After that, there was nothing else to say. Ailey asked Hermione to inform the other teachers to clean up the mess. Then, she walked to the side and opened the "customer service hotline".
"Yui, how is it? Did you manage to monitor how the troll came over? "
"Of course, Dad. I've already reread the information. It smashed the door and rushed in.... Although it looked like it was lured by something, I didn't see anyone else around it."
"....."
In other words, the incident was triggered automatically?
Even if I killed Professor Quirrell, the incident was still triggered? Then what was the point of this incident? But thinking about it carefully, the troll invasion incident did not achieve any effect in Harry Potter. The troll was originally destroyed by Harry and Ron, and Quirrell did not succeed in his mission of attracting the attention of others to steal the magic stones. So, the plot was basically a complete failure.
But now that it had happened again.... Could it be that this world's will was an adorably silly person?
Ailey was puzzled. At the same time, the other professors and teachers also rushed over. They were also extremely surprised that the troll could actually enter Hogwarts. Dumbledore even called Ailey to the side.
"It's all thanks to you. If it wasn't for you, I really don't know how this would have developed...."
"I don't know what's going on."
Ailey could not be bothered to play any riddles with Dumbledore and directly said it out loud.
"Logically speaking, a stupid creature like the troll should not have the ability to enter Hogwarts alone. I suggest you conduct a search. Also, it would be best if the castle has surveillance."
"..... surveillance?"
"....."
Why am I talking about technology with an illiterate?
Perhaps seeing the disdain in Ailey's eyes, Dumbledore coughed awkwardly and stroked his beard.
"Indeed, this matter is very strange. I will investigate."
Since Dumbledore had decided to investigate, Ailey could not be bothered with this matter anymore. She nodded and turned to leave.
As for the other students, they didn't know what was going on and had a lively Halloween dinner. Ailey, on the other hand, only stayed for a while at the beginning of the dinner, then left the dining hall and found a comfortable place in the library to sit down and read a book.
After a while, another figure walked into the library and came to Ailey's side.
"Teacher Aili, can I sit here?"
She lifted her head and gazed at Hermione before nodding. After getting her consent, Hermione sat down.
"Umm.... I haven't thanked you yet, Teacher Ailee. Thank you for saving me...."
"I'm a teacher. This is my duty."
Ai Li didn't raise her head and replied faintly. Hermione didn't say anything for a long time. After a while, she finally spoke in a low voice.
"Teacher Allie.... why did you use.... a gun to kill that monster?"
"Because that's the simplest, most convenient, and fastest way."
Allie turns the page.
], casually replied.
"Is there a problem?"
"No no no, it's not!"
Hermione hurriedly shook her head.
"That's not what I meant. I thought that since you're the teacher of the Defense Against Magic class, you would have some kind of powerful curse...."
"There is no curse stronger than a weapon made by humans."
Allie once again flipped the page.
"What wizards need to spend time and effort to obtain, can be achieved with a snap of a finger by an ordinary person. Since that's the case, why waste time on those thankless tasks? I remember clearly explaining in class that the so-called defense is to prevent yourself from making mistakes, and at the same time, make your enemy make mistakes as much as possible. There is no such thing as fairness in a battle. Don't tell me you're like Malfoy, foolishly asking a Troll to have a fair wizard duel with you. "
"That's not what I meant.... I just think...."
Hermione seemed to be a little cautious as she spoke. She cautiously looked at Ailey, hesitating whether she should ask. In the end, Hermione decided to ask.
"Teacher Allie.... What exactly do you think of wizards?"
This was the biggest question in Hermione's heart. As a smart child, she naturally noticed that Ailey was different from other professors. She never called ordinary people "Muggles", and she didn't seem to think that witchcraft was anything special. Although witchcraft could indeed achieve many magical things, in Hermione's opinion, Ailey wasn't as passionate about witchcraft as other wizards. Perhaps it was hard to say, but Hermione felt that Ailey's attitude towards witchcraft was similar to her father's attitude towards the repair tools in the garage.
She would use them when they were useful, and throw them aside when they were useless.... This made Hermione very puzzled.
Is she a wizard?
"Wizard?"
This time, Ailey finally raised her head. She looked at Hermione, but after a moment, she brought up an unrelated topic.
"Hermione, have you been to a museum?"
"Of course I have."
"Then you should know that many of the antiques on display in the museum were daily necessities in the period when they were made, but they are more difficult to obtain — but in the modern era, these things have been replaced and are no longer useful, so they are placed in the museum to be commemorated and displayed."
Ailey looked at Hermione once again.
"It's the same for wizards."
"… ….."
Hermione was dumbfounded by Ailey's answer.
"You mean ….. wizards are antiques?"
"Of course."
Ailey lowered her eyes again and looked at the book in front of her.
