Methods to Defeat the Dark Lord

Dumbledore had been away from Hogwarts for about two months due to matters in the Middle East.

But during this time, Voldemort had never left.

He had witnessed Roger's every step of growth over several months.

Initially, Roger grew at an astonishing rate, appearing like a monster in Voldemort's eyes, but still within a scope he could comprehend.

As a world-class wizard, Voldemort had naturally read extensively, and some ancient texts did record prodigies who possessed immense power from a young age.

So, he could still accept it.

However, ever since Roger's Second Brain was perfected and his growth entered a new phase, Voldemort could no longer understand him at all.

If Roger's current growth trajectory remained unchanged, Voldemort believed he would completely surpass him within one to two years at most.

Keep in mind, he was hailed as a genius destined to become Minister of Magic five years after graduation, and he was already over sixty years old.

And that was just his magical achievements, not even counting his unfairly potent prophetic abilities.

The weekly torment of fate had even mellowed Voldemort's temper.

...Is this creature meant to exist in this world?

This was a thought that frequently echoed in Voldemort's mind.

This doubt had even led Voldemort to consider the idea of 'going to the Middle East.'

As the person who currently understood Roger's power the best in this world.

Voldemort believed that as a Seer, Roger must be watching him at this very moment.

"You're watching me, aren't you, Roger!" After revealing this, Voldemort's final killing blow followed closely.

But it wasn't aimed at Roger.

He didn't know Roger's location, and even if he did, he didn't believe his attack could truly harm the Seer.

His target was...

Severus Snape! How could one restrain a Seer? The answer was to make the Seer willingly restrain themselves.

This move was named, "Attack the Inevitable Rescue."

As long as he could delay the Seer for a moment, he could escape in his soul form.

Harry wanted to block the attack, but this final move, which had sacrificed Quirrell's life, was released by Voldemort in a scattered form under his guidance.

The range Harry could defend was truly limited.

Good, next should be...

Voldemort, now a soul detached from Quirrell's corpse, appearing in a ghostly form of shadow and steam, locked his gaze onto Snape.

A figure appeared beside Snape, blocking the attack, just as he expected, but... there was more than one figure! "Dumbledore!"

The person he couldn't forget from the first half of his life was now within arm's reach.

Was this also part of your plan?

Seer!

Even though he no longer had a body, Voldemort felt his entire body tense and a chill run down his spine at that moment, like phantom pain.

Fortunately, this sensation lasted only an instant.

Until he brushed past Dumbledore, Dumbledore still showed no reaction, letting him leave just like that.

"Headmaster!"

Seeing Voldemort escape, Harry Potter's eyes widened. The words he desperately wanted to say couldn't come out.

But his furious gaze seemed to roar silently: 'Why are you just watching!'

Just as Harry's emotions were unstable, Roger patted his shoulder and said, "Don't get so worked up, there's no point in keeping him here anyway."

"Voldemort is not someone who can be easily killed."

Harry's gaze shifted to Roger's face. Seeing the serious expression on his face, Harry suppressed his surging emotions.

After spending time together, Roger had gained Harry's trust. Although it concerned the blood feud for his parents, he chose to believe Roger at this moment.

Seeing Harry calm down, Roger continued, "As you can see, Voldemort is very weak now. So why do you think Dumbledore and I didn't eliminate the threat permanently as soon as we learned his identity?"

Without waiting for Harry's reaction, Roger answered his own question: "Because Voldemort can revive."

"A revived Voldemort is more troublesome. It's safer to keep Voldemort within our control."

This explanation wasn't to deceive Harry, but rather a consensus between Roger and Dumbledore on how to deal with Voldemort.

Voldemort had Horcruxes as a means of revival, but the problem wasn't just the revival ability of the Horcruxes, but rather... the solidification of the mind! Voldemort's Horcruxes were not entirely unified in will.

He had gone very far on the path to Eternal Life, and besides the issues of lifespan in body and soul, he had also, to some extent, resolved the problem of the mind.

To prevent himself from dying of mental aging, the Horcruxes meticulously crafted by Voldemort recorded his mental states from different periods.

Although Roger believed his solution was not the right path, as this path would cause Voldemort to lose continuity of self, and the revived Voldemort, would he truly still be him? But undeniably, the younger Voldemort, whose mind was not as deeply corrupted by Dark Magic, if he were to gain all the memories of the elder Voldemort, the chaos he could bring would likely surpass that of the current Voldemort.

Therefore, the best way to defeat Voldemort was to first destroy all the Horcruxes, and then deal with the original Voldemort, who was already terminally ill mentally and had exchanged his magical potential for more Dark Magic power.

Of course, there's no need to tell Harry about the rest of it.

Harry was one of Voldemort's Horcruxes. He hadn't learned Legilimency yet, nor did he possess power on Roger's level. To avoid any accidents, some things still needed to be kept a little secret.

With that in mind, Roger mentally added teaching Harry Legilimency to his to-do list.

It was fine for now, as Harry didn't know much. But if Harry were to start researching time travel in the future, and Voldemort decided to eavesdrop on his soul, it would be a huge problem!

Besides, this was something he had to do himself. Although Snape was also a master of Legilimency, learning it wasn't a pleasant experience.

If it were the Snape of the past, he might have been able to do it.

But…

Looking at the completely different way Snape looked at Harry compared to when he first enrolled, Roger felt that he might not be able to go through with it.

He might as well be the bad guy himself.

...

After Voldemort fled, Dumbledore arranged for a fierce battle with the weakened Voldemort. Afterward, a very tired Harry and Snape went to rest.

Roger, however, stayed by his side and accompanied him to the Headmaster's office.

Voldemort's matter had come to a temporary end, but there were still many things he and Roger needed to discuss.

Sitting in the Headmaster's chair, with magical portraits of Hogwarts' past headmasters behind him, Dumbledore looked at the smiling child opposite him. He had a thousand words in his heart but couldn't quite find a starting point.

The considerate Roger noticed this and spoke first, "Headmaster, Professor Quirrell was sacrificed by Voldemort. Now Defense Against the Dark Arts has no professor."

"It's only the end of December, with half a year of classes left. Who do you plan to have take over this position?"

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