"After discovering your problem, other things that happened to you will become traceable."
Jon's eyes never left Slughorn's eyes, but he kept paying attention to the rain outside the window from the corner of his eyes.
"Before the second attack, I guessed from the information in the newspaper that the man hiding in the carriage wanted to get the Philosopher's Stone. The relationship between Nick Flamel and Dumbledore has always been very good, and there is nothing in Hogwarts.
The source of income has never been financially troubled until now. It is very likely that he accepted the gift from Nicoléme. The magic stone can not only make the elixir of life, but also turn stones into gold. The second attack later also
It confirmed my guess that the two attacks on this carriage were actually just to cover up the person on the carriage. The Ministry of Magic knew very well that with Dumbledore present, unless the Dark Lord came in person,
No one can destroy Hogwarts. They are only here to facilitate you so that you can successfully find what they want you to find."
"Besides Dumbledore, what else does this school have that a man who has gained the power of the entire wizarding world cares about? There is only the one and only Philosopher's Stone in the world!"
"But the first two times, when the entire carriage except the dining room and other rooms were completely undefended, the man still didn't find what he wanted. Then you started to come into contact with Hagrid's pet Niffler, teacher.
"
"After realizing that you can't find the Philosopher's Stone on your own, you want Sniff to help you. In these days, Beech ran into the carriage almost every day, and Hagrid complained to me a lot about this matter.
I also caught it several times in front of the storage room door. From that time, I roughly deduced that Beech had found the approximate location of the Magic Stone, which was in these storage rooms.
"
"Pa bang bang..."
Slughorn put the Philosopher's Stone into his pocket and gave Jon a round of applause with a look of admiration on his face.
"It's wonderful, Jon. I never thought that an 11-year-old freshman who had just been exposed to magic for less than a year would have learned so much knowledge. The Philosopher's Stone, the uses of African tree snake skin, and the use of Polyjuice Potion.
Even if you find an adult wizard, you may not be able to fully explain the functions of these things."
"I already think highly of you, but I didn't expect that I still underestimated you. Having a student like you is indeed the dream of countless teachers."
Jon looked at him with complicated eyes.
"In this case, teacher, why are you still doing this? Isn't it good to stay at Hogwarts? You told me when you first taught me Occlumency. Do you think it is better to stay here as a professor?
good."
Slughorn still had the smile of a good old man, and he gently turned the wand in his hand.
"I didn't lie to you when I said that. When I was first tricked into a carriage by Dumbledore, I really thought it would be good to stay here and teach, but people can't be static."
His generous voice gradually turned cold, and the smile on his face gradually faded.
"Do you think this Hogwarts really has a future?"
Jon didn't answer his question, and he didn't need an answer. Slughorn himself had already given the answer.
"There is no future at all! Yes, it is very warm and harmonious here, but under the general trend, how long can such a peaceful illusion last? Do you know what my student is doing now? He is uniting other people across Europe.
The pure-blood force in the magical society intends to completely integrate the power of the European wizarding world! His power is constantly growing stronger, but what about the Hogwarts led by Dumbledore? After seven years of running away, he did not even have the courage to leave.
U.K!"
Jon's voice also became extremely cold.
"So just because there is no hope, you have to join the wrong side?"
"There is nothing right or wrong." Slughorn slowly stroked Beech's furry head, "It's just that the resistance forces led by Dumbledore are still there, so you think that man's ideas are wrong, but another
If you think about it from a different perspective, he can actually bring more benefits to wizards. In the adult world, as long as the vast majority of people in this society get benefits, then this is right."
"Can the Dark Lord bring greater benefits to the vast majority of wizards?" Jon couldn't help but sneered, "I don't understand, teacher, who does oppression and inequality bring benefits to!"
"The redistribution of social interests will always face a period of pain. It is inevitable that Muggle wizards will suffer some losses now. My student's philosophy has changed a lot. He used to think that only
A dead Muggle is a good Muggle. Now he can tolerate Muggle wizards becoming slaves. Isn't this a good progress? When he gets what he wants, he will consolidate his power.
To win over more people, by then the resources of the entire magical world will be integrated, and the status of Muggle wizards will be further improved. The magical world at that time will definitely be much better than the previous state of fragmentation."
Faced with Slughorn's vision for the future of Voldemort's rule, Jon just said coldly.
"Although I am young, I have only heard that snakes can stretch themselves to death, but I have never known that snakes can spit out the food they eat in their stomachs!"
"Aha, great metaphor, Jon." Slughorn praised, "But what if that student of mine is not a snake? The talent and heart he has shown now can definitely be called a snake.
A great leader.”
"Such compliments will only make others feel sarcastic and ridiculous."
Slughorn shook his head, ending the quarrel between teachers and students, and looked at Jon blocking the door quietly.
"I've been talking to you for long enough. If I want to leave, are you sure you can stop me and wait until Dumbledore comes back?"
Jon, who was originally a little anxious because of the wait, felt calm now.
He had discovered such an obvious problem with Slughorn before, so it was certainly not that he was unprepared.
In fact, although he did not go to Dumbledore directly, he had already slipped a letter into the principal's office.
After all, one is an old friend who has known each other for nearly a hundred years, and the other is a student who has only entered Hogwarts for less than a year. Jon believes that his weight in Dumbledore's heart is definitely not comparable to that of Slughorn.
Let Dumbledore see Slughorn's abnormal letter. With his mind and vigilance, it would have been dark before. After seeing the letter, it was impossible not to conduct a careful inspection of Slughorn.
observe.
This was also the reason why Jon dared to stop the Fat Walrus here alone. Originally, the safest option was that he could just wait in the restaurant and not risk this trip.
But in the end, he couldn't hold back and came to see if the traitor was who he had guessed, the teacher who had always taught him so much.
But by this time, the heavy rain outside the carriage had begun to gradually subside and showed signs of stopping. Jon did not see any of Dumbledore's back-up preparations here.
He didn't know what Dumbledore was thinking.
Maybe he had absolute trust in Slughorn, and even after seeing the letter, he had no doubt about this old friend; maybe he felt that the place where he hid the Sorcerer's Stone was foolproof and no one could find it; or maybe there was something wrong in the middle.
Due to some accident that he didn't know about, the headmaster of Hogwarts didn't even see the letter he left.
But now, it was obvious that Jon could no longer count on the biggest pillar of the carriage.
If he did nothing to stop Slughorn from leaving now, Jon believed that his teacher would not hurt him at all.
But he's already here. If he really does nothing in the end, how can he be willing to do so?
Jon took a deep breath, clenched the chestnut wand in his hand with a firm and dignified expression, and stood it up in front of himself!
"How can you know the result if you don't try it? Mr. Slughorn."