A Certain Hogwarts Magician Professor

In the Thinking Cabin, Felix handed a cup of tea.

"It's getting more and more real here," said Dumbledore curiously, taking a sip of the amber-colored liquid. "What kind of tea is this, I don't think I've ever drunk it."

"Ordinary tea, you and I have different tastes." Felix said, he was sitting opposite Dumbledore, at this time, there were only the two of them here.

"How much time do we have?" Dumbledore asked, smiling.

"Two and a half minutes," Felix rubbed his head, "if you insist, five minutes at most."

"That's at least a quarter of an hour." Dumbledore nodded slightly and said.

Felix glared at him, rolled his eyes, raised his legs, and said slowly, "Two things, one is to appease the four schools, and the other is to track down the culprits behind the scenes."

Dumbledore crossed his slender fingers in front of him, "Do you have any insights?"

"The first thing is easy to solve, mainly depends on your opinion."

"My opinion?" said Dumbledore, smiling.

"The contract of the Goblet of Fire cannot be violated, and this one will crush them, but this will cause a problem, the reputation of Hogwarts will plummet, and the shame will be thrown abroad-"

"It's also something I don't want to see," Dumbledore said decisively. "We need to make some compromises."

"There are two ways, one is to strengthen the opponent, and the other is to weaken oneself. The former is not advisable, after all, each school has different demands." Felix said calmly.

"Then you can only choose the latter. Let's talk about the second thing. This is the key point." Dumbledore said, "Who do you think their target is?"

"It can only be Harry. This possibility is the most likely." Felix suddenly thought of something: "Sirius mentioned to me during the World Cup, Harry's scar..."

"I know about this, and Sirius also wrote me a letter." Dumbledore brought this topic, and he said solemnly: "Speaking of the Goblet of Fire, I once doubted what means Harry used to bypass the flames. Cup restrictions, but when Miss Granger showed up, I knew it wasn't possible."

"Is it possible, bypassing the restriction? I always thought it was a powerful Confusion Charm..."

Dumbledore smiled: "It's people who set the rules for the Goblet of Fire, and people will have loopholes. To be honest, I'm a little disappointed in the people in the dark. The means are too obvious."

Felix nodded. This is true. If a loophole in the rules can be found, it may be even more confusing. But now, everyone knows that the Goblet of Fire has been interfered with.

The difference is that the other four schools thought it was Hogwarts, and if not, they took advantage of it.

"So, Voldemort?"

"So, Voldemort," said Dumbledore softly, "but from what I know of him, it's unlikely that he did it himself."

"He must have helpers, the one who attacked Harry with Peter Pettigrew, and maybe more." Felix continued following the headmaster's train of thought: "He once ruled half of England, so it shouldn't be difficult."

Having said that, he turned his head. The deadline he left for Lucius Malfoy was before Christmas, but now that the situation has changed, it is impossible for him to wait any longer. In addition, according to the feedback from the patron saint of Swift, the mysterious antique seller also seems to have a relationship with Malfoy Manor. There are thousands of connections...

"No, Felix, you don't know him. Voldemort made power the cornerstone of his rule. Without power, he lost his grip on his opponents," Dumbledore sighed. "I visited him one by one over the summer. The more friends and staff in the orphanage know, the more aware of his true nature."

Felix thought for a while: "So he has been hiding in the Albanian forest all these years, and this has something to do with it? He didn't trust anyone after losing his power, no, it should be said that the ones he trusted were all imprisoned in Azka Ben...until Peter Pettigrew finds him!"

"You're on point." Dumbledore agreed.

Felix frowned, "Can you be sure who made the move? In theory, the four principals and the professors they brought have a chance, even the professors in Hogwarts..."

This range is too large.

"Igor Karkaroff was a Death Eater," Dumbledore said calmly. "That's why I stopped Alastor."

"Could it be him?" Felix didn't quite believe it. Karkaroff's reaction was too real. Even if he wanted to clear his suspicions, he didn't need to work so hard. The emotions of the other three schools were inspired by him. .

On the contrary, it was Moody... The past scenes flashed quickly, and some suspicious points were plausible, and he could not produce any evidence.

"Karkaroff is unlikely. He betrayed his former master and provided a list of Death Eaters after the war." Dumbledore said: "I personally think that Voldemort will not find him."

"What about Imperius? Potion?" Felix said tentatively. He wasn't talking about this person, but he had to see Dumbledore's attitude.

"You still don't understand what I mean, Felix. If it was Voldemort, he wouldn't show his weak side to a former betrayal, he would rather be resurrected, preach his name, and let the traitor live day and night. In fear, until you die silently in a dark corner."

Felix nodded, is this the pride of the Dark Lord? He said softly: "As far as I know, Professor Moody claimed to have been attacked..."

