Chapter 324 Dumbledore’s considerations

"Harry, thank you very much for being hurt and listening to the nagging of an old man like me." In the principal's office, Dumbledore said with a smile, "You can go back now. I hope you can have a good sleep."

Harry, who was opposite Dumbledore, breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say goodbye to Dumbledore, he was violently pulled by Sirius and walked out the door.

But when they were about to reach the door, Dumbledore spoke again.

"Oh, by the way! Harry, the wand that Mike crushed at the last moment was indeed Krum's."

Upon hearing this, Harry's eyes instantly opened wide.

He had debated whether to tell Dumbledore about this matter, but after thinking about it for a long time, he decided to keep this secret in his heart forever, because once he told it, no matter whether it had anything to do with Mike or not, All are bound to get Mike into trouble.

But he never expected that Dumbledore would speak his mind right away, as if he could read his mind.

"You are a child who values ​​friendship very much, which is commendable. I am proud of you. But in order to leave no knots in your friendship, I decided to make this matter clear." Dumbledore said, "Although the wand It was indeed Krum's, but things were exactly the opposite of what you might have guessed. Krum was controlled by Barty Jr. using the Imperius Curse and attacked Mike. After subduing him, Mike took away his wand. And launched distress fireworks, so Klum's death was a complete accident. This is what Mike said to me personally, and I chose to believe him."

Harry at the door breathed a sigh of relief. He patted his chest and said with a smile on his face:

"I understand, Headmaster Dumbledore, thank you very much for telling me this."

"Hehehe, okay, go and rest quickly, it's getting late."

"Okay, good night."

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Seeing Harry, Sirius and others leaving the office, the smile on Dumbledore's face quickly disappeared, replaced by an extremely serious look.

He returned to the eagle-legged table and continued to tap the table with the knuckles of his index fingers, making a crisp tapping sound.

It seems that this is his habitual action when he is deep in thought.

The sound seemed to disturb the sleeping portraits on the wall of the principal's office. A yellow-faced wizard with short black bangs on the wall and an old witch with long silver curly hair in the frame next to her frowned and opened their eyes. .

"He's started again. What an annoying successor." The yellow-faced wizard frowned and said, "Dalys, please, stop him! Just think that I owe you a favor!"

After saying that, the yellow-faced wizard suddenly disappeared from the frame, leaving only the silver-haired witch Delis looking at Dumbledore with an unhappy expression.

"I really can't stand you, Dumbledore. You've been in a very bad situation recently. This is the second time you've made that annoying sound today." Delise said, "If you plan to continue like this, I will I think I’ll have to consider moving to Armando!”

"I'm sorry, Ms. Devonte."

"Well, tell me, Dumbledore, what is it that bothers you so much? Maybe we useless old guys can give you some surprises."

Dumbledore, who was sitting at the eagle-legged table, did not reply when he heard this, but just glanced at the empty wall very covertly.

But this scene was discovered very sharply by the silver-haired witch Delise.

"Are you worried about Mike?"

Delise's tone sounded like she was very familiar with Mike. Now it was Dumbledore's turn to be surprised, and he looked at the portrait above the office in astonishment.

"Don't be too surprised, Dumbledore, Mike and I have met each other when we were in Armando, and we chatted for a while." Delise laughed, "He is really an outstanding child. , Ravenclaw has not given birth to such an outstanding student for a long time. I have a hunch that he will lead Ravenclaw to glory again. So, tell me, why does such an outstanding child make you frown? ?”

"He is indeed an outstanding child, but he hides too many secrets." Dumbledore frowned and said, "How can I put it, he doesn't act like a child at all, and I can't see through him at all. "

"Did you use Legilimency? Even so, you still can't see through him?"

"That's right. Obviously, Mike has a very advanced knowledge of Occlumency." Dumbledore said, "Especially what happened in the maze tonight, I always feel that he has hidden something very important from me. .”

"So? What are you going to do?"

Dumbledore fell silent, and the office fell into an eerie silence. The other portraits on the wall that were still asleep opened their eyes at this moment. It was obvious that they were also very interested in this topic.

