Professor Rupert Hogwarts

Chapter 327 The End and the Conversation

"Oh, good job, Cedric, he is almost close to the Triwizard Cup, and there is only one level left in front of him!" Bagman's surprised and cheerful commentary, amidst the cheers of the little wizards The sound of applause echoed throughout the stands.

Different from the fierce and elegant atmosphere in the other battlefield, the atmosphere here in the Triwizard Tournament final seemed to be more enthusiastic.The surroundings of the stands and the sky above the hedge maze seemed to be filled with overflowing flames!
Turning his eyes, Eisen focused on Cedric.

I saw him passing by a sphinx and quickly heading towards his destination.When he reached the end of the road, another fork appeared in front of him.

Cedric cast a directional spell, letting his wand point him in the direction, and then headed towards the road on the right.

Seeing this, Eisen immediately understood that the finals of the Triwizard Tournament basically came out.

Because from Eisen's perspective, it is obvious that Cedric has discovered the light emanating from the end of the road.

100 meters away, on a pedestal in the center of the hedge maze, there is a trophy that shines with golden light.

That is the goal of the Warriors.

The moment he saw the trophy, the excitement on Cedric's face was beyond words.With almost no thought, he accelerated towards the trophy.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Only a foot away from the trophy, Cedric stopped.

Then, he seemed to think of something, took a deep breath, and looked around.Then, a smile appeared on his face again, and he reached out to grab the trophy.

Under the golden light, Cedric's face looked very excited. He grabbed the Triwizard Cup and successfully held it in his arms!
"Wow -, Cedric won the Triwizard Cup. What a wonderful game. Let's cheer for him!" Bagman's loud voice spread to everyone's ears.

"Awesome! Cedric!"

"I told you before, Cedric will definitely win!"

"Cedric, you're the best!"

……

The deafening sound roared around the stands, and all the little wizards were screaming.

Eisen didn't say anything, he came down from the sky with a smile, landed on the edge of the stand, and returned the broomstick to Professor Flitwick.

Professor Flitwick jumped up and down happily, as if celebrating with a dance.On the other side, Professor McGonagall was so excited that she even threw her hat to the ground.

"Look, that's my son! He helped Hogwarts win the Triwizard Cup!"

"He's Hufflepuff's best student! We're so proud of him-"

On the other side of the stand, Mr. and Mrs. Digory hugged each other tightly and waved their arms around, wanting everyone in the world to know that he was their son.

Obviously, for a child to receive such an honor is definitely a shameful thing for parents.

On the other side, Bagman said something in front of Fudge, and then nodded to Percy on the other side.

Immediately afterwards, Percy waved his wand vigorously, and as if sending some signal, some patrol officers wandering outside the maze entered through the entrance of the maze and went straight in.

Climbing up to the stands and coming to the trio, Eisen found that they were also jumping up and down and cheering loudly.

"Professor, Cedric got the trophy!"

"Awesome, Hogwarts won the Triwizard Tournament!"

Harry, Ron, Dean and others all started talking.Although this honor was not held by Gryffindor, they were equally excited as members of Hogwarts.

"By the way, Professor, nothing unusual happened here!" Hermione, whose face was a little red, seemed to have thought of something, took out the pocket speculum from her pocket, and motioned to Eisen.

"Okay, I get it!" Aisen smiled and nodded.

Nothing unusual happened, which was a good thing for him.This shows that the escort force arranged by the Ministry of Magic has played a role in deterring the enemy.

A few minutes later, some employees of the Ministry of Magic came out of the maze with the warriors.When they came out, both Krum and Delacour looked depressed, while Cedric was holding the sparkling trophy and waving his arms in the direction of the stands with great joy.

whoosh-

A flash of red light flashed by, and Dumbledore's figure appeared in the stands, attracting the attention of many people.

On his shoulder stands an unusually beautiful large bird - Fox.Everyone knows that this magical creature can apparate Dumbledore at Hogwarts, so it is not surprising that he suddenly appeared.

Eisen looked up and found that Dumbledore's eyes were also on him.When their eyes met, Dumbledore smiled, and then looked at Cornelius Fudge next to him.

Nodding thoughtfully, Aisen withdrew his gaze.

"Dumbledore, it's such a pity that you didn't see this wonderful game." Fudge came to Dumbledore's side, "However, I still want to congratulate you. Hogwarts won this third prize." Victory in the strong competition!”

……

The game is over!
After a conversation, Bagman announced the results of the Triwizard Tournament on behalf of the referee panel.

Compared with the warriors of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, Cedric, who represented Hogwarts, successfully won the Triwizard Cup.And this means that Cedric successfully retained the highest honor of this event in Hogwarts!

The little wizards in the stands gradually dispersed, but it was obvious that there was a particularly wonderful thing waiting for them to do.

