#621 - Meeting (asking for monthly ticket recommendation ticket)

"So what if I can't get into Gryffindor? It's not a big deal. Google Search Reading," Ginny said nonchalantly. "My godfather graduated from Slytherin, so if I can't go to Gryffindor, I'll just go to Slytherin."

"Ah? Then I'm afraid I'll be drowned in my grandmother's spit. She said that wizards from the Longbottom family have always graduated from Gryffindor, it's a symbol of courage," Neville said, scratching his head nervously.

"Don't put so much pressure on yourself. You actually have a lot of talent. As long as you let things take their course, your future achievements will be limitless," Anduin said with a smile. He wasn't trying to fool Neville. Although Augusta had always been very strict with Neville, she had always taken good care of him, so Neville's foundation was actually quite good, and he was a good material for martial arts.

"Thank you, Uncle Wilson." Neville thought Anduin was comforting him. He was always full of self-doubt because he was so introverted, but he could feel a rare joy when he was with Anduin.

Seeing Neville's still dull expression, Anduin didn't care too much. It takes a lot of time to change a person's personality. "By the way, Neville, you'll have another surprise after you enter school this year!"

"Oh? Really?" Neville raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Could it be that something special is going to happen at Hogwarts this year?"

"You'll find out then." Anduin teased, then urged, "Hurry up and wash up, then let's eat together."

Ginny and Neville cheered when they heard this. The happiest thing about coming to Anduin's place was probably being able to enjoy a hearty meal every day.

In a good mood, Anduin rarely cooked himself, allowing the two little guys to have a good meal before personally seeing them home through the Floo Network.

After sending the two young wizards away, Anduin, who was free, returned to his suitcase space to continue working. At this time, his magical suitcase had been upgraded many times. Although the internal environment had not changed, the space was more than twice as large as before.

Now, most of the internal space is a magical animal breeding area. Of course, the magical animals raised are still those spare ingredients, but after his careful care, the population of Terbo Warthogs and Riem Cattle has multiplied several times.

After all, relying on them alone to eat can't keep up with the reproduction speed of these creatures. After years of being nourished by the meat of magical animals, the physique of their group has improved a lot.

At this time, Anduin's magic power reserves are close to the 2000 mark, reaching 1863 points. Of course, this is not only due to eating the meat of magical animals, but also due to the sword.

After the trip to Germany, Anduin conducted a multi-faceted test on the vitality and magic power absorbed by 'Annihilation', and compared it with the life essence extracted from the Life Transmutation Array.

He found that the life energy extracted by Annihilation was indeed purer. In addition to the 'Permanent Energy Absorption Technique' playing a role, Desolate Lightning can also have the effect of energy quenching.

After all, the birth of [Desolate Lightning] originated from a Thunderbird that wanted to complete the evolution of life, so in addition to containing the power to destroy the world, this primitive magic text also hides a trace of the ability to purify energy.

Of course, the life energy purified by Annihilation is also somewhat insufficient compared to the Transmutation Array, that is, the amount extracted is relatively small. Anduin can only get a dozen or twenty points of feedback for every ordinary wizard he kills. However, due to the extremely high purity of the energy, it can directly increase his life and magic power limit after being fed back into his body.

When he was in the United States, the reason why he walked around as a bounty hunter, aside from any grievances or bounties, was more to experience the taste of this sublimation of life through killing. From his current magic power reserves, it can also be seen how many wizards have fallen under his sword.

Anduin, who had been in the United States for about a year, had made a great name for himself in the local underworld and white society, indirectly reducing the local crime rate by a large margin, almost to the point where children cried at night.

The final gain was very significant. Anduin could even feel that if he continued like this, he might be able to achieve the goal of immortality by killing people alone.

But after discovering this, he didn't show much happiness. On the contrary, he felt a trace of fear. Anduin was not a bloodthirsty person, but he found that he was becoming more and more indifferent to life.

This change in his state of mind made Anduin very uncomfortable. He didn't like this feeling of losing control, so in the past one or two years, Anduin had rarely taken action himself.

He needed some time to adjust himself, so Anduin put a lot of energy into the business of Silver Flash Bank and the teaching and cultivation of Ginny and Neville.

