A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 681 Happiness and Shelter
"Everyone uses the bubble head spell, the supersense spell, and the floating rune circuit in turn. It may be a few kilometers away. I haven't tried this method, but it should work..." Harry said uncertainly, "It's Hermione. idea."

As he spoke, a transparent, pearly-white ghost eyed him curiously.

"I never thought such a thing would happen," said Myrtle cheerfully, and looked at her with such a smile that it seemed that the New Year had come early.

"Believe me, I never thought I would lead a group of people here." Harry squeezed the words through his teeth, and Myrtle let out a series of giggles, circling happily in the air, watching the front line The members of the standing club stared blankly at this scene.

"I swear, even when Peeves was fanned all over the castle by Fred and George for exhibition, she wasn't this happy." Ron whispered to Neville, "Or if she found out that Hercules When Min's face was covered in cat hair—"

Hermione shot him a sharp look.

"I didn't expect you and Myrtle to have such a good relationship." Luna expressed her opinion unexpectedly, her tone full of envy.

Ron rolled his eyes.

"Okay, you guys!" Harry said, "Everyone move - I'm not sure if Professor Happer told the other professors in case they were caught..." he said nervously, giggling at them The slightest bit of vigilance was annoyed.

Myrtle's laughter was also a bit harsh, but he had no choice but to pretend he couldn't hear it. This was the abandoned girls' bathroom, and it was Myrtle's territory.He could only urge silently with his eyes.

These students finally got serious and cast spells on themselves one by one.Soon Harry regretted it-twenty or thirty people crowded into a bathroom, and it became noisy after everyone said a word.In particular, some over-excited students floated in the air without weight, dancing and shouting with excitement, and the scene looked funny and chaotic.

Dean was casting a head soaking spell on himself, but before the spell took shape, a foot fell from the sky.

"Ouch! Who stepped on my head?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I can't help it!" Seamus couldn't help but pretended nothing happened, and said solemnly, "Please pull me down—" Before he finished speaking, he let out a miserable cry howled as Dean grabbed his ankle in retaliation and threw him hard.

Seamus slammed into the wall like a wingless bird.

"A good shot," said Quidditch player Katie Bell.

Dean straightened his collar, "Thank you, I always thought I had the talent to play Quidditch."

"I felt like I couldn't breathe...sneaked into the ladies room and my dad would send me yelling letters for discrediting the McMillan family - I shouldn't have come." Ernie MacMillan muttered.

"Then why don't you leave? This will free up space for two people!" Ginny said with raised eyebrows.

"I warn you, stop pointing fingers at my size—" Ernie bellowed, puffing out a fat arm.

"Then shut that fat mouth of yours and stop talking sourly." Ginny said bluntly.

Ron stood next to Ginny with an air bubble that looked like a fish tank, his whole face seemed to swell, "Do you want to fight?" Ron said in a low voice, Ernie did not back down, but took a step forward, They were about the same height, but Ernie was much stronger than Ron.

Harry strode over.

"Don't quarrel." He tried to separate Ron and Ernie, "Ernie, Justin is looking for you, he is not very good at the Bubble Curse." It was not until Ernie walked away that Harry put Focus on Ron, "You too, Ron—" He was about to warn, only to find that Ron's eyes were twice as big under the bubble head curse, which made him look like an angry ant goldfish, or toad.

"Hurry up." Harry held back a smile and left.

"Thanks," Ginny said to Ron, and Ron waved his hand pretending not to care, and Ginny stared into his face with a snort, "Ouch - I've got to go find Luna, don't know what she looks like - —”

As soon as Harry returned to his original position, Hermione raised her hand to signal, "Harry, I think we need to add the 'waterproof and moistureproof' charm." Harry imagined the damp underground pipes in his mind, and immediately agreed.

Finally—ten minutes later, all the preparations were done, Harry cleared his throat.

"Professor Haip—"

"Vice-Chancellor," said Mafalda. "He's Vice-Chancellor now. I've been meaning to interview him—or Professor McGonagall's thoughts on the school, but I haven't had the chance."

"Thank you for tipping me off about the latest plans for The Wall tabloid - but please shut up now." Harry couldn't help raising his voice. "Where did I go? Oh, thank you, Hermione - Hap The professor has made a lot of changes to the chamber of secrets, the previous entrance had to be opened with a Parseltongue, but now there is a second way."

He raised one arm, and a dozen rune symbols danced and condensed into a glowing key, and then their feet swayed, and the faucet above the sink Harry was facing shone bright white, and then the pool sank completely, and the ground A thick water pipe was exposed.

