Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue

Remember [New] for a second,! Hogwarts kitchen.

"Hiccup, elf, black tea—not the big-box stuff in the hall."

Grindelwald raised his hand, and the house elf next to him hurriedly brought him a cup of steaming black tea.

As Dumbledore said, after so many years of cold wind blowing in Nurmengard Castle, his biggest wish now is to find a lively place to eat and wait to die.

Compared with the boring life in Nurmengard Castle, Hogwarts, whether it is food, daily programs, or even the gorgeous "future morning"... There are so many things worthy of his appreciation.

"All in all, if a wizard of the level like me and Albus really wants to leave, no one can stop-"

The old devil blew the steam on the teacup gently, looked at Elena slowly and said.

"It seems that your Professor Dumbledore doesn't plan to accompany you to toss with you."

"...Unless I find him, or force him to show up. There are still many differences between suspended animation and disappearance."

Elena glanced at the rotten old devil, took a sip of her iced juice, and said thoughtfully. .

If Dumbledore really does not intend to participate in all actions, then his most thorough and straightforward solution is to "feign death", rather than the rather ambiguous disappearance of the world today.

"Never block all the back roads, I really know Albus too well."

Grindelwald grinned, a sarcastic look appeared on his face, shook his head and said softly.

"His favorite thing is to create hope with something that's almost impossible, or is there really a way you can find a hidden wizard in the middle of nowhere?"

"How is it possible, even if Professor Dumbledore has not left the territory of the United Kingdom, based on the current situation alone, it is impossible to launch a full-scale Skynet lock-"

Elena shrugged her shoulders, spread her hands and admitted reluctantly, "The non-magic world is much bigger than the wizarding world, and it's not the time of witch hunts in the Middle Ages in Europe."

The United Kingdom alone is divided into four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. There are dozens of counties and cities with millions of people in each area, and this is not counting the small villages and towns in the suburbs.

At the end of the 20th century, when Internet technology was just emerging and there was no global network, the "Skynet" constructions in her mind had not even built the first base station.

The best Elena can do is to get Gringotts Wizarding Bank to issue a bounty and keep an eye on the movements of Dumbledore's linked accounts, but she doesn't have much hope for how much these methods work - after a few years of running in Understand that Dumbledore, one of the "Great Arcana", is no longer the outdated old guy who knows nothing about finance.

Dumbledore's position is quite clear, he does not hinder the emergence of new things, otherwise he can choose to attack at a critical moment.

Of course, part of this factor may be the deterrence of war, but Elena believes that the old man is far more rational and ruthless than everyone in terms of value measurement and judgment.

On the other hand, as Headmaster of Hogwarts, Head of the International Confederation of Wizards and Wizengamore Court, Dumbledore had too much on his shoulders.

In terms of combating the resurgence of the dark demon forces and rescuing the distressed non-magic and magical groups, Dumbledore will certainly push forward firmly.

But as Voldemort disappeared and the werewolf problem began to be resolved peacefully, Elena and others and Dumbledore inevitably had a bit of disagreement on the future path:

Unlike Elena, who has clear guidance for the future, Dumbledore doesn't want too rapid and drastic changes from the bottom of his heart.

Compared with being a pusher who leads the times, he is more inclined to be a guardian who observes and guards by the side...

"This is actually a good thing. Anyway, Professor Dumbledore has no important projects in his hands."

Elena's index finger slipped lightly across the wall of the cup, and her lake blue eyes flickered.

Although Dumbledore's disappearance can be seen as a silent protest, it is not an acquiescence of the old wizard.

From now on, the Destiny Group, Hogwarts, Tarot Club... the balance has been completely broken, and Elena can promote various projects more freely.

"Do you think he was hiding around Hogwarts to observe our every move, or, as he said, went to the non-magical world to understand and absorb the Muggle culture?"

"Now? I don't think it should be - he probably found a 'magic safe house' and hid himself first."

Grindelwald raised his eyebrows, and after thinking for a few seconds, rubbed the stubble on his chin and said softly.

"At least in the short term, his disappearance will surely cause a sensation in the magical society, and it is not just us who want to find Dumbledore."

"At a time like this, Dumbledore can't make a high-profile appearance outside, I even suspect - he won't go out at all in recent years, similar to the reclusive Nico..."

The non-magic world and the magic world have been living together peacefully for many years. Under the constraints of the International Confederation of Wizards Secrecy Act, even that war did not expose the magic world.

As the chief wizard of the International Confederation of Wizards, Dumbledore's research on "magical secrecy" is no less than anyone else's.

There's no way of identifying wizards and muggles in the absence of life-threatening situations, and what Dumbledore asked him to convey before he left was interesting.

