no room for maneuver.

Vaughan didn't like that situation.

His fundamental purpose in pursuing power is actually to gain more choices. He is unwilling to rely on others for his life and safety!

"Believe me, when you try to fight fate, it usually makes it worse!"

Seeing Vaughn's grim expression as he fell into deep thought, Dumbledore said nothing more, but led Vaughn out of Quirrell's office: "Let Quirinus get some sleep, he...sigh!"

Fawkes took the two back to the headmaster's office. Dumbledore lifted the magic and poured a glass of juice for Vaughan and himself.

After this period of time, Vaughan gradually came to his senses. He knew that if fate was really unchangeable, then Dumbledore would not have to show it to him.

Is it specifically to tell him that you don’t need to try hard because you are not the protagonist anyway?

Old Deng is not that boring.

Vaughn took a sip of juice, frowned, and put it down. It was too sweet. He looked at Dumbledore and said, "Tell me, you didn't come here just to attack me. What do you think?"

Dumbledore didn't beat around the bush any more. "Remember the guess you told me at the beginning? Harry, because of that accident, he has become Voldemort's... Horcrux!"

Of course Vaughn remembered that it was during Halloween last year, after he unexpectedly met Voldemort, he deliberately threw out the shocking news in order to avoid a crisis of trust with Dumbledore and to deepen cooperation with Dumbledore.

"I've been thinking about how to solve this problem for the past few months, and I've recently come to some conclusions... But if possible, I don't want to use that method."

Having said that, Dumbledore did not continue and did not say what solution he had thought of.

But Vaughan knew that the method in the original book would most likely be used. If it was true that fate could not be defied, then Dumbledore would have very limited options when faced with the intertwined fates of Voldemort and Harry.

Even if we put aside fate, from a relatively logical perspective, considering that Harry and Voldemort can communicate with each other in terms of senses and memories, it is obvious that the fragment of Voldemort's soul is not just "stuck" to Harry's soul.

Only by using the method of the original book, through a series of arrangements, sacrificing many people, letting Voldemort indulge in the pleasure of revenge, lose himself in the joy of breaking free from fate, "killing" Harry with personal hands, and destroying his last Horcrux with personal hands, is the most likely to succeed.

Recalling what he knew, Vaughn began to understand why Dumbledore didn't want to use that method.

There is no other reason, the sacrifice is too great.

If we follow the fate of Harry and Voldemort, their fate will become a huge meat grinder, and everyone else will be involuntarily drawn into it until the final result is determined.

He looked at Dumbledore. "So, you no longer want to accept fate, but are prepared to fight it? If I am not confused, not long ago you said that any attempt to resist fate would only make it worse."

"No, it's not about resisting, but changing the approach..."

Dumbledore explained thoughtfully, "Vaughn, fate doesn't give a definite result. It only sets certain conditions, such as 'the Dark Lord and his mortal enemy, one of them must die at the hands of the other', rather than saying with certainty that Voldemort will win, or that Harry will win."

"This is precisely the ruthlessness and cruelty of fate. It's like a god with a bad taste. It chooses a few children of destiny, explains the rules, and then watches them fight within those rules for fun."

"We want to take advantage of this uncertainty. Of course, I haven't figured out how to do it yet, so for now, the method I've come up with will continue to move forward. But at the same time, I hope to introduce some variables... Oh, that's what Muggles say, very interesting."

He looked at Vaughn with sincerity, "You have the potential to be that variable!"

In the past, Vaughan would have just turned his back and left, but today, he was patient, and it was not because of Dumbledore's request.

He asked, "Albus, your magic just now didn't show you our destiny. Did you see something?"

"..."

Dumbledore was silent for a moment, then hesitantly said, "I don't know..."

"what?"

"I don't have the talent for divination, so I can't see what fate has revealed. I only know that after you successfully promoted the Werewolf Affairs Committee, the web of fate was disturbed... It was very subtle, but now that Tom and Harry's destinies have been determined, normally, no new child of destiny will appear."

"unless……"

Dumbledore's azure eyes were as bright and clear as the autumn sky. "Unless what you do in the future profoundly affects the entire wizarding world, the Werewolf Affairs Committee is only the starting point, but this starting point is enough to make the web of fate respond to you!"

Vaughan remained silent.

Dumbledore didn't push him. Today was just his first attempt, and for this, he was even willing to let go of some of his insistence. He asked Vaughan in a gentle tone, "Do you want to know why I don't have a talent for divination, but I can master the magic of directly seeing the web of fate?"

Vaughn raised his head. "Trying to seduce me with power?"

"Don't be so blunt. You could also say I'm using knowledge to attract you. That sounds better." Old Deng said shamelessly.

He sneered, but Vaughn had to admit that he was a little moved.

The perspective of directly observing fate before was so amazing. The most illusory part of this world was presented to him so intuitively.

After a brief stalemate, Vaughn asked Dumbledore coldly, "How did you do it?"

Dumbledore answered straightforwardly this time, "It stems from a kind of transformation. When your magical prowess reaches a certain level, your body and soul will undergo positive changes from the inside out, just like what Muggles call evolution. You will feel like you've transformed into a completely new being, as if made of magic, a kind of..."

"Mythical creature?"

Vaughn continued.

"...mythical creatures... Hmm, that's a good summary." Dumbledore looked at Vaughan deeply. "It seems you've thought about this a long time ago."

Vaughn shrugged. "Of course, your strength far surpasses that of other wizards. The difference in talent alone cannot be so great. I can't think of any other explanation except that your life level has evolved, turning you into another species."

Dumbledore laughed heartily. He was actually a rather proud man. When he was young, only Grindelwald caught his eye, so the two young men hit it off right away.

