Hogwarts: The Book of Laws.

in the principal's office.

Dumbledore's black tea had been stirred. He picked it up and took a sip, showing a satisfied look.

Then he looked at Arthur and said slowly: "Actually, your choice is correct."

"What choice?" Arthur's tone was slightly sarcastic, "Are you saying that you decided to hold a party, or that you didn't use the Death Curse on you?"

"Both are." Dumbledore looked at him and said, "But I appreciate your latter choice more."

"Really? Aren't you afraid that I will kill you at all costs?" Arthur asked coldly.

"You wouldn't do that." Dumbledore shook his head slightly.

"How can you be sure?"

"I am the principal and I have great confidence in my students, especially after home visits."

"Home visit?!" Arthur asked doubtfully.

"Yes, because you haven't written to your father since the beginning of school, and he doesn't have an owl and can't contact you.

So he went to London and asked Tom Abbott, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, to send you a letter. "

Having said this, Dumbledore took out a white envelope from his robe pocket, pushed it in front of Arthur, and said politely,

"Please forgive me for reading this letter in private. Because of the special circumstances at the time, I couldn't deliver it to you...

And I'm afraid that your family may encounter some trouble. After all, it's rare for parents to be so worried about their children in the first month of school.

But don't worry, he just asked you in the letter whether you are used to school life and whether you have encountered any trouble. "

Arthur picked up the letter and stroked it gently, "I sent him a letter on the first day, but I was in my dream at the time, so maybe I didn't send it."

"Okay," Dumbledore continued, "but then he started sending letters here five times a week. Tom in the Leaky Cauldron was really a little... lack of energy. You know, he was also quite busy at work. .”

Arthur opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, but this was indeed something Brooke could do.

"I can understand your father's thoughts. After all, his children will be a little worried when they go to study in a completely unfamiliar place. What's more, your father has never been exposed to magic."

Dumbledore smiled, "So yesterday, I took the time to go to Kechen Farm in Bristol and paid a home visit to your family."

Hearing this, Arthur frowned.

"I had a great chat with your father there. He is a very interesting man." Speaking of this, Dumbledore's tone became weird. "He also asked me to tell you that if you encounter any trouble, you can Go find his best friend in the wizarding world, Professor Snape...

I'm curious, did your father... and Professor Snape ever know each other? "

"..."

Even in this situation, Arthur felt a little embarrassed. He said dryly: "On the day I received the admission letter, Professor Snape came to my house once, and the two of them... chatted. not bad..."

"That's it!" Dumbledore picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"So, you got this photo during a home visit?" Arthur asked.

"That's right!" Dumbledore said, "When we were chatting, Brooke also invited me to look at your photo album. I thought this photo was very interesting, so I made a copy. You shouldn't mind."

"You dare to say that you didn't mean to threaten me with this photo?" Arthur asked slightly sharply.

"Absolutely not. I just want to know if I saw you wrong."

"Then what if I really killed you just now?! What would happen?!"

"Nothing will happen," Dumbledore said in a low voice. "The only people who know your identity are me, Nico and Professor Barebone. If the story has another development direction, it must be like this:

Glucyan</span>You kill me and leave Hogwarts.

And your father won't be in any trouble, Nico will keep your identity a secret, and Professor Barrebone won't tell anyone!

And I, a dead man, am certainly the best at keeping secrets. "

"What good will this do to you?!" Arthur frowned, completely unable to understand, "Do you really want to die?"

Dumbledore shook his head, "No one wants to die, but Nico and I know what kind of person you are, and that's important."

"What's the importance of this?! You must be crazy!" Arthur felt that this old man's thoughts were simply unreasonable.

Dumbledore smiled and said, "Don't forget, your behavior of putting down the wand just now is incomprehensible to others."

Arthur was speechless. After a long time, he said: "I have my persistence."

"For the same reason, I have mine too," Dumbledore said softly.

The two fell silent again.

At this time, Arthur suddenly had a subtle feeling. He felt that Dumbledore's purpose might not be to become his enemy.

"So, what do you want?" he asked in a deep voice.

"I want the ring," Dumbledore said with a smile.

"Then take it. Now that the number of uses of the ring has been used up, I am already your prey and can't resist." Arthur threw his wand on the table, looking like a broken jar.

Dumbledore stared at him with his blue eyes, and then spread his hands, "I've got it!"

"what?"

"Aren't you already here?" Dumbledore blinked.

"So, what you want is... me?!" Arthur asked in a deep tone.

"That's right. I must get the ring, but what's the use of simply getting the ring for us?"

Dumbledore smiled, "Only the current owner of the ring can unleash its true power!

So from the beginning, Nico and I just wanted to work with you.

But you have been initially exposed in the Holy Knights, and you will be in trouble at any time.

So we made such a plan.

First of all, after the opening dinner, I activated the protective power of Hogwarts Castle itself and pulled everyone into a dream.

This dream is not under my control. It will evolve freely based on what happens in reality.

So I didn’t know what was going to happen in the dream at first.

In the second step, Nico goes to Nurmengard and tells Grindelwald of your existence. Because he can only escape through the ring, he will definitely use his precognition ability to sense where you are.

Then Nico followed Grindelwald's men, and they came to England as expected. Then you can be sure of it at Hogwarts.

In the third step, I used Professor Baribone to instill in you the method of diverting attention in the Holy Knights, and arranged the confinement in the Black Forest. "

When Arthur heard this, he frowned and said, "So it's you who came up with this method!"