Chapter 684: Memory Extraction
Dumbledore did not explain, and there was no picture of memory in the Pensieve as before.
The silvery-white memory was spinning fast, forming a whirlpool.
A few minutes later, he suddenly said, “May I see the memory of the evil god you saw in the illusion before?!”
Evan hesitated for a moment and then said, “No problem!”
After learning how to extract memories from Dumbledore, he extracted that memory.
It was really a wonderful experience, almost an out of body experience.
The white thought surged on the tip of Evan’s wand, and at the moment when the memory gushed out of his body, he had an inexplicable and strange feeling that he reached the deepest part of his soul, and even his whole body could not help trembling.
The strange sensation flashed away, but after the memory was extracted, Evan was obviously different.
He could remember everything he’d done with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Sirius when they went to the Centaurs’ colony that night, but his experience in the Gryffindor illusion showed a blank space, as if it had vanished into thin air.
It was not simple forgetting, because he was sure that there was such a thing, and also knew a general idea. But he couldn’t remember it anyway, and there was no way to tell anyone else, only he could know.
This magic was really amazing, out of what Evan had expected. He thought the extracted memory would just be a backup, but in fact it was not that simple.
He could cut his own memory at will, which was a very profound and very cool skill.
It had to be used with the Pensieve to show its effect. Evan had never seen it in any book before.
It suddenly occurred to him that he might be able to extract and preserve memories that he didn’t want others to know.
In this way, he would not have to worry that those secrets would be revealed by anyone else, especially Dumbledore.
Besides the Pensieve, other containers should also be able to store memories.
To be on the safe side, Evan was going to go back and double his knowledge of Alchemy to see if there were any relevant records.
He added his memory to the seething mass within the Pensieve, and Dumbledore watched it silently.
Evan also watched his experience with him, and they didn’t come out again until the whole face of the terrible evil god was revealed.
“I have seen some things in the past and heard things about evil creatures like evil gods,” said Dumbledore slowly. “In some sects with the doctrine of primitive mysticism, the worship of the ancient gods has been preserved until now. They hope to destroy the world and return these ancient evil gods to their former dominance.”
“Like the Raven’s Claw?” Evan asked, remembering the organization.
“You know of this old organization? Raven’s Claw is indeed one of them!” said Dumbledore. “They think Rowena Ravenclaw left residual information at Hogwarts about a god called the Raven and wanted to completely destroy the school in search of that information. Crazy belief, isn’t it? But they believed in it and it has been popular for a while.”
“Indeed,” said Evan. “From the information we have so far, it’s not completely impossible.”
“This is the most terrible place. Those ancient evil gods really exist … they’re just forgotten by us!” Dumbledore stared at Evan and said calmly, “Voldemort is doing something very dangerous, but he’s not aware of it, or doesn’t care at all … yes, I know him well … he doesn’t care …”
For a long time, Dumbledore sighed again, looking older and tired.
“What shall we do?” Evan asked, wondering what Dumbledore was going to do.
“With regard to the evil god, there might be some way to deal with it, but I am not sure yet,” said Dumbledore. “And it is not an urgent issue. Voldemort will not rashly summon the evil god. He is not one of those Centaurs. But you’re right, Evan, it is very unwise to stop Voldemort’s return this time and let him continue to lurk. It’s not good for us.”
“So you agree with my plan?!” asked Evan again. He was dissatisfied with Dumbledore’s way of not saying everything until the last minute.
There was a lot of information, and he didn’t seem to plan to tell Evan.
Sure enough, Dumbledore still did not give a clear answer, but continued to ask, “You should already understand the principle and production method of Horcruxes. I know you have taken many Dark magic books from the Black family.”
Evan nodded, without denying. Since Dumbledore just said it, it was of no use trying to argue.
“That’s why you come to those inferences.” Dumbledore nodded thoughtfully and continued, “How many Horcruxes do you think Voldemort has made?”
“I don’t know …” Evan paused, and then added, “maybe seven!”
“Yes, seven is indeed a magical number, and I think so too,” said Dumbledore. “But we need to be more precise, we must be sure …”
“Although I don’t know how many Horcruxes he made, I destroyed another one not too long ago!” said Evan.
He took out the broken Ravenclaw’s Diadem directly and placed it in front of Dumbledore.
In front of the diadem, Evan finally saw a trace of surprise in Dumbledore’s face, although it soon disappeared.
“I have destroyed this Horcrux, but I need the diadem complete again. It’s a very important magic item,” said Evan. “So, I want to restore it to its integrity with your wand. You know … I’m not that powerful.”
“Ravenclaw’s Diadem, this is the third one!” Dumbledore looked at Evan very seriously. “To be honest, it is really amazing. Evan, you are really good… exceeding what I expected of you, again and again, really…”
He did not even ask where Evan had found the diadem and how he deduced that it was a Horcrux.
It was probably Dumbledore’s advantage that Evan didn’t need to explain. He allowed others to have their own secrets, although he would try to explore those secrets. But at least he had limits, unlike Voldemort.
While not as cruel as Voldemort, Dumbledore would still gain sovereignty over people in this manner. In the end they would instead try to gain his trust and self identify as one of his own.
In a way, the bond he made with his “followers” was a lot less prone to break than the bonds made by Voldemort.
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