"If Voldemort's resurrection ritual has nothing to do with Horcruxes, then what is his real goal?"
After listening to Vaughn briefly recount what had happened at the Death Eaters' gathering, Dumbledore looked uncertain.
Dumbledore actually knew little about Voldemort's resurrection ritual. He could be certain it had nothing to do with Horcruxes because, after learning of their existence, he had studied the magic involved in detail.
He had even sought out several ancient ghosts for that purpose.
When it came to Horcrux-related magic alone, Dumbledore's knowledge was second only to Voldemort's, and even surpassed Vaughn's.
"The Regeneration Charm," Vaughn said calmly.
Dumbledore's pupils contracted slightly. Misled by Vaughn earlier, he had focused entirely on the Horcruxes and overlooked Voldemort's efforts to restore his body.
Now Vaughn's words made everything click. Dumbledore narrowed his eyes and murmured, "Bone of the father, flesh of the servant, blood of the enemy..."
As the wizard hailed as the greatest legend of the century, Dumbledore's learning needed no explanation. Although the Regeneration Charm was complex, much of that complexity came from variants developed over the ages.
Bone of the father, flesh of the servant, and blood of the enemy formed the oldest foundation of the Regeneration Charm. Every subsequent variant had developed from that basis. The Regeneration Charm was also known as the Bone and Blood Charm, and it was undoubtedly the best way for Voldemort to restore his body. Given the current circumstances, fulfilling its three essential conditions would not be difficult.
Dumbledore also recalled certain events from long ago, such as Voldemort murdering his own father.
Voldemort had been only sixteen then. Dumbledore found it hard to imagine that sixteen-year-old Tom Riddle had already prepared a fallback for himself.
Otherwise, given his hatred of his own origins, why had he not destroyed the