Because of their positions, there is a gap of trust between the two. Perhaps this gap was not a big deal when Dumbledore was young, but it is different now. He is burdened with too many secrets, and there is an entire world behind him.
Hogwarts.
But no matter what, Xing Ze wanted to give it a try. He needed a strong and trustworthy ally and someone who could give him advice.
The old wizard pondered for a long time. It was not until Xing Ze drank the small cup of green tea that he said, "Excuse me, Xing Ze, I didn't mean to do that. It's about school."
"If it were me, I would do the same thing." Xing Ze shrugged, "It's not a big deal, you don't have to blame yourself."
"I admire your noble character." Dumbledore said sincerely, "I have never doubted your character, Xing Ze. Because few people are willing to sacrifice themselves to save others, and now, in this room,
There is one."
But I also saw someone. Xing Ze said in his heart.
"I am not an upright and kind-hearted person, principal, nor am I the hero in your speech. I have done many despicable things, but I rarely regret them."
"It seems that I have to change my speech again." Dumbledore blinked and took out a small bottle of potion from his sleeve and handed it to Xing Ze.
"This is a curse that Professor Snape and I concocted together to temporarily suppress the fragments." He explained, "The effect is not as good as the one from the Magic Academy, but at least it can be used for emergencies. They shouldn't have sent you to investigate like this.
A dangerous mission."
They really shouldn't. Xing Ze thought to himself.
Before he walked out of the principal's office, Dumbledore thanked him: "Thank you, Xing Ze, about Snape..." He did not continue.
Xing Ze nodded to him and walked out of the office quickly.
He did not go to the cafeteria for dinner, but asked the house elf to send him to his dormitory. There were too many clues to sort out, and there was never enough time.
"The church wants me to live, the Key Hall wants me... ah, no, Mr. R wants me to die." Xing Ze touched his chin with his hand, "It's really interesting, what does he want from me? Ban
Sen’s legacy?”
While Xing Ze was deep in thought, a black cat climbed onto his lap and then nimbly jumped onto the table.
"Don't be naughty, Blue Beak, I'm thinking about something." Xing Ze said with some dissatisfaction.
He didn't know when the blue beak swallowed the black cat. Maybe it was when the church injected him with the blood of the saints. The blood still affected him more or less. It cut off Xing Ze and
Blue Beak Connection.
Fortunately, this was not permanent. After half an hour, the contact was restored. The black cat lay on the table and licked the remaining food. Xing Ze gently scratched its head. He thought of the three standard wands.
.
Xing Ze took out the wand from the brass ring, and Blue Beak's attention was immediately attracted. After getting Xing Ze's permission, it turned into black mud and swallowed the three wands.
"Is the magic power malleable?" Xing Ze felt a small change in Blue Beak's body. Most of the magic power of the three wands was absorbed by it, but a small part remained.
This small amount of magic power was just enough for a low-level spell. Xing Ze thought about it for a while, and finally reserved a magic missile inside Blue Beak's body.
…
The school's opening ceremony was held at eight o'clock in the morning. Xing Ze came to the auditorium half an hour early. The teachers had basically arrived. Principal Dumbledore was discussing some matters with the deans of each college.
With nothing to do, Xing Ze found his boss, Caredi Bubaji, the director of Muggle Studies.
She was a talkative woman, and she chatted with Xing Ze about wizards and Muggles. Xing Ze asked her for a class schedule, and he was scheduled to have classes on Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon.
Not long after, Ben MacMillan also joined in, making them the only three Muggle Studies teachers in the entire school.
"Professor McAdam retired early. I heard that he was unwell. May Merlin bless him." Ben introduced a previous Muggle Studies teacher to Xing Ze, "So, you are really lucky."
"I think so too." Xing Ze smiled slightly, "During the interview, they didn't make it difficult for me. I heard that it is difficult to select teachers at Hogwarts."
"That's not true, just like I told you before..."
Ben originally planned to tell again how he got into Hogwarts, but was interrupted by Professor Bubbaji: "Okay, Ben, we have all heard your story, there is no need to keep talking about it.
Let's go shopping with Xing Ze, he has to make some new friends."
"I don't mind." Xing Ze said hurriedly. He had no intention of getting to know more people. I'm afraid he would have very little time at school.
After the opening ceremony, the school will hold a banquet, and then the deans of each house will take the new students to tour the entire Hogwarts. Taking this opportunity, Xing Ze plans to go to Knockturn Alley to have a look.
"Don't indulge him, Xing Ze." Professor Bubaji said, "Let him take you for a walk, just do me a favor."
The two walked around the auditorium, and Xing Ze saw many familiar faces, such as Professor Sprout, Professor Flitwick, Professor Hooch, etc., and of course there were also unfamiliar ones.
"Let's take a rest, MacMillan." Xing Ze suggested.
Ben, who was in high spirits, felt a little unfinished. He leaned against a stone pillar and said cheerfully: "Look, Xing Ze, that's Ali Shafiq, the director of Defense Against the Dark Arts. I heard that she
I was qualified as a teacher at Hogwarts at the age of twenty, and got the position of director of teaching this year. It’s really amazing.”
Isn't it because the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts can't stay long? Xing Ze secretly thought.
"Let's go say hello, Xing Ze?" Ben suggested, "Maybe we can also get acquainted with the Shafiq family."
"I don't need to watch." Xing Ze waved his hand, "She doesn't like me very much."
"Do you know each other?" Ben turned his head in surprise.
"It's not like we know each other, we just went to school together."
"Hey, she's here." Ben called softly.
"Bad morning." Xing Ze muttered in a low voice. According to the memory of his predecessor, Miss Ellie Shafik, who graduated from Slytherin, was his deskmate. The relationship between the two could not be described as a nightmare.
Too much.
"Good morning, gentlemen." Miss Shafiq wore a relatively simple black wizard robe today, but judging from the materials used, the price is definitely not cheap.
Ben had a silly smile on his face from the moment she approached, and even forgot to respond.
"I hope you have read the college handbook, Xingze." Miss Shafiq said coldly.
Xing Ze replied awkwardly: "Not yet."
"I'm not surprised. Is the manual too difficult for you?" She sarcastically said, "Oh, I forgot, your grades were among the best back then, so there's no way you can't understand it."
"I'm sorry, miss, I have something else to do." Xing Ze picked up Ben and fled in a hurry.
After walking far away, Bencai asked in a low voice: "Aren't you friends?"
"There was a chance." Xing Ze smiled bitterly, "until I put a stink bomb into her crucible."
"Well, I didn't expect it to be like this."
"I didn't expect that I would be so stupid before."