Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 66 Tonight, Gryffindor! (no typo)
"Dean Snape, we may need to ask you to cooperate and come back to the Ministry of Magic with us."

Scrimgeour said.

What he said sounded like he was negotiating, but when he took out his wand, he was actually giving an order. Moreover, the Aurors who came to Hogwarts with him also gathered around, vaguely surrounding Snape.

Faced with this situation, Snape did not explain anything for himself. He just said: "There are not enough manpower in the school now. I need to wait for Dumbledore to come back before I can follow you."

Scrimgeour stared into Snape's eyes.

After looking at each other for a few seconds, the head of the Auror Office nodded, agreeing to Snape's request.

However, he asked Snape not to leave his sight. As for collecting the wand, Scrimgeour did not mention it.

Because he felt that with so many Aurors present, Snape, a young wizard in his early thirties, could not make any splash.

However, when he brought Snape to the banquet hall, he looked up and saw that his old boss (Barty Crouch was the former director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement) also arrived at Huo Huo with a group of people. Gewoz.

He saw Secretary Fudge again.

Although the two groups of people can't be said to get along well with each other, they can be said to stand on clear terms.

Scrimgeour couldn't help but feel a headache.

Compared to the "Two Heroes Meeting" scene he had to deal with next, he even felt that what would happen even if Professor Snape used the Unforgivable Curse? Could this really send a Hogwarts Headmaster to Azkaban?

After all, the subjects being tortured were just three vampires who had committed serious crimes, and what's more, those guys had identity certificates issued by the French Ministry of Magic.

What he is about to face are some wizards who may fight at any time, and they are also colleagues from the Ministry of Magic who he sees every day without looking up. What should I do? Waiting online is quite urgent.

In fact, even if he is unwilling to admit it, Scrimgeour is like a mirror in his heart. He knows what the "optimal solution" to this situation is: there is one person who can suppress these two groups of people at the same time. He has the strength (literally) ), but the problem is that that person is not in the castle now.

But he didn't know that Dumbledore, the old wizard known as the "strongest" in the magical world, also had doubts about his own strength at this time.

Using the variant spell of the "Flying Curse", after entering the Forbidden Forest, Dumbledore quickly summoned a series of foggy figures glowing with dark golden light - these were the figures that Bourne had left for some time in the past. Traces of the people below - follow them all the way.

And when he walked to the hill where Madeleine was hiding before, and saw the monster that had turned into a monster with a missing head, and then came to the cave where golden light was constantly spewing out, he found that he could not walk at all. Go in.

He even used "All Curses Are Ended" by himself - although the spells and effects are very similar to "Curse Stop", the difference is that "Curse Stop" can be fired by one wizard to stop another wizard from casting spells. The spell, "All Spells Are Ended" requires many wizards to cast together - this "many" is usually at least five or more, and they all need to be wizards with high magic power.

However, when "All Curses End" acted on the barrier composed of golden light, Dumbledore immediately felt that his spell was melting away as quickly as snow in spring. In the end, in order to ensure the safety of the little wizard Bourne, he could only bite the bullet and walk into the cave.

However, as soon as he put the Elder Wand into the light to test it, the wand with the same reputation as "the strongest" immediately conveyed to him great indignation and dissatisfaction, as well as a feeling so grand that it could not be described in words. feelings.

It felt like hundreds of millions of people were praying in unison, and it felt like thousands of demons were howling at the same time; it felt like being in the warm amniotic fluid of the mother's body, and it felt like being thrown into the cold deep space of the universe to wander alone...

Revered and feared.

Two completely opposite emotions, working together, strongly stimulated Dumbledore's nerves at the same time, instantly taking over the mind of this man who had lived for more than a hundred years and had become less prone to joy and sorrow.

Just by touching the light a little, he even had the illusion that hundreds of thousands of years had passed. How could he walk in?
"It feels very similar to last time..."

Recalling what happened when he tried to peek into the little wizard Bourne's mind a year ago, Dumbledore couldn't help but rub his swollen temples. Perhaps because the light was too bright, his eyelids hidden behind half-moon lenses were slightly closed.

"...But it's much stronger. Is this caused by the little guy Bourne himself, or was he stimulated by some magic?"

Although some people in the wizarding world secretly always refer to this old wizard as the "White Devil" - as opposed to the Dark Lord, which means that Dumbledore actually relied on strength and resourcefulness to convince others, but he did not use black magic. Magic (of course, that doesn't mean he can't) is it.

What they want to express is: After all, the White Devil is actually the Devil, but his behavior is slightly different from that of the Dark Lord.

Dumbledore didn't refute this at all. Whether publicly or privately, he even felt that those people were not necessarily slandering him.

Because everything they say is true.

However, the real difference between the White Devil and the Dark Lord is that Dumbledore has his own conscience and bottom line.

After defeating Grindelwald, with his strength and reputation, he clearly has the opportunity to become the real leader of the Ministry of Magic in several European countries and lead the future development of the magical world according to his own plans.

