Many sacrifices had actually been unnecessary from the very beginning. Dumbledore should have tried to trust the next generation, shared more of the burden on his shoulders, and nurtured them.
Even if he had only cultivated their character, love, friendship, and courage, it would not have hindered their magical training. It might even have enhanced it.
These were the wellspring for advancing into profound magic. Yet such positive magic often involved only defense and protection.
Just as Lily Evans could sacrifice her life and use a spell infused with maternal love to rebound Voldemort's Killing Curse, she could not defeat him head-on.
If every young wizard were covered by such a "shield," why fear Voldemort? How could Dark Wizards have any way to survive?
"No!" The Thinking skill suddenly began racing for no reason. Ryan's subconscious, his wizard's intuition, had abruptly noticed something.
No! More accurately, it had gained something!
Murder among the Peverells was taboo!
That shouldn't be right. James Potter was also Ignotus's descendant... Right!
That was why Voldemort, who had always been proficient in making Horcruxes, suffered from an unstable soul, created Harry Potter—the unprecedented living Horcrux—and never discovered it.
He had killed a blood relative!
James Potter.
Although Dumbledore had guessed that Voldemort's instability came from making too many Horcruxes, that was only because he did not understand the Peverells.
The three brothers were named Antioch, Cadmus, and Ignotus.
Ryan had received this revelation after discovering Ignotus Peverell's empty grave in Godric's Hollow, when he had briefly and unconsciously returned to the Smith Alchemy Cabin in a dream. Only now did he realize it.
Voldemort, the descendant of Cadmus Peverell, owner of the Resurrection Stone—in other words, the Gaunt heir of Slytherin—had killed James Potter, the descendant of Ignotus Peverell, owner of the Invisibility Cloak.
Taboo!