Wind and Eagle Wings at Hogwarts

Chapter 476 476. Dumbledore's candor

"The time has entered April, and the weather is getting warmer."

"The people of Beauxbatons have shed their heavy sweaters and capes for light spring clothes."

"With the arrival of warm spring, there is also sprouting love."

"Maybe it's a follow-up to the Yule Ball, or it could be that the girls are getting better dressed."

"Walking on the Beauxbaton campus, Scott found that there were more couples around him."

"However, all romance seems destined to have nothing to do with him..."

"Shut up, Fred."

Scott looked back at Fred.

The kid kept rambling behind him, pretending to be the narrator.

"Aren't you a bit too complacent recently, since Angelina agreed to be your girlfriend." Scott said helplessly.

"Is there?" Fred shrugged, "Sorry, I just feel it."

"..."

Scott glanced at Cedric who was giggling again, stopped talking, turned his head and walked forward.

"Seriously, Scott."

Fred ran to Scott and put his arms around his neck.

"During the summer vacation, I thought Luna was already your girlfriend. Didn't you also visit Lovegood's house?"

"Me and Luna are friends," Scott said.

"That's right." Fred nodded. "Luna is about the same age as Ginny. You may have to wait."

Scott rolled his eyes, turned his head to look at him, and said deliberately; "Really, how about I go after Ginny?"

Fred was not angry, but just smiled and said, "I have no objection, but I have to remind you... Oh, you should have seen that Ginny is infatuated with Harry."

"..."

Scott had nothing to say.

"Well, I was just worried about you, man."

Fred patted Scott on the shoulder again, speaking earnestly.

"Your tone is a bit contrived." Scott commented expressionlessly.

Fred pretended not to hear.

"Since Christmas, you've turned down several girls' confessions, oh, and so has Cedric."

He glanced at Cedric next to him, then at Scott.

"Cedric rejected those girls because he already has a beautiful girlfriend, Qiu..."

Hearing this, Cedric smiled reservedly.

Fred stared at Scott and asked, "...what are you doing?"

"Because I'm dying." Scott said angrily.

"Oh Merlin's socks, are they real?"

Fred immediately acted.

"What the hell happened, man!"

A rather exaggerated look of pain appeared on his face, and his voice became louder and louder.

"I have no idea……"

Scott couldn't help but regret it.

At this moment they were in a corridor of Beauxbaton Castle.

This is the only way to go to Duran's alchemy classroom, and of course Beauxbaton's students are indispensable.

At this time, no matter which direction the students were walking in, they stopped and turned to look at the three of them.

"Shut up, we're going to be late."

Scott wanted to leave quickly.

"Do not……"

But with an audience, Fred reached out and grabbed his arm.

"You haven't finished your relationship...um..."

Scott quickly covered his mouth with his hand, and said to Cedric, "If you don't want to lose face, come and help."

Cedric nodded quickly, and together, the two dragged the crazy showman away until they entered Duran's alchemy classroom.

Fred was still chattering, "Oh, I'm just concerned about you, you can't live up to your friend's kindness, Scott..."

Scott ignored him.

He knew very well that Fred's good intentions accounted for at most one-third, and most of them were just to tease him.

About falling in love, Scott also thought about it at some point.

But on the one hand, he hasn't really been tempted by anyone yet, and on the other hand, there is still a big matter on his mind, so he doesn't think about it anymore.

Although the prophecy about Salazar Slytherin hadn't shown too many traces, he couldn't pretend that it didn't exist.

Scott didn't know what his ending would be, and he wasn't in the mood to think about anything else.

This school year, the reason why he actively participated in the Triwizard Tournament and became a warrior was also to change the environment and relax.

Now that he has stepped out of his own magical path, he doesn't really need to attend classes step by step.

Even the Ravenclaw mentor no longer needs to teach him hand in hand, just answer his questions.

That meant he didn't have to be at Hogwarts all the time.

And the Ravenclaw mentor also agreed with him to come this trip instead of studying behind closed doors.

Participating in the Triwizard Tournament this time did not fail him. At the very least, he had laid a solid foundation for his alchemy course here.

Thank you Professor Duran...

Scott looked at Professor Duran who was walking into the classroom.

Professor Duran is a chubby old man with an amiable personality, much older than Professor Russell.

Although his achievements in alchemy may not be as good as Professor Russell, he is obviously better at basic education than Professor Russell.

