Hogwarts: From Luna's family to god

"Gugu..." Sol narrowed his eyes and let out a long and comfortable groan.

But it didn't stay in the room for long. After its feathers were smooth, it flapped its wings and flew out of the window, sliding towards the garden.

Vizette opened Penello's reply, and the content written inside confirmed Vizette's thoughts.

An accident did happen at Hogwarts. After Christmas, students began to faint without warning;

After examination by the school hospital, it was found that this was a chronic poison mixed with a curse, similar to the combination of the Potion of Despair and the Decoction of Living Hell, which could plunge people into a lasting nightmare;

Based on past experience, Madam Pomfrey used regular potions to slow down the toxic effects, allowing Snape more time to prepare the antidote;

Penello and the others need to take on the responsibility of being prefects and organize students to travel together to avoid similar situations from happening;

She also mentioned about the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic. The day after the students were poisoned, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic appeared outside Hogwarts Castle with a team of strikers;

Penello's original words were this: "This is the first time I know that the Ministry of Magic can move so fast! If only they could have acted faster back then, the first wizarding war would never have happened!"

Combined with Penello's letter and the continuous reports of the Daily Prophet, it shows that not only the pure-blood families are involved, but also the Ministry of Magic.

This is a disguised confirmation of what Xenophilius said: "Cornelly Fudge wishes that Principal Dumbledore would become like this, be reduced to nothing, and his position as Minister of Magic would not be affected!"

…

Another day passed, and the Daily Prophet once again published a follow-up report on Rita Skeeter.

[Crisis Tracking: Bloody Christmas! There are many victims in Hogwarts, and various clues point to Dumbledore as the mastermind! The thing we were most worried about happened! 】

This report corresponds to the content of Penello's letter. Several students who stayed at school for the holidays were poisoned and are currently receiving treatment in the school hospital;

According to Rita Skeeter, this is a new round of dark magic experiments that Dumbledore secretly tried while there were few people during the Christmas holidays;

Unfortunately, after repeated searches, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic only obtained some so-called ambiguous clues and were unable to arrest Dumbledore;

At the end of this report, Rita Skeeter ended with these words:

[Although the truth is drowned in those invisible hands, the author has reason to believe that truth and justice will only be late and will never be absent! The author will also continue to pay attention to subsequent developments and will report on the latest situation as soon as it becomes available! 】

After reading this wild ending, Weizet now understands better why Xenophilius looks down on the Daily Prophet.

The purpose of the Daily Prophet and the Ministry of Magic was obviously to weaken Dumbledore's influence;

At least for some people who listen to the wind as rain, such reports often have very good results...

Chapter 30 The Naughty Old Man

The Daily Prophet is the main channel for English wizards to obtain news, so this newspaper can have a considerable impact on the English wizarding world.

At the end of the Christmas vacation, on the return trip to Hogwarts Express, some students in the carriage were catching up on their homework, while others were discussing the recent "Daily Prophet."

"The Daily Prophet is crazy! Who wants to believe this kind of thing?"

"My grandfather believed it... He lived in the Hebrides, and he even swore that Dragon Pox was invented by Principal Dumbledore."

"No offense, but the Hebrides...did he get kicked in the head by a fire dragon? Dragon pox appeared in the fourteenth century. How old is Headmaster Dumbledore?"

"He might have really been kicked by a fire dragon... because he was a fire dragon breeder. During one of the black dragon riots in the Hebridean Islands, he was attacked by a fire dragon. From then on... well... it became weird..."

…

Similar conversations filled the carriage, with many relatively older and remote elders willing to believe in Rita Skeeter's tracking reports out of trust in the Daily Prophet.

In addition to past follow-up reports, reports from the new edition of the Daily Prophet are also within the scope of discussion among students.

"Did you read today's Daily Prophet?"

"Look! Lockhart actually prepared an effective antidote and cured those unconscious students!"

"I also find it incredible... He would be defeated by Vizette Lovegood's disarming spell, and he would actually prepare an antidote?"

"He has so many adventures, so he should know some, right?"

"Isn't it mentioned in the book "Vacation with a Dominatrix"? The food of a Dominatrix is ​​simply poison. Fortunately, he knew how to prepare an antidote, so he was not poisoned by the pot of soup."

"But when he was in the Duel Club, he was defeated by a student... Taking risks and fighting, this is what adventurers can do, isn't it?"

"That's true...it doesn't make sense at all!"

----------------------------------------

This discussion continued into the auditorium. Perhaps to welcome the returning students, or perhaps to appease people, a sumptuous dinner was held in the auditorium.

