Chapter 885: forced retirement
Chapter 885 Forced Retirement
Dumbledore was a little panicked, especially when Kyle told him to take a picture of Aberforth crying and sell it to him.
It wasn't that he felt sorry for Garen for his brother, but mainly because Dumbledore suddenly remembered that he had seen Kyle holding a camera, more than once.
Could he have done this before?
Subconsciously, Dumbledore's eyes fell on Kyle's hand.
Kyle seemed to have noticed something and quietly put the camera behind him.
"This place is empty, principal. All the previous photos have been made."
Made...
If he was still doubtful just now, Dumbledore can now be sure that Kyle has definitely taken photos related to himself.
I just don’t know when, 1899, or now...
"You know, I'd be happy to pay for some... um, interesting pictures," Dumbledore said.
"If I have." Kyle laughed twice, "We'll talk about this later. Professor, do you have any business with me?"
Can Dumbledore's photo be measured in galleons?
Well, yes, but he is not short of money now.
Seeing Kyle changing the subject so abruptly, Dumbledore could only sigh helplessly.
"I wonder what happened to the Heshidids."
Dumbledore said sternly: "I just came back from there and found a very familiar but very strange curse, so is this the answer I thought?"
"That's right, it was the God of Fire who opened the way." Kyle didn't hide anything, and roughly told what he had done in the Heshidry Islands.
"The mysterious man couldn't find me at that time, so he tried to force me out with fierce fire. I tried to use this spell to control the fierce fire around me."
"Use Vulcan to clear the way and drive the fierce fire..." Dumbledore glanced at Kyle with a complicated expression.
Can the fire **** open the way to drive the fierce fire?
Of course it is possible. As the person who invented this curse, Dumbledore knows it all too well.
Because Vulcan Kaidao is strictly a type of transformation spell, but the target of its transformation is flame.
Lihuo also belongs to flame.
It's just that he didn't expect Kyle to be able to do this.
Just like the transfiguration spell to turn a stone into a dog is very simple, a fifth grade student can do it... but to turn a mountain into a dog, not many people can do it.
The difficulty of controlling the fierce fire is not as simple as turning a mountain into a dog.
"Is this your first time trying it?" Dumbledore asked.
"The second time." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "The first time was in Austria. In order to attract Rozier, I decided to burn the Nurmengard Tower with fierce fire.
"It's just that the distance was a bit far at the time, so I was thinking about whether I could use Vulcan to clear the way and send Li Huo over."
Nurmengard?
Dumbledore's eye twitched sharply.
"You succeeded?"
"I don't know if that counts as a success." Kyle thought for a moment and said: "Because it was the first time I tried this kind of change, I could hardly restrain the violent Li Huo, so I could only send it over.
"But the scattered fierce fire ignited the Nurmengard Tower faster and achieved my goal better."
The principal's office fell silent.
Dumbledore never thought that Kyle would do such a thing.
Setting fire to Nurmengard was something that many people wanted to do but didn't dare to do...but he actually accomplished it.
Dumbledore couldn't tell how he felt now.
Worried...surprised...or gloating?
Or both.
Of course, it wasn't Nurmengard that he was worried about.
When they were renovating this prison, they took all possible situations into consideration.
Even strong fire cannot burn through the tower. This is done not only to prevent Grindelwald from escaping from prison, but also to protect him.
Not everyone wants to imprison Grindelwald, there are too many people who want him dead.
But there are also many people who are loyal to Grindelwald. Once he is killed, no one knows what those fanatic believers will do.
This is the best choice, giving them hope and saving them from harming the magic world.
Of course...this is the external statement, the reason written in the document.
"I also want to ask you a question, why did you go to find... Grindelwald." Dumbledore asked softly.
"Nico asked me to go. He said you would definitely be hiding in 1899. Only Grindelwald knows where." Kyle said,
"It turns out that what Nico said is absolutely correct. That barn is what Grindelwald told me. Professor, you did appear there."
People who use time turners to go back in time have the same subconscious mind, which is to avoid everyone. If he hadn't stayed in the barn and saw Dumbledore for the first time, Kyle might not have been able to find him. he.
Moreover, Dumbledore had lost a lot of memory at the time. Even if he made a big fuss, he would never be able to recognize him and come looking for him.
"Ah, yes, he must know."
Dumbledore suddenly became a little embarrassed, even a little panicked.
"I think you should also know... We had a good relationship before, just like you and Mr. Diggory, talking about everything."
"Well, sorry Professor," Kyle muttered, interrupting Dumbledore.
"It's still different. At least Cedric doesn't have the experience of being expelled from school."
Dumbledore's expression froze, and the newly brewed emotions disappeared like soap bubbles in an instant.
Okay, Grindelwald was indeed fired by Durmstrang, but was that the point?
He was ready to reveal his relationship with Grindelwald and all the ridiculous things he had done.
"Aren't you curious?" Dumbledore looked at Kyle, "I think you still don't know what we did during that time."
