Chapter 231: Involution at Hogwarts and Dumbledore's Return

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is already the end of April. Looking back on the past month, Yang Tian has mixed feelings.

For wizards, there are not many entertainment options. Even the Quidditch competition that was highly sought after by the whole school ended last week. As expected, Ravenclaw won the championship with three wins under the leadership of Yang Tian; Slytherin was second; Gryffindor was third... and the rest seemed to be just studying, studying, and studying again...

Influenced by Yang Tian's study group, the learning atmosphere in Hogwarts is now extremely strong, and the young wizards of all grades are famous for their outstanding performance.

Don't think that this is because they have seen other children's excellence and then reflected on themselves and made conscious efforts! They are still children, how could they be so playful? They really have no choice but to do this!

Since the last commendation ceremony, the already famous Hogwarts has instantly become popular! Coupled with the great achievements in astronomy and transfiguration, as well as the existence of an expert research group, this old magic school has become the magic palace of dreams for many young European wizards!

Hogwarts is now a busy place. Countless owls fly in from all over the world every day. These are letters from parents of school-age children from various countries, asking about the conditions for attending Hogwarts. Among them are many famous old families in Europe.

What's more, many outstanding young wizards and their parents who are already attending other magic schools have also written to us one after another, asking about transfer matters! Is this a joke?

Durmstrang Academy, Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, and even Ilvermorny School of Magic and Castellobusch in America all sent letters to inquire: Why are they poaching their students and outstanding students? Why are they engaging in such unfair competition?

The school and the board of directors have held several meetings in a row, but since Dumbledore is not at school, it is difficult to come to a conclusion. However, rumors are already flying all over the Hogwarts campus!

Rumor has it that "since the teaching staff is insufficient to support the current number of applicants, new students will likely have to take a round of entrance exams before they are eligible to study at Hogwarts."

Another rumor stated: "In order to accept transfer applications from students of other magic schools, each grade within Hogwarts will list the results of the final exam as a key assessment condition. If the scores are not enough to support the learning requirements, the school is likely to adopt the means of survival of the fittest, eliminate some students, and leave the positions for those who want to study magic with all their heart..."

There are many similar rumors...

At first, the young wizards didn't take these rumors seriously, but when Draco said with a heavy face that these rumors were not groundless, but were the topic of discussion of the school and the board of directors; when some parents sent three shouting letters a day, full of anger, saying that if they dared to let such a thing as being eliminated happen to them, and bring shame to their parents and the family, they would give them the most severe and cruel punishment in their lives. Everything became different...

All the young wizards in Hogwarts were completely upset! Involution happened again and again, and it was unstoppable.

How involved are these ordinary little wizards? Let's put it this way, wizard chess? Pranks? Night walks? Sorry, there's really no time. Even Filch was surprised to find that there's no need to patrol at night recently, because there really is no one out, okay?

The internal competition of ordinary little wizards has put a lot of pressure on many friends in the study group! So, the study group also became competitive. Even Yang Tian’s plan to hold a dinner party this month was jointly rejected by his friends. Don’t ask why, the answer is that he is afraid of being overtaken by his classmates who are not as good as him, and he can’t afford to lose face!

Therefore, Yang Tian once again entered the stage of self-cultivation. Whether it was talismanology, alchemy, astronomy, alchemy, potions, herbal medicine, spells, or transfiguration, as long as he was interested, he would study it for a while. The feeling of wandering carefree in the ocean of knowledge was really pleasant...

This situation continued until the beginning of May, when Dumbledore returned safely to Hogwarts.

"Principal Dumbledore, you are finally back. What do you want to talk to me about this time?" Yang Tian asked as he pushed open the door of the principal's office with a little confusion.

"Of course, it's the latest situation in Albania." Dumbledore looked exhausted and went straight to the point.

"Ah?" Yang Tian was slightly stunned, then he said with a hint of sarcasm: "After you came back, you were the first one to talk to me about this? Is this reasonable?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Dumbledore was in no mood to joke with this kid. He said unhappily, "Didn't I go to Albania this time at your request? This is a clear answer for you. Besides, didn't your prophecy have any result before?"

Yang Tian did notice the old principal's abnormality, and immediately sat down obediently, and asked seriously: "Is it serious?"

"Alas, yes! The situation seems very bad! All sectors of Albanian society, including Muggles and wizards, seem to have been infiltrated." Dumbledore said with a heavy heart.

"What is the specific situation?" Yang Tian's heart sank.

"How should I put it? This organization is indeed a bit weird. They started from remote mountain villages and forced the villagers to join an organization called the Empathy Society. They even threatened these villagers: if they do not join the organization, they will be haunted by bad luck and will die with regrets."

Yang Tian seemed to have guessed something and asked, "What happened next?"

Dumbledore replied, "Sure enough, some hard-line villagers or believers of certain sects strongly opposed the matter, so the matter was left unresolved. But a few days later, these opponents died tragically in a tide of zombies. The villagers who survived the disaster were terrified and joined the sect one after another."

"Zombie Tide?" Yang Tian asked in confusion. In his understanding, the original book was a wizard novel, and there was no such thing as a necromancer. But Dumbledore's next words made him completely confused.

"I suspect it was done by the Necromancer." Looking at the shocked Yang Tian, ​​Dumbledore continued to explain: "The Necromancer is actually an important school of wizards. This school can be traced back to ancient Persia, Greece, and Rome in the Middle Ages. Unlike ordinary wizards, the Necromancer knows how to summon and enslave the souls and bodies of the dead to make them undead creatures. Some of those with profound undead abilities can even become liches at the cost of their bodies to gain eternal life."

Dumbledore seemed to be lost in some memories: "That is a group of unique and crazy magic! Back then, how many talented young men devoted themselves to the school of necromancers in order to resurrect their loved ones or for the supreme power to control life and death? Some even completely sank in the process of soaring in the realm of death."

Yang Tian thought of Dumbledore's experience, and his heart was inexplicably moved. It seems that Dumbledore must have studied the Necromancer School in detail, right? Is this what he said about the efforts he made for his sister? But he did not interrupt, but listened quietly to the old principal's explanation...