Dumbledore ignored Ariana's attitude and stated his request directly.

"Please don't call me the great Headmaster of Gryffindor in front of my classmates. It doesn't matter in private."

Ariana called him the headmaster of Gryffindor in the hall, which had a very bad influence. Dumbledore felt a little regretful for calling himself that in such a joking way to Ariana.

Seeing that Ariana hadn't replied, Dumbledore added, "I know you agreed to Harry's request and won't call him the great savior of Gryffindor. I can't possibly treat Harry the same way, can I?"

"Well, that's not a big request," Ariana agreed.

Harry and Dumbledore are the same kind of people and cannot be treated differently.

Seeing that Ariana agreed to his request, Dumbledore happily opened the report on the table. The text was concise and the content was refined. After reading it, he had no doubts, but was full of hesitation.

"Of your three reports, the other two are fine, but regarding the dueling lesson, I don't know where to begin."

If a dueling class were set up according to Ariana's report, wouldn't Hogwarts become a dueling arena? Everyone would be thinking about how to defeat their opponent and advance to the next level all day long.

What if Ariana doesn't become the Dark Lord and someone else emerges? The wizarding world will be flooded with blood, and there isn't much blood to begin with.

Ariana didn't allow the other party to dodge the question. She said directly: "If you don't know how to discuss it, then don't discuss it. Just give the result directly. If you agree, then agree. If you disagree, then reject it."

Dumbledore said helplessly, "I want to agree, but I'm afraid the consequences of agreeing will be unbearable. After all, this is changing the rules of Hogwarts that have been in place for nearly a thousand years."

He had the nerve to say this shamelessly, and Ariana wanted to laugh when she heard it.

"If this were said in the Muggle world, it would definitely shock everyone, because I've never heard of a rule that could last for a thousand years. Even the rules of feudal dynasties didn't last for a thousand years."

Seeing that Ariana was determined to achieve her goal, Dumbledore felt that no matter how many excuses he made, the other party would probably reject them, so he adopted the previous strategy to drag it out.

"We can put this report aside for now and discuss the other two. As for the professors' discriminatory treatment of you, I can talk to them and have them remove this restriction. I don't think it's too difficult, since they haven't asked me for permission."

It is true that no professor has applied to Dumbledore, but he did not object when he knew about this. It can only be said that he, like other professors, was very worried about Ariana's learning content.

But there is nothing wrong with Ariana's complaint. It's just like what she mentioned before. The crime hasn't happened yet, and it's really unfair for the professor to prevent her from committing a possible crime in advance.

After the report on the professors’ differential treatment, the next step is the report on academic research.

"As for mana storage, that's a pretty profound question. We can discuss it another time. It's not difficult, but the dueling class is giving me a hard time."

"What's your dilemma?" Ariana wanted to see what other reasons he could come up with to object.

Dumbledore was old enough to see that this dueling class report was directly targeting the school's atmosphere.

He frowned and said, "I'm not sure what the school's atmosphere will be like after implementing this kind of class. Of course, this is not what I'm most worried about."

Chapter 92: Not to Speak Up for Gryffindor

As long as he is in charge of the school, no matter how bad the atmosphere becomes, he is absolutely sure to adjust it back.

Ariana looked at the white-haired old man for a long moment, and immediately understood what he meant.

"You're worried about my purpose, right? I heard that the You-Know-Who was often targeted by you when he was studying at Hogwarts. Now I have to worry about a genius becoming the Dark Lord?" She looked at the great headmaster sarcastically.

Dumbledore adopted a policy of honesty with Ariana, saying whatever he had to say.

"Ariana, you always look at problems so sharply. Yes, I need to confirm the purpose of your submitting this report to me. I hope my honesty can be exchanged for your real answer." He must know all of Ariana's movements.

This kid is so amazing! Tom couldn't figure out Fiendfyre when he was in the first grade.

