"Oh! I almost forgot, Little Wizards don't like such dry talks. It's really boring. How about we have some snacks and chat while we eat?"
Dumbledore waved his hand again, and a pile of desserts, snacks, and drinks appeared on the table.
The snacks were so numerous they almost buried the little Fawkes that had just completed its rebirth. It chirped a few times in dissatisfaction, its body still covered in some ashes, then flew to a shelf behind Dumbledore, chirped twice, and began to doze off.
It seemed Professor Dumbledore wanted to use this method to help Harry and Chen Yu relax, so their upcoming conversation wouldn't be so tense.
"Come and try the cockroach clusters, they're my favorite dessert."
Looking at the chocolate candies that looked exactly like cockroaches, Chen Yu and Harry quickly shook their heads in refusal.
The cockroach clusters looked too much like cockroaches that had fallen into chocolate liquid and solidified. Chen Yu didn't dare to take a bite; what if he ate protein?
Harry had the same thought. He decisively chose the fizzing whizbees among the snacks and began to lick them.
Chen Yu, on the other hand, held the orange juice on the table and slowly drank it.
"Chen Yu, Harry, relax. Actually, the reason I called you here this time is to understand what happened. At first, I thought Quirrell was just following Lord Voldemort's instructions. I never imagined Lord Voldemort would possess Quirrell. If you hadn't successfully stopped Quirrell, not to mention Hogwarts, the entire magical world might be in big trouble right now."
Hearing that Dumbledore wanted to know what happened, Harry took a deep breath and began by recounting their misunderstanding that Snape was trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone, briefly describing how the four of them went through the challenges, then continued: "...When we entered the last challenge, we found that it wasn't Professor Snape standing in front of the Mirror of Erised, but Professor Quirrell. That's when we realized we were wrong; Professor Quirrell had always been the one trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone."
"He didn't stutter at all; all his pathetic demeanor was a disguise, so he could steal the Philosopher's Stone without arousing suspicion."
"Later, Chen Yu used a spell to knock off the turban on Professor Quirrell's forehead, and we discovered another terrifyingly abnormal face growing on the back of his head."
"Lord Voldemort was attached to the back of Professor Quirrell's head, instructing Professor Quirrell to do all sorts of evil things."
"Later, Lord Voldemort took over Professor Quirrell's body and tempted me with the condition of resurrecting my parents to retrieve the Philosopher's Stone from the Mirror of Erised."
At this point, Harry looked a little sad: "I'm sorry, Professor Dumbledore, I really wanted to see my parents again at that time, so I couldn't help but agree to what Lord Voldemort said..."
Dumbledore's hand, holding the cockroach cluster, paused for a moment, then he continued to chew and swallow the chocolate candy as if nothing had happened, chocolate crumbs falling onto his beard unnoticed.
He smiled and said to Harry: "It's alright, child, it's not your fault to long for family affection. This precisely shows that you are a loving person. It was Lord Voldemort who exploited your weakness; you don't need to feel guilty about it. However, I am a little curious... Once possessed by Lord Voldemort, it's not easy to get rid of it. So, how did you get rid of Lord Voldemort's possession?"
Harry pulled up the sleeve of his right hand, revealing a blue metal bracelet, and said: "It was the magic bracelet Chen Yu gave me that gave me the strength to resist Lord Voldemort's possession. When I was possessed by Lord Voldemort, for a moment, I noticed that the room had been enveloped in black mist at some point. I immediately realized something was wrong and put on the "Oath Ring" at once. Sure enough, this magical item granted me powerful strength, allowing me to temporarily resist Lord Voldemort's control over my body."
"Then I struggled with Lord Voldemort for control of my body. During the struggle, I saw my reflection in the eris mirror put the Philosopher's Stone in my pocket. Lord Voldemort also saw this, and he immediately realized the Philosopher's Stone was already in my pocket, so he tried to take the Philosopher's Stone out of my pocket to restore his body, and I continued to desperately resist."
