Hogwarts: Wizards Supreme

Brian quietly curled up in his chair and watched Madam Pomfrey busy.

She placed Fred on the bed next to Colin Creevey and gave him a potion to maintain his strength.

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley hurried over at midnight and burst in covered in ashes. Mrs. Weasley held Fred while wiping her tears while Mr. Weasley leaned against the wall and sighed.

Madam Pomfrey whispered comfort to Mrs. Weasley, while Professor McGonagall brought the cursing and reluctant Peeves over.

Soon, Dumbledore came back with George, and he shook his head at Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey.

"George, oh, luckily you're okay. Poor Fred..." Mrs. Weasley pulled George into her arms and cried. George patted her back gently and whispered comforting words to her.

"Dumbledore, what happened?" Mr. Weasley said anxiously.

"Ah, it has been such an eventful time." Dumbledore sighed softly, "First there was Soul Leaving Syndrome, then the Chamber of Secrets was opened again, and several people were petrified..."

He briefly explained the situation in the school, then looked at Peeves and said, "Peeves, do you know what happened?"

"I don't know, don't rely on me!" Peeves shouted, and then looked at Dumbledore with some fear and flattery, "I just pulled the carpet from under his feet. He fell and hit the armor on his own. None of my business……"

Dumbledore stared at the ghost jumping up and down for a long time. After asking some questions, he sighed softly: "Okay, I understand, you can go back."

Peeves eagerly flew through the wall and flew away.

"I tried to find their souls, but all the magic told me that it was Hogwarts Castle itself that trapped them." Dumbledore said calmly, "I think they encountered something..."

"But, Albus, nothing like this has ever happened before..." Professor McGonagall said.

"Yes, but there are so many secrets in the castle. Maybe something has awakened." Dumbledore said softly.

"But... there shouldn't be such dangerous things in the castle! The Big Four wouldn't put dangerous things in the school when they built it..."

"So, the thing trapping their souls is not evil, or even that dangerous..." Dumbledore said, "It seems to be playing hide and seek with us, or hoping that we will find it."

"The two people who left the soul must have something in common, but we can't find it for the time being." Dumbledore said, "I compared what George and Creevey's roommates said about the two people's experiences before they left the soul. But I can’t see any connection.”

"You were at the scene, did you find anything, Brian?" Dumbledore looked at Brian, who was huddled quietly in his chair.

"Nothing was found, Professor." Brian shook his head slightly and said, "There was no warning. Fred Weasley screamed out loud before he fainted. We all thought he was joking."

Dumbledore nodded.

"The question is, Dumbledore... should we let the students go home..." Professor McGonagall said in a worried tone.

"No, I don't think this is the way to solve the problem, Minerva." Dumbledore rubbed his brows, "I need a little time."

"Molly, and Arthur, what do you think?" He looked at the red-eyed Mrs. Weasley and the slightly anxious Mr. Weasley, and said in a friendly tone.

"Oh, Dumbledore, we follow your arrangements." Mr. Weasley said. Mrs. Weasley nodded too.

"Just... I hope, I hope you will save Fred..." Mrs. Weasley choked.

"Of course, I have been working hard for this." Dumbledore nodded.

"Okay, it's time for you to go back and rest." Dumbledore stood up and said, "Brian, let's go for a walk?"

Brian stood up, nodded slightly to everyone in the room, and left behind Dumbledore.

"Brian, if it were you, how would you handle this?" Dumbledore said in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Either let the students go back and stop the loss in time," Brian said, "or wait and wait until the culprit shows his feet and solve the problem from the source."

"Which one do you prefer?"

"I don't know. If you're not in your position, you won't be able to do what you want." Brian said with a smile.

"You can absolutely express your thoughts, Brian. I know that you are smarter and more mature than many people. In terms of thinking, you are closer to an adult. There is no need to hide yourself too much."

Brian pondered for a moment and said: "This is nothing more than a matter of weighing the pros and cons. There are only two results. One is that the source cannot be found, the soulless person cannot wake up, and Hogwarts may be closed; the other is that the source is found and solved. , everything will be fine.”

"What needs to be weighed is just how many more people can be invested to try to solve this matter and fight for a possibility."

"Is this what you are thinking, sir?" Brian's eyes looked even deeper in the moonlight, "Using the whole school as bait, waiting for more victims to appear, and finding connections from more examples? The secret room Also, you must have thought that more students would be petrified in the future, and someone might even be killed, but you still chose to do this..."

"Ah, Brian, don't always think so nakedly." Dumbledore sighed, "You can add some emotional factors, instead of just thinking from the perspective of interests."

"I just wanted to save those kids, that's all, and that made me choose this path with greater possibilities. I have to say, to a large extent, my self-confidence drove me to make this choice. Of course, it does not rule out that I am overconfident..."

"It does make it sound better," Brian said. "It makes it more acceptable to other people."

"But I think your approach is right, because the source must be solved, whether it is a departed soul or a secret room. It is better to exchange the following peace with a few possible people than to let it continue to act recklessly and cause more trouble in the future. It’s better to have serious consequences. It’s a good choice to only focus on the present or look to the future.”

"Brian, I have to say that you are very good at measuring problems from a rational perspective. I hope you can always keep such a clear mind. When doing anything, consider the pros and cons, which will save you a lot of mistakes. Wrong." Dumbledore praised.

"However, feelings are also an indispensable factor. It will always influence your choices, but it will make you happy." Dumbledore said with emotion, "Of course, sometimes it will go to your head and make you regret. Something beyond your reach.”

"Emotion and reason are always contradictory, but they complement each other." Dumbledore smiled kindly, "I hope you can stay awake at all times and make careful choices."

Brian nodded and said: "You have such determination and will, but you can't guarantee that others can understand and accept your approach... You have to speed up, Professor."

"Yeah, I have to speed up." Dumbledore sighed, "Colin and Fred, their experiences have nothing in common. They probably only have in common that they like to explore around the castle."

"Are you scared, Brian?"

Brian pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I can't tell."

"It's already so late before I know it. I think you should go back, Brian." Dumbledore smiled.

"Yes, then, goodbye, professor." Brian said softly.

He returned alone to the lounge, which was now deserted except for the crackling fire in the fireplace.

Brian found an armchair and sat down, placing his hand on the table to support his chin, and fell into deep thought.

"They do have something in common, but is it possible?" He shook his head, "How is it possible..."

Ofer swam out of the armchair beside him and stuck out his tongue at him, his silver scales shining in the firelight.

"Good evening, master. Xiao Huangmao left me here again."

"I almost got kicked to death by the big guy next to him tonight, but I didn't bite him." Ofer raised the snake's head and hissed.

"Well done." Brian smiled, stretched out his hand and nodded its head. Ofer waggled his tail lazily and swam to the table.

Brian ignored it, took out Tom's diary, and wrote in it:

"Tom, weird things have happened in Hogwarts recently, and the souls of two people have disappeared. This may affect our plans."

"How could the soul suddenly disappear?" Tom responded, "Is there a dementor hiding in the castle? Is Dumbledore finally stupid?"

"No, their souls seem to be trapped by something that Dumbledore can't find." Brian wrote, "There is also a Weasley among them, who is a pure blood."

"No, they are pure-blood traitors. You don't have to think too much. Maybe someone is doing the same thing as us." Tom said, "We just need to continue to do our thing."

"Tom, why are you so passionate about this?"

"Because it's your will, and we're kindred spirits, Brian."

Brian raised the corners of his mouth slightly and closed the diary.

Ofer tilted his head and stared at him with his small red eyes.