While they were discussing the appearance of the phantoms, time flew by.
Soon, it was time for Elwyn and Harry to go to Dumbledore's office for class.
This time, Dumbledore specifically asked them to come earlier, so they arrived an hour and a half earlier than usual.
At 6: 30 in the evening, the two arrived at the principal's office on time.
The light in Dumbledore's office was on. When they walked in, on the wall, the portraits of the past principals were gently snoring in the frame.
Elwyn felt that every time he came, these guys were pretending to be asleep.
It was 6: 30 in the evening, and the dinner in the auditorium downstairs was not over yet. Shouldn't it be the most exciting time? How could they sleep?
At this time, Dumbledore sat behind the desk, in front of him was a meditation basin and a cup of steaming beverage.
He smiled as he watched them walk into the office, and he seemed to be in good spirits. However, when approaching Dumbledore, Elwyn sniffed hard. He smelled the scent of magic potion in the air. There was no doubt about it. Although it was covered by the smell of the beverage, he was sure that Dumbledore must have drunk the magic potion before...
What happened? Was it because of the strange spell on his right hand?
Could it be that the damage of the magic spell had reached the point where it needed to be suppressed by the magic potion?
Before Elwyn said anything, he heard Dumbledore say, "I heard that on Christmas day, you met with the head of the Ministry of Magic?"
"Yes, we did. We talked a lot, but it was almost useless," replied Elwyn, and he and Dumbledore looked at each other, but they did not see anything.
"I think he was not satisfied with the two of us," said Harry.
"Yes, not satisfied!" Dumbledore sighed. "In fact, he was not satisfied with me either. But we should try not to be depressed by the pain. There are still many things waiting for us to do. Keep fighting, Elwyn, Harry. "
Harry was amused by Dumbledore and said, "He wanted us to tell the wizard world that the Ministry of Magic did a good job."
"I know." Dumbledore also laughed. "This was originally Foggy's idea. In the last days of his tenure, he desperately wanted to keep his position. He came to beg me and wanted to see you. Harry, I hope you can support him …"
"What, after what Foggy did last year?" Harry asked angrily. "After Umrich?"
"Well, that's why I told Foggy it was impossible, but the idea didn't die after he left. We met a few hours after Scrimgeour was appointed. He asked me to arrange a meeting with you, mainly because of the prophecy. He probably felt that this was the way to defeat Lord Voldemort. " Dumbledore said in a relaxed tone, "Of course, Elwyn, when the things you did in Egypt last summer were reported by the media, he wants to meet you again. He thinks you can help him."
"He hopes that we can help him and leave a good impression on the Ministry of Magic," Elwyn said.
"Yes, this is his plan. He thinks that you have an obligation to help the Ministry of Magic maintain the current order. But in my opinion, this is actually of no use. So, I refused him, and we had an argument over this, "Dumbledore said." But Rufus finally managed to stop you. "
"I think the minister isn't ready for a war. He's just thinking about his position." Elwyn continued, "He also said that he would give me a first-class medal of the Sir Merlin Regiment in recognition of my contribution in Egypt, but we refused him in the end. I guess it's impossible now."
"That's not necessarily true, Elwyn. I know Rufus very well. He's a fair man." Dumbledore said, "But as we can see, their positions are different, and their considerations and starting points are also different. Rufus is an experienced Auror, but his first concern now is how to stabilize his position as the minister of the Ministry of Magic, and then the upcoming war. "
"Is there really going to be a war?" Harry suddenly asked.
"I hope to defeat Lord Voldemort in a more peaceful way, but it seems that the possibility is very low," Dumbledore replied. "In fact, the war has already begun. Rufus and the Ministry of Magic just don't want to believe it."
The official statement was that the current situation was tense, but everything was still under the control of the Ministry of Magic, so there was no need to panic.
However, in an invisible place, Lord Voldemort's strength and the size of his army were rapidly expanding.
There was a brief silence in the office. Elwyn noticed that Phineas was secretly looking at them while snoring.
As if noticing that Elwyn was looking at him, he immediately closed his eyes and snored even louder.
"Professor!" Harry hesitated for a moment and said, "After we refused, Scrimgeour said in the end that we were very similar to you. He said that we were 'Dumbledore's people through and through."
"Oh, that was very rude of him. That was a groundless accusation."
"But I said that I was," Harry said sincerely, "and I told him that I was Dumbledore's man."
It was obvious that Harry was not trying to show his loyalty, but he really wanted to say that.
At that time, he had answered very directly. He had told Scrimgeour that he was Dumbledore's man.
Elwyn avoided this question and did not say anything directly.
Behind the desk, Dumbledore opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he closed it again, because the phoenix Fawkes let out a soft, pleasant cry.
Harry's words made Dumbledore's bright blue eyes a little moist. If Elwyn was not mistaken, that should be the case.
Harry also noticed this. He was very embarrassed and quickly looked down at his knees.
But when Dumbledore spoke again, his voice was still very calm.
"I'm very touched, Harry," he said. "And you, Elwyn, thank you."
"It's nothing, Professor. We just made the right choice." Elwyn noticed that Harry had not raised his head, so he said, "I suggested that he talk to you openly, but he refused. I think the Ministry of Magic is not ready for a war. Well, besides trying to rope us in, he also wants to know what you have been doing recently. Where do you go when you are not with the Hogwarts? "
In fact, Elwyn was also very curious about what Dumbledore had been doing recently!
Looking for the remaining soul tools? The memory of the Lord Voldemort? The clues left by Slytherin? Or something related to the Evil God?
"Yes, yes, he loves to ask about this. I know, it's very curious. "Dumbledore's voice became happy." He even tried to follow me. It's really interesting. He sent Drax to follow me, which is not good. I was forced to use a magic spell on Drax before, and regrettably used it again. "
"So they still don't know where you have been?"
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