days at Hogwarts

Chapter 280: Convention, talk to the principal at the beginning of school

Due to the special magic dome on the first floor, a large part of the space on the second floor of Hogwarts Castle is occupied. Compared with other floors, there are much fewer named rooms, and even the number of abandoned classrooms is insignificant. superior.

Dumbledore was clearly being patient, or he was thinking of how to start this conversation.

Loren was not in a hurry and walked slowly along the corridor on the second floor beside the old principal. In short, the two of them fell into an inexplicable silence.

Coming out of the Gryffindor Dean's Office, he walked through several abandoned classrooms and found the History of Magic classroom. Due to the stereotype left by Professor Binns, Loren subconsciously yawned as he passed by.

Dumbledore smiled dumbly: "Actually, Professor Binns' early history of magic courses were very interesting. He could always find related events in the long history and piece them together like telling a story."

"Early years?" Loren tilted his head, "How early? Was he alive?"

"I don't know, Principal Armando told me so. After all, I never took Professor Binns's class before he was alive." Dumbledore laughed and shook his head, "By the way, how about the trip to Egypt? Babbling She only told me that her curse was lifted, but refused to tell me the detailed process, saying it was for Hermione's confidentiality."

"It's a long story, Principal Dumbledore, you know Professor Babbling's life experience, right?"

"I know something about it. His brother once gave his life fighting against the Death Eaters. That was more than ten years ago. After the first wizard war, she heard about my false reputation and came to me to seek to lift the curse. There is a way." Dumbledore sighed, with some regret in his tone, "But there is nothing I can do about such an ancient bloodline curse."

"and after?"

All in all, the Fire Spell should also be arranged.

Loren thought about this possibility for a moment, then shook his head: "The people in the Ministry of Magic are wasting their efforts. They think Voldemort is completely dead, so they think so, but we all know that Voldemort is still alive. Bellatrix and the The escape of a Ministry of Magic official must be Voldemort's work, and she must be with Voldemort now."

"Is it that funny?" Loren asked doubtfully.

The two of them kept walking, and they had already walked half a circle of the corridor on the second floor.In front of it is a bathroom where Loren and the others fought off the mountain troll on Halloween in the first grade.

The sound of howling wind and rain became clearer, and the relaxed atmosphere just now seemed to be blown away by the sound of wind and rain.

"It has magical power and will grow brass legs..." Dumbledore pretended to ponder, "If nothing else happens, it should be the jumping pot mentioned in "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"?"

Riddler to die!

Loren couldn't help rolling his eyes: "Let's get to the point!"

<divclass="contentadv">"The story compiled by Beedle the Poet should be later than the time when the pyramid was built. The jumping pot has a certain degree of self-awareness. I think its magic can allow it to escape the shackles of the pyramid and appear elsewhere. Maybe he will take the initiative to find Hermione." Dumbledore smiled and said, "Don't worry, judging from your experience and the description in "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", as long as Hermione can stick to her heart and dance The pot will just become her tool.”

Loren directly asked the long-standing doubt in his heart: "The Tales of Beedle the Bard are not just fictitious stories, right? The Deathly Hallows are real, the Hopping Pot is real, and the Fountain of Good Luck is yours." I’ve been there, and the hairy heart is real, they are all magic items that exist in reality, right?”

Dumbledore turned his head back and continued what he had just said: "The Ministry of Magic also believes that Bellatrix may be hiding in the school or in Hogsmeade. They believe that this extremely vicious Death Eater will be lurking. Get up, wait for everyone to relax their vigilance, and then kill Harry in one fell swoop to avenge her master's shame."

With good eyesight, Loren saw the Dementors floating in the sky in the distance. He thought of what he encountered today: "Bellatrix Lestrange has been running away for some time. The Ministry of Magic has already When you realize that she has left the country, why do you still send people to monitor Harry and even blockade the school?"

After listening to the story he told, Dumbledore fell into deep thought and kept repeating the Sphinx's riddle in his mouth softly: "Who always wears a mask, acts secretly, and lies... who always waves his cane, Fooling the servants, and being fooled by the servants..."

