"Sir, do you know anything about Katie?"
After finally waiting for Dumbledore to give him a private lesson, Harry couldn't help but mention what happened not long ago. The opal necklace caused serious damage to Katie, and she is still receiving treatment at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
"Professor McGonagall has already told me that Miss Bell is very lucky. She only slightly touched the opal necklace due to the hole in her glove, and the curse did not spread quickly and take her life." Dumbledore looked at Harry and said calmly, "The healer of St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries has been reporting to me all the time. I believe Miss Bell will be able to fully recover soon."
"That's great. By the way, Madam Rosmerta was probably under the Imperius Curse. She was the one who gave the necklace to Katie. As for who cast the Imperius Curse on her, it was probably a Death Eater." Harry looked Dumbledore straight in the eyes and briefly explained his analysis of the whole matter. "I suspect this matter is related to the Malfoys. Among all the Death Eaters and purebloods, only the Malfoys need to do such a stupid thing to prove something."
"This is just your suspicion, Harry. We can't assume someone is guilty just because we suspect him. I will conduct an in-depth and detailed investigation on anyone suspected in Miss Bell's accident." Dumbledore's reaction was very calm from beginning to end, which made Harry feel that the other party was just perfunctory.
"Evidence is not always needed. Sometimes suspicion is enough. Although I admit that I am a little biased against the Malfoy family, my own judgment is more realistic." Harry didn't pay attention to Dumbledore's actions and continued to say what he wanted to say: "After Lucius did stupid things including killing a bunch of colleagues and causing Voldemort's Horcrux to be destroyed by me, I find it incredible that he was not directly executed by Voldemort."
"The Malfoy family must urgently do something to save their lives. There is no doubt that nothing can satisfy Voldemort more than your life." Harry glanced at Dumbledore's injured palm and continued, "According to Albert's prediction, the next few years are obviously not satisfactory, and the entire wizarding world will enter a turbulent era."
"I am pleased Harry, your analysis is brilliant, but we can't go too far because of our suspicion," Dumbledore said gently.
"Perhaps, we can use Veritaserum to make Mr. Malfoy prove that he is completely harmless." Harry said self-deprecatingly, "Umbridge used Veritaserum and the Cruciatus Curse quite a lot last year, and Minister Scrimgeour is also promoting Veritaserum on a large scale now, using it for rapid screening of personnel."
"As for Madam Rosmerta, I will personally go over and confirm whether she has been under the Imperius Curse." Dumbledore raised his hand to interrupt Harry. "Right now I am more concerned about our class."
"If you can contact Albert, I believe he will be able to predict the culprit directly." Harry suddenly said, "Then there is no need to worry about using emetics on students."
"Divination is not omnipotent, Harry," Dumbledore reminded with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, but that guy is so incredible. His predictions have basically come true. It's at least worth a try. There has been an attack like this, and there will definitely be a next one. No one can guarantee that the next unlucky person will be as lucky as Katie." Harry curled his lips. Knowing that Dumbledore didn't want to continue talking about Draco Malfoy, he didn't say anything else.
Harry knew very well why Dumbledore could remain so calm, it was because Katie was not dead and could recover. If Katie died, Dumbledore would never be like this.
To be honest, Harry was actually a little annoyed. He didn't believe that Dumbledore hadn't suspected Malfoy, and about Snape, he didn't believe that Albert hadn't warned him.
Even if Snape is indeed a double agent, it is hard to say which side he is on.
"Don't worry Harry, we will catch the culprit. Now let's go into my memory!" Dumbledore used his wand to draw his memory from his temple and put it into the Pensieve. "This is my first meeting with Voldemort."
In the memory, Dumbledore used the Confusion Charm to easily deceive the headmaster of the orphanage and met the young Tom Riddle, who was only eleven years old.
"What do you see, Harry?" Dumbledore asked.
"Voldemort was very handsome when he was young. I don't know why he made himself look like this now." Harry couldn't help but complain. In Voldemort's eyes, is it more handsome to have no nose? "
"Voldemort doesn't like his father, and he doesn't really care about his own appearance," Dumbledore motioned for Harry to continue.
"His magical power is very strong. He can master this power before going to school. He can use some magic to bully those children without the need for wands and spells." Harry recalled the scene he just saw and said softly, "Under normal circumstances, only wizards whose magic power is out of control can do this, but he can control it. I suspect that in the entire wizarding world, only you and Albert can do that at a certain age."
"It is indeed incredible that for such a young wizard, Voldemort's abilities are surprisingly complete and mature. He has found that he can control these abilities to some extent and begin to use them consciously."
"Of course, I couldn't do it to the same extent as him at that age, and Mr. Anderson wouldn't do that either. He knows how to hide himself. Especially in the Muggle world, people who are different are easily excluded, and Mr. Anderson is a smart man." Dumbledore looked at Harry gently, as if he wanted to get more from Harry. He needed Harry to have strong enough analytical skills.
"He stole some stuff from those kids," Harry said suddenly as he spoke of it, as if he had a connection with something. "He was collecting trophies, or he had a habit of collecting trophies, and he was a snake."
"I'm glad you noticed that, Harry. You saw the box of stolen goods in the room." Dumbledore seemed very satisfied with Harry's realization: "Souvenirs taken from the children he bullied..."
"Professor, do you think that Horcruxes are similar souvenirs or valuable things?" Harry suddenly asked, "In addition to the diary, I think you must have other clues!"
"Yes, but it's late now. I will slowly tell you what I know later." Dumbledore said to Harry: "Now you need to be patient. Sometimes enough patience is also important."
"Okay, good night, professor." Harry said hello to Dumbledore and left.