Wind and Eagle Wings at Hogwarts

Chapter 373 273. Advice from the Principal and Dean
Dumbledore put down the knife and fork in his hand, and picked up the silver teaspoon to stir the black tea in the cup.

"My suggestion is..." He took a sip from his teacup, then looked at Scott, "Your decision depends on your heart."

Scott returned a puzzled look.

Dumbledore put down his tea cup and said with a smile, "I mean, you can join the League of Scholars."

In Scott's surprised eyes, he continued: "But remember, you're better off just using their [Knowledge Bank] as a trading platform, making the necessary trades in a measured way, and of course, being careful to keep Your own reason, not to be seduced by the greed in your heart."

He said in a serious tone: "If you can do this, then joining the so-called scholar alliance will not have any bad influence on you."

Scott nodded, and wanted to inquire more, so he said, "It seems that this organization is not as harmless as Miss Graplan said."

"The League of Scholars is led by seven wizards who have obtained the title of [University Scholar], and Nico was once one of them." Dumbledore said, "Since Nico died, I have no longer been able to obtain information about them."

Scott listened to him quietly.

Dumbledore told him some useful information again.

"I can tell you two things."

"First, Nicole once hinted that there are also differences of opinion among the [university scholars] who lead the scholars' alliance."

"Secondly, Nico once showed me some things in that organization that can be exchanged for credits. After seeing it, I was very glad that I didn't join them."

"Could you please explain in detail?" Scott asked, he was not satisfied with such general information.

Dumbledore did not refuse Scott's request, and explained some situations to him in detail.

"Nico once joined the League of Scholars just to exchange alchemy with others, but as he lived longer and became more famous, he finally won the title of [University Scholar]."

"More than 100 years ago, under the initiative of another [university scholar], seven [university scholars] at that time worked together to produce what they called the highest masterpiece of fusion of magic rituals and alchemy - [knowledge bank]."

"The emergence of [Knowledge Bank] was originally a good thing for the Scholar's Union. That magical device, which can be called a great one, promoted the communication between members of the association, and closely connected the members of the association that were too loose."

"More importantly, its existence allows the League of Scholars to better preserve the wisdom crystallization of wizard civilization, and it also makes it easier for this magic society to realize the purpose of inheriting wizard civilization."

There must be a but next, Scott thought.

As he thought, Dumbledore immediately said but.

"However, in the decades since [knowledge banks] emerged, two different trends have emerged among members of the Scholars Union."

"Some wizards think that they only need to remain in the state of obscurity, gather the wisdom of everyone to concentrate on research, and when they have new knowledge that is beneficial to the wizard civilization as a whole, they will spread it secretly and subtly promote the development of wizard civilization."

"Another group of wizards believes that the forward development of a civilization requires the best people to stand up and guide the ordinary people. They believe that the alliance of scholars, which has gathered the wisdom of all people and has a profound background, should stand up and become the leader of wizards."

Sure enough, where there are people, there are disputes.

Scott thought.

Even if it is the same organization, it is unlikely to have an absolutely unified idea, especially for an ancient magic association like the Scholars Union.

Dumbledore stopped at this point.

He ate a few bites of the cream cake and drank half a cup of black tea before opening his mouth again.

He asked Scott with great interest, "I want to hear your thoughts, Scott, which of these two trends of thought do you think is more correct?"

Scott thought for a moment and replied, "They're both right and wrong."

"Oh?" Dumbledore looked at him curiously.

Scott explained: "If what they said can be realized smoothly, it is indeed possible to promote the development of wizard civilization. Their differences are just different ways of achieving their goals, so I would say that their ideas are all right."

Dumbledore nodded slightly when he heard the words, and asked him again, "Then why do you say they are all wrong?"

Scott said without hesitation: "Because they take it for granted that they put themselves in a higher position than everyone else, look at everything with condescending eyes, and decide how to promote the development of civilization without authorization, which is absolute arrogance. "

Dumbledore had a surprised expression on his face, as if he didn't expect Scott to say that.

He asked, "Do you think wizards who have the first idea are also arrogant? Even if they just want to study academics in obscurity, and subtly promote the progress of wizard civilization."

Scott said with a smile: "If their research results that pool the wisdom of all people can really promote the progress of civilization, wouldn't it be better to publish it openly and be admired by others?"

He was really puzzled about this, "I think it's an honor, not something that needs to be hidden from the public."

Obscurity... Subtlety... He always felt that this kind of statement was a kind of awkward hypocrisy.

as well as……

"In the past history, what contributions did they make to the development and progress of wizard civilization? Without them, wouldn't our civilization be able to make progress?"

"Not at all." Dumbledore blinked lightly, "Ever since the members of the Scholars Union had disagreements, they have been busy convincing each other, instead delaying other matters."

"..." Scott was speechless.

Why is this Scholar's Union even bigger than he imagined.

Although Dumbledore's statement sounds a little exaggerated, it is enough to show that this organization has now deviated from its original intention.

Dumbledore sighed, "In the past ten years or so, Nicole has no longer participated in the internal affairs of the Scholars Union. He believes that once the scholars' attitude towards academics becomes no longer pure, the organization established in the name of Scholars will It’s completely changed.”

Scott got it.

He said to Dumbledore; "It seems that you don't think highly of this ancient magical society, even though they have a great [knowledge bank]."

"Yes." Dumbledore admitted, "Nicole is not worried that they will cause a major incident that cannot be dealt with, because it is the magic device he participated in constructing that masters the wisdom of everyone, not a certain wizard."

Scott got it again.

"Master Nicolas is not worried about the knowledge stored in the [Knowledge Bank] being stolen by a wizard."