However, in the end, he did not choose this path of "enslaving" all wizards in disguise, and left the future of wizards to all wizards.

After discovering Tom Riddle's problem, he was fully capable of nipping the hidden danger in the bud, or he could do it more covertly and induce Tom Riddle to become an Obscurus.

However, he still brought Voldemort, who was just an orphan at the time, back to Hogwarts, hoping that education would change his nature.

It is precisely because of this that in Dumbledore's life, he did many things that had good intentions and made no mistakes in the process, but the results were very different from expectations.

In fact, Dumbledore sometimes wondered whether the reason why he was attracted to Grindelwald was because of some kind of magic at work - magic obeyed the wizard's will, and the will deep in his heart had actually always been expected. Then he can also have a pair of eyes that can glimpse the future.

However, he would eventually convince himself that it was all his own illusion.

A bright future should never belong to him alone. Everyone should have the power to control their own life.

This time is no exception.

Although the pressure Bourne brought to him was no less than that of Tom Riddle, he still hoped that Bourne would have a bright future of his own...

"Maybe it's just a little too 'bright'." Dumbledore muttered rather self-deprecatingly.

The golden light stimulated him so much that he couldn't help but cover his eyes with the back of his hand. However, although Lumen became stronger, his powerful magic intuition told him that what was happening in the cave was not a bad thing, and the whole thing had reached the stage where it should end.

This is exactly what happened. The next second, the dazzling golden light in the cave suddenly turned into the cold light emitted by the ordinary "lighting spell".

A few seconds later, accompanied by a low and powerful sound of footsteps, Dumbledore saw Bourne's figure appear at the entrance of the cave.

"Principal Dumbledore," Byrne lowered his head and looked at the old wizard, who was almost as tall as his waist. "I knew it! Professor Kettleburn must have guessed the meaning of that sentence."

("Hagrid's rock biscuits are delicious!")
As he spoke, Bourne prepared to walk out of the cave. However, because he didn't feel much about his increased height, and because the entrance to the cave was slightly narrower than the cave inside, Bourne raised his leg and hit his head on the exposed rock at the top of the entrance...

The stone was smashed into pieces.

Due to the rain, the soil on this hillside became a little soft, and after the stone was smashed, much of the earth collapsed.

Seeing that the soil was about to press against the old principal, Bourne quickly opened his arms and supported a barrier of flesh and blood above Dumbledore's head, although this "flesh" was stronger than ordinary steel. "Wingardim Leviosa!"

"Restored to the original condition!"

Dumbledore softly recited two spells, waved his wand lightly, and the collapsed earth first floated in the air, and then returned to where it came from, even the crushed rocks at the top of the cave entrance. Also restored to its original shape.

"These two spells are very simple, and you can learn them easily, Burn. However, try merging them together later, and then take a closer look at the differences in some of the effects - I'm talking about some of the 'hover's" At that moment——you should have gained a lot.”

For some reason, Dumbledore's originally complicated mood suddenly became happier when he saw Bourne stretching out his arm to block the falling earth.

It was rare for him to recite incantations and cast spells, and he also gave the little wizard some tips on spell casting.

You know, except for those years when he was a professor, Dumbledore rarely directly taught young wizards any advanced magical knowledge. He preferred to convey some correct outlook on life, values ​​and world view to young wizards.

Because in his opinion, many of the so-called advanced magics are actually very easy, and young wizards can learn them by studying on their own...

"Okay, Principal Dumbledore," Bourne nodded, and then talked about what he found in the cave.

He reported the situation of the poor people he found to Dumbledore, and also admitted that he had killed the female vampire not far outside the cave. If there is any trouble in the future, he can take it upon himself. He just hopes that the principal can help him provide a decent ending for those poor people who were turned into zombies by Madeleine.

"...Every human being is a precious asset of the entire human race and should not be desecrated by heretics or aliens." Finally, he emphasized his point of view to Dumbledore.

After listening to what he said, the old principal seemed to feel a little better, and reached out to pat Bourne's arm. However, after realizing the height difference at this time, he retracted his arm in embarrassment.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

Dumbledore said in a determined tone: "Deform Magus and follow me back to the castle. I will take care of things here. You are a little wizard, and there are only two things to do in Hogwarts." ——Study hard and enjoy the most rare campus time in your life."

After speaking, as Dumbledore waved his hand, the soil continued to flow towards the entrance of the cave as if it came alive, sealing it tightly. Then, the dirt turned into a locked cast iron door. Moreover, some of the remaining soil was transformed into a terracotta guard holding a sword.

"us……"

Just when Dumbledore was about to say that they would go back together, he discovered that Bourne had transformed back into the little wizard. However, the child actually ran to the monster's body and lifted it up by the horns growing from its head. in hand.

"I think what I did was right," Byrne also said in a determined tone: "There are no secrets that need to be hidden."

Dumbledore suddenly felt like he had a headache again. This kid was good in every way, but sometimes he seemed a little too stubborn.

