Chapter 456: A New War Will Begin Soon (2 in 1)

Chapter 456: A New War Will Begin Soon (2 in 1)

Jon looked at the vial of golden sand in Dumbledore's hand and pondered as well.

"So in the beginning when we asked the current Voldemort to choose between the Crouch and Snape, it was actually a blind cat running into a dead rat? He didn't realise Snape's true significance and just gave him to us as an object to be discarded at will. It wasn't until later that he began to realise something had gone wrong."

Dumbledore nodded.

"The secret as to what exactly the previous Riddle relied on to gain immortality lies within this golden sand, and that's what Severus promised to help me to get, by fleeing back to Britain, using himself to lure out Riddle, and then helping us to get our hands on this vial."

"His request was to have you guarantee Professor Potter's safety?"

"He didn't make that request." Dumbledore said calmly, "Because he knew that this was something I would have done even if he hadn't said anything. The reason he was willing to help us in this way was really just that he thought that the situation was no longer as it had been before, that we were no longer only a bunch of bereaved dogs in the face of Riddle as we had been before, but that there is a real possibility that we can reclaim Britain. Snape, after he learnt that there was no way for him to gain Riddle's favour anymore and that there was no way for the agreement about getting the Death Eaters to stop hurting Lily to be sustainable. He chose to sell Riddle out completely because the only way for Lily to have true safety is if we win."

Jon had speculated this, but now he was just making sure of it from Dumbledore's mouth.

"And what are his demands?"

Dumbledore leaned back in his chair, the smile gone from his face, leaving only a heaviness.

"Just the things he got on this trip."

Jon fell silent.

What did Snape get on this trip?

It was death.

Being able to die at Lily's hands was the last thing he asked for.

After finishing this conversation with Dumbledore, Jon left the Headmaster's office.

The vial of golden sand was naturally left with Dumbledore to have someone to study it without him having to bother with it so much.

And by now, Jon was truly free.

In the period after the Triwizard Tournament, there had been a brief peace between Witching Horizon and the British Ministry of Magic.

Both sides respectively occupied France and Britain, the two largest magical societies in Europe.

Similarly, the situation in the whole of Europe had undergone an unspoken change. Originally, before the tournament, there were still many magical governments that were actually very much in favour of Voldemort's side.

After all, his strength is proven, coupled with the theory of bloodline that truly impressed the hearts of the old moths of this continent, making those rulers, although they did not say so explicitly; They all intend to move closer to the "great gentleman".

This is still the case when Grindelwald has already integrated the whole of Northern Europe in advance, if he is still locked up in that high tower, then before the Triwizard Tournament, Dumbledore and their situation will only be more difficult, and even cut off 80 percent of their logistical support, as well as the lack of a path of retreat.

And after the end of this Triwizard Tournament, especially in the case of Voldemort actually agreeing to Dumbledore's unequal agreement that night, the Ministries of Magic, which were originally still leaning towards the theory of bloodline, gradually began to see the situation clearly.

They did not immediately show goodwill towards the Witching Horizon, because it was obvious that Dumbledore was not a threat to the other magical regimes, and they were now the maintainers of the existing order, while Voldemort was the builder of the new order.

Except that this new order that Voldemort is constructing lacks any semblance of sophistication.

So when Voldemort was dominant, they needed to come closer to Voldemort, because only in this way could these people become vested interests after the theory of bloodline became completely popularised.

And now that it has become a situation where Dumbledore is dominant, they naturally don't need to express anything, as long as they temporarily cut off the connection between them and the British Ministry of Magic, then when Dumbledore really gets the victory, they will just join in the celebrations.

Therefore, from the end of the Triwizard Tournament, the whole of Europe was in a kind of peaceful illusion.

As if the war or something has never happened, everyone on their own territories; you and I are at peace, but in fact, privately there has always been a dark current.

Now they are in a much better situation compared to the previous period of being in exile, not only do they have a stable place to learn, but they also don't need to live that kind of displaced life.

Naturally, they were all looking forward to the day when they could return to Britain, for only on that day would they be reunited with their families, and the older students, who had forgotten what their parents looked like, would be able to see their families again.

It wasn't long after Jon had returned to school that the summer holidays began.

It was only at this time that he was able to relax and be as free as a normal student.

Within the school, the original relationship between the students on the wagon and him getting along hadn't changed much, and Jon had never put up any kind of attitude just because of how much credit he had earned, but it was those pureblood students who had been brought back from the castle who, as soon as they saw him, would lower their heads and walk around as if they were trying to avoid some kind of plague.

These students who were still alive to live normally at Hogwarts were of course those who had been screened and really hadn't committed many evil deeds.

Even if some of them had some bad behaviour, at most, they were just like Draco, who usually spoke ill of the half-blood students, but rarely went too far, after all, the half-bloods knew how to be tolerant.

And even if they stayed in Hogwarts, they all had to do some reformative work, as well as a daily lesson on character and moral education that was added to the list at Jon's suggestion.

Lectures were useless in most cases, but if they were fused with the environment in which they were placed, as well as supplemented with some other means of education, then maybe they would be of some use.

Just as the other students in the Hogwarts castle were avoiding Jon, Draco, who had remained in the school for labour after the summer holidays had begun, actually approached Jon privately one afternoon.

This young lord of the Malfoy family had completely lost his previous high and mighty attitude at this time, and what he was wearing was no longer exquisite robes, but just ordinary school robes like any other ordinary student.

When he approached Jon, Jon was chatting with Cedric concerning the questions on Transfiguration.

"Gre, Mr Green, can I talk to you alone?"

Draco used honorifics, words that clearly never used to come out of his mouth before.

Upon seeing this, Cedric had the good sense to give Jon a quick glance, make an excuse and turn away.

This time, Jon also turned his head to meet Draco's eyes which were subconsciously engaged in avoidance.

"Say, we are the only ones here now."

"Have you, have you already travelled to Britain to make contact with my father?" Taking a deep breath, Draco asked the question.

He had been right next to Lucius when he was making the deal with Jon about keeping Draco safe, so of course he was well aware of the contents of the deal.

Jon didn't deny this.

"Your father also asked me about your situation here." Jon raised an eyebrow and said, "He's thankful that you weren't sent to the gallows, and even more thankful that he didn't take you down that crooked path with him in the first place."

As if Jon's words had stirred up a memory of an extremely unpleasant episode from that day, Draco's face became noticeably paler, but he persisted and gritted his teeth as he turned to Jon and asked.

"Do I have a chance? A chance to save my mum and dad?"

Jon wasn't much surprised by his question, he just looked at Draco calmly.

"It's not about whether you have a chance or not, it's about your parents, and whether they themselves are still willing to take such a chance. But from the contact I had with your father earlier, he looked like he wasn't too concerned about it."

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