This was the first time Xifa took a close look at the dean of his college who was cold on the outside and hot on the inside.
Today, Vice Principal Brandt is wearing a long blue wizard robe, with a beard and neatly styled hair.
Although his gray eyes were not looking directly at him at this time, and the work on his hands did not stop, Xifa, who was sitting in a wheelchair on the side, always felt that Vice Principal Brandt was looking at him.
Suddenly, Vice Principal Brandt stopped what he was doing. He sat up straight, his brows furrowed, his expression serious, and his eyes cold. He looked like he was suppressing anger.
Xifa was shocked. He thought it was Vice Principal Brandt who was dissatisfied with his performance.
However, Vice Principal Brandt said nothing. After a while, he sighed and raised his hand to rub his forehead. Then, the old man's body, which had just been sitting upright due to the mood swings, arched slightly again.
Vice Principal Brandt organized the pen and paper documents in front of him and put them aside in different locations.
Only then did he raise his head.
This is naturally the first time Vice Principal Brandt has looked at Xifa since he entered the office today.
"I was just on a business trip to discuss how to deal with the upcoming Wizarding War, but something like this happened again in the school."
Vice Principal Brandt continued dryly with a tone in which his attitude and emotion could not be heard.
"As to why two little wizards who were imprisoned for work in the hunting grounds and a little witch who was supposed to be in the castle appeared in the Forbidden Forest and went to the centaur tribe. I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation."
After saying that, Vice Principal Brandt stared at Xifa without blinking.
If I hadn't been a student at Hogwarts, I'm afraid he would have cast a Legilimency spell on me...
Xifa couldn't help but feel guilty, and spoke in a lower voice than usual.
"Professor, this is just an accident..."
Before Xifa could finish her words, Vice Principal Brandt interrupted Xifa.
His eyes looked directly at Xifa, but there was a hint of impatience in them, still dry and seemingly without energy.
"Of course I know that you were attacked by dark wizards by accident, and I also know that you come from a Muggle family, which Albus himself admitted. Otherwise, I would definitely suspect that you were sent by another country to destroy the stable life of Hogwarts. chess piece."
"I'm too lazy to ask about Elise. She will only take all the responsibilities on herself. To be honest, there is really nothing I can do about her like this. I think you will tell me her detailed experience."
Xifa suddenly realized that it was normal for a high-ranking vice-principal to have his own enemies, and it was also normal for him to have no way to deal with his only granddaughter - probably...
So, he summarized some of the things Luna and Elise told him and his own experience, and explained the ins and outs of this incident to Vice Principal Brandt in detail.
However, Xifa omitted some information, especially the fact that the initial conflict with Charles was due to the cutting of a custom-made asparagus plant in the auction house of the Hog's Head Bar.
Of course, Vice Principal Brandt also knew that there was an invisible ghost controlling the students and holding back Dumbledore.
If Professor Slughorn, Head of Slytherin, hadn't rushed back, Dumbledore wouldn't have been able to deal with the commotion in the castle.
It was a coincidence that the enemy had chosen this time. They, the professors, had to deal with the aftermath of Hogsmeade and discuss how to deal with the Wizarding War.
It all seemed like the ambush of his granddaughter was indeed an accident.
Because Xifa said that this was Elise suddenly agreeing to save the unicorn, and the unicorn leader also admitted it.
But Ogg needs to investigate carefully, even if the unicorn will not collude with the dark wizard...
The memories of the little wizards in the Great Hall that day did not exist. They thought they were the same as usual.
Dumbledore went to the alchemist Nicolas Flamel to find a way to lift the curse. A week has passed, and now everything inside the castle can be said to have been solved.
At present, the biggest trouble is actually a letter sent to him by the International Union of Ministry of Magic, which accuses Dumbledore of attacking and killing three wizards from other countries, thus trying to provoke a wizarding war.
Vice Principal Brandt had just suppressed his anger. He felt that this wording was simply making people laugh.
We at Hogwarts have not filed a lawsuit against three foreign wizards who illegally came to the British wizarding community and caused huge threats and harm to the physical and mental safety of Hogwarts students!
"I see, how about Luna? Her grandfather asked me to take care of her more. I didn't expect her..."
