Several people walked up the stairs. Portraits were hung everywhere in the corridors on both sides of the stairs. When they walked by, the people in the portraits would whisper and point at them.
During the march, Huck couldn't help but think back to the experience he just had, because this is eternal life! The ghost just now has existed for at least seventy years, but it can still maintain a clear consciousness and memory. This is not called eternal life.
What is eternal life?
So he started asking indirect questions.
"Eternal life can indeed be achieved in the magic world." To Huck's surprise, Tom did not mean to hide it, but told him frankly. He told Huck straightforwardly that immortality can indeed be achieved in the magic world.
Huck suddenly became excited: This is eternal life! It is one of the highest pursuits of mankind. If he can get the secret to eternal life from the wizard, he will become the most powerful person in the world!
He can first donate this method to the Queen, so that the Queen can live forever to maintain the final glory of Britain. In Huck's eyes, the Queen is almost 70 years old, and it is estimated that she will not live for a few years. Once she dies, the Commonwealth will
Completely disintegrated. As Prime Minister, shouldn't I find a way to save this declining empire?
"Sweet, be careful!" Huck urged, his accent changing.
"The ghosts just now can only be called neither alive nor dead. Although they can still think, still have memories of their lives, and can respond to external information stimulation, they are still essentially undead and cannot eat - even
You can't smell the aroma of food, and your range of activities is limited. You can only move in the places where you stayed during your lifetime. What's even more desolate is that once you choose to become a ghost, there is no way back. Therefore, every wizard has a choice.
Power, but only a handful of wizards who are still obsessed with this world will choose to stay."
Huck nodded in understanding. He still couldn't understand why the wizards chose. In his opinion, it was better to die than to live. If he had a choice, he would definitely choose to become a ghost. Why do he care so much?
"There are two more normal methods of immortality in the magic world, one is to use magic stones, and the other is to use horcruxes."
Hearing the word Horcrux, Professor McGonagall looked back at Tom, pricked up her ears, secretly cheered up, and listened carefully to the conversation between the two.
"Horcruxes are too evil. I don't want to say more. Well, its principle is what you just said. The soul is divided and injected into other items, so that the items are not destroyed and people will not die. If you want to make a Horcrux, you must
Killing without any psychological burden."
Hearing what Tom said, Huck immediately gave up the idea of immortality through Horcruxes.
"As for the magic stone, don't even think about it. This kind of thing has been lost."
Huck:!
"Sure enough, eternal life is just a human's extravagant hope." He sighed.
"Life is not about length, but breadth. Your life is already broader than most people's." Tom comforted Huck a little.
At this time, several people had reached a staircase. Huck was about to continue moving forward, but was stopped by Professor McGonagall.
"Wait a minute." Professor McGonagall looked forward with a serious expression.
Huck was a little confused. The next second, he saw the staircase in front of him move, twisting and turning until it connected with the platform opposite. After a few seconds, another staircase turned around and took the place of the original staircase.
.
Why should a good staircase look like this? Huck thought for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "This must be to resist foreign enemies, right? If the stairs in the castle can rotate as you want, the invading enemies will definitely be confused, no?
Know the way to go."
Professor McGonagall was silent for a moment, then pursed her lips and nodded. She wanted to say that this was a prank by founder Ravenclaw, but when she heard that Huck actually thought so, she was too embarrassed to say it.
The truth is out.
Next, Huck further appreciated the magic of Hogwarts Castle. Needless to say, there are many swaying stairs of varying widths in the castle. In addition, there are many humanized doors here——
It's really humane, because if you ask them to open it politely, or poke it in the right place, they won't open it. Huck discovered that even the armor in the castle can walk.
Finally, Professor McGonagall took them to the principal's office on the fifth floor. Along the way, Huck even felt as if he had participated in a hiking cross-country obstacle course.
Different from usual, Dumbledore did not huddle in the office, but stood at the door of the office, quietly waiting for Huck's arrival.
Today, Dumbledore is wearing a dark blue wizard robe, dotted with golden stars. Coupled with his white beard that reaches to his waist and his eyes that can see through people's hearts, Dumbledore's dress is completely in line with Harry's.
Harker imagined what a wizard should look like, which made Huck stand in awe after seeing Dumbledore.
But why is his nose crooked?
"Hello, Professor Dumbledore." He stood upright and shook hands with Dumbledore respectfully.
What was different from Huck's imagination was that Dumbledore was quite kind and did not have the airs of a condescending magician. He welcomed him with a gentle smile. At the same time, he enthusiastically asked if he was there.
He tripped over a naughty staircase while going upstairs. Huck felt that the old man in front of him looked more like Santa Claus than the White Devil of the Magical World.
He is so amiable! It's completely different from what I expected.
According to Huck's stereotype, Dumbledore should be the kind of old man who lives at the top of the towering wizard tower, doesn't care about foreign affairs, and devotes himself to exploring the mysteries of magic. If you want to meet him, you can't wait to go through ninety-nine experiences.
Eighty-one difficulties, it is still the kind of person who only hears the voice but does not see the person. But when he saw the real person, he found that except for his appearance, he had guessed nothing correctly.
"Minerva, go about your business, Mr. Harker, let's go upstairs and chat slowly." Dumbledore invited Harker to come to Hogwarts for another extremely important purpose, that is, he needed to see it with his own eyes.
A side view of the future Prime Minister - yes, even though Huck hasn't taken any action yet, the wizarding world has appointed him to be the next Prime Minister.
"Pile of cockroaches." Dumbledore announced the password, making the entrance to the principal's office appear.
Huck:?!
His understanding of Dumbledore was refreshed again.
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Today, we are going to tell the story of Priscilla Dupont, the 18th Minister of Magic. It is worth mentioning that the surname Dupont originated from France, pont means bridge, and the surname of a French nobleman was preceded by
Add more de, pont is a masculine noun, and le should be added in front. According to the grammatical rules, de+le should become du. I guess this is the origin of Dupont. In free translation, it is Mr./Ms. Bridge