Chapter 698 Dumbledore’s worries
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Rui Chen 3499
At noon, Hogshead Pub, Hogsmeade Village, Scottish Highlands.
Aberforth Dumbledore poked a piece of apple with his fork and put it directly into his mouth. "I said... if you are really worried, just go and take a look for yourself."
He chewed the apple and said vaguely: "In order to keep you here, I didn't open the store today. Obviously there are so many wizards coming here, the business will definitely be great."
"Sorry..." Dumbledore still walked outside the bar, looking at the dirt-filled windows from time to time, "I'm just a little worried."
Ever since Grindelwald talked to him about the crescent moon pendant last time, he had felt vaguely uneasy, always feeling that something might go wrong with this setup.
So far, everything seems to be going according to plan.
From the time he faked his death to the start of the third project, no serious incident occurred in either the magical world or the Muggle world.
However, he has lived for so long, and he has seen the so-called calm before the storm many times.
Aberforth wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, coughed slightly and asked, "Where's that Konno? What did he say?"
Dumbledore shrugged helplessly, "He was the one who asked me to wait here, saying that I could judge what happened based on the development of the situation."
"Mysterious." Aberforth said absently, "Since you chose to cheat your death, you have to use tricks as a trap."
"They have all become people behind the scenes. Naturally, they need to appear at the most appropriate time in order to have an unexpected effect."
"Indeed!" Dumbledore nodded in agreement, "The opening of a play requires the actors to be in their respective positions... Of course I understand."
He sighed longly, "It's just that I feel particularly uneasy...that feeling of being unable to sleep at night...it's so uncomfortable."
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In the afternoon, Magical Congress of Mildew.
Also feeling uncomfortable were Babajide Akinbade and his group, who had stayed in the chairman's office for too long.
Many Aurors felt very regretful, not because they followed Babajide Akinbad here, but because they drank too much tea just now.
The Aurors felt their bladders so full that their knees were pressed against each other, looking around to pass the time.
Snapped!
"Excuse me...do you still need black tea?" A house elf suddenly appeared.
Without waiting for anyone to answer, after a deep bow, the house elf pulled his nose out of the blanket and quickly refilled the cup of black tea.
"When will Chairman Albert come back? How long will he be busy? Is that information so difficult to find?" Babajide Akinbad looked at the house elf and asked quickly.
"Sorry! I will definitely ask the master for you!" The house elf who was about to leave instinctively froze, leaving only this sentence before disappearing into the air.
"They are just delaying time on purpose!" One Auror couldn't stand it anymore and stood up directly, punching the desk with his fist, and the black tea in front of him was immediately knocked out.
"Then use the traditional solution." An Auror suggested, "Go to the corner...and use the Vanishing Charm..."
"That was done so many years ago!" The Auror who spilled the tea blushed, "You are used to the toilet, can you still allow such barbaric behavior?"
"It seems that magic still has its limits." Another Auror sighed, "It would be great if we could cast the disappearing spell directly there!"
"Indeed, you can." Another Auror answered, "As long as your healing magic is strong enough, first use the cutting spell to cut open the belly, and then insert the wand..."
"You want to disgust me, don't you! I feel even worse now!" The Auror who spilled the black tea shouted, his tone full of anger and embarrassment.
"In that case, let's die together! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." The Auror who spilled the black tea started to whistle.
A group of Aurors immediately started making noises, and the situation became a little out of control, "Merlin's diapers! Shut up! Someone is going to silence this bastard! Hurry up!"
"Okay! Be quiet!" Babajide Akinbad suddenly pulled out his wand and threw the cup in front of him.
The light of magic flashed, and a fairly wide compartment appeared in front of everyone.
"Hurry up and solve it! What's your situation now? Why have you become so impetuous?"
The Aurors didn't bother to explain and rushed to the cubicle one after another.
The first Auror to come back came to Babajide Akinbad, "Does it feel like there is some magic potion that makes us lose control of our emotions?"
"Magic potion?" Babajide Akinbad frowned and looked at the cup aside, "Why are they doing this? If it is a magic potion, it will only take effect now. Isn't it a bit pointless?"
"No! There is a possibility." His expression changed and he looked at the rope on his wrist, "Is it the special sleeve for the wand?"
"I remember the wizard in charge of sales told me that this magic prop can also resist damage caused by certain magic."
"At first, I just used it as a sales pitch and thought it was just an exaggerated expression. Now it seems..."
"Did you buy this from a martial arts school?" The Auror looked at the special wand sleeve. "In Europe, martial arts schools exist in almost every magical world."
"Since the martial arts gym can be so popular, there must be some merit. The more important point is..."
"The martial arts school seems to be inextricably linked to Professor Kong who teaches at Hogwarts."
"How strange!" Babajide Akinbad shook his head and brought the topic back.
"Anyway, the key point now is why the Magic Congress just wanted to cause us internal strife without taking further measures."
Snapped!
The house elf from before came back. He did not add tea again, but said in a hoarse voice: "The master said that he will be here soon. The information has been found."
After saying these words, the house elf disappeared once again.
"Have you noticed?" Babajide Akinbad dragged his chin with his hand, "This house elf is injured, maybe it was done by Chairman Albert."
"It shows that the house elf has done unnecessary things!" The Auror nodded and agreed, "It's really strange! Why does he want to leave us here?"
"Perhaps it is to show cooperation? So that the spies' mission can be successfully completed?" Babajide Akinbad put forward a new guess.