"Why do you think Hogwarts is here? Why do you think wizards are far away from the world of ordinary people? The reason is simple. They have been eliminated by this world. Once, a long long time ago, most people didn't have special powers. They also lacked the wisdom to observe the stars of fate. They only knew how to fight with crude weapons forged in their hands. To them, wizards who could summon flames, lightning, and fly freely in the air were powerful, mysterious, and terrifying ….. "
Hearing until here, Hermione couldn't help but nod. In fact, that was her first impression of wizards.
"But now, the situation is completely different. Humans have created airplanes and cars. They can drive these steel behemoths to fly freely in the sky and speed on the ground. They don't need to learn any spells, nor do they need to have any talent. Even a pig can take a high-altitude flight with the opportunity. They used to be able to summon the wind and rain, but now, ordinary people can also create the same ….. or even more powerful weapons to fight. "
Speaking until here, Ailey snorted lightly.
"So tell me, what's the point of the existence of wizards? They can't accept their status, can't accept the difference between the present and the past. The era of worship for the mysteriousness and power of wizards is over. Humans have come to a new era. They don't need wizards, and they don't need witchcraft to create a brighter and better future. So tell me, what's the point of witchcraft and wizards? "
"… ….."
This time, Hermione was dumbfounded. Although she had long sensed that Ailey wasn't very interested in wizards and witchcraft and was even a little indifferent, she didn't expect Ailey to have such thoughts.
"This ….. this ….."
"I can tell you, even if tomorrow morning, all the wizards in the world die, none of them will be left. Their death, the destruction of the entire world of magic, will not bring the slightest impact to the human world, to this earth — — just like the death of a group of ants will not cause any harm to a human community. "
"But, but ….."
Hearing until here, Hermione's face turned pale. She looked at Ailey in surprise, as if she was looking at some treacherous regicide.
"But ….. if that's the case, why did you become a wizard?"
"Because without investigation, you have no right to speak."
Ailey raised her head again and stared at Hermione.
"My attitude has always been that if you want to judge something, you should first understand it. You can't criticize something you don't understand yourself, so I learned witchcraft and became a wizard. I studied them, thought about them, and came to a conclusion, just like this. "
As she spoke, Ailey placed a picture on the table. Hermione could tell at a glance that it was a picture of a chocolate frog, and the character on it was Dumbledore.
"Albus Dumbledore, the current headmaster of Hogwarts, is recognized as the greatest wizard of the present age. Dumbledore's well-known contributions include: defeating the Dark Wizard Grindelwald in 1945, discovering the 12 uses of the Fire Dragon's blood, achieving great results in alchemy with his partner Nick Lemay, and Professor Dumbledore's hobbies of chamber music and ten-pin bowling. "
After reading the contents of the introduction, Ailey glanced at Hermione.
"You should know about this."
"Hmm ….. is there a problem?"
"Of course. In that case, let me ask you, as the 'publicly recognized' greatest wizard of the present age, what contributions did he make to humanity?"
"… ….."
This time, Hermione was dumbfounded and couldn't answer. She did read a lot of Dumbledore's deeds from biographies and history books, but almost all of them were related to wizards, and very few of them were related to the Muggle world.
"Superstars can bring music and joy to the world, scientists can invent technological products that change human life, even rich businessmen can create wealth and provide jobs ….. then, what did Dumbledore, the publicly recognized 'greatest wizard of the present age', do?"
"… ….."
This time, Hermione couldn't answer either. She also felt that Dumbledore's deeds were amazing when she read the books. But thinking about it carefully, to ask if these things Dumbledore did had any impact on human society ….. she really couldn't say.
After all, wizards seemed to have always been isolated from Muggles. They didn't seem to want to have anything to do with the Muggle world at all. Many times, the books Hermione read gave her the feeling that it was something that happened on another planet. It felt completely different from the world she lived in.
At the same time, Hermione suddenly thought of a question.
Do I really want to be a wizard?
What do I really think about my future?
In the past, Hermione didn't think too much about these questions.
When she received the notice and learned that she was going to become a wizard, she was very excited, excited and happy. And after coming to Hogwarts, she saw all kinds of magical phenomena and existences, which made Hermione very happy.
But now, after hearing what Alice said, Hermione suddenly began to hesitate.
Do I really want to be a wizard in the future?
Indeed, if she thought about it carefully, wizards were very powerful. For example, they could use a magic wand to cast spells and make objects float — these things were definitely not possible in modern times, but what was the use of it?
And those Black Magic techniques were very powerful, but when she thought about the scenes she saw in the war movies, it seemed to be similar?
Moreover, what would she do after becoming a wizard?
Wizards were not allowed to use magic in the Muggle world, which meant that Hermione couldn't use magic to help her parents. Then, what about working in the magic world? But what was the point of doing that? Would she choose to be a teacher like Professor Mag and the others? Or do something else?
This was the first time Hermione was confused about her future.
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