"Good morning, roll call now..."

Professor Duran took out the roll call and quickly completed the roll call process, then drew out his wand and tapped on the blackboard.

A beautiful sun pattern appeared on the blackboard.

"We all know that the first alchemy was developed by people trying to turn all substances into gold."

"This is something that no one has been able to do so far, except for Nicole May, who successfully refined the Philosopher's Stone."

"In alchemical symbols, the gold represented by the sun was later simplified to become..."

He clicked on the blackboard again, and a simplified symbol appeared next to the sun, a circle with a dot in the middle.

"This is the system of signs published by Dalton in 1808..."

Professor Duran first took them to review the development of alchemical symbols, and then described the experimental formula for the transformation of two metals.

Soon, they began the process of practice.

In the basic course of alchemy, they used some common metals to experiment, and it didn't need to cost too much, so Scott could still afford it with the little money left.

Of course, the progress of his self-study with the help of Professor Roselle is relatively fast, much faster than the progress in the Duran alchemy classroom.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent most of his savings in the alchemy experiment.

But even so, Scott was no slouch in Professor Duran's class.

This is the process of checking for leaks and filling vacancies, and also laying a solid foundation.

After the morning alchemy class, Scott pre-emptively shook his wand at Fred.

He threatened: "I'm thinking, should I glue your mouth with a permanent adhesive charm, or put a stick on the front teeth to make it difficult for you to speak."

Fred quickly covered his mouth.

"Come on, let's go to Transfiguration class." Scott said to Cedric.

The two took a few steps forward, and Fred quickly caught up.

"You know, I decided to propose to Angelina right after graduating from Hogwarts."

He started to take the route of yin and yang.

"Oh, Scott, when we get married, you must come and be our best man..."

Scott pretended not to hear.

In the Transfiguration class, Professor Baptiste, who is in charge of this class, has been tirelessly letting Scott demonstrate.

The professor has been doing this since Scott showed his talent in the Contest.

He even asked Scott several times to talk about Transfiguration at Hogwarts.

He wondered how that was different from Beauxbaton's class, and how Professor McGonagall taught it.

He may be expressing his appreciation for Scott, or he may be a little dissatisfied with Professor McGonagall, but this annoys Scott.

Beauxbatons students who took the class with him didn't like it either, they thought Scott was too fond of showing off his talents.

"I have to re-select courses!"

After the morning class, Scott said to his fellow students.

He can't stand it anymore.

Baptiste was not the only one who taught Transfiguration at Beauxbatons, and these guests were free to choose the course.

Anyway, Scott was a bit annoyed at being constantly called on in class.

Fortunately, the afternoon class went well.

After a full day of classes, Scott and his companions returned to the Hogwarts tower.

After dinner, Scott's [magic mirror] received a message from William.

This surprised Scott a little.

William has not contacted him for a long time.

He quickly clicked on the message.

[I may have found the location, someone is haunting Edinburgh Castle, where the Chamber of Secrets may have been built. ]
Although the content of the information was vague, Scott quickly understood——

William found that people from the All-Wizards were haunting Edinburgh Castle, and deduced that Medea might be sleeping there.

According to Medea's experience of occupying Edinburgh Castle, she may have built a secret room there.

[Got it, be careful. ]
Scott sent one back.

William immediately sent another one.

[Just speculation, no check. ]
[I will convey. ]
After posting this, Scott got up and left the dormitory.

He took the spiral staircase to the top of the tower and knocked lightly on the door.

The door opened.

"Oh, Scott, come in, what's the matter?"

Dumbledore was drinking tea alone by the window.

"Good evening, Professor."

Scott walked into the house and closed the door behind him.

"William has a message."

He walked up to Dumbledore and showed him his conversation with William.

"Miss Slytherin?"

Dumbledore paused for a moment.

"I've checked every room of secrets at Hogwarts, including Ms. Slytherin's one."

Scott said: "Maybe because I know that the Chamber of Secrets exists, so she won't hide in Hogwarts."

But this is also Dumbledore's caution, he never thought that Medea would hide back to Hogwarts.

Still, he was surprised that Dumbledore was able to enter that chamber.

Does that mean...

In that secret room, there are many magic research materials left by the Slytherin father and daughter.

Dumbledore could see what Scott was thinking.

"Even though I can't get into that secret room, not even a ghost, but Peeves can."

