Before receiving that letter, McGonagall was going through her usual routine.
She had finished her afternoon third-year Transfiguration class, listened to Filch whine about what school rules the two Weasley twins had broken most again, and finally just as she was about to head to the great hall for dinner, near the entrance hall on the ground floor, she had received the letter that had arrived right from the Hogsade Owl Post Office.
The letter was brief, it simply stated that a student who had graduated from Hogwarts a long ti ago wanted to visit her alma mater as well as et her forr professors and that she was now in front of the gates of the campus.
At this, McGonagall didn't think much of it.
Countless wizards had graduated from Hogwarts in Britain, and every year, there would inevitably be so people who wanted to return to this castle to reminisce about the ti when they had studied and lived here in the past, so after receiving the letter, as a matter of course, McGonagall turned around from the entrance hall and walked towards the outside of the castle.
Then, through the school gate, she saw that familiar yet unfamiliar face!
The first thing that ca to her mind was the person who had been dead for more than ten years, but the entire wizarding world knew that no one in that family had survived at all except for Harry, not to ntion the fact that McGonagall had even seen Lily's body with her own eyes in the first place.
So, she regained her senses the next second she froze and continued to stare at that face of Lily's, wondering if she was mistaken and if it was just two people who looked alike.
"You are?"
Lily replied softly as she looked at McGonagall, who looked younger compared to her other world self, her face had fewer wrinkles and was no longer haggard.
"Professor, don't you recognise ?"
Being asked this rhetorical question by her, McGonagall relapsed into a frowning silence, and she looked back at Lily, her eyes had taken on a stern and distant look.
"This lady, please don't make fun of the dead, especially since she was also a great witch, and her son is even still living in this castle!"
Lily looked like she had already guessed that there might be a situation like this, and she had already prepared for it, taking a deep breath and looking into McGonagall's eyes, she said sincerely.
"Rember the sixth year? Professor, I was in a daze at that ti, and it was you who found in the girls' lavatory that evening, cheered up and told so truths, and it was only later that I was able to co out of that ti."
This was obviously the secret that was only known between the two of them, Lily and McGonagall, and after hearing this, McGonagall's eyes instantly beca shocked and incredulous!
No mories could ever be hidden forever in the magical world, no matter if it was a Legilincy or a Truth Potion, the mories could be snatched out without the person's knowledge, but everyone knew that Lily Potter had been dead for fifteen years already!
The world had never heard of magic that could extract mories from a dead person's mind.
But on the sa note, McGonagall had never heard of any magic in this world that could actually bring a dead person back to life!
What's more, it's a person who has been dead for so long, and now this "Lily" looks as if she didn't die in the first place, and has been alive until now.
By the way, there was also a boy who followed her, who hadn't said a word from the very beginning, and was just staring at the Hogwarts castle with a kind of emotion that didn't fit his age, no matter how you looked at it, the relationship between him and "Lily" was like a pair of mother and child.
And even if Lily had survived because of so secret, would she have wanted another child?
Or maybe Jas wasn't dead either, and the boy was Harry's brother?
McGonagall's mind was like a jumble of thoughts flashing through her mind, but she was more inclined to guess that this "Lily" was soone else, who had just stumbled upon sothing that had happened before.
But... What if it turned out to be true?
McGonagall couldn't help but think about that tiny hope, and it was actually quite simple to prove it.
She looked at Lily intently.
"Since it's a forr student coming back, you shouldn't mind eting the Headmaster of this school again, right?"
Whether it be true or false, there is certainly no way to hide it from Dumbledore's eyes, and even if it is false, no matter what kind of plot this "fake Lily" has, as long as Dumbledore is present, he will not let her succeed.
eting Dumbledore was sothing Lily and Jon couldn't wait to do.
Instead of convincing anyone else, in fact, all they had to do was convince Dumbledore, and then there wouldn't be any other trust issues.
The reason they had written to McGonagall first at the beginning was that peace or no peace, Dumbledore would be busy, and there was no way for them to guarantee that he would be in Hogwarts Castle every minute of the day, which was not the case with McGonagall who served as the Deputy Headmistress.
Having McGonagall take them to Dumbledore would certainly be the better choice.
Watching Lily accept her offer, McGonagall didn't linger as she opened the gate.
If Dumbledore hadn't been in the castle at the mont, she would never have done so, but now that the old man was in the Headmaster's office, she certainly didn't have to take anything into account.
"Follow and don't go anywhere else alone."
McGonagall warned solemnly, and then led the way, while deliberately avoiding the direction of the great hall, where Harry was having his dinner at the mont.
Soon they arrived at the door of the Headmaster's office, sothing that was sowhat unexpected for McGonagall; both Lily and Jon were acting perfectly normal from start to finish, not looking like they were going to run away halfway through the process or take the opportunity to do sothing to the castle.
This made her heart shake a little more.
No one in this world would dare to pretend to be Lily in such a blatant manner and provoke Dumbledore, even Voldemort wouldn't necessarily dare to co directly to Hogwarts and confront Dumbledore face-to-face, so. This Lily could really be real?
Finally, McGonagall gave Lily another complicated look, while Lily just t her gaze calmly.
There was a knock on the door to the Headmaster's office, and the next second, the calm voice that was all too familiar to all three people present ca from inside.
"Co in."
McGonagall pushed the door open and Lily and Jon followed her in.
After they entered, they saw the old man who was sitting in front of his desk, wiping his crescent-shaped glasses with a handkerchief.
Seeing a living, breathing Dumbledore once again, Lily finally couldn't resist her eyes reddening a little, and Jon couldn't help but feel his nose turn a little sour.
"Dumbledore, I brought over a student who claims to have graduated from the school a long ti ago."
Listening to McGonagall's words, Dumbledore put on his own glasses as well, and then his blue eyes gazed upon Lily and Jon.
He looked a little surprised, and thoughtful and puzzled.
"And truly two distinguished guests."
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