Hogwarts in the shadows

It took Dumbledore ten days to deal with the aftermath of the Warriors incident.

Although the two principals had already accepted it reluctantly, they also reported the news back to their respective countries.

The news spread like wildfire, quickly among the two countries' Ministries of Magic and the public.

They were all extremely indignant about this matter.

The British Ministry of Magic, as the promoter of the Triwizard Tournament.

Such an unfair incident actually occurred, and the voices of doubt almost drowned it out.

This also caused the British Ministry of Magic's already poor reputation internationally to plummet to the bottom.

As the host city, Hogwarts is currently bearing the brunt of the pressure from both home and abroad.

So Dumbledore not only had to deal with inquiries from the Ministries of Magic of those two countries, but also had to face questioning from the British Ministry of Magic.

Only later, when all the blame was directed at Dumbledore, did the British Ministry of Magic breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, Hephis also played a role in fueling the flames.

Therefore, these days Dumbledore was either frantically writing various replies or running between the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts.

It was not until the early morning of November 10th that Hephesus received Dumbledore's note.

It simply said: Please come to the principal's office tonight.

After Hephis finished reading the note, a smirk appeared on his face involuntarily.

The fun is about to begin.

After he finished his breakfast, he said hello to Snape, as he needed to skip school for the day.

Snape approved it without asking any questions.

As night fell, Hephis and Snape came together to the principal's office on the eighth floor.

"Principal, are you ready?" Hephis said calmly.

Dumbledore looked exhausted at this moment. "What do you need me to do?"

"You don't need anything, just stand here." Hephis pointed to a relatively empty place in the principal's office.

Dumbledore nodded and stood up.

Hephis said to Fox in his arms.

"Fawkes, Dumbledore needs your help. Will you help him?"

Fawkes tilted his head in confusion, looked at Dumbledore and nodded.

A pair of pitch-black scissors appeared out of nowhere next to Hephis.

It cut out Fox's shadow neatly.

The shadow formed into a small ball and hovered between Hephaestus and Dumbledore.

Dumbledore looked at this scene with a deep gaze.

The shadow ball slowly floated towards Dumbledore.

"Principal, just eat it." Hephis said.

Dumbledore picked up the shadow ball curiously. He looked at it carefully and squeezed it in his hand.

He looked up at Snape, "Severus, the school is in your hands."

Snape nodded expressionlessly, but the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously.

"Thank you, Hephaestus." Dumbledore turned to Hephaestus and said seriously.

Then he swallowed the shadow ball without hesitation.

Hephaestus directly activated the power of Phoenix Nirvana in the shadow.

Golden-red flames rose from Dumbledore's body, and the sound of a phoenix could be faintly heard coming from his body.

He looked at Hephes in disbelief, but the flames on his body grew more intense.

Eventually it devoured him completely, turning him into a pile of ash.

Then a wisp of black smoke rose up and dissipated into the air.

The principal's office fell into silence for a moment.

Portraits of past principals all looked at this scene with solemn expressions.

Fox also stared at all this in a daze.

Why are you here again? When did nirvana and rebirth become so worthless?

How come everyone knows it?

Hephis had some doubts when Fulla was reborn.

This time the mystery was solved by Dumbledore.

Through rebirth, Fulla awakened the power of the Veela in her blood, and that power even far exceeded the level that the Veela could achieve.

And just now, he caught an even stranger blood fluctuation from Dumbledore.

Dumbledore's Phoenix bloodline has also awakened!

It seems that Phoenix's shadow has a second ability that can be utilized!

Soon a faint heartbeat sounded, and it became stronger and stronger.

Then a slight baby gasp came from the ashes.

Snape walked quickly forward, pushed aside the ashes, and revealed the figure of a baby.

At this time, the baby was looking at them with wide eyes, and those sapphire eyes were very charming.

And if you look closely, you can see a circle of faint gold on it.

Snape took out the thin blanket he had prepared in advance and wrapped the baby skillfully.

As usual, Hephes used his magic power to move around the baby's body.

He nodded at Snape, and as expected the curse had completely disappeared.

Then he tapped his fingers forward and a golden-red halo appeared.

A figure who had been waiting for a long time stepped across the aperture and appeared in the principal's office.

The man's eyes fell on the baby in Snape's arms, and a very gentle smile appeared on his face.

There was both fondness and undisguised joy in his voice: "Hephis, is this Albus?"

A hint of mischief flashed in Hefeth's eyes. "Gellert, he will be handed over to you in the coming days. I think you will take good care of him."

Gellert took the baby carefully, very gently.

He looked at the squirming baby in his arms, his eyes full of tenderness, "Okay, Albus, I will protect you."

Dumbledore was completely stunned when he saw Gellert.

He watched in disbelief as Gellert moved closer and closer, finally embracing him in that warm embrace.

He instinctively wanted to struggle. He didn't want Gellert to see him like this.

But babies have no choice, and who takes care of them has no say.

But Dumbledore gradually calmed down because of that gentle look and that warm embrace.

"Dada." Hephis called softly.

Dada's figure appeared out of nowhere, and he bowed respectfully to Hephes.

"Owner."

Hefeth raised his hand and pointed at Gellert who was standing beside him.

"During this time, you need to follow Gellert's instructions and help him take care of the baby."

"Yes, master." Dada first assured Hephes.

Then he turned to Gellert, "Mr. Gellert, you can summon me at any time if you need anything."

Gellert finally turned his gaze away from Dumbledore and thanked Hephis.

"Thank you, Hephis."

A meaningful smile appeared on Hephis's lips.

"By the way, I'd like to trouble you to play Dumbledore for a while. I think this won't be difficult for you!"

"No problem." Gellert hooked his finger.

The Elder Wand on the desk flew into his hands.

He looked at his old friend with complicated eyes, and whispered to the Elder Wand, "Long time no see."