"Although I need to hide everywhere,... these days, cautious wizards try not to show their faces." Slughorn said, "Dumbledore wanted me to teach in the school, but at this time, I would like to serve at Hogwarts.
It is equivalent to publicly announcing that I support the Order of the Phoenix! I admire those brave people, but I must admit that I am not that kind of warrior." After saying this, the old man spread his hands.
"Teaching in a school is not a member of the Order of the Phoenix. How can there be so many risks?" Harry looked down upon Slughorn's overly nervous and even cowardly approach. "Most teachers are not members of the Order of the Phoenix.
, and no one was killed. You must know that the only person Voldemort is afraid of is Professor Dumbledore. I really can’t think of any safer place than Hogwarts Castle.”
Hearing the word Voldemort, Slughorn shuddered, and then muttered reluctantly. "Yes, there is some truth in what you said. The man who cannot even be named is indeed afraid of Dumbledore. Since I don't want to
If I become a Death Eater, then they will definitely not regard me as one of their group... If I say this, I should be safer around Albus. Think about poor Bones, if she hadn't been lucky this time
He may be dead. I dare not say that the defense here is better than the defense the Ministry of Magic gave her home."
"Horace," Dumbledore re-entered the room and raised a Muggle magazine in his hand, "do you mind if I take this with me? I like sweater knitting patterns very much. Okay, Harry,
We've been bothering Horace for a long time, and I think we should go."
Harry stood up, and Slughorn looked very uneasy. "Of course, take it, but you won't leave now, will you?"
"Yes, since you refused this job, there is no point in us staying here. Well, goodbye." With that, Dumbledore walked out of the room with Harry without any hesitation. "If you
I would really like to come to the school and have a look, I swear the school has added a lot of safety measures this year."
Just as Harry and the others walked out of the door, a shout came from behind, "Okay, I agree."
Dumbledore turned around and saw Slughorn standing panting at the door of the living room. Seeing Dumbledore staring at him, Slughorn looked a little excited: "I must be crazy, but I am willing to go this year
Become a professor at Hogwarts. But you must not give me less treatment, such as giving me a salary increase, or I want the former vice principal's dormitory on the second floor."
"Okay, let's meet on September 1st." Dumbledore waved and continued walking out with Harry. "Good job, Harry."
"But I haven't done anything, and the few words I just said shouldn't be able to convince such an experienced old man." Harry said with some doubts.
"No, you have done a lot." Dumbledore said as they walked down the mountain. "Slughorn is a standard egoist. For example, he always liked to associate with famous, successful, and powerful people.
The powerful man brought enough convenience to his life, and even selected those who he thought would be successful in all walks of life in the future and set up a club with himself as the core. He allowed them to get to know each other and establish useful connections.
, he always gets some kind of benefit in the end, or gets a box of his favorite pineapple preserves for free, or has the opportunity to recommend a clerk to the Fairy Liaison Office."
"Then why did you choose him to be a professor in the school?" Harry asked with some confusion.
"Ah, as a professor he is still very competent." Dumbledore explained. "And even in the most dangerous times, as the head of Slytherin and a member of the ancient pure-blood family. Not only did he not
Falling over to Voldemort, and being able to treat students of different origins more equally. This is enough."
"By the way, you need to remember. Professor Slughorn will want to take you under his wing. Harry, you will become a treasure in his collection: the Boy Who Lived...or, as they have recently done to you.
Title, 'Savior Star'. I suggest you try to be vigilant, but there is no need to feel disgusted, because he did not do it out of malice."
After these instructions, Dumbledore asked Harry to put his hand on his arm. When Harry recovered from the dizziness of the Apparition, he saw a crooked silhouette in front of him. It was him.
His second favorite place in the world: The Burrow. But just as he was about to go in, Dumbledore stopped him.
"Harry, there is something I need to tell you." Dumbledore said seriously. "At the end of last semester, I just treated you as a child, which resulted in a series of events at the end of the semester. At this point, I want to apologize to you.
"
"But that's mainly because of my recklessness." Speaking of this, Harry also seemed a little excited. "I can only say that I was lucky at the end of last semester, otherwise I would have lost two of my friends now. This holiday
I've been thinking about this...look at Mrs. Bones, look at Emmeline Vance...it could be me next, right? If it's my turn I will fight to the end. Like Ryan and the others
People who have nothing to do with this war are willing to fight to the end in the Ministry of Magic, so I have no reason to escape."
"Well said, he is indeed the son of James and Lily." Professor Dumbledore nodded slowly. "There are some things you can tell your friends and godfather, such as the prophecy." After speaking, he raised his hand to stop.
What did Harry want to say?
"You may not want to confess these things, and you may not want your friends to worry about you. But you have to know that they are fighting for the same goal as you, and they may even risk their own lives for this goal. You should give them trust
, just like they trust you."
Seeing Harry nod his head in approval, Dumbledore continued: "Also, I think you already know what you are going to face, so I want to give you some special instructions. Of course, you won't be able to do anything about it.
Taking Occlumency lessons with Professor Snape."
"This is really great, those classes are just awesome." He stopped here, trying not to complain.
"I can understand your thinking. Those classes are basically useless to you." Dumbledore shook his head helplessly, "Well, Harry, there are two more things to do before we break up. One is that you'd better
Carry the invisibility cloak with you, even in school. Secondly, in order to welcome you, the Burrow has received the most stringent security protection that the Ministry of Magic can provide. These measures have brought a certain degree of security to Arthur and Molly.
For example, all their mails have to be reviewed by the ministry before they can be delivered. But they don't mind at all, they only care about your safety. However, it would be too much if you take risks while living with them.
Sorry for them."
"I know." Harry nodded.
"That's good. I'll leave first. You can hurry in. I wish you a happy summer vacation." Dumbledore said, waving his hand to him, and then disappeared in front of him with a pop.
Harry looked at the Burrow at this time. The lights in the house looked so warm in the dark night. Especially the silhouette of Ginny on the bay window made him couldn't help but reveal a happy smile on his face.