"I don't quite understand. This little thing should be an easy thing for the greatest wizard of the contemporary era. A Muggle shielding spell and a few forgetfulness will be forgotten without leaving any sequelae!" For Deng John was indeed surprised when Bullydo asked for help.
John's main purpose in planning this incident was actually to cultivate Harry Potter's favorability towards the church so that he could lower his wariness when approaching Harry in the future and complete the task of guiding him to learn the Holy Light. Task.
There was no expectation that Harry would be able to be kept under the wing of the church, nor was he planning to keep the Dursleys locked up.
After all, as a time traveler, John also knew the key to the sacrificial magic left by Lily. Harry must stay with his aunt for a period of time every year to better maintain the effect of this magic.
John had no intention of changing that.
It wasn't that John was afraid of Voldemort or the Death Eaters.
It was to avoid unnecessary trouble as much as possible - after all, he couldn't stay by Harry's side to protect him all the time, and Harry was not the only one he needed to teach.
And Dumbledore couldn't possibly watch this happen.
It's just that in John's opinion, Dumbledore should handle this matter himself, rather than asking for his help.
"In order to maintain the rules! We should not use magic to interfere with Muggle society without authorization. Muggles belong to Muggles, and magic belongs to magic. Professor Capet, as a church wizard, you should understand this. This is what your church has always done. , isn't it?" Dumbledore sighed and said, "Once the boundaries of the rules are broken, it will be difficult to maintain them..."
Hearing Dumbledore's reasons, John couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
This is a very good and powerful reason.
Yes, both the wizarding world and the church wizards do adhere to the rule that magic cannot be used to interfere with the world of ordinary people at will.
But when it comes to self-interest, how many wizards can actually do it?
Even the law enforcement agency of the Ministry of Magic is no exception.
The Ministry of Magic is afraid that it has forgotten how many violations it releases every year.
Not to mention ordinary wizards, privately they basically don't take this rule seriously - unless things really get out of control.
Perhaps only people like Dumbledore would regard this rule as a guideline.
So for people like Dumbledore, you can disagree with his actions, or even disdain his persistence, but it is really difficult for you to judge the other person on a moral level.
This may be the personality charm of this type of people.
But that's a good thing for John.
Because this meant that Dumbledore owed him a favor in vain... although the favor was not big.
"Of course, this is not difficult, but Professor Dumbledore, according to what you said, the Dursley family's attitude towards Harry is indeed quite bad. Do you really think it is a good thing for Harry to live with them? Son?" John agreed without hesitation and then asked.
"Of course I know that the Dursleys are not very good to Harry...but Petunia is Harry's only blood relative in the world!" Dumbledore still didn't fully reveal the truth to John, but Use the so-called family relationship to cover up.
"Okay... we young people can't always understand the ideas of old guys like you, but there is one thing I have to explain about this matter!" John nodded and did not continue to talk about this topic. In fact, he It seemed that Dumbledore had no need to make things so complicated.
Harry needs to stay close to his maternal bloodline to ensure the effectiveness of the sacrificial magic, but this distance requirement is not actually very close.
So in fact, as long as Harry lives near Petunia, it's fine, instead of having to live together.
If it were John, he would choose to buy the house next door to the Dursleys directly, and then send someone to take care of and educate Harry.
So regarding Dumbledore's choice, John could only say the thoughts of an old antique who had lived for more than a hundred years, and he really didn't understand.
"It's normal. Times are changing so fast, and I often feel that I can't keep up with the pace of today's young people... What do you want to say?" Dumbledore smiled and nodded.
"I can have someone come forward to solve this matter. The Dursleys can go home tomorrow, and Harry can continue to live in their home, but as a member of the church, I can't sit back and let a child be bullied all the time, so the church The Church of England may still supervise the Dursleys on this side. If they want to abuse this child as before, even I will have a hard time explaining it to the Church of England! And Professor, you don’t want to see this poor child. Can the children continue to live the same life as before?" John replied.
Since Dumbledore chose to follow the rules, don't blame him for using the rules to continue to increase the church's favorability with Harry.
Dumbledore couldn't help but frowned after hearing John's words.
Because John's conditions are indeed very reasonable and in line with human nature.
Few sane people would like to see a child continually abused.
But it may not be easy for the Dursleys to accept this supervision.
Especially when you are still suffering from this situation today.
Because the Dursleys adopted Harry at his request, not out of his own free will.
Therefore, if they are forced to accept supervision, the other party is likely to give up their job. In that case, it may be more difficult for Harry to continue living with the Dursleys as Dumbledore hopes.
"Professor Dumbledore, actually this matter is not as troublesome as you think, because according to the laws of the Muggle world, regardless of whether their original intention of adopting Harry was voluntary or not, the abuse has already become a fait accompli, and it has lasted for Several years, even though the circumstances are not very serious, are enough to warrant a sentence of several years in prison. More importantly, because of their behavior towards Harry, it is very likely that they will also lose custody of their biological son. So either accept supervision, or go to jail and lose their son... They have no right to choose at all!" Seeing Dumbledore's hesitation, John couldn't help but sigh.
"Ah? Really? When did Muggle laws in this area become so strict?" Hearing John's words, Dumbledore showed a trace of confusion on his face. In his time, although the Dursley family's behavior was It seems a bit excessive, but it won't lead to jail time, right? You may even lose custody of your own children.
"It seems that the professor has not paid attention to the changes in Muggle laws for a long time..." John couldn't help but sigh when he saw Dumbledore's expression.
It’s no wonder that it only took two years for the UK to integrate relevant child-related protection regulations and promulgate a complete children’s law...that is, it only happened in 1989. Even most ordinary people who don’t care much about legal changes Maybe they don't even know it, let alone wizards who don't pay much attention to ordinary society.
So, it is really important to keep pace with the times.
"I see, I understand... But if this happens, the Dursleys will probably hate Harry even more..." Dumbledore thought for a moment and sighed.
"Then it depends on whether Harry cares or not!" John shrugged. He didn't think that Harry, who had been abused since childhood, would care about such a thing if his life could be improved.
"Okay, I understand. I'll leave the rest to you, Professor Capet. I'll take my leave first...Hogwarts welcomes you!" Dumbledore stood up and said goodbye, although what happened The ending was a little different from what he thought, but it was resolved anyway.
"It's just a small matter... By the way, Professor Dumbledore, I have one last question." Just before Dumbledore left, John said suddenly.
"you say!"
"If I find some good talents in school and want to teach them some additional knowledge, such as the magic of the church, shouldn't this violate the school's rules?" John asked. The "church magic" he was talking about was naturally the Holy Light. road.
The Holy Light does not exist in this world, so no one can refute John's statement that the Holy Light is a kind of church magic.
"Why does Professor Capet ask that? Hogwarts is a school. As long as it is not forced or teaches knowledge that violates the law such as black magic, it is naturally allowed. If Professor Capet is willing to teach children to teach independence, It's their honor to have magic!" Dumbledore said matter-of-factly.
After hearing John's question, Dumbledore more or less understood what John was thinking.
Are you planning to imitate a missionary and go to Hogwarts to "preach"?
This is not an easy task. It's okay for ordinary students, but those students from "pure blood" families are quite stubborn.
But that’s not right. Since you want to “preach”, why didn’t you accept separate “theology” courses before?
Dumbledore couldn't understand.
But no matter what, as long as John did not force or violate the regulations of the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore had no reason to interfere too much.
As he said, Hogwarts is a school, a school of intellectual freedom.
"Thank you, Professor!" John was very satisfied with Dumbledore's answer!