As an educator with rich experience, he thought about it and found that the best way to deal with such children was to talk to their parents.

However, he also thought of Grandpa Horace of Bourne - with the old man's qualifications and terrible calf-guarding skills almost the same as his own, Dumbledore felt that he might be the one who got yelled at in the end.

He really wanted to pull Horace over to take a look: "You are not doubting that the reason why Bourne was assigned to Gryffindor must be because of secret operations. With the way he behaves now, apart from Gryffindor , which other college can I be assigned to?"

Because Phoenix Fawkes was sent by him to do something, even if he could temporarily unblock Hogwarts' Apparition and take Bourne directly back to the castle from the Forbidden Forest, considering the safety of the little wizard, he decided to take him with him. He followed Bourne back to the castle step by step.

Of course, he could also persuade the child not to take the monster's hideous head back as a trophy during this journey.

"Bourne, do you think this is okay..."

In order to have more time to persuade, the old wizard even took Bourne on a slight detour and walked a cobblestone path near the Black Lake, preparing to return to Hogwarts Castle from the main entrance.

"...Although the things you did tonight are basically right, there are also some wrong things. For example, you entered the forbidden forest at night and violated the school rules. According to the school rules, you need to be fined and put in solitary confinement. It must be deducted at least fifty points.”

"Fifty points?" Bourne was a little confused. He didn't care much about confinement or anything like that.

He cares more about deducting points. He remembered that in the original book, the Harry Potter trio also sneaked into the Forbidden Forest, and it seemed that they had never been deducted so many points.

After transforming back into the form of a little wizard, Bourne's words and deeds couldn't help but move closer to those of a child. In the face of punishment, the best way for children to "get away with it" is actually not to behave and roll around, but to adopt cute tactics.

"Headmaster, we are all Gryffindors!"

"Uh, yes." Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, "So, you should cherish the honor of the academy. If you are willing to promise me -"

And just when Dumbledore was about to continue to use the method of "dawning with emotion and moving with reason" to make Bourne give up taking the monster's head back, a "big fish" suddenly jumped out of the black lake next to it. He came out and jumped directly onto the cobblestone path on the shore.

As if floating in water, the "big fish" bounced several times on the cobblestone path and stopped right in front of Dumbledore and Bourne.

However, this is not actually a "big fish", but a mermaid living in a black lake. It has dark green hair like aquatic plants, iron-gray skin and big yellow eyes. The lower body is a fish and the upper body is a fish. It's humanoid. From head to toe, it's about 5 feet long, or about 1.5 meters. Just by looking at their faces, it is difficult for humans to tell the difference between male and female mermaids.

"@#￥%..."

When he saw Dumbledore, the mermaid immediately spoke in mermaid language with an excessively sharp voice for half a minute.

Saying so many words in one breath was obviously a burden to it. After finishing speaking, it quickly jumped to the edge of the black lake with the help of its tail and buried its head and neck with gill-like organs under the water.

"What did Mr. Mermaid... or Madam, say just now?" Seeing that Dumbledore was listening attentively, Byrne knew that the principal could understand Mermaid.

"This is a messenger. It just said that the giant squid in the Black Lake wants to give me some advice..." Dumbledore replied.

However, as soon as Bourne heard it, he knew that this probably omitted a lot of content, because the mermaid had just spoken for more than half a minute, and the white-bearded principal ended up translating it in one sentence.

That's exactly what happened.

Dumbledore omitted the series of titles given by the mermaids to the giant squid. The complete statement is: "Lord of the Black Lake, the deep diver among the deep divers, the king of many aquatic magical animals, the sole regent of the mermaid tribe of the Black Lake, the Huo The founder and president of the Drowning Rescue Association of Gewoz, a water snake eater... (500 words omitted here) wants to tell you that he was very dissatisfied with what he just heard you say about the deduction of points while underwater. !”

Just after the mermaid used its gills to breathe in a large amount of oxygen from the water, it immediately raised its head again and said something to Dumbledore. After saying that, the mermaid twisted around, jumped into the cold lake water again, and soon disappeared without a trace.

After hearing what the mermaid said later, Dumbledore could only show a wry smile on his face, and then shook his head in embarrassment. He did not translate the second paragraph of the mermaid's words to Bourne. He just led the little wizard to quicken his pace and walked towards the gate of the castle.

In fact, the mermaid didn't say much the second time, only three sentences in total: "Confinement is confinement, and confinement is good for the little wizard;
It would be fine to go to the Forbidden Forest at night and deduct fifty points from Gryffindor, but because he saved that brat Kettleburn, fifty points would be added back;

Also, he was holding the monster's head back to the castle, which was fun and cool, and I give him a hundred points! "

Dumbledore couldn't refute the giant squid's decision. He could only comfort himself: It's okay. Thanks to the giant squid, the current College Cup mechanism is no longer about four colleges competing for a thousand points. Yes, Bourne deducted 250 points from the college before. Adding 100 points tonight will not affect the overall situation...as long as he is happy.

(End of this chapter)