At night, the lights in the principal's office were still on, and Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk reviewing the documents accumulated in recent days. Although Professor McGonagall, the vice-principal, would also assist him in handling most of the school's affairs, some documents still required him to do so.
Signed personally by the principal.
"A lot of things have happened recently."
After Dumbledore finished processing the documents, he took a sip from the cup of milk tea with several sugar cubes added, and his eyes fell on the pile of envelopes.
Voldemort targets the Philosopher's Stone, Professor Rowena Smith mysteriously disappears, and there are reforms within the Ministry of Magic.
Dumbledore was certain that Voldemort had secretly returned to England and was also eyeing Nico Flamel's Philosopher's Stone. But the biggest question now is, where is Voldemort hiding?
Originally, Dumbledore wanted to use the Philosopher's Stone to lure Voldemort out. After all, enemies hiding in the dark were really difficult to deal with.
Unfortunately, Voldemort never took any action and was still careful to hide his whereabouts. He was even careful when monitoring Nico Flamel, for fear of being discovered by others and making it difficult to catch him for a while.
Dumbledore didn't want to play a hide-and-seek game with the other party. He was already old, his energy was not as good as before, and he really couldn't stand the random tossing.
There was another thing that concerned Dumbledore. How could Professor Rowena Smith suddenly disappear? There was no news at all, as if she had disappeared out of thin air.
Dumbledore suspected that Professor Smith's disappearance was related to Voldemort.
There was no way, given Voldemort's current situation, someone must be helping him, otherwise I wouldn't be able to find where he was hiding for a while.
It is understandable that Dumbledore would have such thoughts. After all, the opponent is Voldemort, and he must deal with it carefully no matter what.
Could it be Rowena Smith?
Dumbledore paced back and forth in the principal's office, considering the possibility of this matter. If it were possible, it was actually not very high. If he was Voldemort and wanted to completely hide his whereabouts, he should also
Rowena Smith will not be allowed to disappear inexplicably. The reward for the Smith family has always been listed in the Daily Prophet.
"Those two things probably don't matter."
After Dumbledore sorted out his thoughts, he sat back at the principal's desk and began to open the recently received envelopes with a letter opener and reply to them one by one.
Ever since Cornelius Fudge became the Minister of Magic, many owls have been sent to him every day to deliver letters, asking for his help on certain policies of the Ministry of Magic.
After all, the issue of Baffy's brain-reviving potion is still causing a stir, and the Ministry of Magic is considering formulating a new examination bill.
Although Dumbledore is not an expert in potions, he is also very aware of the difficulty of making Buffy's brain-reviving potion. There is no need to make any announcement about this matter. After all, the materials for making this potion are so expensive and the difficulty is so high that there is no need to do so.
A few skilled potion masters can create it successfully.
Thinking of the Slytherin student who was poisoned by Buffy's Brain-Refreshing Potion and went to the school hospital, Dumbledore couldn't help but sigh. In his reply, he suggested that Fudge should let everyone know about Buffy's Brain-Reviving Potion through the mouth of a potion expert.
To prevent people from taking the risk of poisoning after taking the medicine.
After all, 100% of the Bafe brain-reviving potions on the market are toxic failures. Even if the potion is diluted, it is still fatal.
There is no need to specify strict laws, the most important thing is to let everyone understand. I believe that with a precedent, few people will dare to touch Bafei's brain-reviving agent.
Would anyone drink it even though they knew it was poisonous?
Certainly not!
After dealing with these, Dumbledore began to open other letters and thought carefully before giving a reply.
However, when he saw the name of the sender, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Albert Anderson?
Dumbledore read out the name of the sender softly, and opened the envelope with the open letter placed beside him. There was a piece of parchment inside, and a... photo.
The photo showed a bust of an ugly old wizard on top of a crate, with a dusty old hairband and a rusty crown covering his head.
Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, not understanding the meaning of this photo, and because it was a bit far away, the photo was not very clear.
He picked up the letter and read it quickly. The letter was probably about: Albert accidentally discovered an item suspected of being a black magic tool in a mysterious room in the school.
The rusty crown of the wizard's bust in the photo is the dark magic item. As long as you get close to it, you can hear evil whispers.
He suspected that this thing might also be the legendary crown of Ravenclaw Academy that had been missing for many years.
These were his two suspicions, a very dangerous dark magic item, or Ravenclaw's diadem, and the basis for his judgment was that he heard whispers.
Dumbledore squinted his eyes, picked up the unclear photo again, looked at it carefully, and then looked at the portrait behind him.
"Armando, do you think the diadem in the photo looks like Ravenclaw's diadem?" Dumbledore handed the photo in the direction of the portrait of Armando Dippet.
"Armando Dippet is the headmaster from Ravenclaw, and he is more familiar with the diadem than they are."
"Ravenclaw's diadem?" Armando Dippet pushed up his glasses and stretched his head closer. All the other principals in the office also opened their eyes and looked towards the nearby ones.
The portraits crowded over.
I want to see the so-called Ravenclaw diadem. After all, that thing has disappeared for a long time. There has been no shortage of students throughout the ages trying to find diadems to add points to their colleges.
"This shape is somewhat similar, but as you know, that thing has disappeared for hundreds of years, and no one has seen it at all." Armando Dippet was not sure, but he had seen Ravenclaw.
The crown on the statue of Law, but this one is rusty...
"Wait a moment!"
With that said, he disappeared from his portrait. Not long after, Armando Dippet appeared again out of breath. He had just gone to the Ravenclaw lounge.
"The appearance is a bit similar. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it is an imitation. By the way, where did you get this photo?"
"A student sent it to me." Dumbledore said: "He thought that the crown was most likely a dark magic item, because he heard a strange sound coming from the crown. You also know that in the wizarding world,
Hearing weird noises is not a good sign."
In the magical world, anything that can think independently needs to be vigilant. Dumbledore is not sure whether Ravenclaw's crown has the same ability to think as the Sorting Hat, but Albert's judgment and approach are undoubtedly very wise.
, tell him the matter directly instead of trying to figure it out yourself.
"I suggest you take back the things in the photo and study them." Armando Dippet said with a hint of urging in his tone: "Although the possibility is unlikely, we should still pay attention to it."
"I will, Armando." Dumbledore glanced at the pocket watch. It was already early in the morning, and it was impossible to find it now. Although Albert had said where this thing was,... from the Room of Requirement
The treasure house is really too big, containing things from all generations of Hogwarts. Without Albert's help to lead the way, it would be difficult to find it even for a while.
"It seems that this matter has to wait until tomorrow." He stared at the photo and murmured.