Grindelwald is very aware of Elena's competitive spirit. In the face of Dumbledore's direct and childish "gauntlet", a certain mixed-race veela will 100% put a lot of energy into it.

"Understood, girl, maybe you should listen to the elders..."

The old devil put down the teacup in his hand, and after thinking for a while, he let out a long sigh and said in a deep voice.

"Ignore Dumbledore and do what you want - the guy should be distracting you to slow you down."

"This world is very big. Even if he really goes to live in a non-magic city, in front of such a huge and vast crowd and world, he has too many ways to hide himself."

"If he occasionally sneaks in a little magic, you're fighting secrecy and magical occult; if he doesn't use magic, you can't find him even if he's reading the newspapers on the streets of London right now. Like birds flying through the sky and fish swimming through the sea, no one can search every sky and sea, even the gods can't do it..."

God? Delay... time?

Elena was stunned, and immediately understood what Grindelwald meant.

Obviously, Dumbledore's remarks before her disappearance were obviously aimed at her alone.

Without any restraint, the old wizard was obviously worried that she would fly too fast, so she deliberately set a small goal to let her spend her energy.

only……

A sly smile flashed in Elena Lake's blue eyes.

"Well, it's been a little difficult in the past two years. However, it's hard to say in the future."

"The essence of magic is to make illusory wishes come true? Since something can be imagined, there must be a way to achieve it—"

Elena glanced at the old Dark Lord who was hesitant to say anything, jumped off the kitchen workbench with her hands on her hands, and said nonchalantly.

"Don't worry about this. Even without this gauntlet from Professor Dumbledore, there will be a 'Skynet' in the future world."

"And the condition proposed by Professor Dumbledore is just a slight increase in the priority of the 'Magic Skynet'. Whether it is magic, science, everything that human civilization is trying, in the eyes of people in ancient times, it is not just in Are you on par with the so-called gods? When the Hogwarts 'LAN' is established, you'll understand what I'm talking about..."

Elena isn't going to explain too much about the idea of ​​Skynet and the Eye of Hogwarts.

The birth of the Internet subverted the era. Before she experienced it, even if she struggled to explain it, it was difficult to form a solid impression in the minds of people today.

It happened that Dumbledore had left. In Hogwarts Castle, where Dumbledore was not guarded and balanced, she had too many "pilot projects" to try and change.

Maybe Professor McGonagall is not much worse than Dumbledore in terms of being conservative and cautious, but that older catgirl is only an "acting principal" after all.

After subduing Lucius Malfoy and stirring up the tide of the magic world, the power that Elena can invoke is not something that the "acting principal" can directly refuse.

As a "partner of justice" to accompany Professor McGonagall and guide the heroes to the right path, she is too skilled in this kind of thing-from the moment Dumbledore let go of Hogwarts, the castle completely became In the back garden of the Demon King, the only thing Elena has to consider is whether there will be a student uprising when a certain scientific Hogwarts really becomes a reality.

Of course, before that, the first thing to do is to stabilize parents and students and let everything transition smoothly to the "post-Dumbledore" era.

Elena raised her hand and snapped her fingers lightly, and the biscuits by Grindelwald disappeared instantly.

"Come on, Professor Apocalis, the parents are still waiting for you - this afternoon's parent-teacher conference is a very important home-school linkage."

"……how about you?"

"Me? Of course I went to the classroom to sit and wait for the parent-teacher meeting."

Elena said with a look of course, patted her little chest, and replied cutely and cutely.

"I can't make a bad impression on Granger's parents coming to school for the first time."

"Elena Kaslana is a good student and an excellent student leader who obeys the school rules and is polite and generous, even if she is a poor little orphan, but at the first parent meeting, it is obviously not allowed to be late and absent... , wait, what are you laughing at?"

Waiting for Elena's narcissistic monologue to finish, the girl suddenly narrowed her eyes alertly, staring at the strange-looking old devil not far away.

"Well--"

Grindelwald took out his pocket watch and glanced at ~www.readwn.com~ and shrugged calmly.

"Sorry, I may not be able to go to the classroom first."

"My 'son' is almost off work, and I promised to take him to school for a parent-teacher conference—"

"?!"

The dumb hair on Elena's head suddenly stood up like a frightened marmot.

"Oh, that's what Mr. Headmaster ordered—"

Glancing at the shocked Elena, Grindelwald slowly took out a small note and handed it to Elena, and said softly.

"He found out that when you notified your parents, you seemed to have accidentally omitted an invitation letter, so he wrote a letter to explain that it was on letterhead, and I was only responsible for pick-up and drop-off... If you have any questions, you can come face-to-face later. 'Thank you' Mr. Principal who is attentive and serious."

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