Chinese students at Hogwarts.

Chapter 531 Doomsday (1)

Dumbledore turned immediately and the two returned to the headmaster's office.

The portraits who were about to greet them looked at the two men's faces, muttered something in confusion, and gradually quieted down.

But all eyes were firmly focused on the two of them.

Zhang Xiao casually conjured up a shelf, placed the telescope on it, and then snapped his fingers, and the image on the telescope was projected into the air.

Showing up was the dad with a puzzled look on his face, as well as the mom and grandpa who had just arrived.

Dumbledore and the old Taoist priest nodded slightly to each other, then crossed their fingers and placed them on the table, waiting quietly for Zhang Xiao to speak.

Zhang Xiao took two deep breaths and slowly calmed down.

The shock and despair caused by suddenly hearing about the end of the world slowly subsided, and thoughts immediately turned to whether there was any way to save the end of the world.

"Professor, do you remember this letter?"

Zhang Xiao took out the letter from Slytherin that he received in his first year and spread it on the table.

Dumbledore nodded.

"The doomsday mentioned in the letter is real. I found Slytherin. The reason why it has not erupted is that Slytherin blocked the source.

But now he can’t hold it back anymore!”

Dumbledore's white eyebrows twitched and he asked seriously:
"Confirmed?"

"He was a rotten mess, unable to communicate, and I met his wife, Ossiah Slytherin.

It is also the source of Dementors."

Zhang Xiao paused and started speaking directly in Chinese, because Dumbledore also understood Chinese.

Starting from the log found in Tom's castle, he was attracted by the ancient gods and went to the pyramid to look for clues, and found a huge underground space.

They also discovered images that Osiris left for the Egyptian gods. These images were originally shown to the gods in the hope that they would avenge him.

This video led him to Greece, where he found clues left by Slytherin in the Temple of Olympus.

Solve the puzzle and arrive at Azkaban.

"Azkaban?" Dumbledore said with a hint of surprise.

Zhang Xiao nodded: "Yes, Azkaban"

Then, he began to talk about what he saw in the notes, the truth about the fall of the gods, and the weirdness of ancient magic.

The twisted desires and accumulation of darkness, the crystallization of the wisdom of the four giants, the construction of the magic network, Rowena's death, Godric's blood curse, and Hufflepuff's patience.

And Slytherin's persistence.

"Oslia chose to end her life. She broke away from that terrible body and told me that the end had begun.

There is still one day left until total destruction."

After Zhang Xiao finished speaking, he paused nervously and asked anxiously:

"Is there a way we can prevent the apocalypse?"

Panic sounds were heard from the principal's office. The portraits no longer cared about anything else and began to gather together frantically to discuss something intensely.

Zhang Chengdao and Li Qingshu in the telescope were stunned. The couple never expected that their son would suddenly break such big news to them.

The two of them slowly turned their gazes and looked at the old Taoist priest.

But he found that the old Taoist priest had closed his eyes, and he looked inexplicably desolate.

Zhang Chengdao couldn't help but feel a little nervous, because he had never seen this kind of state in his father before.

Dumbledore raised his head and looked vaguely toward the sky, with a huge net flickering faintly in his deep blue eyes.

After a while, he stood up in a daze, and Zhang Xiao couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Sure enough, Dumbledore murmured:

"Zhang, I'm afraid you're right, the end of the world is coming."

Zhang Xiao felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. Dumbledore's voice also became much vaguer, like a dream talk:
“It’s like a flood. If there is a dam, you can reinforce it, but once the dam is destroyed, the flood can no longer be stopped.

If it hadn't happened before, there might still be a way, but now it's too late."

Is this the end?
Zhang Xiao pursed his lips and said seriously:
“What does the end of the world look like? Is it safe in the sky or deep sea?”

"I don't know, but I think it's difficult. The so-called doomsday may be an extinction-level mental pollution. As long as there are people, there will be no escape."

Zhang Xiao fell silent again. At this moment, his grandfather's somewhat old voice came from the telescope:

"Xiaoxiao, Principal Deng, do your best to search for the common people, save as many as you can, and then come to China."