After Snape got the analysis of Fiendfyre, he hesitated whether to tell Dumbledore. Thinking of Ariana's enchanting talent, he felt that he might not be able to suppress this little thorn, so he decided to leave her to Dumbledore to worry about.

After learning about this, Dumbledore was truly troubled. He didn't know what to talk about with Ariana, as she had only invented the Fiendfyre and hadn't used it for anything. If he didn't talk about it, it would be very dangerous.

Then Dumbledore adopted the strategy of procrastination and decided to wait and see.

Fortunately, Ariana and Draco have reduced the frequency of going to the Room of Requirement recently, otherwise the source of her knowledge of the dark arts would be exposed.

As long as the purpose of opening the class can be achieved, Ariana can still make some concessions. She nodded and said, "I have always done things openly and honestly. I am not afraid of others knowing my purpose. I don't want to adapt to the suffocating environment of the wizarding world, so I want to change the environment and make it according to my wishes."

Dumbledore frowned and said, "I heard you talk about your views on pure-bloods in Slytherin. You hope for a world where prejudice and opposition are broken down and everyone is integrated together?"

Recently, he has focused a lot of energy on Ariana, asking many people for her information, including the school's surveillance system and the portrait on the wall.

Ariana looked at Dumbledore and asked, "Are you going to change the subject to my rejection of the Weasley brothers?"

Dumbledore did have this idea, after all, he wanted to discuss this matter with Ariana.

But after Professor McGonagall reported Ron's behavior to him, he knew that he would not be able to gain the upper hand in this matter.

Dumbledore was not one to hesitate. He admitted directly, "Yes, because your attitude has always been to oppose camp confrontation, discrimination and prejudice, but your behavior that day did not conform to your beliefs. I want to know why."

Ariana was really annoyed. She always told these old fogies very obvious facts. After all, anyone with eyes could see it.

But whether the duel class can be held depends entirely on the old man's attitude, so she can only patiently explain the situation.

"If I had agreed to the Weasley twins that day, I would have sacrificed my own interests to cater to their advances, which would have made me look very cheap. The respect I earned from Slytherin would have immediately disappeared, and Gryffindor would have kept calling me the evil Slytherin. In the end, I would have ended up pleasing neither side. What was I trying to gain?"

Dumbledore felt helpless after hearing this. It was so hard for someone to take that step first. Ariana was the only person in Slytherin without prejudice. This was such a good breakthrough, but it was unfortunately ruined by an evil Slytherin in the hall.

"I will write to Ron Weasley's parents about his education problems, but he alone cannot represent the entire Gryffindor." In fact, he had written once before, and it seemed to have backfired.

The reason why Ron's brothers always taught him a lesson was actually because of their parents' request. Arthur and Molly had never expected that their youngest son would become like this after going to Hogwarts, and they had never noticed it before.

Ariana asked sarcastically, "So you want me to ignore the dignity of Slytherin and use my own practical interests to lick their stinky feet?"

Considering that Ariana was not a pure-blooded little wizard who grew up in the magical world, and that her foothold in Slytherin depended on her own strength and that her foundation was not as good as others, he was indeed asking for something a little too much.

"Well, Slytherin values ​​interests and ambitions. Given your views and position, I really can't ask you to do this." But he was still unwilling.

In fact, all the headmasters have tried to bridge the gap between the two colleges, but as Ariana said, every wizard is divided into a camp when entering Hogwarts. Even if they don't mean it that way, what they do is biased.

Looking at the old man still staring at her blankly, Ariana knew that he didn't want to end the topic, so she asked coldly, "Can you stop your behavior of defending Gryffindor?"

Dumbledore sighed and said helplessly, "Ariana, don't you think your current attitude is prejudiced against me? I just want to know your opinion on this matter, not to speak up for Gryffindor."

"I don't think you've been wronged. Dueling lessons are related to the reform of the school's culture, but you prioritize this over a minor disagreement with Gryffindor." He said he had no bias, but everything he did was extremely biased.

