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At the same time, in the principal's office.
Harry looked away from the blue figure above the pensieve.
There was silence in the entire principal's office, including the portraits on the wall, no one said a word.
"Professor Dumbledore..." After an unknown amount of time, Harry said softly: "Is this a complete prophecy?"
"Yes." Dumbledore nodded.
"I don't understand... what does that mean?" Harry thought again of what the blue figure said just now.
"The one who has the ability to defeat the Dark Lord is approaching... At the end of July, born into a family that has resisted him three times... The Dark Lord will mark him as his great enemy..."
"It means," Dumbledore said, "that the only person who has any hope of defeating Voldemort was born at the end of July nearly sixteen years ago..."
Harry felt something squeezing against him and it became difficult to breathe.
"That person is...me?"
A ridiculous idea suddenly came to him, but he quickly shook his head... How could it be possible? How could he be Voldemort's powerful enemy?
Dumbledore took a deep breath.
"If you only read the first sentence, it might not be you." Dumbledore said softly: "That year, two boys were born at the end of July. One was you and the other was Neville Longbottom. What's more coincidental is that , your two parents are both in the Order of the Phoenix, and both of them have narrowly escaped death from Voldemort three times."
"But, since Neville also fits the bill, why is my name written on the prophecy ball?" Harry frowned.
"This is the most critical part of the prophecy." Dumbledore said slowly, "Do you remember the second part of the prophecy... Voldemort himself will mark him as a powerful enemy. In other words, he chose you, and Not Neville."
"But Professor, is there something wrong?" Harry still couldn't understand. "I am no match for Voldemort. He can even easily... control me."
"Maybe it's not that easy." Dumbledore waved his wand, and the figure on the pensieve turned into a ray of silver light again.
"You have a power that Voldemort does not have, and it was precisely because of this power that you went to the Department of Mysteries to save Sirius last night.
"I've thought about it. Even if I don't take action, you can get rid of Voldemort's control with your own heart."
Can he escape Voldemort's control on his own? To be honest, Harry himself didn't quite believe he could do it.
But when it came to this, he quickly remembered another thing.
"Wait a minute, Professor." Harry said, "I remember that Kyle was also born at the end of July. Could it be that he is the person mentioned in the prophecy... After all, the prophecy only mentioned the month of birth."
Dumbledore hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "I have had this idea before, but I'm afraid it's not like this."
"why?"
"It's because of the second prophecy." Dumbledore looked at Harry, specifically at the scar on his forehead.
"Voldemort will mark his enemies with his own hands. This is the core part of the prophecy. When he leaves this scar on you, he has actually chosen his opponent."
"And more importantly, Neville and Kyle are both pure-blood wizards. Only you, like Voldemort, are half-blood... Oh, by the way, because your mother Lily Evans comes from a Muggle family, so strictly speaking, you Not really a pure blood."
"I know that." Harry said, because he didn't want to be a pure-blood wizard because of some people in Slytherin.
"But what does this have to do with whether I'm mixed-race?"
"Because Voldemort is also a mixed-blood," Dumbledore said. "Although he has always believed that only pure-bloods are true wizards, his father is indeed a Muggle. I believe you also know this.
"Maybe it's because of the same identity that he sees himself in you."
"I'm the same as Voldemort?" Harry felt even colder and even a little stiff.
"It's just what he thinks." Dumbledore said, "We all know that you are completely different from Voldemort."
Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!
Harry didn't listen to what Dumbledore said, he just frantically denied the statement in his mind and tried to find more favorable evidence.
"By the way, prophecy..." He suddenly thought of something and said loudly: "When the prophecy ball broke before, we heard a sentence, but the content was completely different from what we just heard. You must have made a mistake. "
"Oh?" Dumbledore showed a surprised expression for the first time.
"What did you hear?"
Harry thought about it carefully, "It seems that at the moment when victory or defeat is decided, someone new will appear...
"It was too chaotic, there were screams everywhere, and I didn't hear the rest of it, but you can ask Kyle and Mr. Weasley, they are also nearby."
Dumbledore said nothing, just stared at the pensieve, seemingly lost in thought.
"Professor." Harry asked cautiously, "You must have made a mistake, right? This sentence was not in what we just heard."
"Harry, the strange thing is that this sentence actually exists." Dumbledore waved the golem again, and the figure that disappeared before appeared on the pensieve again.
"The person who has the ability to defeat the Dark Lord is approaching..."
Still saying the same thing, Harry was about to say something after hearing this, when he saw Dumbledore shake his head.
"Wait a moment, keep listening, and stay quiet."
Harry could only shut his mouth and continue to wait.
After a moment, he saw the figure open its mouth again, but it only made a buzzing sound like a bee.
"What did she say?" Harry couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know," said Dumbledore. "Because that's what I heard, that part of the prophecy was hidden."
"The prophecy can still be hidden."
"Of course." Dumbledore came to the window and murmured: "I was confused at the time, but I figured it out later.
