Chapter 220 219: Chicken and Egg, the mystery of Dumbledore!
Ian and Merlin had just stepped out of the dark and wet underground tomb, surrounded by dense woods and rugged rocks, and the air was filled with the smell of soil and grass.
Both of them thought this was a deserted area.
Didn't think about it.
A figure suddenly appeared not far from them, and there was a bird emitting a strange aura on the man's shoulder. The bird's feathers were golden red, with slender tail feathers, and a spirituality in its eyes.
If it is not a phoenix, what is it?
Ian and Merlin were both people who had seen the real Phoenix and almost recognized the creature on the man's shoulders at the same time. However, only Ian couldn't help but exclaim.
"Damn it! What a phoenix!" Ian looked at it carefully for several times and confirmed that he had never thought that he would meet a phoenix under such a situation.
You must know.
In the magic world, the phoenix is an extremely rare magical creature, let alone the wilderness of today. In this era, many people may not be able to verify the truth of whether the phoenix is truly present. The probability of encountering a phoenix on the road is probably second only to the probability of recording the winning number and traveling back to the past and buying a lottery ticket.
"You are Dumbledore!"
Ian almost subconsciously judged the identity of the person. In the history he has studied, the Dumbledore family is the only family that can be followed by the Phoenix.
Perhaps others will also have a fate with the Phoenix, but in terms of following, only the Dumbledore family has won the Phoenix allegiance. This is a must-have question for the first grade in "History of Magic" - who said that the West has no human nature? At least in Hogwarts, there is absolutely no human nature in this regard!
"Ah? Do you know me?"
The man was obviously stunned when he heard Ian's words and couldn't help but feel a little stunned. He was wearing a slightly worn robe, which looked a little down and out, with a few magic props hanging around his waist that seemed to have not been used for a long time.
This man is of course a wizard.
but.
The magic is quite primitive.
I feel a sense of unexplored depression... I feel a little bit silent.
"I don't know you, but I know the phoenix on your shoulders, it will only be loyal to the Dumbledore family." Ian's eyes were always staring at the phoenix on the man's shoulders.
"Phoenix..."
The man seemed to have realized it suddenly.
"Ah? You don't know?"
Ian also saw some weirdness from the emotions emitted by the other party. This guy really didn't know that the creature following him was a phoenix.
But this person knew the existence of the Phoenix.
It's incredible no matter how you look at it.
"I always thought it was just a turkey. It has been with me since I was a child. When it was cold, a fire would appear on it to keep me warm."
The man scratched his head embarrassedly, and his expression looked quite shy.
“…”
Not to mention Ian is speechless.
Even Merlin almost couldn't hold back.
Ian and Merlin looked at each other, and their faces showed a hint of laughter and crying. Meilin secretly exclaimed in her heart that there is such a blind person in the world who can mistakenly recognize the extremely precious phoenix as a turkey.
How to say it, this guy is too nervous! Do you actually treat the phoenix as a turkey and use it as an oven? If other wizards knew about this, they would be so angry that they would vomit blood.
"Good guy, if the Phoenix fans know, I'll kick this guy out of the Dumbledore family, just like JK Rowling was expelled from the author."
Ian also complained silently in his heart.
It has to be said that this ancestor of the Dumbledore family is really unique.
To be honest, it was the first time that both of them saw someone treating a phoenix as a turkey, and the phoenix seemed not annoyed by it... It was really a rare phoenix with a good temper. Meilin sighed in her heart and looked up and down at the young man who was driving the phoenix in front of her.
"The Phoenix Family is interesting."
A strange light flashed in Merlin's eyes. He looked at the phoenix on the man's shoulder carefully, looked at the man himself, and finally turned his head and looked at Ian with deep meaning.
It seems to be thinking about something.
"My name is Leonard Dumbledore." The young man may have wanted to change the topic and cover up the jokes he made because of his ignorance, so he took the initiative to introduce himself to the two of them.
It was indeed a member of the Dumbledore family.
Perhaps it was Albus' ancestor?
Ian looked at the surrounding environment and found that the location of the tomb he chose was originally the predecessor of the Godric Valley. It is normal to meet people from the Dumbledore family who have settled here for generations.
"Your family must have excellent bloodlines." Merlin nodded and suddenly spoke. Compared to Ian's understanding of Dumbledore, this was the first time he had met someone who could control the phoenix.
Moreover, when he heard the words of the little wizard next to him, it seemed that the descendants of the Dumbledore family could control the phoenix. Such a strange situation immediately attracted Merlin's attention.
As a wizard who lived in the early Middle Ages, information acquisition is naturally not as convenient as later generations. For Phoenixes, even Merlin has only seen a few very mysterious ones.
In his perception, the phoenix is an extremely arrogant and spiritual creature and generally does not follow mortals easily. Now that the phoenix is so close to Leonard, Merlin can't help but wonder if this is related to the bloodline of the Dumbledore family, and he is extremely interested in this kind of bloodline mystery.
"Uh, what should I say."