"Later... later she got Sybil's prophecy and asked me for confirmation again." Dumbledore's eyes flashed with reminiscence, and he slowly recalled, "It was probably two years before you and Hermione entered school, well, maybe It was a year, I can’t remember exactly. Sybil said that a Hogwarts student would meet her in Egypt and help her lift the curse from her blood.”

Loren licked his lips, then pressed them together.

"Loren!" Dumbledore woke him up in a deep voice, looked into his eyes with burning eyes, and said meaningfully, "When you stare into the abyss, darkness will rise. Don't be overwhelmed by darkness."

"I don't think so..." Dumbledore shook his head slightly, "Professor McGonagall led people from the Ministry of Magic to conduct a comprehensive search of the castle. Filch and I also participated to confirm that they were not hiding in the castle. Inside. Later, the Ministry of Magic sent dementors to block the main passage, and not even a mouse could escape the hunt."

Loren stood nearby and looked at the old principal dumbfounded.

The other three were one hidden behind a mirror on the fifth floor, and one with a whomping willow planted at the entrance. Loren chose the last one, in the middle of the corridor on the fourth floor, behind a statue of a hunchbacked one-eyed witch.

Shop, basement... A series of key words flashed through his mind, and Loren exclaimed in surprise, "Honeydukes candy store? Basement? There is a secret passage leading to the school!"

Merlin's beard!They won't sneak into the castle, right? "

The title of this joke seemed to cast a happy spell on it, instantly making Dumbledore laugh. He stopped, held his beard in his hands and bent over with laughter. The back hem of his ceremonial robe was dragged down with laughter. On the ground, until he almost burst into tears from laughter, Dumbledore wiped the corners of his eyes and straightened up tremblingly.

He didn't quite believe in this kind of search. There were too many hidden corners in Hogwarts Castle, and there were too many unknown places to hide.Various hidden secret passages, the Room of Requirement, and Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets...

"Power, power..." Dumbledore's blue eyes flashed with a strange light. He was silent for a while, and then suddenly smiled, "What a superb puzzle. If I want to write a fairy tale book after I retire, I must write this story into a book.”

Dumbledore put his beard back into a smile and said, "What an interesting title! When I write it, I must ask you to write the preface. When you become famous in the wizarding world, "The Poet" "The Story of Not Thinking" will definitely be a hit."

He silently estimated the strength of the battle. Peter Pettigrew was useless and Bellatrix was a bit tricky...but it seemed that he could give it a try.

He knew about the agreement between Voldemort and Loren, but he didn't expect that Voldemort would actually fulfill the agreement and so quickly.

With his beard straightened out, Dumbledore raised his head and stopped talking about the Sphinx and power: "Did you notice the magical crucible? Do you feel it seems familiar? Hint, the answer lies in "Peter the Poet" "Story Collection".

Loren followed him suspiciously and said nothing.

"I know, but I didn't expect you to find such a secret passage." Dumbledore said quietly, "After all, even Mr. Filch, who is dedicated to his duties, doesn't know, and I have lived in the castle for how many years. Principal for ten years.”

Loren frowned and thought for a while: "So will the jumping pot have any impact on Hermione? I mean, for this mysterious and troublesome magic item that seems to have self-awareness, Hermione is right not to want it. That’s the right choice, right?”

Dumbledore's steps were very light, and his voice was also very soft: "I thought it would be Harry. You know, he is a very special one. He was involved in a prophecy before he was born. After the incident with the Sorcerer's Stone , I thought that student would be you."

Loren nodded thoughtfully.

Loren blinked, reacted quickly, and exclaimed in disbelief: "The wizard's jumping pot!?"

He raised his hand to rub Loren's hair, but found that his current height was no longer suitable for his hands, so he patted his shoulder instead: "Come on, tell me about Miss Granger's heroic deeds in Egypt... …”

Dumbledore's analysis makes sense, and Loren agrees with it, but when it comes to Hermione's safety...

Dumbledore lowered his head and combed his beard, separated the tangled beards, and straightened them out: "When I was young, I thought about many futures. Minister of Magic, Chief of Wizengamot, changing the status quo of the wizarding world, creating A better world.”

The principal's smile is so low.

Loren had wanted to ask these questions for a long time: "Also, what happened to the defection of senior officials of the Ministry of Magic? Someone turned against Voldemort before he was resurrected?"

