"You look quite energetic!"
The Transfiguration Office on the second floor of the main castle.
Dumbledore looked at the rosy-skinned West Fa and Luna in front of him and said with a smile.
"It's okay, thanks to Fox and Dr. Bohan."
Xifa cast a grateful look at Phoenix Fox on the side.
Under Xifa's gaze, Fox spread his wings to express his welcome.
"Sit down, how many desserts do you want?"
As he spoke, Dumbledore took out another dessert plate from the drawer.
Xifa and Luna shook their heads repeatedly. They didn't want to eat overly sweet snacks.
"it's a pity..."
Dumbledore sighed and pulled the dessert plate in front of him.
"Professor, the people who attacked us a few days ago..."
As Professor Dumbledore looked like he was relaxing after breakfast.
Xifa asked a little embarrassedly.
Dumbledore sighed after hearing this.
"I'm sorry, but none of the dark wizards who attacked you were caught. But judging from the traces they left behind, they did use small-scale enchantment magic."
After hesitating, Dumbledore continued.
"I also went to Hogsmeade Village to inquire about the news. These people are indeed foreign dark wizards. They came here illegally to rob a potion ingredient."
Xifa guessed that Dumbledore should have gone to Aberforth to get information.
In fact, it is. As the eldest brother, Dumbledore was ridiculed by his younger brother. It wasn't until he said that these people hunted down two students at school last night that Aberforth relaxed.
Xifa was about to say something, but Luna spoke first.
"Norman Dragon Blood Grass! It's the herb we auctioned at the Pig's Head Bar."
Dumbledore heard this and raised his eyebrows.
"Norman Dragon Blood Grass? You asked me to help you find it a long time ago...Wait a minute, Luna, are you doing smuggling behind my back again?!"
Dumbledore's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked at Luna with a forced look.
"Professor, Luna is for me..."
When Xifa saw Dumbledore's serious expression, he quickly wanted to put the responsibility on himself.
He never thought that he was not an adult now, so Dumbledore subconsciously ignored himself.
"So what?!"
Xifa looked at Luna who suddenly exploded in surprise.
He couldn't believe it, Luna just contradicted Dumbledore?
"You promised me to cure Elise's disease, but you have been busy doing this and that every day for so many years. After stabilizing Elise's condition, you just let it go. You still talk about it for the greater good to perfunctory me. .”
"The herbs that Elise and I need were all obtained with my hard work! You said you were helping me, and you have helped me for so many years. They all know that I am your adopted daughter. They dare not threaten me, but They also know that you will not attack them for no reason, do you know what I am called in the black market?"
"Princess Garon! My potions are stronger than people, but I have to pay more than people! Now! Are you still blaming me? If you could find a piece of grass, how could what happened that day happen?!"
Finally, Luna's voice was hysterical and Sifa fell silent.
After Dumbledore heard this, his expression changed from stern to ashamed.
Finally, he let out a long sigh, lay on his back on the sofa, and looked at the ceiling blankly, as if he was remembering someone.
Xifa finally figured out the whole story.
But now, he was caught in the middle, not knowing how to say anything to break the silence.
However, not knowing what to say didn't stop him from holding Luna in his arms to comfort her.
It seems that Dumbledore is not sure who attacked him.
Fortunately, there is a high probability that they will not be able to enter Hogwarts.
He did not reveal the existence of the secret passage.
Because he broke the barrier and teleported to the outside world to escape.
Finally, Luna calmed down.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Xifa said.
"It's okay, Professor, I will take good care of Luna from now on."
Dumbledore came to his senses and glanced at Xifer.
He opened his mouth and wanted to say that you are also a child.
But when he was about to speak, he thought of himself. Back then, he was in the first grade to take care of his younger sister who couldn't take care of herself, so he learned the magic of Apparition, which even graduates may not know.
Just to make it easier for me to go home in time after class every day.
Now, Xifa is as good as he was then.
Even judging from some of his ways of dealing with things, it can be seen that his thinking is far more mature than that of his younger self.
In the end, Dumbledore remained silent and expressed his acquiescence. From now on, he would no longer care about what the two did, as long as it did not harm the students of Hogwarts.
"Sometimes, the breakdown of the relationship between elders and younger generations is caused by the accumulation of little things."
