[HP] Squib Prince

"Oh, wouldn't you like to chat with me, an old man, about your recent life?" Dumbledore put down his glass, his tone full of expectation.

Looking at Dumbledore's expression, Bryan really couldn't bear to reject such a wise old man, so he had to stop the movement of getting ready to stand up, and sat down obediently, waiting for Dumbledore's next words: "You say."

Dumbledore nodded in satisfaction watching Brian's movements, and then said: "Of course, I just want to know if your life is a habit recently. Do you have any thoughts about the wizarding world and Hogwarts? You know, We haven't heard a new voice in too long."

Bryan hesitated, not sure whether to tell Dumbledore something of his own.After all, through Snape's description and his two short contacts with Dumbledore, his feelings towards Dumbledore were very complicated: on the one hand, he felt that he was completely different from the other party, so he had to guard against it; But I have to admit that he is a good confidant, and can even be called a reliable elder.

Brian struggled for a while, while Dumbledore just looked at him with a smile during this period, completely silent, as if waiting for his decision.

"I do have some questions that need your answers." Brian thought for a while, maybe it was because of the conversation with Snape tonight, maybe it started from the day he taught at Hogwarts, maybe even from knowing Hogg Since the day of the Watts Sorting System, there are some thoughts that have been entrenched in Brian's mind for a long time, but he has never had the opportunity to express them.Encountered such an opportunity to confide today, and the object of confide was an old man who played an important role in the magic world, which made Brian finally make up his mind.

Dumbledore nodded, motioning for Brian to speak out his doubts, and he seemed not surprised by what Brian said next.

Brian took a sip of the full-bodied red wine, as if he wanted to calm himself down and think about it.He deliberated for a while, and after swallowing the red wine in his mouth carefully, he finally said: "Actually, I have been thinking about this question for a long time, perhaps since the first time I saw Hogwarts in "History of Magic". At the beginning of the establishment, I wanted to ask. According to the idea of ​​the four founders, the students who may not be identified are roughly divided into four categories, and there is a competitive relationship between each college. In this way, the entire school will be Separated. Is there really no problem with this educational model?"

Dumbledore's eyes flickered when he heard Brian's slightly hesitant question, and then he pushed the cup on the desk a little farther away, and couldn't help but sit up straight.

"How could you have such an idea?"

"It's been less than half a year since I started teaching. As far as I can see, there are conflicts between houses every day. Especially the conflict between Gryffindor and Slytherin. To be honest, Slytherin is now in the school. The situation is not good, even the gentlest Hufflepuffs will think that most of the students from Slytherin are death eaters who kill without batting an eye. But no one tried to improve such things, even Slytherins who are ostracized, they just feel that they don't need stupid friends from other houses, and people from other houses have no way to trust and understand them." Maybe it was the warmth brought by the red wine that made Brian speak The time became more fluent, and he poured out his confusion during this period without hesitation, "The most terrifying thing is that this phenomenon is not only in the school. The disputes in Hogwarts have been brought into the adult world , the entire magic world is full of fights between colleges, and this kind of fight is no longer a childish fight between children, it even has a bearing on the future trend of the entire magic world, to put it more exaggeratedly, this trend will even It affects whether the magic world can continue to exist in the world..."

Dumbledore listened to Bryan's statement quietly. After a long time, as if waiting for him to digest all these words, Dumbledore sighed and agreed: "No, you said nothing at all. No exaggeration."

Dumbledore filled his cup with honey water, and watched the water vapor rising from the cup, and his sharp blue eyes became blurred because of the vapor, and Brian couldn't even see him clearly. face.

"Because each founder recruits students with different ideas, this problem existed when Hogwarts was first established. Even because of these different ideas, the founder of Slytherin, Salazar Slytherin, left alone. I left Hogwarts and never came back." When Dumbledore said this, his voice became more ethereal, "It's just that before Voldemort appeared, these hidden problems did not erupt. It is precisely because of Voldemort's ideas With the pure blood support of a large number of Slytherins, and the victims of the war are mostly Gryffindor and Hufflepuff graduates, the contradictions between the colleges intensified."

