Volume 4: The Sea and the Ship Heading North Chapter 227 Under the Night
Lyon.
Hidden in a manor on a busy street, hundreds of wizards in white robes gathered here.
The white robe has now become the uniform of everyone in the wizarding horizon. It was the symbol of the seven dedicated men who initially resisted Voldemort's rule in France, and has therefore been inherited.
Dumbledore finally stopped trying to stop the Wizarding World plan to attack the reformatory, which was accepted by the vast majority of people.
He knew very well that this was not a question of rationality or not. This newly formed, multi-party resistance organization must have a real war to form cohesion.
At the beginning, he was always worried about failure, because whether in terms of numbers or high-end combat power, the Wu Ping line had no advantage at all.
Voldemort's condition is unstable, but no one except himself knows how much strength he can retain if he reaches the worst condition, and how he will fight with Dumbledore.
But after serious communication and understanding with many of the pro-war factions, Dumbledore saw the situation clearly.
Some wars cannot be avoided just because one knows from the beginning that the chances of winning are low. He can rely on his remaining prestige to suppress dissenting voices.
But this cannot resolve the contradiction. If the internal voices cannot be unified, there can be no stable development.
Voldemort is constantly strengthening his rule in France and absorbing more fresh blood, but they are already the weaker party and are always standing still, so they have no future at all.
Then just give it a try. If successful, it would mean that Dumbledore's original purpose of bringing most members of the Order of the Phoenix to France was achieved.
In this new battlefield opened up by Voldemort, a stalemate was maintained head-on.
Even if they failed, they could have tried their best to preserve their main force, withdraw from France, retreat to Northern Europe, and with the support of Grindelwald, unite with the Nordic wizards to continue the fight.
If they win, everyone in Wupingxian will be happy. If they lose, at least the voices within the organization can be unified and they can move forward.
No matter which situation occurs, it will be much better than being in exile in the UK and being able to only do small things.
Dumbledore was always convinced that Voldemort's ambition would not stop at ruling the entire British Isles. He was so obsessed with and enjoyed power that after becoming the dictator of the British wizarding world, he would want to take over the whole of Europe, and after taking over the whole of Europe, he would inevitably become the master of the world.
If he had stayed in Britain and bullied others, it would have been difficult for Dumbledore to get external support. No organization would have given them much practical help purely out of moral reasons. Only when they were faced with a life-and-death situation would they think of fighting back.
Voldemort's invasion of France was the opportunity Dumbledore had been waiting for, an opportunity to confront Voldemort on the front line.
After nearly a decade of his rule, Britain's social structure has become stable. Many transformed muggle-born wizards have gradually become willing to be slaves, and there are fewer and fewer rebels. Even if Hogwarts on the carriage can still absorb fresh blood, as long as the dark devil is still alive, it is destined to only cause minor disturbances to Voldemort's government, but there is no hope of overthrowing him at all.
But now that he began to show his fangs to the outside world and had swallowed up most of France, Dumbledore and other exiled British wizards were finally no longer fighting alone.
Voldemort's pressure will force all the weak rebels to unite, and as long as they unite, there is still hope of overthrowing him!
That's why Dumbledore was in France at this time instead of returning to England.
The British wizarding world would have been stable if Voldemort had not experienced any failure. His absolute rule in the past decade had forged his absolute prestige. No matter whether this prestige was awe or fear, it would not disappear until he experienced a failure like Waterloo.
Dumbledore considered everything before uniting French wizards and Nordic wizards in France to establish the Wizarding Horizon.
And this new organization must now go through the baptism of war.
There is no doubt that even though he was opposed to this action at the beginning, Dumbledore was still their leader.
Just as Voldemort possessed absolute prestige, even if Dumbledore's reputation was not as high as before, no one in the entire wizarding world could surpass him.
"Perhaps some of you still think that old Dumbledore has been frightened by that man. He has suffered a defeat and dares not make any attempt to resist, always worrying that he will lose again."
Dumbledore's voice was not loud, but it could be clearly heard by every wizard present.
"But in fact, no one can always win, just like fifty years ago, many people thought I would not win the duel, just like ten years ago, no one thought he could successfully capture Hogwarts Castle."
“I don’t think failure is shameful. What is shameful is not daring to face your own failure.”
"People may question that Dumbledore is old and no longer has the courage he had when he was young, but no one will doubt that Albus Dumbledore will give up the justice in his heart. So even if we had different opinions before, you have never opposed me."
"I lost Hogwarts Castle and became the most unsuccessful headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in history. That time, I lost many people. I have experienced the birth, aging, illness and death of countless people, but when familiar faces fell in front of me one by one and I was powerless to do anything, I was really scared."
"I'm afraid that scene will happen to me a second time. I don't care about my personal win or loss. What I care about is how many of our like-minded friends will survive after a failure."
Javier Iniesta was standing on Dumbledore's left . He frowned as he listened to the speech which was not very passionate and could even be said to be somewhat demoralizing. He felt very puzzled.
"But I often tell others that death is just the beginning of another great adventure. I have used this sentence to enlighten others many times, and I am never afraid to complete this journey of my life."
"I feel sad and grief over my friends leaving, but I am just mourning a departure."
"Whether we can win or not, many people will definitely leave us. But in this journey of the human world, you have already climbed to the highest peak. In another adventure, you can raise your glass of champagne and show off to countless travelers what a great journey you have experienced!"
"If there are tombstones everywhere tomorrow, it means we are holding a celebration party for the beginning of another adventure."
"If there happens to be a seat for me, I hope you won't record my name and life story on it. Just engrave a sentence like "a failed principal" and that will be enough."
In the manor, the wizards in white robes looked at the old man who was smiling at them. In the cold temperature, their bodies couldn't help but get hot. Everyone held their wands tightly in their hands, and sweat kept oozing out of their palms.
They are not afraid, scared or retreating, they are excited, thrilled and impatient.
I don't know when the sky became dark, night gradually fell, and it was dark all around.
Dumbledore spoke softly, the last words before leaving, which were still not very passionate.
"My friends, when the night falls, the stars shine..."
