Chapter 5 Sebastian's Ideal

Dumbledore has investigated himself very clearly.

Looking at Dumbledore's extremely oppressive eyes, Sebastian did not feel panic at all.

He was confident enough that Dumbledore did not use Legilimency on him.

Even if the old man in front of him was the most powerful wizard of the 20th century, if he used Legilimency on him, he would definitely be able to sense it at the first moment.

He was not about to deceive the old man.

One is to repay Dumbledore's respect.

Secondly, because of his experience in two lives, Sebastian has come to realize more and more clearly that sincerity is the only sure-fire way to get along with others.

Sebastian sat up straight, slowly stretched out his right hand, made a sign, and said:

"Before answering your question, I need to clarify a fact so that you don't misunderstand me."

Seeing Sebastian being so serious, Dumbledore and Snape both pretended to listen attentively.

Sebastian cleared his throat and said seriously:

"Although I am the richest man in the wizarding world."

“But I can speak responsibly.”

"I have no interest in Galleons!"

Hearing such an asshole's remarks, Snape almost couldn't maintain the cold expression on his face.

Hard!Hard!

Snape clenched his fists harder than iron.

This bastard.

You love pretending too much!

If Dumbledore wasn't here.

He would definitely draw his wand and hex Sebastian.

Or just give him a hard punch in the face!

Listen.

This is not what a human being would say.

Sebastian certainly knew the weight of this sentence, so without waiting for Dumbledore and Snape to react, he continued:

"In other words, earning Galleons has never been my ideal."

"I only have eyes for the magical world."

"Professor, you haven't been to Knockturn Alley for a long time, right? If you don't mind, I would like to show you a memory." After saying that, Sebastian took out a meditation basin from his wallet.

This Pensieve is an alchemical item made by the Swann family's ancestors. Because the materials are extremely rare and the cost is high, the quantity is very limited.

Sebastian remembered that there was one in the headmaster's office, but he didn't see it this time. It might have been taken away by Dumbledore.

He stretched out his wand and pressed it against his temple. A faint silver light slowly emerged as the wand moved, forming two thin silk lines.

The two silk threads flickered with a faint light, as if containing some mysterious power.

He waved his wand gently, and the two silk threads slowly floated towards the meditation basin. Once they entered the meditation basin, they slowly spread out like ink poured into water.

Seeing that Sebastian was about to show a memory, Dumbledore and Snape became interested. They both wanted to know what Sebastian was going to show them.

Sebastian made a gesture of invitation and reached into the Pensieve.

In a trance, he came to a dark alley.

There were some strangely dressed wizards coming and going in the alley, most of them looked rather shabby.

Sebastian stood in the alley, and the wizards passing by passed through his body one after another. These were all memories!

Another Sebastian was walking slowly in the middle of the alley, a younger Sebastian, dressed in smart clothes, with a stern face and a wand in his hand.

The other wizards stayed far away, looking at him with a hint of fear in their eyes.

People who hang out in Knockturn Alley for years have a very sharp eye and can tell at a glance that this young wizard is not someone to be trifled with.

Turning around, Sebastian looked at the two people who had come behind him.

"This memory is from my first visit to Knockturn Alley, just after the Second Wizarding War."

"Look at the flow of people here. Although it's not as large as the Diagon Alley next door, it's definitely not small. Do you think all the people here are dark wizards?"

Without waiting for the two to say anything, Sebastian gestured for them to follow his memory.

In the memory, Sebastian continued to walk towards Knockturn Alley, slowly came to a group of free stalls, and talked to one of the stall owners who did not cover his face.

Although they are called free stalls, in fact, wizards just spread a piece of cloth on the ground and then put the goods to be sold on it.

Dumbledore looked at the stall owner talking to Sebastian and blurted out, "Bilbo."

"That's right, Bilbo Henry, a Muggle-born Hufflepuff, graduated from Hogwarts long before I enrolled, and now works at Swann Alchemy. I didn't expect that you still remember him, Professor." Sebastian was a little surprised.

"I remember every student who graduated from Hogwarts. I have a good brain and can clearly call out the names of each of them." said Dumbledore.

Sebastian said, "I came to Knockturn Alley to recruit some wizards for Swann's alchemy, and that's how I met Bilbo."

"Bilbo later told me that none of his OWLs (Ordinary Wizarding Levels) and NEWTs (Final Wizarding Tests) were good, with only two good ones."

"His grades didn't support him finding a decent job."

"But he doesn't want to degenerate into a dark wizard and use magic to do illegal things."

"After seeing the charm of magic, he was unwilling to return to the Muggle world."

"He doesn't want to live a secluded life in the mountains."

“Houses in Knockturn Alley are cheap.”

"So he used all his belongings to buy a house in Knockturn Alley, and then made some low-quality potions to make a living."

"He told me that although Knockturn Alley has a bad reputation."

"But here, he can live like a wizard."

Sebastian turned around and looked directly at Dumbledore, "He just didn't do well in school, but he didn't become a dark wizard."

"Look, in this Knockturn Alley, besides the dark wizards, there are many Bilbos."

"The environment will change a person. If you stay here for too long and become a dark wizard, there will be no turning back."

"Bilbo was lucky to meet me before he fell."

"We at Swann Alchemy are best at discovering people's shining points, rather than just focusing on their grades."

"But I arrived too late, and many people have already fallen completely."

"This is Knockturn Alley, after all."

"Every year there are young wizards graduating who are like Bilbo."

"What a shame! Swann Alchemy doesn't have enough jobs to hire them all."

Sebastian looked at his memory again and said slowly.

"Professor Dumbledore."

"Many people yearn for the magical world."

"Many people would rather believe that they didn't receive the Hogwarts notification letter because the owl got lost."

"I wonder what they would think if they saw this side of the wizarding world."

"Besides, the Muggle world is developing rapidly now."

"On the other hand, the wizarding world has barely changed since I was a kid. It's still so lifeless."

"Bilbo and his friends chose to stay in the wizarding world because of the excitement and convenience of magic."

“But what about ten or twenty years from now?”

"What if the young Muggle-born wizards find out that life in the wizarding world is far less exciting and convenient than life in the Muggle world?"

“What will they choose?”

"What if the half-blood wizards, or even the pure-blood wizards, feel the same way?"

“I don’t dare to think what will happen then.”

"professor!"

"The British wizarding world is like a big tree."

"Hogwarts is the root of this big tree."

“Now there’s something wrong with this big tree!”

"I can completely ignore them," Sebastian looked at Dumbledore again, "After all, even if I lie down and sleep every day, there will still be a steady stream of gold Galleons flowing into the Swan family's treasury."

"I can live a comfortable life in the Muggle world that is unimaginable to ordinary people."

"but!"

"I am a wizard."

"And a true Slytherin."

“I have my own ambitions and aspirations.”

"With great power comes great responsibility!"

"I like the wizarding world, so I have been working hard to make it more exciting and lively."

"But I can't do it by myself or Swann alone."

"So I chose to go back to Hogwarts and start from the roots of the tree."

“It starts with the children.”

"Let more people come together to change the wizarding world."

“Let this tree become stronger and more luxuriant.”