Chapter 109: Surround but Don't Kill, the Sinister Truman Plan!

"You mean... stop Professor Eris from getting the unicorn blood and then just watch as Voldemort's main soul possesses her?"

Dumbledore had understood what Dudley wanted to express.

"Exactly! We haven't found a perfect way to separate Voldemort's soul fragment from the Horcruxes yet, and we're not sure if Voldemort has any other hidden Horcruxes. The best way to deal with Voldemort's main soul is to surround it without killing it.

Bring him under our control. Use the fake The Philosopher's Stone and the unicorn blood that he can see but can't get, along with all the things Voldemort desires, to lure him, toy with him, watch him go crazy, and make him fail at the critical moment.

Let him always have a glimmer of hope, let him think we're in the dark, let him be a venomous snake that's struggling to survive and wants to bite but can't under our noses."

Dudley described his sinister plan in a very sly tone.

"This... is too dangerous," Dumbledore found it hard to accept for a moment. "How can we guarantee that Voldemort's main soul won't harm others in the castle?"

Hearing this, Dudley couldn't help but give the old man a disdainful look and said bluntly without any mercy:

"Dumbledore, if it weren't for me, your original plan would have been much more dangerous. As long as Harry and the so - called The Philosopher's Stone are at Hogwarts, Voldemort will definitely come like a shark smelling blood.

Well, if you implement your original plan, are you confident that you can protect the more than three hundred wizards at Hogwarts?"

"I..." Dumbledore was rendered speechless by Dudley's retort. Fortunately, he thought of an idea at this time. "Actually, we can catch Voldemort's main soul and lock him up. After we've dealt with the Horcrux issue, we can kill him..."

"Alright then!"

Dudley replied directly, "As long as you can guarantee that you can catch Voldemort's main soul in one go without scaring him off.

As long as you can guarantee that you can trap Voldemort's main soul without any risk and leave him with no chance of escape.

As long as you can guarantee that you can prevent Voldemort's main soul from seeking death, committing suicide or self - exploding, and using the Horcruxes to resurrect, thus cutting off the possibility of Voldemort resurrecting on Harry's forehead.

As long as you can do all these things and, according to your idea, don't involve any innocent people, then I'll whole - heartedly support you to go directly and catch Voldemort."

Dumbledore was stunned by Dudley's words again.

He really couldn't make these guarantees. If he could, he would have crushed Voldemort long ago.

He had to admit that when it came to considering details, he was always one step behind Dudley.

"But we can't guarantee everything will be okay if we keep monitoring Voldemort's main soul according to your plan!"

Dumbledore still had doubts.

"My method doesn't have to be foolproof," Dudley replied calmly. "After Voldemort's main soul possesses Eris, use all our means to ensure that Eris remains under our surveillance around the clock."

If all else fails, you can take on the task yourself and keep a 24/7 watch on them.

All you need to do is ensure that Voldemort's main soul never gets what it wants at Hogwarts, remains weak, and that neither Voldemort nor Professor Eris can hurt anyone at Hogwarts.

It doesn't really matter if we let them slip away. As long as we find a way to perfectly separate Voldemort's soul fragment from the Horcruxes and I obtain that supreme miraculous power.

By then, no matter where Voldemort runs or how many Voldemorts there are in the world, I can simply wave my hand and wipe them out completely."

Dudley's last few words were full of enthusiasm and over - the - top arrogance.

The old man didn't doubt him. He had witnessed several miracles created by Dudley with his own eyes.

What really got to the old man was one of the previous statements.

"Are you asking an over - hundred - year - old man to keep a 24/7 watch on a young female professor?"

"What's the problem?" Dudley pretended to look puzzled. "Wasn't it you who wanted to protect the people in Hogwarts Castle? Can't you even manage this? If you're tired or sleepy, just brew some potions to refresh your mind.

Let me give you a suggestion. Modify the Befuddlement - Revelling Draught and the Pepper - Up Potion and mix them together. It'll keep you energetic and in high spirits!

Oh, and even when you're keeping watch, don't forget to plan your time well and think about a way to separate the soul fragment from the Horcruxes. Got it?

You're the greatest wizard. You've got to believe in yourself. You can absolutely do it!"

Dumbledore was fed up with Dudley's motivational nonsense and had no choice but to accept the task. Of course, he didn't plan to use Dudley's stupid method. He intended to research some new targeted magic.

"Let's handle this your way! We should find Professor Eris quickly now, in case she really slays a unicorn and gets the beast's blood."

Seeing that some time had been wasted, Dumbledore was a bit anxious. As he spoke, he used the scent on the suitcase to cast a tracking spell to see if he could find Professor Eris's trail.

The Forbidden Forest was so vast that even if Dumbledore cast the tracking spell himself, he might not be able to find Professor Eris quickly. It was a matter of luck.

"No need to rush." Dudley said they had some time to spare. He looked at Hagrid, who was standing there looking stunned, and asked, "Hagrid, did you inform the unicorn herd to beware of the Dark Wizard as I asked?"

Hearing his name called, Hagrid snapped out of his shock at the astonishing plan. He thought for a moment and replied:

"I've made the unicorn herd gather together and hide. That Professor Eris came to the Forbidden Forest for the first time. She definitely won't be able to find the unicorns in a short time."

"That's good! Dumbledore, come and give me a hand!"

Dudley then focused his attention on the memory bottle in his hand. He used his magic power to create transparent trace threads out of thin air and slowly brought them close to the memory bottle.

Seeing this, Dumbledore immediately understood what Dudley meant and quickly used the Elder Wand to cast a powerful invisibility spell on the trace threads.

Dudley blended the trace threads, which were almost on the verge of existence and non-existence, into Eris's memory bottle. Then he transformed Eris's hidden memories back into silver - white memory threads and put them all back.

Attaching trace threads to Eris herself might be seen through by Voldemort.

It would be much safer and more reliable to add trace threads to this memory bottle.

This memory bottle stored Eris's memories and must be something extremely important to her. If Eris wanted to flee Hogwarts, she would definitely take this memory bottle with her.

It was a hidden card.

Dudley put the tampered memory bottle back into the hidden interlayer of Eris's suitcase. He asked Dumbledore to conceal the interlayer again, making it look as original as possible.

After that, he placed Eris's suitcase back into his Personal Space. Later, he would return to the office before Eris, put the suitcase back in its original place, and restore the messy office.

If Eris returned earlier and they missed each other, he would just throw the suitcase into some corner and let Peeves take the blame, guiding Eris to find it herself.

However, it was best not to let things develop to the second scenario. Eris was not Voldemort. She was rather smart and might notice the flaws.

If it weren't for the heavy pressure from Voldemort's main soul, Eris wouldn't have gone on a night patrol in The Forbidden Forest so soon and got exposed.

Seeing that Dudley had packed up his things, Dumbledore asked again:

"Can we set off now? I've vaguely detected that Professor Eris is currently north of us, and Hagrid and the unicorn herd are also hidden in that direction."

"We still have one more thing to do before we set off."

As Dudley said this, he looked towards Hagrid.