"What if... the spies' mission is almost completed? They have received enough benefits, and now they cooperate, so that their reputation is not so bad?"
Aberforth Dumbledore poked a piece of apple with his fork and put it directly into his mouth. "I said... if you are really worried, just go and take a look for yourself."
He chewed the apple and said vaguely: "In order to keep you here, I didn't open the store today. Obviously there are so many wizards coming here, the business will definitely be great."
"Sorry..." Dumbledore still walked outside the bar, looking at the dirt-filled windows from time to time, "I'm just a little worried."
Ever since Grindelwald talked to him about the crescent moon pendant last time, he had felt vaguely uneasy, always feeling that something might go wrong with this setup.
So far, everything seems to be going according to plan.
From the time he faked his death to the start of the third project, no serious incident occurred in either the magical world or the Muggle world.
However, he has lived for so long, and he has seen the so-called calm before the storm many times.
Aberforth wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, coughed slightly and asked, "Where's that Konno? What did he say?"
Dumbledore shrugged helplessly, "He was the one who asked me to wait here, saying that I could judge what happened based on the development of the situation."
"Mysterious." Aberforth said absently, "Since you chose to cheat your death, you have to use tricks as a trap."
"They have all become people behind the scenes. Naturally, they need to appear at the most appropriate time in order to have an unexpected effect."
"Indeed!" Dumbledore nodded in agreement, "The opening of a play requires the actors to be in their respective positions... Of course I understand."
He sighed longly, "It's just that I feel particularly uneasy...that feeling of being unable to sleep at night...it's so uncomfortable."
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In the afternoon, Magical Congress of Mildew.
Also feeling uncomfortable were Babajide Akinbade and his group, who had stayed in the chairman's office for too long.
Many Aurors felt very regretful, not because they followed Babajide Akinbad here, but because they drank too much tea just now.
The Aurors felt their bladders so full that their knees were pressed against each other, looking around to pass the time.
Snapped!
"Excuse me...do you still need black tea?" A house elf suddenly appeared.
Without waiting for anyone to answer, after a deep bow, the house elf pulled his nose out of the blanket and quickly refilled the cup of black tea.
"When will Chairman Albert come back? How long will he be busy? Is that information so difficult to find?" Babajide Akinbad looked at the house elf and asked quickly.
"Sorry! I will definitely ask the master for you!" The house elf who was about to leave instinctively froze, leaving only this sentence before disappearing into the air.
"They are just delaying time on purpose!" One Auror couldn't stand it anymore and stood up directly, punching the desk with his fist, and the black tea in front of him was immediately knocked out.
"Then use the traditional solution." An Auror suggested, "Go to the corner...and use the Vanishing Charm..."
"That was done so many years ago!" The Auror who spilled the tea blushed, "You are used to the toilet, can you still allow such barbaric behavior?"
"It seems that magic still has its limits." Another Auror sighed, "It would be great if we could cast the disappearing spell directly there!"
"Indeed, you can." Another Auror answered, "As long as your healing magic is strong enough, first use the cutting spell to cut open the belly, and then insert the wand..."
"You want to disgust me, don't you! I feel even worse now!" The Auror who spilled the black tea shouted, his tone full of anger and embarrassment.
"In that case, let's die together! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." The Auror who spilled the black tea started to whistle.
A group of Aurors immediately started making noises, and the situation became a little out of control, "Merlin's diapers! Shut up! Someone is going to silence this bastard! Hurry up!"
"Okay! Be quiet!" Babajide Akinbad suddenly pulled out his wand and threw the cup in front of him.
The light of magic flashed, and a fairly wide compartment appeared in front of everyone.
"Hurry up and solve it! What's your situation now? Why have you become so impetuous?"
The Aurors didn't bother to explain and rushed to the cubicle one after another.
The first Auror to come back came to Babajide Akinbad, "Does it feel like there is some magic potion that makes us lose control of our emotions?"
"Magic potion?" Babajide Akinbad frowned and looked at the cup aside, "Why are they doing this? If it is a magic potion, it will only take effect now. Isn't it a bit pointless?"
"No! There is a possibility." His expression changed and he looked at the rope on his wrist, "Is it the special sleeve for the wand?"
"I remember the wizard in charge of sales told me that this magic prop can also resist damage caused by certain magic."
"At first, I just used it as a sales pitch and thought it was just an exaggerated expression. Now it seems..."
"Did you buy this from a martial arts school?" The Auror looked at the special wand sleeve. "In Europe, martial arts schools exist in almost every magical world."
"Since the martial arts gym can be so popular, there must be some merit. The more important point is..."
"The martial arts school seems to be inextricably linked to Professor Kong who teaches at Hogwarts."
"How strange!" Babajide Akinbad shook his head and brought the topic back.
"Anyway, the key point now is why the Magic Congress just wanted to cause us internal strife without taking further measures."
Snapped!
The house elf from before came back. He did not add tea again, but said in a hoarse voice: "The master said that he will be here soon. The information has been found."
After saying these words, the house elf disappeared once again.
"Have you noticed?" Babajide Akinbad dragged his chin with his hand, "This house elf is injured, maybe it was done by Chairman Albert."
"It shows that the house elf has done unnecessary things!" The Auror nodded and agreed, "It's really strange! Why does he want to leave us here?"
"Perhaps it is to show cooperation? So that the spies' mission can be successfully completed?" Babajide Akinbad put forward a new guess.
"What if... the spies' mission is almost completed? They have received enough benefits, and now they cooperate, so that their reputation is not so bad?"