Xifa said softly,
"Professor, if you cannot fulfill the promise you made to Luna, you must also apologize in time. Adults are arrogant towards children and think that everything they do is for the good of the children, but they don't know how much harm will be done to the children's hearts. .”
...
Dumbledore was dumbfounded after a meal of poisonous chicken soup.
After a long moment, he smiled bitterly, stood up and solemnly apologized to Luna.
"I'm sorry, Professor, to have you encounter such a troublesome thing as soon as you get up. But next, I have good news and a request."
Hearing this, Dumbledore, who received Luna's understanding response, also laughed again.
"By coincidence, I also have good news. Just one sentence. Elise will be back at school tonight."
"Really?!"
After crying silently next to Xifa, Luna suddenly became excited.
In a daze, Xifa saw Elise's teasing figure. He couldn't help but suspect that Luna was pretending to be hysterical just to escape a lecture...
Luna didn't care that she had exposed her 'flaw'. At this time, she was happy from the bottom of her heart.
Normally, it would take more than half a month for Elise to recover.
So fast, could it be said...
"Yes, Elise's condition has been greatly relieved recently. It gave me a glimpse of the possibility of cure."
Upon hearing Dumbledore's affirmative reply, Luna exclaimed with excitement, "That's great."
Although Xifa didn't know what Elise's disease was, Dumbledore said that it was possible to cure it, so it wasn't something that couldn't be solved.
Subconsciously, Xifa ignored what Dumbledore said.
"It's our turn for good news."
Xifa and Luna looked at each other and raised their wands at the same time.
"Calling God to Guard"
On the tip of Xifa's staff, the lizard-like patron saint still appeared.
As for Luna, a ball appeared.
This ball is the product of Xifa's instructions on how to cast the Patronus Charm after Xifa succeeded last night.
The two of them don't know what this is, but that doesn't stop them from being independent physical guardian angels.
Dumbledore saw that the two patron saints appeared, and there was no thread connected to the wand.
He couldn't help but applaud.
He stepped forward to observe carefully and said to the two of them.
"This is like the infancy of some kind of creature. You still need more and better emotions to make them grow. To be honest, I can answer it for you. No one else has seen this. Related There are no records. You know, back then, my patron saint was also an egg, until I saw... Anyway, it turned into a phoenix."
After hearing this, Xifa's heart skipped a beat.
"Professor, you mean Phoenix?! Then we are magical creatures too?!"
"That's right. Congratulations, your Patronus is much more powerful than ordinary wizards. If your senior Newt were here, he might tell you what kind of magical creature this is."
"Don't look at me like that. My understanding of magical creatures is not that deep."
Dumbledore smiled, thinking that Xifa's expression was expressing his shock that he didn't know what kind of young magical animal this was.
"No...Professor," Xifa swallowed and asked nervously. "Professor, do you know animagus?!"
"I won't!" Dumbledore replied simply, and then he understood something.
"You want to learn from the Animagus?"
Xifa nodded calmly.
"This... is a bit difficult. I need to confirm a message before I can give you an answer."
"It's okay, Professor, we can afford to wait. Learning Animagus is also to better exert the effect of the awakening secret medicine. We won't be able to use it in a short time."
Later, Xifa got his wish and got the magic of Legilimency from Dumbledore.
He dragged Luna to the Room of Requirement.
His sick leave will be tomorrow at the latest, and then he will have to go to class.
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In a hidden corner of Hogwarts.
There is a young boy making a deal with a figure.
"Give me strength and I will help you!"
The boy's tone was stubborn and firm. It was obviously a transaction, but when he said it, it sounded like he was ordering his subordinates and asking for a debt.
The figure chuckled softly.
"No problem, this is a powerful curse magic. Take it and learn it. Here are the things you need to do."
The boy snatched the magic from the figure's hand and reluctantly took the envelope.
"I want more!"
I looked through it on the spot and found that there was really only one magic.
Oh no, two, and the undoing of the curse.
The boy was not satisfied.
"Boy, you came to me because you were thirsty for power, but I can also find someone else. If I didn't urgently need your identity to help me, you wouldn't be able to get a single magic spell."
"snort--"
Hearing this, the boy left here angrily.
The figure remained silent for a moment, his expression changed, and he finally firmed up his plan.
All sacrifices are worth it for the sake of the plan.
