Dumbledore's Plan

My Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.

Everyone else calls me Albus Dumbledore. Percival comes from my father, Wulfric, and Brian also comes from my ancestor.

However, my full name is known only to my brother Aberforth and that other person; others at most know that my middle name is Percival.

Recently, the boy from the Prophecy finally arrived at Hogwarts. He was kind, pure, and even intelligent. He went to Ravenclaw instead of Slytherin, which was chosen by the potential of Tom within him.

Great, this means I made the right choice.

Even before I knew he was a living Horcrux, I had already decided to hand the boy over to Lily's family to raise. Only under the nurturing of Lily's love charm could he truly become the Star of Prophecy.

With Mrs. Figg's help, I knew everything about Harry's upbringing and everything about him.

I hesitated many times, wondering if my decision was right. Deep down, another part of me was even overjoyed. The accumulation of negative magic would transform the little wizard into another powerful Magical Creatures, Obscurus.

With Lily's charm protecting him, Harry won't develop into Obscurus; instead, his potential will increase. Only then can he be considered a true Child of Prophecy, the one to defeat Tom if I fail.

When I discovered my own filthy thoughts, I even prepared to convince myself to adopt Harry.

But at that moment, I suddenly realized that Harry was Horcrux.

Fortunately, thanks to Lily's spell, Tom's part had been digested and became just another part of Harry, but this meant that Harry's death was the best way to truly kill Voldemort.

I didn't know what to do, so I decided to put aside that terrible idea—adopting Harry.

Although many wise and intelligent wizards consider me great, selfless, and Winky example of success, I know I am a failure; I am incapable of nurturing a healthy and happy soul.

Moreover, if Harry were really by my side, could I really suppress the urge to kill Harry?

I am not a noble person, and that terrifying thought only crossed my mind when I discovered Harry's identity.

Just as I'm afraid to touch power, I'm afraid to touch Harry.

Moreover, at that time, I had unrealistic ideas about the existence of the Invisibility Cloak. If I collected Deathly Hallows, then!

I still feel scared of my past self.

Harry enrolled, joining Ravenclaw along with Peverell's two other descendants, Ryan and Neville.

And they are all children of Prophecy, it's just that Harry was marked by Tom, so Harry is more—wait, if this means that Harry isn't necessary, then I can be?

That's disgusting.

Dudley also became a wizard, fulfilling Petunia's wish to become one. However, this also revealed to me a Dark Wizard lurking behind the scenes, harboring ill intentions towards Harry.

Petunia and her family suffered the consequences of my decision to adopt Harry.

Am I really selfish, for the greatest good? I've never changed.

Tom also entered the school, possessing the back of Quirrell's head, the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor. Honestly, is he still holding a grudge against me for refusing to let him be the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor?

Quirrell, that boy, has been trying to show me his suspicious side. But he doesn't understand at all that unless he tells me Tom exists or explicitly refuses, I can't guarantee Quirrell's safety while separating him from Tom.

Moreover, after he was knocked down by the power of Harry's Love Charm, he could have come to me for help, but he refused and even deliberately avoided me.

He was knocked down by Harry twice, twice he had the chance.

Desire is truly the hardest thing for humans to get rid of; so am I, and so is Quirrell.

I deliberately used Nicholas's Philosopher's Stone as bait, and sure enough, Tom took the bait very quickly.

I chose this year for two reasons: first, Nicholas has had enough of life lately, and second, I want to lure Tom out of the Albanian Forest. I need to confirm one thing, the most important thing—whether Tom knows that Harry is his Horcrux.

This is the most crucial part of the plan I came up with to save Harry's life.

But Quirrell, or rather Tom, never attacked Harry. Given Tom's personality, he wouldn't do that. Could it be that he knew Harry's identity?

Lucius's visit also made me realize that Tom doesn't care about his Horcrux. So, my worst fears have come true: Tom has more than one Horcrux, he has many.

I can't let Harry stay at ease any longer. In order to save his life, I must take action.

My brain is really sharp; sometimes I'm even surprised myself.

Sure enough, Harry learned of the existence of the Philosopher's Stone and that it was located in the Fourth-Floor Forbidden Area.

News has recently come from Mundungus that Quirrell has purchased dragon eggs and is trying to conceal his identity.

Tom, he still remembers his junior Hagrid's hobby, which is a clear sign that, given Rubeus Hagrid's personality and the secret of the Fluffy, Tom will eventually get his hands on it.

So, the next step is to create an opportunity for Tom to meet Harry face to face and see if Tom really knows.

At school, Tom dared not misbehave; the only place he dared to act recklessly was the Forbidden Forest.

But for some reason, Potions have become much cheaper recently, which is why Quirrell still has no intention of going to the Forbidden Forest, even though Christmas is almost here.

It seems I should hold off on these few weeks' wages and pay them later. But by then, Quirrell should have been arrested, so I'll save that money.

The reason given was that Dudley broken a broom, and that they needed to replace the teaching equipment for Flying Class.

I also need to contact Fudge and have him check the prices and quantities of Potions. I'll use Severus as an excuse, saying that based on his expertise, he thinks there's something fishy about the quality of these cheap Potions.

With this two-pronged approach, Quirrell had no choice but to go to the Forbidden Forest to purchase Potions ingredients.

The only remaining question is how to get Harry into the Forbidden Forest without him making a mistake.

First, I returned the Invisibility Cloak to Harry so he could develop the good habit of wandering around at night.

By the way, I'll let him touch the Mirror of Erised again to find out his true heart and whether he's still as pure as before after all this time has passed.

The plan went smoothly. As expected, Harry went out for a nighttime stroll as soon as he got the Invisibility Cloak, and he also successfully came into contact with the Magic Mirror.

But at this moment, seeing Harry's desire, I softened. Was it really appropriate to use this excuse to send Harry to the Forbidden Forest?

Forget it. Once Rubeus Hagrid gets the dragon egg, Harry will find out about it sooner or later. And given Harry's personality, he'll end up helping Hagrid anyway, and things will come to light eventually.

Then let's wait a little longer and give Harry some time, some time with his family.

Under the cover of night, Dumbledore stood behind Harry, watching Harry's obsession with his family in the mirror.

Here, Dumbledore never imagined that Quirrell would drink the Unicorn Blood and suffer the curse.