Chapter 351 A Generous Resurrection Gift! A Showdown with Snape!
Chapter 351 A Generous Resurrection Gift! A Showdown with Snape!
"In addition, if anyone wants to resurrect someone, they can tell me and I will retrieve the deceased's ashes, or tell me the location of the deceased's death, and I will resurrect them for everyone when I have time."
Sirius and Professor Lupin, you don't need to remind me. Of course, I'll resurrect Harry's parents first. You can think about the others who want to be resurrected.
Dudley quickly and clearly stated two earth-shattering events, leaving most people in the principal's office speechless with shock.
Execute Voldemort? Resurrect the dead?
How can you make it sound as easy as adding two chicken legs to lunch?
Although Dumbledore's alter ego had already explained the whole story to everyone, and everyone had witnessed Dudley's miracle of resurrecting the two dormouses, everyone still had a sense of unreality... Was this really not a daydream?
Furthermore, Dudley so easily promised such a tremendous benefit as resurrecting deceased relatives and friends?
After Dali finished announcing the news, he glanced at the professors' reactions. Seeing their shocked and disbelieving expressions, he didn't say much, only telling them to digest the information slowly.
Those standing here now are either Dudley's mentors and close friends, or helpers who contributed in some way to the task of dealing with the three Horcruxes, or at the very least, people like Sirius Black, who have a close relationship with his cousin Harry's family.
Therefore, promising rewards or gifts to resurrect deceased relatives and friends is nothing special.
After all, this is just a piece of cake for Dali right now.
He believed that those present would not complicate matters by listing dozens or hundreds of people to be resurrected, so he did not even limit the number of people to be resurrected.
As for the possibility that too many people might spread rumors and reveal Dudley's resurrection abilities, Dudley didn't care.
The resurrection cannot be kept secret. Once Dudley resurrects Harry's parents, Dumbledore's parents, sister, and nephew, and others who are to be resurrected, are they supposed to change their appearances, hide their identities, or go to foreign lands?
How could that be? Of course, everyone should continue living their lives as usual in the British magical world.
If we continue with our normal lives, we will inevitably come into contact with outsiders, and we will inevitably have to reveal that they have returned from the dead.
Therefore, Dudley never intended to hide the fact that he possessed the ability to resurrect.
Even if the whole world knows he can resurrect people, so what?
Nobody can do anything to him!
He's already become an immortal and indestructible conceptual god. If he still cares about these trivial details, then his conceptual repair spell would be wasted.
Even if things are exposed, and someone tries to use their connections to morally blackmail him, running to his parents and friends and begging him to revive the person, making him extremely annoyed, he is not afraid.
Dudley could easily restore the world's understanding of resurrection to its past state and make that effect constant.
In this way, the trouble is instantly eliminated. Even if someone sees someone who has come back to life and associates it with the existence of resurrection abilities, that thought will be instantly dispelled.
Alternatively, a passive restoration spell could be applied to the entire world, so that if anyone harbors any ill intentions towards Dudley's resurrection abilities, their thoughts would automatically revert to their state before the thought arose.
This way, no trouble will arise.
Therefore, Dali made the promise so generously at this time without any psychological burden.
"It seems we all need to think this over for a while. Harry, Dumbledore, let's go!"
Dudley turned to his cousin, who was holding two dormouses, and Old Deng, and said.
Harry's expression was complex, a mixture of excitement and anticipation at the prospect of resurrecting his parents, exhilaration at the impending destruction of his enemies, and a vague sense of unease.
Despite the mix of emotions swirling within him, his face wore a dazed and innocent calm.
Dudley tossed out his Smetine cane, which transformed into a giant flying carpet in mid-air, while simultaneously causing the principal's office window to open automatically.
This time, he will choose a relatively slow way to travel.
Dudley beckoned Harry and Dumbledore onto the flying carpet.
At this moment, Sirius Black snapped out of his shock and pulled Lupin, who was still slightly dazed, onto the flying carpet.
Aside from the Potters, Sirius Black had no one else he wanted to resurrect.
He had long since broken ties with his corrupt and decadent family members, and was unaware that his brother Regulus had later repented and even sacrificed himself heroically, so naturally he had no intention of resurrecting them.
Lupin thought of his deceased wizard father and Muggle mother, and hesitated whether he should ask Dudley for the request.
Dudley, having seen two passengers before, didn't mind and stepped onto the flying carpet.
But he saw Snape staring straight at him.
Dudley paused for a moment, then chuckled and looked at Snape, saying, "Professor Snape, the promise I made to everyone just now included you."
I'm a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. Regardless of your reasons for helping me and Dumbledore develop the Soul-Soothing Potion, your contribution cannot be erased. Besides Aunt Lily, if you wish to resurrect anyone else, you can also ask me.”
Upon hearing these words, Snape's expression changed several times, as if he had completely changed his understanding of Dudley.
But his mother and his short-tempered father are still alive.
Aside from Lily, he had no one else he wanted to resurrect.
“I have no one else I wish to resurrect,” Snape said slowly. “I’m going to the playground to see if you can completely eliminate the Dark Lord.”
"You said you didn't need it, it's not that I'm not paying you for developing the soul-anesthetizing potion."
Dudley's smile widened, and he replied very quickly, as if afraid Snape might change his mind.
“You…” Snape realized what was going on.
Dudley wasn't grateful to him at all; he clearly wanted to use a reward to offset the effort Dudley had put into reviving Lily.
This would prevent him from claiming credit for developing the soul-anesthetizing potion after Lily's resurrection.
"You've really misjudged me! I didn't develop the Soul Anesthetic Potion; it's all Professor Slughorn's doing!"
Snape, with a gloomy face, thought it through and, without any hesitation, pushed the credit away.
“Severus, you…” Dumbledore and Professor Slughorn felt terrible upon hearing this, and words of advice came out of their mouths.
However, before he could finish speaking, Dali interrupted him.
"Professor Snape, it's not that I misjudged you, it's that you misjudged me!"
Dali's smile faded, and his tone became more serious. "I've said it before, your contributions will not be forgotten."
I don't care how Aunt Lily and Uncle James will view you after they come back to life and know everything, or how you will treat them.
I just wanted to ease my cousin's mind, and I also sincerely thank you for your efforts in developing the soul-anesthetizing potion, that's all.
From now on, we'll separate our differences—gratitude for kindness and enmity for enmity. I won't target you specifically anymore, and you shouldn't expect to develop a better relationship with me or my cousin. Let's just keep it at the level of ordinary colleagues or teacher-student.
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