Chapter 762: Resurrection (Edited)

"That's right!" Sirius exclaimed in surprise, filled with excitement. "Fish can use that spell he used on you before to get rid of Voldemort's soul inside Harry!"

"That might not work, meow..."

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Fish scratched his head and explained, "The ability of [Nature's Healing] is to remove the harmful effects of spells from the target, and according to Albus, Voldemort's soul actually enhances Harry's power, so this might not work, meow... Of course, Fish could try it first."

With that, he raised his hand and slapped Harry.

A rainbow-colored glow passed through Harry's body, followed by a burst of green light.

Fish closely examined Harry's forehead, where the lightning scar remained intact.

"It doesn't really work, meow."

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Fish sighed.

"So, what are you going to do?" Sirius asked with a disappointed expression, but remained unfazed.

"Well... actually, Fish has learned other spells, meow..."

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Fish scratched his head and said in an unsure tone, "One of the spells... seems to bring the dead back to life, meow."

[New Life: Resurrects a life that has not died of natural causes, has been dead for less than a day, and has a relatively intact body.]

The office suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at Fish with expressions of astonishment.

"Fish doesn't know if it will work, but that's what his knowledge tells him, meow..."

Fish knew that resurrecting life sounded unbelievable, so he stepped forward and explained the specific requirements for the resurrection.

"And it seems... this spell can only be cast once after a very long time, meow..." Fish added. "Fish is not very clear about the exact time, so if you want to try it first, we'll have to wait for Fish's spell to work again for Harry to face Voldemort, meow."

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The others remained silent, knowing that Fish couldn't lie about such things, but resurrection was so incredible that they didn't know whether to believe Fish or not.

Then Dumbledore suddenly remembered that Fish had chewed the Resurrection Stone and suspected that his resurrection was not a true resurrection in the true sense of the word, and that it would probably have been pessimistic.

Only Fish's condition of being dead for less than a day and needing a more intact body made Dumbledore unsure of his suspicions.

But thanks to this prerequisite, he was able to calm down and think; otherwise, Dumbledore would have been as confused by the idea of reviving his sister and parents as he was the first time he was given the Stone.

So, after a moment of reflection, Dumbledore said, "Regardless, it's an insurance policy, and ultimately, it's you, Harry, who must decide." He looked at Harry with tenderness. "I know it's a cruel decision for a child, but I have decided to leave the choice in your hands. You don't need to feel any psychological pressure, Harry."

"Well nya, well nya!" Fish nodded his head. "Anyway, it's not like Voldemort can defeat Fish, so it's better for Fish to beat him up once he comes back to life. That's actually what Fish was planning to do before nya!"

Despite his confidence in his own spells, Fish didn't want his friend to take the risk, and...

"And we could have kept Voldemort locked up without killing him, right? Just like your friend, Albus, isn't Grindelwald the original Dark Lord? We could put them both together in a cell! That would be fun!"

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Fish made another "constructive" suggestion.

Dumbledore smiled and shook his head, saying, "Gellert and Voldemort may resemble each other in what they seek, but their methods are very different, and Gellert's mind has changed a lot over the years, so I think he probably wouldn't fancy Voldemort as a 'subordinate.' But..."

He directed his gaze at Harry and said softly, "Fish is right about one thing, we still have the option to keep Voldemort in captivity, or perhaps defeat him over and over again... making you sacrifice yourself is not the only choice."

"Exactly, Harry!" Sirius immediately nodded. "If we can defeat Voldemort once, we can defeat him a second and a third time! There's no need for you to take that risk."

"But... in the meantime, Voldemort will continue causing many casualties, won't he?" Harry calmly said, "Just like my parents."

He thought of that night at Voldemort's father's grave, of the spirits that appeared due to the Priori Incantatem spell, of James Potter, Lily Potter, Bertha Jorkins, the old Muggle named Frank...

There are also those wizards who have paid with their lives and other high prices against Voldemort and the Death Eaters: two of Ron's uncles, Sirius's brother, Neville's parents who had been insane for over a decade, and the families and friends of many members of the Order of the Cat.

Harry was surprisingly calm at that moment, and although fear still washed over him like a tidal wave, he had a clear idea of what he had to do.

Snape was right, I do enjoy being the center of attention.

An somewhat untimely thought popped into Harry's head, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Stop making that face, Sirius." Harry's voice was a bit dry but sounded relieved. "Didn't Professor Dumbledore say there were good chances I wouldn't die and that Fish could bring me back to life? What kind of Gryffindor would I be if I didn't dare to try?"

Professor McGonagall, the Head of Gryffindor, was so moved that she looked at him kindly while holding Fish tighter in her arms.

The portraits of the Headmasters on the wall also made approving noises, especially the Gryffindor ones, which held their heads up high in the air, except for Phineas, who was still muttering something in a sour voice.

Just then, Fish spoke again.

"Albus, even if Voldemort wanted to come back to life, it wouldn't be easy, right?"

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Fish asked, tilting his head.

"Yes, fifteen years passed between his last failure and his current resurrection, and that was with the help of Barty and Wormtail." Dumbledore wasn't sure why Fish suddenly asked this, but he answered the question with as much detail as he could.

Fish turned his head towards Sirius and Harry. "Actually, you're worried if Fish's resurrection spell will work or not, aren't you?"

Sirius unconsciously nodded.

"Well, that's easy then, nya!" Fish clapped his hands. "We can kill Voldemort first, then Fish can bring him back to life with his spell, then kill him again when it works, and when he comes back to life on his own next time, Fish's spell will be ready to be used again with Harry."

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Fish crossed his arms and raised his chin in triumph.