Everyone was amazed.

"That's how you entered the Chamber of Secrets and killed the basilisk?" wondered Parvati Patil, who today wears a long ponytail like her twin sister.Parvati's hair was tossing back and forth, spinning between Harry, Ron and Hermione.

"Yeah," said Harry.

"Can we learn this set of rune sequences?" Anthony Goldstein asked tactfully, "This way we don't have to ask you to open the door every time."

"Okay," Harry nodded. "That's what the professor meant. Ron—you're the first, lead the way, and I'll be the last."

Ron took a deep breath and stood on the edge of the thick water pipe.Myrtle floated across from him with interest, and lay on her stomach in mid-air, staring intently at Ron's face.

"I still remember the first time you jumped." She said sadly, "You were shorter than me then, but now you are a head taller."

"It's not just the head that changes." Ron nodded at her and jumped down, but the reality was different from what he thought. Because of the effect of the rune circuit on his body, he almost disappeared in front of everyone in slow motion. of.A few heads couldn't wait to get to the hole and look down, it was dark below.

After a few seconds, Ron's muffled voice came up.

"Oh - no danger, except it's a little dark, I cast the light spell - wow! I feel like a burrowing mouse, um, I mean - it's a strange feeling, a little force Can fly far away, like gliding—"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Harry shrugged and said, "You heard that too, you can take this as the first item in the Chamber of Secrets playground."

The club members went down one by one, and Luna waved to Harry, "Thank you, we really need some fun now." Harry didn't speak, and when only he and Myrtle were left in the abandoned girls' bathroom, Harry whispered:

"Of course we need happiness, but we also need a war shelter." He looked up at a corner of the bathroom ceiling, "You probably think the same, Professor Haipu?"

……

"I do think so."

"I discovered early on that the Chamber of Secrets is a natural sanctuary several kilometers below the school. In case of danger, students can go there to take refuge. I also hid a fireplace in the inner space of the Salazar Slytherin statue. ——Be prepared, even if you don’t need it for Grindelwald, if you extend the time to dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of years, it will always be possible.”

In Professor McGonagall's office, Felix nodded.

A mirror with rippling water disappeared in mid-air, and Professor McGonagall stared blankly at the air, "He discovered—maybe Albus is right, Potter really has potential."

"He defeated Voldemort. Even though Voldemort was extremely weak at the time, he did it. This is an indisputable fact." Felix said: "In addition, he is popular enough in school, and there is also "Mystery Wall" in the team. The editor of the tabloid, the founder of several school clubs... I believe that within an afternoon, the news of the underground playground will spread throughout the school."

"Very foresight, Felix. I will let the president of the male and female student council and the prefects cooperate." Professor McGonagall said, she sighed, "The situation has become strange again, and the words of the saint this morning made me worry about Grindel Wo will target the school. There are still the last few days of holidays, and we must ensure the safety of the students." Her last sentence was firm.

"Well, I have handed that person over to Amelia. She should be discussing with Babajid Akinbad at this moment, and I hope there will be a good result." Felix said: "The last meeting voted, and ten The Ministry of Magic of the two countries agreed to send personnel, and this Auror team is under the control of Akinbad. Now that Amelia has presented new conclusive evidence, the number of Ministry of Magic that agrees to join the coalition will increase again."

"How many Aurors and strikers is Burns going to send?" Professor McGonagall asked curiously.

"one third."

Professor McGonagall frowned, "That's less than 50 people. The saint said that Grindelwald now has nearly 700 people. Although these people are old, they are not bad at all. They were once the most loyal Grindelwald. A group of people in Devo, if these people spread out to recruit wizards who are dissatisfied with the status quo of the magic world, this number may immediately expand ten times."

Felix rubbed his chin and said:
"No way, in order to prevent the situation you mentioned, the Ministry of Magic of each country must also leave enough manpower and response time. For the people of the International Federation of Wizards, the most important thing now is to establish a smooth and stable communication channel. , some of Dumbledore's previous practices are very useful for reference, and..."

He stopped talking, the fireplace suddenly blazed, and Ms. Bones came out of it in a dusty manner.

"How's the situation?" asked Professor McGonagall gravely.

"It has some effect." Ms. Burns said wearily: "But Aginbad rejected the proposal to place Aurors from various countries in the UK. On the contrary, he also wanted me to persuade you to join the coalition as his deputy." She glanced at Felix.

