Since the night after Christmas when he entered Hogwarts, tonight is the second time Amosta has entered Dumbledore's office. It's not that Amosta is afraid of the greatest White Devil of our time, but As the saying goes, don't be afraid of thieves stealing, just be afraid of thieves missing you.
Amosta had not forgotten how Dumbledore kept an eye on him in the following days after he had a fight with the black witch in the Forbidden Forest in fifth grade.
The circular office has not changed much from when I visited more than a month ago, except that the phoenix, which was just a little chick when we last met, has now entered its youth form, with gorgeous golden-red feathers all over its body. At this moment, it squats It was sleeping soundly in the brazier with its head under its wings, and not even the footsteps of Amosta as it passed by could wake it up.
Dumbledore seemed to be replying to someone's letter. When he saw the slightly tired Amosta walking in, the sparkle in his blue eyes was much gentler than when they first met.
"Good evening, Principal Dumbledore, I hope I haven't disturbed you," Amosta nodded, "I heard from Professor Snape that you seem to have something to discuss with me."
"Ah, that's true,"
Dumbledore greeted him to sit down with a smile on his face, but his tone of voice was mixed with some reproach, "I'm sorry, Amosta, I'm afraid I won't be able to bring you any decent wine to entertain you this time. Besides, In terms of your mental state, I don’t think you are suitable to drink alcoholic beverages anymore.”
Amosta smiled and said nothing. He could see that the old man was holding something bad in his heart!
There was nothing new in the pleasantries. Dumbledore expressed his heartfelt thanks for his noble behavior of staying up day and night for many days and doing his best to protect the safety of the little wizards. He also vaguely expressed his concerns about his current physical condition and asked A. Does Mosta need some time off?
Let me rest... Could it be that something unknown happened that made Dumbledore decide to kick himself out of school early?
"Thank you very much for your concern, Headmaster Dumbledore," Amosta was careful not to say another word.
"Catching the murderer of the attack is a task assigned to me by the school board. I must be responsible for my own work and the safety of the little wizards. I will not leave my post without authorization until the murderer surfaces. "
"Oh, what a noble sense of responsibility... The safety of the little wizards is indeed important, but, Amosta, your health is also what I care about." Dumbledore seemed to be moved by Amosta's reply, He blew his nose, took off his glasses and wiped the moisture in them.
"Severus and Minerva have mentioned to me several times their concerns about your over-dedicated work style... both of them wish you could be less nervous, even with the new attack. The incident happened, and it’s not your responsibility.”
Amosta's brows moved, a little confused. Dumbledore called him here just to express his gratitude?
"--Especially Minerva, she thinks that without more clues, rather than letting you spend a lot of time looking for the attacker..., ahem, she told me that she was on Christmas vacation I mentioned it to you once, oh, I feel so ashamed when I talk about this... She seems to think that the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor I hired is not that qualified, and it delays the learning of the young wizards..."
As expected, Dumbledore was just holding back his bad intentions!
Dumbledore frowned in distress and stopped talking. Amosta raised his brows high and kept twitching the corners of his mouth, but did not reply immediately.
An awkward and suffocating silence suddenly fell. In the office, only Dumbledore's alchemy tools whose purpose was unclear were jingling like wind chimes.
"Let me ask you a question first, Principal Dumbledore--"
After a while, Amostar was the first to break the embarrassing silence, "If I reject your request, you will not arrest me and send me to Nurmengard...or Azkaban." A place like that, right?”
"Oh, of course not, Amosta,"
Dumbledore laughed, "This is entirely my fault, Amosta, I'm here to ask for your help... Actually, hey, sometimes I really wish someone could take care of me. The difficulty is that finding a qualified Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is much harder than finding out the twelve uses of dragon's blood--"
Amosta pursed his lips, his expression showing no unnecessary emotion.
"There has been an unconfirmed rumor privately about the professor of this course. Principal Dumbledore..."
"I can't lie to you, Amosta,"
Dumbledore's expression became solemn, he nodded and said, "Although there is no direct evidence, since I rejected Voldemort's application for this teaching position, it is true that no professor has been able to stay in this position for more than one year. "
Amosta sat calmly, not in a hurry to express his opinion.
"---However, there are two Defense Against the Dark Arts professors in the school at the same time, and when they only teach for a few months, I think the risk is controllable..."
You think the risk is controllable, so why don’t you teach it yourself? Amosta secretly rolled his eyes and remained silent.
"I'll pay you for a full year, Amosta, if you're willing to help out those kids with great prospects."
Dumbledore's tone was sincere and persuasive.
...........
In the office, Amosta sat in his seat and meditated. Regarding the request made by Dumbledore just now, he neither agreed nor objected. He just said that he would think about it carefully.
The Dark Lord put a curse on this position, and the power of the curse was so strong that it has not weakened for decades, and even Dumbledore couldn't do anything about it. It can be imagined that the Dark Lord spent a lot of effort back then.
According to Amosta's thoughts during the Christmas vacation, he would definitely not accept this risky job.
As for why he didn't refuse immediately now, it was because Amosta had new considerations.
Before receiving this assignment and entering Hogwarts, Amosta subconsciously believed that this assignment would only take a few months to resolve. Otherwise, the Chamber of Secrets case would interfere with the great savior Harry. ·The adventures that Porter will experience next school year.
However, this may not be the case.
Because of his intervention, the plot of the original book must have changed a lot, and this means that the originally destined ending has actually changed.
If the heir is really a very cautious person, then he doesn't have to touch Amosta's bad luck.
If the heir decides to be more patient than Amosta, Amosta, who is passively waiting for clues, is almost destined to fail in this protracted battle, because Amosta cannot stay in school for the rest of his life because of this matter. .
In this case, the information already possessed by Porter's team is very important. As long as he can provide a key clue, Amosta is confident that he can follow the clues and find the secret room before everyone else.
How to further gain Porter's trust? Amosta has also thought about this problem, and the result of his thinking is that if he is always labeled as an investigator, then it may be difficult for him to break through the gap between Porter and him. A friend's psychological defense.
But if you change your identity, for example, become a professor...then things may be simpler. At the very least, frequent contact with opportunities will make your relationship with them more friendly.
"So..."
Having made up his mind, Amosta took a deep breath.
He waved his wand and cleared the messy desk.
"Let me experience your curse, Mr. Dark Lord..."
