Chapter 763 Plans and Changes

In the Charms class, Professor Flitwick spent ten minutes repeating several key points of the spells, and then asked everyone to start practicing.

Soon there was a sound of chanting incantations in the classroom, mixed with noisy discussions, which was very lively.

Most people just waved their wands a few times while chatting, and Professor Flitwick didn't pay much attention. He just went over to correct someone when they made a mistake.

But halfway through the course, a milky white head suddenly stuck out from the outside along the wall.

"I'm sorry, Filius, to disturb your class." Hufflepuff's ghost fat monk said, "But the principal has something to ask of Kyle. Can he go to the principal's office now?"

The classroom fell silent instantly, and everyone looked at Kyle curiously.

"No problem at all."

Professor Flitwick, who was correcting Ryan's gesture, immediately said: "Go quickly, these simple spells will certainly not be a problem for you, right?"

Kyle nodded, stood up, left the classroom, and came to the corridor outside.

"Friar, what does the principal want from me?" he asked, looking at the ghost next to him.

"I don't know." The fat monk shook his head and said, "I met Albus in the hall. At that time, he was sending people from the Ministry of Magic away. He didn't say why. He just asked me to call you over."

"Thank you," Kyle said.

"You're welcome." After the fat monk said it, he passed through the ground like diving and disappeared.

Kyle went all the way to the eighth floor.

The door to the principal's office was open, and he walked straight in without saying the password.

The people from the Ministry of Magic had left. Dumbledore was sitting behind the desk, and the portraits of the previous headmasters were snoring in the frame.

Just like what Kang Na said, he seemed to have been awake all night, with a look of deep exhaustion on his face.

"You're here, take a seat." Dumbledore pointed to a chair in front of him.

"Would you like some black tea?"

"No." Kyle shook his head.

"Okay, but I might have to do it a little bit," Dumbledore said. "As you get older, staying up all night is really not a pleasant thing."

After that, there was a cup of hot black tea on the table, and Dumbledore added a full plate of sugar cubes to it as usual.

"You must have a lot of questions to ask." He picked up the black tea and took a sip. "Just in time, I have some time now, so I should be able to answer some questions for you."

"Are you sure you don't need to take a nap first?" Kyle looked at the fatigue on Dumbledore's face, "I'm actually not that anxious."

"No need," said Dumbledore, "I have to go to Grimmauld Place in half an hour, and I'll rest there as well."

"All right."

Kyle nodded and was wondering where to start when Dumbledore spoke first.

"Let's start with the Room of Requirement... Yes, just as you thought, I blocked the exit and put a plate in it that can be connected to the kitchen."

"When." Kyle asked doubtfully, "Why don't I have any impression at all?"

"I've only been there once," said Dumbledore. "I did all this while you were paying attention."

"How is this done?" Kyle said. "This is the first time I know that the Room of Requirement can actually close automatically."

"It's a bit of the principal's privilege," Dumbledore said. "It just so happened that I found the original Hogwarts map in the library at that time, and the location of the Room of Requirement was marked on it. and how to use it.

"The principal can move the magic on that wall to other places by changing the way the castle's magic is distributed. Without the magic, the door will naturally not appear."

Kyle was stunned.

No wonder, the entire Room of Requirement relies on the magic of Hogwarts Castle to operate... If the entire Hogwarts was a painting, Dumbledore's method was equivalent to using a knife to open the door directly.

In this case, even if Kyle has the key, it will be useless.

"Speaking of which, I do have a question." Dumbledore raised his head, "How did you come out? I just saw it, and there is still no magic in that place."

"Because Rowena Ravenclaw's memory ended." Kyle said, "The Room of Requirement was built based on her memory at that time, and it will naturally disappear after the memory ends."

Just like Dumbledore's accidental discovery of the Hogwarts map, Kyle's departure from the Room of Requirement was just as serendipitous.

Because the Room of Requirement theoretically does not exist without demand, and after the room was disbanded, Kyle, the redundant person, was naturally kicked out.

This is a rule of the Room of Requirement itself, regardless of whether there is a door or not.

"Is this still the case?"

After listening to Kyle's explanation, Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, obviously it was the first time he heard it.

"Ravenclaw mentioned it when she took me there for the first time." Kyle explained: "I asked her how long this memory would last, but she didn't say. She just told me that I could stay in there and wait for the memory to disappear. When the time comes, the Room of Requirement will send me out.”

Dumbledore's hand holding the black tea paused slightly and smiled bitterly.

"What a coincidence. It seems like I made an unnecessary move."

"Can you tell me why?" Kyle couldn't help but be curious. "You go to all this trouble just to trap me in the Room of Requirement? I can't think of the point of doing this."

"To prevent you from participating in what happened last night." Dumbledore said softly: "About ten days ago, Phineas told me that Malfoy moved the Vanishing Cabinet out of the common room, and I knew their plan was about to start.

