Chapter 169 Are there other secrets in the Forbidden Forest?
"Hufflepuff?"
Dracula said softly "Huh" and looked at the Sorting Hat curiously.
How could he remember that just now the hat said that Rove was not suitable for Hufflepuff, so why did he slap himself in the face as soon as he turned around?
Rolf and Newt, however, had absolutely nothing to complain about.
Rolf had jumped up and hugged Newt hard.
"Grandpa, I've really been sorted into Hufflepuff!" Rolf shouted excitedly, "I just thought I couldn't enter the academy that trained you."
"I'm proud of you, Rolf." Newt smiled and patted Rolf on the back.
Both grandfather and grandson looked happy. Newt spoke words of encouragement to Rove, while Rove asked Newt to tell him again about the stories that happened in Hufflepuff when he was in school.
"Um...can you two wait for a moment before we talk?" the Sorting Hat said weakly on top of Rove's head, "can you put me down first?"
The excitement of the two people was suddenly interrupted, and their expressions immediately became a little embarrassed.
Dracula chuckled and waved, letting the Sorting Hat fly over from Rove's head and holding it in his hand.
"Didn't you just say that little Mr. Scamander is not suitable for Hufflepuff?" He asked with interest, "It's only been a few minutes, why did you change your mind again?"
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"It's not my fault this time, Professor Dracula." The Sorting Hat said innocently, "This little wizard really wants to go to Hufflepuff. There's nothing I can do about it. Although I'm in charge of the sorting, I usually take the little wizard into consideration very reasonably. The wizards’ own opinions.”
"Is that so?" Dracula smiled noncommittally, "But he still has some Hufflepuff qualities, right? I don't think you would assign a little wizard who doesn't belong to a certain academy at all. Not the corresponding academy.”
"As expected of the Earl, he saw the truth of the matter at once." The Sorting Hat followed Dracula's words and flattered him, "Although Rolf Scamander's personality is more suitable for Gryffindor, he His character of loving animals and his kind heart are quite consistent with Hufflepuff.”
Dracula nodded clearly and looked at Newt and Rolf.
"Then congratulations to you two on getting what you wanted, Mr. Scamander." He smiled.
"Thank you for your help, Professor Dracula." Newt put his arm around Rove's shoulders and said to Dracula and Dumbledore, "Albus, Professor Dracula, since Rove has already sorted Ceremony, this can be regarded as fulfilling his wish."
"Thank you to Hogwarts for taking care of Rolf during this period. I will take him back to Yinfalmorny tomorrow, so I don't have to trouble the professors at Hogwarts anymore."
At this time, Luofu seemed to have finally been convinced by his grandfather. He took two steps forward and bowed to Dumbledore.
"Thank you for letting me enter the school, Mr. Headmaster," he said. "After I graduate from Yinman Furni, I will definitely come back to Hogwarts to visit you from time to time!"
After Newt's reminder, Rolf already knew that the reason why he was able to enter Hogwarts Castle and even the Hufflepuff common room was not just his own wit and luck, but also the old man. The principal’s acquiescence.
Without the old principal's nod, he would never have been able to deceive so many smart, powerful, and intelligent Hogwarts professors for more than a month! Just one Snape could expose him!
Dumbledore smiled and shook his head.
"Actually, there is no need to wait until you graduate to visit me." He said softly, "I am too old, and I may not be able to survive until you graduate."
"Don't say that! It's certainly not a problem for a great wizard like you to live to be two hundred years old." Rolf was startled by Dumbledore's words. "Otherwise, I can come visit you every year during the holidays?"
"That's not what I meant." Dumbledore smiled, "I mean...Rolf, you can stay at Hogwarts to go to school."
Luofu suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with surprise.
"Are you telling the truth?!"
"Albus, but..." Newt was startled when he heard Dumbledore's words.
"Don't rush to refute, Newt." Dumbledore raised his hand to interrupt Newt, "Tell me, what is the most fundamental reason why Tina did not allow Rolf to come to Hogwarts? "
"As far as I know, an outstanding and wise witch like Tina would not ignore Rolf's future and force him to study in Yinfalmon just because his alma mater is Yinfalmon, right?" His There was a shrewd light in his eyes.
"Indeed, Tina is mainly worried about the Defense Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts." Newt said, and couldn't help but glance at Dracula. "Tina thinks that courses like the Defense Against the Dark Arts class are important. , studying at Hogwarts is not conducive to Rolf's development."
"But that's no longer a problem now, is it?" Dumbledore said with a smile, "Professor Dracula is a very good Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. With his ability, he will not be affected by Voldemort's curse and can always Teach Luo Fu until he graduates!”
