Hogwarts: I'm the only cultivator here!

“Mr. Ye Feng, please stop this research. I don’t want you, who could have been an outstanding graduate of Hogwarts, to go astray and become a monster who pursues some kind of evil power.” Dumbledore’s face was extremely serious when he said this, because he was thinking of the student he had expelled from Hogwarts decades ago, who is now a taboo in the wizarding world, Voldemort.

Seeing Dumbledore's serious expression, Ye Feng couldn't help but take it seriously as well.

Although he certainly wouldn't become someone without a nose, since Dumbledore had said so, he naturally wouldn't insist, and just now he had thought of something.

He didn't know when Dementors appeared, and probably no one knew how they came to be. In other words, if he really rescued a Dementor, what should be done with the person who was rescued?

Moreover… he has killed quite a few Dementors. If he saves the remaining Dementors, will they resent him? More importantly, if word gets out, will people ask him to revive the dead?

So to avoid trouble, Ye Feng decided to listen to Dumbledore, not because he was worried that Dumbledore wouldn't clean up the mess if things continued.

Seeing that Ye Feng had given up, Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief. One Voldemort was already enough of a headache for him. If Ye Feng went astray, the consequences would probably be more terrible than ten Voldemors combined. Dumbledore, who had been teaching Ye Feng for more than two years, was very certain of this.

"Alright, now that you've realized your mistake, go back first. I have something to say to Harry and the others."

Ye Feng: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

Dumbledore's words startled Ye Feng, especially since he had left Harry and the others behind but was the only one who wanted him to go back. This surprised Ye Feng greatly, so he dawdled and refused to move.

Seeing Ye Feng dawdling and unwilling to leave, Dumbledore almost laughed in exasperation.

"If you don't want to go back to sleep, then go to the kitchen and prepare breakfast."

Ye Feng: ε=ε=ε=┌(；??ェ?)┘

Ye Feng disappeared as soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, but he didn't go far. After running a short distance, he quietly returned to outside Dumbledore's office.

"My purpose in keeping you here is very simple."

"The Ministry of Magic has been desperate to catch Black lately, so I'd like you to keep an eye on Ye Feng. I don't expect you to completely stop him from causing trouble, just keep him in check a little and prevent him from really messing things up."

"Alright, that's enough. Go back now, I need to rest too." As he said this, Dumbledore deliberately glanced towards the door.

Ye Feng outside the door: ?(?`^??)?

Chapter 148 Dumbledore: It's so quiet today.

?(?`^??)?

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Ye Feng outside the door was furious. It was one thing for this guy to send him away beforehand, but he deliberately said such things when he knew that she would come back, telling Hermione and the others to stop him.

Is he the kind of person who doesn't care about the big picture and only causes trouble? Obviously not, so Ye Feng was very angry, and Ye Feng's anger had serious consequences.

The next day, Dumbledore, who had woken up naturally, stretched in bed and opened his sleepy old eyes. However, for some reason, he felt that something was missing, but he was still a little groggy from just waking up, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

So, Dumbledore, having gotten up, naturally walked to the table and sat down, habitually reaching out to pick up a fellow who was eating and whose wand looked nine-tenths like his.

However, something unexpected happened to Dumbledore. When he reached out, he grabbed nothing, which stunned him, and then his eyes widened in surprise.

"What... what's going on?" Dumbledore stared wide-eyed at the empty table in front of him, finally realizing that something was missing today.

Ye Feng didn't come to wake him up today. Besides that, he also noticed something strange: his place was unusually quiet today, so quiet that there wasn't a sound at all. So he quickly walked to the window and opened it.

"Whoo~"

The sound of the wind whistling through the eaves reached Dumbledore's ears the moment the window was opened. Along with the wind, Dumbledore also heard the voices of Hogwarts students, the rustling of leaves in the wind, and birdsong. Then... Dumbledore closed the window again.

The moment he closed the window, the whole world fell silent again. Apart from his own breathing and heartbeat, no sound reached his ears, as if the sounds he had just heard were fake.

Dumbledore: (O_o)??

"When did the soundproofing of these windows become so good?"

