A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 451 Scrimgeour
Satisfied, Felix came out of the Potions office and looked into the distance through the window.It is now late March, the weather has become a lot warmer, and the direction of the forbidden forest and mountains is finally no longer a bare tan patch.

"It's a pity not to go to the Forbidden Forest in such a fine weather." Felix said to himself, he cast a disillusionment spell on himself, stretched his body, put on a silver cloak and soared into the sky.

At the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Felix landed, and the silver cloak behind him disappeared into dots of light. He couldn't help thinking: "Maybe in the future introduction about me, one of the articles will be 'Collaborate with Dumbledore to develop Twelve uses of the Patronus spell'?"

Amused by the idea, he wandered through the Forbidden Forest.When you get closer, you will find that although the weather is still cold, many plants have already drilled out of the cold soil, revealing buds.

He also saw a musk orchid clump.

Felix wandered around several locations in the Forbidden Forest, including herds of unicorns, herds of hippogriffs, thestrals and, of course, the lairs of acromanders.Gork's rule is fairly stable, especially with the existence of Felix as an "accomplice". Any individual acromantula showing a brutal nature will not end well.

In the evening, Felix cast a spell on the stake he picked up and turned it into a dog toy, which he gave to Hagrid's hound Fang.

Back at the castle, he bumped into Professor Flitwick head-on in the hall. "Oh, Felix? Minerva was looking for you just now!" he shrieked.

"Is there a problem?"

"I don't know... But she asked me to tell you to go to Dumbledore's office first, the password is: honey residue." Flitwick said the information he knew, "It was about an hour ago gone."

"Okay." Felix shrugged and went to the separate small tower where the principal's office was located.After reading the command, the huge stone beast turned away, revealing the automatic spiral staircase behind it.

Felix knocked on the door, and the shiny oak door opened automatically. He entered the office. There were two people in the circular room, Dumbledore sitting behind a desk, and a...

Felix narrowed his eyes, as if he saw an old lion striding towards him, with tawny mane and bushy eyebrows fluttering freely, a pair of sharp yellow eyes, even the strands of gray hair and Not even the immobile legs diminished the power.

A name came to his mind—Rufus Scrimgeour, Chief of the Auror Office, right-hand man to the Chief of Law Enforcement.But at least on the surface, he hasn't met Scrimgeour yet.

So he turned around and looked at Dumbledore beside him, "Principal Dumbledore? You're looking for me—"

"Oh," Dumbledore recovered from the state of watching the excitement, crossed his slender fingers in front of him, and said with a smile: "According to the appointment of the Ministry of Magic, Felix, you will have three groups of visitors today..." He glanced at the memo on the table, slid his fingertips across it, and at the same time stretched out his index finger to flick a piece of colored sugar paper.

"The first one is Professor March from the Wizarding Examination Bureau. She arrived an hour and a half ago. She is accompanied by Mr. Vera, the vice president of the Ancient Runic Association. They are currently walking around the school accompanied by Minerva. "

"It's a pity that you didn't meet." He said with a smile, "but don't worry, Professor Marchban told me that she plans to live in Hogwarts for a while, and I agreed."

Felix and Scrimgeour glared at him at the same time, and Scrimgeour said impatiently, "Dumbledore! You know I'm busy and I just need an answer... Maybe I should send an assistant over, but this one The stakes are high, and I have to confirm it myself."

"Well," Dumbledore said with a little regret, "the second is Mr. Rufus Scrimgeour in front of you. You should have heard his name. He read about Mr. Diggory from the newspaper." The thesis of others, they were shocked by the phenomenon that the ancient runes can increase spells, and it happened that he had a reserve Auror under his command..."

He looked at Scrimgeour, and Scrimgeour was silent for two seconds, then said in a low voice, "Albert Balck."

Felix thought for a while, "I seem to have a little impression of this name. Balke used to be an assistant of the Dueling Club, but as far as I know, his ancient rune is not very good."

