“soul.”
The moment this word came out of Snape’s mouth, even Dumbledore had to become serious: “What a good trick.”
“I’m afraid we will be blocked by this hurdle for a while…”
“Gu?”
Just as Dumbledore was thinking seriously, Fawkes, who had been squatting on his shoulder, suddenly jumped down with his wings spread, his claws firmly grasped the edge of the stone basin, and he shook his beak on the potions, and then He looked at Dumbledore asking for advice…
“Well, that’s not necessary.”
He shook his head in a funny way, causing Fox to jump aside: “Although I haven’t tasted it myself, it is not difficult to guess that drinking this stuff will not feel good…”
“But all in all, we still need to find a life with a soul to drink it from.”
Snape’s eyes were still fixed on the pot of potion: “It has a soul and wisdom… maybe we can bring some prisoners from Azkabanti?”
“Fudge would probably not agree to such a request.”
Dumbledore shook his head and objected: “He just wants to work steadily until the end of his term, and for this reason he will not tolerate any disturbance. Proposing prisoners from Azkaban for inhumane experiments without authorization will generate very unfavorable public opinion towards him… Yes I always doubted that even if Voldemort was directly resurrected, he would not believe it until he saw Voldemort himself.”
“So outrageous?”
Snape couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows, and then turned his mind that came out of the dark wizard’s den: “Speaking of which, if a being with a soul can drink these potions… then if I have a bowl Can it be transferred away if the Horcrux looks like this?”
“Dumbledore, what about that bottle you used to seal Voldemort’s soul?”
“…”
Dumbledore didn’t know what to think of this idea.
“……no.”
After being shocked by this idea and being silent for a while, he slowly shook his head and explained: “Not to mention that this idea is just a conjecture that has no basis for the time being, and the device that suppresses Voldemort’s soul must not be touched casually – light This pot of potion has already proven how advanced he is in the field of soul magic, so how dare I directly use him to conduct experiments in the field of soul?”
“Then what are you going to do? Do you want to drink it yourself?”
“Ha, come on, Severus – I want to live a few more years.”
Dumbledore shook his head and laughed, but his smile soon faded, and he looked at the emerald green potions with a deep look: “Moreover, after seeing these potions, I had a vague crisis. feel……”
“A sense of crisis?”
Snape was a little surprised: “What kind of things can make the great Dumbledore feel in crisis?”
“Soul magic.”
Dumbledore was still staring closely at the pot of potion, his voice was very soft, as if he was talking to himself: “When Voldemort made these potions and placed them here, he was only in his fifties, and in his lifetime In the first fifteen years of his life, he had no contact with the soul realm. In other words, he only studied in the soul realm for about forty years, and he already has attainments that even you and I can’t match…”
“Do you think this can be done by one person, Severus?”
“…”
Snape said nothing.
“For a long time, the magical society has deliberately avoided the study of souls…”
Dumbledore didn’t seem to expect an answer from Snape, so he continued: “Because no one knows where a person’s soul goes after he dies. So if you want to study the soul, you must experiment with living people… …This is unacceptable to the wizarding society.”
“But secretly, the dark wizards do not have these restrictions. They allow themselves to destroy life arbitrarily – no, it should be said that they have no concept of ‘life’ as we understand it in their minds… Therefore, they can do so without any hindrance. They arrest living people one by one and conduct unscrupulous and wanton experiments and research in the fields they want to study. Even most of our understanding and understanding of the soul comes from the research of dark wizards. And This pattern has been formed for hundreds of thousands of years…”
“Dark wizards’ understanding of the soul has long been far beyond that of us living in normal society.”
Snape finally answered expressionlessly.
“That’s right.”
Dumbledore nodded heavily: “And soul magic is so direct to the source, so dangerous, so powerful…”
“I know what you’re going to say.”
Snape then said with a tight tone: “This will cause dark wizards, especially top dark wizards, to be unexpectedly powerful, just like Voldemort. At the same time, it will also make the group of dark wizards become more and more powerful.” Weirdly powerful and difficult to fight against. If this continues, no one can predict how powerful the next Voldemort will be, and no one can guarantee that there will be a more powerful Dumbledore to fight him. “
“Just like what we are facing now – just a few Horcruxes force us to deal with them in a hurry; just a pot of potion can put the greatest wizard into difficulties…”
“That’s to the point, Severus.”
Dumbledore subconsciously rubbed his temples, his face showing a bit of fatigue: “Solving these problems is much more difficult than defeating Voldemort head-on.”
“But I think that the pot of potion in front of me may also be an opportunity, an opportunity for the normal magic society to contact the soul realm in a way that is not harmful to humanity – the existence of this pot of potion has already It proves that we can use inanimate substances to create products that can affect the soul, doesn’t it?”
“…You want to study the soul by analyzing these potions?” Snape’s brows furrowed even more.
“I think it’s worth trying.”
“But what will happen to the Horcrux inside?”
“That’s how lucky we are – time is on our side now.”
Dumbledore finally showed a smile again on his face: “Anyway, Voldemort has been unable to recover, and for the time being, it seems that no dark wizard as powerful as him has emerged to regroup his forces – then why don’t we seize it properly?” How about taking this opportunity to make the most of all the favorable conditions and make more contributions to the magical society?”
“……I see.”
“Perhaps I can create a special subject.”
He stroked his silver-white beard and thought: “After all, it doesn’t mean much if I am the only one doing research. I can call some professors or trustworthy scholars to participate in the research here, and discuss with them my concerns about the future.” …Maybe we can also get some students to try to participate?”
“student?!”
Snape even took two steps back in fright: “Are you crazy, Dumbledore?!”
“It’s not as exaggerated as you think. Of course, the review standards for students will be extremely strict, more stringent than the selection of warriors in the Goblet of Fire…”
Dumbledore smiled: “Young people will always have some wild and fantastic ideas, and these ideas will be valuable when exploring an unfamiliar field. And I think it is also important for some students to realize the mystery and danger of the soul in advance. Good for their future…”
“Maybe there is a talented student who can be of great help in these studies?”
