Chapter 578: Dumbledore's Guarantee

When the group got down to serious business, Andy and Harry weren't a part of it. Even though Andy was incredibly powerful, in the eyes of the others he was just a kid.

Who would have a serious discussion with a kid?

Andy didn't mind being left out.

Today's trip wasn't a complete success.

The performance was over, and it was a perfect ending.

But no matter how much fame Andy gains from this battle, it has nothing to do with strength and won't bring Andy an iota of improvement.

So next, Andy is going to explore the Department of Mysteries again!

That's where the real treasure lies!

"Andy..."

Harry looked at Andy and asked hesitantly, "What's it like to kill someone?"

Andy feels a little strange to him today.

Before coming here, Harry had actually prepared himself mentally.

But no matter how well prepared he was, when the moment came, Harry felt that he might not be able to take a life.

But Andy... he was really ruthless!

Moreover, Harry noticed that when Andy killed someone, his eyes were extremely calm, without even the slightest hint of wavering.

It was as if he had done the most ordinary thing in the world.

"Well...it was a bit of a dilemma."

Andy said casually, before adding, "I'm going to the toilet; we can talk later."

"Oh, okay!" Harry replied quickly.

He didn't really know how to continue the conversation, either.

***

On the other side, Dumbledore's eyes narrowed slightly when he noticed Andy leaving on his own, but he quickly calmed down.

He already guessed what Andy intended to do.

The Department of Mysteries...

Having seen such a magical place, it would be strange if Andy could remain unmoved.

However, Dumbledore did not intend to stop him.

Given Andy's character, even if this adventure failed, he would not give up easily but would soon set off again.

Simply stopping him would be pointless!

Compared to exploring the Department of Mysteries, Dumbledore was more worried about something else.

"Albus..."

Mad-Eye Moody suddenly spoke up. "The wizarding world can't handle another Dark Lord. It's best if you keep an eye on your students. That boy seems anything but simple."

Just now, Tonks had led Sirius and Lucius Malfoy into the Atrium to report on the events of the battle in the Department of Mysteries.

Tonks was quite objective in her account of the battle.

But everyone was still shocked!

At the age of fourteen, this young wizard killed someone with such calmness that even his eyes did not show signs of confusion or hesitation.

This already tells more than enough—he simply did not care about those people's lives.

"Alastor, I have never been worried about this."

Dumbledore confessed, "That boy, Colin, is a pure wizard. He is never interested in anything except magic and things related to it."

"He didn't come to the Ministry of Magic to protect Harry, but to watch my battle with Voldemort."

"He seemed quite excited and eager to see the battle."

Andy had been studying at Hogwarts for nearly three years, so Dumbledore felt he knew him quite well.

Andy was pretty similar to him when he was young.

On the outside, he may seem easygoing, but in fact, he is very arrogant.

If not, the young Dumbledore would not have hit it off with Grindelwald right away and even become 'best friends'.

Because no one else was worthy of being his friend!

Everyone was just acquaintances.

Even his younger brother and sister were completely neglected by the young Dumbledore—at that time, all he could see was magic.

Only Grindelwald, only a genius like him, was worthy of young Dumbledore's attention.

It was only after his sister's death that Dumbledore finally realised the truth.

He longed for love!

Without thinking about it anymore, Dumbledore continued, "Voldemort's actions, including those of Grindelwald, were a waste of time in Collins' eyes."

"So you don't need to worry about it."

Dumbledore's words reassured Mad-Eye Moody.

He trusted Dumbledore!

When Voldemort was young, everyone admired him, including the then Headmaster, Armando Dippet.

Only Dumbledore remained wary of him.

And the facts proved that Voldemort was indeed evil from a young age.

"As long as you are aware of it."

Mad-Eye Moody muttered before adding, "That boy is truly something. How did he become so powerful? He's only fourteen years old, and he's only been learning magic for three years."

Three years…

A normal third-year wizard would be like Harry over there—simple, naive, reckless, and impulsive—and would never be able to play a part in such a great battle.

Even so, Harry is considered outstanding among his peers.

But Andy...

He was able to challenge Voldemort single-handedly!

That's outrageous!

Scrimgeour, who was standing nearby, didn't say a word at the moment.

Originally, he felt that he was very strong.

However, over this period of time, he had been so badly beaten that he had lost most of his confidence.

The Battle in the Department of Mysteries and the Battle at Azkaban. In both battles, he had been defeated.

What is more, he was defeated in a situation where he had the advantage in numbers!

As for today, he is even more of a nobody.

When it comes to talking about strength... he doesn't want to get involved in such a topic!

"Geniuses are always a bit special," Dumbledore said.

For Andy... Dumbledore never worried that he would become the Dark Lord.

Because that meant nothing to Andy.

What made a wizard-like Andy truly dangerous was his boundless curiosity and his ability to explore the unknown.

Just like this time.

Andy was curious about the Department of Mysteries.

So he went!

He didn't care about the Ministry or whether anyone noticed.

What if the Ministry found out?

Even if you try to stop me, I'll still do my thing!

But there was no need to tell anyone about these things.

With Dumbledore's guarantee, no one else dwelled on the issue of Andy's murder, and the conversation quickly turned to Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

That was a big concern!

***

In the Ministry of Magic toilet, Andy used the Time Turner to go back two hours.

He put a hair into the Polyjuice Potion and gulped it down, quickly turning into the appearance of Sirius.

This was a hair that Andy had plucked off Sirius when he examined him a while ago.

As for the hair that was originally prepared...it was, of course, discarded!

After transfiguring his clothes into Death Eater fashion, Andy used the Disillusionment Charm to hide his figure.

Two hours ago, the Ministry of Magic employees had not finished their work.

And there was also a magical device in the lift that checked for the signs of Polyjuice Potion.

So Andy planned to use another method to enter the Department of Mysteries.

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