Forbidden Human Experimentation
Dear Sean:
"I understand what you've said. The reason I didn't reply to you immediately is because I needed to verify a certain hypothesis, and Owl Post isn't as safe as you might think."
"Based on your description, I have a rough idea of what happened to poor Old Bathilda. It was probably a powerful Obliviation Charm, and the caster may have designed a switch to awaken memories. Regarding the switch, I have a few guesses. First, time. The effects of a spell aren't permanent, and Old Bathilda was a skilled sorceress in her youth; not many people can cast such a spell and maintain it for so many years. My second guess is that the switch is you; the person who left the letter wanted you to see all of this—"
"Do you hope I can see all of this? "Sean frowned.
He habitually tilted his head back and began to think about the whole thing.
What did he see? An experience of Dumbledore and Grindelwald in their youth, their conversation involving Herpo, Dumbledore's ideas which were completely different in his youth compared to now, Ancient Magic, and so on.
Sean was puzzled. What did that person want him to see?
Or rather, what kind of impact does he hope this memory will have on him?
Sean thought about it carefully, and what shocked him the most was Grindelwald's mention of the Philosopher's Stone's method of creating a body and introducing a soul. From this, he made a judgment about Dumbledore's sister Ariana's current situation.
Hiss... No, that's not right!
Sean realized he had fallen into a trap; his judgment was entirely based on his own experience, and he had the original plot in his mind. But he forgot that, normally, he shouldn't know about Dumbledore and Grindelwald's past.
In the eyes of the world, Hogwarts and Newmontgard are rivals, and the headmasters of the two School of Magic are unlikely to be close friends. For example, when Bathilda Bagshot mentioned that Dumbledore and Grindelwald had a good relationship when they were young, Harry and Hermione instinctively thought that Bathilda was senile.
As for myself, if I didn't have the Seer storyline and the experience of being a first-year student, my thoughts would probably be similar to those of others.
Forbidden Human Experimentation, two genius wizards attempting to overthrow the existing order in the Wizarding World, curiosity about ancient Dark Wizard...
How would you react if you saw these things?
Sean thought about it seriously from the perspective of a junior wizard and finally came to a conclusion: he felt that Dumbledore and Grindelwald were conspiring to do something terrible.
Wanting to become the Master of Death, creating a body with the Philosopher's Stone, and having a strong interest in Herpo and Ancient Magic, these two seem like Dark Wizard no matter how you look at them.
This will lead to an immediate loss of trust, and one will no longer believe in these two people, especially Dumbledore.
Does that mean that this letter was actually intended to sow discord?
But this raises another issue: time.
At that time, I wasn't even born yet. The reason why my unborn self could enter the future's vision is obvious: Prophecy.
Sean took a deep breath; the whole thing had come full circle back to the Prophecy whose contents he didn't know.
Damn, I hate riddle people!
Sean cursed under his breath and continued looking at the parchment.
"I must admit, everything that person wanted you to see really happened. And after seeing all that, you still thought to write to me; your trust touches me, Sean."
"As for the true identity of that Mysterious Person, I still need to investigate—if the investigation is successful, I will inform you, along with the specific content of the Prophecy."
The specifics of the Prophecy... Sean's heart began to race slightly; this was something he had always wanted to know!
"Now that we've finished discussing this matter, let's talk about some of what you saw, such as the human experiments with the Philosopher's Stone."
"This sounds wicked, so to avoid damaging my image, I think I need to explain. I've mentioned my sister Ariana to you before, and I think you've guessed some of it, haven't you?"
"Yes, she suffered some misfortune, and after an accident I'd rather not mention, she nearly lost her life. I tried to save her, and after many attempts, I used Philosopher's Stone to create a completely new body—"
Sean's breathing quickened; Dumbledore had really done it!
He had some knowledge of alchemy, in which the creation of the human body was a complete taboo! Such experiments often led to the birth of horrific, grotesque creatures.
Because the human experimentation in alchemy creates a body that is fundamentally different from a mere shell. That body, apart from the soul, possesses all the qualities of a wizard!
The moment a body is created, it begins to give birth to a soul, a soul that is often twisted and terrifying. Throughout history, this world has never lacked mad alchemists. And their fate is almost always the same: to die as the monsters they created through their own human experiments!
Dumbledore and Grindelwald were not only talented, but also incredibly daring!
Sean let out a breath and continued reading.
"I am both lucky and unlucky. I am lucky that I did not die from human experimentation and that no new monster appeared in the world. I am unlucky that Ariana's soul was torn apart and she did not enter the new body as I had expected."
In my panic, I thought of the Phoenix. In the legends of the Dumbledore family, the Phoenix appears when its members need help. I wanted to borrow the Phoenix's power to bring the dead back to life.
"With various forms of assistance, the Phoenix appeared, saving Ariana from a torn soul and embracing her soul within Phoenix body."
"What happened next was complicated, but as you can probably guess, Ariana and the Phoenix's souls became symbiotic..."
As expected... Sean nodded. The hands he touched when Phoenix teleported were indeed Ariana's. She had a symbiotic relationship with Phoenix in a magical way.
However, does this count as the Phoenix's Animagus? The fact that she can receive feathers means that Ariana can switch between Phoenix and human forms.
No wonder Dumbledore said that he still couldn't save Ariana. The coexistence of a human soul and Phoenix is not good for either side. Neither of them can achieve completeness, whether in their soul or in their life.
"At that time, Ariana barely survived. Although she was no longer whole, I believed I could always find a way. However, unexpected events always outnumbered plans."
"Within the body created by the Philosopher's Stone, a portion of Ariana's soul merged with a naturally born soul, and a completely new soul was born..."