Hogwarts: Harry's Path to Witches

Chapter 128 Do you long for eternal life?

Everything was as usual in the principal's office, and there were no signs of any items being moved.

It seemed that Professor Dumbledore was so confident in his return that he didn't even think about moving.

At this time, Professor Dumbledore was sitting behind the desk, with his fingers intertwined and a kind smile on his face.

The old principals in the portraits were not pretending to sleep at all, but were visiting each other to celebrate the return of Professor Dumbledore.

"Good evening, dear Professor Dumbledore." Harley greeted him proactively, while Fox flapped his wings slightly and returned to the shelf nearby.

"Good evening, Harry. Would you like some milk?" Professor Dumbledore waved his wand, and a chair appeared out of thin air.

"No, I just had a big meal in the kitchen."

"That's good." Dumbledore nodded slightly, "I came to see you tonight mainly because I wanted to talk about your battle this afternoon.

Although I have already seen the video, I still want to know from your first point of view, what exactly happened this afternoon? "

Hallie did not hesitate and immediately began to narrate the story she had prepared in the kitchen.

Anyway, the old man in front of him has his own battle images, so there is no need to hide most of the information.

After listening to Harry's words, Professor Dumbledore nodded:

"Harry, thank you for resolving the existential crisis at Hogwarts.

So I want to express my gratitude to you. I think you deserve a Hogwarts Special Contribution Award.

In addition, I want to tell you good news. You may get the second-level medal of Sir Merlin for killing the basilisk and protecting your classmates.

After all, there is precedent to follow.

In 1899, Mr. Olevin Drake killed a fire dragon alone in order to protect a Muggle village, so he was awarded the third degree of the Order of Merlin.

Based on your age and special status, I think you may even be awarded a second-level medal and have the opportunity to compete for the status of the British youth representative of the Wizengamot. "

The old man's voice was very calm, as if he was doing something routine. However, several old principals on the wall suddenly clapped their hands and seemed very excited.

If Harry remembered correctly, they were both Headmasters of Gryffindor. No wonder the principals nearby rolled their eyes.

"Professor, you seem a little unhappy about this?" Harry asked Professor Dumbledore tentatively without paying much attention to the reactions of the old principals.

"Not happy? No, dear Hallie, I'm proud of you. If your parents knew what you've accomplished now, I think they would be proud of you too."

Dumbledore shook his head,

"I'm just a little concerned, a concern based on things that have happened to me in the past.

Harley, the following words are not spoken as a principal, but as an old man who has a very good personal relationship with your grandfather and parents.

I hope you can stay away from politics as much as possible, and even if you are close to politics, you will not be contaminated by the filth in the Ministry of Magic.

Also, although you have achieved a series of statuses at a young age, I hope you will not become complacent or even arrogant because of these honors. "

Although there was no long speech, just two simple sentences, Harry immediately understood Professor Dumbledore's concerns.

Although she had only been in contact with the Ministry of Magic for a short time, Harry had already seen Fudge's incompetence, ignorance of current affairs, and greed.

Even the Minister of Magic is like this, how can the people below be any better?

The Ministry of Magic, which has been controlled by pure-blood families for so long, is probably rotten from the roots.

Although I don't understand what Professor Dumbledore means by "worries based on oneself".

However, it is understandable that he does not want to be exposed to too much politics.

As for honor, becoming famous at a young age is always one of the easiest ways to ruin people. Professor Dumbledore reminded himself that there is nothing wrong with that.

"Professor, thank you for the reminder." Harley gently combed the hair behind her ears, "I understand what you mean, and I will pay attention to this."

Hearing this, Professor Dumbledore said nothing more.

After all, Harley is so good, and he believes that Harley can understand this with her wisdom.

"Professor, so you are looking for me just to inform me about this matter?" Harry and Professor Dumbledore have been together for a long time, and they have become more open-minded.

She leaned back in her chair, raised her hands in the air, and stretched.

Fox saw Harley's raised hands and suddenly flew down from the shelf and plunged into Harley's arms.

When Harley reached out to stroke his feathers, Fox happily rubbed his head against Harley's fingers.

Harry rubbed the bird in her arms while looking at Professor Dumbledore.

"It seems that Fawkes really likes you..." Professor Dumbledore looked at his rebellious pet with a smile, not caring that he was trying to please others in front of him.

Isn't this certain? Harley secretly thought in her heart that the witch's first impression score was not an exaggeration.

What's more, according to the news that Hagrid inadvertently revealed, Fox had just been reborn once, and his magic resistance during this period must not have been high.

In addition, when I occasionally meet Fox at Hagrid's place, I always feed him something good, so the relationship between one person and one bird is very good.

"...Okay, let's get back to the topic. The main purpose of me coming to you tonight is to understand the conversation between Tom and you and your impression of him."

"Professor, what's the problem?" Harley tilted her head slightly to the side while curling up one of Fox's slender tail feathers with her fingers.

"Of course there is a problem." Dumbledore waved his wand gently, and the diary flew out of the cabinet, covered with a golden spherical film.

Harry looked intently and suddenly discovered that it seemed to be a phoenix flame, with alchemical runes flashing on it.

"As a side note, the curse on the outside of the diary is really very subtle, and I almost suffered a loss unintentionally."

Dumbledore seemed to mention it accidentally, and then returned his attention to the diary.

"After getting this diary, one of my guesses was confirmed and a new one was raised."

"Excuse me, what is it?" Harley asked with interest.

Dumbledore hesitated for a moment and did not answer immediately. Instead, he asked Harry a question:

"Harry, I want you to look me in the eyes and answer me, do you desire eternal life?"

Why should I desire? I am an immortal witch, and I have already achieved this goal!

So I definitely don’t desire it. After all, I don’t desire eternal life because I already have it. Whether you desire it or not is none of my business.

This thought flashed through Harley's mind, but Harley only chose to express a small part of it: "Professor, I don't desire immortality."

Professor Dumbledore stared into Harry's green eyes, and then sighed softly.

"Harry, I believe you told the truth." The old man's voice sounded a little tired.

Even Fawkes heard it and flew out of Harry's arms, landing on Professor Dumbledore's shoulders, nuzzling his master gently with his head.

"You know, Harley? I've always been worried about you.

From the first time we met, you showed exceptional talent in the dark arts. The black flame you use is full of curses and evil.

I've made a few guesses about this, and they're all based on some particularly evil dark magic that Tom has performed.

So I was terrified that a gifted kid like you was going to go down the wrong path like Tom or someone.

But in the past two years, you have never shown the same tendency as them. Instead, you were unmoved when faced with the Sorcerer's Stone, and did not flinch when faced with the Basilisk and Young Tom.

I guess that's the difference between you, you're Gryffindor and they're Slytherin or...

Anyway, Harley, I feel really relieved. "

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(Thanks to Nine-Tailed Yanhu and book friend tail number 2617 for the tip!)