Chapter 80: The Second Dumbledore

    Cyrus greedily breathed the moist air inside the Chamber of Secrets.

    To be honest, the smell here is not that pleasant. The air smells like it has been rotten for a thousand years. But for Cyrus now, it''s the smell of life itself!

    He "enjoyed" it for almost a minute, during which he did nothing, not even conjuring up a suitable piece of clothing for himself. But soon, he woke up from his intoxication.

    Those who have traveled a hundred miles didn''t celebrate at ninety and a half and now is not the time to celebrate for him.

    He looked at the floating transparent panel in front of him. This was the thing he had seen after his soul transmigrated into the diary.

    A new perk, huh?

    {New Perk Added: Diary Entry (Only usable after the Host''s death)}

    After my death?

    Does that mean it will trap my soul in the diary after I die...?

    No, I don''t wanna go through all this process once again, and who knows if Harry or Dumbledore will destroy the diary before a future little wizard finds it!

    Cyrus shuddered. He has finally been resurrected, and he has a lot of things to experience. He doesn''t want to think about dying right now!

    ''Let''s think about this perk after I have managed to escape this place.'' He thought.Nne?w n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com

    He conjured a piece of clothing for himself, which was exactly the same as what Riddle wore in his memory fifty years ago, and then took out the Marauder''s Map from Ginny''s pocket.

    On the map, the name Minerva McGonagall walked to the door of the bathroom, stayed briefly, and then left in a hurry.

    Cyrus imagined the stern female professor''s panicked expression after seeing the words on the wall. She panicked and helplessly spread the news to the ears of all professors and students, and then prepared to close the school.

    Maybe she''d even try to contact Dumbledore?

    But no matter what, Dumbledore''s name has not yet appeared in the castle.

    When he thought of Dumbledore, Cyrus had a bad feeling in his heart. The old man put too much pressure on him, and Cyrus was always worried that something would happen.

    Fortunately, you can''t go wrong with the Marauder''s Map.

    "I remember that in the original book, Dumbledore returned to the castle during the time when Harry went to the Chamber of Secrets. Maybe I still have time to get the Invisibility Cloak."

    The power of Harry''s Invisibility Cloak seems to be a little worse than the other two Deathly Hallows, but it is still a treasure. What worries Cyrus even more is the legend - a person who possesses three Deathly Hallows is equivalent to controlling death.

    The only person who possesses these three treasures at the same time is Harry Potter in the original book. In fact, he did come back from the dead and returned to reality from the King''s Cross Station of the soul.

    Dumbledore wasn''t back yet, but Harry and Ron were already taking action.

    They found Lockhart, and the three of them stayed in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom for a long time. Finally, Lockhart was forced to follow them to the bathroom.

    Then, their traces disappeared from the Marauder''s Map.

    Almost half an hour later, Dumbledore''s name appeared in Professor McGonagall''s office together with Molly Weasley and Arthur Weasley.

    Cyrus stood up suddenly, breathing a little faster.

    Dumbledore appears, just like in the original novel, he appears in the school, and the Whomping Willow is the furthest escape route from him.

    Hogwarts cannot disapparate, and Fawkes will be sent by him to help Harry. By the time Dumbledore realizes something is wrong and comes back to find him, Cyrus would have already fled.

    "It''s time to leave! Goodbye, Dumbledore~"

    The sun has completely set.

    A few not-so-bright stars shone in the dark blue sky. Cyrus grabbed the tree trunk with one hand and jumped lightly into the hidden cave under the willow tree.

    He walked for a long time, and the tunnel began to slope upward. After a while, after turning a corner, a little light came in, and he immediately knew that he was about to reach the exit.

    This room was a disordered mess with peeling wallpaper, stained floors, and broken furniture as if someone had smashed it. The windows were boarded up.

    The Shrieking Shack, the transformation place specially prepared for Lupine at Hogwarts, has been considered a terrifying haunted house by wizards for more than ten years.

    In theory, it is the safest place.

    But that doesn''t seem to be the case tonight—

    Cyrus''s face turned pale under the invisibility cloak, and he looked in horror at the white-bearded old man standing by the window with the moonlight behind him.

    It''s Dumbledore!

    ''But why is Dumbledore here? ''

    Cyrus hurriedly lowered his head and glanced at the Marauder''s Map again. On the map, Dumbledore''s name was still glaring in Professor McGonagall''s office!

    There are two Dumbledores..?

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