Dumbledore smiled without saying a word, pointed at Principal Dippet, then put his index finger in front of his mouth and made a 'shh' gesture.
Slughorn looked at the mysterious Dumbledore, murmured and cursed softly: "It's such a sneaky day, I really don't understand how you suddenly became Dippet's lackey..."
Although Principal Dippet is nearly seventy years old, he is still sharp and sharp. He obviously heard Slughorn's words and slightly raised his head to look at Slughorn. Slughorn quickly kept silent and said nothing more. He raised his head and counted the cracks in the ceiling.
After a while, Dippet finished writing the letter, handed it to the 'Red-eyed Snow Owl', opened the window and let the owl fly out of the office, and then looked at the five people present.
"There are two things in this letter from the Ministry of Magic. First, Hector has been officially impeached, and Leonard Spencer-Moon has officially taken over as Minister of Magic. Leonard's first letter after forming the cabinet The Minister's Order officially declared war on Grindelwald, and now the entire British Ministry of Magic has entered a state of war."
"Leonard? Is that the tea boy? He actually became the Minister of Magic!? This is so shocking!" the outspoken Slughorn said unabashedly.
But you can still hear some appreciation for the new Minister of Magic from this guy's words, but Horace's words have never been very pleasant to the ears, and they still sound a bit harsh.
A rare smile appeared on Dippet's face: "He is a wise man and has a clear mind. He is much better than Hector who only plays tricks and fights in the nest! I also sent him a letter just now, Hogwarts fully supports all his work, you should have no objection to this."
"No." The four deans said almost in unison.
Professor McGonagall on the side was a little embarrassed. Her position was obviously not enough to participate in such a meeting. At this time, she could only agree softly, then stood up and said that she still had some work to deal with, and then resigned.
Professor McGonagall left, Dippet's face returned to seriousness, and he began to announce the second thing: "There is another disturbing thing in the letter. Last night, among the 27 students who went to France to aid Beauxbatons, Seventeen people mysteriously disappeared near the Somme and have not been found until now.”
"What!!?" The person who was most excited when he heard that the student was missing was Horace Slughorn: "Armando! You are only talking about such an important thing now, and the safety of the student is still in your heart. Not as good as a political change! You, the principal, are so incompetent!"
Dippet was furious at Slughorn's rebuke, and shouted sternly: "That's enough! Horace, I don't need you to teach me what to do! I am the principal of Hogwarts, and I also love My students, but the current situation dictates that we cannot settle for just one corner.
The times have given us responsibilities and also given them responsibilities to students. Those who go to the battlefield are all senior students. Since they have chosen the honor of fighting, we can no longer treat them as students. They are glorious warriors! Be the hero of Hogwarts! "
"They are still children! Their oldest is only seventeen years old!!"
At this time, the two of them were unwilling to give up and argued with each other. Seeing that there was no way to continue the quarrel, Lavulus spoke up to stop the quarrel between the two:
"Horace and the principal, the students are missing, and us arguing here is of no use at all in solving this problem!"
Dumbledore also pulled Slughorn and said, "Yes, Horace, let's hear how the principal resolved this matter. I think the letter sent by the principal just now has arranged everything."
Although Dippet is still very angry at Slughorn's accusations against him, solving the matter is the most important thing right now: "This is not the first time that a disappearance has occurred. A group of Aurors also disappeared more than a month ago. Among them, There are seven Aurors in the British Ministry of Magic.
Because the election at the Ministry of Magic had not yet been settled, the matter was not reported immediately, and the French Ministry of Magic deliberately concealed the disappearance afterwards. Beauxbatons was not aware of the Somme investigation when he assigned the task. There were disappearances in the mission, so it was not marked in the mission.
Originally, all of us thought it was just a simple investigation mission. Unexpectedly, there was another large-scale disappearance last night. A total of more than 70 people were missing last night. 17 students were missing in Hogwarts, 29 people were missing in Beauxbatons, and the rest They are also staff of the French Ministry of Magic and some non-staff members. "
After listening to Principal Dippet's introduction, Headmaster Katie of Hufflepuff asked: "Has the French Ministry of Magic reported the current investigation status? This is not the first disappearance, and they have no further investigation. Result?"
Dippet took a deep breath: "There is news from France that there is almost no progress in the investigation. Until now, the first batch of missing people have not been found. Pierce, the new director of the Auror Office, has been investigating there for more than a month. , there are still no clues. Some experts have analyzed that the missing people near the Somme River may be due to the reappearance of 'relics'. This has not yet been proven, after all, we still know too little about 'relics'. "
"Principal, what do you think we should do now?" Lavulus asked.
"I have made arrangements for the reply I just sent to Leonard. First, the French Ministry of Magic needs to give us an explanation! Secondly, Hogwarts will suspend sending students to France until the French Ministry of Magic can give us an explanation on this matter. A reasonable explanation! Finally, we cannot ignore the missing students. I am going to send some teachers to France to investigate and rescue. Regarding the disappearance of the students this time, we must see the people alive and the bodies of the dead."
"agree!"
The four deans were not convinced by Principal Dippet's handling, and unanimously expressed their approval. It must be said that this is the best way to handle it at the moment, but it is not yet determined who will lead the team to France.
Dippet thought for a while and said: "The Ministry of Magic has just formed a cabinet, and there are many things that need to be dealt with. There should be a lot of meetings in the Wizengamot recently, and I can't get away for the time being! Dumbledore, your ability is obvious to all. This time Let you lead the team!"
Dippet looked at Dumbledore, but at this time Dumbledore was a little embarrassed:
"Headmaster, it's better not to let me go... After all, my relationship with... is a bit sensitive, and the French Ministry of Magic doesn't have a good impression of me. After all, Mr. Newt Scamander was killed because of me last time. Almost blew up a city..."
After hearing Dumbledore's explanation, Dippet nodded and became troubled for a moment. It was difficult to choose the person to lead the team.
Seeing Principal Dippet's dilemma, Dumbledore chuckled and recommended:
"Principal, I do have a good candidate to recommend."
