Chapter 380 True and False Dumbledore (Part 2) (Acridine for a Monthly Pass)
But people who deal with words can be roughly divided into several categories.
One is scientific research, whether the field is social science or natural science. Of course, in the magic world, there is an additional piece of magic theory. They bear the important responsibility of transmitting and producing knowledge-such as Bathilda Bagshot
, Albus Dumbledore, and Newt Scamander are actually leaders in this area.
One is the profit-seeking media, such as Rita Skeeter of the Daily Prophet. The most common thing they do on a daily basis is to carry and dig out various real-time hot spots. If necessary, they can also do some attention-getting.
artistic processing.
However, adaptation is not random editing. In order to ensure their own credibility, in most cases the practitioners of these media and newspapers do not dare to go too far, and it is much better to slightly stir up public emotions.
The last type is fantasy creators like Xenophilius Lovegood.
The world has a completely different way of opening in their eyes. For them who are completely immersed in their own world, the most common sentence they use when communicating with others is - I don't want you to think, I want what I feel.
Strictly speaking, Gilderoy Lockhart, a well-known best-selling novelist in the wizarding world, is also such a person.
It's just that compared to Lockhart, Mr. Lovegood's stubbornness is more serious.
This can be seen from the persistent collection of various social weird stories in "The Quibbler". Even if the critic is murdered, Xenophilius will still only care about chasing and finding the "truth" in his eyes, and
This kind of person usually has a very iconic adjective - iron head.
Empty classroom next to the Hufflepuff common room.
Xenophilius Lovegood looked at Dumbledore and Elena and said.
"Something important must have happened in the wizarding world, right? I mean you appeared in Diagon Alley, Hogwarts was mortgaged, there were signs of the Dark Lord's activities abroad, the Hogwarts calendar... although I don't
I know exactly what kind of connections there were before, but all of them have direct or indirect traces of your involvement."
According to the previous agreement, Elena returned the chubby chicken that was imprisoned in the girls' dormitory to Luna. The next thing was to discuss the funding of "The Quibbler" and the publication of subsequent articles to support the Magic Age.
However, Xenophilius Lovegood obviously has other things that he is more concerned about than the Age of Magic.
Perhaps the friendly atmosphere at the castle gate gave Mr. Lovegood some strange courage, allowing him to start such an awkward "reporter interview" session almost without thinking.
"Well……"
Elena blinked and tried hard to think of how to get rid of this topic.
You must know that the old guy next to her at this time is not the real Albus Dumbledore. When faced with such unexpected questions outside the script, there may be some misleading answers - especially when it comes to mortgages.
Regarding matters at Hogwarts, Elena was not sure whether Grindelwald knew about the unified caliber in this regard.
But the more embarrassing problem is that Xenophilius is now asking "Dumbledore", and Elena can't find a more suitable insertion point to smooth things over for a while.
Before Elena could think of words, Dumbledore's calm voice came to her ears.
"It's just a coincidence. As an elderly person who has been the principal of Hogwarts for so many years, I have to admit that it is too easy for me to become the common thread in various events in the magical world.
Clicked."
Dumbledore smiled politely, shook his head and said gently.
"If you paid attention to last week's Daily Prophet, you should know that the Ministry of Magic has refuted the rumors accordingly, both at home and abroad. So... let's continue to discuss the Magic Era?"
Elena raised her eyebrows and looked to her side in surprise.
This old potato is very skilled in dealing with it. He is worthy of being the devil who stirred up the whole world back then.
"I never believe the Daily Prophet's reports, which are full of stinking lies and flattery."
Xenophilius Lovegood frowned in disgust and said very clearly, with a stubborn expression on his face.
"Of course, such a huge and complicated plan should be kept as secret as possible. It is reasonable for you to deny it. But I just want to remind you, Professor Dumbledore, that you must be careful of those goblins who pretend to surrender to you. According to
I know that they also have a very terrifying army. They have most likely tamed a group of giant harassing flies and may counterattack the magic world at any time."
It is not easy to convince a simple dreamer.
The most important thing is that Mr. Lovegood, who has a brilliant brain circuit, did accurately guess the truth of some facts to a certain extent this time - although there may be a lot of imagination in terms of details and cause and effect.
"Fairy? Army? Harassment fly?"
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows, with a look of confusion on his face.
"Ahem, cough, cough, I really can't hide it from you, Mr. Lovegood."
At this moment, Elena coughed slightly, and a thoughtful look flashed through her lake-blue eyes.
"However, Professor Dumbledore has already considered this. Although harassing flies cannot be detected with the naked eye, you only need to use a simple improved spell to prevent them from drifting in along the ears and confusing people's brains.
"
"Oh, I knew it, I knew it."
Xenophilius Lovegood's eyes lit up instantly, he nodded quickly and said excitedly.
"Of course, of course! As one of the smartest wizards in the world, Professor Dumbledore must be aware of these annoying and dangerous little things. Maybe you can learn about the anti-monster glasses I am currently developing."
"Huh? Wait, Mr. Lovewood..."
Dumbledore frowned, his eyes wandering back and forth on the faces of Elena and Xenophilius, with more and more doubts in his eyes - what have these two been talking about since just now?
However, before the old wizard could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a small hand grabbing his cuff and pulling him to the side.
"Sorry, Mr. Lovewood, there are some things I may need to discuss with Professor Dumbledore."
Elena smiled a little shyly, and then whispered beside Dumbledore, "Grandpa, come here, our plan may have to change a little temporarily, and I suddenly have a better one."
idea.”