"She is fine now and is waiting for me outside the door."
"Well, there's nothing else to do. Take your wand and study in the castle with peace of mind."
Vice Principal Brandt took out Sifah's wand from the drawer and placed it on the table.
Xifa understood the subtext of Vice Principal Brandt's intention to drive people away.
He reached out to pick up the wand, bowed, and turned the wheelchair around.
'walk' out of the vice principal's office.
Only then did Xifa feel how free the atmosphere outside was.
Sure enough, if you can't be in a high position, you will never have that kind of overwhelming momentum.
"My grandfather didn't give you any trouble, did he?"
Elise asked anxiously before the office door was closed.
Xifa felt warm in his heart, of course he couldn't dismantle Brandt.
"Of course not, let's go."
After the words fell, Luna reached out and closed the office door.
In the office, Vice Principal Brandt looked at Luna with a dumbfounded look.
When the door closed, Vice Principal Brandt's face was stern, and then a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"That's not necessary, Elise."
Xifa whispered to her as Luna and Elise pushed her down the aisle.
"I'm not speaking for you. You know, that person made me and Luna wait outside the door for a long time." Elise became angry.
"Okay, okay, Elise, calm down, where should we go next?" Luna smiled and hit Elise, and spoke to stop Elise, while also giving Elise a step down.
Xifa also smiled, relieving the pressure, and soon the three of them came to the end of the stairs.
The Charms office is on the fourth floor, and Dumbledore's Transfiguration office is on the second floor.
After thinking about it, I also need to go down the stairs when I wait for others to return to the dormitory.
Sypha then suggested dropping by Dumbledore's office, and Luna and Elise nodded in agreement.
Elise is better at magic spells than Luna, and the Silent Beast allows her to have almost unlimited magic power under normal conditions.
Naturally, she cast the levitating spell and carried Xifa down the stairs.
I met a group of Gryffindors fighting on the stairs.
Seeing the appearance of the three people, they all stopped playing together. They greeted the three people with smiles and asked enthusiastically if they needed help.
The three people from Xifa also responded to them in a friendly manner, waving their hands and saying no with a smile.
Watching this group of people disappearing at the end of the stairs above, they were noisy again.
Only then did Xifa retract his gaze.
"Is there any problem?" Luna asked softly.
"No, there is. It's just because there's no problem that there's a problem... Let's go to Professor Dumbledore first."
Xifa was silent for a moment and replied, "I want to know what happened in the castle after I left."
The three of them continued walking, and between the stairs on the third and second floors, Xifa met a new student who impressed him deeply - Tom Riddle.
What surprised him even more was that Tom actually took the initiative to say hello to him.
"Xifa, how come you look so weak? Do you still need a woman to help you move?"
It was so annoying as soon as she opened her mouth. Elise frowned and wanted to refute, but Luna pulled her hand and stopped her from saying anything.
"Believe in Xifa!" This was Luna's mouth, and Elise nodded slightly.
"What? I can understand that you are envious of me for having a back that I can completely rely on?"
Xifa raised her eyebrows and changed into a more comfortable position in the wheelchair. Since they were coming down the stairs, Xifa seemed to be looking down at Tom.
"Hmph! Your own strength is the foundation, and you just say you are powerful. Are you still stronger than me now?"
oh? Trying to trick me? Xifa found it interesting. Was Tom concerned about his declining strength and feeling empty without an opponent? Or was he guessing that he was practicing forbidden arts in order to master stronger power?
"You care where I've done it? Have you been to the Forbidden Forest?" The seemingly innocuous words made Tom's heart tighten.
"I have never been to the Forbidden Forest! Unlike you, I am said to have violated school rules twice."
After saying that, Tom left in a hurry.
"What's wrong with him?" Elise was a little confused and said 'well', why did he leave so suddenly?
"We'll talk about it when we get back. There are so many people here!" When Xifa's eyes glanced at the portraits hanging on both sides of the stairs, they closed their eyes separately and pretended to sleep, as if they were not watching the excitement just now.
However, it must be said that Tom's sudden appearance and messing around caused an idea to arise in Xifa's mind and he threw it away.
