Wizet turned to look at Dumbledore. Everything Dumbledore was displaying at that moment truly felt unfamiliar to him.
In that instant, Dumbledore's usual composure had vanished completely. The wisdom that normally gleamed in those azure eyes was gone, replaced by an all-consuming longing.
Even when Madam Pomfrey confiscated all his sweets, Dumbledore had never revealed such undisguised desire in his eyes.
"It's actually here!" Dumbledore said shakily, his tone impossibly complex, woven with overwhelming grief and desperate yearning.
The next moment, he reached for the Horcrux ring, moving as quickly as Harry chasing the Golden Snitch.
Wizet swiftly raised his wand. A shockwave burst from its tip and slammed into the case holding the Horcrux ring.
"No!" Dumbledore roared unwillingly. At the instant the case was knocked away, he could almost feel his fingertips about to touch the Horcrux ring.
"Headmaster Dumbledore," Wizet said sternly, "you'd better calm down!"
Though his earlier inspection had lasted only a brief moment, he had already sensed the danger and understood what kind of curse the ring contained.
"That ring conceals a terrifying curse. Once the curse has been removed, then you can... Accio case!"
Dumbledore's entire attention was fixed on the Horcrux ring. He raised his wand toward the case, attempting to summon it to his side.
Seeing this, Wizet stopped trying to persuade him and instead drove his Obscurus Core into motion.
Feeling Ancient Magic Power surge forth, he directly cast Ancient Magic: Improved Summoning Charm, forcibly summoning the case to his side.
Faced with a case made by Voldemort, he did not touch it directly. Instead, he conjured several flames, wrapping them around the case and suspending it in midair.
The ring, which had been within reach, slipped away once more. Dumbledore smoothly changed the direction of his wand, and countless