Dumbledore's eyes were sharp.

"...I also noticed that he carried a curved wine bottle with him, but I never saw him open it once. He was a little worried. Wouldn't he be thirsty?"

Dumbledore stared at him, and after more than ten seconds, he said calmly: "This is just your guess, Alastor's nerves are more sensitive, and he never touches any suspicious food, which is a recognized thing. I Having known him for over half a century, longer than Voldemort, I know him well enough, but I don't find anything suspicious about him."

"We can't take a guess at a person."

"It's 'you' who won't act on people just because of guesswork," Felix said deliberately.

Dumbledore fell silent.

"Dumbledore," Felix said, "we shouldn't let potential threats stay around," he said in a low voice, "at least try it out."

After a moment of silence—

"What are you going to do?"

"The Imperius Curse, Compound Decoction, and Memory Modification are the three methods I can think of, but the third method cannot be verified for the time being without subduing Professor Moody." Felix said, he also took the Others, make themselves seem less specific to Moody's: "Sure, same for other people."

"Only if they're not willing to be Voldemort's lackeys," Dumbledore added.

"That's right, if I'm willing, my means are very limited. The dark wizard who dares to cause trouble in front of your eyes will definitely be on guard against Legilimency," Felix also felt troubled, "could it still make me What's the difference between checking his memory little by little and stripping people off?"

If you get it wrong, you will create a mortal enemy for yourself.

Why do wizards value their own memories? Because their fears are justified, wizards really have the means to modify, falsify, and erase other people's memories.

"I'll do this, Felix, and I'll talk to Alastor." Dumbledore said in a deep voice, "Imperial Curse, Compound Decoction, I'll test both of these methods, but to probe memory, I disagree, that is the greatest humiliation of Alastor."

"But……"

"Until there is more obvious evidence, I don't agree to use any excesses." He said beyond doubt, "Besides, if he has no problems, I intend to let him pay attention to suspicious people around him..."

Felix shrugged, "I'm waiting for your answer." He snapped his fingers, dissipated the magic, and the two returned to reality.

In the room, Madame Maxime was staring at herself. She looked annoyed, her black satin-clad chest was heaving violently, and it seemed that she would give him a fist in the next second, but she might have thought that he was also a school director. , which was barely able to hold back.

She remained silent, and Karkaroff finally recovered from Moody's shadow at this moment, and said impatiently: "What is the small problem? How to solve it, you have been staring at each other for half a minute, Don't talk, don't think you can fool around like this. If there's no good way, then let go of Durmstrang's shackles and allow them to use any means—"

"Principal Karkaroff," Felix said, looking at him, "your students are not as limited as you imagined—"

"What did you say?" Karkaroff stared.

"I have a question, is Durmstrang a school for dark wizards?"

"This is slander! Mr. Crouch, do you hear that?"

"Listen to me," Felix stared at him. "It's true that Durmstrang is the most open-minded when it comes to black magic. But that doesn't mean that Durmstrang is a In a school that 'specially' teaches black magic, black magic only occupies a small part of the teaching content, at least I can't see much shadow of black magic from your textbooks..."

"Black magic is the most widely used in the field of dueling, but don't you teach disarming spells? Stun spells? Iron armor spells?"

Felix said slowly: "Dark magic is only an effective supplement, but it will never become the mainstream of an open school of magic, no matter how much you love it, you should keep this in mind! "

Karkaroff was speechless.

If he admits that Durmstrang's main teaching content is black magic, the reputation of this school will be completely rotten tomorrow. As the principal, he must stand up for himself and the school.

Karkaroff blushed and said: "Dark magic is only a part of Durmstrang, we have the ability to solve its side effects, there are special professors in the school who will evaluate students' learning progress and selectively teach them black magic. magic."

That being said, many professors turn a blind eye in private and will not pursue it too much. This is also the reason why Durmstrang has a reputation for advocating black magic.

The reason why Durmstrang did not become a dark wizard concentration camp is indeed related to the system of this school. They did follow certain auditing standards. The advantage of this approach is that even if some students practice black magic in private, they don’t dare to use it publicly, so they don’t practice much, and the impact on their xinxing is not serious.

"How about the extra group of warriors from Hogwarts?" Karkaroff bluntly changed the subject.

"It's very simple, since you all see it as an advantage of Hogwarts, then turn it into a disadvantage," Felix glanced lightly at the warriors and headmaster present, who didn't care whether there were any Dark wizards are coveting Harry, or Durmstrang's teaching problems, they just want to know how to reasonably weaken a side before the game.

"Headmaster Dumbledore, Mr. Crouch, Mr. Bagman, I suggest that Hogwarts scores be averaged."