CH73 : I will give him the choice

Felix felt that it was time for him to change the topic. The despair of the world... He thought this was a bit too nonsensical.

"Okay, you believe in prophecies, so what?" He looked at Dumbledore and said with interest, "What if Harry passes your test?"

"I just want to know if he is like Riddle," Dumbledore said.

"He's very good, and he's in Slytherin, sorry. It's hard not to associate him with Riddle.

I don't want to make the same mistake again. If he has good character, I will do my best to pave the way for him, even if I lose my life."

Wow.

Felix was a little amazed; he could feel the weight in Dumbledore's words.

"But what if Harry fails your test?" he asked.

Dumbledore was silent; he didn't want to reveal the answer.

"If he fails your test, then he will become a chess piece, right?" Felix helped to completely lift the fig leaf called silence without hesitation.

Felix felt a little unhappy and asked, "Is he holding onto your thigh, begging you to train him and pave the way for him?"

Dumbledore remained silent.

"None of those who become heroes do things that ordinary people cannot do with the ambition of fame and fortune.

Parents never give love to their children out of utilitarianism."

As he spoke, Felix walked slowly and shook his head. "I don't understand, Dumbledore.

If you want to comply with the so-called prophecy, why not simply treat him as a chess piece?

If you want to train him, why not give him some help when he is still young?

Wait until he grows up in that terrible environment, and then you suddenly say you're going to quietly test his character?!

Then decide whether to pave the way for him or not.

Don't you think it's like an owner giving a piece of dog food to a dog that catches a Frisbee? This is ridiculous, Dumbledore!"

Felix looked directly at the old man with white hair and a beard in front of him.

Just like before at Privet Drive, they stood still and looked at each other from a distance.

This time, however, it was no longer so tense. But those words were even more harsh.

"I said before that you have been the number one for a long time, so you lack respect for the people in the world. Now it seems that it is indeed the case."

Dumbledore remained silent, his face gradually darkening, and he just nodded stiffly.

Seeing Dumbledore's old posture, Felix couldn't help but feel a little discouraged and could only whisper helplessly, "Dumbledore, maybe you do have enough kindness, tolerance, and gentleness for this world.

But what I have to say is that you really don't understand what the human heart is. You just think that these things can be used for it.

As we said when we met for the second time, if you only have interests and calculations in your head, you will miss a lot of things. For example - a sincere heart.

In other words, true love!"

Dumbledore looked in a daze, and Felix's words were like a heavy hammer. It was as if his spine had been ripped away, and his body couldn't help but stoop a little.

Scenes from the past kept flashing through his mind.

The oath with Grindelwald in Godric's Hollow, Ariana's death, Aberforth's break...

Scamander and Hagrid, who were driven by him like tools but still had absolute trust in him, and Severus, who was willing to be driven by him because he loved Lily deeply...

He keeps saying that love is the greatest magic in the world, but love...

To him, this was very strange... In fact, in this regard, he was not as good as Severus, not as good as Hagrid, not as good as... many, many people...

It seems that love, this kind of thing, was broken like the bridge of his nose that day in Godric's Hollow and can never be healed...

He doesn't believe in this kind of thing.

"I think you are right, Felix. It is exactly what you said... It seems that love is not familiar to me," he shook his head with a wry smile.

Of course, he believed that there was true love in the world, but... he didn't feel that it had anything to do with him.

He truly loved Grindelwald, but that battle brought Ariana to her death. There was a permanent gap between him and Aberforth.

He really wanted to change Tom Riddle, but Tom later became the terrifying Dark Lord.

He even saw with his own eyes that James died of betrayal because he was sincere to his friends.

He is indeed kind enough and gentle enough to the world. But that was all based on his strength. To this day, in the betrayals one after another, he has no longer surrendered his sincerity to anyone.

"You are too timid, Dumbledore," Felix shook his head and said no more.

He could only talk.

If anything can last longer than love, it's unwavering prejudice.

No one is perfect. Ideas shaped by the past and persisting for a lifetime are not easily changed by someone else's words.

He himself has a problem and is deeply involved in it. It's just that he is different from Dumbledore, so he can talk about it here.

"Indeed, setting up a so-called character test for a child on your own is stupid and ridiculous, and insincere," Dumbledore stood up and said mockingly.

"But now that we have reached this point, I think there is no need to stop," Dumbledore said. "I need to know the reason why Riddle is not dead."

"Riddle..." Felix looked around the empty room, feeling a little stunned. Then he nodded in agreement.

He was just a little disgusted with Dumbledore's idea of testing Harry's character.

"So you came to me today for two things, one is to confide this plan to me. The other thing is for me to add another level to protect the magic stone?" Felix looked at him.

"That's right," Dumbledore nodded crisply. "But now, I will not put Harry on the chessboard again, I promise you."

"You don't need to promise me; you need to promise yourself," Felix said indifferently.

"Speaking of which, this might be a good challenge." After ending the heavy topic just now, the air in the entire empty room became much lighter.

"Do you want Harry to try it?" Dumbledore was a little surprised.

"I don't know, it depends on him. I just subjectively speculate that Voldemort killed his parents, so he may not refuse."

"Yes, I said no! As I expressed before, he can choose for himself, instead of being guided and manipulated like a puppet to participate in a so-called test," Felix continued.

Dumbledore frowned. "You want to tell him everything? What I must tell you is that Quirrell can resist my Legilimency, which means that he has an extremely high level in this way. If he could also use Legilimency and used it on Harry, the whole plan would be ruined."

After hearing Dumbledore's words, Felix realized the problem. But after a moment, he smiled and said, "No, I don't think we need to tell Harry anything."

"What does it mean?"

"I think he can figure it out himself."

Dumbledore was stunned, seeing the trust on Felix's face.

"You believe that?"

"Of course," Felix nodded, not wanting to explain too much.

"So your idea is..."

"Let everything take its course. I have confidence in him. But the difference is that I will leave the choice to him. As for these levels..."

A sinister smile appeared on Felix's face. "This is too childish. I think we should do something more fun..."

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Translator's Notes:

Hello everyone, 

It's just that yesterday i re-watched a very good animated samurai Japanese movie but it's so unknown despite the quality of the story, the animation and the music.

It's name is the Sword of The stranger, it should be available on anime streaming service such as crunchy roll or more grey website. You can search for a random scene on youtube if you are intrigued before watching.( it's really a masterpiece.)

Anyway have a nice day, and i have advanced chapter on my patreon, The_Dream_Wanderer.

Bye Bye.

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