Harry Potter and the Temple of Tales

"Ah, by the way." Dumbledore seemed to have remembered something, "You were on the express train with Miss Greengrass, right?"

"Yes, Professor." Lewis didn't know why Dumbledore suddenly mentioned Astoria.

"It seems that you have always had a good relationship with her."

"It's okay." Louis scratched his head and found that Dumbledore was staring at him with his eyes.

Huh? Isn’t this old man using Legilimency again?

"I have one more thing to tell you..."

"It must be about that girl." Dumbledore seemed a little distracted, "Actually, I already knew it from the moment she got in the car."

"You know?" Louis looked at him curiously. Dumbledore walked behind the desk and sat down, took off his glasses and scratched his forehead.

"It can only be said to be an idea. Her aura is very strange, but also seems a bit familiar. This kind of aura was encountered when we went to Great Hangleton to look for Gaunt's ring."

"Big Hangleton?" Suddenly Louis seemed to remember something. When they were looking for the Horcrux, there was a mysterious girl who was so powerful that she could defeat Louis.

But she came and went without a trace, and almost at the same time that Dumbledore appeared, she disappeared out of thin air. He had only seen this kind of situation with ghosts.

"Professor, is it possible for you to think that she may be related to ghosts?" Louis asked.

"Ghost?" Dumbledore stopped what he was doing, "That's a good idea. In fact, we wizards know very little about ghosts as a group. If you don't mind, you can talk to Nick. He should be very enthusiastic.

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Ghosts are an extremely mysterious group in the wizarding world. Generally, wizards do not choose to become ghosts after death. Although wizards can choose to leave traces in the world so that they can return there as ghosts when they go west, but like

Like Nick, Bloody Barrow and the Fat Friar, like Ms. Grey, their area of ​​activity is limited to Hogwarts, and they cannot exist outside of Hogwarts.

Moreover, once you choose to become a ghost, you will not be able to enter the reincarnation mentioned by Slytherin, and will always wander in an area in the form of a ghost.

Five hundred years have passed since the death of Nearly Headless Nick, but in fact, five hundred years is not an old year for the ghost.

"Of course, it's not about this this time." Dumbledore took the elder wand in his hand and drew a circle in the air. What appeared on the screen was the Horcrux locket they went to the cave to get.

"professor?"

"Horcruxes are indeed a troublesome thing," Dumbledore explained, "but for Nico Flamel, it is not difficult."

"After several weeks of research, we discovered that there is actually another way to crack the Horcrux that does not require destroying the Horcrux itself."

He waved his wand, and the picture changed again. Then a light yellow parchment appeared.

"This curse is called the Soul-Refining Curse. It is a type of ancient magic spell. It is not well known because it is extremely difficult to cast."

"The casting of the Soul Purifying Curse requires three powerful wizards, and their hearts need to be pure and flawless. What do you mean? The conditions for casting this spell are extremely demanding. Nowadays, although there are powerful wizards, they can cast ancient magic spells.

And there are no more than five wizards who can be extremely compatible with them, and of course Nico Flamel and I are the second ones." Dumbledore replied.

He still has this confidence. As the most powerful white wizard in the world, although his knowledge of ancient magic is not deep, he can use his powerful magic perception to perform ancient magic to the greatest extent. As for Nicolème,

As a master of alchemists, many alchemies are a type of ancient magic.

As for the other two, Emperor Ge, who can fight with Dumbledore, is of course not a problem, but he who is deeply involved in black magic does not bother to use ancient magic, and I don’t know how much strength he still retains during the days of being imprisoned. Then

There is only one current second-generation Dark Lord, Voldemort. These are the few people Dumbledore can think of.

"You won't let me do it, will you? No? No?" Lewis pointed at himself with his eyes widened.

"Nick has been full of praise for you since he saw you cast a set of ancient water magic that day." Dumbledore smiled slightly, "Actually, you are the fifth person who can cast ancient magic, although it is not as powerful as

Magical power, but your compatibility with ancient magic is the highest among all the people I have seen."

"Me? Why?" Louis was confused. He felt that he had no special characteristics. He didn't have Hermione's talent, Ron's determination, Neville's courage, Ginny's strength, and Harry's aura as the protagonist. Why would he be replaced by Dumbledore?

Keep an eye on.

"It's very simple. No one can perform ancient magic in such a short time. It was rare even a thousand years ago." Dumbledore said lightly.

Indeed, Louis himself recalled the content of that day. The speed of casting the Water Dragon Curse was indeed a bit fast. He didn't pay attention at the time and was focused on fighting off the Inferi.

"So, this is a commission and a request from me." Dumbledore put his hands on the table to support his head, "Nick will come to Hogwarts with Beauxbatons' team in October.

Your strength is needed."

Naturally, he couldn't refuse Dumbledore's request to him, and he didn't know what the old man was planning, but at least he wouldn't be harmed.

The two chatted for almost ten minutes before Dumbledore ordered them to leave.

After Louis exited the door of the principal's office, the portrait behind him, Armando Dippet, spoke:

"Can you trust him, Albus?"

"Of course, Armando." Dumbledore stood up from behind his desk, "You have to know that trust is a very rare thing in this era."

"I hope your choice is correct, Albus." Armando Dippet's tone was full of worry, "otherwise he will be the second Tom Riddle."

"Power and desire are the original sins for everyone." Dumbledore looked back at the portraits of the past principals of Hogwarts, "But believe me, Armando, Louis is not that kind of person. He will have concerns.

He will understand what love is, which is something Tom will never understand."

....

After going down the stairs of the office, Louis found Professor McGonagall always guarding the door, and couldn't help but feel a little warm in his heart.

"I'm afraid you'll get lost alone. Of course, it's not safe to wander around the school alone late at night." Professor McGonagall walked in front. Although she looked strict on the surface, she was actually soft towards the students in her heart.

"Thank you, Professor." Louis said sincerely. At Hogwarts late at night, there were two figures, an old man and a young man.