In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

According to Rozier, this arrangement is humiliating.

But in fact, Jon and Dumbledore had expected such a situation before coming here. Since they arrived at Hogwarts Castle, they have not seen those enslaved Mug students. The people in the castle are being cautious.

According to Hermione's information, most of the Mock students who are still in this castle have been completely enslaved by their thoughts, but there are still a small number who have had their identities modified because they have organized associations. Memory was forced to become a slave.

The Forgetting Curse is very powerful, but it is not the Unforgivable Curse. The key reason why the Unforgivable Curse has such a special status in the magic world is that these three spells have no solution.

The Oblivion Curse can obviously be lifted, but the difficulty and method of lifting it vary depending on the method of casting the spell.

Hogwarts Castle deliberately prevented those muck students from appearing in front of Dumbledore and his party, and Snape emphasized that they were not allowed to enter Hogwarts Castle privately. Part of the purpose was definitely not to let them and this part of the world Hemp student contact.

Jon's rescue of the first and second grade students in the castle last year has completely cut off the school's source of "slaves". Of course, Voldemort will not give them another chance to rescue the remaining students. Walk.

But in fact, neither Jon nor Dumbledore had such an idea.

When they decided to come here, they never thought about preparing to abandon this castle again, instead of just rescuing the people who should be rescued.

However, Snape's words also revealed some information. After he left and returned to the carriage, Jon followed Dumbledore to the principal's room alone.

"The first competition event is related to the Forbidden Forest?"

Dumbledore just shook his head at this.

"The formulation of the competition items is jointly determined by us, Riddle and the International Federation of Wizards. Each party determines a project, and finally it is handed over to the Federation for coordination and adjustment. But in addition to the Federation, we and Li Del’s side may only know the information about the project he proposed. And the competition project we proposed should be in the second round, so we don’t know what will be competed in the first round and where.”

"But from what Snape said, it can indeed be heard that the first competition event should be related to the Forbidden Forest."

After hearing what he said, Jon touched his chin and asked appropriately.

"Professor, you were familiar with this Snape before?"

Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, and then a somewhat emotional expression appeared on his face.

"He, don't look at him like this. He is actually a very pure person, but he is a little too pure."

With that said, Dumbledore shook his head.

"Don't mention him for now, I just have another thing to ask you about."

Jon was still analyzing the meaning of Dumbledore's words, but when he came to his senses, he showed doubts in his eyes.

Dumbledore looked at him seriously.

"I need you to temporarily lend me the invisibility cloak Lily gave you."

The students on the carriage did not just stay in the carriage all afternoon.

Anyway, the ones who were warned not to enter were the Forbidden Forest and the Castle, and Hogwarts was far more than just these two places.

After Dumbledore said a few words of caution in the car, some students got out of the car and wandered along the Black Lake.

"I heard from Bill that every year at the beginning of school, the new students at Hogwarts had to take a boat across the lake and then enter the castle. At that time, Hagrid was the person in charge of welcoming the new students."

George squatted by the lake, looking at the quiet, mirror-like surface of the lake, stirring up the water, and chatting to Lee Jordan beside him.

"There is also a giant squid in the lake, but Charlie said it is very friendly to students. Once when their team was practicing Quidditch, a Quaffle accidentally fell into the lake. There was no hope that it would be able to survive. I found it, but the big squid helped me bring it back from the bottom of the lake."

Li looked at the lake, as if he wanted to find the legendary friendly squid inside, but even though his eyes were sore, he couldn't find it at all.

"Speaking of Hagrid, I just saw him heading towards the Forbidden Forest. His movements were very careful, as if he was deliberately avoiding people."

George shrugged.

"Hagrid has a different feeling for this forest that we don't have. I heard from my father that he once worked as a gamekeeper here for more than 40 years. The Forbidden Forest was his home. Now that he has returned, he must feel more emotionally than we do." Be deep.”

"Could he sneak in?"

"That's not surprising. I heard that he has many magical animal friends in there."

"I have seen Hagrid talking to himself in front of the fire before, as if he was apologizing to a person named Fang."

"Maybe it's not a human being. He likes to name every animal he can recognize."

"Ah, let me guess, that sounds like a dog's name."

They were chatting by the lake when a wizard came to them at some point.

The expressions on George and Li's faces suddenly became alert.

They knew very well that this was the UK and the headquarters of the Dark Lord, and any stranger would most likely be hostile to them.

"Hello sir, what can I do?"

Li asked politely and distantly without hiding his alarm.

The middle-aged wizard wore a gray top hat on his head and a long trench coat with an open collar. The black hair exposed under the hat was meticulously taken care of. He had a gentle smile on his face. He didn't look like What a malicious person.

"Hello, my name is Matthew Graves, a member of the International Federation of Wizards. Are you a student of Principal Dumbledore?"

His English accent was very special, a version that neither Lee nor George had ever heard.

George looked into his eyes and nodded, but did not reduce his vigilance.

"What's your business?"

"Can you take me to your principal? We have known each other for a long time. At that time, he was still the president of the Federation."

The wizard named Matthew said while smiling at George and winking.

George and Li looked at each other, and after making eye contact, they quickly made a decision.

George did not move, but Li turned and trotted towards the carriage. Matthew saw their movements, and the smile on his face did not change. He knew that the black boy was looking for an adult. He looked at George as if he was very worried. Interested in small talk.

