Professor of Gemology at Hogwarts

What happened later that day was exactly the same as before: Harry fell from the sky, spurred on by the dementors, and Cedric of Hufflepuff got the Golden Snitch.

When Gray, who was unsuccessfully searching for Sirius, was walking through the corridor, he happened to bump into Dumbledore who was returning from the Quidditch pitch. There was a stretcher floating next to him. Harry was lying on it unconscious, followed by a group of people.

Gray saw Dumbledore's face, stern and angry. It was the first time he had seen Dumbledore so angry. Although there was no roar, there was an invisible pressure, and under this pressure, no one dared to say a word. Insignificant words.

The next day, Sunday morning, Gray braved the rain and went to the cave on the outskirts of Hogsmeade, but there was nothing there except a few chicken bones left last time. He apparated into the woods again without looking. To the shadow of the big black dog, in the evening, he went again, but still could not find Sirius.

In the past two days, Gray's heart has been like a lead weight, almost sinking to the bottom, making him breathless. From the beginning to now, this is the first time he went to Hogsmeade. Not seeing Sirius, he didn't know where he went after leaving the Quidditch pitch that day.

"What's bothering you? Gray." After dinner, Gray was about to leave, but Dumbledore stopped him, "I see that you and Remus haven't talked much in the past two days."

"No, it's nothing." Gray tried to put on a normal face, "Maybe it was influenced by the dementors."

"Exactly, at 07:30 tonight, you can come to my office to talk about Dementors." Dumbledore blinked: "I still think about those unique insights you had before sometimes... Password It’s ‘wine gum’.”

At night, Gray walked into the principal's office. The portraits of the old principals, male and female, were dozing in their respective frames.The extraordinary phoenix Fox stood on a perch behind the door, watching him with interest.

Dumbledore was playing with the many strange silverware on the table. There was a piece of parchment on the big table behind him, and a quill was dipping in ink and writing something on it.

"Good evening, Gray. We haven't talked in a while, so sit down."

"You should know what's going on. It's about the dementors. The accident that occurred during the Quidditch match yesterday was an unpleasant experience for everyone in the school. Those dementors affected everyone's emotions, even It almost cost Harry his life. For this reason, I have decided to refuse to allow Dementors to return to the grounds of Hogwarts Castle, but before I inform Fudge, I would like to hear your opinion, Gray."

Gray's mind was now occupied with thinking about where Sirius had gone. If the Dementors evacuated the Hogwarts grounds, it might be less dangerous for him.

"I agree with you, Headmaster."

"Let me tell you, this is not a good choice." A voice came from the corner. Gray heard the sound and looked over. Snape walked out of the shadows. "Removing the dementors will only make it easier for Black." Sneak into Hogwarts. Since he can escape from Azkaban under the eyes of the dementors, he can easily enter Hogwarts. Moreover, as far as I know, our internal personnel are not stable. If this If another spy comes along and cooperates... I'm afraid we will have to build a tombstone for Potter in advance."

"Professor Snape, you are so hidden." Gray did not expect that there was a third person in the principal's office, "but I think this is a kind of disrespect to me."

"You just didn't notice me." Snape said bluntly.

"Severus, you know that saying this won't change my mind," Dumbledore said, "and you shouldn't rely on Gray to convince me."

"Dumbledore?" Snape took a step forward, "Black is a murderer."

"I understand what you mean," Dumbledore said, "but Potter will be fine if he stays in Hogwarts Castle. On the contrary, those dementors wandering around the castle almost killed him yesterday."

"We can't watch him 24 hours a day! He's such a conceited, trouble-making student, and he'll sneak out at any time—" Snape's voice grew louder.

"No one dares to cause trouble under my nose." Dumbledore said seriously.

For a moment, no one spoke.

Finally, Snape left in a rage.

"It's written." Dumbledore rolled up the parchment on the table.

"What is this?" Gray asked.

"A formal document. After I informed Fudge that dementors were prohibited from entering Hogwarts, he repeatedly asked me to write a formal letter and stated that all subsequent responsibilities would be borne by me. I had to trouble The school owl is going to have a hard time." Dumbledore snapped his fingers, and an owl flew in from the dome window, and he tied the piece of paper to the owl's leg.

"The role of the dementor guards does more harm than good. This method is not effective and can only be used as an excuse to comfort and numb yourself." Gray said.

"We can always reach a consensus on something, Gray." Dumbledore nodded slightly, "No offense to your original department, but this is a fact. I never expect this Ministry of Magic to do anything. Anything useful to do."

Gray agrees.

"The school can't stand the torment of those dementors." Dumbledore stroked the owl, "Send it to Cornelius Fudge, fly away."

"It's been so long, but Black has been missing." Gray said, "People don't know where he is hiding." This sentence was said almost from the heart. He really couldn't figure out where Sirius had gone.

Dumbledore said nothing, just put away his quill, and then fiddled with his silverware twice. Gray realized that he didn't want to mention Sirius.

"As far as I know, you and Miss Weisman are investigating the matter of Elliot Hill's yeast, right?" Dumbledore said.

"Yes."

"Ballard complained to me before, saying that you threatened him, which is very interesting." Dumbledore said in a brisk tone, "This situation is beyond my expectation, but the relationship between you and Ballard is not too bad now, at least you can still Let’s work together.”

"Yeah, I used some tricks, but it was just a coincidence." Gray thought about the necklace he picked up on Valentine's Day.

"Ballard later told me that you found the recipe for Elixir's yeast that your mother had left behind, so he also told you everything he knew. As I said, you have to know enough first Only when you are more can you know more from others." Dumbledore said, "Very good, just because you have the level of Elliot Hill's yeast formula, it makes you stand at a higher level than before. I saw more things and learned more things.”

"But our progress is now stalled and we have no clue. By the way, you should also know about the French gang, right?"

"Of course," said Dumbledore, "that's what I was going to tell you."