At the same time, outside the Ravenclaw common room.
"Thirty-five phoenixes and seventeen three-headed dogs?"
"wrong answer."
"Twenty-nine phoenixes and twenty-three three-headed dogs?"
"Wrong answer, in an empty room there is..."
"Oh, no..."
Seeing the numbers on the Eagle Ring begin to "reset" again, Xenophilius Lovegood pulled his hair painfully, pressed his forehead heavily against the hard wooden door, and let out a helpless groan.
There is no doubt that more than ten years have passed, and Hogwarts Castle has changed a lot quietly. In particular, the way to enter the Ravenclaw common room has long become the same as what Xenophilius remembered.
The appearance is completely different.
After dozens of attempts, Xenophilius finally figured out some rules.
Perhaps in order to prevent students from using clever tricks to get through, the current Ravenclaw Eagle Ring will automatically update the value in the question after asking a question about "Phoenix and Three-Headed Dog" if the answer is wrong twice in a row.
After discovering this terrifying pattern, the imaginative Xenophilius Lovegood subconsciously brought himself back to that time, and various desolate scenes emerged in his mind.
Suppose a group of Ravenclaw eaglets are thinking hard at the door, and there is only one answer left, and then a passing Gryffindor student casually says a wrong answer; or, facing such a devilish question,
Question, several people answered the question at the same time, but the correct answer happened to be spoken by the third one...
"Luna, Luna can you hear me?"
Xenophilius Lovegood slammed the door hard, with an expression full of uneasiness and anxiety on his face.
Although Elena Kaslana is only a little girl less than eleven years old.
But for some reason, whenever he thinks of his little Luna and the child alone, Mr. Lovegood will feel a sense of irritability for no reason, as if - seeing the home-grown airship plum (similar to
The anger of being eaten by a wild boar (small carrot plant), no, to be precise, it is a much stronger emotion.
For the first time in his life, Xenophilius felt a little regretful that he had not chosen the course "Arithmetic Divination". If he had chosen that course, at least he would not have been so helpless when facing the problem of the Eagle Ring.
.
"Ahem, sir, what are you doing?"
At this moment, an old and gentle voice suddenly came from behind Xenophilius.
"Hey, Professor Dumbledore..."
Xenophilius Lovegood turned around and looked at the old wizard who appeared at the bottom of the stairs. He suddenly stopped mid-sentence and frowned as he looked at the strange old man carefully.
.
Since the old wizard was wearing a wizard robe that seemed to be exactly the same as the headmaster of Hogwarts, Xenophilius almost mistakenly thought that Albus Dumbledore, who had just said he was going to receive everyone from the Ministry of Magic, was back.
.
However, the next second, Xenophilius immediately reacted - compared to Dumbledore, who had a long silver-white beard and white hair, this man had a wrinkled face, but a bald chin and hair.
The old man is so unique.
"I am Xenophilius Lovegood, the editor-in-chief of The Quibbler. I also graduated from this college."
Noticing the old man's gaze, Xenophilius Lovegood calmly withdrew his right hand from slapping the wooden door, briefly introduced himself, and then looked at the old man with some confusion.
"Sorry, may I ask, who are you..."
If he remembered correctly, at least when he was in school, there was absolutely no such professor in Hogwarts Castle, but logically speaking, it is unlikely that an old wizard of this age would be hired to serve as a school professor.
Are you a professor?
"Oh, Mr. Lovegood, The Quibbler. Yes, Albus told me about that before."
"I am the caretaker of Hogwarts Castle and concurrently the therapist in the school infirmary... Well, I have just arrived at Hogwarts this semester, so it is normal that you don't know me. After all, I have been living in seclusion abroad."
The old wizard touched his chin and nodded, glanced at the wizard standing in front of the Ravenclaw common room with a look that seemed to be looking at something strange, and continued with a smile.
"By the way, I have always subscribed to this magazine you founded. My favorite is the one in issue 39. In that issue of "The Quibbler", there is a story about the Dark Lord Gellert Grind.
The analysis and speculation about Wo’s ambition and possible stay in the magical world are really wonderful.”
"Castle Keeper and Healer? That's right." Xenophilius Lovegood nodded understandingly.
As a Ravenclaw "Eagle", he naturally knew that the original Mr. Filch was not good at magic.
Coupled with the intensity of Madam Pomfrey's work, it is reasonable for Dumbledore to hire an old wizard as a supplement.
Of course, the most important reason that really made him let down his guard completely was...