"In the stalemate, I was no match for Lord Voldemort and gradually fell into a disadvantage. Fortunately, at this moment, the black mist dissipated, and Chen Yu's appearance slapped both my soul and Lord Voldemort's soul out."
At this point, Dumbledore looked at Chen Yu curiously.
Chen Yu could only explain from the side: "This move is called Astral Projection, a spell specifically for separating body and soul."
Dumbledore gave Chen Yu a meaningful look, then motioned for Harry to continue.
At this point, Harry felt a bit parched, so he took a glass of juice, drank a sip, and continued: "The weapon granted to me by the "Oath Ring" allowed me to materialize even in a soul state. However, Lord Voldemort, seemingly only a soul, had lost most of his power and was beaten by Chen Yu and me, hiding everywhere. Finally, he tried to escape, but Fawkes, whom you sent, swallowed him whole."
"So that's how it is..." After listening to Harry's account, Dumbledore adjusted his glasses again and asked with some curiosity: "Could you let me have a good look at this magic bracelet that allowed you to resist Lord Voldemort's power?"
"Sorry, Professor." Harry extended his right hand towards Professor Dumbledore and said: "This bracelet can't be removed once it's put on, so you can only examine it like this. Chen Yu told me that although this magical item can grant powerful magical strength, it also has certain side effects. You should never wear it unless absolutely necessary, but the situation was indeed urgent at the time, and I couldn't think of so many things."
"A magic bracelet with side effects?" Dumbledore, adjusting his glasses, carefully observed the metal bracelet on Harry's wrist, pondered for a moment, then said to Harry and Chen Yu: "Hogwarts School also has two magical items, called the Quill of Acceptance and the Book of Admittance."
"They should be magical items created by the four founders to select Little Wizards suitable for attending Hogwarts. The moment a child first shows magical talent, the Quill of Acceptance floats out of the inkwell. If they meet the admission standards, the child's name will be written in the Book of Admittance, and that's how Hogwarts knows who to send the admission letter to."
"They have always accurately and correctly recorded the names of every student admitted, and to my knowledge, very few corrections have ever occurred."
"Until today, child, the Quill of Acceptance changed a Little Wizard's name in the Book of Admittance."
"Whose?"
After speaking, Harry continued to lick the fizzing whizbees. The fizzing whizbees had been out for a long time, and if he didn't eat them soon, they would melt and be wasted.
However, Harley was also a little curious, who exactly could make the Quill of Acceptance and the Book of Admittance get the name wrong?
"It's you, Harry Potter. The Quill of Acceptance changed your name to Harley Potter, and the Book of Admittance also agreed with this result. I was very puzzled at the time. It seems this magic bracelet turned you into a girl, which is why the Quill of Acceptance and the Book of Admittance had to change your name."
A girl?
Harley was stunned for a moment. She looked at Professor Dumbledore, then at Chen Yu, then lowered her head to scan below, feeling no difference.
Until she freed a hand and reached down.
It was gone... Her 'little brother' who had been with her for eleven or twelve years had just disappeared... Feeling an emptiness in her palm, Harley suddenly felt like she had been struck by lightning. Instantly, the fizzing whizbees in her hand no longer tasted sweet.
Seeing Harley's shocked and disheartened expression, Dumbledore had no choice but to fix Chen Yu with a serious gaze: "Why does she look like she's just finding out? Did you not fully inform her of the magic item's side effects? It seems you're responsible for this, Chen Yu..."
Chen Yu shrugged and said helplessly: "Professor, you've lived for so long, you must know that the gifts of fate are already marked with a price in the dark. To effortlessly and immediately gain a powerful magical item capable of fighting Lord Voldemort, and the only side effect is a gender change for the wielder, isn't that a very minor side effect?"
Dumbledore, in shock, pulled out a few long, silver-white hairs from his beard, then responded with a benevolent expression: "That's... true... Do you have any other magic bracelets?"
"No, just one!!!"