The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

After more than half an hour, Link finally got rid of the enthusiastic crowd and stood in front of the principal's office under the escort of Emily and others.

The stone monster at the door is still pretending to be dead.

This made Cedric and others look unhappy.

In their view, Dumbledore must have regained control of Hogwarts.

And this is all their fault.

It was they who failed to prevent Dumbledore's return and failed to defend Hogwarts.

"You all go back first, and I will handle the rest."

Link glanced at them and said calmly.

After hearing this, Cedric and the others nodded, and everyone turned around and walked to the Requirement Room not far away with a look of concern.

After everyone left, Link looked at the stone monster at the door again.

Control of Hogwarts was taken away by Dumbledore?

of course not!

As the Shadow Headmaster of Hogwarts, Link knows this all too well.

The mysterious ability in his body to control various authorities in Hogwarts has not diminished at all with Dumbledore's return.

On the contrary, it has even become more.

This situation actually represents some of Dumbledore's attitudes, so Link is actually not worried at all.

"Open the door for me quickly."

Link said expressionlessly.

The stone monster turned around and glanced as if he had just noticed Link, and then said dryly:

"Password."

"Your paralyzing order!"

"Forehead……"

Being scolded by Link, the stone monster showed a trace of grievance in a very humane manner, curled his lips and slowly moved away.

"The password...is correct."

Link climbed up the stairs and entered the principal's office directly through the open wooden door.

The furnishings in the principal's office remain the same.

The only difference was that this time Dumbledore was not sitting behind the eagle-legged table, but standing next to the bird stand, teasing Fawkes the Phoenix.

Phoenix Fawkes closed his eyes in enjoyment under Dumbledore's skillful touch.

But even so, when Link came in, it was still the first to discover Link and barked at him in a friendly manner.

"It seems that it really likes you," Dumbledore said to Link with a smile. "There are not many people in this world that it can like."

Hearing this, Link's eyes narrowed slightly.

He has also done some research on Phoenix.

People who can be liked by extraordinary creatures like the Phoenix are not only rare, they are simply rare.

There are countless people like this throughout the history of magic.

Many people think that Phoenix should have its own set of aesthetics.

They never look at people by their appearance, but by their soul.

Only the bravest and kindest people can be loved by it.

However, this is wrong.

In fact, this becomes clear just by looking back over the past few hundred years.

Those who are known for trending phoenixes all have one thing in common.

That is, their surname is either Dumbledore, or their family has been married to the Dumbledore family.

Viewed from this perspective, the Phoenix is ​​simply the Patronus of the Dumbledore family.

So Dumbledore is actually implying that my ancestors of the Foley family actually had a marriage relationship with the Dumbledore family?

Link thought so, but still smiled and said:

"Welcome back, Principal Dumbledore. Although I had expected it before, I really didn't expect that you would return in such a straightforward way."

Dumbledore shook his head and said:

"Hogwarts is my home."

"Indeed, you have lived in Hogwarts for decades, dedicated your life to Hogwarts, and have almost become a part of this castle." Link said meaningfully, "But some things are not transcendent. The older the better.”

Dumbledore stuffed a dried dragon's blood grass into Phoenix Fox's mouth and said:

"You are right. Ancient rules can indeed bring stability, but they also tie our hands and feet and prevent us from making progress. Sometimes, appropriate changes can help us move towards a better future."

"So you approve of the changes we've made?"

"Of course, you have done a great job, and Hogwarts is prospering under your leadership." Dumbledore smiled, "I haven't seen any bad signs from it yet. In this case, why should I deny you?" Woolen cloth?"

Link restrained his smile and said:

"In that case, why do you want to come back?"

"I said, this is my home. I have lived here for decades." Dumbledore winked at Link and said, "I heard that you chartered Trelawney, the dismissed professor. The reason for continuing to live in Hogwarts is that Hogwarts is her home. If this is the case, you should also allow me, an old man, to go home and live, right?"

"Dumbledore! You are shirking your responsibility!"

The portraits of the former principals on the wall finally couldn't hold back after hearing this. One of them, a witch with silver curly hair, shouted at Dumbledore.

The other principals nearby also had gloomy faces.

They had heard the meaning behind Dumbledore's words.

Dumbledore was telling Link that he would not participate in the fight for the power of the Headmaster.

Dumbledore gave up his power.

A Hogwarts principal was robbed of his power as principal by his own students!

This is simply a disgrace!

Old Blake was different.

This weirdo was already dancing excitedly in the portrait, and while dancing, he was winking at Link.

He had long disliked Dumbledore, the leftist principal.

In his view, the 'benevolent policies' implemented by Dumbledore were simply hypocritical.

What’s the point of making Hogwarts a paradise apart from society?

After seven years of student life, will those students eventually have to accept the torture of a cruel society?

Falling from heaven to hell in an instant, is this the most cruel thing, right?

Rather than doing this, it is better to implement cruel education from the beginning.

Just let a few students die. Anyway, it's just a reasonable elimination, no big deal.

The most important thing is to train students into hungry wolves, so that after graduation they can have the ability to forage alone and support themselves!

This is why Old Black likes Link so much.

He obviously has regarded Link as his hope to make Hogwarts great again.

However, looking at the portraits of the noisy principals and the sincere face of Dumbledore.

Link smiled.

To be precise, he laughed out of anger.

Although those magic portraits hold most of the memories of the past principals, strictly speaking, they are not the past principals themselves after all.

The difference in intelligence between them is astonishing.

So they have no idea what Dumbledore really means.