"I heard that Principal Dumbledore and you have never left the UK during these years? Are you taking classes in exile in a carriage?"

George glanced at him.

"Aren't you a friend of Professor Dumbledore?"

The wizard laughed dumbly.

"Don't be so cautious, kid. Even if this is the base camp of your enemies, they will not attack you during the Triwizard Tournament."

His words did not ease the atmosphere at all, and George still looked at him with eyes full of suspicion.

"Your principal and I are indeed old friends, but that was when he was still serving as the president of the federation. I had a lot of dealings with him as a diplomat of the Congress. However, after the owner changed in the UK, the relationship between us I haven’t had much contact with him since then. This time I just have the opportunity to come and visit him.”

After listening to Matthew's explanation, George seemed to have noticed something.

"Are you an American wizard?"

"Division of International Magical Cooperation of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, Director of the Office of the American Chapter of the International Federation of Wizards."

Matthew said as he took out an ID book from his trench coat pocket and handed it to George.

George confirmed his identity. This kind of document could of course be forged, but since Lee had already informed Dumbledore, he had no need to falsify at all.

"You are one of the referees for this Triwizard Tournament."

George had obviously also heard that among the referees, there would be people from the International Federation of Wizards present.

"The federation attaches great importance to this competition. We all hope that the conflict can be resolved peacefully, so they sent three people over. The other two have already gone to the castle first. I came here specially to meet my old friends."

Matthew didn't seem to mind that George was wary of him just now, and his attitude remained calm.

George looked at the middle-aged wizard who seemed easy to get along with and asked tentatively.

"So you're going to lean towards us when you're refereeing?"

Matthew laughed.

"I will only make the most unbiased assessment."

At this time, Li had already jogged and jumped off the carriage. From a distance, he waved to George.

"Professor Dumbledore asked me to invite this gentleman to the carriage as a guest."

Matthew said goodbye to George and then followed Lee into the carriage.

Although Dumbledore did not get out of the car to greet him personally, he took the initiative to wait in front of the office door to show his respect for this old friend.

As soon as they met, they hugged each other.

"It's been so many years since I last saw you, Albus."

"Ha, Matthew, you are still wearing this perfume. I can't help but sneeze every time I smell it."

Dumbledore rubbed his nose and led the MACUSA diplomat into his office.

"I actually expected that the person representing the Americas might be you, but I didn't expect that they actually sent you here."

The steaming teapot automatically poured tea into the teacup in front of Matthew.

Matthew did not hide his gaze as he looked behind Dumbledore at the wall covered with portraits of previous principals. He shrugged and said.

"This shows that my fairness is known to everyone, doesn't it?"

Dumbledore smiled.

"Yes, the federation knows what we need. Since we want to avoid war, we must maintain the most basic fairness. Who are the other two referees?"

"They are also your old friends. The Asian wizard is Abdul Rahman, the Arab magic diplomat who has always said he would give you an emerald. The African wizard is Imran Kamil. , the vice-principal of Wagado School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the old witch who wanted to send exchange students to Hogwarts but was rejected by you."

Dumbledore crossed his hands in front of him, and the smile on his face did not change with the two names.

"The Federation is indeed attentive enough. No matter what decision you three make, you will always be impartial. You all have some friendship with me, and you have also had conflicts with me."

Matthew spread his hands.

"This was the candidate who was finally determined after two full months of discussion within the meeting. You know that although I am a diplomat, I have very little experience in lying to people. The Federation really does not want to see a war happen, so we have We all know that only the fairest referees can avoid this."

"So why did you come to me first?"

Dumbledore was not fooled by his seemingly pertinent words, but blinked and looked at him with calm eyes.

"Both Rahman and Imran know to meet my student first to avoid him from having unnecessary suspicions about you. It is also the best choice for the normal conduct of the subsequent games. You came to me alone in advance. What is it for?"

Matthew did not touch the cup of black tea in front of him as the heat gradually disappeared. He stared at Dumbledore's face. The originally gentle expression gradually faded and became a little cold and serious.

"Because I got an unexpected question in the United States. Even if I am not the referee assigned to the federation this time, I will make a special trip to the UK to see you and want to confirm one thing from you. "

Dumbledore had a surprised expression on his face.

"Yes, I should have thought of it a long time ago. You can only come to see me so impatiently because of one thing."

Matthew Graves stared into his eyes.

"So, is that news true or false?"

"it is true."

There was no deliberate change of subject or any lies. Dumbledore answered the answer he wanted to know so straightforwardly and calmly.

The atmosphere in the principal's office suddenly became quiet, and only the faint snoring of the portrait could be heard.

After a long time, Matthew seemed to have calmed down his emotions, spoke again, and asked in a voice that had become extremely cold.

"So, who has the power to release him? The Federation's sentence to him was life imprisonment!"

"If he doesn't want to, Matthew, which prison in the world do you think can hold him?" Dumbledore asked softly.

"He should have been executed directly from the beginning!"

His voice became colder, but his emotions became more excited.

Dumbledore looked at him and shook his head.

"I thought after all these years, you should have forgotten."

Matthew picked up the cup of cold black tea in front of him and drank it in one gulp as if drinking boiled water. His voice became slightly hoarse at some point.

"Not everyone is as generous as you. He killed my father and stole his identity to embarrass my family in Congress. Do you think I should forget that?"