I don't know how long it took, but Dumbledore finally spoke.

"Perhaps, I should let Mike stay away from the center of the storm, Hogwarts, for a while, and study in a safer place."

Dumbledore's voice was slightly bitter. This option was the best solution he could come up with after pondering for a long time.

On the one hand, his plan against Voldemort has reached the most critical moment, and he does not allow any surprises to occur at this time.

On the other hand, it can be said that Mike offended Voldemort badly tonight.

It is conceivable that Voldemort will retaliate against Mike at all costs. In this case, even Dumbledore cannot guarantee Mike's safety in Hogwarts.

This is not because Dumbledore is not strong enough, but because his attention is now entirely focused on Harry.

In this case, letting Harry transfer to another school is a very good choice.

For example, the Ilvermorny Magic School in Coal Country is very good. Not only is it far away from the center of the storm, but the power of the Ministry of Magic in Coal Country is no worse than that in Lao Country. What's more, the wizarding community in Coal Country is far more united than that in Loa Country!

Thinking this, Dumbledore nodded silently.

But a sharp roar suddenly came from above his head.

"You want to expel him!? Merlin's beard! I didn't hallucinate, did I? You said you wanted to expel him?" Delise roared, "You make me sick, Dumbledore! Just because he practiced Occlumency, If you can't satisfy your disgusting voyeuristic desires on him, are you going to fire him?"

The surrounding portraits all looked at Delis in surprise. This was the first time in hundreds of years that they had seen Delis become so angry.

"Ahem!"

There was a coughing sound, and everyone heard it and went away, and saw the portrait of Phineas Black combing his remaining hair.

"Although I really want to kick that impure boy out of Hogwarts, I have to say that the boy named Mike is a very outstanding little wizard. If you really kick him out of Hogwarts, Watts, although I will be happy, this will undoubtedly make Hogwarts lose a genius." Phineas said, "At the same time, I agree with Delise, you are really a disgusting old man, Dumbledore, you are even more disgusting than me. Perhaps I should give you the title of least popular headmaster."

Phineas's tone was extremely artificial. Normally, the portraits around him would have cursed him in unison.

But this time his speech unexpectedly won the approval of all the portraits. Everyone praised Phineas, which made him feel proud.

There were not many opportunities to stand out like this. Just when he was about to say more to win more praise, Dumbledore's slightly deep voice rang out.

"That's enough, I think I'm capable of handling this myself."

Dumbledore's voice was not loud, but the trace of anger contained in it made all the portraits shut up.

Phineas stared blankly at his companions who were all pretending to be asleep. He immediately gave up the idea of ​​continuing to talk and closed his eyes.

The office suddenly became quiet. Dumbledore looked at the empty wall with complicated eyes, and kept weighing things about Mike in his heart.

The words of the previous principals' portraits had shaken his heart, and he was reconsidering his treatment of Mike.

To be fair, it is extremely rare to find an outstanding student like Mike, and he is really unwilling to give it to other schools.

Needless to say, just from the fact that he has mastered Occlumency and the Silent Spell in the fourth grade, Mike is a magical wizard who is rare to see in thousands of years!

If it were another time, Dumbledore would definitely train this child wholeheartedly. You must know that only such a good child is qualified to reach the level of legendary wizard.

The number of legendary wizards is the key to maintaining the current false peace between wizards and Muggles!

However, Mike sold out at this time!

Should he keep Mike and increase his training, or should he stay away from the center of the storm and transfer to another school.

The sound of knuckles tapping on the table in the office sounded again, and it was obvious that Dumbledore was lost in thought again.

I don’t know how long it took, but the moon outside the window had risen to the center of the sky, and the crisp sound in the office finally stopped.

Dumbledore let out a breath and decided to have a good talk with Mike before considering this matter.

"Come out, Mike."

As Dumbledore finished speaking, a round arch suddenly appeared on the empty wall. Suddenly, a blond boy with a huge bird on his shoulders walked out of it.