Dumbledore was wearing a purple robe with intricate rose patterns embroidered on it, and he looked particularly energetic.

However, according to Penelope and the others, Dumbledore should be under a lot of pressure, receiving several complaint letters every day.

However, in Vizette's opinion, Dumbledore's eyes were still bright, and he should not be affected at all. He could even read some... expectation and interest from them.

Lockhart, who had been silent since the dueling club, also appeared in the hall at this moment, and his complexion looked good;

But what made Vizette nauseous was that Lockhart did not wear a wizard hat now, but wrapped his head with a thick turban...

Just like Professor Quirrell in the past.

...

After the dinner, Vizette sent Luna back to the common room and turned to walk towards the headmaster's office.

The gargoyle's password remained unchanged. He walked along the spiral staircase to the door and knocked gently.

"Come in!" Dumbledore's brisk voice came from inside.

Vizet pushed the door open and walked in. He asked a simple hello and then went straight to the point, "Principal Dumbledore, is there something wrong with Lockhart?"

Dumbledore picked up a berry and stuffed it into the mouth of the phoenix Fawkes.

Compared to the appearance at the beginning of Nirvana, the phoenix Fawkes at this time has grown more and more beautiful.

After sending the phoenix Fawkes back to the bird stand, Dumbledore asked Vizet to sit down, "If you say that he is possessed by Voldemort... at least there is no sign of this at present."

"Because of the 'wand backfire', all his hair is gone... Compared with the wizard hat, the turban is obviously safer and not easy to be blown away."

Vizet exhaled lightly and asked: "Principal Dumbledore, has Professor Lockhart revealed any clues?"

"So many things have happened recently... You mentioned in your message that 'even saved a lot of effort'..."

"Can I understand that Lockhart and those pure-blood families... have colluded with each other?"

"Very sharp..." Dumbledore smiled and nodded, "So many problems can be solved at one time, doesn't that save a lot of effort?"

"And about the Malfoy family..." Vizet hummed and said, "Principal Dumbledore, Mr. Lucius Malfoy sent me Dobby."

"Yeah!" Dumbledore Blidore nodded slightly, without a trace of surprise in his tone, "That's an interesting house-elf."

"It's really different..." Vizet agreed, "He wants freedom, but also wants to work... So I signed a contract with him."

Dumbledore blinked and repeated with interest: "Signed a contract?"

"He will be paid a salary every month, and he will be given vacations, that's about it." Vizet said simply, "But he didn't ask for much... He prefers to work."

"That's good!" Dumbledore showed a satisfied look, "That's really good! Maybe I should try... to do this to the house-elves in Hogwarts..."

"Of course, this may also scare them, after all, they are different from Dobby..." Dumbledore sighed, "Vizet, what did you see about this report?"

"I saw... the hostility of the Ministry of Magic towards you." Vizet said very bluntly without much hesitation.

"I didn't think so at first, but now... I think Mr. Lovegood is right."

"I was a little surprised too. I didn't expect Cornelius Fudge to become like this..." Dumbledore stood up and sighed deeply.

"He used to be a passionate person. He often asked me for advice... He was worried about gains and losses... He was worried that this was not done well or that was not done well..."

Vizet asked: "Principal Dumbledore, is this... repaying kindness with enmity?"

Dumbledore smiled slightly, and his tone became strange, "Maybe he just found himself again? In some ways, I can still understand him!"

Vizet was a little confused, "Principal Dumbledore?"

"Power! This is a terrible thing!" Dumbledore sighed, looking out the window without saying a word.

Outside the window was a dark night sky, like an abyss, without the shadow of any stars.

After a long while, he seemed to have made up his mind, turned to the cabinet, and took out the Pensieve from it.

"When you get older... sometimes you can't help but think about some things." He whispered, "Something about youth..."

"I want to reminisce, but I'm afraid and regret this feeling... I also want to talk about it with others, but I don't want others to know... It's particularly twisted!"

Chapter 31 Changing Characters, Tom and Voldemort

Looking at the meditation basin on the table, Vizette already had some guesses in his mind, "Principal Dumbledore, do I have the honor... to be the listener?"

"Of course, Vizette!" Dumbledore took out his wand, gently pressed the tip of the wand against his temple, and slowly pulled out a silver memory thread.

He threw the memory thread into the meditation basin, "Let's get started!"

Vizette immediately thought of Rita Skeeter's report, "Poisoning during the Christmas holidays?"

"That's right." Dumbledore nodded.

"Okay!" Vizette slowly bent down and buried his head in the meditation basin.

…

Accompanied by a feeling of weightlessness and falling, he appeared in front of a bed in the school hospital, where a burly boy lay.