Chapter 404 Regret and Hate

"You may not have heard of the name Peverell Crest, but you must have heard of another story related to it - Death and the Three Brothers."

This fairy tale is as famous in the magic world as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Sherlock certainly knows it.

The content of the story is very simple, that is, three brothers met the God of Death, and in order to get the lives of the three, the God of Death pretended to reward them with gifts to meet the different requests of the three.

The eldest brother asked for an elder wand that was more powerful than all the wands in the world, the second brother got a stone that could resurrect the dead, and the third brother cunningly asked for an invisibility cloak that could get rid of the supervision of the God of Death.

In the end, the eldest and the second brother were taken away by the God of Death, and only the third brother lived his life peacefully. In the end, he met the God of Death as a winner after he died of old age, just like meeting an old friend.

This story is included in "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", which is a very classic fairy tale reading in the magic world.

Dumbledore talked about this story, and Sherlock certainly knew it very well.

Just by asking the question, Sherlock could already vaguely guess what Dumbledore wanted to say.

"Professor, you don't mean to say that this story is not a legend, but a real one?"

Dumbledore's face showed a solemn expression, without the gentle smile he used to smile.

"No one is sure whether the god of death exists, but the three brothers and the three items they once held are indeed real."

He stretched out the wand that he always held in his right hand, and did not hide anything from Sherlock.

"In the story, the most powerful wand in the world is the one in my hand."

The straight wand with a circle of protrusions every distance on the wand is indeed very strange, but if Dumbledore hadn't said it himself, who would have thought of it as the legendary wand.

"You should also know about Harry's invisibility cloak. Normal invisibility cloaks are either cast with advanced disillusionment spells or made of the fur of invisible beasts. But no matter which one, after long-term use, the magic on it will slowly fade away until it completely becomes an ordinary cloak."

"But the one left by Harry's father has been passed down for a thousand years. The only explanation is that the invisibility cloak is the one in the hands of the third brother who finally succeeded in defeating the god of death."

"And the black gem on this ring perfectly matches the characteristics of the legendary resurrection stone held by the second brother."

Dumbledore's voice was calm, but the suppressed emotions in his calm words were no less than the uproar in Sherlock's heart at this time.

Listening to Dumbledore's narration, Sherlock remembered the name of a movie that he had skipped casually when he saw the movie commentary before he traveled through time, but he was deeply impressed by it.

Because this book was made into two movies, and the name of the last one is "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"!

Sherlock stared at the Gaunt Ring with the Resurrection Stone and the Elder Wand in Dumbledore's hands, feeling a little bit unbelievable.

These three things that can be called holy artifacts, two of them are just so plain and ordinary in front of him?

But as a person outside the story, Sherlock was shocked but only a little bit unbelievable that the treasures were collected so easily.

In front of this legendary item, he still retained complete rationality.

It was this rationality that told him that a normal Dumbledore should never be easily affected by something like the Resurrection Stone. In fact, it was one of the Three Deathly Hallows.

If he really coveted the power of the Three Hallows, he would have taken the Invisibility Cloak of the third one, which was the most useful in the story, instead of returning it to Harry.

Sherlock did not hide such doubts. He believed in Dumbledore's character, just as Dumbledore also completely believed in him and told him everything about the Elder Wand in his hands.

"I can't understand Professor. Even if this thing is the legendary Resurrection Stone, for us, it is a Voldemort Horcrux that needs to be destroyed. Why are you so excited after seeing it..."

When he said this, Sherlock's voice paused slightly. He actually had a guess in his heart.

"Or, Professor, who do you want to resurrect?"

Dumbledore was silent.

He was not only silent in words, but his expression and eyes were like a silent person, as if he had nothing to say to Sherlock's question.

Sherlock did not urge the old man. He waited quietly, and only heard some lonely crows crying in the distance in the deep winter night.

After a while, Dumbledore sighed and sat on the dusty floor without any image.

"It's late now, but Sherlock, are you willing to listen to the story of an old man who has committed many sins?"

At this moment, he did not look like the headmaster of Hogwarts, the chief wizard of the Wizengamot, the president of the International Confederation of Magic, or the greatest white wizard of the 20th century. He looked like a weak old man who was already in his twilight years and had no way to make up for the countless regrets in his life.

Sherlock sat down on the dusty ground without any scruples. He knew clearly that what Dumbledore needed now was not comfort from him, but just a listener.

"When I was young, I had an ideal that I thought was extremely lofty. At that time, I didn't know whether I was lucky or unfortunate, but I got to know the most important person in my life."

"I don't know if you have ever heard of the motto 'food'. It once became the ultimate goal of all the actions of a group of thugs in the early 20th century. In fact, the person who first proposed this sentence, Just me."

Sherlock unconsciously remembered Dumbledore's name for the first person in history to be called the Dark Lord when he recognized the mark on the Resurrection Stone as the emblem of the Saints organization.

"Gettler".

Only people who are most familiar with each other and have a close relationship will call each other by their first names.

Of course, Sherlock had learned about Dumbledore's history after coming to the wizarding world, and knew that his current status was all thanks to the fact that he personally defeated the black man who had cholera that spread throughout the wizarding world decades ago. Demon King.

