"Mm..." Voldemort's expression was grave. He nodded somewhat absentmindedly. "Then do as you say!"
Having been given time to rest, Calchas sat in an armchair and muttered to himself, "This is simply unbelievable..."
His tone was full of disbelief. "Is this even real... Were those two really Squibs?"
"You're the 'prophet'..." Herpo said coldly. "Don't forget... lately, you've been using the 'Eye of Heaven' to monitor Dumbledore."
"If those two had been wizards all along and were merely invited by that Guardian to put on a performance, you should have discovered it long ago."
"That would make sense..." Calchas still sounded somewhat hesitant. "But this happened very suddenly."
"It was only yesterday that the Guardian communicated with Dumbledore, using a magical bookmark to inform him about this matter."
"When the Guardian informed Dumbledore, Dumbledore did not show much surprise. That meant Dumbledore already knew about it..."
"Following that line of thought, the Guardian had clearly been preparing for today's Ritual Magic for quite some time."
Herpo said, "Looks like you've found the answer."
Calchas rubbed the space between his brows. "Now that I think about it, with something this significant, that Guardian probably wouldn't fake it."
"And that hypocritical Dumbledore probably wouldn't agree to let something like this happen either."
"If everything that happened today was a scheme between the Guardian and Dumbledore, the risk would have been far too great. Someone would definitely want to expose them!"
Herpo said, "Even if they can hide it for now, what about afterward?"
"Dumbledore has already accepted an interview with reporters. Many Squibs will certainly learn of this and want to take part in the Ritual Magic."
Calchas continued, "But I think the most terrifying part was what they did afterward..."
His voice was full of disbelief. "Unbelievable... That scene... They really...