Chapter 149 — Dumbledore’s Exclusive Content

Chapter 149: Chapter 149 — Dumbledore’s Exclusive Content

Chapter 149 — Dumbledore’s Exclusive Content

"Maybe it’s because I haven’t lied in a long time, and perhaps there was something wrong with my expression. Ginny seemed to notice it.

"But she didn’t press me. Instead, she looked thoughtful.

"I quickly interrupted her thoughts and told her that it was already very late and that we could talk about something else.

"No matter what, I hope Ginny can forget about Harry as soon as possible.

"But Ginny didn’t agree.

"She told me that she had something else to do and would come visit me another time before leaving.

"I was worried at home until midnight, wondering whether Ginny would also end up going down that same path.

"After all, her brother, her former love...

"My heart sank for the entire night, and I couldn’t sleep.

"So I had no choice but to get up and write this diary.

"I really hope everyone is safe."

Vesey put down her pen.

She felt that her description of Ginny this time had been merely adequate.

Hopefully, it would be enough to raise Ginny’s Trust Level.

Now that she had finished writing, Vesey planned to take the opportunity to study the new function she had received from the previous diary entry.

Diary holders can view hidden content according to their favorability level. The host can adjust the amount of content unlocked for each holder.

Vesey stared at the description for a while before finally understanding what it meant.

It was essentially like having a private diary for each diary holder.

Only the corresponding holder could read their exclusive content.

Vesey’s eyes lit up.

This could definitely add several layers of protection for her!

After all, Dumbledore was always suspicious of her.

She knew how annoying that could be.

Otherwise, what if she simply claimed that she was Dumbledore’s sister?

Would that suddenly change everything?

Vesey excitedly wrote the new entry into her diary.

At the same time—

Headmaster’s Office

Dumbledore finished reading the diary with a thoughtful expression.

He had learned several useful pieces of information from this entry.

First, Ginny was an excellent Quidditch player.

Although he didn’t know exactly what position she played, he could certainly consider letting her join the Quidditch team when the time came.

Second, Ginny would be saved by Vesey during this school year.

It was even possible that Ginny would develop feelings for Vesey during that time.

Third...

Could Ginny’s rescue by Vesey have something to do with Mrs. Norris being petrified?

Fourth...

Lockhart would eventually end up staying at St. Mungo’s.

And Vesey wouldn’t save him?

A thoughtful look flashed through Dumbledore’s eyes.

To be honest, when he read that Vesey hadn’t saved Lockhart, he had a strange feeling that this was probably exactly what would happen.

He had even maliciously imagined various possibilities.

Perhaps Vesey wasn’t as kind as she appeared.

But after seeing the things Lockhart had done, Dumbledore felt that Vesey’s decision would have been justified.

Someone like that didn’t deserve to be saved.

If Vesey really refused to save Lockhart after discovering what he had done, Dumbledore thought that would actually make her seem more genuine.

She wasn’t as perfect as she appeared.

She had preferences of her own.

She wouldn’t save someone simply because she was supposed to be kind if she genuinely disliked that person.

Perhaps that was the real Vesey.

And that kind of Vesey made Dumbledore truly accept her.

She wasn’t perfect.

She was a real person.

Not some disguised deity.

Dumbledore felt strangely relieved.

Even the wrinkles on his face seemed to soften.

Then he yawned and sighed.

"You’re an old man, Albus. How can you possibly keep staying up late like this every day?

"You really should tell this young lady not to write in the middle of the night.

"If she has an idea, she can simply keep it for a while. There’s always time to write it tomorrow."

Bleary-eyed, Dumbledore was preparing to go back to sleep when he suddenly noticed that the diary seemed to have acquired a new function.

This function allowed him to check Vesey’s favorability toward him.

Apparently, whenever Vesey’s favorability reached a certain level, more content exclusive to that diary holder would become available.

Dumbledore immediately became excited.

He sat upright and opened the new function, eager to see how much Vesey liked him.

He didn’t expect the number to be particularly high.

After all, he had deliberately kept his distance from the child on the surface.

Their relationship looked like nothing more than that of an ordinary headmaster and student.

He had even used Legilimency and Veritaserum on Vesey.

But—

Dumbledore froze.

Vesey’s favorability toward him was 80.

That meant he could already access most of his exclusive content.

Would you like to view it?

Dumbledore barely hesitated.

For an old man like him, there was little left to fear.

As long as it didn’t threaten the magical world, he could calmly face almost anything.

He selected Yes.

"I am Albus Dumbledore."

Those first words made Dumbledore’s eyes widen.

Is this something I wrote for myself?

He continued reading.

"I made a mistake.

"I shouldn’t have made such a plan, much less planted such thoughts into the portrait.

"I shouldn’t have done it.

"I regret it."

"I should have realized it sooner...

"If I had known what was inside her soul, I would definitely have loved her.

"I should have loved her.

"But instead, I kept hurting her."

"I am falling from the tower now.

"I asked Severus to kill me because I know that after my death, Voldemort will become arrogant.

"If I want to destroy him, I have to drive him completely mad."

"I am looking forward to my death.

"It will allow me to move on to greater adventures, and perhaps I will even meet my sister, Ariana."

"But as I fell, perhaps because I was so close to death, I saw Vesey’s soul...

"That was Ariana’s soul..."

Dumbledore’s heart pounded violently.

He nearly grabbed his robes with both hands.

Ariana...

The source of countless nightmares.

The sister he had cried over countless times in his dreams, her begging himnot to fight, begging everyone to stop and simply look at her.

But none of it had worked.

Ariana, whom he had mourned for most of his life...

Was inside Vesey’s body?

Was that really possible?

Vesey’s favorability level of eighty had only unlocked this much content.

But it was already enough to leave Dumbledore both ecstatic and devastated.

He understood why his future self regretted everything.

It was because he had left behind words in the portrait that had ultimately been enough to kill Vesey.

And Vesey had indeed died because of him.

That had also destroyed the last hope of seeing Ariana again.

The thought that his sister had died because of him once more nearly overwhelmed Dumbledore with grief.

He clutched his chest and sobbed.

It wasn’t until dawn that he heard the young voices of students outside that he finally remembered something important.

He still had a chance to change the future.

Of course, he kept telling himself that it might all be fake.

How could Ariana’s soul possibly be inside Vesey?

Perhaps this was simply another deception by that unknown existence.

But no matter how much he told himself that, he couldn’t calm down.

If it’s true...

Can I make it up to Ariana?

No.

He needed to raise Vesey’s favorability toward him.

He needed to see more.

Dumbledore suddenly stood up, put on his shoes, and hurried toward the library.

A short while later, Madam Pince approved Dumbledore’s request to borrow several books.

She looked at him strangely.

And it was difficult to blame her.

After all, Dumbledore was already an old man, yet he had suddenly borrowed books with titles such as:

One Hundred Tips for Getting Along with Young Girls

How to Please Younger Girls

Things Older People Need to Change When Getting Along with Children

Madam Pince couldn’t help wondering what on earth had happened to the Headmaster.