Leonard suddenly smiled bitterly, and everyone except Ian would smile bitterly. His expression was a bit sad, "Actually, I don't know much about my family."
"I only know that my parents are wizards, but they are all dead. I have been looking for strength to avenge them!" Leonard said, and couldn't help but clench his fists.
His magic is also becoming restless.
The process of forming a silent process is accelerating.
"What's going on with your parents' death?" Ian walked up to help the other party calm his magic and asked softly. He had to tiptoe to touch the other party's shoulder.
There is no way, this is a tall man of about 1.9 meters, which is quite rare even in later generations.
"I don't know."
Leonard's tone was full of depressedness, "I only know that they were killed by a group of dark wizards, which may be related to a curse that has always existed in our family."
Said.
Leonard turned his head and looked at the phoenix on his shoulder.
"It has been with me for fifteen years." Leonard's voice was a bit stubborn tenderness. "I was only seven when I first saw it, and my parents were burned to death by a black wizard in the bedroom. I snatched in the ruins for three days and found this turkey that would make me angry. Oh, yes, according to you, it should be a phoenix."
He corrected his words in time.
"I'm so sorry, Audrey, I didn't even realize that you were a phoenix earlier." Leonard spoke to his phoenix, his tone full of embarrassment.
"If I had known you were a phoenix earlier, I would not have used you as a stove and a fire stick." He was reflecting on himself, but his phoenix obviously didn't care much about it.
Phoenix just rubbed his head intimately on his neck.
All I can say.
This phoenix has a much better temper than Albus's one. Ian was stunned by the hearing anyway. Even a guy like him would not dare to imagine using Phoenix as a lighter!
His astonishing wisdom probably can only stop being an oven... However, looking at the gentle appearance of Phoenix, the little wizard had to admit that stupid people might indeed be blessed.
The relationship between Leonard and this phoenix is indeed deep.
"Damn!"
Perhaps because Ian stared at the phoenix for a long time, the phoenix on Leonard's shoulder suddenly felt moved, and his wings flew in front of him and made a crisp cry.
The phoenix circled around Ian for several times, and even stopped for a moment on Ian's head before flying back to his master's shoulder under Ian's drive.
It seemed to be a bit savored by Ian's messy head.
“…”
Ian was speechless.
Merlin looked at him thoughtfully.
"Oh, I've never seen Audrey so close to anyone other than me." Leonard was obviously surprised by his Phoenix's behavior.
"Maybe it's because he can also turn into a bird, so your phoenix has a common language with him?" Merlin teased, but Ian was speechless.
"This is just because I am naturally friendly!"
Ian retorted.
"Huh?"
Merlin raised his eyebrows, his eyes stopped at Ian's hand - how to say, from the perspective of an ordinary person, Ian might not have anything in his hand.
But in the eyes of those with special vision, Ian's hand is just as good as the hand of the flower-armed brother, and there are so many messy contracts and blessings on it.
"Isn't it because you have a connection with the Dumbledore family?" Merlin obviously saw the gift from Ariana and guessed that this was why Phoenix was close to Ian.
"Ha."
Ian glanced at her eyes, ignoring Merlin's teasing. And because Merlin's voice was only heard by Ian at this time, Leonard did not respond to it.
"Can wizards become animals?"
He was also immersed in the wonder that Ian could turn into a bird. This is someone who knows something about wizards, but may not know much. A very reasonable situation, after all, it is a poor man whose parents died when they were young.
"Only the most powerful wizard has such skills. It just so happens that we are one of them." Merlin responded, and the little wizard next to him raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Of course, he believed that Merlin was also an Animagus, but there was no record of what animal Merlin's Animagus form was.
"Maybe a magical creature too?"
The little wizard couldn't help but guess.
certainly.
No matter what form Merlin can become, he must be as powerful as his raven form. He is no longer a magical creature. Raven may be regarded as a mythical form.
Such an Animagus transformation is destined to be a match.
"You are so awesome!" Leonard seemed to have no doubt that Merlin was bragging at all, and showed an admiration, which made Merlin a little happier.
Even the mass on the top of the head tends to reduce swelling - the injuries that the raven pecks may not be recovered with magic, and can only wait for the passage of time to heal itself.
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"Let's talk about the family curse you mentioned." Merlin was quite interested in the Dumbledore family and cared very much about what Leonard mentioned just now.
"Uh."
Leonard hesitated for a moment.
"Actually, I don't know much."
He spoke helplessly.
"I have eavesdropped on the conversation between my father and mother. They mentioned some things about our family. My father said that our family's bloodline is extremely strong, and every Dumbledore is destined to achieve extraordinary achievements. However, this kind of gift comes at a price, and we must also bear the fate of being doomed and sad."
"It's a curse."
"This curse makes us born with powerful magic, but it also makes us destined to be lonely, destined to lose the person we love, and destined to be filled with sadness and sorrow."
"My father called this curse the sorrow of blood, and it is said that a great prophet told his grandfather's name." Leonard was telling a story about himself.
However.