The two men suddenly looked up at the projection in the void, only to see that the old Taoist priest had opened his eyes with a solemn look.

"Grandpa, can our hometown hold up?"

The old Taoist priest was silent for a while and shook his head:
"I don't know, but we have to give it a try. There's no time to lose. We also need to make some preparations here. Let's go."

The communication was hastily cut off, Dumbledore stood up, and when he opened his mouth, his voice seemed to spread far away.

"Minerva, Severus, Filius, Pomona, gather all the young wizards and go wait in the Great Hall. I will be there now."

As he spoke, his originally white robe had turned into a wizard robe decorated with stars and moons.

"Zhang, your grandfather is right. We must hurry up."

When several deans hurriedly brought all the little wizards to the auditorium and to the small room at the end.

They thought that something had happened in the wizarding world again and that the remnants of Voldemort were coming to Hogwarts to cause trouble.

Dumbledore briefly told the professors what had happened.

"This joke is not funny at all, Albus." Professor McGonagall rarely lost her composure and staggered forward two steps.

But when she saw Dumbledore's deep blue eyes like the ocean, Professor McGonagall knew that the headmaster would not play such a poor joke on her.

Tears filled her eyes instantly, her lips, which were always pursed into a straight line, trembled slightly, and she pointed at the little wizard outside the door who didn't know what was going on and said in an equally trembling voice:
"The world is going to end. I'm not afraid, but the children. These little wizards. They are so young. They shouldn't die like this."

Snape's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out of it. He said in a low voice;
"Albus, even you can't stop it?"

"I'm afraid so. No matter how powerful an individual is, he is powerless in the face of such a disaster." Dumbledore did not give them the urge to relax. Every minute and every second was precious now.

"We are running out of time, guys. I need you to do something right now. Zhang's grandfather asked us to send everyone we can to China.

He didn’t say why, but I believed him.”

Several professors' eyes were filled with hope again.

Dumbledore said seriously:
"Filius, use the Traceless Expansion Spell to expand the castle's space as much as possible."

Flitwick nodded and immediately flew out on his auspicious cloud. "Minerva, cancel all the defensive magic of the academy. From now on, Hogwarts will be undefended except for the Great Hall area.

Open all the fireplaces so that everyone can pass through them to Hogwarts."

Professor McGonagall's face turned even paler, she pursed her lips, nodded, and hurried away.

"Severus, I want you to keep an eye on all the young wizards."

Snape also nodded. He glanced at Zhang Xiao, threw away his Batman-style cape, and turned away.

"Pomona, I'm afraid you have a heavy task ahead of you. You have to lead the kitchens of Hogwarts and stock up on enough food. I expect a lot of people to come to Hogwarts."

The plump Professor Sprout clenched his fists:
"Don't worry, I'm good at this!"

After all four professors left, Zhang Xiao looked at Dumbledore and asked:

"Professor, what's next?"

Dumbledore took a deep breath:

"I will go to the Ministry of Magic and announce this news to the entire wizarding world, and also to the Muggle world.

From this moment on, Hogwarts will no longer be hidden, it will open its doors and go from being a refuge for little wizards to a sanctuary for everyone.

Anyone who wants protection can find a place at Hogwarts!"

Zhang Xiao swallowed and felt his throat tighten. He actually didn't know what he should do.

"Zhang, maybe I can ask you for a favor."

Dumbledore looked at Zhang Xiao with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

“If possible, try to bring the parents of young wizards to Hogwarts, especially those from Muggle families. I’m afraid they won’t believe me.

Only a few people in the entire wizarding world can Disapparate so frequently."

When it comes to human nature, no one understands it better than Dumbledore. I'm afraid the Muggle government will regard this news as some new trick that wizards are trying to play and be on guard against it?

It's impossible to believe it, and it's considered cautious not to laugh at it.

Zhang Xiao took a few deep breaths:
"No problem, Professor. I'll go right away."

