"Allen, that little bastard! Why didn't you tell me in advance? I wasted our friendship …" Sirius grumbled in dissatisfaction. In fact, he was more dissatisfied with the idea he came up with that did not help much. However, the confrontation between Dumbledore and Allen made him look at Lupin beside him with his dark gray eyes. "I say, should we go up and persuade them?"
"We can't persuade them … Since Allen has resigned from his position as a professor at Hogwarts, Dumbledore is no longer his principal. His opinion means nothing to Allen now … Moreover, Allen's actions are governed by laws. No matter how much Dumbledore opposes it, it's useless." Lupin frowned and looked worried. "Allen's actions are equivalent to taking away the source of the British pureblood family's resources. The division that Dumbledore talked about was already formed when Allen said those words … I finally understand what Allen told me before. Instead of worrying about him, I should worry more about how to appease Dumbledore and the others."
No matter how the board of directors scolded the professors, more and more wizards chose to withdraw from Hogwarts and stood up. In fact, after hearing Allen's words about how they would have died during the battle at the Ministry of Magic if they had listened to Dumbledore's arrangement, all the wizards, regardless of their origin, thought of the Mysterious Man and the recent situation. They felt that it was necessary to improve their own strength. Obviously, Professor Harris' class could help them better in this aspect.
These pureblood board of directors could not count how many wizards stood behind Allen in vain. Uneasiness, anxiety, frustration, and helplessness were like a huge cloud in their hearts.
"Professor Harris." The gatekeeper, Agus Filch, walked out with his Madam Loris in his arms and mustered up his courage to speak.
Allen gave up looking at Dumbledore. Their eyes collided with Filch's anxious gaze.
"Don't talk nonsense again! You idiot! Go back. Don't make trouble. "Professor Mag straightened his face and scolded Filch directly in this situation. (Author's note: Mag scolded Filch like this in the original novel.)
Ben Bostel showed a disdainful expression. "Idiot, go back. Don't come here and embarrass yourself. Dumbledore has no right to speak."
Filch's face was gloomy. He was used to being reprimanded by the professors in such a tone. According to his usual habit, he would definitely not care about his own wishes and obediently step down. However, this made him pluck up his courage and ask loudly, "Professor Harris, do you need a gatekeeper for your new school?"
As far as Filch was concerned, before he met Alan, he had never received any respect from any living being in this castle other than Madam Loris. No matter if they were alive or dead, Professor Harris was the only wizard who cared about him. From Professor Harris's eyes, Filch could not see any contempt, disdain, annoyance, or any ridiculously superior sympathy.
Filch had been hiding near the entrance hall and peeking when so many wizards were gathered there. This reminded him of the time when Alan helped him solve a lot of his troubles before he became a professor. When Alan was still a first-year student, Alan would cast a spell to help him tidy up his armor. Even when he was still a third-year student, Alan would give him a hard time in the library because he followed Dumbledore's orders … No one cared about a squib's life as much as he did. Other than Alan, no one really cared about a squib's feelings.
This time, he gathered his courage and stood up to support Professor Harris because he wanted to fulfill his long-cherished wish — to repay Professor Harris. Filch kept stroking Madam Loris in his arms as if this could ease his anxiety. He did not know whether Allen needed a dumbledore's support at this time. "Oh, I mean, if a dumbledore can be the gatekeeper of your new school …"
"No, no, no, Argus … Please don't be like this. You don't have to feel ashamed." Allen walked past Dumbledore and hugged Filch. "I have no reason to reject such a qualified gatekeeper. It's my honor. I'm very grateful for your support at this time."
Filch's face lit up with joy. The feeling of being recognized made him and his cat-like lightbulb-like eyes even bigger. He straightened his hunched back, but the pure-blood directors around him were even more irritated. Even Dumbledore had chosen to follow Allen Harris. This person's ability to bewitch people was too strong.
"Please stop." Dumbledore looked up and stared at Allen from the top of his half-moon glasses. His judging and condemning gaze collided with Allen's indifferent gaze. "Mr. Harris, please stop encouraging wizards to quit school. Is this the method you're using to make the world of magic better? To make the Hogwarts split? "
"Headmaster Dumbledore, just like what you think, I've given you many chances. Do you think you're not responsible for creating such a situation?" Allen's tone was cold. In the face of Dumbledore's accusation, he did not back down. "I think you've seen the personal wishes of the young wizards."
The tense atmosphere between the two men affected the wizards around them. Moody slammed his walking stick on the ground and took out his magic wand. The magic eye stopped spinning crazily and stared fiercely at Alan, as if it was going to attack him if there was a disagreement.
Aura, who was patrolling the Hogwarts, noticed the situation and slowly moved closer to Order of the Phoenix. She pressed her hand on the magic wand at her waist.
Lupin frowned. He wanted to persuade Allen and Dumbledore, but he did not know where to start. Therefore, he and the Tonks looked at each other and held Moody's arm tightly in tacit understanding. They did not want him to be impulsive and hurt anyone. The Ministry of Magic had emphasized that they would not interfere as long as it was legal. But if Order of the Phoenix made the first move …
Moody's abnormal impulsiveness, which made Dumbledore look away from Allen. Dumbledore looked at Moody strangely and looked away again. Kingsley Sarkel also noticed that something was wrong with Moody's behavior today. He quickly went to check on him but did not find any signs of the Soul Seizing Curse. However, Moody's more irritable mood than usual made Kingsley even more uneasy.
After Dumbledore spoke, some of the pure-blood school directors had given up on persuading the wizards to go to Allen in despair. When they saw the number of wizards behind Allen, they could not suppress the fear in their hearts.
"Mr. Harris, your behavior will intensify the conflict between pureblood, mixed-blood, and Muggle family wizards and provoke them to fight against each other. Such behavior will not only divide Hogwarts, but more seriously, this bad influence will spread to the entire magic world and eventually lead to the division of the British magic world. Although the British Ministry of Magic is under your control, the other wizards in the world do not …" Amelia Burns said, her tone was filled with extreme indignation. "We'll try to contact our relatives abroad. This will lead to serious protests from the pureblood wizards. If everyone resolutely opposes it, then I'm afraid it'll be difficult for you to establish a school. Under such circumstances, since it's a problem whether your school can be successfully established or even continue to operate, so … please at least don't delay the studies of these Hogwarts students. At least wait until you've really succeeded."
"That's right! This is outrageous. How can he divide the Hogwarts so blatantly? "
"The magic school has no students. This is going to destroy the Hogwarts."
"We have to find a way to stop him. There are not many wizards in the first place. He is so good at bewitching people. His school will be strong in the future, and it will affect the choices of those little wizards in the future. Those little wizards who don't know how powerful he is will be willing to go to his school."
…
"Neville, what are you waiting for?" Algie Longbottom was furious when he saw his nephew and his Muggle friend's determined look. He left the area where the pure-blood school directors were gathered and strode towards Neville, wanting to grab him back.
"Let's go and bring the children back together." Gringlass secretly held the magic wand in his sleeve and deliberately said to the other pure-blood school directors in a hot-blooded tone, "He wants to divide our family!"
Amelia Burns seemed to be influenced as well. Her two thick eyebrows were raised high, and her monocle was about to slide off. The witch's square face looked even more serious. She suppressed her anger and followed behind Algie. She wanted to give Susan a final ultimatum, but after seeing Algie's behavior, she changed her mind and decided to bring Susan back personally.
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