"Wait a minute, Dumbledore, I remember I never said how long I would teach you, right?" Dracula interrupted Dumbledore, "Maybe I will get tired of teaching you next year and give up on my own?"
Dumbledore's mouth twitched.
Not to mention next year, you are already feeling bored this year. You actually asked the teaching assistant to teach for you and went out for a walk by yourself...
"Uh... Professor Dracula, I don't mean to offend you." Newt said next to him, "I remember the Defense Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts, and I didn't do well in the Wizarding Level Examination last school year. After seeing this result, Na will still not agree to Luo Fu’s transfer of schools.”
"Newt, that's not Professor Dracula's fault." Dumbledore quickly remedied, "The Defense Against the Dark Arts professors changed too frequently in the past few years, and the students at Hogwarts didn't have a solid foundation, so The results are a bit weak.”
He didn't mention this poor grade at all. In fact, it was also the reason why Dracula rarely assigned homework.
"Newt, you should already know something about Professor Dracula. His magic level is absolutely unquestionable!" Dumbledore continued, "Believe me, this school year's Wizarding Level Examination, Hogwart Ci’s Defense Against the Dark Arts will definitely be among the best in the magic world!”
Dumbledore was very confident.
This is because Dracula has been conducting devil training for a long time in the duel club and even in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classes, and the students' defense skills have improved rapidly with practice.
How many schools are there where a great wizard personally helps students practice magic? I'm afraid there isn't one! This is Hogwarts' greatest strength.
Seeing that Newt seemed a little hesitant, Dumbledore added the last point——
"Otherwise, let Rolf stay at Hogwarts for this whole school year, and then let him return to Invermorny for the exam during the final exam week." He said, "If Rolf's results are better than last year, Ideally, it means that the teaching at Hogwarts is more suitable for his development!"
"It's just like being an exchange student at Hogwarts for half a year. Tina shouldn't refuse, right?" Dumbledore looked at Newt with a smile.
Newt frowned and thought for a moment, then finally nodded.
"If it's only half a year, I think I still have a chance to convince Tina and Rolf's mother." He said.
After hearing Newt's words, Rolf jumped up suddenly.
"Grandpa, did I hear you correctly? Can I really go to Hogwarts?" He shook Newt's arm and asked with a hopeful expression.
"It's only been half a year," Newt glanced at him helplessly, "And I haven't completely convinced your mother and grandma yet!"
However, Luofu showed a very happy smile regardless, "I don't care, anyway, if you say this, it means the matter is done!"
"Okay! You can stay at Hogwarts!"
Rolf circled and cheered around Fox, who was preening his feathers. As expected, he received a look of disdain from Phoenix.
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Newt and Grandpa Rolf quickly left the principal's office.
One of them was going to contact his wife and persuade her to let Rolf stay at Hogwarts for half a year; the other made an appointment with Luna to analyze the possibility of the existence of harassing flies and bubble snot monsters in the evening.
Both have things to do.
After the two left, only Dumbledore and Dracula were left in the principal's office.
"Stealing students from Yin Falmon?" Dracula looked at Dumbledore and teased.
"How can this matter between principals be called robbing students?" Dumbledore said righteously, "I just want the children of my old friends to develop better in the future!"
"Come on, I think you just think that Mr. Scamander's potential is not inferior to that of Newt back then, so you want to recruit him." Dracula instantly exposed Dumbledore's thoughts, "Back then You are very comfortable using Mr. Scamander as a tool, so now you are planning to target his grandson?"
"Hehehe...the weather is nice today." Dumbledore sneered and changed the subject stiffly.
Dracula looked back at the foggy weather outside the window and curled his lips speechlessly.
"Are you doing it for Potter again?" He crossed his arms, leaned on the bookcase behind him, and cast a sidelong glance at Dumbledore, "In the trio of saviors, we now have courage, wisdom, and comedy. Is there anything else missing?”
"Ahem... Professor Dracula, Mr. Weiss may not be too happy if you say that." Dumbledore coughed twice, "I don't mean to forcefully make up a combination. Well, but Harry I really need a friend who is good at dealing with magical animals."
Dracula was silent for a moment and sighed softly.
"So...have you not completely abandoned your own plan?" He asked softly, "What you said to Newt's grandson was actually not a joke, right? Treating yourself as a pawn just to destroy Voldemort ,Why bother?"
"There must be a backup plan." Dumbledore smiled gently, "I believe in your ability, Professor Dracula, but I want to make this matter safer."
He smiled gently and looked at Dracula's burgundy-eyed child.