"I'm actually not as perfect as you think." Dumbledore's voice was hoarse. "We once had a common goal...overthrowing the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, establishing a world ruled by wizards, and forming a blood alliance."
"I know." Kyle shrugged.
"You know?" This time, Dumbledore really didn't understand.
Although he and Grindelwald were both young at the time, they were still wary and would avoid everyone every time they chatted.
How did Kyle know that? It's impossible.
Dumbledore wasn't looking down on Kyle, he just knew his younger self and Grindelwald and knew very well that they wouldn't make such a stupid mistake.
"I have this." Kyle didn't say anything, just took out something that looked like an ear.
"Is this... Mr. Weasley's eavesdropping magic item?" Dumbledore asked uncertainly.
"Yes." Kyle nodded, "In order to find the professor as soon as possible, I hid this thing under the floor of an old box in the barn as soon as I arrived in Godric's Hollow. hidden."
"But..." Dumbledore frowned, "We checked the barn."
"Professor, are you sure you checked carefully?" Kyle smiled, "In other words, who would have thought that there would be magical eavesdropping items in a barn that has been abandoned for many years? You think so too, right?"
Dumbledore nodded subconsciously.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is indeed the case.
At that time, he and Grindelwald were more excited about finding a secret stronghold. The so-called inspection only used magic to briefly detect and clean up the pests.
If it was true as Kyle said, this thing was placed under the floor, they really couldn't find it.
"So you know everything, right?" Dumbledore looked lonely.
"Only a little."
Kyle said, "The eavesdropping ear is to find you, Professor, not to eavesdrop on the conversation, so usually I won't use it, and I will even actively cut off the contact, making it like a stone and not attracting attention. ”
"But I'm not interested either."
"What?"
"It's just your plan. I'm not interested." Kyle tapped his finger on the table, and the house elf in the kitchen immediately brought a glass of lemonade.
Kyle picked it up and took a sip...it was really good, it still had a familiar taste.
"To put it bluntly, this thing is like using a magic spell. Although there is a slight error in the gesture of waving the wand, the result is correct, so there is no problem.
"No points will be deducted in the final exam because of incorrect gestures. The same applies when facing enemies."
Dumbledore didn't speak, he just looked at Kyle in concentration, and after a moment he showed a helpless smile.
"I never thought that I would need to be enlightened by a child. This experience is really amazing." "I never thought that I would have to comfort an older professor." Kyle took another sip of lemonade, "This is probably It’s just a fan of the authorities.”
"...A very apt description." Dumbledore also knocked on the table and received a cup of black tea sent by the house elf.
He took a sip and said in an extremely calm tone: "Starting from tomorrow, I will no longer be the principal. Minerva is more suitable for this position than me."
"Huh?" Kyle raised his head slightly, but said nothing.
"You don't seem surprised," Dumbledore asked.
"Isn't that how it should be?" Kyle said.
Since last year, Dumbledore had hardly spent any time in Hogwarts. Professor McGonagall was basically handling all the major and minor matters in the school.
In other words, Professor McGonagall is thin-skinned. If it were Kyle, he would have moved his office here long ago. Does he need Dumbledore's consent?
"Yes, you are right." Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief, "I am indeed too irresponsible as a principal. This is fine, I can enjoy my retirement life."
It's probably to accompany my sister.
Retire sooner or later, but Ariana survived. Dumbledore wanted to hand over the position of principal to Professor McGonagall. This purpose was a bit too obvious.
Kyle glanced at Dumbledore but didn't expose him.
"Does Professor McGonagall know?"
"I don't know." Dumbledore shook his head, "I have already contacted the school director and am preparing to give her a surprise."
"Are you sure it's a surprise?" Kyle raised his eyebrows, "Not a shock?"
"No way, I know Minerva." Dumbledore explained: "If I tell her directly, she will definitely not agree."
Kyle frowned, still feeling something was wrong.
He looked around and his eyes landed on a stack of parchment almost two feet thick next to the table.
Did you have these things in the office before?
Kyle recalled it. He remembered that when Nico came to deliver the time turner to him, the office was clean and there was nothing.
This is also normal. All matters that need to be dealt with are sent to Professor McGonagall. Naturally, there will be no documents in the principal's office.
These...couldn't they be thrown by Professor McGonagall?
Kyle felt like he had discovered the truth.
He walked over and flipped through the parchments under Dumbledore's nervous eyes.
"Quidditch event arrangement planning..."
"Application for moving the Potions classroom to the third floor..."
"Snape applied for a thousand galleons to purchase dark creatures such as Red Hat and Kabbah..."
"Professor McGonagall applies for three hundred galleons to purchase rabbits, tortoises, and hamsters..."
"Professor of Astronomy, Sinistra, applies for three thousand Galleons to purchase a panoramic astronomical instrument..."
…
Sure enough, these are all Hogwarts work arrangements, from two months ago to now.
There are even traces of ink on some parchments. It should be that words were written on them and then erased with magic. However, the process was a bit hasty, leaving these traces.
Kyle looked at Dumbledore and said, "This is... sent by Professor McGonagall."