Feeling such a significant change, Dumbledore was momentarily stunned. However, when he smelled the faint fragrance in the air that was about to completely dissipate and saw the sun that had already climbed high in the sky, he suddenly realized a terrible problem.

"What time is it now?"

With this 'terrible question' in mind, Dumbledore quickly dressed and rushed out. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Grindelwald slowly walking towards him, picking his teeth with a toothpick.

"Oh, isn't this our Headmaster Albus? Finally decided to get up? What a pity, you have no idea how lavish the breakfast was today."

"Let's not even mention the plain congee, fried dough sticks, and jianbing guozi. Today, Xiaoyefeng even taught the kitchen's little house elf how to make roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), and various toppings. For desserts, there are taro paste crisps, osmanthus cakes, pineapple cakes, brown sugar glutinous rice cakes, blueberry mini cakes, and so on."

Dumbledore: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

"You...you're telling the truth? You're not lying to me?"

Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, Grindelwald looked at Dumbledore in surprise and said, "When have I ever lied to you?"

"You...then why didn't you call me? You knew perfectly well..."

Grinwald: (?｀;)?

"I called you, because I know you like desserts, so I called you for a while, but you didn't respond, so I went to eat first. When I saw that you hadn't come halfway through my meal, I came back and called you again, but you still didn't answer me."

"I thought you were already up, and the food was so delicious that I went back inside without opening the door."

"By the way, Albus, you...you really were sleeping the whole time?"

Dumbledore: (キ｀?Д??)!!

Upon hearing Grindelwald's words, Dumbledore could no longer contain himself and abandoned Grindelwald, rushing towards the restaurant. Unfortunately, when he arrived, the restaurant was empty. What angered him even more was that when he went to the kitchen, he discovered that some unlucky person had packed up and taken away all the remaining breakfast and pastries!

"Wait, something's not right, something's very wrong."

"Even with the best soundproofing doors and windows, it's impossible to completely block out all sound, so... Ye Feng!!!"

"Hiccup~"

Ye Feng, who was being nagged by Dumbledore, let out a burp. There were quite a few different kinds of food for breakfast today, and he was in a good mood, so he ate a little too much.

However, the others were in a similar situation. They were definitely quite full, if not stuffed, because today's breakfast included not only Chinese food but also a lot of Western food, especially the desserts, which were almost half Western.

Although he was a little full, Ye Feng's lips curled up slightly again when he thought of Dumbledore's expression at that moment.

Ye Feng was in a good mood, but Dumbledore was in a much worse mood. He hadn't been able to have breakfast, so he stormed back to his headmaster's office only to find that a soundproofing spell had been cast on it, which was why he couldn't hear any outside noise.

"Wait a minute, this sound-blocking magic is decent, but with Grindelwald's magical skill, he couldn't possibly have missed it. That means this guy did it on purpose!!!"

Dumbledore: o(▼皿▼メ;)o

"Grinwald, you bastard, you actually teamed up with Ye Feng to scam me!"

"Ha ha ha ha…"

Seeing that Dumbledore had finally figured it out, Grindelwald laughed heartily. Just as Dumbledore was about to fight Grindelwald, Grindelwald walked to the table and waved his hand, instantly filling the table with all sorts of delicious food.

"You deliberately provoked that kid, you know he holds grudges the most."

"Come and eat, if I hadn't quickly packed some up, you would have really been hungry this morning."

Dumbledore: (°Д°) (?*?*?)

Fox: Hiccup~

Having successfully angered Dumbledore and gotten his revenge, Ye Feng went to class happily. Although he was still angry, Dumbledore was also quite happy to have enjoyed a delicious breakfast and dessert. The only one who was unhappy was probably the Ministry of Magic, because they still hadn't found Black's whereabouts.

But that wasn't what angered them the most. What angered them the most was that after searching everywhere and still not finding Black, when they summoned the Dementors back to search another place, they discovered that half of the Dementors they had brought with them were gone!

Yes, Dementors, magical creatures that would strike fear into the hearts of wizards throughout the entire magical world, have inexplicably disappeared by half, and they've vanished without a trace.