There was another sentence he didn't say:
'I believe in your abilities, Professor Dracula, but I cannot fully trust your temperament. ’
What if in the middle of the plan, Dracula left on his own because he felt bored like he did during this period? What if something goes wrong with the plan and Dracula is distracted by other interesting things and doesn't want to return to the scene?
Dracula may not care about anything Voldemort does, but Dumbledore cannot.
He has been pushed to the pillar position of the magic world for a long time, and he must be responsible for this magic world no matter what!
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The semester, which had only a few days left, came to an end soon, and next came the long-awaited Christmas vacation for the little wizards.
Most of the students chose to go home for Christmas, and the castle seemed to fall silent all of a sudden, as quiet as the snow on the ground.
Dracula was leaning against the window, looking at the little wizards playing in the snow below.
During the Christmas vacation when there was no one in the castle, the little wizards who stayed at school seemed to have let themselves go, playing snowball fights in various open spaces, playing with fireworks, and practicing duels in private...
Dracula easily saw a group of red-haired little wizards on the white ground. They were the children of Wes's family, and Harry Potter and Hermione Granger were also among them.
The twins Fred and George visited the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office a few days ago. They told Dracula that their parents went to Romania to visit their second brother Charlie last year, and this year they will go to Egypt to visit their eldest brother. Bill.
This is the trouble with having many brothers and sisters. If you want to visit several children, you have to go in batches...
The reason why the Weislay twins told Dracula this matter was actually to ask him if there was anything he needed help from the Weislays and his wife to take to Egypt.
During the last Christmas holiday, Dracula asked the Weisses to help bring a crystal ball that conveyed messages to the vampire community to Brown Castle.
It was also because of this favor that Dracula exchanged the modified old Ford car for a brand new luxury car.
It was obvious that Fred and George were already deeply impressed by Dracula's wealth, and this time they asked if they needed to bring something along with them just to gain some traction.
But this year, Dracula really didn’t have much to bring with him, and he wasn’t particularly familiar with that area of Egypt, so he just kicked the twins who had fallen into Qian’s eye out of the office...
"Dongdongdong."
There was a sudden knock on the door of the office.
Dracula lightly snapped his fingers, and the door opened automatically, and a handsome young man with black hair walked in. The young man's arm was wrapped with a bandage.
"Is the injury almost healed?" Dracula looked back at him and asked casually.
"Yes, normal work is no longer a problem." Riddle nodded, looking a little embarrassed, "I betrayed your trust, Professor Dracula. I was careless some time ago and was attacked by a little wizard. "
"Are you sure you were only injured by the little wizard's sneak attack and not for other reasons?" Dracula chuckled.
Riddle was silent for a moment.
"Indeed, I should still be affected by the curse of my main soul on the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." He sighed, "When that little wizard Scamander made a sneak attack on me, it was like all luck It’s like they’ve all left me…”
"When searching the bushes where Scamander was hiding, he searched until the last one was his hiding place; the stun spell cast on him happened to hit the crocodile he carried with him; the spell used casually was accurate. The ground hit the unicorn horn..."
"Everything that happened at that time was too evil!" Riddle gritted his teeth.
"So this curse actually kills the luck of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?" Dracula said with interest. Possibility, right?”
"It should be like this." Riddle nodded lightly.
"What a creative curse." Dracula admired, and then felt a little regretful, "Is this the best student of this century at Hogwarts? Why did he transform himself into such a lack of style... …”
Riddle stood aside without speaking, his expression slightly embarrassed.
He and Voldemort share the same memory from before the age of sixteen, and of course he can roughly understand that Voldemort abandoned his image and soul integrity and chose strength and immortality.
But Dracula, the immortal species, is extremely disdainful of this choice!
"Tell me, why did you go to the Forbidden Forest?"
Dracula was no longer interested in hearing about Voldemort, so he left the window and sat back on the chair behind his desk.
He put his long straight legs on the desk and looked back at Riddle.
"I remember I told Principal Dumbledore about this. I need some magical animals as teaching materials for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class." Riddle came back to his senses and said, "When the semester starts, don't you just Have you ever taught using captured magical animals?”
"There's no need to make up lies in front of me, right?" Dracula raised his eyebrows and stared directly into Riddle's eyes, "When did the teaching materials need to use dozens of magical animals?"
"Little Mr. Scamander said that he remembered very clearly that several types of magical animals were knocked unconscious at the same time. This is not a situation that needs to be faced when capturing teaching materials! One or two magical animals of a kind can still be collected. Isn’t it enough?”
"In other words, are there other secrets in the Forbidden Forest?"
Dracula raised the corners of his mouth and looked at Riddle's slightly changed expression with a smile.
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