Angelo carefully steps into the office of the Hogwarts headmaster, Dumbledore. His expression is confident, but it does not express happiness or pride, only contempt for the one who accompanies him, Ludwig Fletcher, a Death Eater and the murderer of his father, Timothy Lavander.
"Professor Dumbledore." Angelo says. Dumbledore looks at him as if he knows what he was about to talk about. Angelo uses his magic to throw the murderer at the feet of the headmaster's desk.
"Good afternoon, Angelo, Ludwig." Dumbledore says with a smile to Angelo, but without the same cordiality to Ludwig.
"D-Dumbledore... The boy is crazy, he challenged me, and used dark blood magic, the ministry will not-..." Before Ludwig could even continue.
"Depulso!" Angelo pronounces the spell, right on the back of the assassin's neck, causing a thunderous force to push his head so that it hits the ground, knocking him out.
"Angelo, you can't deal with situations like this." Dumbledore says seriously.
"I'm sorry, professor, but I couldn't put my anger aside, seeing him pretend to be an agent of the ministry." Angelo says, putting away his wand.
"I have a complete idea of who Ludwig Fletcher is, cousin of Mundungus Fletcher, a famous smuggler in the wizarding world, although he is harder to capture than Mundungus himself... I would like to know... How you managed such a feat." Dumbledore says curiously, approaching Angelo, Angelo never takes his eyes off Ludwig.
"He was a close ally of my mother, ever since she died in Azkaban... When I found out about this, something inside me lit up and I thought he could be the reason for my father's death." Angelo says, alternating his gaze between the teacher and the murderer.
"And how did you find out about this? Both Moira's and Ludwig's pasts are completely obscure." Dumbledore says, and Angelo takes out the vial with the neuron that contains Ludwig's memory.
"I... I have to ask for your forgiveness, headmaster... I understand the gravity of this, so I understand any punishment you decide for me... But Ludwig didn't lie, I learned blood magic." Angelo says, looking into Dumbledore's eyes. Angelo felt no shame, because he knew he could use these magics for good, but they were still taboo.
"I am aware of this type of magic, but I never imagined living to see a student... Presenting me with a copy of it." Dumbledore says, evaluating the neuron, when he opens the container, the memory that Angelo saw in the forest is released.
Feeling disgusted at the memory, about how his own mother premeditated his own father's death, and managed to plan part of Angelo's entire trajectory at Hogwarts, about him finding his mother's deceased body to communicate with her.
With the memory ending, Dumbledore nods, putting the neuron back in the vial, scratching his beard as he puts it in his own pocket.
"I hope you don't mind presenting this evidence against Ludwig to the Ministry... Even though he is a Death Eater, one more piece of evidence is extremely useful." Dumbledore says with a comforting smile.
"Aren't you angry with me, sir? For the magic I learned?" Angelo asks confused.
"Angelo, do you remember how I avoided punishing you for that incident in your second year?" Dumbledore asks, and Angelo understands what he means.
"So... Although your actions, however questionable, are none of my business, what matters to me are the motives or the consequences, you saved three lives that night in your second year... And today, even though you learned a branch of forbidden magic, you used it to capture a dangerous killer." Dumbledore says, his gaze serious, but ends with a friendly smile.
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Sanguine Secrets
FanfictionIn 1973, a little boy is born with his mother absent, leaving only the mystery of what happened to her, until one day he discovers his magical origin, and the method of both learning magic and witchcraft, and learning more about his deceased mother...
