Natural Magic at Hogwarts

Chapter 237 Dumbledore's Weakness

Bree caught another meaning in Dumbledore's words.

"...But they left behind Hogwarts, right? A school they jointly created that has not fallen even after being struck by time for thousands of years."

"Yes." Dumbledore nodded.

"As long as the original intention is good, even if it fails, there will always be something valuable left behind." Dumbledore seemed to be talking about himself and others. His whole person exuded an open-minded and calm attitude. Attitude.

"Of course, I am not showing you this to refute your point of view or influence your judgment."

Dumbledore looked at Bree still thinking, winked mischievously, laughed, and interrupted Bree's thinking.

"Don't worry about these things, because no one can predict the complete future."

"Do you know the reason why the Big Four parted ways, Oded?"

Bree nodded, there are some records in this paragraph.

"Because of the increasing number of half-blood wizards and Muggle wizards, the Big Three except Slytherin all decided to recruit these wizards, which made Slytherin, who insisted on pure-bloodism, very dissatisfied. After a conflict with Gryffindor, Slytherin left Hogwarts."

"Afterwards, the other three giants also gradually had conflicts. Of course, only a few words of this part were recorded."

"Yes, the source is the blood of wizards." Dumbledore nodded with regret: "This is the change of the times. At that time, there was an innovation in the Muggle kingdom, and the Holy See, which hunted wizards, could no longer deal with wizards. , so the number of wizards born in the Muggle world is gradually increasing, and Hogwarts, as a school, will not refuse them to join."

Dumbledore pointed to the Pen of Acceptance and the Book of Admission.

"Hogwarts is fair. It will not favor any college, any wizard, or even the principal and professors. This is also the magic set by the four giants when they were founded. Anyone who wants to get Hogwarts If you want to win the favor, you must show your strength."

Bree nodded. The Big Four lived in a dark age, and wizards relied on strength to survive. There was nothing wrong with the Hogwarts ethos.

"But times have changed now. Muggles have developed too fast." Dumbledore suddenly said.

"Hogwarts may also be changing with different headmasters."

"But... it's not enough at all. The dangers faced by wizards now are no less than those in the Dark Ages thousands of years ago. The Holy See may be dead, but this does not affect the Muggles' fear of the power of wizards."

After thinking for a while, Dumbledore slowly spoke: "Whether it is a Muggle or a wizard, it is difficult for human leaders to allow exceptions to appear, especially exceptions that threaten them... The people at the bottom must be ignorant and unable to speak out. Yes, those who follow the trend only need a scary story from the leaders to make them jointly raise a torch and burn a poor man to death."

Dumbledore was a little excited. He slowly calmed down before looking at Bree.

Bree seemed to be shackled around her ankles. She wanted to step back but was held back by Dumbledore, making it difficult for her to move a step.

"Thank you for your natural magic, Bree Old. This is the luck of wizards. I can responsibly say to you that wizards are fragile compared to Muggles, both before and now... but your natural magic is enhanced. The strength of the wizard."

Dumbledore darkened his eyes and continued: "The emergence of natural magic is also wrong. It will increase the arrogance of wizards and show greater contempt for Muggles, especially dark wizards, because you have not restricted their learning. "

"Many wizards don't know that the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy actually protects wizards, not Muggles, and wizard leaders have selectively forgotten this original intention and fallen into the illusion of self-importance."

"What about you?" Bree asked. He suddenly felt sad in his heart. He didn't understand the meaning of learning magic. Is it to hide from XZ conveniently? Then his transformation from a Muggle to a wizard was from a strong man to a wizard. Weak?
"Me?" Dumbledore closed his eyes and said slowly: "The Statute of Secrecy protects wizards, and I protect the Statute of Secrecy. This is my bottom line and my weakness."

"Huh?" Bree stomped back. He was frightened. He didn't expect that Dumbledore would reveal his weaknesses in front of him without any scruples.

"What are you doing, Dumbledore!"

Bree regretted coming to the office, but the matter was over, and he couldn't escape, because he was a wizard and had a wizard he insisted on, and Peter and his like could not fake death and escape at will.

"Do you want to maintain the balance between wizards and Muggles, Bree Olde?" Dumbledore stared at Bree's red eyes and silver-white hair that were slowly revealed due to nervousness, looking forward to it.

Brie pursed his lips and didn't answer for a long time. As a wizard who came from an orphanage and had the memory of An Qing, he knew better how much potential humans without magic have. They focus their talents on knowledge and creation. With wizards It was a power that was incomparable to all, including him.

Breathing out a breath, Bree gritted her teeth and said, "Have you ever seen anything that can blow up the entire wizarding world, Dumbledore?"

