Just a Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

In Dumbledore's office.

Harry's mood had calmed down a lot, but he still sat on the chair with a nervous look on his face.

Opposite him was Dumbledore, and Sherlock sat on a stool against the wall, fiddling with the locket in his hand while listening to Harry's dream.

"... Wormtail and the others all knelt on the ground, and then not long after, a group of people appeared using Apparition. There were so many of them that I couldn't count them. Among those people, I saw Bagman and Karkaroff!"

Dumbledore's face was obviously heavy. He stared at Harry, and his sapphire eyes were filled with helplessness and anger that Harry had never seen before.

"Can you still describe the layout of the room you see from your perspective?"

"Sorry, professor, it's dark there, and my perspective is not under my control. I didn't see what the room looked like."

Dumbledore didn't show much disappointment in front of Harry. He nodded and spoke to comfort him.

"It's not your fault, Harry. The information you shared with us is very useful. It's late now. You have classes tomorrow. Go back to sleep."

But Harry didn't leave immediately. He looked at Dumbledore hesitantly. After a few seconds of hesitation, he decided to ask what he was thinking.

"Professor, I really want to know why I keep dreaming about what Voldemort is doing?"

Dumbledore's eyes became deeper. Harry's words seemed to have aroused his thoughts, but he didn't give Harry an accurate answer.

"You are the first person to survive the Killing Curse, Harry. This is very special because nothing like this has ever happened in history. So I can only guess that although the Killing Curse that Voldemort used on you failed, it may still have established some kind of connection between you and Voldemort himself."

He looked at Harry seriously.

"From now on, this connection has not had any other impact on you, but no one can guarantee that since you can see the situation on Voldemort's side, Voldemort will find this and see you."

Hearing Dumbledore's speculation, Harry's body couldn't help but tremble.

Just imagining such a thing was enough to scare him. If this was true, then Voldemort would have more room to maneuver than them.

Seeing the uneasiness on Harry's face, Dumbledore said in a gentle voice.

"You don't have to worry too much. It's just a guess now. I have made some preparations for it. It is precisely because of this that I did not agree with Minerva's choice of you as the male prefect. You will be very busy this semester, Harry, and you shouldn't be distracted by other things."

His words calmed Harry down a lot. Before Harry left, Sherlock reached out and shook the locket.

"Leave this thing to me. I should have told you in class before that in the magic world, anything related to unknown notes, lockets, rings and cups should not be touched casually. It seems that you didn't listen carefully in that class."

Harry's face was a little ashamed. On the way here, he already knew that the locket he took from No. 12 Grimmauld Place was a dark magic item.

Dumbledore and Sherlock did not tell anyone else about the Horcrux. The fewer people who knew about it, the better.

"Of course, it's not all your fault. Sirius himself was careless. He gave you something he knew nothing about. Fortunately, nothing happened. Go back to sleep."

After Harry left, the expression on Dumbledore's face gradually became calm.

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I don't know what he was thinking in those dark eyes under the firelight.

"Is there something wrong with Harry?"

Sherlock could naturally see that something was wrong. He had dreamed about Voldemort for a long time. This locket might have some catalytic effect on his nightmares, but the real problem must be Harry himself.

Dumbledore leaned back on the back of his office chair, looking a little tired.

"I have some guesses about Harry's problem, but it's just a guess after all. Forgive me for hiding this from you for the time being, Sherlock. I still need time to verify it. I will tell you everything after I'm sure."

Sherlock certainly had no objection to this. Dumbledore had the right to hide some things, even himself.

"Let's not talk about this for now. The most important thing is to verify whether Harry's dream is true." Dumbledore said as he pulled out a piece of parchment from his desk. Just as he was about to write something on it with his quill, a flame suddenly jumped in the fireplace of the headmaster's office. The green fire gradually turned into a person's head. Although the skin color could not be seen, Sherlock still recognized Kingsley from his facial features. "Sir, there is an emergency in Azkaban." Kingsley's tone was very urgent, and he said quickly. "The Dementors have joined the Death Eaters, and all the Aurors stationed on the island by Scrimgeour have been captured, and all the prisoners in the prison have been released!" Before Dumbledore wrote a letter to inquire, Kingsley had already informed them of the situation through Floo powder. Dumbledore frowned. "What is Scrimgeour's reaction now."

"He is summoning all the Aurors in the ministry and wants to use the Apparition detection magic left behind in Azkaban to find the location where the Death Eaters are absconding. An advance team has been sent there."

Dumbledore shook his head and sighed.

"It's too late to do this now. If he had listened to my advice and made preparations earlier, maybe he could still be saved."

"I'm going back to the ministry for a meeting. Sir, please inform Moody and the others of this news as soon as possible. The Death Eaters under their surveillance will probably take action soon."

"I will."

Kingsley's face disappeared into the fireplace, and Dumbledore stood up from his chair.

"You should go back and rest first, Sherlock. I have to go back to No. 12 Grimmauld Place to summon Moody and the others to discuss some matters."

Sherlock also stood up from his chair.

"How about I come with you?"

"You still have classes to attend tomorrow. It's best to go to bed early tonight." Dumbledore put on his outer robe. "I didn't have anything too important in the past. The main thing was to tell them to withdraw now. Voldemort's actions are expected to become more frequent, and the wizarding world will begin to enter a period of turmoil. "