"It happened that I also thought of a plan, but soon I found that this plan had a serious loophole, that is, if you were there, it could not be implemented at all. Just when I was thinking hard about countermeasures, I found the map. "

Dumbledore's voice was very calm.

"Everything went smoothly afterwards, you were trapped and couldn't leave. But I didn't expect Malfoy to hesitate again. He didn't summon his Death Eater companions at the first time, but waited until yesterday to take action.

"What I didn't expect was that you just came out at this time."

At this point, Dumbledore suddenly sighed and looked even more tired.

"Plan?" Kyle frowned, "Don't tell me that letting Malfoy kill you is your plan."

"No, no, no." Dumbledore shook his head, "Although I really want to start a new adventure, Malfoy can't kill me. Even if he uses the Killing Curse, at most I will lose a few beards or hairs."

Kyle still believes this statement.

In addition to the malice in the heart, the Killing Curse is also directly related to magic.

It is basically impossible for a sixteen-year-old student who has not yet graduated to use the Killing Curse to kill an old wizard over a hundred years old.

For example, Nicolas Flamel, he can be said to be the wizard who is least afraid of the Killing Curse. He has accumulated more than six hundred years of magic power. I am afraid that even Voldemort cannot kill him with the Killing Curse.

Of course, it is limited to the Killing Curse.

"What is your plan?" Kyle asked, "Or what plan requires throwing away all the wands."

This time Dumbledore did not answer Kyle, but just shook his head in silence.

"It doesn't matter." He looked up at the row of portraits above the bookshelf behind him and said softly: "So far, all the facts have shown that my plan was wrong. It was just a selfish decision of mine. Only I wishfully thought that I could do it."

Selfish?

Wishful thinking?

Kel frowned, not understanding what Dumbledore was talking about.

But he seemed to change his mind suddenly and didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.

"Anyway." Dumbledore said, "It was my mistake to lock you in the Room of Requirement. I sincerely hope you can accept my apology."

"Ah, it's okay." Kyle waved his hand.

Although Dumbledore's behavior was indeed a bit unkind, but thinking about it carefully, he didn't seem to lose anything. He even took several more classes before the end of Ravenclaw's memory because he couldn't get out.

"What is Fudge's purpose in coming here?" Kyle took the initiative to change the subject and said, "He seems to be too worried about Hogwarts."

It was just a sneak attack by the Death Eaters. Although the location was at Hogwarts, it was not a war that Voldemort personally participated in after all. There were only a dozen people coming, including cannon fodder. Does this kind of thing really need to be discussed all night?

"He wants me to close Hogwarts." Dumbledore said, with undisguised disappointment in his tone.

"Close Hogwarts?" Kyle was also stunned, "What about those junior students? Let them go out and face the Death Eaters alone?"

"Fudge has never considered this issue." Dumbledore said, "He insisted that the school is no longer safe, and it is a mistake to let so many people gather together.

"But we all know that he actually just wants to save himself. I think you should have read the latest "Daily Prophet". "

Kyle nodded.

He had indeed read it, and he also knew that the Death Eaters had recently begun to frequently target the Ministry of Magic, seemingly to establish their authority and spread fear. So far, more than a dozen Ministry of Magic employees have been killed by them, including two deputy directors.

Amelia Bones of the Department of Law Enforcement had also been attacked. Although she successfully defeated the attacker, she also paid a heavy price and was barely discharged from St. Mungo's after lying in bed for two months.

As the Minister of Magic, Fudge naturally became the focus of attention. There were three reported attacks alone. Fortunately, the Aurors arrived in time every time, which resolved the crisis.

"Fudge doesn't want you to protect him, does he?" Kyle asked.

"Cornelly does mean that. He invited me to be the Ministry of Magic's special adviser to fight the Death Eaters." Dumbledore said, "But when he talked to me, he always expressed intentionally or unintentionally that he was the hope of the wizarding world, and the way to defeat Voldemort became who could get more support. "

"He's scared. "Kyle said.

"That's understandable." Dumbledore said calmly, "Before this, Fudge seemed to have always believed that Voldemort would not dare to attack the Ministry of Magic staff."

"Ha, how is that possible." Kyle curled his lips and laughed at Fudge's naive idea.

Don't dare to attack the Ministry of Magic? Don't be kidding, if a war really breaks out, Voldemort will first target the Ministry of Magic and Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic.

The decision to stop the change of ministers during wartime, in addition to making it easier to command operations, also has another function, which is to prevent a minister from deserting the battlefield... Although this situation has basically never happened in history, what if it happens.

Once the minister deserts the battlefield, the impact will be huge, so it's definitely right to be cautious.

Fudge was probably scared. So many Ministry of Magic staff were killed, and he was attacked many times. He must want to find someone more reliable than Auror to protect himself.