Even though he has experienced great changes and some of his ideas have shifted, there are some things that are engraved in his bones that he cannot let go of.

For example, in his interactions with him, Vaughn would occasionally hear him say things like "smart people like us".

He still does so now. He said cheerfully, "I like to talk to smart and outstanding people, Vaughn. However, the wizarding world calls that state 'legend', and we generally call them legendary wizards."

"I never heard."

"Because there are so few. In the second half of this century, there was only one Tom, you know, and no one wanted to mention his name."

Dumbledore said optimistically: "Of course, perhaps by the end of the century, you will become a new legendary wizard, Vaughan!"

Vaughn evaded his direct questioning, "So, you learned that prophecy magic after becoming a legend?"

Dumbledore didn't care and answered simply, "It's the moment you become a legend. It's a very wonderful state. You can peek into many secrets of the world and comprehend some magic that you would never normally learn."

"I chose prophecy because of an old friend... I can say that magic was created by me, even though I don't have a talent for divination."

Vaughn was silent for a moment, then asked, "So, how do I reach that level?"

"With your talent, when one day you feel you can no longer improve, you've reached its threshold. You can choose to delve deeper into a particular subject. No one can help you in this area... However, I think you can continue to delve into Potions and Transfiguration, as you excel in both."

"If everything goes well, one day you will naturally understand where you are heading. We call it the legendary road."

“Everyone’s path to legend is different.”

After getting the answer, Vaughn remained silent for a long time.

Chapter 93 Vaughn: I want the Philosopher's Stone!

Ultimately, Vaughn neither agreed nor refused.

He still needs to digest the amount of information brought by the Web of Fate and the Road of Legend.

On the other hand, although the topics he discussed with Dumbledore had touched upon the most profound magical knowledge.

But at heart, he's still just a first-year student.

For the sake of talent points, he still had to return to reality.

Try your best to make up for the lessons and ensure that you can complete the main tasks of the system and get the rewards.

Anyway, Harry's trial has not yet begun, and Dumbledore invited him only to get him more deeply involved in the plan, hoping that his presence could interfere with the fate of Harry and Voldemort.

That night, Vaughan suffered from insomnia, a rare occurrence. When he appeared in the restaurant the next day to visit his loyal Gryffindor after a long absence, the dark circles under his and Harry's eyes became a unique sight at the long table that day.

"I dare say he must have been harboring a lot of evil thoughts while he was away. He might have spent the whole night last night thinking about how to torture us, Harry!"

At noon, Ron said desperately to Harry and Hermione in the Gryffindor common room.

Unfortunately, after staying up all night, Harry was in a trance and didn't pay attention to what Ron said.

Only Hermione, with the tips of her ears twitching, took note of Ron's words.

So, in the afternoon, everyone saw that Ronald Weasley, the boy who had become famous for being the "friend of the savior" and "killing trolls with his brother Vaughn" and then quickly became a celebrity in the castle again.

Peeves had set his sights on him for some reason.

It rode on Ron's head and dyed his hair all kinds of colors with strange paints. Then, when Ron was in class, it imitated Ron's voice and shouted, farted, swore, and disrupted the class.

Even if Ron eventually proved that it was Peeves who did it.

But the annoyed professors still punished him - making him do double the homework.

"If you haven't done anything naughty to provoke Peeves, why is he targeting you like this, Weatherby?"

Professor Binns's words fully summarized the professors' true views on the incident, although he unsurprisingly called Ron's last name incorrectly.

At night, when taking a shower, Ron was hit by a dung bomb by Peeves and could no longer bear it. When he ignored the humiliation and sacrificed Vaughn, he finally knew why Peeves targeted him.

"Oh - poor, stupid Weatherby, he used the name of Lord Vaughan Weasley to scare Peeves, but..."

Peeves blinked his evil eyes and grinned. "But the person who asked Peeves to discipline Weatherby was Vaughan Weasley—hehehe, hahahahahahahahahaha. The big devil said that poor and stupid Weatherby was saying bad things about him behind his back. Weatherby needs to wake up. Peeves is happy to accept this job commission, hehe!"

Ron stormed back to the common room, completely ignoring the stench he was carrying, which nearly made everyone faint.

"I knew he wouldn't let me go. Look, from childhood to adulthood, he's never gone more than two weeks without bullying me!"

He complained loudly to Harry and Hermione, then glared at the other students in the common room. "It's better not to let me know who was the one who tipped off Vaughan, or I'll make him taste the pain of those fists that once beat a troll!"

In his anger, he certainly didn't notice that his good friend Hermione quietly lowered her head.

For Vaughn, punishing his brother was just a matter of considering the pros and cons and reviewing the little episodes in life.

In fact, in the few days since his conversation with Dumbledore, he has been thinking about what Dumbledore said all the time, about the existence of Fate's Web, about the impact of his promotion of the establishment of the Werewolf Affairs Committee on fate, and the excitement of getting a glimpse of the future.

It took him several days to temporarily put aside these unrealistic things and refocus on reviewing and accumulating college points.

Another week passed, and he finally caught up with the progress, and used his personal "affinity" to make a few restless guys in Slytherin House - such as Malfoy, who had let himself go and started to speak foul language because he left some time ago - become well-behaved again.

As March approached, Slytherin, which had briefly lost its first place in the house rankings, returned to the top spot.

Vaughn, who wanted to relax for a while, decided to go out and relax with Hermione on the second weekend of March.

As March approaches, the Scottish Highlands are finally no longer always rainy, especially on this day, the weather is sunny and the sky is clear, like a sea of ​​forget-me-nots, dotted with a few white clouds. The bright sunshine shines on everything, and the wind carries a hint of warmth.