Seeing the other party about to refute, Ariana interrupted and said, "I once described the problems of Hogwarts to the Slytherin people. The headmaster is not serious about education, and the professors have been muddling along for years because there is no competition. This has made the students' problems even greater."

Dumbledore smiled wryly at Ariana and said, "There must be a sequel, right?"

Ariana nodded sarcastically and said, "Yes, I said that Gryffindor and Hufflepuff only knew how to eat and play all day long, Ravenclaw was immersed in their own world and had no idea what unity and cooperation meant. Slytherin was even more exaggerated. I'm afraid there won't be anyone left in the end."

"You think all this is my responsibility, don't you?" Dumbledore couldn't even keep up his fake smile.

Now that things have come to this, it's natural to say it in the end. Ariana ignored Snape and continued to express her views.

"Just like I once accused Snape, how many outstanding Potions students did he produce during his tenure? The same goes for you. How does your tenure compare to that of your predecessor?"

Dumbledore wanted to say that his tenure was relatively peaceful, but he knew that Ariana particularly disliked this. She felt that the wizarding world had no drive, only knew how to avoid problems, and spent all day thinking about how to safely retreat into their own shells.

Dumbledore couldn't refute Ariana's words before, and he certainly couldn't refute them now.

Dumbledore picked up Ariana's report again, read it for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "Let me think about it for a while."

Seeing the old man trying to drag things out again, Ariana grumbled, "Headmaster, let me remind you one more thing. You're already 110 years old, so the passage of time isn't too noticeable to you anymore. But we little wizards can only stay at Hogwarts for seven years, so our study time is extremely precious."

Chapter 93: Thank you for the gift and weekend update

The wizarding world has never heard of a retirement age limit. The previous headmaster lived for more than two hundred years. They have stayed here all the time and can study magic at any time, while other young wizards will leave when the time comes.

Looking at Ariana's determined expression, Dumbledore asked, "It seems you must ask me to give an answer today?"

"Yes, can you be more straightforward? Just tell me what's wrong and I'll change it." Ariana nodded affirmatively.

Dumbledore still didn't want to agree: "It seems that you are determined to take this dueling class. But you haven't answered me your purpose yet."

Ariana was speechless. Is this person suffering from Alzheimer's? Why is he returning to this issue again?

"Didn't I tell you? I want to change the atmosphere at Hogwarts. With your procrastinating nature and your stubbornness, it's almost impossible to start with you."

Dumbledore looked at her amusedly and asked, "This is the first time someone has commented on my character in this way. What's the basis for this?"

After Ariana regarded Dumbledore as the most difficult opponent to defeat, she went to the library to read many books about him and asked a lot of questions about what Draco knew.

Everyone said that he could no longer tolerate Grindelwald's atrocities, which led to the famous final battle in 1954. After Ariana went to investigate, she found many things wrong.

Before 1954, Grindelwald had committed many crimes, such as destroying the entire Père Lachaise cemetery, causing the deaths of a large number of wizards, imprisoning and torturing many wizards in Nurmengard, and burning down Paris. Although he did not succeed, many people died as a result.

Why could Dumbledore tolerate it before but couldn't tolerate it in 1954?

Moreover, Grindelwald was very powerful at the time. As the leader of such a powerful force, why would he accept a duel invitation from a school vice-president?

Ariana came to a surprising guess that these two people, who were recognized as enemies in the magic world, actually had a close relationship.

After all, it was someone else's private matter, and there was no evidence, so Ariana didn't say anything and just gave a perfunctory reason.

"For example, you've been putting off my punishment for a long time."

Dumbledore could see that Ariana was not telling the truth, although he repeatedly told himself in his heart that this child was different from Voldemort.

But he couldn't help but pay attention to her every move, guess her thoughts, and even checked the list of books she borrowed from the library.

During this period, Ariana borrowed a lot of books about him. She must have analyzed his past from those books and learned something.

Dumbledore may have been in a high position for too long, and everyone is used to saying nice things about him, so he really didn't realize that he is actually a procrastinator.

