Cardcaptor at Hogwarts

Who in the family would understand that I actually studied for seven...six...five years on a bomb!

It’s not necessary to say how ridiculous this thing is. After all, everyone knows that Hogwarts is safe. What really shocked Adam was that he had become the principal of Hogwarts but still didn’t know about it!

So much so that Adam even doubted whether what the old goblin said was true.

Before Adam could recover from the shock, the old goblin continued to speak in his memory:

"That wizard collected all the ancient magical energy and finally sealed it underground in Hogwarts. Our predecessor, the great Lanlock, was also killed by the opponent there."

"Fortunately, it seems that in order to prevent anyone from seeking out ancient magical energy, the wizard did not record the ancient magic and pass it on to future generations, so..."

The old goblin didn't speak, but turned his head and looked into the distance.

Their current location seemed to be inside an active volcano, or extremely deep underground. Adam could even see flowing magma.

At the end of the old goblin's sight, a huge machine sat there. The giant drill at the front of the machine indicated the main function of the machine.

"To be honest, I'm not very optimistic about this machine."

The young goblin also looked over and said at the same time:

"Lanlock spent so much effort, gathering almost all the elves and using the energy of ancient magic to build a machine that can dig into the ground of Hogwarts. But we are far from having such conditions now."

The young fairy turned to look at the old fairy:

"Don't forget, Hogwarts was also built with ancient magic. If we fail to dig through the underground of Hogwarts, we will instead attract the attention of wizards and let them discover the existence of ancient magical energy... "

"So this is just a backup plan."

The old goblin seemed to have the same doubts, so he said this quickly after the young goblin finished speaking, and then he reached out and took off the bracelet from the young goblin's hand:

"After Lanlock's death, part of the equipment he made was destroyed, but some are still preserved. Relying on these and the power of Gringotts, we may be able to defeat those wizards without using alternative plans."

"...Do we have to go to war with those wizards?"

The young goblin suddenly asked.

The old goblin fell into silence, turned to look at the other party, and spoke after a long time:

"It's hard to believe that you would say such a thing...Have you forgotten the past of goblins and wizards? Now goblins and wizards seem to get along well, but that is what goblins got through war, otherwise those who are chained That’s what will happen to our livestock.”

The young goblin took a deep breath:

"Sorry, I understand."

The old goblin nodded.

The young goblin turned around and was about to take out the mithril that had melted in the fire during this period and process it. At this moment, the old goblin pointed the bracelet in his hand at it.

"boom--"

At this time, Adam discovered that this energy seemed to have a different impact on living individuals than on inanimate objects. It was similar to the Death Curse. When it hits an inorganic object, a huge explosion of energy will occur and fall on the young goblin. In the end, it only knocked the opponent away and made a crater at the point of impact.

If such a wound is purely physical damage, even though it is fatal, it cannot take away a person's life immediately. However, the action of the old goblin directly putting down the bracelet after the blow and the young goblin's unresponsive appearance both indicate that the young goblin's life has been lost. Taken away by this energy.

"Sorry... maybe you really understand, but I can't bet on it."

The old goblin stepped forward and pushed the young goblin's body into the magma. Then he came to the forging platform where the young goblin was standing before and took out the melted goblin mithril. What he said seemed to be telling the young goblin, It seems that he is convincing himself:

"A large part of Lanlock's failure, apart from the sorcerer's interference, was because a traitor appeared among the goblins and the plan was exposed in advance. Lanlock didn't leave much equipment behind, so we only have this one chance."

Breaking away from his memory, Adam looked at the elderly goblin who was still in a coma and was speechless.

From the goblin's point of view, the other party may indeed be paying for the goblin's future, but unfortunately he is a human and cannot stand from the goblin's point of view.

"The most important thing now is to go to Hogwarts to check whether the underground bomb really exists. If it exists..."

Adam frowned slightly. After becoming the principal, all control rights in Hogwarts were theoretically open to him, including stairs, secret passages, protective magic, stone pillars guarding the school, ghosts and portraits, etc...

If there is such a thing underground in Hogwarts, but he, the principal, does not know about it, then the only possibility is that one or several principals concealed the matter and used the principal's authority to remove the parts related to the bomb. Outside the magical system of Hogwarts.

Adam took a step forward and appeared in the Headmaster's Office at Hogwarts.

"Oh, look who's here. What a rare visitor..."

Seeing Adam appear, a certain principal in the portrait couldn't help but let out a strange expression.

Adam knew without looking that it must be Professor Phineas Black, the old man with the most grumpy personality among all the principals.

Adam, who had indeed not been to Hogwarts for a long time and had basically left all the work to Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall, did not argue with him. He looked up at the portraits of the principal on the wall with a serious expression:

"Everyone, I came here to ask something. Please call back those who are not present."

Although they are somewhat dissatisfied with Adam's behavior of letting go of the shopkeeper, everyone has seen Adam's contribution to Hogwarts, and everyone also recognized that he is the principal of Hogwarts, so the principals in the portraits also became serious. stand up.

"Wait a moment, I'll be right back."

Professor Delise Derwent left the frame with her skirt in hand, and soon returned with three professors who were visiting from other places.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, Adam, tell us why you are looking for us."

The person who spoke was Professor Dumbledore, who was most familiar with Adam, but he knew that he might not be able to help with this matter, otherwise Adam would go directly to him.

"That's it. I wonder if any of you know anything about 'ancient magic'?"

Adam's eyes swept over. After hearing this sentence, several principals showed surprised expressions, but more principals just looked confused.

At the same time, the Lanlock mentioned in the memory of the old goblin seems to be a person from the past one or two hundred years. If what the goblin said is true, then the principal who is most likely to be related to the bomb under Hogwarts should be closer to this time period. Close...

Adam looked at a portrait:

"Professor Neopher Fitzgerald, perhaps you can provide me with some information?"