Dumbledore smiled slightly, "Indeed, that is Nico's most proud work. He used alchemy to construct the core part of [Knowledge Bank], which means that great magic device is invulnerable."

"That is to say, even the [university scholars] who lead the scholars' alliance today must exchange credits for knowledge in the [knowledge bank] through formal channels," Scott said.

Dumbledore nodded again, and then said, "Even if Nicol has lived for more than 600 years, the knowledge he possesses is far from enough to redeem all the knowledge in the [Knowledge Bank]."

Scott got it right.

"It seems that I can indeed join the League of Scholars." He said, "At least the knowledge transactions in [Knowledge Bank] are equal and harmless."

At this time, Dumbledore warned him again, "Remember, don't be blinded by greed."

Scott solemnly agreed.

Instead, Dumbledore talked about the past, "When I was young, I used to have different ideas than today. I even proposed to create a new order in which wizards dominate the world for the greatest benefit."

Scott closed his mouth without interjecting, and listened to his story quietly again.

"later……"

Dumbledore's voice became a little hoarse.

"After going through some things, I began to recognize my arrogance, and at the same time I began to admit one thing, that is, this world never needs anyone to lead. So I made a new choice and took a different path from when I was young .”

He told his past events extremely briefly, but there was a different kind of emotion and power in his tone.

Afterwards, he soon smiled again, "It's interesting that after I fully woke up, Nicole showed me some things that can be exchanged for credits in the Scholar's Union."

Having said that, he showed a surprised expression.

"Something is pretty amazing," he said. "I can't help but be thankful I didn't join them when Nico first invited me."

He doesn't shy away from the mistakes he made when he was young, and he is even glad that he didn't cause more serious consequences.

"A younger me at the time could have been blinded by greed and driven by so-called 'greatest good' to use the existence of the [Knowledge Bank] to do something irreparable."

Scott was a little moved.

Dumbledore was glad that he did not join the League of Scholars when he was young, but he did not prevent Scott from joining now.

This shows that he doesn't trust himself when he was young, but he is willing to trust Scott who is also young now.

Of course, from another explanation, it can also be considered that he is fully aware of his destructive power when he was young, but he doesn't think Scott can make any waves.

But Scott decided to look at the old principal from a more sunny perspective.

Afterwards they started chatting, talking about light topics while enjoying the food.

After watching Dumbledore, who was more than 100 years old, eat five cream cakes that looked very sweet without changing his face, Scott offered to leave.

After thanking and saying goodbye to Dumbledore, he walked out of the headmaster's office directly through the side door on the eighth floor and walked down several corridors to Professor Flitwick's office.

Probably due to the meaty burp he had just entered, Professor Flitwick didn't greet him with a snack as usual.

Scott sat down with his swollen stomach, and told Professor Flitwick of his intentions—it also explained Graplan's invitation to the professor and asked about the Scholars Union.

After listening to Scott's story, Professor Flitwick was concerned about Milton.

"Is Mr. Graves okay?" The professor said with some concern, "It seems that the kid has been regretting the loss of his musical talent."

Professor Flitwick, who has always been emotional, also has strong empathy. He seems to understand Milton's feelings very well.

"I'll talk to him," he said.

He was not surprised by Graplan's true identity, and it seemed that he had known it for a long time.

"Oh, the League of Scholars," he said to Scott. "I've had offers from this organization, but I turned them down."

Scott asked curiously, "Can you tell me, what is your reason for refusing to join them?"

"I don't approve of them," said Professor Flitwick, frowning.

He doesn't seem to have a good impression of the League of Scholars at all.

"I don't agree with their system of quantifying all knowledge and trading it as a bargaining chip at any time." The professor said, "I don't think any organization is needed for academic research. I think I can find more, better, and more like-minded people by myself." The wizard came to communicate."

Then, he looked at Scott again.

"Of course, I have nothing against you joining them," he said. "Everyone can have their own choice."

He lowered his head and took a sip of hot tea, then continued talking.

"When I was young, I had a hot temper. For those guys who laughed at me, I would often give them a hard lesson."

He said in a nostalgic tone.

"The wizard who wanted to recruit me into the Scholar's Union was a German wizard who participated in the duel competition with me. His attitude was too arrogant."

He began to calmly talk about the things that made him angry.

"I still remember the look in his eyes, his tone, he almost invited me to join them with an attitude of charity, as if it was the greatest honor since I was born. Of course, I firmly refused him and ruthlessly played in the game. Taught him a lesson."

Having said that, Professor Flitwick laughed.

"I also came into contact with some other members of the Scholars Union in the later days." He lowered his voice, "I even think that the people in this organization are a little abnormal."

He looked at Scott again, "Just like the Miss Graplan you encountered, she would actually think of threatening you with Mr. Graves' affairs. This is undoubtedly an extremely failed invitation!"

Professor Flitwick shook his head with a disapproving expression.

"The wizards of the Scholars Union are always like this. They are almost driven crazy by the remaining credits in their cards."

Seeing that Scott didn't understand, Professor Flitwick explained to him, "In the Scholars Union, credits are everything. Their credits are like the deposits of ordinary wizards in Gringotts, and the size of the value will always cause their anxiety. "

Scott nodded again and again, indicating that he understood.

He did get it.

In his previous life, he was also anxious because of the deposits in the bank card, and he knew that feeling.

Moreover, Graplan's invitation method cannot be said to be normal, it can only be said to be a bit crazy.

Afterwards, Scott left after chatting with Professor Flitwick for half an hour and went to the Room of Requirement.

He was going to talk about it with the Ravenclaw mentor.

(End of this chapter)