In the end, Jon didn't sign the agreement.
"Your offer is very tempting, and it will be very helpful to me. But Headmaster, I don't want to be a warrior, and I'm not suited to be one."
Jon certainly didn't want to be a warrior, he never wanted to be one.
His dream was to be a scholar, and he wasn't ready to become the kind of warrior that Dumbledore had in mind.
As a reserve capitalist, Jon was not only able to see the immediate benefits, but also the long-term benefits. In other words, he was better at seeing long-term benefits.
This wasn't a good investment.
Although it didn't seem like much now, there were all kinds of conveniences, and he could even do whatever he wanted without having to go to class. As long as he could pass the exam, no teacher would care. But was this really a good thing?
This kind of freedom even crossed the bottom line of Hogwarts, so the price to pay was unimaginably high.
If it was someone else here, they might not care.
Wasn't it just returning to guard during a war? This wasn't a condition, it was a duty that a student of Hogwarts should abide by.
But Jon was different, he could see the meaning behind this price.
Everyone knew how to play word games. Returning to guard during a war meant that he wouldn't be able to leave England before Voldemort died. And even if Voldemort was completely eliminated, there would still be other things to do.
Hogwarts was a real war fortress, there was never a lack of trouble. Unless the problem between the Wizard and Muggle was solved, Jon would never be able to leave.
In other words, the real purpose of this agreement was to bind Jon to Hogwarts.
How could Jon possibly know when Hogwarts needed him to come back and guard the place when Hogwarts needed him?
The time wasn't fixed, it only said that he would return when necessary. If Jon signed, then his future would be clear.
There would be no freedom, he would become the guardian of Hogwarts, like Helga, forever trapped in Hogwarts, and he might not have the same rights as Dumbledore.
Gently closing the document in his hand, Jon smiled gently and handed the document back to Dumbledore.
In the future, if anyone told him that Dumbledore wasn't scheming, he would be the first to disagree. This was an old fox, always thinking about how to achieve his goals.
Kindness was real, but so was insidiousness.
Humans were very multi-faceted existences.
Even Jon himself wasn't a one-sided existence.
If someone asked him, do you want to be free?
Jon's answer would be yes.
He wanted it, he wanted it very much.
But what he wanted was eternal freedom, and he didn't want to exchange it for freedom in the future.
So he wouldn't sign this agreement.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to reach an agreement on this matter."
Jon really wanted to leave this time, "Headmaster Dumbledore, I think our cooperation is already very good, there's no need to do more. I understand your purpose, but what does this have to do with me? To me, this is just a school. "
Hogwarts was certainly not just a school to him. He had dreamed of learning magic in this castle since he was a child, this was a very precious existence. Now that Helga was involved, if there was anything that he needed to do for the school, then he wouldn't refuse.
But he had to say this, for the sake of his future, there was no room for him to change his mind.
Dumbledore might have many reasons for doing this, or he might have suddenly thought that he was very suitable to be the guard of this school, or he might have foreseen that he might encounter an accident, or there might be other reasons, but these reasons were not reasons for him to guide Jon.
This kind of logic was not a problem in Dumbledore's eyes, and he treated Potter the same way. He directly arranged everything and let Potter do what he wanted to do.
Just like a scriptwriter who wrote a TV series, he decided the various directions of the characters. Perhaps Potter would be willing to follow his ideas, but Jon would not. He was different from Harry Potter, this was not a story, but a real world.
"Well, I don't mean to force you to do anything. If you don't want to, then let's put this document aside and not mention it again."
Dumbledore stuffed the document back to its original position. He could see that Jon had seen through his true intentions, but he did not feel embarrassed.
He did not even try to cover up his hypocrisy, as if this was an open and aboveboard matter, and it was Jon's loss if Jon did not sign.
"I thought that with your identity, you would have some deep feelings for this school. After all, you are also a descendant of Hufflepuff."
"My ancestor and I are not the same kind of people. When my ancestor founded this school, she was already a successful legendary witch. But I am still young, and I still have my own life to live. I can't guard here forever, right? I think Professor Dumbledore, you should be able to help me. This world is not just the United Kingdom. The world is very big, and I still have a long future ahead of me. I can't stay here forever. "
"Okay, okay. You children are all heartless. You don't care about an old man's feelings at all. You can leave now. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me again."
Dumbledore seemed very disappointed. He removed the surrounding magic formation and let Jon out. Although he was a little unwilling, he could not force Jon to do anything. Jon did not care about his disappointment and turned to leave the principal's office.
After being deceived by Dumbledore, how could he know if Dumbledore was really disappointed?
But this time, Dumbledore was really disappointed. After Jon left, the surrounding portraits began to ask questions.
Dumbledore did not speak, but the principals in the portraits could see that.
"I knew it. That kid is so smart. How could he not see the restrictions of the treaty?"
Amando snorted, but with Helga's portrait hanging there, he did not dare to say anything to Jon. He could only comfort Dumbledore. "If you ask me, Abusi, you still have a long time to live. Why do you have to start preparing for your funeral now?"
"It's better to be prepared than unprepared."
Akali glared at Amando. "Speaking of which, Abusi, I think Severus is more suitable …"
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