Professor Flitwick picked up the key, looked at it, and said tentatively: "Portkey?"
Dumbledore glanced at Gretel casually with his blue eyes, and nodded silently.
Gretel didn't understand why Dumbledore gave him a portkey.
Where is the other end of the portkey?
Nurmengard?
Azkaban?
The cell he didn't see when he woke up is waiting in the near future, right?
Obviously, Dumbledore had no intention of giving him a chance to think blindly.
"This key leads to Dorset County. I have an old friend who lives there. I think Gretel can go to him to expand his wizarding horizons."
As he spoke, Dumbledore took the key from Flitwick and lifted the sealing spell covering the key.
"I thought that before the third grade, you could unlock the sealing spell on the key by yourself and go to Newt to see magical animals.
Believe me, you will definitely like it, there are few people who are not interested in Newt's magical animals."
It is different from the door keys that wizards hide in various places in nature to avoid attracting the attention of Muggles as much as possible.
Without the seal of the curse, the originally golden door key given by Dumbledore became gleaming, and every inch of light showed its extraordinaryness.
"Newt Scamander, I remember him, the Master of Fantastic Beasts. You said many times that it was because of his help that you were able to imprison Grindelwald."
Flitwick's words made Dumbledore look slightly embarrassed. He rubbed his nose, pushed up his glasses, and turned to talk about Voldemort.
Dumbledore said that he knew Voldemort, and as long as it was something Voldemort wanted, he would get it no matter what the cost.
The soul spell around Gretel's neck was for positioning so that the Death Eaters controlled by Voldemort could help him kidnap people.
When talking about the Death Eaters, Dumbledore's eyes were full of disgust. He said that these guys were like the endless cockroaches in the sewers.
In this case, in order to ensure Gretel's safety and freedom, there are only two methods available.
The first is to ask him to apply for leave to stay in school. As long as he is in Hogwarts, no matter how many Death Eaters come, they will not be able to capture him, let alone the professors who are still on duty at the school.
As long as he does not leave the actual control area of Hogwarts during the holidays, he does not need to worry about his safety and freedom.
No one can kidnap people in Hogwarts, not even Tom. When Dumbledore said this, his tone was full of confidence.
The second is to change the location of the portkey to America. Newt Scamander is currently on vacation there and will not return to Dorset until next year.
As long as Gretel goes to America, Newt will definitely ensure his safety. When he comes back when school starts, it can be said to be foolproof.
Besides, when you get to America, you don't have to worry about Death Eaters. Voldemort's hand can't reach that far.
In other words, he can see which professor is available during the holidays, or temporarily stay at the professor's house.
Most Death Eaters are not capable of stealing people from the few main professors at Hogwarts.
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There were still a few days before the holiday, and Dumbledore asked him to take advantage of these few days to think about it.
He stayed at school until the official day of the holiday, asking Grete to think it through and come to the principal's office to tell him.
Of course Gretel didn't want to be under house arrest and just stay in Hogwarts for the entire holiday.
He originally planned to take advantage of this holiday to investigate the urgent needs of wizards so that he could restart his research next semester.
Of the two remaining options, of course the first choice would be to hug each professor’s lap.
Newt's thighs are also very thick, but after all, he is not familiar with them, so it is easier to pick up the wool of an acquaintance.
But after asking around, I couldn't get what I wanted.
Because Professor Flitwick is a half-goblin, he has to go back to the goblin settlement every holiday.
But goblins have always rejected wizards, and Flitwick said that if Gretel didn't mind staying in his hut every day, he would be happy to spend this holiday with Gretel.
After declining, Grete found other professors who were able to protect him.
But it is a pity that Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall have to rotate school guarding at Hogwarts, and Professor Sprout has to go to an ancient jungle to find a magical plant.
After searching in vain, Gretel found Dumbledore and told him his choice.
It was impossible for him to bring danger to the orphanage, so he wrote a letter to Mrs. Swann, saying that he would go to America to study for a period of time.
When Dumbledore returned the modified portkey to Gretel, Harry also obtained a compromise from Madam Pomfrey and was able to attend Hogwarts' year-end dinner.
The most excited person in the entire auditorium is undoubtedly Ravenclaw, who has always kept aloof from the world, especially the seventh grade graduates this year.
In their current state, Gretel really couldn't get them to have anything to do with Ravenclaw.
Who would have thought that Ravenclaw could have such a crazy side.
Even Terry, who is usually the least Ravenclaw-like, in front of this group of seventh-grade seniors, is as calm as the silent black lake outside the castle.