Dumbledore remained silent, saying that he had seen it.

"No wonder you have been pursuing balance, and you are also afraid of such a doomsday scene. This is indeed a darkness more terrifying than the Holy See a thousand years ago." Bree tried his best to regain his senses, and it was so fast that he was a little surprised.

When Bree's eyes and hair tips returned to normal, he slowly revealed his identity - "I am a wizard...and a human...but not a Muggle."

After saying this, Bree became a little lighter. At least he found the common ground between wizards and Muggles, which is why Dumbledore didn't collapse because he looked directly at the darkness.

Bree took a deep breath, stared at Dumbledore coldly and said, "Thank you for opening Pandora for me."

Dumbledore seemed to be admiring the similar expression between Bryna and him when he found out about it. He said humorously: "Oh, this is my Pandora too... Haha, I feel a lot easier after sharing it."

Bree straightened her collar, which was a little hot due to irritation, to let the heat out.

"Phew, your savior is Potter, you should share it with him!"

"I can't be you. As a great wizard, you can live for at least a hundred years. Don't throw away your burden!"

Bree seemed to have forgotten her previous conversation with Dumbledore, and put aside the negative emotions caused by Dumbledore without any pressure. At least she would not let these become a shackles for Bree.

"I will leave the wizarding world when I am powerless, but I will not work hard or give up my life." Bree looked at Dumbledore. He thought that Dumbledore was such a person, and maybe he was the so-called greatest white wizard.

Dumbledore slowly replied to Bree——

"Harry is Britain's savior, not of this world, he doesn't need to know that."

"I don't need you to become me either... I just need to make sure you don't become him."

"As for living another hundred years..." Dumbledore thought of Ariana outside the house and Aberforth in the Pig's Head Bar, and he was a little silent...

"Can't we let an old wizard have his own vacation? I want to spend more time with my family."

"Hey!" Bree laughed.

"Are you now afraid that I will turn into Grindelwald, start a war between wizards and Muggles, and break the Wizarding Statute of Secrecy?"

"Before you were afraid that I would become Voldemort, then you were afraid that I would become an extreme pure-blood, and now you are afraid that I will become Grindelwald, and you said that you don't need me to become you... Dumbledore, this is your own choice." I have no such great ambitions."

"No, you do." Dumbledore looked at Bree softly with his blue eyes, which reminded Bree of what he told Dumbledore in the carriage about the source of his Patronus Charm.

"Damn old man." Bree spat, getting angry in front of Dumbledore again, and then hurriedly left the room.

"Bang...bang!" The door was slammed hard, and it fell down together with the door frame.

"Bang!" The door of the outer room was also slammed shut.

"Young people, this world should have been left to you." Dumbledore sighed softly. Although he stabilized Bree with his righteousness, he could not interfere with Bree's choice after he calmed down, but this was enough. , as he said, as long as Bree doesn't turn into Grindelwald, and Voldemort and ultra-pure blood, according to Bree's temperament, disdain to get along.

Dumbledore looked at the Book of Access and the Pen of Acceptance, opened the delicate glass bottle in his hand again, and poured the memory thread into it.

This is the second time he has done this. The last time was when he was studying at Hogwarts, and then he met Grindelwald, a person with the same purpose as him...

……

Bree, who walked out of Dumbledore's office, quickly calmed down completely. In other words, he was not angry at all, but he just didn't want to see Dumbledore.

"This is a trap, Dumbledore, you bad old man."

Bree never thought that an old man with a kind appearance could be so bad. Now Bree is so troubled and irritated that she wants to drop out of school and go back to the Muggle world, and transfer to Stonewall Middle School!

"Oh, no wonder you look down on purebloods and Voldemort, Dumbledore. It seems that they are indeed a group of small people. No matter how chaotic they are, they will only change the wizarding world to another master, rather than bringing the wizarding world into complete destruction."

Do purebloods dare to expose the wizarding world? Of course not, they may be more afraid of being exposed to Muggles than Dumbledore.

As for whether Voldemort dares, Bree is not sure yet. He should ask Tom or find some information to make a judgment.

"Hey, Bree, you're finally out..." Bree was meditating on the corridor when she heard Draco's voice in the distance. As Draco waved his wand and showed off his Disguise Charm, Bree's stomach growled as well.

When people are hungry, they only think about one thing, and that is filling their stomachs, and the midnight snack Draco brought just saved Bree the trouble of disturbing the house elves.

"Thank you, Draco, you solved a big problem for me." Bree suddenly smiled and threw away the responsibility that Dumbledore had imposed on him. He had not dealt with his own affairs well, so how could he have time to care about others? Yes, let’s wait until he is full.

(End of this chapter)