But thinking back carefully, there seemed to be nothing wrong. Whether it was against Grindelwald or Voldemort, he was always not decisive enough, especially compared with the little wizard in front of him.

But with Ariana's personality, no one is as decisive as her.

Hearing Ariana's urging cough, Dumbledore withdrew his thoughts and said to her, "You wrote an excellent report on the dueling class. I can't find any reason to object."

But he still didn't want to agree, and said, "However, the Hogwarts curriculum has been in place for nearly a thousand years. If we want to add a class, we have to hold a shareholders' meeting. Only when more than half of the shareholders agree can the class be offered."

Ariana sneered at this and said, "If you want to drag it out, just say so."

There are 12 seats on the Hogwarts board of governors, 5 of which are Slytherin. If they can get two more, the resolution can be passed.

As far as Ariana knew, there were only three seats for the Gryffindor board, and she could still compete for four more.

Dumbledore had nothing to deny. "Yes, I want to delay it, at least until next year."

This year, when Harry entered school, Voldemort smelled something and sent people into Hogwarts. Fortunately, he was well prepared and borrowed the Philosopher's Stone from his friend as bait.

As long as everything goes well with the plan, he will be able to completely solve the hidden danger of Voldemort, and then focus all his energy on Ariana.

He couldn't raise another Dark Lord this time.

Ariana was furious. She had to write a report and then endure the argument for a long time, but the final result was like this.

Seeing Ariana taking out her wand in anger, Draco ignored his fear and immediately hugged her, hastily admonishing her: "Don't be impulsive."

I originally wanted to watch the fun, but how did it turn into trying to stop a fight? If lovely Liana blows up the principal's office, she will definitely have to leave Hogwarts.

Ariana was indeed a little bit dizzy, and the thought of blowing up the principal's office did flash through her mind. But when Draco pulled her back, she came back to her senses. She took Draco's hand, held it, and was about to leave the principal's office with him.

But before leaving, he still said something harsh.

"Since you're unwilling to teach this duel class, I'll do it myself. The world will continue to turn around without you. From now on, I'll never come to this principal's office again."

Ariana felt that she was stupid for having any illusions about this old antique. At this moment, she gave up completely.

When the other people in the office saw her pull out her wand, they subconsciously took precautions and no one tried to dissuade her. Now that she had left, they all realized that their previous behavior was not right.

As professors, they did not treat Ariana as a student, but put her in an adversarial position.

Dumbledore looked at Snape, who had been silent, and sighed, "Severus, go and take a look. Don't let her do anything irreparable in her anger."

Snape didn't refuse, but before leaving, he added one more sentence: "She is not an ordinary little troll. If you don't want to agree, you shouldn't give her hope in the first place."

Just like him back then, since he was not absolutely sure of saving Lily's life, he should not have agreed in the first place. He knew very well the feeling of extreme disappointment.

After leaving the headmaster's office, Ariana took Draco and went straight to the Slytherin lounge.

Draco was afraid that his best friend was really angry, so he stopped and planned to comfort her before going back.

"Don't be angry, Dumbledore is the most annoying. From now on, just like you said, we will never go to his office again. If there is anything, let him come to Slytherin to find you."

Ariana was no longer so angry. She nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. Let the Gryffindor headmaster come to the Slytherin common room and let all the Slytherins watch him beg me."

Draco asked hesitantly, "Will he beg you? For what?"

Could it be that Ariana is going on a killing spree at Hogwarts and Dumbledore is begging her to stop?

The thought of his best friend sitting on the Slytherin sofa, looking at Dumbledore with contempt seemed very refreshing. He didn't want to persuade Ariana anymore. What should he do?

Chapter 94 The mysterious people have already failed

Snape only said a few words in the headmaster's office, and naturally caught up with the two little ones quickly.

I just happened to hear what Draco said, and in order to avoid hearing anything serious, I took the initiative to walk over and interrupt them.

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