"Huh? Uh...Okay."
The expression on Xenophilius Lovegood's face was slightly dazed. He looked at Dumbledore who was half-pushed and half-dragged to the door by Elena with some strangeness. He nodded incomprehensively, not knowing why he suddenly
A subtle stagnation occurred.
On the other side, in the corner outside the classroom door.
"This is an excellent opportunity. Spicy Old Carrot is temporarily too busy to interfere with our actions. Therefore, we can definitely do more by taking advantage of this precious time difference."
Elena spoke quickly, while looking in the direction of the classroom, her eyes sparkling like starlight.
"We can definitely take this opportunity to completely tie "The Quibbler" onto our future chariot and have a publicity position completely under our control. You should know what this means."
"Oh?" Dumbledore raised his eyebrows and looked at the white-haired dumpling in front of him with interest, "I don't quite understand. Let me tell you in advance that I will not help you cast any Imperius Curse or threaten you..."
"No need to bother, just take them to the underground vault of Hogwarts."
Elena shook her finger and showed a sly smile, "A common dangerous secret, an unbearable price, and a foreseeable bright future. These things are much more useful than any magic spell - this is what you taught me before.
."
"The vaults beneath Hogwarts...you mean the gold from Gringotts?!"
Dumbledore took a deep look at Elena, and the corners of his mouth twitched almost inaudibly, "Well, I can't find where that place is. Albus never told me the specific location."
Faced with the old wizard's question, Elena, who was well prepared, shook the little hair on her head proudly.
"It doesn't matter, all the house elves know it. Don't forget, you are Albus Dumbledore now. Just let Burley and the others lead the way. If I remember correctly, they can phantom directly in the castle.
Disapparated."
"Well, that's true. It seems that what you said is indeed feasible. But..."
Dumbledore nodded thoughtfully, looked at Elena with a half-smile, and said slowly.
"I am Albus Dumbledore now, so it is a bit inappropriate to think about such a thing. Moreover, if I remember correctly, the three beggar chickens yesterday did not seem to have included an agreement in this regard, right?"
"One more! Well... two! Don't forget what you promised me when we were at Nurmengard Castle."
Elena curled her lips and said without hesitation.
Sure enough, she knew that this old guy would take the opportunity to raise the price, but she had no time to bargain with the old devil at this time. She used both direct interests and emotional cards to lock in this buy-one-get-one-free deal in one fell swoop.
"Nurmengard? I don't remember what I owe you."
"Dumbledore" narrowed his eyes and shook his head unmoved.
"You know, in exchange I also taught you at least a dozen kinds of magic, as well as some magical abilities that are absolutely impossible to learn in school, such as your extraordinary strength enhancement..."
"More than a dozen?! Strengthening magic?!"
Elena's eyes widened in disbelief, she let out a somewhat exaggerated scream, and looked at the shameless old potato in front of her with a heartbroken look - even though it was said that he had to sit back and pay back the money while asking for money, this was a basic operation belonging to the devil.
But isn’t this kind of direct cheating a bit too much?!
"Besides the explosion spell and the cleaning spell, what else did you teach? As for the magic text, strictly speaking, there is only one [UR] healing effect. The subsequent [RUA] with the power of the bull is something I figured out by myself."
"……I see."
A flash of realization flashed in Dumbledore's eyes, and he nodded slightly, "Two beggar chickens, right? I agree."
"Eh?"
Elena looked at Dumbledore in front of her with some suspicion. She suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Before the girl could think about it, the old wizard directly held her hand and walked back into the classroom. He looked at Xenophilius Lovegood who was waiting in the classroom with a warm expression and asked calmly.
road.
"Mr. Lovegood, do you really want to know the truth about everything?"
As he spoke, the old man stretched out his other palm toward the middle-aged wizard, "Then, come with me."
"Of course, is it really possible?!"
Xenophilius Lovegood nodded overjoyed, subconsciously raised his hand to hold Dumbledore's right hand, and asked with some confusion, "Well, but, what do you mean..."
"The truth is not here. I think it would be more straightforward for you to see it with your own eyes." Dumbledore replied calmly.
At this moment, after looking at the deserted environment and the fact that "Dumbledore" had never brought up the matter of finding a house elf, combined with some of the strange details from before, Elena finally reacted
come over.
"Wait! You are not an old potato..."
The smile on Elena's face gradually disappeared.
However, before she could finish her words, a familiar magical light surged - disembodiment. No one in Hogwarts except the principal could complete this magic.
Damn it, Gellert the Traitor Grindelwald, actually took the deposit and sold her back! Soulless!
The time was too short, and it was too late to break away from Dumbledore's big hand with a "rua". Elena quickly stretched out her free hand and grabbed the cute little Luna who was holding a flat-headed owl watching the show next to her.
Snapped.
The next moment, with a distortion of light and shadow, four figures instantly disappeared into the classroom.
…
"Ah sneeze!"
The other side of Hogwarts Castle.
A certain old devil who was enjoying the intermission suddenly sneezed.
Hmm? Could it be that Albus's side was exposed? However, it's not a big problem.
As a demon king who keeps his word, he has no breach of contract - he just agreed to Elena and helped become Dumbledore to deceive people, but he did not say which side he would appear on.
Rather than dealing with the little devil and risking being nagged by Dumbledore, he would rather accompany these simple-minded Ministry of Magic officials. This is what he is good at.
That little guy is still too immature. I hope he can gain a little more experience after this experience.
"Albus Dumbledore" rubbed his itchy nose and continued to destroy the cookies in his hand with peace of mind.