Did Muggles like wizards? In Andy's view, when Muggles believed wizards did not exist, they worshipped magic and longed for a wizard's life. But once Muggles learned that wizards truly existed, the conflict between the two sides would become irreconcilable.
The same was true of gods.
If gods were merely fictional beliefs, everyone would worship and revere them.
But once gods truly appeared in the world, and could bleed... what awaited them would be an endless stream of godslayers.
Unless gods were powerful beyond compare, they were destined to die.
It was just that...
Gods had hidden themselves as well! Andy recalled the materials he had investigated over the past few years, trying to find information related to gods.
But the records were a mix of truth and falsehood. Without clues, it was impossible to find real accounts amid countless fabricated myths.
Well... it wasn't as though there were no clues at all.
The Deathly Hallows!
This bedtime story recorded in The Tales of Beedle the Bard was a genuine mythological legend. Even if the story had been artistically embellished, it was still a true story.
The only clue was Death! Thinking that, Andy realized everything had returned to square one.
What would happen if all three Deathly Hallows were gathered? Would one become Death's Master? Obtain Death's power? Or... bring Death back to life?
Andy had no idea.
But neither Andy nor Dumbledore had ever considered putting the Deathly Hallows in one person's hands.
Even if it was only a guess, no one dared gamble on the price.
Andy suddenly thought of an idiom.
Loving dragons in name only!
Searching for proof that gods existed, longing for them to be real, yet fearing that they truly were.
That was Andy's current state of mind.
At that thought, Andy laughed