Will Dumbledore give up his power as Headmaster?

Do not make jokes!

If Dumbledore really thought that, he wouldn't come back to Hogwarts!

Instead, just like he gave up the position of Minister of Magic, he would just stay away and find a place to hide.

So now that Dumbledore has returned to Hogwarts, the actual meaning of what he just said is that he recognizes the committee system created by Link, and can also give up most of his power to Link Continue to be the film principal.

But at the same time, he also wants his share of the right to speak.

This is actually a conspiracy.

Because Dumbledore's reputation was too high, Link could not create a character similar to Umbridge in a short period of time to drive Dumbledore out reasonably.

But by the same token, Dumbledore couldn't drive Link away.

This is not just a matter of reputation, but also a matter of hard power.

With Link's current personal strength and the power he controls, it is most likely impossible to eliminate Dumbledore, but it is still possible to destroy the Order of the Phoenix and have a shot at Dumbledore.

So this might not be a solution that you can try.

After thinking about this, Link nodded and said:

"In that case, let's add another seat to the original Tripartite Committee of Hogwarts and turn it into a Four-Party Committee. This seat will be joined by you on behalf of the faculty and staff of Hogwarts. What do you think?"

"In this case, it would be better."

Dumbledore said with a smile.

After hearing this, Link's expression also looked much better.

Although he has given away some power now, it actually doesn't hurt.

Because in the four-party committee, there are still three parties who belong to him.

This means that his orders can still be implemented extremely smoothly at Hogwarts, it just requires one more step of procedure.

But then, Link heard Dumbledore change the topic:

"Are you planning to establish a committee system like this in the Ministry of Magic?"

Link frowned and said:

"Why, are you planning to get involved with the Ministry of Magic?"

Noticing the change in Link's own title, Dumbledore shook his head and said:

"Of course not. I have no interest in the Ministry of Magic. Hogwarts is the hope for the future of the wizarding world. What I mean is that if you want to set up a committee in the Ministry of Magic, I might be able to help you try to convince it. International Confederation of Wizards

After all, I have quite a few old friends there. "

Link asked expressionlessly:

"Why does our group consider the opinions of the International Federation of Wizards if we don't form a committee?"

Hearing this, Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses after a while, feeling a little surprised:

"You mean, you plan to bypass the International Federation of Wizards and directly restructure the Ministry of Magic of China?"

"Professor Dumbledore, not every old man is as enlightened as you. More old people are really too old. The long years have worn away their ambition, making them unable to accept new things. "

Link said, "The International Federation of Wizards was obviously formed by such a group of old people.

All they think about now is stability, even if this stability means slow death, they don't care.

After all, their lives are like candles in the wind and may be extinguished at any time.

It is time for such a group of people to withdraw from the stage of history. "

Dumbledore seemed to be unable to accept Link's statement. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Link for a long time before sighing:

"The International Federation of Wizards will not allow the Ministry of Magic of the Republic of China to separate from their control. Although they will not directly intervene militaryly for the sake of regional stability, there will basically be economic sanctions, which will be very important to the wizards in the magical world of the Republic of China. Wouldn't be good news.

But since you insist on this... then it doesn't matter.

Like I said, I have a lot of old friends in the International Confederation of Wizards.

I will help you negotiate with them and try to avoid economic sanctions.

But the premise is that you must ensure that the committee cannot prevent the social environment of the magic world in the country from rapidly shifting to the right after the restructuring.

This is a dead line, Link, you have to understand.

The current international situation is completely shifting to the left. If you rashly shift to the right, you will cause public outrage! "

Hearing this, Link also had a smile on his face again.

He sat on the sofa nearby and said:

"This matter has been successfully resolved, so next, it's time for us to talk about Voldemort and those mysterious people in the shadows."

As he spoke, Link snapped his fingers.

Immediately, two house elves appeared out of thin air in the principal's room, and neatly arranged a bunch of refreshments and black tea on the coffee table.

When Dumbledore saw this, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly, took out a large bag of sizzling honey candies from the drawer and sprinkled it on the cylindrical tray, and then sat down opposite Link.

"Now that you've said that," Dumbledore said, taking a sip of black tea, "it seems like you already have some guesses, right?"

Link nodded and said:

"There shouldn't be so many powerful wizards in this world. In other words, even if there are, they shouldn't suddenly pop up unknown, so these people..."

Dumbledore continued:

"So these people should be Voldemort."

"No, it should be Voldemort's split soul. After all, the split soul in Riddle's diary has an example of becoming independent from the Horcrux and occupying the body of a living person to carry out activities."

Link added, "Also, I have another question, and that is how did they become so strong?"

"I'm afraid this alone is not enough to prove your point, right?"

"Of course it's not enough," Link leaned forward and lowered his voice, "But many Horcruxes disappeared inexplicably before I found them! Apart from this possibility, I can't think of any other explanation for this. .”

Upon hearing this, Dumbledore's eyes instantly became serious and he said:

"You mean, have you actually confirmed the hiding places of many Horcruxes a long time ago?"

"Yes. Although I can't tell you the source of the information, I can confirm that the information is true." Link admitted directly, "And I also took action as soon as I got the information. I didn't ask you to intentionally waste your strength with the Death Eaters."

Dumbledore nodded with a heavy face. Although he didn't believe a word of the second half of Link's words, it didn't matter right now.

"Those Horcruxes," Dumbledore said, "Where should they be?"

Link thought for a moment, then suddenly the corners of his mouth raised and he said:

"There was one in Hogwarts. It was hidden in the utility room of the Room of Requirement."