In the Greengrass house, Clarissa Greengrass was angrily staring at Sasuke, who had somehow fooled her daughter, Astoria. Little Astoria, sensing her mother's anger, quickly hid herself in Sasuke's arms, and Sasuke began to pet her like a cat.
Clarissa, baffled by how this boy had managed to win Astoria's affection in just a few days, she remembered when he first arrived,She wanted him to leave, not wanting him near her daughter, but the promise of making her drink few healing potions that would improve Astoria's health had let him stay.
Controlling her anger, she sat down in front of Sasuke, watching him closely to ensure he wouldn't overstep any boundaries. Sasuke, feeling her scrutiny, held back from saying if he wants to do something she can't stop him.
Suddenly, a house elf appeared and announced that Dumbledore was at the door. Clarissa frowned but asked the elf to bring him in. To her surprise, Albus wore an unusually grave expression.
"Professor Dumbledore," Clarissa greeted him, stepping aside to let him in. "What brings you here at this hour?"
Dumbledore entered, his eyes briefly scanning the room and lingering on Sasuke and Astoria before turning back to Clarissa. "I'm afraid I bring troubling news. May we sit?"
After taking a seat, Dumbledore began, "A student has been found dead," his voice heavy with sorrow. "A young member of a non-magical family."
"That's terrible," Clarissa said, her worry for her daughter at Hogwarts growing.
Sasuke looked at Dumbledore, then Clarissa. "Don't tell me it's already after Halloween," he said, his face full of confusion as he realized he had lost track of time. He still remembered the last time he did an experiment for an entire week without realizing it.
Dumbledore adjusted his half-moon glasses. "I am afraid Halloween is still far away, but is this related to the warning you gave to the Weasley family before the start of school?"
"Oh, you are not suggesting I did something, are you? I've been quite busy and just came out of my forging room a few days ago. Since then, I've been here," Sasuke replied.
"No, I don't doubt you," Dumbledore said. "It's your ability to predict the future that makes me believe you might know something. When I heard from Arthur what you told him, I decided to keep an eye on Ginny. Unfortunately, it was too late; I found the black magic item, but Ginny was already cursed."
Sasuke met Dumbledore's eyes calmly. "Well, my prediction seems to be a little off, but shouldn't you just go and kill that snake and little Voldemort, or are you going to test Harry Potter?"
"I already did my testing last year, which I still regret. Now, I have no plan to risk unrelated children's lives," Dumbledore replied, emphasizing the word "unrelated," clearly hinting that Harry Potter was a different case.
Since Sasuke had free time, he decided to listen to what had happened. "If you already got the diary, what else is there?"
Dumbledore, wiping away his tears, said, "What diary? I only got a ring. Poor girl, she won't live for a year because of this. I was even removed as headmaster of Hogwarts by the Ministry and the board of directors."
Dumbledore continued, "If removing me could solve the problem, I wouldn't mind. It's just that I feel it's what Voldemort wants. Hogwarts might be at risk."
"At risk? If that's the case, shouldn't you have informed me so I could take my daughter back?" Clarissa's voice shook with fear.
Clarissa glanced at Sasuke, her mind racing. "Do you think the situation is that dangerous?"
"Clarissa, we have to check before deciding. And Dumbledore, is the reason Ginny might die within a year because she wore the ring?" Sasuke inquired.
Watching Dumbledore nod, Sasuke's expression turned thoughtful. "I don't know how to say this, but congratulations. If that ring is what I think it is, it's supposed to kill you."
"Then I wish I could change places with Ginny, taking the curse upon myself if this is my destiny," Dumbledore said.
Dumbledore took out the ring so Sasuke could examine it closely. With just one glance, Sasuke recognized it, but to his surprise, the Resurrection Stone was missing.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "Did you remove the Resurrection Stone?"
"Yes, I wanted to study it, but if you need it, I could give it to you," Dumbledore replied.
"I don't think you are here to give gifts," Sasuke said.
"I hope you could help me solve this problem and especially save Ginny," Dumbledore pleaded.
Sasuke pondered Dumbledore's request for a moment, his fingers gently stroking Astoria's hair as she nestled closer to him. When he was about to refuse, a system notification appeared.
**Ding! System mission: Mission 1: Pick up Ginny as a harem member in the next 7 days.**
**Mission 2: Level up Ginny until she reaches level 80+.**
In his mind, Sasuke thought, 'Did the system finally break itself? The first mission is bad,I would have to force her or blackmail her into joining my harem, then train her to level 80+.
While my own level is 40 if I combine all my abilities. Did the system misunderstand my ability to teach?'
When he was about to refuse, he saw the system mission rewards:
**Mission Reward 1: Complete Mastery of Fire Nature Transformation.**
**Mission Reward 2: Lucifer Template.**
Looking at the reward, Lucifer Template, he checked the title of his system, which was still Goddess Collector. 'So, can't this system change the target? Even if I turn her into a puppet, she wouldn't get to level 80+.' Deciding to take the system mission casually—if it succeeds, it succeeds; if it fails, it fails—he didn't care about it at this point.
Looking back to Dumbledore, Sasuke finally said, "Saving Ginny is not an easy task."
Clarissa's eyes widened. "Do you still have a solution?"
Sasuke nodded slowly. "There are many methods, like we can turn her into a puppet or magic doll or use some type of more powerful healing potions and magic."
"Why does this sound familiar?" Clarissa said, finally remembering. "Isn't it similar to what you told my daughter to heal Astoria?"
"That's different," Sasuke continued. "I haven't even seen Ginny, and I feel like she is more troublesome than your daughter."
Dumbledore, after thinking if sending Ginny to this wolf was okay, leaned forward, his expression earnest. "So what does it take for you to take action to save her?"
Sasuke considered the old wizard's words. "Besides the usual conditions, how should I say this... it would be great if she continued learning until she got stronger than you or many people in this world."
"Then I don't think she will be able to enjoy her life. Reaching my level, she would have to lose many things in her life," Dumbledore said.
"I don't think her Hogwarts life is going to be affected."
Hearing this was a relief, at least the child's life would not change too much during her study.
Dumbledore took out the Resurrection Stone and handed it over to Sasuke. Sasuke took it, his Sharingan eyes glowing as he examined the object. After testing it a little, he gave it back to Dumbledore. "I guess it's not that useful."
"With this, at least you have destroyed one of his Horcruxes. Next should be the diary, which we need to confirm with Lucius Malfoy if he is still involved in this."
Dumbledore's eyes sparkled,"I will talk to him."
Dumbledore stood, his resolve firm. He raised his hand in an inviting gesture. "Are you going to come with me?"
Sasuke shrugged. "It's not like I have anything to do." He gently lifted Astoria, who had fallen asleep in his arms, and handed her to Clarissa.
As both of them left the house, they used Apparition to teleport to Hogwarts.