Xie Lin maintained a cynical expression, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. He did not answer Dumbledore's question, but took out his wand and first used a transformation spell to create a picture carved with various gems in front of him. Big mahogany chair.
The seat cushion of the large chair is woven from unicorn fur, which shines with a bright silver luster. The left handrail is carved to look like a honey badger, and the right handrail is carved to look like a goshawk, both in prostrate postures with their heads lowered.
There are ninety-nine unicorn horns inserted one after another on the top of the back of the chair, with colorful streams of light swirling around the horns. There is a big green snake coiled in the gap between the long horns. The big snake is carved and lifelike, and the snake's eyes are shining with a strange red light, as if it is a real snake staring at its prey. The most amazing thing is that the appearance of the big snake is more than 90% similar to the snake representing Slytherin in the Hogwarts school emblem.
The four chair legs are thin and slender, and the bottom is pressed with a simple-looking dark gray stone. Anyone who has a certain understanding of British history can tell at a glance that this is the legendary Stone of Destiny in Scotland. Only the king appointed by fate can conquer it. It is a sacred object of the medieval royal family.
The wooden texture on the entire chair is faintly glowing with dark golden light, giving it a thrilling sense of oppression, as if...
Rule the world.
Xie Lin smiled, seemingly satisfied with his transfiguration work. He first adjusted his robe, and then slowly sat down on this extraordinary chair with an impeccable posture.
The moment he sat on it, an invisible wave of magic suddenly spread out in all directions centered on the chair. The Phoenix Fox, who was napping on a gilded wooden shelf, was suddenly awakened and let out a shrill cry. The silver instruments on the short table against the wall not far away made tinkling sounds, and an instrument that looked a bit like a pipe emitted light green smoke.
Xie Lin turned a blind eye to the battle he had created. He gently pressed his left hand on the honey badger, and then leaned lazily to his right, with his right elbow pressing on the goshawk. He supported his chin with his wrist to support the weight of his upper body. The snake-shaped ring on the finger of his right hand facing Dumbledore emitted a faint green light, while the simple-looking guardian ring exuded deep invisible magic fluctuations, as if A ferocious beast that is silently accumulating strength and ready to pounce at any time.
Of course, Schelling would not choose to answer Dumbledore's questions while standing, putting himself at a disadvantage at the very beginning. Since you, the principal, are sitting down to talk to me, then I have to sit down and answer you, and my chair must be cooler than yours!
Dumbledore looked at the snake-shaped carving that represented Slytherin, and fell into a daze.
There is never any need to talk nonsense between smart people. In addition to showing his strength, Schelling's actions also showed that the entire Slytherin Academy has stood behind him. Although he is only one person, he can represent The will of an academy. As for the meaning of the two handrails, it was clearly said and under his control.
Don't forget, the principal's power is not absolute.
In the world of the original book, because of Dumbledore's fame and prestige that is so powerful that people can only look up to him, and his overwhelming control over the inside of Hogwarts, the school's management - that is, the professors are almost monolithic. , the board of directors was completely eliminated and became a shadow institution of Hogwarts. Students only know about the existence of the principal and professors, and have never noticed that there is actually a school board in Hogwarts, an organization that can check and balance the power of the principal.
The original book is written from the perspective of Harry, a young wizard who has just entered the wizarding world. Throughout the seven books, there are only a few descriptions of the school board, and a considerable part of them appear as failed buffoons. For example, Lucius was Embarrassing things like being kicked out of the school board, such as Lucius trying to kill Buckbeak but failing again.
In this world, although Lucius was still expelled from the school board, a faculty appointment committee was established. Schelling happened to be one of the committee members.
As Schelling's fame grew, Dumbledore's authority had been challenged to some extent. There was no way that those on the school board would turn a blind eye to Schelling's potential and remain unmoved. You must know that no one who can win a seat as a school director among many competitors is simple. Who doesn't know that Dumbledore is over a hundred years old? Who doesn't want to prepare for the situation after Dumbledore stretches out his legs? Be prepared to continue your power and status.
At this moment, Schelling appropriately expressed his right to speak in Slytherin House, and the threat contained in it was self-evident.
There is another point that Dumbledore did not say in his mind, maybe he did not want to think about this possibility——
There are honey badgers, goshawks, and green snakes, but what about griffons? The backrest and armrests of the chair are all taken up, so what's left is not only...
Dumbledore's eyes flickered behind his two half-moon glasses, and after a while he sighed.
Although he had tried his best to overestimate Schelling's potential, he did not expect that he still far underestimated Schelling. He had to start to wonder if he was really old.