The name of the first Dark Lord is Gertler Grindelwald.

"That's right, the man who was called the first Dark Lord who I personally defeated and imprisoned was my closest companion, friend and lover when I was young."

When he spoke about his relationship with Grindelwald, he did not hesitate at all. His calm tone was as if he was recounting a past that had nothing to do with him.

There was no look of shock or weirdness on Sherlock's face.

He had guessed part of the inside story through the details of Dumbledore's previous name. Although the relationship between the lovers in the end was a bit surprising to him, it made sense.

"We met in Godric's Hollow. At that time, we were like the wind and leaves. Everyone thought that the biggest regret in their lives was that they did not meet each other until they were eighteen years old."

"Where we talked about magic, discussed the situation in the magical world, discussed the rapid development of Muggle society, and denounced the ignorant conservativeness of the Ministry of Magic in various countries. Our souls were connected, our minds were connected, and we were like-minded, until an accident happened."

"My family is an ancient magical family. In addition to me, there is a younger brother and a younger sister in my family. However, my youngest sister Ariana was tortured when she was six years old because she accidentally performed magic in front of three ordinary boys. The abuse, the magic got into her head and drove her crazy."

"My father Percival used magic to attack those boys in order to avenge Ariana. He was eventually arrested and tried by the Ministry of Magic. Because of this incident, our family moved to Godric's Hollow and severed old ties. But not long after those days, my mother died in Ariana’s magic riot, and the three of us became orphans.”

"Due to the death of my mother, my brother Aberforth still needs to continue his studies at school. I was forced to give up my original plan to travel around the world after graduating from Hogwarts and stay in the valley to take care of him. My sister who was already crazy. But that was also the period when Getler and I were in love. Ariana also liked her second brother Aberforth more than me, so I didn’t take it seriously. She takes good care of her.”

"Aberforth was about to return to Hogwarts at that time. During the two months he was at home, he knew very clearly that my focus was not on Ariana. He accused me in front of Gettler. Because his accusatory words angered Getler, a fight broke out between them."

"One of them is my brother and the other is my lover. I don't know who to help. I just know that no matter how I shout through language, they don't listen to my advice, so I made an extremely stupid move at that time. Choice. Also participated in their fight and tried to use violence to stop their violence.”

"In the end, tragedy happened. Ariana, who was already frail and sick, was hit by a spell cast by an unknown person and died in front of us."

One could clearly hear the sadness and regret in Dumbledore's tone that had never appeared in his words before.

"Gettler fled Godric's Hollow overnight. I know he didn't want to escape accountability from the Ministry of Magic. He just wanted to escape me. And at Ariana's funeral, Aberforth interrupted me with his fist. I didn’t get angry at all, but I felt resentful that he didn’t hit me harder.”

"I know very clearly that it doesn't matter whose wand the spell that hit Ariana was shot from. All the causes of this matter are all on me. Ariana's death can only be caused by me. One person is responsible, but I can’t be responsible at all.”

"I can only bear this sin and live day and night for nearly a hundred years."

The sad old man raised his head and looked at Sherlock.

"After living for so long, I have done many wrong things. Sherlock, Gettler, who is known as the first Dark Lord, is my former lover. Many of his organizational theories are from my youth. It can be said that he is the one who has always fulfilled our agreement, and I am just a shameful betrayer. "

"Tom, who is more brutal and crazy than him, was brought to Hogwarts by me and exposed to magic. I saw his bad behavior from the beginning, but I failed to correct him better, nor did I get this child who had gone astray from the beginning back on the right track."

"I am called the greatest white wizard of the 20th century, but in the 20th century, the darkest period of the wizarding world for two generations was indirectly caused by me, so I always feel that this title is not a compliment, it is a statement of my guilt and a record of my mistakes."

"But the thing I regret most is Ariana's death. Because she was the first life I killed, an innocent and suffering relative of mine!"

Dumbledore's voice began to tremble unconsciously when he said this.

"When I was young, I read countless ancient books, but even the works written by the greatest wizards did not have any trace of resurrection magic. Only in that fairy tale was the resurrection stone mentioned."

"I spent countless time understanding and looking for this legendary thing, But I didn't get any report. I was completely discouraged and thought that this thing was just an illusory legend. "

"It was not until I defeated Gettler that day and got the right to use the Elder Wand from him that I really realized that this legend was true. Since the Elder Wand exists in the world, the Resurrection Stone must not be a false rumor. "

"Since then, I have been looking for traces of the Deathly Hallows everywhere, but I still haven't found anything. I fell into disappointment again. So much time has passed. Even my brother Aberforth, who has always hated me, forgave me later. Even I once completely let this matter go. "

"But fate likes to play tricks on people. Tonight, when I have completely let go of the matter of resurrecting Ariana and thought that I would sleep in the ground with this regret and regret in the near future, we actually found it when we were looking for Voldemort's Horcrux. "

Dumbledore's eyes were shining. He looked at Sherlock and held the ring tightly in his hand.

"In the story of the god of death and the three brothers, the resurrection stone has the power to summon people back from the god of death!"