"At present, no one is sure to what extent Grindelwald's strength has recovered. According to the test results given by the therapist of the International United Wizards Association, Grindelwald is at best stronger than the Elite Aurors, but he is also stronger than the elite Aurors. There is a limit, but if he fully recovers to the level of the past..."

There was a meaningful light in her eyes.

That way Felix Hemp would definitely not be able to leave easily, and only in the most turbulent times would people realize what it meant to have a wizard like Dumbledore or Felix.

"I won't leave school at this time." Felix frowned and said, "It's still not sure about Grindelwald's true intentions, but you can tell Akinbad that I will take some actions when the semester is over— —Don’t get me wrong, I’m not interested in leading an army of wizards with complex components. I believe that political wrangling will definitely consume most of my energy. I will try to find Grindelwald and find a chance to talk to him. Ultimately A good result is of course convincing him, and the secondary goal is to figure out his intentions—or to fight, to find out his strength. I always feel that he is too anxious, and he shouldn't be so anxious."

"Okay, I'll pass on the message." Burns sighed and said, "Honestly, I just realized now that compared with the pressure brought by Grindelwald, Voldemort seems uh... at least you and Dumbledore were fully capable at the time." To suppress Voldemort, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic and the members of the Order of the Phoenix also have an absolute advantage over the Death Eaters, but now Grindelwald has three times more power than the British Ministry of Magic, and this is only the backbone of the most loyal to him. Randomly pick one of them who can gather dozens or even hundreds of believers..."

"...If these people are all used against a certain country, it will definitely be a huge disaster." She seemed to have imagined that scene, and couldn't help shivering, "Can't contact Dumbledore yet?" she asked expectantly.

Felix and Professor McGonagall looked at each other slowly and shook their heads.

"There's no need to be so pessimistic, Amelia." Felix said, "Have you thought about why Grindelwald gave priority to summoning this group of backbone forces? According to the saint, Grindelwald even took the form of a flame contract." ...He never did that back then."

"You mean he lacks confidence?" said Ms. Burns with immediate alarm.

Felix nodded gravely.

"Grindelwald has two paths: violent confrontation and verbal bewitchment. If he chooses the former, he will immediately be labeled as a dark wizard by the Ministry of Magic of various countries, and his past crimes will be fully revealed and magnified ten times. Don't forget, The existing order shows no signs of collapsing, and as long as it can be strictly prevented for a few months, the situation will be very different."

"If he chooses the latter—half a century has passed, no matter how charming his speeches were and how deeply rooted his slogans were, how many people are left who swear their allegiance to him? His era has passed, and we Look, not many people in the new generation are willing to follow him—those young people may not have heard of his name, and even if they did, it would be a bad name. The only thing to worry about is that he is desperate!"

……

Grindelwald and Vita Rozier stood on the exquisite steps and knocked on the door.While waiting, he casually said:

"I don't need too many people to be loyal to me, as long as I can gather enough prestige to scare those law enforcement officers. Dozens of Ministry of Magic are arguing with each other, and Akinbad has enough prestige to pinch the power of these people together I'm not who I was, but Akimbard is not what Dumbledore was."

"Believe me, Vita, as long as we don't do it first, no one will dare to take the responsibility of provoking wizard wars."

Grindelwald grinned mockingly.

"But his identity is indeed useful, at least enough to bluff people, so we are here."

Footsteps approached, and a woman dressed as a servant opened the door.She leaned against the door and looked at the two suspiciously, "Hello, who are you looking for?"

"We are looking for Mr. Babajid Akinbad," Vita Rozier said.

"But——Mr. Akinbad said he doesn't see any outsiders, do you have an appointment?" the maid asked.

"It's urgent business, and it's related to Mr. Aginbad's biggest worry right now." Grindelwald said, "I've talked to the guards here, Grove, right? A very dutiful young man."

The maid looked over their shoulders to the other side of the road, and a young man at the corner of the alley nodded this way.

"Oh," she stepped aside to open the door. "Come in, I'll call him—Mr. Aginbad hasn't slept for dozens of hours—he's been in a meeting, and he just lay down not long ago."

Grindelwald and Vita Rozier were introduced into the living room. Grindelwald sat on a beautiful and comfortable chair, calmly took out a book from his pocket, and read it intently.

"The Tales of Beedle the Poet"?
The maid scrutinized the damaged cover, and could tell that its owner definitely looked through it a lot, and a few letters were peeled off.Although a little strange, her vigilance has indeed weakened a lot.

People who like to read fairy tale books are not bad people, right?And this person is very polite...

(End of this chapter)