Is it so funny?

Loren silently made a decision. As long as the jumping pot dared to jump out and do something wrong, he would have the basilisk fangs at his service.If fangs don't work, Gryffindor's sword can be obtained.

Looking at the strange expression on his face, Dumbledore fell into silence, always feeling that he was thinking about something bad.

Dumbledore turned his head slightly to look at him, and Loren showed a cute smile: "Hey, exploring the castle is the responsibility of all little wizards."

"Ha, you didn't expect it, it's actually Hermione!" Loren shook his head, his face full of pride for the girl, as if Hermione was the prophesied student and he deserved more joy than he himself.

"It's hard to say, Loren, the situation may be more complicated than we thought." Dumbledore said slowly, facing Loren's probing eyes, he shook his head, "But don't worry too much, complexity does not mean With bad news."

After passing the bathroom, there is an open window in the middle of the corridor. The angle is very good. You can see the outside of the castle but the wind and rain will not come in.

Dumbledore looked at Loren kindly, and his eyes could not stop showing approval. After hearing so many wonderful magics, his first reaction was not to collect those items, but to worry about the safety of his companions...

Loren looked at him and asked tentatively: "The Tales of Albus the Poet?"

"After taking Hermione to the Ministry of Magic, I actually had such a guess, but I was not sure." Dumbledore smiled carelessly, "But no matter who it is, I have not revealed it to you. Experience Talk about, the best way to deal with a prophecy is to ignore it.”

Loren had nothing to hide and recounted what happened in the pyramid from beginning to end: "It's a pyramid... Anyway, the mummy of the Sphinx is very strange... According to the goblin manager of Gringotts, that weird crucible finally grew It came out of its brass feet, jumped up and disappeared."

In order to celebrate Hermione's birthday in a different way last semester, he borrowed George and Fred's map and learned that there were seven secret passages leading to Hogsmeade in Hogwarts Castle. Administrator Filch Guarding the entrances to four of them.

"Ambrosio?" Loren felt that the name seemed familiar.

Loren continued to smile sweetly.

"So they may really be hiding in the castle!" Loren's tone was filled with imperceptible excitement. He looked at the ceiling of the corridor, his sharp eyes seeming to see through the layers of barriers to a hidden location unknown to him.

Dumbledore replied: "About a week ago, someone witnessed Bellatrix in Hogsmeade. According to the investigation by the Aurors, Mr. Ambrosio Froome said that she disappeared in the end. In the basement of my store.”

"They should be in Ilvermorny now, why are they in Hogmore-" Loren was stunned for a moment. He remembered an incident from last semester and the agreement he made with Voldemort.He raised his eyebrows and said with some surprise, "For Peter Pettigrew? Bellatrix sent that mouse to me on Voldemort's order?"

"I didn't consider this possibility." Dumbledore frowned and thought for a moment, then said slowly, "I thought they were coming for Harry."

"In the end..." Dumbledore paused for a moment, "Maybe you will think my choice is a cowardly move, but I don't regret it. The answer to the Sphinx's riddle sounds like a compliment to me."

Because of that special prophecy, Lily's protective magic and the scar on Harry's forehead, Dumbledore always thought that Harry was the most important person to Voldemort.

While talking, the two of them had left the History of Magic office and came to the corridor of Duan's abandoned classroom. Through the half-opened door and the classroom's windows that were not tightly closed, the noisy wind and rain outside could be heard faintly. Fortunately, No thunder.

"It's not just simple magic items." Dumbledore added, "There are unknown secrets behind these stories. The hairy heart represents the immortal Horcrux, and the jumping pot was once the source of power... Collect the Deathly Hallows Those who use the weapon will have invincible power to conquer death."

He didn't say much. Compared with his earlier worries and suspicions, after two years of getting along with him, Dumbledore consciously saw Loren's true nature clearly.Besides, there is a kind-hearted girl accompanying him, who will not make the same mistakes as before.

Loren didn't answer...

Walking along the corridor on the second floor, you have already walked through most of it without realizing it. In front of you is the school doctor's office. After passing Madam Pomfrey's office, you are back to the starting point of Professor McGonagall's office.