A day at Hogwarts.

Chapter 396 You Should Learn From Him

Sometimes, Dumbledore wanted to beat Charles on the head with the brow-length wand that Nicolas Flamel had given him.

"The meeting lasted four days," Dumbledore said, trying not to lose his temper. "You didn't attend any of them. What did you do?"

He brought Charles here to see the world this time, with the intention of nurturing him, but this guy disappeared all day.

Charles said seriously, "I'm making friends everywhere."

He was right, but Percy exposed his true colors: "All the friends he made were witches from different countries."

Charles' mouth twitched, and he immediately explained: "You are not entirely right."

"Many Ministers of Magic from various countries came with their wives to this conference. Getting to know them is like getting to know the Minister of Magic."

Dumbledore was speechless. This excuse was irrefutable.

Things like taking advantage of the International Confederation of Wizards' congress to eat, drink and travel at public expense have a longer history than the International Statute of Secrecy, and it would probably be more difficult to change it than to amend the International Statute of Secrecy.

Percy looked thoughtful.

He has appeared in front of many foreign dignitaries in recent days, but they were all officials in charge of diplomatic affairs and other affairs. He has not yet spoken to ministerial-level figures.

Charles saw him like this and said, "Don't even think about it. I'm still young and can do this, but if you try to imitate me, you'll end up in a scandal."

Dumbledore spat out a mouthful of tea more than a meter away, and the Elder Wand almost changed its owner.

"No!" Dumbledore reacted immediately, "You must be advertising your restaurant and company."

"Yeah!" Percy also came to his senses, "I was almost fooled by you."

Charles said innocently: "After they knew my background, they asked me how my life was going. I told them it was okay because I opened a restaurant."

Percy was stunned.

After Percy knew that Charles had no parents, he tried his best not to mention his parents to him, and also reminded his younger brothers to avoid stepping on landmines.

Now look what happened. This guy actually uses this kind of thing to make a fuss.

Those ladies would definitely be curious about how a child like Charles could open a restaurant.

Nowadays, traveling across borders is not a big problem for wizards, let alone for the minister's wife. Maybe one day she will think of going on a trip on the weekend.

The level of Dancing Grass Restaurant will definitely surprise the guests.

As soon as I went back to promote the business as a minister's family member, word of mouth spread.

Dumbledore saw through Charles's tricks, sighed and said, "Percy, if you want to make a difference in the Ministry of Magic in the future, remember Charles's performance today."

Percy had a hard time understanding it.

Charles explained: "The Ministry of Magic is like a large potion tournament. You have to do everything you can to get points so that you can get ahead of others."

“Sometimes, in the face of your goals, some things can be abandoned.”

"But you have to look clearly at the cost of giving up those things and carefully weigh the pros and cons to see if it's worth it."

"God knows how I ended up in the trash can. My parents are not important to me anymore."

“But other people are different.”

Percy had a vague feeling that there was something behind his words, but he couldn't figure out what it was.

Charles said to him, "Don't think too much about it. Think about the final exam first. If your grades are not good, even the Werewolf Support Service Office will not want you."

Percy and Hermione have the same attitude towards studying, but Hermione is a little extreme because she is worried about being looked down upon because of her Muggle birth.

He immediately became nervous when Charles reminded him so deliberately.

Now that the meeting was over, it was time to go back to Hogwarts. Percy was welcomed by everyone when he returned to the common room. Before Charles could distribute the Italian licorice candies, lemon wine hard candies, Sicilian blood orange hard candies, and fruit honey candies he brought back to everyone, he was immediately called to Professor Delacour's office.

"A letter from Fleur." Professor Delacour looked unhappy. A while ago, Fleur wrote to him and attached a letter to be forwarded to Charles.

Professor Delacour said, "There are a group of students at Beauxbatons who need to take extra classes this summer, and Fleur is on the list."

Charles nodded and replied, "I heard from Louis Manz when I was in Kodos Doritz that those selected were all outstanding students."

"The trend of confrontation between magic schools has grown with the Potions Championship. I think this may be a preparation for some kind of inter-school competition."

"Who knows, next time you and your daughter may be enemies."

Professor Delacour smiled and said, "I am looking forward to it."

"I have a question," his tone suddenly became sinister, "what were you two planning on doing this summer?"

Charles said carefully, "About the Veela."

After he finished speaking, his attention was on Professor Delacour's hand. If he took the wand, he would run away immediately.

Professor Delacour did not take his wand, but sighed deeply.

He said, “You know, I hate predictions.”

"I went there when I was first married and saw the secret place of the Veela."

"I thought I was determined, but I didn't get close. I thought I was going straight ahead, but when I came to my senses, I had returned the same way."

"There is an ancient prophecy among the Veela. There is a tree there. Every time the moon is full, a leaf will fall. The Veela child born on the day when the last leaf falls will be the one who unlocks the secret of the secret realm."

This was the first time Charles had heard of this, and when he heard something unexpected at the end, he couldn't help but ask, "People?"

Grammatically, it should be "the veela who unlocked the secrets of the secret realm", not "the person".

Professor Delacour nodded and said, "Yes, a half-Veela."

Charles asked again: "What is the secret of the secret realm? Is there any explanation?"

Professor Delacour shook his head and said, "There is no clear answer. The only thing that is certain is that it is magic that can change the world."

Charles was surprised. This was something he had not expected.

Professor Delacour's business has declined: "The living environment of Veela is not very good now. Their beauty attracts the attention of people with bad intentions."

Charles was surprised again, and then said, "Then they can transform into wings."

Professor Delacour was silent for a moment, then said, "Some people like it that way."

Charles was silent too.

Professor Delacour did not want to discuss this issue any further and asked Charles to go back.

Charles returned to the dormitory and opened Fleur's letter, which said that their plan to go to the secret land of Veela together this summer had to be postponed.

"Ugh……"

Charles sighed after reading the letter.

Seamus was picking out candy on his bed and asked curiously, "What happened that made people sigh?"

Charles responded: "I think sometimes predictions aren't a good thing."

Seamus scratched his head and said, "I don't understand such a profound field."

(End of this chapter)