Merlin may have listened very seriously, but Ian... Ian actually listened very seriously at the beginning, but after Leonard's mouth came out of his mouth, he couldn't hold back.
My eyelids jumped a few times without control.
"Can I still let me feel the normal story unfold..." The little wizard couldn't help but complain in his heart, not knowing whether he was complaining about himself or what was going on.
Compared to the little wizard with divergent thinking, Merlin is seriously thinking about Leonard's words.
"I haven't heard of this name before, but most curses cannot be easily removed, especially this curse connected to blood is even more dangerous."
"It is difficult for others to make accurate judgments and find ways to deal with it."
"Of course, if you want, I can teach you some magic to better control your own power. Perhaps one day you can solve your own problems on your own."
Merlin actually took the initiative to teach Leonard the magic.
This surprised the little wizard. Ian couldn't help but look at Merlin several times. He didn't expect that the Dumbledore family had such a relationship with Merlin. He didn't know whether it was because of the impact of his travels to this world, or whether there was such an unknown story in history.
"Witness history."
Ian had a different feeling about time travel.
Faced with Merlin's active invitation, this was definitely an opportunity that countless wizards dreamed of, but here at Leonard, the young Dumbledore hesitated.
"Mr. Wizard, to be honest, I really want to learn magic and learn how to control the power in my body, but..." He seemed to be a little reluctant to speak.
"But what?"
Ian raised his eyebrows, "This is a rare opportunity. Being an apprentice to the wizard beside me will be a great opportunity in your life."
He was reminding the young man in front of him.
And he also used words like being an apprentice to secretly characterize Merlin's decision.
This is definitely full of the kindness of a little wizard.
How to say it? After all, I have received a lot of help from Albus and Ariana. There are still half a rumor in school that Dumbledore is rumored that he will of course choose to help people from this family.
"I can feel that you are all extremely powerful wizards." Leonard looked at Ian gratefully, but the expression on his face was still a little entangled.
"But I was cursed and dared not leave here." He finally revealed his own voice. It was the fear in his heart, the kind of worry that he dared not step out of this valley.
"Huh?"
The little wizard was stunned for a moment.
"What else is there to say?"
Merlin also felt a little confused. In his knowledge and understanding, curses may indeed be temporarily suppressed by some things, but these things that can suppress curses should have little to do with their living environment.
Leonard saw the two wizards' confusion and spread his hands helplessly, "My family has lived here for generations because our ancestors once had such instructions."
"Our ancestors once said that as long as we live here and guard a certain existence, the curse of the Dumbledore family will eventually be redeemed at the end of a century."
Leonard's eyes passed over Ian and Merlin and looked behind the two of them. He actually knew that there were some unknown secrets hidden behind the ordinary mountain wall.
"This..."
The little wizard was stunned.
"Smack ~"
Meilin was also stunned for a moment, then applauded, "Okay, okay, free gravekeeper, it seems that I am not the only victim who was fooled by you."
He glanced at the little wizard with a strange expression, then looked up at Leonard again, "Let me guess whether your ancestors have ever met a guy named Medivh."
Merlin deliberately emphasized the tone on the name "Medivin".
"No, what does it have to do with me? I definitely won't fool people... just occasionally." Ian only felt that his neck was hard, and his head was almost growing sharp.
"Medivh..."
Leonard tried a little hard to recall.
"It seems that I do have an impression of this."
His memories of his childhood may not be so clear.
but.
The Dumbledore obviously also had a familiar feeling about the name Merlin mentioned. And just as Leonard racked his brains to recall his remaining knowledge of the family.
"You are the ancestors of acquaintances. You are all cheating. You are not just taking over the body, but you are more likely to take over the body." Merlin gave Ian a thumbs up. The little wizard was unreasonable and he didn't know how to refute it.
Fortunately, Leonard slapped Phoenix in the head and seemed to have finally recalled something.
"Oh, yes, my father once mentioned this name, but it was just the name in the story about ancestors. In fact, our ancestral teachings only come from our ancestors, not this person." His words obviously corrected Ian's name, and the little wizard's back seemed to be a little straighter than before.
"I'll just say it! I'm not that kind of person!" Ian's voice was a little louder than before, and he looked completely different from the lack of confidence just now.
Merlin seemed a little disappointed in this.
"Do you know what kind of intersection between your ancestor and Medivh?" He seemed to be unwilling to give up and couldn't help asking Leonard.
Ian was speechless.
Leonard spoke with some uncertainty on the back of his head, "If I remember correctly, my father once mentioned that his ancestors were one of the seven angels who served Medivh."
These words didn't just surprise Merlin.
"Ange?"
Merlin grabbed the sensitive words.
"Can you remember the name of your ancestor?"
Even Ian became a little interested, and this time it was his turn to ask Leonard. Leonard obviously answered this question much faster.
"Of course, her name is...Aliana Dumbledore."
Leonard spoke in a very conclusive tone.
Merlin hasn't responded yet.
The little wizard's pupils could no longer be controlled.
"???????"
Ian suspects something is wrong with his ears.
(This chapter ends)