"He only verified the authenticity of part of the information," Scrimgeour said, without a smile on his face. He seemed to have lost the ability to smile after dealing with dark wizards for many years. "I saw it from another young man later. As for the specific effect, it took him less than half an hour to restore the point of view mentioned in the paper in the newspaper, which is amazing..."

"Which one is it?" Felix interrupted him.

"'Flame' runes and the Fire Curse," Scrimgeour said bluntly, "there are also 'Water Flow' and the Water-Creating Curse."

Felix smiled, "I guess the young man's name is Weasley."

"Percy Weasley, he is currently a senior assistant in the Department of International Exchange and Cooperation, responsible to Ludo Bagman and the minister." Scrimgeour revealed a piece of information he did not know:

Barty Crouch's position has not yet been taken over, so it can only be handed over to Fudge temporarily, and Bagman will also help.

Percy Weasley must have liked the arrangement.thought Felix.

"Let's open the skylight and talk, Mr. Hape." Scrimgeour said, "I personally admire your magical accomplishments, and I would like to express my gratitude to you for quelling the riots at the Quidditch World Cup...In view of the current situation, We must plan ahead... I would like to invite you to join the Ministry of Magic."

"Sorry, I didn't catch you?"

Felix was really surprised.At most, he thought that the Auror leader wanted him to help train a group of Aurors or strikers, but he didn't expect that even he would be poached away.

"The situation is not optimistic. What happened to Batty made the ministry—" Scrimgeour suddenly stopped talking, turned to look at Dumbledore, and exchanged glances with Dumbledore, "Okay." He muttered, " Since you know a lot, I might as well say a few more words, but these are all confidential information..."

He limped to the window and looked at the black lake in the distance, but Felix felt that he was watching him from the corner of his eye, and he turned his body slightly, making an expression of listening.

"There was a lot of panic in the Ministry," Scrimgeour said. "I mean the smart ones, or the people who are good at reading and snooping...they were freaked out by Barty Crouch that morning, when it was During working hours... people come and go..."

Felix imagined in his mind that a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Magic, who was usually dressed meticulously, suddenly ran to the Ministry of Magic in tattered clothes and disheveled hair, and anyone who saw it would be shocked.

"...he looked as if he had been terribly tortured, Fudge panicked, and as disappointing as ever in the face of unexpected situations, it was Ms Burns who steadied the crowd and brought Barty Crouch into the small conference room ... a few of us, me, Fudge, Ms. Burns, Thicknesses, and a few more ... heard the testimony of Barty Crouch ... and you can imagine our shock!"

Felix didn't answer. He knew almost all of this, and even knew that there was another person in the office at the time—Lucius Malfoy.That's right, Lucius himself also has a position in the Ministry of Magic. Although it is only a nominal consultant and does not undertake any specific affairs, with this title, he can intervene in many things, especially since Fudge came to power. Hughes even donated a large sum of money, which made him an easy guest of the Minister of Magic.

"Fortunately, the news was blocked, in order to avoid causing panic among the public..." Scrimgeour explained self-consciously, and continued: "But only Fudge is still pretending that Crouch is still under the influence of the spell, accusing him of talking nonsense Nonsense, Burns, Thickness and I are all aware of the seriousness of the problem..."

"Mr. Scrimgeour, your topic is getting further and further away." Felix reminded him kindly.

Scrimgeour glared at him, as if blaming him for interrupting his train of thought, and tossed his shaggy mane-like hair, "We're getting to the point... No one would be foolish enough to ignore the testimony of a senior official, especially But afterwards we also checked his wife's grave, it was scary, it was empty..."

"Empty?" Felix asked quickly.

"According to Batty, his wife begged him before she died to get her son back... life for life, Polyjuice Potion, smart move! A normal person and a dying person walk into AZ Caban came out again later, and no one knew that he was just like that.” Scrimgeour showed a complex expression for the first time, and he was also a supporter of Barty Crouch more than ten years ago. member.

