Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 51 The Useless Resurrection Stone and the Powerful Resurrector!

Dudley listened to Dumbledore's analysis with a look of amazement. This old Dumbledore had been completely enlightened by him!

They're incredibly quick-witted!

"Hiss... You haven't already been to the Gaunt mansion, have you?"

Dudley clicked his tongue and asked, his eyes fixed on Dumbledore's old hand, as if afraid the old man had already gotten his hands on the Gaunt ring with the Resurrection Stone inlaid in it and was wearing it.

Dumbledore noticed Dudley's gaze, looked somewhat puzzled, and replied naturally:

"I haven't gone yet. Didn't you say you'd come back and discuss it with me if you thought of any clues?"

"That's good!"

Dali thought that the powerful ally he had finally persuaded would be out of commission in less than half a month, but luckily Old Deng listened to his advice.

"Dali, did you foresee something again? You seem a little... strange!"

"Dumbledore asked curiously."

"Your analysis earlier was correct; there is indeed a Horcrux hidden in Hogwarts and Gauntlet."

Dudley didn't respond to the question of prophecy, but instead frankly confirmed Dumbledore's earlier guess. With such a powerful human cheat ability, it would be impolite for him to keep it a secret any longer.

"Great! I'll go search Gaunt's old house first!" Dumbledore was filled with renewed energy after hearing Dudley's words and wanted to set off immediately.

"Wait!"

Dali quickly shouted to stop the attacking old man, "Wait a moment, wait a moment!"

"It won't take much of a moment. I still have important information to tell you, and besides, I haven't fully explained the consequences of what you did before!"

"Alright then! You go first, I'll go first?"

Dumbledore sat back down in his chair.

"Let me start by saying that the Horcrux stored in the Gaunt mansion is the Gaunt family's heirloom ring, which Voldemort has set with very powerful dark magic. Even you, if you are not careful and put on the ring, will be affected and suffer irreparable damage."

Dali quickly emphasized the seriousness of the matter.

"Dudley, you're underestimating me!" Dumbledore grinned with his childlike arrogance again. "Why would I wear that ring? I'd definitely break the dark magic on the Horcrux first!"

Dudley, however, did not laugh along with Dumbledore. Instead, he said very seriously, "Because that ring is inlaid with the Resurrection Stone! It's the Resurrection Stone, one of the legendary Three Holy Relics of the Dead, a Resurrection Stone on par with the Elder Wand in your hand!"

The three consecutive emphasis sentences made the smile on Dumbledore's face disappear.

"Dudley, is what you're saying true? The Resurrection Stone... The Resurrection Stone is in Gaunt's old house!" Dumbledore lost his composure, his face showing excitement, longing, and anxiety.

"Cousin! What is the Resurrection Stone? Can it... bring the dead back to life?" Harry, who had been listening nearby, also lost his composure and eagerly pressed for an answer.

Seeing his cousin and Old Deng's behavior, Dudley couldn't help but feel sorry for them and a little scared. He quickly shattered their illusions:

"Although it may be cruel, I must solemnly remind you that the Resurrection Stone cannot resurrect people, just like the dish 'Stargazing' doesn't contain any stars!"

"What?!" Dumbledore exclaimed, his surging emotions immediately extinguished by a bucket of cold water, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

"I see."

Harry also muttered something in a low voice, but his reaction was much better than Dumbledore's.

Having grown up in the Muggle world, he didn't have much hope for the fantastical idea of ​​resurrection.

"Dullie, why do you say that? Did you foresee the use of the Resurrection Stone?" Dumbledore pressed on, still unwilling to give up.

"The Resurrection Stone only allows the user to summon false images of deceased relatives and friends. As for whether these images are generated based on the user's memories or simulated based on the soul of the deceased, I have no idea."

But I can confirm that this image is 100% fake and is definitely not the real soul of the deceased.

Once summoned to the user, it will make the user feel incredibly warm and happy, and then a thought will rise from the bottom of the user's heart that the afterlife is better, thus leading the user to commit suicide.

Those with weak wills who obtain the resurrection stone will only end up losing their own lives instead of being resurrected.

Dudley explained the function of the Resurrection Stone in detail. Seeing Dumbledore's expression of utter despair mixed with disbelief, he immediately turned on his microphone again:

“Dumbledore, it’s very obvious. If the Resurrection Stone were useful, would Voldemort have been willing to abandon him in the old house?”

Given his personality, would it make sense for him not to resurrect a bunch of powerful pure-blood wizards from history to serve as his Death Eaters? Would it be reasonable for him not to carry them with him and then resurrect them instantly when his Death Eaters are lost?

If the Resurrection Stone were truly effective, the Gaunt family, who possessed it, should be thriving by now, instead of being left with only an empty house!

The familiar interrogative reasoning, like a sharp sword piercing through the fog, completely shattered Dumbledore's delusions.

"You're right, Dudley! I lost my composure!"

Please forgive an elderly person who has lost several family members. As people grow old, they always miss family, especially recently, seeing you here with Harry and the Dursleys in your daily life..."

Dumbledore managed to compose himself and reflected on the situation with tears in his eyes.

“There’s no need for that,” Dali’s tone softened. “Wanting to bring deceased loved ones back to life is only human nature, there’s nothing to apologize for.”

Harry and my mom also want to bring Aunt Lily and Uncle James back to life, don't they?

I just want you to stay rational and not place your hopes on a useless, broken stone. It's not like I'm completely without a way to resurrect your loved ones!

Thank you for your understanding.

Dumbledore wiped away his tears, trying to calm himself, and habitually offered a thank-you reply. But as he wiped away his tears, it suddenly dawned on him:

"Dali! What did you say last?!"

“My cousin said he has a way to bring the dead back to life!” Harry excitedly repeated Dudley’s answer.

“That’s right!” Dali nodded in confirmation.

Dumbledore panicked again, stammering, "What...what solution?!"

"Find a way to separate the Horcruxes from Voldemort's soul fragments without causing them any harm, and to free the three Hogwarts relics, which Voldemort turned into Horcruxes, from Voldemort's tainted soul and return them to Hogwarts."

"Once I accomplish this, my talent will gain an extremely powerful force, a force that will allow me to transcend the boundaries of life and death, and resurrect whomever I desire!"

Dudley stood up and, with an extremely confident and infectious expression, painted a very real and tangible picture for Harry and Dumbledore.

"I will definitely try my best to find a way! I definitely will!" Dumbledore replied with unusual firmness.

Seeing Dumbledore's posture, Dudley stepped forward and, using a gesture he had learned from Hagrid, patted Dumbledore's cunning old shoulder reassuringly:

"Alright, this matter cannot be accomplished in a short time."

Let's take it one step at a time and focus on the present. Dumbledore, you're having a hard time calming down right now, so we can postpone going to Gaunt's house to get the rings, Horcruxes, and the Resurrection Stone.

"Tell me about what you've been doing so far, like this locked diary Horcrux, and the situation with Barty the Death Eater."