They chased after Cedric, eager to know what happened to him in the maze, and how he got the Triwizard Cup!

Not only the Hufflepuff students, but also Harry and the others gathered around Cedric with great interest, talking and laughing.

As if they expected that the students would use the auditorium as a venue for celebration, the professors had no interest in spoiling their fun.The two brothers, Fred and George, took out their inventory of hard-drawn fireworks and started blooming directly in the auditorium.

……

It was early the next morning, but when Aisen came to the auditorium for dinner, he found that the atmosphere in the auditorium was still very cheerful.Everyone was discussing yesterday's game, how great Cedric was, and so on.

Several professors on the faculty bench were also smiling when talking about this matter, with smiles on their faces all the time.

Obviously, as the Triwizard Tournament has been suspended for more than a century, it is indeed very satisfying for Hogwarts to come out on top in this competition.

During the meal, everyone gathered around the Hufflepuff table and listened to Cedric telling everyone what happened in the maze.

"Yes, Hagrid put a blast-ended snail in the maze, which was ten feet long!" Cedric said with a smile on his face, "My main purpose at that time was to go to the center of the maze and get the Triwizard Cup. So I didn’t plan to fight with it, so I used the Obstacle Curse and the Iron Armor Curse!”

"Stop the Blast-Ended Skrewt operation?"

"That's right, using these two spells is mainly to strengthen your own protection and block the opponent's actions!"

……

Time goes by slowly!
After breakfast, Aisen passed through the auditorium, entered the foyer corridor, went down the steps and came to the Quidditch pitch.But now, the hedge maze that stood on the Quidditch pitch had disappeared.

Apparently, as soon as the game ended yesterday, the staff of the Ministry of Magic cast a spell to dismantle the maze here, allowing the Quidditch pitch to return to its original state.

"Professor Dumbledore!" Eisen saw the figure standing at the edge of the court.

Dumbledore stood there quietly, the rising sun shining down, dyeing the beard on his chest like gold.Underfoot, a shadow was propped on the grass, extending a long distance.

Slowly stepping forward, Eisen came to Dumbledore's side. He stopped and looked in the direction where his eyes were focused - the sky was clear and clear, with a trace of mist lingering at the end. Through the golden sunshine, it seemed to be gestating. What!
"Professor Eisen!" Dumbledore suddenly spoke.

"Huh?" Aisen had a surprised expression on his face.

At this moment, Dumbledore's expression made him feel a little strange. He seemed to be thinking about something, and seemed to be struggling with something!
"What do you think about dark magic?" Dumbledore pondered for a moment and then turned to look at him.

"Black magic?" Eisen narrowed his eyes slightly and looked directly at the sun above his head, but he didn't feel the slightest discomfort.

Wisps of sunlight fell on his body, being absorbed and absorbed by him... The energy stirred in every cell in his body, as if a new round of evolution could be set off at any time.

"Yes, dark magic!" Dumbledore nodded, "An evil force?"

"Maybe that's not the case -" Eisen said, showing a thoughtful look.

"Oh?" Dumbledore looked over in surprise.

"Before I entered the wizarding world, I lived in the Muggle world for a long time." Eisen said lightly. "That experience made me understand that it is not a simple matter to define good and evil."

"Of course, that's not what I want to say. What I want to say is that there is no good or evil in a tool or power. Just like a knife, some people use it to protect their families, and some people use it to hurt others. family. Obviously, where it's used depends on who's using it."

"I think the same is true for black magic!"

"You mean, black magic is just a tool or power. If the person who uses it is just, it represents justice, and if the person who uses it is evil, it represents evil?" Dumbledore had a smile on his face.

"To a certain extent, that's true!" Eisen raised an eyebrow. "Otherwise, why didn't the Ministry of Magic imprison Moody in Azkaban?"

"However, the power of black magic will corrode the wizard's soul!" Dumbledore spoke calmly.

"Is it possible that some people's positive emotions are not rich enough, so they cannot bear the frequent use of black magic?" Eisen nodded, and then raised a possibility.

The magic in this world is very magical, but black magic is very disturbing.Call it powerful, but if you study it in depth, it will not only erode your soul, but also your mind.

This is unexplainable, but there seems to be a counterexample, and that is Snape.

Of course, Eisen basically knew how Snape performed at Hogwarts.

With the cold demeanor he has displayed over the years, it is only fitting that he be awarded the honorary title of "Old Bat".

Perhaps, the reason why he looks like this is the sequelae of studying black magic.However, his ability to cast the Patronus Charm is enough to distinguish him from other dark wizards.

The requirement for casting the Patronus Charm is to concentrate on recalling your happiest things.