Not long after the last meeting with Xie Lin, Xie Lin at that time, whether it was his eyes, tone or attitude, although he could not be said to be in awe of himself, he was at least afraid of him.
It can be said that Xie Lin now has no fear of himself at all. He is like a ferocious beast that has been lurking for a long time and has dared to bare its fangs towards him.
Dumbledore knew very well that Schelling had never been an impulsive student. He dared to behave like this because he must have had enough confidence in his heart!
"Shailin, I don't mean anything else. I'm just worried about the safety of you and other students." Dumbledore's tone was much gentler than before.
Schelling did not feel any contempt for Dumbledore's show of weakness——
In his opinion, Dumbledore's ability to manipulate people's hearts with words is not much weaker than Grindelwald. Have you not seen that the Order of the Phoenix, an organization with no money, no food and no welfare, can actually have a group of people who can be regarded as social elites who are willing to sacrifice their lives for a lofty ideal?
"Okay, I think we can have a frank talk about this matter." Schelling suppressed the unserious expression on his face and said seriously: "I can confirm that the crazy person is Mr. Crouch. As for The people who attacked me are most likely the subordinates of the mysterious man, but they may also be the shadow of the dragon."
"Oh," Dumbledore put his hands on the table, intertwined his fingers, and looked at Sherrin with interest and said, "What's the reason?"
"The person who attacked me had a death curse in his hand. He didn't leave any room at all. He obviously didn't intend to keep me alive. This is the style of the Death Eaters, rough and direct." Xie Lin explained: "Then I used the wind to The Swirling Curse injured him, and then he erupted with black energy similar to what was seen on Pettigrew and Lockhart. I saw that the situation was wrong and I couldn't wait for your support, Headmaster, so I decided to retreat."
"As for Mr. Crouch, he is fine. I put him in the suitcase left by Scamander and took him away with us."
"Well, Sherling," Dumbledore said slowly, "can I ask you to release Mr. Crouch? I have something to ask him."
"It's okay, but..." Xie Lin deliberately didn't finish his words.
"Don't worry. I know this is an important favor. I will make it clear to him that you single-handedly rescued him, and I will not take away your credit." Dumbledore said firmly.
Xie Lin pretended to be thoughtful.
"Okay," Xie Lin said after a long while. It seemed that he had carefully thought about it before making a decision in a short period of time. He shrugged and said, "Who told me that I still owe you that copy of "Abata"? Where is your kindness?"
Schelling lifted the sleeping Mr. Crouch out of the suitcase space and placed him on the ground. Then he quickly waved his wand above his head to remove the sleeping spell on him, and said softly: "I think Harry should have told you that Mr. Crouch acted crazy when he suddenly appeared, and later became a little out of control and crazy. I was worried that he would do something to harm himself and others, so I asked him to Fell asleep."
Dumbledore nodded in understanding.
After Crouch woke up, he rubbed his groggy eyes and said doubtfully: "Dumbledore? Malfoy? Where is this? Why am I here?"
Dumbledore's blue pupils were shining. He stared into Crouch's eyes tightly and said, "Barty, don't you remember anything?"
"Remember what?" Crouch was a little confused. "I just remember that I was very busy at work today. There has been no progress in the international ban on private duels. I asked young Weatherby to be responsible for this matter... He was very enthusiastic... To be honest, it was a bit too high... I just got home, didn't even eat dinner, so I fell asleep on the sofa. And then... I woke up here."
"Now..." Crouch said gloomily, "It's your turn to tell me what happened, right?"
Dumbledore briefly and concisely described to him the process of Sherrin and Harry discovering him in the Forbidden Forest, and how he was attacked and finally rescued by Sherrin.
Crouch's eyes widened, obviously unable to believe what he had experienced in one night. If it weren't for Dumbledore who was talking to him now, he would never believe a word of it. But obviously, Dumbledore and young Malfoy had no reason or motive to deceive him about such a thing.
He wanted to go home, but Dumbledore insisted that he rest in the school hospital for one night and let Madam Pomfrey observe him for one night to make sure there were no sequelae before letting him go. Crouch couldn't argue, and since he was really weak, he had no choice but to obey Dumbledore's wishes, so he stayed at Hogwarts for one night.
A few hours later, 12 o'clock midnight to be exact.
Crouch, who was sleeping with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, sat up from his lying position, and sat on the hospital bed in the school hospital. He was the only one in the ward, and Madam Pomfrey's footsteps could be heard outside.
He touched his forehead and face and found that a lot of cold sweat was flowing down his forehead, making his face soaked.
