Chapter 625: Giving in Will only Allow Voldemort to Advance Further

Tom and Hermione rushed all the way to the door of the principal's office, and the gargoyle at the door let them in without even asking for their password.

Tom ran all the way, rushing up the spiral staircase in three steps and two steps, and entered Dumbledore's office.

As soon as Tom opened the door, he said loudly: "Professor Dumbledore, we can't give in anymore! Giving in will only allow Voldemort to gain more ground, we have to take the initiative!"

Tom thought about a lot of rhetoric before coming in, and he was determined to prompt Dumbledore to summon members of the Order of the Phoenix to strike at Voldemort's Death Eaters. But when he saw Dumbledore, all the sermons he had prepared were stuck in his throat.

Dumbledore looked particularly tired today, his sapphire eyes filled with weariness. Only then did Tom realize that the old man in front of him was already 112 years old.

When people mention Dumbledore, they often give him countless honorary titles, but few people associate him with the word aging. He had always been in good spirits and full of energy, but this was the first time Tom had seen him look tired.

It is not difficult to understand that in the past two days, Dumbledore first stayed in Azkaban with Tom, and then fought a battle with Voldemort. He didn't rest long after returning to Hogwarts when he received another secret letter. After learning that Voldemort was going to capture Azkaban, he rushed to Azkaban without stopping. This time they didn't meet Voldemort, but they met a group of Ministry of Magic officials who were almost scared out of their wits. After he had appeased the Ministry of Magic officials, Tom came to the door again...

The intensity of work during this period was a bit too much for Dumbledore. It's a miracle that an old man of this age can move, let alone running around so intensely.

When Dumbledore saw Tom, he rubbed his brows, braced himself, and motioned for Tom and Hermione, who was following him out of breath, to sit down first.

"I've always envied you young people for your endless strength." Dumbledore smiled bitterly at Tom, "I just ran a few places and couldn't hold on anymore. It's great to be young!"

"If you are willing to take the Philosopher's Stone, you can also return to the state of your youth." Tom's words came from the heart.

Dumbledore had a good personal relationship with Nicolás Flamel, and it was not difficult to obtain the Philosopher's Stone - Nicolás Flamel even directly asked Dumbledore to keep the last Philosopher's Stone for him. Dumbledore, who took the Philosopher's Stone, could naturally regain his youth.

Then Voldemort will fight Dumbledore in his heyday, and Voldemort will fight him with his head! Tom can just lie flat on his back.

Faced with Tom's proposal, Dumbledore just smiled and did not answer. He took the initiative to raise another topic.

"Yordle, you came to me in such a hurry, presumably because you saw the headlines in tonight's newspaper?" Dumbledore looked a little regretful: "I'm not sure that revealing the Azkaban prison break incident is the right thing to do. It's not a good thing, but I'm sure the children's Christmas was ruined."

Isn't it? With everything going on, almost no one will focus on Christmas.

"Professor, the Ministry of Magic is still unwilling to admit that Voldemort is back?!" Looking at Dumbledore's haggard appearance, Tom had a bad intuition.

Dumbledore's face darkened when he heard Tom's question. He shook his head and told Tom Bones that Minister Bones thought it was too early. She objected to prematurely telling the people that the wizarding world would face the threat of Voldemort again.

"So she admitted that Voldemort did it?" Tom discovered the change in the Ministry of Magic's attitude from the details of Dumbledore's speech - they finally no longer wanted evidence.

The previous attitude of the Ministry of Magic was:

[Dumbledore: Voldemort is causing trouble, we need to be prepared

Ministry of Magic: There is no evidence that a mysterious person is responsible]

Now their attitude has changed subtly:

[Dumbledore: Voldemort!

Ministry of Magic: Don't shout so loud, don't scare others! 】

It is also a good thing to have such a change.

The fall of Azkaban shocked the top officials of the Ministry of Magic and made them realize that they must strengthen cooperation with Dumbledore, so they suddenly relaxed their tone.

It is sad enough to say that Dumbledore, the most powerful wizard in the magical world, was regarded as a god in the temple by these people, and he would only worship him when he was in trouble.

Hermione on the side had goosebumps on her arms as she listened to Tom and Dumbledore chanting "Voldemort". Although she grew up in the Muggle world, the attitude of her classmates toward Voldemort had a subtle influence on her, making her fear that name.

At this time, she was extremely nervous, and her palms were all sweaty.

"Yordle, tell me what you think?" Dumbledore decided to listen to what Tom thought, although he had already guessed what Tom was thinking.

"Professor, please answer me a question first. How did you know the news?"

It is embarrassing to say that Tom, as the master of Azkaban and the king of dementors, actually only learned about the Azkaban prison robbery through the newspapers.

He usually laughs at the fact that the British Foreign Secretary has to watch TV news to learn about the drastic changes in British politics. As a result, at the critical moment, I saw that I was just like them! It can only be said that he was completely assimilated by Da Ying.

"The Malfoy house elf appeared in the Hogwarts kitchen and asked the school elf to hand over Lucius's note." Dumbledore told Tom what happened to him a few hours ago.

It turned out that Lucius deliberately left a loophole when giving instructions to Dobby, and did not limit which kitchen Dobby should go to get refreshments. Therefore, Dobby got the hint and went directly to the Hogwarts kitchen to deliver the important message.

"I see, so the Death Eaters' headquarters is at Malfoy Manor, right!"

It is not difficult to conclude from Dobby's report that Voldemort and his servants are entrenched in Malfoy Manor.

Tom looked at Dumbledore seriously and expressed his thoughts: "I suggest you immediately summon the members of the Order of the Phoenix to go directly to Malfoy Manor and fight the Death Eaters there!"

Tom said eagerly: "Although there are many Death Eaters at this time, many of them are prisoners who have just escaped from Azkaban. They are very weak and cannot form a fighting force at all. The Death Eaters have to separate." People need to take care of them. Now is when they are at their weakest. If we don’t take the initiative at this time, it will be too late by the time they recover!"

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