Suddenly, Felix understood how Crouch Jr. disappeared from public view and was confirmed to be "dead".

"If this matter is true, then why do we not believe in other things? Although Fudge still rejects that possibility, both Thicknesses and Ms. Burns almost believe it..." He looked at In the deep blue sky, the bushy eyebrows were deeply frowned: "A Death Eater and his master have reunited, planning secretly to restore power, but since he sent the only Death Eater he trusted to Hogwarts Ci, it means that there is something he needs urgently..."

"Dumbledore, is the Sorcerer's Stone really destroyed?" Scrimgeour asked suddenly.

So Felix judged from this sentence that Scrimgeour was not Dumbledore's.Dumbledore said softly: "Of course, this is the result of my consultation with Nick Flamel and his wife."

Felix also knew about this, and didn't express much surprise, but when Scrimgeour looked at him inquiringly, he couldn't understand, "So, you don't have any?"

what not?Felix blinked, and suddenly realized that this was Scrimgeour's purpose, Nick Flamel's legacy—someone in the Ministry of Magic may think that the reason why Hogwarts has repeatedly attracted Voldemort's attention is the biggest The only possibility is that there is something here that will restore his strength.

For example, a Philosopher's Stone that was not destroyed as promised, or a Philosopher's Stone that was inherited by others.

The former is related to Dumbledore, and the latter naturally involves Felix.

"I did not inherit the Philosopher's Stone from Nick Flamel." Felix bowed slightly, his attitude calmed down.

But the greatest purpose of Scrimgeour's trip has been achieved, or in other words, he thinks he has achieved it.He continued to follow the planned plan: "In summary, we realized that we must strengthen the Ministry of Magic. The Department of Magical Law Enforcement decided to expand the number of recruits, especially the Auror Office. We urgently need more talents. .”

Felix declines Scrimgeour's offer.Although he hinted that Felix would take his place within a few years.

However, he did not refuse the invitation to train Aurors and strikers, which was also what he wanted. "Just during the Easter break, how about?" Scrimgeour asked.

"No problem," Felix said, "I need to make some preparations, including the identities of the people I train, their grades in school, and the magic they are good at."

"You should know these are secrets, right?" Scrimgeour said sternly at once.

"I know, but I will know sooner or later..." Felix said happily: "I just try not to waste the time of both parties."

Scrimgeour stared at him for a while with his scary yellow eyes, and just when Felix thought he was about to fall asleep, he said in a deep voice: "I will send a copy of the document to someone I can trust. , you read it on the spot and destroy it on the spot—not including confidential files!"

"Then it's settled." Felix stretched out his hand, and Scrimgeour limped over, holding his rough hand tightly.

When the tough Auror leader leaves the office, Felix sits down on the couch unceremoniously. "He looks ambitious."

"Well," said Dumbledore slowly, fingering the silver ornaments on the table with his long fingers, "that's obvious, and in a way it's not a bad thing. He had a premonition of war coming, and thought it An opportunity... But in fact, there are still many people standing in front of him, Amelia Bones, Pierce Thickness... If Batty hadn't been imprisoned in Azkaban, he would be one of them, War will make people nostalgic for the iron-blooded chief."

"You mean he has great ambition but little talent?" Felix asked sharply. Scrimgeour doesn't seem to be weak, he is a man who does practical things.

"I'm afraid he underestimated the horror of war," Dumbledore murmured, "Yes, he has experienced the war more than ten years ago, and fought with Death Eaters himself, but I don't know whether it was luck or misfortune, he They have never met Voldemort head-on... They have not realized the crux of the problem until now: there is Voldemort before there are Death Eaters, and once Voldemort disappears, Death Eaters are like little beasts that have lost their parents Hide."

"Oh." Felix lowered his head and thought.After a while, he raised his head and asked the question he had been wanting to ask all along: "Albus, have you really defeated Voldemort?"

(End of this chapter)