Chapter 1006 Your Principal is Still Your Principal
Chapter 1006: Your principal is still your principal
Dumbledore listened to Hermione's analysis with great satisfaction. When she finished speaking, Vincent secretly gave her a thumbs up under the table.
"This is a very reasonable analysis. Is this the conclusion you have come to together?"
Hermione shyly turned her eyes away from Vincent, "Professor, I actually came up with this idea myself. Aunt Evelyn has done some research on Muggle psychology, and I often discussed this topic with her during this summer vacation."
"Oh?" Dumbledore looked at Vincent with interest and winked mischievously. "That's great. When I was young, I really looked forward to having a passionate campus romance."
Vincent immediately rolled his eyes, "Professor, you seem to be off topic."
There is no such thing as campus romance, but there is definitely passionate romance.
Hermione was so shy that she almost buried her head in her stomach, and her pair of little hands under the table were clasped together restlessly.
Dumbledore smiled apologetically, "Sorry, when you get old you always miss your youth."
He picked up another small red candy and put it in his mouth with great anticipation, and the smile on his face became brighter from the bottom of his heart.
"Hmm - it's a very sweet flavor, strawberry and cream."
It was such a shame not to get another Dragon’s Breath Chili flavored candy.
Back to the topic, Vincent thinks there are two reasons why Karkaroff did not curse the dragon.
First, the curse of the Life-Devouring Feast, which gains destructive power by burning life force and soul, is too obvious.
There is a huge difference between an enraged dragon and a dragon driven berserk by a curse, and Dumbledore, the referee, could not hide it at all.
Second, the few pieces of evidence in this incident all point to Karkaroff. Either he was careless or he did it on purpose.
Being able to become the headmaster of Durmstrang as a former Death Eater, he must have done things perfectly but also not made any major mistakes, so it is very likely that he did it on purpose.
Dumbledore took a sip of his tea and said, "Vincent, do you think he is the same as Quirinus Quirrell? Did he deliberately expose his flaws and seek help from the outside world?"
Vincent shook his head. "After what happened to Quirrell, I don't think he will have a chance to ask for help from the outside world."
Voldemort is such an extreme person that he must be fully confident to let Karkaroff, a traitor, work for him.
No matter how badly he wanted Karkaroff to die, he would not abandon this important chess piece while Harry was still alive and well.
If one were to describe Voldemort's attitude toward his Death Eaters in one sentence, it would be "non-absolute loyalty equals absolute non-loyalty."
Combining Hermione and Vincent's opinions, Karkaroff did not seem to be the one who cursed the dragon.
So a new question arises, why does all the evidence point to him now?
Vincent and Hermione's expressions became solemn. It seemed that the real mastermind wanted to put the blame on Karkaroff for everything.
A scapegoat, a shield.
While the British Ministry of Magic and the legendary Auror Moody focus their attention on Karkaroff, the real mastermind can smoothly carry out the next move.
"Shit!" Vincent, who realized it belatedly, glared at Dumbledore with an unhappy look on his face, "Professor, have you thought of this a long time ago?"
Not many people can come into contact with fire dragons within one or two days. Apart from the headmaster and the warriors, there are only dragon tamers and people from the Ministry of Magic.
What if the real mastermind was hiding among them, or even disguised as a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Magic who came with Fudge this afternoon...
Dumbledore smiled and stuffed another small red candy into his mouth. "In fact, I didn't think of this possibility at first. Alastor's magic eyes can not only see through the invisibility cloak, but also see through the disguise of the Polyjuice Potion."
Vincent smiled bitterly and shook his head.
What good is it to have the initiative? We still fell into the trap of that old bastard Deng step by step.
Karkaroff is the biggest suspect now, and if we want to find out the real mastermind behind this, we must not reveal any flaws.
Then, they can only investigate secretly.
Therefore, Vincent, who can also hide from Moody's evil eyes, is the best candidate.
"Professor, professional matters should be left to professionals."
Dumbledore winked playfully at Vincent again, "My boy, Alastor's acting is terrible. I am not going to tell him about it."
Vincent pouted, "Professor, your words are so convincing."
When it comes to acting skills, Deng Xiaoping is definitely at the world's top level.
Hermione finally came to her senses.
What kind of question is that? It's obviously a trap.
Your principal is still your principal. No matter how cunning you are, you can never escape his calculations.
Anyway, she and Vincent had already learned everything they needed to learn last year, and they both wanted to catch the real mastermind as soon as possible. Even if Dumbledore didn't say anything, they would take action sooner or later.
But for some reason, she always felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, as if she was a little unhappy with Dumbledore.
Now she finally understood why Vincent often called him "Old Bitch" behind his back. It was really uncomfortable to fall step by step into the trap carefully laid by the other party.
It would be fine if you were not aware of it. Even if you think about it afterwards, it wouldn't be as painful as when you thought about it at the time.
After leaving the principal's office, Vincent started cursing at the door.
As the cursing went on, Hermione joined in.
Although her curse was not particularly harsh, she was still venting her dissatisfaction with Dumbledore.
"Do you feel better now?"
“It’s still a little bit uncomfortable.”
"Then keep scolding."
A few minutes later, the two people, in a good mood, walked down the spiral staircase with brisk steps.
Dumbledore in the headmaster's office was in a good mood the whole time, drinking tea and eating candies.
It is normal for young people to have a bad temper. Let them curse if they want. It won’t cost you any candy.
However, there are many flavors that are even more terrible than Dragon's Breath Pepper. Canned herring and black garlic make people want to vomit, and Icelandic dried shark and pickled puffin are so smelly that they numb the tongue.
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St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries,
Second floor, Biological Damage Department.
After nearly six hours of treatment, the broken bones in Draco's body finally turned back into bones.
The attending therapist, Hebrew therapist Smethwick, gave him a small amount of fluorescent green potion and left the ward with the trainee therapist Augustus Pye.
In the corridor, Lucius and Narcissa, who were waiting anxiously, stepped forward first.
"The patient's health is fine now. Fortunately, he received emergency treatment before being sent here. Otherwise, the broken bones would have flowed into his heart through his blood vessels, which would have been troublesome."
"Merlin bless you..." Narcissa, whose face was haggard, felt her body lighten and she fell backwards.
Lucius hurriedly supported him, "Healer Smethwick, will my son have any sequelae?"
Smethwick hesitated for a moment and said, "The patient has been treated in time. As long as we pay some attention, there shouldn't be any big problems. However..."
"But what?"
"But he may have some mental problems. The terrible memories of being cruelly treated by the fire dragon may accompany him for the rest of his life, which will have a subtle impact on his normal life in the future."
Lucius breathed a sigh of relief. "Can these memories be completely erased?"
Smethwick shook his head. "Magic can only make him forget temporarily. The fear imprinted in his body's instinct will not disappear. If he encounters a fire dragon again in the future, he will most likely recall these terrible memories."
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