Infected by Vizet's smile, Headmaster Dumbledore's expression was no longer so grave, and a little warmth returned to his brow.
"Yes. What we should do even more is resist The Master's bait, like Ignotus Peverell."
"Therefore, we also cannot rule out one possibility... which is whether the source of this temptation came from The Master himself..."
He raised the Resurrection Stone ring. "Or whether the Resurrection Stone, as the trap... possessed an enticing power of its own?"
Vizet noticed that the Resurrection Stone ring had already been damaged, with an obvious break in the band.
This meant that while Headmaster Dumbledore was investigating the three Deathly Hallows, he had also dealt with this ring in passing, destroying another of Voldemort's Soul Fragments.
Headmaster Dumbledore slowly closed his eyes, his eyelids trembling slightly. "I still remember very clearly what happened at Riddle House!"
"The moment I saw the Resurrection Stone, that indescribable temptation... was simply too great!"
He said somewhat agitatedly, "I truly wanted to do it! To use the Resurrection Stone to call her back and see her once more! Even if it was only one look!"
Vizet quietly observed Headmaster Dumbledore's expression, alert for any accident that might occur.
But clearly, his worry was unnecessary.
He realized that what Headmaster Dumbledore was showing at this moment was more a kind of ruefulness, lingering fear, and regret, rather than the frenzy and obsession he had displayed at Riddle House.
Headmaster Dumbledore took a deep breath, and his tone calmed. "But later, I came to understand it. At least the bait, the trap, that was the Resurrection Stone had no way to help me do that."
"So when I was studying the three Deathly Hallows, my state of mind finally became peaceful... Perhaps it was precisely this state of mind that