Chapter 254 Dumbledore: I Have a Plan

When they saw Fish rushing in with a rolled quilt, Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore were both stunned.

But soon, they discovered that Fish was holding not only a quilt, but also a person inside.

"What are you doing?"

Professor McGonagall looked at Fish and put Harry and the quilt on the ground with a smile.

"Didn't you ask me to find Harry, Minerva? And you didn't allow me to tell others..."

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Fish tilted his head in confusion and said plausibly: "Fish thought that if he moved Harry out secretly, he wouldn't be discovered by others."

"Well... well done."

Dumbledore hesitated for a moment, but still praised.

After all, although Fish's doing this was not very friendly to Harry, it was indeed a good method.

Even if Voldemort accidentally discovered it, he would most likely think that Fish was playing a prank on Harry, and would not think that he was exposed.

"Professor Dumbledore? What happened?"

Harry, who was released from petrification, got up from the ground in a daze, and then saw a wild-maned lion named McGonagall...

"That... we brewed the Polyjuice Potion just to find out who the heir of Slytherin is!"

Harry, who thought they were going to be held accountable for the Polyjuice Potion, quickly explained.

"Oh? So you're involved?"

Professor McGonagall narrowed her eyes, looking even more majestic in her lion state.

"..."

Harry was so annoyed that he almost wanted to slap himself... He confessed himself.

"That incident has passed, and we won't hold you accountable for your mistakes anymore."

Fortunately, Dumbledore quickly put Harry's heart at ease.

"We asked you to come here for something else."

"What is it, Professor?"

Harry, relieved to hear that they would not be held accountable for using the Polyjuice Potion, quickly asked in cooperation.

Dumbledore did not answer him directly, but turned to look at Fish and said, "Why don't you talk to Harry?"

Then Harry saw a rare shy expression on Fish's face.

He scratched his cat ears with his hands and said to Harry in a coy tone, "Fish told Minerva and the others that you are a Parseltongue, meow..."

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"..."

Harry was stunned at the little cat who claimed to be very tight-lipped.

"Professor, Parseltongue... I don't know... It's not me..."

Harry came back to his senses and tried to figure it out, but he didn't know how to start for a while. After saying two incoherent sentences, he slumped his shoulders and sighed: "Whether you believe it or not, I really didn't open the Chamber of Secrets."

"Hahaha, I think you misunderstood, Harry."

Dumbledore stroked his beard and explained to him with a smile: "We didn't think you were the heir of Slytherin."

"Yes, meow, meow, the bad guy named Voldemort opened the Chamber of Secrets. Fish told Minerva and the others about it because he was worried about you."

Fish also nodded and agreed, saying that he was not untrustworthy, and cats were still very tight-lipped.

"This is what happened..."

Next, Dumbledore briefly explained the current situation to the confused Harry.

"Although we speculate that your Parseltongue may be caused by the magic power that Voldemort accidentally left in your body, it is better to check it for safety reasons."

"I understand."

Harry nodded and stood in front of Dumbledore very cooperatively.

Dumbledore raised his wand, bent down and circled Harry several times. He carefully checked Harry's body several times, and finally breathed a sigh of relief and stood up straight.

"It seems that my guess is correct. There is no sign of possession or control on you. You just inherited some of Voldemort's magic power."

Although Dumbledore's tone was relaxed, he was actually distressed in his heart at this time.

It is actually very simple to check whether you are possessed or controlled. It doesn't take so long. Dumbledore just confirmed whether Harry really became a Horcrux of Voldemort.

The result is very regrettable. His guess is correct. Although Harry's "Horcrux" is not very complete, the core function of the Horcrux is still there. If some conditions are met, Voldemort can be "resurrected" in Harry.

"Do you have a way to take Voldemort's power out of my body, Professor?"

On the other side, Harry asked anxiously while heaving a sigh of relief.

Due to his disgust for Slytherin and Voldemort, Harry rejected Voldemort's power in his body, even though it allowed him to master the rare ability of Parseltongue.

However, Dumbledore shook his head at him, "Sorry, Harry, Voldemort's power has been in your body for too long, and I can't remove it for the time being."

This was of course a lie to Harry, Dumbledore just didn't want him to think too much.

So he comforted him again: "Even if you have Voldemort's power in your body, it doesn't prevent you from becoming a Gryffindor, right?"

"But... the Sorting Hat thought I was more suitable to be a Slytherin..."

Harry was still a little tangled in his heart.

"But you chose Gryffindor, and that's the most important thing," Dumbledore smiled and pointed at Fish, "Have you forgotten how Fish was sorted into Gryffindor?"

"Meow?"

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Fish blinked, not knowing what Dumbledore suddenly mentioned.

But he still said to Harry seriously: "The Sorting Hat said Fish can choose for himself, meow."

Professor McGonagall on the other side also said: "The Sorting Hat took five and a half minutes to decide whether I should go to Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, and in the end I chose Gryffindor myself."

"Every year there are always some students who have the characteristics of multiple colleges. The Sorting Hat needs to combine various factors to decide where they go. For those like me who take more than five minutes, there is a special term called 'hat embarrassment'."

Professor McGonagall told Harry a little-known fact about the Sorting Hat.

"Well, in short, you can rest assured that Voldemort's magic power will not affect you. Just act like usual."

Dumbledore brought the topic back and reminded: "But you should pay more attention to it. After all, you are Voldemort's main target. If you find anything unusual, notify me or Professor McGonagall."

"I understand."

Although he still felt a little uncomfortable, Harry knew that the more important thing at the moment was to find Voldemort lurking in the school.

"Don't you need to remind Ginny, professor?"

After solving his own problem, Harry thought of Ginny who had been controlled, and couldn't help but care about her.

"I can only be sure that she is not possessed or controlled by someone now, but I am not sure whether Voldemort has left surveillance means near her. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, it is better not to let her know for the time being."

Dumbledore shook his head and gave Harry a task.

"You can help keep an eye on Ginny, but be careful not to be too obvious."

In fact, Dumbledore didn't think Voldemort would pay too much attention to Ginny. He said this just to find something for Harry to do. After all, last semester, this kid ran to Snape to snatch the Philosopher's Stone without knowing how high the sky is...

Although that was all his own guidance, it also fully demonstrated that the boy who survived was not a quiet guy.

Even if Voldemort really had some tricks left on Ginny, he could use it to lure him out and train Harry Potter by the way.

Last semester, his plan was ruined by Fich, and it was just right to make up for it this semester.

It's still the same reason-it's rare to meet such a weak Voldemort, so it's better to let Harry, the savior in the prophecy, meet the Dark Lord earlier, so that he can be mentally prepared.

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Hatstall, translated as hat-stall, hat-dweller, and difficult student in the sorting house, is a student who takes more than five minutes to sort. It is said that only one will appear every fifty years.

Currently, the only known hat-stalls are Professor McGonagall and Peter Pettigrew.

In addition, Hermione took more than four minutes to sort, and she was also chosen between the lion and the eagle. She is very similar to Professor McGonagall in many ways.

In addition, the Sorting Hat does not always listen to the students' own opinions. For example, Neville always wanted to go to Hufflepuff, but the Sorting Hat still forced him to go to Gryffindor.

However, I guess Neville actually wanted to go to Gryffindor, but he was not confident in himself, so the Sorting Hat did this.

As for some conspiracy theory fan fiction, saying that the Sorting Hat can be controlled by Dumbledore, I think that is too far-fetched. After all, the Sorting Hat is filled with the thoughts of the four giants, how could it be controlled by their descendants.

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Thanks to the reward from the first snow of Shiwanli.