HP Dark Lord save the world

Chapter 179 An Explanation

Dippet stood by the window, Dumbledore had just left, and his thoughts had not yet settled down.

He looked outside the castle, at the shimmering lake, remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed.

According to the minister of the Ministry of Magic, nothing about the white fragment should be disclosed. As for how to explain it to the media and the outside world, he needs to think about it himself. The Ministry of Magic will only provide some cooperation and is not responsible for the main output.

In fact, some of them thought from the bottom of their hearts that Hogwarts would be gone, especially the minister. Without Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic would take this opportunity to build another wizarding school elsewhere, and that school It will naturally be brought under their control.

Dippet felt that it was a little unrealistic for him to think of a clean retirement.

What reason do you need to convince the public?
Dippet took a deep breath, feeling the man's mental exhaustion.

"You seem to be troubled by something, maybe I have a way."

An unfamiliar voice sounded without any warning, with a steady tone, carrying a bit of the majesty of someone who has been in a high position for a long time.

Dippet was astonished inside, but he didn't show much on the surface. This was a habit he had developed over the years.

He turned around, and at the same time saw the appearance of the visitor.

a ghost.

Wearing ancient costumes, the old man with white hair and white beard looked at Dippet calmly. The phantom's unique sense of illusion highlighted his indifference to the fullest, as if he was facing the world through an invisible glass. See.

"Why are you here?" Dippet asked calmly, feeling the ghost's face gave him a sense of familiarity, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a while.

"Visiting?" The ghost seemed to smile, but the smile was fleeting. "Compared to me, you are the ones who came."

That flash of laughter touched a picture in Dippet's mind, and she seemed to remember where she had seen this ghost.

Dippet raised his head and looked at an oil painting hanging on the top of his office.

The white-haired and white-bearded old man stared at the people below indifferently, with a mocking smile on his lips, his appearance was no different from the ghost in front of him.

Along with him, there are three portraits.

Because the four paintings were hung too high, he usually didn't see them often, and sometimes even forgot their existence, so he didn't think of them immediately.

But even if the usual sense of presence is not strong, he will not forget what these four paintings represent.

This is a portrait of the four founders.

And the portrait of this old man belongs to the owner of Hogwarts Castle, Salazar Slytherin.

Dippet's expression twitched uncontrollably.

The ghost was right, compared to him, they were the ones who came.

Although he has been dead for many years, and the castle has long been divided as an inheritance, in any case, facing the original owner of the castle, the founder of Slytherin, Dippet felt that he should respect it a little. It is absolutely unacceptable to say that the castle is legally no longer yours.

"I think you're right, Lord Slytherin." Dippet took two deep breaths and calmed down a little.

"We have made sure that your ghost will not stay in this world." Dippet was indeed quite surprised. Although there are various conditions for the formation of ghosts, they all have one characteristic, that is, the most secular obsession.

"This is not something that needs to be delved into. I have been here for a hundred years, watching everyone in a hidden corner of the castle." Salazar's ghost looked extremely calm.

"But you haven't shown up for a hundred years, and there must be a reason for your sudden appearance now." Dippet slowly regained his usual rhythm of talking with those unpredictable great wizards.

"I just don't want my shabby room to be disturbed." Salazar put his hands behind his back and turned to another window in the office. "Don't you just need some reason to prevaricate them?"

"I'm the best reason."

……

When Dumbledore came to the gate of the castle, his expression had eased a lot.

As a wizard with many means of communication, he was called back not long after he walked out of the principal's office, and then went through a mental journey similar to Dippet's, and finally decided how to give a message that would allow the media and the parents convincing reason.

"Everyone, if you really want to make a statement, it's not impossible." Dumbledore's helpless expression that you had won made many media reporters secretly proud.

"I don't think you'll be convinced just by talking about it?" Dumbledore asked Solo to open the gate of the castle.

A group of people came in one after another, chattering and wanting to ask, Dumbledore raised his hand and made a silent gesture, "In order to ensure the authenticity of what I said, I want to take you to see someone first."

"Of course, I also hope that you can show some sincerity in cooperation. I don't want to see anyone walking around in the castle without authorization. After all, you have graduated for many years, and this belongs to the current children."

Several teachers who were not in class joined, at different corners of the line, to make sure no one dropped out midway.

Facing this well-recognized wizard, no one could speak out against him under his gaze, let alone some of them were once his students.

They came to the office of a principal. Although some parents had graduated for many years, when they walked this familiar path, they would always tremble uncontrollably in their hearts, which seemed to be some kind of fear engraved in their DNA.

"I think you all know that we have limited space here. Mr. reporters, in order to ensure the authenticity of this interview, you come first."

The four reporters walked into the principal's office, but Dumbledore did not follow. Instead, he stood at the door and chatted with his former students. Some of them couldn't help but recall the time when they were studying here many years ago.

After a while, the four reporters came out with blank faces.

Looking at the performance of the four of them, the others were puzzled, wondering what they had heard to show such expressions.

Dumbledore didn't confuse them for too long. Soon, another five people in the crowd were sent in. When they came out, they also had disbelief on their faces, as if they hadn't woken up from a dream.

Not long after, more than 30 people all went through the principal's office, and left Hogwarts with different emotions such as shock, confusion, and excitement. They did not mention any more things to explain, and the mother never brought her daughter to Hogwarts again. The idea of ​​going back.

Some students who watched the whole process were confused.

Why don't you make trouble?
The next day, newspaper after newspaper after another overwhelmingly publicized a content:
"The ghost of the founder of Slytherin reappeared in Hogwarts, and the Black Lake was banned because his pets wanted to live in it."

(End of this chapter)