#318 - Chapter 318 You are already a mature vice principal

Hearing the specifics of the four Horcruxes, Dumbledore relaxed a little.

The clues were still quite obvious. Voldemort's choice of Horcruxes could be broadly divided into two categories: one was historically significant items, such as Slytherin's locket and Ravenclaw's diadem.

The items were all good items, but using them as Horcruxes was a pure waste of these priceless treasures.

The other type of Horcrux was something that had meaning to Voldemort himself, such as Marvolo Gaunt's ring and the diary he used when he was young.

Starting from these two categories, the scope of the remaining Horcruxes could be reduced a lot.

He couldn't guarantee anything else, but Voldemort would definitely target the relics of the four founders.

Gryffindor's sword was now safely placed in the Headmaster's office, so Voldemort should have a Horcrux made from a relic of Hufflepuff's.

Dumbledore stroked his beard, his whole person lost in thought.

What was the last Hufflepuff relic that appeared?

He thought and thought, but for a moment, he didn't have any clues in his mind. After all, he usually wasn't interested in these antiques, nor had he paid attention to news about them.

But it didn't matter, it shouldn't be difficult to investigate after having clues. The key now was to first determine the number of Horcruxes.

Thinking of this, Dumbledore raised his head, his eyes full of relief as he looked at Sebastian.

Unexpectedly, without his knowledge, Sebastian had been silently dealing with Voldemort's problems.

He really hadn't misjudged him. With this young man around, he was really much more relaxed.

However, he also had to step up his efforts and not put all the burden on the young man.

He would take care of matters related to Horcruxes, and as for Sebastian, he should be responsible for school affairs.

"Sebastian," Dumbledore leaned back in his chair and smiled gently, "I already understand Voldemort's affairs, you don't need to worry too much, leave the rest to me."

Worry?

Not worried at all, I know the rest very well.

There are three Horcruxes left, namely the cup, Harry, and the snake Nagini, of which Nagini hasn't become a Horcrux yet.

It's just that these things can't be said clearly, otherwise it would be impossible to explain where I got this information from.

Forget it, it's good to find something for old Dumbledore to do.

It saves him from spending his days in the Headmaster's office either teasing birds or drinking tea and reading newspapers.

Sebastian nodded silently, indicating that he would listen to Dumbledore's arrangements.

"Sebastian, I have something I want to entrust to you, and that is to take a trip to Romania for me."

"Romania?" Sebastian took a sip of wheat juice, "Why do you want me to go there? Is it for the Triwizard Tournament?"

"That's right," Dumbledore nodded gently, "This is the first Triwizard Tournament in centuries."

"What's more, this year's competition is far larger than in the past, with a total of five magic schools participating."

"As the organizer of the event, Hogwarts must make this competition a success."

Sebastian was also clear about this.

After four years of the European Magical School Quidditch Competition, the professors of the three colleges realized the benefits of this kind of healthy competition.

Therefore, the professors of Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang began to re-examine the value of such events.

As a result, they had the idea of restarting the Triwizard Tournament, which had been stagnant for hundreds of years.

Some Ministry of Magic officials, led by Fudge, also believed that the time was ripe to try again.

With the efforts of the British International Magical Cooperation Department and the Magical Sports and Games Department, the three colleges all agreed to restart this ancient event.

Originally, the participating members were only Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang.

However, Hogwarts' outstanding performance in this year's Magical School Potions Championship made other magic schools re-recognize Hogwarts' absolute strength.

Therefore, after hearing about the restart of the Triwizard Tournament, Ilvermorny in the United States took the initiative to contact Hogwarts and proposed to participate.

Based on the principle of friendly exchange, Hogwarts gladly agreed to the other party's request and turned the Triwizard Tournament into a Four-Wizard Tournament.

When Fudge learned of this, he believed that this was an excellent opportunity to expand the international influence of the British magical world.

Therefore, in the name of the Minister of Magic of the United Kingdom, he personally sent competition invitations to all magic schools.

Don't say, there really were magic schools interested. Uagadou from the Mountains of the Moon in Africa accepted the invitation and turned the competition into a Five-Wizard Tournament.

Now Fudge was ecstatic and directly put pressure on Barty Crouch, Director of the International Magical Cooperation Department, and Ludo Bagman, Director of the Magical Sports and Games Department, and asked them to work with Hogwarts to make the event a success.

In short, it was to be innovative, interesting, and to show the atmosphere and heritage of the British magical world.

As far as Sebastian knew, the first project that Dumbledore, old Crouch, and Bagman had discussed was related to dragons.

When Hogwarts had just started its vacation, Dumbledore sent Grandpa Newt to the Romanian dragon farm and asked him to select the participating dragons.

"Sebastian," Dumbledore smiled, "Going to Romania to check on the progress of the work was originally my responsibility. After all, Hogwarts professors should avoid suspicion, and the fewer people who know about the competition projects, the better."

"However, the news of the Horcruxes disrupted my plan, and I need to put more effort into finding clues about the Horcruxes."

"So, I can only trouble you to go to Romania."

"After all, you have a lot of shares in the dragon farm, and you are considered one of the bosses there. It is really appropriate to entrust this job to you."

"The remaining competition projects can also be handed over to you to discuss with Barty and the others. After all, you are also the Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts, and there is nothing to criticize about your identity or strength."

"As for Barty and Ludo, I will say hello to them, and I believe they will have no objections."

Good fellow!

Really good fellow!

Old Dumbledore really knows how to make good use of people.

Sebastian was stunned.

Hey......

I shouldn't have mentioned the Horcruxes to old Dumbledore!

I originally wanted to find something for old Dumbledore to do to keep him busy.

But I didn't expect that old Dumbledore, that crafty fellow, would actually arrange his work for me.

What is this called?

Harming others ultimately harms oneself, the clown is myself!

After going around in circles, I am the one who has to do more work.

Sebastian opened his mouth, wanting to decline, but after seeing Dumbledore's smiling eyes, he finally gave in.

Forget it, forget it, Romania has good scenery.

I'll take Mia with me, just treat it as a business trip and a vacation.

It just so happens that Harry, that burden, is still at his aunt's house, so he won't affect our time alone.

Thinking of this, Sebastian nodded: "I will go to Romania tomorrow to keep an eye on things."

"However, Headmaster, I just said that there are some school reforms that I want to discuss with you and Professor McGonagall."

"When do you think we can......"

Before he could finish speaking, Dumbledore waved his hand and interrupted Sebastian's words.

"Sebastian, you are already a mature Deputy Headmaster, you don't need to discuss everything with us."

"Just feel free to do whatever reforms you have in mind, Minerva and I will support you."