"It's Minerva." Dumbledore's eyes wandered, "She thinks I haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as a principal. This is a return of the property to its original owner."
"Is that why you want to retire?"
Kyle overturned his previous guess, "Then quit these jobs in a reasonable and reasonable way, right?"
"Of course not." Dumbledore regained his composure and said seriously: "After seeing this, I realized that I really neglected my duty. Minerva deserves to be the headmaster."
"Haha..." Kyle laughed.
Dumbledore's excuse was so crude that not even a troll could believe it.
"No wonder you want to give Professor McGonagall a surprise." Kyle finally understood why Dumbledore was so anxious to resign.
After all, generally speaking, it takes a long time to prepare for the change of principal, especially for a thousand-year-old famous school like Hogwarts.
Not only must the school directors be informed in advance, who will decide whether to agree to the decision to change the principal, but the Ministry of Magic, the International Federation of Wizards, and other magic schools must also be informed in advance to avoid finding the wrong person when collaborating.
In addition, official newspapers such as the Daily Prophet are also indispensable, and are as cumbersome as the change of ministers.
Even if everything is simplified now due to the relationship between Voldemort and the Death Eaters, it still can't be completed in one day.
Dumbledore did it on purpose, wanting to catch Professor McGonagall off guard.
When everyone arrives tomorrow and he announces this decision, Professor McGonagall will have no choice but to refuse even if he wants to.
Because if she refused, she would be letting others watch the Hogwarts joke.
Dumbledore is so shameless.
When Kyle looked at him again, his eyes gradually turned to contempt.
But Dumbledore seemed to be unable to see Kyle's eyes and drank black tea calmly.
"This matter has been settled. I am over a hundred years old and have long reached retirement age. It is immoral to let a centenarian continue to work."
"Tell me carefully what happened after we came back." This time it was Dumbledore's turn to change the subject.
"Okay," Kyle said, "Professor, where do you want to start?"
"Let me think about it..." Dumbledore added a sugar cube to his tea cup again, "Let's start with Cornwall... Alastor, is he really dead?"
Kyle's hand holding the lemonade paused.
"Mainly because I'm curious." Dumbledore looked at Kyle with burning eyes.
“The Kyle I know would not watch Alastor being killed, nor would he do nothing after he was killed except take back a piece of strap.
"And as far as I know, Tom didn't go to Cornwall at the time."
Dumbledore's meaning is obvious. Without Voldemort, it would not be difficult for Kyle to kill the Death Eaters to avenge Mad-Eye.
Even if there are many people on the other side, if Kyle wants to, he can avenge Mad-Eye and leave. After all, it is impossible for more than a hundred wizards to appear in one place at the same time.
Doing nothing but bringing back a piece of strap-on really doesn't suit Kyle's character.
"I still want to keep it a secret." Kyle shook his head, "Yes, Moody is still alive, and he is the one Lenis is pretending to be using Polyjuice Potion."
"The leader of the wandering wizards?" Dumbledore continued to place the sugar cubes, not too surprised.
"If I'm not mistaken, your plan should be to plot the defection of the wandering wizard."
"Yes." Kyle nodded, "Professor Moody thought this plan was feasible, so he faked his own death and escaped from everyone's sight."
"It's a good idea, but... Alastor may be in danger." Dumbledore suddenly sighed and said worriedly.
"There is definitely danger, but Professor Moody should be able to handle it." Kyle said.
"Perhaps it was possible before." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "But after you used Polyjuice Potion in the Heshidry Islands, the situation changed... Don't forget, Tom has always been a suspicious person."
Kyle woke up with a start.
Yes, after he took the Polyjuice Potion, would Voldemort feel that he would do it again?
With his suspicious character, it's not impossible... No, it should be said that he will definitely think so.
"I hurt Professor Moody..."
"No, that's not the case." Dumbledore interrupted Kyle, "You don't know Tom, or you only know Tom now."
"He has never trusted anyone, not even as a child, not when he was at Hogwarts, not even sixteen years ago.
After he became Voldemort, the Death Eaters who were originally companions became tools that could be discarded at any time. He didn't even trust his own tools, let alone a new person who joined him.
""Even if you haven't done anything, as long as you escape, he will suspect that there is an insider among the Death Eaters... Maybe, this is also a good thing. "
"A good thing?" Kyle didn't understand.
“The incident in the Heshidry Islands has caused a lot of commotion, and the Daily Prophet has published a relevant article this morning.
"If Alastor sees it, he will definitely be able to guess what it is and prepare accordingly in advance."
"How did the Daily Prophet know that the Auror told them? Impossible!"
"No, I did it," Dumbledore said. "I happened to meet a famous reporter at the door of the Pig's Head Bar, and during the conversation, I accidentally let the news slip."
"What a coincidence..." Kelmo said, stroking the cup, "Professor, you must have known that Moody was not dead and got into the ranks of the wandering wizards."
"Of course not." Dumbledore said with a slight smile: "I really just let it slip, that's all. After all, I just learned the truth."
(End of chapter)