Lu Mingfei: Hogwarts repeater

Chapter 48 A scholar dies for his confidant
  "I think...I need an explanation."

Snape didn't answer Lu Mingfei's question. He calmly put down the food in his hand, stood up, and walked to the fallen office door. He lowered his head and looked behind the poor door, and then looked at what he wanted. Flitwick put away his wand.

"Well, Severus, you may not realize how serious the situation was when they came to me."

Professor Flitwick turned around and looked at the several Slytherins with some embarrassment. He took this opportunity to put away the wand in his hand. It must be said that he was a former duel champion. He put the wand away as fast as he pulled it out.

Seeing that Snape seemed to have no intention of accepting this explanation, Professor Flitwick turned his eyes to Professor McGonagall for help.

"I told you it would be okay, Filius."

Professor McGonagall on the side had no choice but to speak, but still helped him explain to Snape, "Some students said that you might have a conflict with Mr. Lu Mingfei, so they hurriedly pulled us over. Now it seems..."

"It seems they have nothing to do." Snape interrupted Professor McGonagall, his cold eyes scanning the students who were still watching the excitement, "Everyone at the scene belongs to the college..."

All the students immediately dispersed, and within a few seconds no one was left, and those who did not react were also pulled away. The scene was silent for a moment, with only a slight "click" sound.

The gazes of several professors immediately turned to the direction of the sound. Lu Mingfei was still sitting on the chair, holding half a crispy egg tart in his mouth. The professors looked at him and said vaguely, "You guys...continue, just pretend I don't exist..."

The veins on Snape's forehead were exposed. This guy was a foodie! Why wasn't he sorted into Hufflepuff?

Just as he was about to speak tauntingly, a sudden and melodious chirp sounded, and a fiery golden light suddenly lit up in Snape's dim office. The beautiful phoenix Fawkes appeared from the void, holding a piece of paper in his paws.

Fox threw the note to Lu Mingfei, then landed on his shoulder and pecked Lu Mingfei's ear to urge him.

"Ah, Principal Dumbledore is in the office now. He asked us to go there immediately!" Lu Mingfei looked at the content on the note and stood up.

"We?" Professor Flitwick said.

"It should refer to me, Professor Snape, and Professor Flitwick." Lu Mingfei had an idea and said, "We... Principal Dumbledore has assigned us a secret mission."

"So that's it." Flitwick suddenly understood and immediately stopped asking.

"Professor McGonagall, my morning class may be..." Lu Mingfei looked at Professor McGonagall again.

"Since it is Albus's request," Professor McGonagall nodded, "I will explain it to the professors."

It's easy to use a big flag as a tiger skin! Lu Mingfei thought to himself that as long as it was Dumbledore's arrangement, there would be no need to explain everything.

Of course, what I said is not a lie.

After saying goodbye to Flitwick and Professor McGonagall, Lu Mingfei and Snape walked to the principal's office. After Lu Mingfei shouted the "pineapple preserves" command written on the note, the gargoyle stone beast finally jumped aside and gave way to the spiral staircase.

"How many kinds of sweets have Professor Dumbledore used as passwords?"

Lu Mingfei was sure that this command had never appeared in his memory, and it seemed that the sweets were not repeated every time. After that, he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you afraid of tooth decay if you like sweets so much? By the way, do wizards have such troubles as tooth decay? ?”

"Your ability to grasp key points is as worrying as your ability to cast spells, Mr. Lu Mingfei." Snape's sarcasm skill came online again... No, this thing has never been offline.

"I can't even remember how many kinds there are, but there is nothing to worry about tooth decay. There are some special little magics that can clean and repair them."

The sudden answer startled Lu Mingfei. He looked up and found Dumbledore standing at the door of the principal's office, with the familiar smile still on his face.

Several people entered the office and sat down.

"Now, let's talk about what's going on in detail. I received an emergency call from Severus, which only said that the matter was serious."

"What he said was vague. I don't think it's necessary to summarize it. It's better to wait until you come back and ask it yourself," Snape said. So Lu Mingfei told him everything from watching "The Purifying Mantra" to entering that "dream"-like place, to waking up during the day and looking for Dumbledore.

"He actually said that all your good intentions were false, and that you were trying to steal my body!" Lu Mingfei's voice grew louder unconsciously, "You're simply fooling me into thinking I'm a fool!"

"I am indeed old, child. Some people at my age are really not willing to die. That boy... no matter who he is, it is understandable that he has such a guess. Perhaps he is concerned." Dumbledore said thoughtfully. think.

Was he even speaking for the boy?
  "But this is slander!" Lu Mingfei couldn't help but get a little excited, "For the first time in my life... I met someone who was so kind to me."

Lu Mingfei was a little embarrassed when he said it later, but he still insisted on saying it.

"Thank you for your trust, kid."

Dumbledore's blue eyes stared directly at Lu Mingfei behind the half-moon glasses, "But actually he is right about one thing. Part of my goodwill is indeed false, or in other words, it has a purpose. "

The office fell silent for a moment.

Dumbledore continued, with a hint of guilt in his eyes, "Do you remember what I told you about Tom yesterday?"

"Voldemort?" Lu Mingfei recovered from his sluggishness, and an idea flashed in his mind, "Do you want me to deal with him?"

"It's just a backup measure, but I have to admit that this is indeed part of my purpose of helping you, child." Dumbledore nodded, "At this point, I have hidden something from you..."

"That's a good thing!" Lu Mingfei interrupted Dumbledore.

Dumbledore stared at the excited Lu Mingfei, and Snape also cast his gaze.

"I mean, it kind of relieved me,"

Lu Mingfei was really relieved.

"How can this be considered a use? I was originally thinking that I am here to study and have room and board, but I don't have the money to pay, so I can't help with anything I want. It's a good thing that I can be of some use now. !”

Lu Mingfei would inevitably feel a little worried if he kept eating and drinking for free. After all, people didn't owe him anything, so why should he let himself stay like this?
  Even if others didn't tell him, Lu Mingfei would be embarrassed.

The atmosphere in the entire principal's office changed from solemn to relaxed. The two Legilimency masters could tell that what Lu Mingfei said was completely sincere.

"So, having said that...that boy," Lu Mingfei asked, "what on earth is he?"

"I don't know, kid, but since it has something to do with that Eastern Taoist classic, maybe it's best to ask an expert."

Dumbledore took out an object and placed it on the table. It was a strange-looking silverware that looked like...

"Landline phone number?" Lu Mingfei asked in confusion.

"Similarly, a wizard imitated Muggle technology and modified it. It can communicate across long distances. Although you can't see the other party yet, you can communicate and ask some questions in real time. In fact, I went to get this this morning." Dumbledore explained.

"The other one has been deployed at Laotianshi's place. You can use this one before we figure out how to modify and install the related equipment for video calls."

When Lu Mingfei heard this, he was suddenly moved.

Not to mention anything else, just because Dumbledore went out to do this and that for him early in the morning, let alone taking advantage of him, he had to take the initiative to follow him wholeheartedly.

You are willing to die for your confidant!

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