Chapter 65: Jealous of Harry?

"Severus..."

Dumbledore interrupted Snape, leaning back against his chair with a weary expression, sighing softly:

"I know you will find it inconceivable, but I think you should understand.

Any theory can spark a war; the wizarding world cannot endure a third upheaval."

Equality of life?

If Darren were to consciously promote this concept, then house-elves, goblins... other beings oppressed by wizards would rally around him.

Perhaps the riots he stirred up would be even more severe than those of Voldemort or Grindelwald.

"So, Darren, why do you advocate for the equality of life?"

Dumbledore sat up straight, waiting for Darren's answer.

Darren felt a bit of a headache.

Why did he advocate for it?

Naturally, because the System made him do it.

That thing, the System, would detect where it could be utilized and make him say anything.

What could he do?

Fine, he admitted that later on, the more brilliant parts were his own ideas; after all, his Saintly Father Points were too high.

It had blinded his eyes.

But could he say that?

No.

So he could only say in a dazed tone:

"Because life is inherently equal. Pachi is a house-elf, but he is still so good.

I heard outside that Slytherins are all bad wizards, but I discovered Professor Snape is a good person.

Miss Greengrass of Slytherin, although her philosophy is different from mine, still warmly took me to St. Mungo's.

Mr. Malfoy is a bit annoying, but that's just a child's temper.

So life is equal; it doesn't become unequal just because of who someone is."

Darren said straightforwardly.

And he used the Slytherins he knew and Pachi as examples.

【Ding, Saintly Father Points +100】

【Ding, Saintly Father Points +20】

Two sounds of Saintly Father Points rang out.

Darren knew this meant Dumbledore and Snape had each contributed once.

So...

When he met with Snape and Dumbledore earlier, perhaps Dumbledore hadn't contributed many points, and it was all Snape giving them to him?

Damn, this old schemer!

Dumbledore naturally didn't know Darren's thoughts; he just let out a light sigh of relief, his tone carrying a hint of cheerfulness.

"It seems our little Mr. Darren is always so kind and lovely."

"Hmph!"

Snape snorted a sound from his nose.

"Alright, alright, next question: Darren, will you compete with Harry for the position of Head of the Potter family?"

What the hell?

Why would he compete for that?

A down-and-out family head position—he really didn't covet it!

"I won't compete."

He said without hesitation.

Snape slammed a fist onto Dumbledore's desk, looking at Dumbledore unhappily and angrily:

"You aren't telling me you're about to push them into a drama of fighting over family property, are you?"

"No, no, no, Severus. Aside from some monetary assets, the Potter family no longer has anything valuable.

Only one item remains, a treasure that even moves me, but I need to ensure it reaches Harry."

Dumbledore sighed gently.

Darren conservatively guessed it was the Invisibility Cloak.

Looking at Snape's still-angry face, Dumbledore hesitated for a moment before continuing to explain:

"Little Darren's business in Diagon Alley made many people aware that Harry Potter has an extra brother.

Many of them are Harry's fans, and some have grown up listening to Harry's stories from childhood.

When they learned Harry had a brother, their first reaction was that Darren was going to seize Harry's property.

We all know Darren is a kind child, but they don't know that.

They will only think Darren is showing off to overshadow Harry's fame and inherit the Potter family.

Because of a secret that cannot be told yet, I must ensure Harry becomes the heir to the Potter family to give him that item.

So I promised them that only Harry would inherit the Potter family, even though the Potter family only appeared because of Darren."

Dumbledore felt a bit of a headache.

He never expected that after the news of Darren being Harry's brother spread, this would be the reaction of most people.

He really hadn't thought of that before.

To think that he, the great White Wizard, was actually using Veritaserum to ask a child such questions—Dumbledore felt a bit ashamed.

"A bunch of meddling idiots!"

Snape evaluated.

Dumbledore sighed and said nothing.

There followed a few minutes of silence. Just as Darren thought the questioning would end like this, Dumbledore suddenly asked:

"Darren, are you jealous of Harry?"

"Dumbledore, why are you asking this question? What are you suspecting?"

Snape questioned Dumbledore.

"Severus, be quiet. Actually, even you are worried that Darren is jealous of Harry, aren't you?"

"I'm just worried that the two little cubs she died protecting will end up as enemies!"

"I am the same, Severus."

"..."

Oh, this?

It seemed this question was indeed not a problem.

If asked about Darren's own thoughts, he certainly wasn't jealous; he had the System, didn't consider this place his home, and didn't view these people as family.

He held more of a gaming mindset.

Who would be sad because the protagonist in a game was treated well?

But if the original owner were here, he would probably be very sad, right?

Harry Potter had fame and so many people caring for him.

Yet he died in that orphanage.

Even if the original owner hadn't died in that orphanage and had come here.

Without the System, he could only be himself.

Then he would see Dumbledore's suspicious gaze, Snape's complex bad temper, and the wary eyes of many people.

Even because he didn't have a phoenix egg, he didn't even have the only house-elf who recognized him.

Living like that, the original owner might have grown into a great villain, right?

So, answering Dumbledore's question couldn't be done by directly and one-sidedly stating his own thoughts.

It was too unrealistic. ===== CHAPTER 67 =====