Scott said, "He can..."

"Unfortunately, he can't bring anything out," said Dumbledore.

"Can't we destroy the door of that chamber of secrets?" Scott asked, "If we can get what's inside, maybe we can figure out more secrets about Slytherin and Medea."

Dumbledore shook his head.

"I judge it's not worth it."

"That chamber of secrets was built extremely ingeniously, and it itself is an important node in the magic cycle inside Hogwarts Castle."

"Violent damage can cause serious damage to the castle and it will take a long time to repair."

"At this point in time, we can't take any chances."

Scott asked regretfully, "Is there no way for the Ravenclaw mentor?"

Dumbledore shook his head again.

"Ms. Ravenclaw is no longer alive, and all that remains is her magical portrait."

"Scott, a portrait is just a portrait, and there are many things that a portrait cannot do."

"I see." It was difficult for Scott to say anything more.

Under the threat of Voldemort, it is true that the magic cycle in the castle cannot be risked, which is related to the protective magic of the entire castle.

"Back to the news."

Dumbledore pointed to the [Magic Mirror] in Scott's hand.

"If I remember correctly, Edinburgh has apparently returned to the jurisdiction of the Muggle government."

Scott nodded.

Dumbledore said, "I'll have someone check it out, to find out if there really are wizards from the All-Wizards Guild haunting there."

Scott asked, "Are you worried about William..."

He understood what Dumbledore meant, the news from William was not necessarily true.

He may not really want to vote for them, or he may be controlled by others.

Dumbledore nodded, "It's always right to be careful."

"You are right." Scott said, "Then, the investigation may also be dangerous, so there is no need to send anyone, and leave this matter to me."

Dumbledore looked up at him, and nodded slightly.

"Is it a product of your Transfiguration?" He agreed with Scott's suggestion, "This is indeed the safest method."

Then he told Scott some of the recent actions of the All Witches.

"They've been helping out lately, and they've been very active in dealing with Voldemort's henchmen."

Scott speculated, "Could it be that only after Voldemort dies can the curse he cast on Medea be completely lifted?"

"That's my guess," said Dumbledore.

"But Voldemort never showed up again," Scott said. "Oh, did he plan Harry's attack by Warrington?"

"It's definitely something to do with him, but that's what I want to see."

Dumbledore was astonishing.

He poured Scott a cup of tea and told him to sit down.

Scott sat down on the sofa opposite him and looked at him in surprise.

"Don't be surprised, Scott, I understand you. You have magic and a mature mind beyond your peers. Sometimes, I don't have to treat you like a child."

Dumbledore blinked mischievously.

"You once helped calculate Voldemort's Horcruxes with arithmetic divination."

Speaking of business, he quickly became serious again.

"I think you may have already guessed, that unexpected Horcrux that even Voldemort himself didn't know about."

When he said this, Scott didn't hide himself, "Is it Harry?"

Dumbledore nodded heavily.

"On the night of Voldemort's last defeat, his Death Curse was deflected."

"Because Harry's mother cast a spell to protect Harry from harm at the expense of herself, and the rebounding Death Curse knocked Voldemort out of his wits."

"Even he doesn't know it, a small part of his soul has been attached to Harry ever since."

"That's the real reason for the connection between Harry and Voldemort."

"Can't you take it off?" Scott asked softly.

Dumbledore shook his head.

"As Harry has grown, their souls have merged with each other, and even I can't help it."

Scott asked again, "So what happened to Voldemort letting Harry's blood be stolen?"

Dumbledore answered his question patiently.

"It's also because of the magic that Harry's mother, Lily Potter, cast before she died. The protective magic is very powerful. With it, Voldemort can't touch Harry, and he can't hurt him."

"Voldemort never knew why he failed, but he confirmed it himself at the Quidditch World Cup, and he wanted to use Harry's blood to solve it."

Scott continued to ask curiously, "You said, is this what you want to see?"

Dumbledore nodded.

"What Voldemort didn't know was that when he let Harry's blood into him, the protective magic left by Lily also affected him."

"Although he can touch Harry later, if he tries to kill him, it will only be a fragment of his own soul in Harry that will be killed."

Scott got it.

"It turns out that this is the only way to make the fragment of Voldemort's soul in Harry disappear..."

"Because Voldemort didn't know love."

said Dumbledore, smiling.