Bryan looked at Dumbledore's expression. He believed Dumbledore's description, but he also had his own understanding of this matter: "But I have never seen you, the principal, come forward to stop these problems."

Dumbledore wasn't offended by Brian's accusatory tone.His age and experience have taught him to face up to others' doubts rather than anger.

"You are right, Brian." Dumbledore rubbed his hand on the side of the cup, as if he was thinking about what to say, "In the first few years after Voldemort's defeat, the families of the victims of the war were always irrational You know, they need a space to let off steam. What do kids who are going through a rebellious period do if fighting between colleges is banned in schools? I think you understand. I need to put these fights on the teacher Only under our noses can we ensure that these children will not make bigger mistakes because of their own impulse."

Brian looked at Dumbledore in disbelief, he couldn't understand what the old man in front of him was thinking, so Brian reconfirmed: "So you think the current inaction is protecting these students? If these children take them Hate at school is brought out into society, did you ever think that this hate would never go away?"

Dumbledore looked at Brian with complicated eyes, and after a while, he said, "I believe these children have kind thoughts and justice in their hearts. As long as they have these, the hatred will dissipate with time sooner or later."

Brian watched Dumbledore for a long time, and suddenly understood why Snape reminded himself.Perhaps Snape's reminder was not out of the college's position, but just told himself that if he didn't want to cause trouble, the old man in front of him should not have too much contact.He believed that Dumbledore must not have refused to ban inter-house fighting in the school for this reason alone, there must be other reasons he did not want to tell himself.Thinking about it this way, Brian suddenly felt a little regretful about what he just said. He felt that it was not a good thing for Dumbledore to find out that the two people's views were not compatible.

"I hope so," Brian said dryly, feeling that the conversation was unnecessary. "So, it's getting late, and now that my question has been answered, I think I should go back."

Dumbledore looked at his pocket watch, nodded and agreed, "Sure enough, it's late. So, good night, Brian, my child. By the way, it was very pleasant to chat with you tonight. Your thoughts are really not very clear. Like Slytherin."

Bryan stood up, stretched his calf, which had been numb for some reason, and said goodbye: "I'm not a Slytherin, even though my last name is 'Prince'. And, you see, you will unconsciously Using colleges to distinguish people, what I want to say is exactly this, I hope you, as the headmaster of Hogwarts, can think about this issue. So, that's all, good night, Headmaster Dumbledore."

Brian left the principal's office without looking at the other party's expression.

Neither of them mentioned this conversation to anyone, as if it never happened.It's just that after this, Brian's attitude towards Snape became very strange. Not only did he continue to care about Snape's work and rest before, he would even unconsciously sit upright when Snape was talking to him. , Listen to it as earnest instruction.If Brian regarded Snape as a friend he could make with before, now he regards him as a good teacher, even a trustworthy guide.

"Mr. Prince, are you sure you don't need to go to Madam Pomfrey for a mental check?" Snape folded his arms, his face darkened.Anyone who sees a person suddenly changes his attitude, and whenever you speak, stares at you with his shining eyes seriously, will feel that the other person has been stimulated.

"Oh, of course not!" Brian quickly rejected Snape's proposal, and then asked, "So what are we going to do next?"

Snape looked suspiciously at the excited Brian, he felt that Brian's behavior these days was a bit abnormal.

"Severus?"

Snape was urged by Brian, and then he put away his scrutinizing gaze, and then stopped being obsessed with the other party's abnormality, and said, "You already know the basic knowledge, all you need to do now is to try."

"So you're going to do insanity on me?" Brian asked back.

"What? Mr. Prince wants to back down?" Snape raised his eyebrows in a contemptuous tone.

Brian frowned, took two deep breaths, and tried to make his tone sound calmer, but the trembling in it was not difficult to distinguish: "Don't use aggressive methods against me, since I have made a decision, I will definitely not escape."

Brian stared into Snape's eyes and took another deep breath: "Well, let's begin."

The author has something to say: I am finally going to write about the instigating plot, forgive me for talking too much nonsense