Chapter 34: Aurelius Dumbledore
Looking at the black mist that gradually filled the corridor in front of him, Theo slowly retreated...
When facing beasts, the most taboo thing is to run away with your back to them.
Theo was worried that if he turned around and ran, the black mist would rush up!
After all, what is the difference between an Obscurial who has lost his mind and a beast?
Yes, when he saw the strange black mist and sensed the powerful magic contained in it, Theo had already guessed the true identity of this thing.
Credence Barebone, the Obscurial... or rather, he should be called Aurelius Dumbledore, Aberforth's biological son.
Theo only knew that around 1930, after the Qilin election incident, Aberforth took him home.
As for his ending, Theo didn't know.
However, seven or eight years have passed now. According to the short-lived ending of the Obscurial, even if Aurelius is talented, his situation is definitely not optimistic now.
After all, this period of time has been long enough for Nagini to gradually fall and disappear from people's sight...
It is a miracle that Aurelius, as an Obscurial, is still alive.
Just as Theo was thinking about whether to break through the floor and jump down to run away, or slowly retreat down the stairs.
Suddenly, Aberforth's voice came from behind him.
"Don't move, don't panic..."
Theo stopped immediately when he heard the words.
Then, Aberforth's figure came out from behind Theo.
He approached the black mist cautiously.
"Calm down... Aurelius, calm down, you can do it, I can believe you, right?"
With Aberforth's soft persuasion, the black mist began to tremble.
Gradually, the black mist that filled the entire corridor began to shrink slowly, and finally gathered in the corner of the corridor, turning into a pale-faced young man.
His body trembled uncontrollably, "I... I can't hold on anymore... Please, kill me... I can't hold on for long anyway. Instead of letting me stay here, not knowing when I will lose control and hurt people, it's better to send me away from this world now..."
"Nonsense! How can a son force his father to kill himself? Besides, the attic has magic set up by your uncle. Even if you lose control, you can't destroy it. Don't worry, you won't hurt anyone."
"But this time I ran out without knowing it, didn't I? Even my uncle's magic can't stop me 100%... Father, please promise me... let everything end..."
Aberforth's face was full of sadness. "Don't say any more! Good boy, let's go back. I will be with you until the end... You don't have to consider anything else! Please... don't force me anymore..."
He helped Aurelius up and stood up slowly from the ground.
Aurelius's pale face was bitter. He turned to look at Theo, "Sorry..."
He seemed to want to say something, but after opening his mouth, he didn't say anything after all.
During this period, Theo didn't say anything, just watched them quietly, and finally watched them slowly walk up the stairs to the attic.
Theo now fully understood why Aberforth didn't let them go to the attic.
Because Aurelius is not dead yet, he lives in the attic, and because the Obscurial is too dangerous after losing control, many protective spells are set up in the attic.
If he guessed correctly, the sound Theo heard just now was the sound of the Obscurial, who had lost control, hitting the protective magic.
When he walked out of the corridor, the Obscurial just broke through the protective magic and ran out, and then bumped into him...
Before long, Aberforth walked down with a heavy face.
He came to Theo, "Ask if you have any doubts."
Aberforth knew that this child, who accidentally saw Aurelius today, would definitely have a lot of questions. It was obviously impossible not to tell him anything.
Children at this age are the most curious. If they go to find "answers" by themselves, they may cause trouble...
"What was that just now?" Theo had to ask symbolically.
"That's an Obscurial... You can understand that it's a disease, and the person who got that disease is my son, Aurelius Dumbledore. People with this disease will turn into an Obscurial at any time and lose their mind... This was an accident, I have strengthened the protective magic again." Aberforth replied.
Theo looked at Aberforth's expression and didn't want to ask any more questions.
Because asking further would undoubtedly make this poor father recall the tragic past he didn't want to look back on.
Besides, he had already guessed the cause and effect, so there was no need to ask any more questions.
"I have no other questions..."
Aberforth looked at Theo in surprise.
If it were him, he would definitely have a lot of questions when he encountered this kind of thing, but Theo only asked one question and didn't ask any more?
But Aberforth soon understood Theo's thoughts.
"Okay... come to me if you have any questions." Aberforth took a deep look at Theo and turned to walk down the stairs.
'What a gentle child...' Aberforth thought in his heart.
...
It was three o'clock in the afternoon when Tom woke up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Theo practicing Transfiguration, turning a match into various shapes.
Damn it! You let me sleep, but you are secretly working hard? Too shameless!
Theo raised his head and saw Tom looking at him with grief and indignation.
"How did you sleep? You look more energetic."
"Don't you know best how I slept?" Tom glared at Theo angrily.
"Okay, okay, I know you don't want to see me anymore, Tom." Theo waved his hand. "It doesn't matter, anyway, I'm just thinking about how to leave."
Tom frowned, "What do you mean?"
Theo shook a key in front of Tom.
"As a rich man who has saved five or six thousand Galleons in Gringotts, I really don't need to live under someone else's roof. Isn't it good for me to buy a house myself? At the very least, I can find a place to build a house myself! I have Toby to take care of my daily life, why do I need to find a guardian?"
With a huge amount of Galleons and valuable gold bars, Theo does have the necessary conditions to live alone.
The most important thing is that he can conduct many experiments that he has been thinking about but has not yet had the conditions to conduct.
These experiments cannot be carried out under the supervision of a guardian...
Tom shook his head, "Dumbledore won't agree. If he doesn't agree, you will definitely not be able to do this. Don't think about it. You should know that he is not as kind as he looks on the surface."
"You're right, but I will find a way." Theo thought with a frown.
"Also, don't forget that half of the thousands of Galleons and gold bars you mentioned are mine!" Tom emphasized.
At the beginning, the work was done by two people, and the trouble was also caused by two people. How could he, Tom, not get half of the money?
"Oh, of course, of course, you will get your share." Theo put the Gringotts key back.
After a long silence, Tom suddenly asked, "If... you can find a way to move out... can you take me with you?"
"What?" Theo looked at Tom in shock. "Don't you want to stay with me? Tom, don't have any intentions for me! I have no interest in men!"
"Damn it! What dirty thoughts are in your head!" Tom's face was full of black lines. "I mean... we move out together, get rid of the constraints of so-called guardians, and then go our separate ways!"
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