"This prophecy is like the Black Lake. I saw it in winter, so I could only see part of it. As for what is in the lake, we can only know it when the ice melts in spring."
"What time?" Harry asked uncertainly.
"That's right." Dumbledore said, "Only when time comes, this prophecy can be considered complete.
"You really don't remember what was said next?"
Harry tried to remember for a while, "Sorry Professor... it was really confusing."
"It doesn't matter." Dumbledore shook his head, "Maybe we are destined not to hear the complete prophecy."
The principal's office fell silent again.
But what was different from before was that Harry noticed that the people in the portrait no longer pretended to be asleep, but were gathering together and whispering, as if they were equally interested in this so-called prophecy.
After a long time, Harry heard a noise coming from somewhere outside the principal's office. It must be that someone was preparing to go to the Great Hall for lunch.
After realizing this, Harry suddenly felt hungry.
Because he had a lot of doubts in his mind, he hadn't eaten in the morning. Now he just felt dizzy and his legs were a little weak.
"Oh, has it been so long?" Dumbledore turned around and said, "If you have nothing else to do, you can go to the auditorium to eat. There are fried pork chops and custard tarts for lunch today. I personally like them very much. But don’t eat too much, don’t forget you have a competition in the afternoon.”
"Contest?"
"Quidditch match." Dumbledore said, "Have you forgotten? This afternoon is the final between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. The outcome of this game is also related to which of you can win the Quidditch game." A strange cup.”
"Oh!" Harry exclaimed.
He remembered that this game was originally supposed to be held in early June, but later due to unknown reasons, it was changed to after the exam.
"Goodbye Professor." Harry was about to run out immediately, but when he was about to go out, he suddenly stopped and turned around and asked: "Professor, can Ron be discharged from the hospital early? He is our Gryffindor goalkeeper. "
"You have to ask Madam Pomfrey about this." Dumbledore said, "But I think she will most likely not agree, so you'd better choose a new keeper.
Moreover, Weasley has been tortured by the Cruciatus Curse, and even if he is discharged from the hospital, he may not be able to return to his best condition in a short time. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Harry rushed out of the headmaster's office.
At this time, he no longer cared about any predictions. He only hoped to select a new goalkeeper in the two hours before the game started.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 689 Before the Holidays
What happened in the Department of Mysteries yesterday was spread to every corner of the magical world with the "Daily Prophet".
However, the newspaper did not mention the prophecy ball. It only said that Voldemort led his Death Eaters to try to snatch something and wreak havoc in the main hall.
Therefore, in the eyes of many people, this is Voldemort's declaration of war against the Ministry of Magic, which also means that he has gathered enough followers and is ready to cause trouble at any time... and it also makes them feel uneasy.
But none of this has anything to do with Hogwarts students.
In the afternoon, almost all the teachers and students of the school were on the Quidditch pitch to watch the most important final of the school year.
Hufflepuff vs. Gryffindor, the total score difference between the two teams is only twenty points, which is very small. It can be said that whoever wins this game can take the Quidditch Cup.
From the beginning of the game to now, the cheers and cheers in the stands have never stopped. Everyone is doing their best to cheer for the team they support.
"For both teams, this is a game that cannot be lost..."
Li Jordan said loudly in the commentary box: "Whether it is Cedric and Ted from Hufflepuff, or the Weasley brothers and Angelina from Gryffindor, they will all graduate next year, and no one wants to take them with them. Sorry to leave Hogwarts!
"...Oh, the Quaffle is in Kyle's hands again. This is not good news for Gryffindor... Angelina rushed towards Kyle... Unfortunately, her broom couldn't catch up at all. Load the firebolt..."
Li Qiaodan did not make witty remarks this time, nor did he tease the players as usual. Instead, he explained the game in a very professional manner throughout the whole process.
Because not only those people he mentioned before, but also himself is in the seventh grade, this game is also of great significance to him.
"Oh, look, Harry found the Golden Snitch." Li Jordan's voice had begun to become hoarse due to the long period of screaming, but he didn't care at all. He leaned half of his body out of the commentary table and roared. shouted:
"It's just opposite the Ravenclaw Stand, and Cedric saw it too... They started to speed up... Who can catch the Golden Snitch? I really hope someone can give me a panoramic telescope...
"Look at the other side, Kyle has also arrived in front of the goal post... He threw the Quaffle... It's the middle goal post... Can Ginny... Oh, she stopped, was temporarily appointed The goalkeeper saved the most crucial goal!"
Amid Li Qiaodan's roar, Ms. Huo Qi also blew her whistle.
The Snitch was caught.
Harry raised his arms high, a pair of wings exposed between his fingers flapping feebly.
A burst of enthusiastic noise suddenly broke out in the audience.
The game is over.
210:220
Gryffindor won, and this was their first victory over Hufflepuff in six years, ending the unbeaten myth.
The players hugged each other excitedly, with Harry and Ginny at the center.
When everyone returned to the pitch, Dumbledore smiled and held up the glittering Quidditch Cup.