"Lily's protection of Harry stems from great maternal love. Voldemort, who doesn't understand love, will never be able to understand this. This is also his biggest flaw."

"Why are you telling me this?" Scott asked.

Dumbledore took a sip of his hot tea.

"You are already a powerful wizard, Scott."

He looked at Scott seriously.

"I won't say anything big to you, and you don't like to hear it, but you know that killing Voldemort will prevent Medea from getting his soul."

"In the matter of eliminating Voldemort, we and Medea have the same goal, but we must prevent Medea from sacrificing Voldemort's soul to gain power."

"In other words, you want me to contribute to this matter?" Scott said bluntly.

Dumbledore didn't play sloppy, and nodded to confirm his guess.

"Sorry, I can find too few helpers. Although you are still very young, wizards who are better than you are very rare."

"You wouldn't have said that to me before," Scott said with a smile. "Is it because I'm almost an adult?"

Dumbledore admitted frankly, "You are right, in only four months, you will be an adult."

Scott had nothing to disagree with.

After all, he also has a lot of big troubles on him, and he often needs Dumbledore's help.

Now Voldemort is no longer the final boss, Salazar Slytherin is.

If Dumbledore were to die in the fight against Voldemort, as he did in "The Originals," Scott would also be without a powerful sidekick.

"I agree, Professor," he said. "What would you like me to do?"

Dumbledore said: "Do what you can. I only expect two things from you. Find out the enemy's intelligence and protect Hogwarts."

"That's it?" Scott asked in surprise.

He thought he was on some dangerous mission, or protecting Harry or something.

Didn't expect this to be the case.

"That's it."

Dumbledore nodded affirmatively.

"Even if you're an adult, I won't let a student who hasn't graduated yet fight the dark wizards head-on."

He reminded Scott a few more words.

"Play to your strengths, Scott."

"Your Transfiguration is unique, and has already surpassed me in flexibility."

"You have a lot of ideas and creativity."

He pointed to the [Magic Mirror] in Scott's hand.

"Using these, you can be of great help to us."

"Of course, it seems to me that you don't have to be in person to fight."

Scott immediately imagined a picture in his mind.

Send out "summoned beasts", hide in a safe place, such as Hogwarts, and then use the [magic mirror] to monitor the unknown battlefield, and remotely control the "summoned beasts" to participate in the battle like playing a game.

It feels cool.

"I understand."

Scott nodded again.

At the same time, he began to enthusiastically want to realize his ideas.

By the way, you can also add a set of surveillance equipment to Hogwarts Castle to prevent someone from sneaking in.

Thinking of this, he told Dumbledore about his thoughts.

But Dumbledore rejected his proposal.

"Hogwarts' protective magic has been upgraded under the guidance of Ms. Ravenclaw, and it can already do this."

he told Scott.

"It's because of this that I was able to find the murderer who hurt Harry immediately after I went back."

Scott didn't give up, "What about magical creatures like house elves? Hogwarts can't prohibit them from Apparating."

He also wanted to make a fortune by installing a surveillance system in the school.

"Of course we thought of that, and to that end, the house-elves at Hogwarts have all renewed their magical contracts so that they can continue to move freely."

Dumbledore blocked his way to make money.

Scott had no choice but to give up.

"Then I will leave first, Professor." He stood up, "I will find out the situation in Edinburgh as soon as possible, and then report to you."

Dumbledore said: "If it is confirmed that there is something suspicious there, we will discuss further actions."

After saying good night, Scott left Dumbledore's room.

Instead of returning to the dormitory, he went directly to the outside of the tower and used the [magic mirror] to connect to the [magic phone] left at Rimbaud.

The screen of [Magic Mirror] flickered.

"Scott?"

Rambo's voice came.

Scott needed to look carefully to make out the outline of Rimbaud in the pitch black picture.

"Oh wait."

Rimbaud flew into the oak cabin and turned on the light.

"Finally something to do?" Rimbaud patted his wings, "I've been telling you that I'm bored, duh, and there are more and more crows in the territory."

Scott smiled, "Yes, there was nothing you needed to do before. This time is different, and there is a very important task."

"Important task? Leave it to me!" Rimbaud said happily.

"William told me Medea might be hiding in Edinburgh," said Scott. "You know what to do."

"I know! Of course I know! Just wait for my good news!"

Rimbaud yelled a few times and hung up the communication excitedly.

(End of this chapter)