However, they weren't all complete fools. After investigating, they discovered that the first Dementors to disappear were the group that went to the Hogwarts Express for screening. So they went to Hogwarts again.

However, when they arrived at Hogwarts, they were dumbfounded because a third of the Dementors guarding Hogwarts were gone, meaning that Hogwarts had a serious problem.

“Black is a Death Eater; perhaps that person taught him how to control Dementors.”

A single remark from one of the Ministry of Magic members in the group jolted everyone awake.

"Perhaps... Black has already entered Hogwarts, and we must speak with Dumbledore."

Sirius: Ouch~ Why do I suddenly feel a chill on my back, and my shoulders feel heavier?

Chapter 149 Dumbledore: I Never Hold Grudges

As the saying goes, "A pot falls from the sky, isn't that wonderful?"

Sirius Black, who was hiding in the shadows, hadn't done anything yet, but was inexplicably blamed. Dumbledore was also stunned when he heard the speculation from the Ministry of Magic, who rushed over in a hurry.

"How did this pot... just inexplicably get thrown out like that?"

Dumbledore couldn't believe that Ye Feng had been unfairly blamed. However, Dumbledore knew one thing: even if the blame was temporarily shifted, the truth would eventually come out, because he knew Black was innocent.

Of course, more importantly, he knew that Black was Harry's godfather and one of Harry's father's best friends, so he couldn't really pin the blame on him, otherwise Black's injustice would never be cleared.

That's right, that's exactly it. It's definitely not because Ye Feng dared to team up with Greenwald to trick him, so he wanted to trick Ye Feng back, make Ye Feng flustered, and then step in to turn the tide, regain his reputation, and at the same time reap some of Ye Feng's gratitude.

Therefore, after listening to the Minister of Magic's words, Dumbledore tentatively said, "Is there any possibility, just one possibility, that the Dementors disappeared not because they were controlled, but because... they died?"

Minister of Magic: (O_O)?

“Headmaster Dumbledore, please stop joking. As everyone knows, Dementors are terrifying magical creatures. They cannot be killed; at most, they can only be dispelled by the Patronus Charm.”

"Furthermore, Principal Dumbledore, you may not know this, but I have checked all the relevant information and found no record of Dementors being killed. This is why the Ministry of Magic considers them to be the guards of Azkaban."

Dumbledore: (。-＿-。)

"It's so frustrating, why can't I get it straight? I really want to just say that the Dementors were captured by students from our school."

Dumbledore sighed inwardly, seeing that the Minister of Magic was not paying attention, so he had to remind him again: "Just because it didn't exist before doesn't mean it doesn't exist now."

"Minister Cornelius, I have a question for you. Has the Ministry of Magic ever purchased any talismans? Have you ever tested any of the talismans you bought?"

Connelly: [?_??] (▼へ▼メ)

"Principal Albus, may I take this as a questioning of my abilities?"

Dumbledore: ( ￣┏＿┓￣)

ε=(?ο｀*)))

Dumbledore: "I'm so tired. Is the Minister of Magic an idiot? I've hinted at it to this extent and he still hasn't realized it? And he still says he's questioning my work ability? You think you can question my work ability?"

Although he was exhausted, Dumbledore had to sigh and continue to advise the 'foolish' minister, "Have you ever tried using talismans to attack Dementors?"

Connelly: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

"What...what do you mean?"

Hearing Dumbledore's words, which were practically a direct statement that talismans were effective against Dementors, the Minister of Magic finally realized something, but he still couldn't quite believe it.

Seeing the Minister of Magic's clear-eyed naiveté, Dumbledore nodded in confirmation of his guess, saying, "You guessed right, talismans do work on Dementors, especially some that target 'ghosts,' such as the Dementor Talisman, Soul-Binding Talisman, and Immobilizing Talisman, which can directly restrain Dementors."

"As for whether there are any talismans that can directly kill Dementors, I don't know because I haven't tested them. However, Minister Connelly, you can try them when you get back. If there really are talismans that can directly kill Dementors, please write to me so that I can formulate school rules. Otherwise, I'm worried that these kids might accidentally use these talismans to attack Dementors."