The entire auditorium was decorated with blue and bronze colors representing Ravenclaw, and a huge banner representing Ravenclaw hung on the wall behind the podium.
Of course, few people will have droopy faces at the year-end dinner.
Except Slytherin.
Slytherin students from first grade to seventh grade all looked at their dean with their mouths drooped and complaints on their faces.
There is no way, Ravenclaw can win the first place, a large part of the credit must be deducted from Gretel.
Who made Quirrell, who was parasitizing the mysterious man, and Severus Snape, the dean of Slytherin, the only professor of Potions who was famous for being harsh, give crazy extra points to this first-year freshman in his own class?
So much so that at the end of the term, Ravenclaw's score was even a full 48 points higher than Slytherin's 472 points.
You know, Ravenclaw's Quidditch scores are not top-notch, at least they are much lower than Slytherin's scores.
But even so, the final score of the Academy Cup still showed a crushing attitude.
Of course, Snape has been coaching for many years and has experienced many battlefields. He has never seen any scene except for his expressionless face.
Even Gretel could see Snape's dissatisfaction from the cold eyes he looked at the Slytherin snake.
Gretel can even simulate his inner thoughts: If you guys weren't as "excellent" in your brains as trolls, you would have gotten more bonus points from me.
Everyone except Slytherin congratulated Ravenclaw for preventing Slytherin from winning the House Cup for seven consecutive years.
After seeing the Slytherin snake's expression as if it had swallowed a whole bitter melon.
In the entire auditorium, the Gryffindor graduates were as happy as the Ravenclaw graduates.
This time, they have been suppressed by Slytherin for seven years, and everyone even dreams of defeating Slytherin.
Originally they were planning to give up.
For the other six grades, everyone has lived together for six years and already has a clear understanding of the level of their respective colleges.
Who would have thought that this year, starting from the second week of formal classes, Ravenclaw would give them such a big surprise, and this surprise even came from a first-year wizard.
Extra points, continuous extra points, even after Voldemort used Quirrell's body to coach, Ravenclaw's score was unparalleled.
You know, in the past years, no matter which college, first-year students have always been the ones holding back their seniors.
If you are not familiar with the rules and regulations and violate the rules, you will be deducted points.
If caught wandering at night, points will be deducted.
Being targeted by Filch for trouble, points were deducted.
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It can be said that there are all kinds of strange things that can deduct points for young wizards, and there are very few people who can bring glory to their college in the first grade.
Gretel did it, and he became a well-deserved hero of the three academies.
Everyone looked at him with thanks.
Of course, except for Slytherin.
There were even some people who looked at him with disgust and anger.
Gretel doesn't care, Ravenclaw doesn't care, and several other houses don't care either.
This eager atmosphere lasted until the appearance of the great savior, Harry Potter, who once again thwarted the mysterious man's conspiracy.
When Harry walked in, the entire auditorium fell silent.
It was completely silent until Harry took his seat, and then things started to get lively again. Everyone looked away from Gretel and towards the rising star of the wizarding world.
Ever since Gryffindor lost a lot of points, Harry hadn't enjoyed everyone's enthusiasm for a long time.
This heroic performance allowed Harry to regain the enthusiasm that Gryffin had lost for a long time, even compared to the beginning of school.
Although Harry had expected it when he woke up and saw the gifts on the bed, he was still a little flattered.
The Weasley twins winked at Harry and expressed regret that they gave away the toilet seat that was confiscated by Madam Pomfrey.
That was a special gift that the two of them had been thinking about for a long time.
"Another year has passed," Dumbledore stood up happily, "Before you can enjoy these delicious dishes, I must trouble everyone to listen to the clichés of this old man like me..."
No one cares about Dumbledore's annual year-end summary. They are just looking forward to ending this ceremony quickly. The delicious food in front of them no longer leaves them room to think.
Until, "Now, we have the Academy Cup award ceremony.
The specific scores of each house are as follows: fourth place, Gryffindor, 312 points.
Third place, Hufflepuff, 352 points.
Second place, Slytherin, 472 points.
First place, Ravenclaw, five hundred and twenty points."
With the announcement of the scores, the entire restaurant once again cheered, and Slytherin looked at the celebrations of the other three houses with an ugly expression.
They just think it's noisy here.
Slytherin just wanted to quickly end this ritual that they thought was wonderful in previous years but seemed particularly annoying this year, fill his stomach and go to sleep.
"Yes, yes, Ravenclaw has performed exceptionally well this year," Dumbledore pressed his palms, "but, however, the recent events must also be taken into account."