Obviously, this positive emotion seemed to offset the erosion of Snape's soul after he delved deeply into the dark arts.

"Positive emotions?" Dumbledore showed a hint of surprise on his face.

"It's just a guess. For example, to cast the Avada Kedavra Curse, you need to be filled with hatred, malice, etc., and to cast the Patronus Curse, you need to recall the happiest things, etc." Eisen shrugged. .

"Emotions!" Dumbledore said slowly.

"The impact of emotions on magic is so intuitive!" Eisen nodded, "Maybe the reason why wizards can cast spells is because emotions can guide the magic in the body -"

"What an amazing idea!" Dumbledore nodded without expressing his opinion.

"If a person can control his emotions, then there may not be any problems if he studies black magic deeply." Eisen continued.

"This is a very interesting subject. I think someone should be willing to try it!" Dumbledore said, with an expression of interest on his face.

"You asked me about my views on black magic. Are you planning to teach students more about black magic at Hogwarts?" After a moment of silence, Eisen changed the subject and asked his inner doubts.

Hearing him talk about black magic early in the morning made Eisen not quite understand his thoughts.

To be honest, he basically had no objections to Hogwarts' teaching philosophy.However, the emergence of Voldemort in Hogwarts school has exposed some problems.

For example, the forbidden knowledge of how to make Horcruxes was placed in the library openly.If Dumbledore hadn't removed it after he became the headmaster, there's no guarantee that there wouldn't be a second ruthless person who dared to split his soul.

Although Eisen has always respected the view that "power does not distinguish between good and evil, only those who use power distinguish between good and evil." But, the age for entering the first grade of Hogwarts is 11 years old.

It is actually not easy for them to distinguish between good and evil at this age.

Unless, a new course is opened at Hogwarts.For example, ideological and moral courses - ahem, okay, this is a bit nonsense.

But what Aisen wants to say is that even if more black magic content is to be taught to students, it should be taught to students above the third grade, or even above the fifth grade.

"Defense Against the Dark Arts—" Dumbledore said and shook his head, "The course on Defeating Dark Arts involves dark magic. Do you think it would be more appropriate for students to learn some dark magic?"

"That's for sure. If the little wizard learns more black magic, he may have a deeper understanding of defeating black magic." Eisen nodded.

Just like Lockhart teaches the young wizards Defense Against the Dark Arts class in class, what can students learn with this teaching method?

But if students learn some dark magic knowledge related to vampires, female ghosts, etc. in advance, or even deal with them directly, then they can have a better understanding even if they listen to Lockhart read.

"You're right!" Dumbledore nodded, and then shook his head, "Now the concept of the wizarding world has changed. Not many people in the UK want their children to learn black magic."

"Yes, people's ideas will change in the future. But now, Hogwarts cannot focus on teaching black magic like Durmstrang does." Eisen said lightly.

Hogwarts is different from other magic schools. Although it is a magic school with a long history, the key thing is that it is divided into four houses, each with its own traditions.

If the parents go to Hufflepuff, they hope their children will go to Hufflepuff. If the parents go to Gryffindor, they hope their children will also go to Gryffindor.

If you change the tradition and add more content about black magic learning.Those parents will definitely have opinions.

"Maybe, that's a matter for the next headmaster." Dumbledore laughed.

"The next principal——" Eisen looked over in surprise, "Are you going to retire?"

"You know, I have been the principal of Hogwarts for more than 50 years!" Dumbledore smiled, "Maybe it's time for me to take a rest!"

"Voldemort——" Eisen asked directly, "has it been solved?"

"I saw him last night. His last Horcrux had been destroyed." Dumbledore said in a relaxed tone. "He also became weak because of the destruction of the Horcrux."

"You didn't kill him?" Eisen looked at Dumbledore with a puzzled expression on his face.

"His strength has recovered a lot, and it is not difficult to understand that he can escape." Dumbledore said calmly.

"You said you destroyed his last Horcrux, and he made another Horcrux after his resurrection?" Eisen nodded and did not ask further, and the topic changed to Horcruxes.

"Yes, Voldemort made a snake into a Horcrux. It was a brilliant idea, but unfortunately, he failed completely!" Dumbledore nodded without elaborating.

"Okay, but Voldemort is not dead yet, and this matter-" Eisen frowned slightly, not knowing what to say.

Said that Voldemort without the Horcrux is like a tiger without minions?This is obviously inappropriate.

After all, Voldemort himself is relatively strong. Even if his strength is weakened due to the destruction of the Horcrux, he may not be able to compare with ordinary wizards.

Besides, Voldemort is an unscrupulous dark wizard, and he can use spells like Avada's Kedavra without mercy.

Therefore, Voldemort hiding in the dark is actually very dangerous.

"I'll pay attention!" Dumbledore looked stern and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)