The effect of doing so was very obvious. He could feel that he had less indifference and more humanity. Therefore, accepting Dumbledore's invitation to return to Hogwarts was not entirely for the many conditions promised by the other party.

After thinking for a moment, Anduin plunged into the laboratory. Teaching hundreds of young wizards is very different from training Aurors, and he had to prepare more for this.

At the same time, Anduin did not neglect the magical communication system business undertaken by Silver Flash Bank. After Bones accepted his invitation to return to England, Anduin began the long-lasting alchemy room construction project.

He spent his days working in the Ministry of Magic and his nights scolding the two little brats for being lazy and preparing teaching aids. Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.

The time also came to July 15th, the date Anduin and Dumbledore had agreed upon to hold the new school year coordination meeting.

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Inside the Hogwarts faculty lounge, Severus Snape, who had just walked in, looked at Dumbledore and McGonagall in front of the conference table with dissatisfaction.

"It's ridiculous, why do we have to hold this inexplicable meeting during the holidays? I told you long ago that inviting that kid back is not a good idea. Look, school hasn't even started yet, and he's already ordering us around!"

"Don't be so grumpy, Severus. This is just taking up less than half a day of our time. There must be a reason why Anduin wants to call us to a meeting. I'm very curious about what he will share with us," Dumbledore said, comforting Snape nonchalantly.

"I know that guy's tricks very well. As long as you let go, this kid will take an inch. Maybe he will assign us some strange tasks, just like he is the headmaster," Snape felt uncomfortable when he recalled the scene of Anduin dominating Slytherin.

"Why do you have such a prejudice against Anduin? He helped you a lot in the academy. If it weren't for him, Slytherin wouldn't have won the Academy Cup for seven consecutive years!" McGonagall glanced at Snape dissatisfiedly.

Of course she was very unhappy. The Snake Academy was slacking off with the Lion Academy at the beginning, but because of Anduin's sudden appearance, the Snake Academy directly transformed into an academy hegemon, and the Lion Academy under her jurisdiction was still the same ghost. As a result, Snape is still in the mood to speculate on their hero.

It is because I know him well that I know how terrible that kid is. That is a guy who will risk his life to torture people, Snape couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"I also think it's not a bad idea to invite Anduin back to school!"

In the vacant lot where the people in the lounge were arguing, Filius Flitwick's laughter suddenly came to their ears. Everyone turned their heads and saw that Professor Flitwick, Professor Sprout, Hagrid, and Nurse Pomfrey had walked in one after another.

After sitting down in the house, Flitwick continued to laugh, "Anduin is now a big celebrity in the academic world. I dare to guarantee that the news that he has entered Hogwarts to work will become a big news. This is a great thing for our school."

Flitwick was overjoyed when he learned that Anduin was returning to Hogwarts. As his most outstanding student, his achievements even made Flitwick proud. Not to mention that many of the products of Silver Flash Bank also have his patent shares. The dividends he receives every year make it impossible for him to feel bad about Anduin.

"Heh, when did Hogwarts start to be proud of someone's joining? It seems that Hogwarts' faculty resume is more worthy of praise!" Snape curled his lips with disdain.

"You can't say that. Hogwarts is proud to have a headmaster like Dumbledore. Anduin joining the school is good news." Hagrid also picked up his muffled voice and spoke up for Anduin.

"You have a good relationship with him, so naturally you are helping him speak." Snape looked up at Hagrid speechlessly. This big guy has spoken much louder since he became a shareholder of Silver Flash Bank. He gets angry when he sees the other party wearing a pile of luxurious accessories with his original old leather jacket.

Just when everyone was arguing with each other, the door of the faculty lounge was opened again, and then everyone saw Anduin in a suit, holding a stack of thick parchment and slowly walking into the room.

"Hey, Anduin, long time no see!" Seeing Anduin appear, Hagrid immediately stood up with a smile and gave him a solid hug.

"I remember we went fishing together two weeks ago, don't be so mushy." Anduin, who was squeezed into Hagrid's belly, muttered with a wry smile.

After getting rid of the enthusiastic Hagrid, he took the opportunity to greet the professors in front of him one by one.

"Dean Snape, you are still as elegant as ever after not seeing you for a few years." After Anduin greeted the others, he looked at Snape with a smile. Why is this guy's hair still so greasy? Doesn't he know how to wash his hair?