The old wizard accurately told the contents of the issue of "The Quibbler" a long time ago. As the editor-in-chief of the magazine, Xenophilius Lovegood only needed to hear it to know that this old wizard was definitely his magazine's editor.
Loyal old readers.
In Xenophilius Lovegood, no matter who he is, as long as he is a reader who subscribes to the genuine "The Quibbler", he is definitely a friendly wizard force that is rare in the world, is wise, knowledgeable and has a unique vision.
"So, do you need any help? Logically speaking, you shouldn't be alone."
The old wizard looked at the lonely wizard curiously, his eyes wandering around him for a moment, as if he was looking for something.
"Well, I received an invitation from Professor Dumbledore to come to the castle to discuss some matters about the magazine. However, since Professor Dumbledore had some things to deal with temporarily, he asked me to take my daughter to visit the castle first.
.Of course, there is also a first-year girl as an escort, named Elena Kaslana, I wonder if you know her."
Xenophilius Lovegood spread his hands and explained very naturally.
In his understanding, the old wizard should be looking for Dumbledore.
"Elena Kaslana? Of course I know you. This is not a little guy you can worry about."
Grindelwald raised his eyebrows, and his eyes continued to wander around cautiously, fearing that a white-haired dumpling would suddenly pop out from a corner and hit his chest with a milky "rua".
After all, he and Albus had just teamed up to tease the little girl, and no one knew whether the child would take the opportunity to retaliate.
"However, I only saw you. As for the daughter you mentioned and Miss Kaslana..."
"Although half an hour has passed, if nothing else happens, they should still be in the lounge."
Xenophilius Lovegood pointed dejectedly at the cold and heartless wooden door in front of him, with a look of helplessness and embarrassment on his face, and looked at the old wizard in front of him with expectant eyes.
"Unfortunately, the current questions in Eagle Ring are too difficult, and I have never been able to enter. If I could..."
"Oh, I see, it's easy."
Grindelwald nodded with a smile, walked slowly to Xenophilius, and knocked lightly on the door.
Before Yinghuan could open his mouth again to finish reciting the title, the old wizard cleared his throat and read it clearly.
"Open the door."
Then, the wooden door that had troubled Xenophilius Lovegood for almost half an hour gently rotated open without any obstruction, as if there had never been any magic door.
???
The look on Xenophilius Lovegood's face was stunned—that's it?!
However, soon, the old man solved the doubt in his mind in the next moment.
"Don't forget, I'm the administrator of the castle." The old wizard blinked happily, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be a little more wrinkled. "It's inevitable that I have to post announcements, clean the rest room, etc. This is considered a number.
It’s not a lot of work privileges.”
Hogwarts is a magical castle. There is no doubt that with the help of Dumbledore, it is not difficult for Grindelwald to sign a temporary employment agreement with formal validity.
You must know that the employment contract of Hogwarts faculty and staff is actually equivalent to a kind of management authority to a certain extent.
"So that's the case. I'm wondering why Mr. Filch can come and go freely in the common room every time."
Xenophilius Lovegood nodded in sudden realization and did not continue to delve into this issue. He quickly walked into the common room and quickly looked around the room.
Soon the wizard saw two little Luoli lying on the sofa not far away, reading a book closely together. The two seemed to be immersed in the world of knowledge and did not notice that the door had been opened - Phew,
fine.
"Thank you, sir (MR)..."
Xenophilius Lovegood breathed a sigh of relief for no reason, and walked quickly in the direction of his daughter. While expressing his gratitude to the old wizard beside him, he suddenly got stuck in his words.
Speaking of which, he was so anxious just now that he didn't even have time to ask the old wizard his name.
Xenophilius Lovegood stopped, turned around and looked at the old wizard behind him, and asked politely.
"By the way, I'm sorry, I was so anxious that I forgot to ask. What is your name?"
"Otto, Otto Apocalis."
"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Apokalis. Thank you so much this time——"
Xenophilius nodded casually and continued following the old wizard's words, but suddenly his voice stopped again.
etc!
Apocalypse?!
The one that is the same as "Teresa Apokalis", "Apocalis"?!
There are always seemingly strange things happening in the magical world in the past month, as well as some strange details he has seen at Hogwarts today, and there is also the shadow that Dumbledore seems to be hiding in his previous words.
…
Countless fragments, pictures, and fields flashed through Xenophilius Lovegood's mind...
Eventually it gradually converged into an extremely terrifying guess...
A... terrible "fact" that even Xenophilius dared not admit...
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Guacri~ Today is another 3,000-word chapter!
Dear fat chickens, remember to give refills to [Elena Kaslana], woo woo woo~ it’s her birthday soon~~