On the banks of Loch Lomond, the sky has completely darkened.
In the clear night sky that has not yet been obscured by industrial smog, the moonlight slants down silently, covering the entire lakeside in a silver-white gauze.
From the fish bucket on the lawn, the sound of water splashing when three big fish turned over could occasionally be heard. The pile of stones piled up for the fire had already cooled down, and the blackened stones were covered with water droplets.
After a flash of fire, the figures of Elena and Dumbledore appeared next to the lake.
"Ah, before you know it, it's already so late? So, after wasting so much time in the afternoon, you might as well just do what I said from the beginning."
The girl looked around and looked at the old man next to her with a hint of complaint.
Dumbledore smiled bitterly and shook his head, not intending to refute.
He had truly experienced what it meant to be difficult to get along with. An unbreakable vow that originally seemed very simple to him took him most of the afternoon.
If Grindelwald hadn't been very eloquent, perhaps we wouldn't have been able to negotiate well now.
"And this mark is so ugly. Professor Dumbledore, you never mentioned that it would leave scars before!"
Elena raised her left hand dissatisfied and wrinkled her little nose, looking pitiful like she was crying but not crying.
Under the bright moonlight, one could clearly see that there were three shallow chain marks on the girl's white and tender skin on the back of her hands, corresponding to the three oaths she made on the Nurmengard Tower.
"After one day, the mark will disappear automatically. It will not appear until you actively trigger it."
Dumbledore explained calmly and unmoved.
After the long verbal battle in the afternoon, he had learned how to maintain a pleasant mood while talking to the silver-haired little Luoli.
——That is to selectively ignore some insignificant complaints of girls, which also includes the behavior of pretending to be pitiful.
Seeing Dumbledore's lack of any further reaction, Elena pouted her lips in disinterest, rolled her big bright eyes, tugged on the long cuffs of Dumbledore's wizard robe, and said tentatively.
"Professor, I have thought carefully about your trip to Diagon Alley with me tomorrow, and there is still something wrong with it. Otherwise, let's forget it."
There is no doubt that in the wizarding world, Dumbledore is definitely the top "national male god" that everyone knows.
Not to mention the series of high-profile titles of savior and patron saint, just being the principal of Hogwarts is enough for his every move to attract the attention of the entire wizarding world.
Elena can't imagine at all, if people find Dumbledore in Diagon Alley tomorrow, helping a [poor, weak and helpless but very edible] little witch to purchase school supplies, how inhumane the two of them will be.
of onlookers.
"Actually, you only need to give me the stipend Galleons, and you can rest assured about the rest." The girl patted her flat little chest and said with pride.
"No one can deceive me so easily. Even if I am alone, I can smoothly buy all the necessary materials for admission."
Dumbledore lowered his head and took a deep look at the innocent-looking silver-haired little Luoli. Before his eyes, he saw the messy principal's office, the shivering Phoenix Fawkes, and the mostly empty owl shed.
——What he is worried about is not that Elena will be deceived, but what he is worried about is the shop owners in Diagon Alley who do not know the truth and have no psychological defense.
Besides, after watching the tit-for-tat debate between Elena and Grindelwald, he became even more determined to educate and pay attention to this dangerous little mixed-race luoli.
He even had a strange premonition that if Elena was allowed to act freely in Diagon Alley, she would definitely cause big trouble. At that time, he, bound by the oath, would still have to come over and clean up the mess.
"No, I vow to do my best to protect you until you become a mature witch who can stand on your own."
Dumbledore shook his head and replied in a firm tone that could not be refuted.
"Okay, let's go back early."
"Tomorrow at nine o'clock in the morning, I will take you to Diagon Alley to purchase some necessary supplies for the new semester, such as spell books, wands and so on -"
As he spoke, Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking and slapped his forehead in annoyance.
"Oh, it seems that I have to ask Minerva for a list of books and equipment required for the new students' enrollment."
After all, since he became the principal of Hogwarts, he has never led the freshmen to Diagon Alley to purchase supplies. Now he really can't remember clearly what he wants to buy.
"Anyway, remember your vows, Elena Kaslana."
Dumbledore rubbed Elena's little head, bent his knees slightly, looked seriously into the girl's lake-blue eyes and said, "Although you haven't been sorted yet, from now on, you are already a member of Hogwarts."
Already."
"I know, I know, don't rub my head all the time, your hair will become oily."
The silver-haired little Luoli pushed away the big hand on her head with dissatisfaction. She decided that after she grows taller in a few years, she will wear ten-centimeter high heels to see who can still touch her head.
"As for the oath, it will remind me on its own, so you don't have to worry."
Elena smiled slightly, raised her left hand, and made a fist. The chain mark that had been hidden suddenly lit up, like a flaming chain, circling up the girl's forearm.
In the dark night, it looks like an inviolable Valkyrie, as sacred and full of power.
"Nonsense! This is not a toy! Never try to challenge the Unbreakable Oath until your magic power is twice that of mine and Grindelwald."
Dumbledore's face darkened and he scolded angrily.
The old man's pupils shrank slightly, and he looked solemnly at the three dazzling oath light chains - he instantly had the idea of violating all oaths, and even today's Grindelwald may not be able to do this.
It is obvious that Elena deliberately touched all the prohibitions in the oaths she made in her mind at the same time, which triggered the warning phenomenon. As long as she actually implements any thought in her mind now, it will be unbreakable.
The oath would take away her life in an instant.
"Don't panic, it's not a big problem, it's just a joke. I don't want to die so early."
Elena stuck out her tongue playfully, unclenched her fists, patted the darkened Dumbledore like an adult, and said lightly.
"Isn't it just... you are not allowed to actively harm others, you are not allowed to be an enemy of the magic world, and I do my best to continue the legacy of Hogwarts. It's very simple. Even if you don't say it, I won't violate it.
"
"Remember, at nine o'clock tomorrow morning..."
The always amiable Dumbledore finally couldn't help but glared at the silver-haired little Luoli. He had already begun to wonder whether it was a mistake to invite this little scourge to Hogwarts.
"Wait! Professor Dumbledore, there is another very important thing."
Seeing that Dumbledore seemed to be about to leave, Elena hurriedly waved her hand, grabbed his sleeve, and stopped him.
"Anything else, dear Miss Kaslana?"
Dumbledore took a deep breath and asked patiently while maintaining a gentle tone.
"Yes, yes! It's just a matter of a finger's work!"
The silver-haired little Luoli turned around, struggled to pick up the bucket placed on the shore, and handed it to Dumbledore in a flattering manner. He tapped the three big fish in the bucket with his chin and said with an expectant tone.
"Professor Dumbledore, I remember there is a magic that can pull out the bones of living things. Take a look, and help me put the bone spurs of these three fish together..."
Snapped!
Before Elena could finish speaking, there was a sudden explosion in the air in front of her.
Dumbledore had a dark face and disappeared from her eyes without even saying goodbye.
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(Cute and cute, you are begging for food. Please recommend and support the new book! Please recommend!)
PS: Sorry for being a little late, because there was supposed to be a negotiation plot in which Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Elena signed an unbreakable oath in the Nurmengard Tower, but I found that I can really control it now
I can't stand the plot about intellectual negotiation between two characters with super high IQs, Grindelwald and Dumbledore, so I just skipped it. If my writing skills improve in the future, I will try to narrate it in flashback.
Sorry~~ I really tried hard to give you a better and more complete story, but compared to the old author, the shortcomings in writing are really pitiful.