"I'm sorry for keeping you waiting, Mike."

"It's okay, Headmaster Dumbledore."

As Mike said that, he sat down opposite Dumbledore, while Fawkes, the phoenix, still rested on his shoulder.

Mike and Dumbledore sat facing each other, neither of them speaking, and the atmosphere became a bit awkward.

After a long time, Dumbledore finally spoke.

"Mike, you seem to have already known about Voldemort and Barty Jr."

"Actually, I had a bad premonition since the beginning of the semester, which is why I asked someone to investigate Moody. At first, I thought this uneasiness came from this maverick black magic professor. "Mike's expression was natural, but his eyes were still empty, "But then Mr. Bagman's strange behavior made me notice him. After some investigation, I found that this person was very suspicious. He seemed to care too much about Harry's ranking. . So I became vigilant, and what happened tonight just proved that my guess was correct. As for Voldemort's resurrection, I admit that I did not expect it. If I had known about it in advance, I would definitely not have touched it. That trophy, of course, I won’t let Harry touch it.”

Mike's words brought a smile to Dumbledore's face, and he said with a smile:

"You should have taken the divination class as an elective. If my guess is correct, you should have quite an outstanding talent in this area."

Mike didn't say anything, just pursed his lips and smiled.

The office fell into silence again, which made the eavesdropping portraits on the wall anxious. They grinned and made faces, reminding Dumbledore not to miss this genius.

But Dumbledore completely ignored them, and Dumbledore's expression gradually became serious.

"Mike."

Hearing Dumbledore's call, Mike nodded, indicating that he was listening.

"Can I trust you?"

Dumbledore said this with an unusually serious expression on his face.

"I love this place. Ravenclaw is my home. And Professor Flitwick, he is like my father, making me feel the warmth of family affection."

Mike's answer seemed completely wrong, but it put a smile on Dumbledore's face again.

"Hehehe, I'm glad you think so, Mike. Okay, it's getting late, you should go back and sleep early." Dumbledore stood up with a smile, "Oh! By the way! Do you want to have some midnight snack first? I'm sleeping, I got another batch of candies here, you can take some back."

As he spoke, Dumbledore took out a bunch of bottles and jars from the drawer, all of which were filled with candies of various colors.

Mike did not refuse Dumbledore's kindness. He picked some candies from the pile and then said goodbye to Dumbledore.

It was only then that Fox, who was napping on Mike's shoulder, woke up.

It flew to Dumbledore's shoulder with some reluctance and waved its wings towards Mike, seeming to say goodbye and asking him to come back next time.

"You seem to like him very much. Did you have a pleasant time with him just now?"

It wasn't until he watched Mike's back disappear through the door that Dumbledore touched Fox's head and said with a smile.

After hearing this, Fox's little eyes suddenly opened, and he chirped as if singing. At the same time, his wings were still waving, and he looked very excited.

Dumbledore seemed to understand Fox's words. His eyes flashed with surprise and he said:

"Oh? You value him so much? This is really rare!"

No one in the world knew the Phoenix better than Dumbledore.

In Dumbledore's opinion, this creature can be described as perfect. In addition to its powerful phantom transformation ability and immortality, the phoenix's tears also have almost abnormal healing and detoxification abilities. Its tail feathers are even used to make powerful wands. core materials.

Naturally, a powerful creature like the Phoenix would not choose its master casually.

Wizards who can make creatures like Phoenix surrender must be extremely talented. In addition, they must also possess many rare qualities such as extraordinary courage, kindness and pure heart.

Just like a unicorn instinctively hates men, if you don't have the above qualities, the phoenix will never look good on you.

Such harsh conditions for master recognition make the phoenix the most difficult extraordinary creature to subjugate, and also make the few wizards who become phoenix masters highly respected by everyone.

And now, Phoenix Fox actually shows an amazing affection for Mike.

This shocked Dumbledore's heart.

Recalling the answer Mike gave him before, under the moonlight, the smile on Dumbledore's face became even brighter.