And Dumbledore is the best candidate. As long as he is with Dumbledore, he will be absolutely safe.

But the problem now is that Dumbledore must stay in school. It is impossible for him to leave the students alone and become a combat consultant.

But Kyle never thought that Fudge actually had the idea of ​​closing the school... It is not impossible to have such an idea. After all, everyone wants Dumbledore to protect him, and Kyle himself is no exception.

But no matter how much he thinks, he must not say it, especially from the mouth of the Minister of Magic.

"What did you say to him?" Kyle asked.

"Of course it's impossible." Dumbledore said without hesitation, "The school will only be on holiday, and it will never be closed."

"Did Fudge agree?"

"I think he wants to fight for it again." Dumbledore said, "Fudge is not a person who will change his mind easily, but the school is my bottom line. No matter what, this place will not be closed."

"He won't hold us back." Kyle was a little worried.

To be honest, Fudge's biggest role was to let the wizards in the magic world accept the news at the beginning of Voldemort's comeback. Fudge, who was eloquent, was always handy in this matter.

When Voldemort came to the front from the shadows, his role was almost gone.

In contrast, Amelia Bones, who was attacked and injured, still firmly stated in the newspaper that she would fight the Death Eaters to the end and declared war on them in St. Mungo's, was obviously more suitable for the position of Minister.

"Don't worry about this." Dumbledore waved his hand and said calmly: "The Ministry of Magic is no longer his one-man show, and even for his own safety, he will not make any irrational decisions."

"I hope so." Kyle said.

Dumbledore looked up and glanced at the time, "Do you have any other questions? If not, I may have to go to Grimmauld Place. There is a very important meeting at eleven o'clock. We agreed yesterday."

Kyle also looked up and saw that it was already ten fifty.

"There is one more, Professor."

"Then ask quickly." Dumbledore said, "but I'm not sure how detailed I can answer. You know, this meeting is very important and I can't be late."

"Did Malfoy get rescued early this morning?" Kyle said directly.

Dumbledore was slightly startled, as if he didn't expect Kyle to ask this.

"Where did you hear that?"

"There are no secrets in Hogwarts." Kyle shrugged and briefly told the news and speculation he had heard before.

Dumbledore fell silent again, and spoke about a minute later:

"I don't want to lie to you, yes, Mr. Malfoy was rescued, and he has left the school now.

"But Kyle, I must say that he was actually forced to do this, Voldemort forced him to do this, otherwise he would kill Lucius and Narcissa.

"As far as I know, he also cried in the school bathroom because of guilt and anxiety, and he had no choice."

Kyle listened to his words and felt more and more strange.

"Wait, Professor." He interrupted Dumbledore and asked with a strange expression: "You don't think I don't want to let him go."

"Ahem..." Dumbledore coughed dryly. Although he didn't say anything, Kyle saw that he meant it. He just said good things for Malfoy.

"I'm really just curious." Kyle explained: "I never thought of doing anything to him, and there's no need to do so."

"Really?"

"Of course, Malfoy didn't point his wand at me, why should I hold him so tightly?" Kyle said.

Hearing this, Dumbledore seemed to be slightly relieved.

"Ah, yes, he was rescued." Dumbledore said, "It's all because I was too absorbed in talking to Fudge, and I didn't expect the Death Eaters to return to Hogwarts."

"Are you sure it's a Death Eater?" Kyle looked at his calm face, "Not Professor Snape?"

Dumbledore seemed to be scalded by the black tea, and his hands shook, spilling a lot.

"Of course not. Severus was the one who was in charge of guarding Malfoy, and he was injured."

"Really? I might have thought too much." Kyle said, "But he is really popular. There are Death Eaters who are willing to return to Hogwarts, which is full of dangers for them, to save him.

"He is also lucky. If he stays in school, he will definitely be taken back to the Ministry of Magic. If it is confirmed that he is related to the Death Eaters who attacked Hogwarts this time, he may not be able to come back."

"But it is more dangerous to return to Voldemort, isn't it?"

"That depends on the situation. The leader of the team this time should be Antonin Dolohov. Even he fled in a hurry. What reason does Voldemort have to embarrass Malfoy, who is not yet an adult.

"He will only blame me."

When saying this, Kyle stared at Dumbledore without blinking.

"Yes, who said it was not." Dumbledore seemed a little guilty and turned his head away slightly to avoid looking at Kyle's eyes.

Then he quickly put down the tea in his hand, stood up and said, "Okay, that's all for today. I really need to go to a meeting. You should also go back to class as soon as possible."

After that, without waiting for Kyle to say anything, he disappeared into the office.

Kyle glanced at the time. It was still three minutes to eleven o'clock, and it might take Dumbledore less than three seconds to Apparate to number twelve, Grimmauld Place.