Zhang Xiao hurried to the auditorium and distributed the urgently purchased mobile phones to the young wizards, asking all the young wizards from Muggle families to call home.

Drop everything, stay home and don't move, and ask those who are willing to believe in them to stay home as well.

Then they were asked to write down their detailed home address and their parents' names.

All of this takes time, so he took advantage of this short period of time to find his friends.

"Zhang, is the end of the world really coming?"

Before a few friends had time to talk about how much they missed each other after such a long separation, their minds were filled with the devastating news they had just received.

Zhang Xiao nodded heavily:
"Um"

Then he forced a smile:
"But there is still hope now, instead of waiting to die here helplessly. By the way, have you contacted your family members?"

Malfoy whispered, "My father and mother have returned to China. My father from St. Mungo's doesn't believe it at all. He insists on going to China to be treated by Chinese medicine. He also said that the humidity in the UK is too heavy and he must go back to Guangzhou to drink delicious soup to get rid of the humidity."

This sentence almost confused Zhang Xiao, but he didn't expect the next sentence to make him even more confused.

"He even insisted on buying a piece of land in China to build a ancestral hall for the Malfoy family, saying that this way the ancestors of the Malfoy family could receive our offerings."

Neville whispered, "Dad, Mom and Grandma will definitely believe what Dumbledore said, so don't worry about them."

Zhang Xiao's eyes swept across the faces of the others. Cedric, Harry, and Ron definitely didn't have to worry, because their families would definitely listen to Dumbledore.

The only one who needed to worry was Hermione.

The little witch put down her phone and hurried over from the corner, saying nervously:
"My dad didn't really believe it, but he still decided to go home with mom. Thank you, Zhang."

Zhang Xiao nodded, collected the collected addresses of the little wizards, and was about to leave when he heard Neville suddenly say:
"By the way, Zhang, if it's possible, I have a martial arts school in New York, and there are many people learning from me there.

I want to save them.”

Neville's martial arts school?
Zhang Xiao immediately thought of the third round of the competition. That was good, as it would allow the people in Chinatown to evacuate as well. As for that Feng Shui master Wu Jiayou and the Wang family, it would depend on how many people they could convince.

He nodded at everyone, then twisted and spun rapidly, and disappeared with a loud crackling sound.

Dumbledore's leather shoes with brass buckles tapped on the shiny floor, making a 'ta-ta-ta' sound.

As soon as he appeared in the hall of the Ministry of Magic, people passing by looked up in astonishment.

"Dumbledore."

"It's Dumbledore"

"Why is your Excellency here at the Ministry of Magic?"

All eyes were fixed on Dumbledore with a mixture of doubt and admiration.

In the Ministry of Magic office, Susan Bones, who had just taken office as Minister, looked up tiredly from her piled-up desk.

He looked at Dumbledore who pushed the door open with some surprise:
"What brings you here, Albus? Didn't you say that you have too many meetings recently and it gave you a headache, so you need to have a good rest for a few days?"

Dumbledore nodded at Susan without any unnecessary words:

"There is no time for small talk now, Susan, there is something very important. Now I will take over the entire British Ministry of Magic as the President of the International Confederation of Wizards.
Now I need to give a speech to wizards all over the world, using the magic projection system that the Ministry of Magic has just built.

I need your unconditional support, and the unconditional support of the entire Ministry, Susan."

Susan Bones' eyes widened. She was not a fool like Fudge who was blinded by power.

On the contrary, she is an exceptionally capable and well-regarded Minister of Magic.

"What on earth happened Albus."

Her breathing became rapid. If it wasn't a very serious matter, she believed that Dumbledore would never do such a thing.

There is no sense in thinking that this is Dumbledore taking advantage of the opportunity to fight for power. The only explanation is that something big happened that forced Dumbledore to do so.

Have the Muggles declared war on wizards?

Or is the Dark Lord not actually dead?
In just a short moment, many incredible things ran through Susan Bones' mind.

But she never thought that Dumbledore could shatter her composure with just one sentence.

"Susan. The world is coming to an end in one day."

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(End of this chapter)