The Magical Principles of Natural Philosophy at Hogwarts

"So, are you willing to join the ranks of the Embers?" Erwin made an invitation gesture to Hermione.

Hermione was silent for a while, "Okay, I'll join." She suddenly felt a little awkward, "Just to help other Muggle-born students." She added.

"Very good." Erwin nodded and smiled, "You are now the president of our club."

Young girls are easy to fool.

"Wait a minute, why am I the president?" Hermione's expression was quite exciting.

"I think your ideological and political awareness must be higher than mine, and your management skills and interpersonal relationships must be better than mine."

Hermione enjoyed hearing others praise herself, but that didn't mean that she would just be fooled. "If you let me be the organizer, what will you do?"

"To provide you with other help, such as the bloodline-enhancing potion you drank before, I can try to get as many copies as possible. Those little wizards from the family can enjoy all kinds of excellent resources, but ordinary people like us can't.

Are you just counting on the few bottles of free magic awakening potions provided by Hogwarts?"

Hermione thought about it, and in this case Erwin had indeed done a great job.

"So, how many members does your club have now?"

"For now, there are only two."

"...Just you and me?" Hermione took a deep breath to calm down her mood.

In the end, the name of this society was decided as "Hogwarts Muggle Students Association". It was simple, straightforward, and had no partisanship, so it quickly passed Professor McGonagall's approval and received her permission.

When your career is starting out, naturally the lower profile the better.

On the morning before Easter, Erwin saw Albus Dumbledore's name on the Marauder's Map.

The principal is finally back. It's on the top of the tower where he teleported Erwin back from last time. It seems that even if the principal's authority can ignore Hogwarts' restrictions to some extent, he can only apparate to a fixed location.

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Erwin thought for two minutes, then picked up the intelligence file that recorded Dobby's confession, and at the same time closed Riddle's audio-visual perception in the diary.

He was going to go directly to the principal.

On the Marauder's Map, the names of Dumbledore and Severus Snape overlapped at this time. Erwin did not want to meet this professor. Snape was the most difficult to deal with among the professors at Hogwarts.

, If you can't do it, don't do it.

After Snape left, Erwin was waiting for Dumbledore at a corner of the stairs.

The principal didn't look surprised when he saw him, "I don't think this is an accidental encounter, Erwin? You seem to be waiting for me. Can you satisfy the curiosity of an old man and tell me what you used

What magical method was used to observe my whereabouts?"

"It's a magic map. I'm sorry that I can't give it to you because it's not mine." Erwin said frankly.

"A map?" Dumbledore's expression changed, "I understand."

He said nothing more about the map.

Erwin and Dumbledore came to his office together. Erwin handed over the intelligence information. Dumbledore began to read it, while Erwin waited quietly.

A quarter of an hour later, Dumbledore put down the parchment and said, "The Malfoy family has a long-term vision and structure, isn't it?"

Although he was the target of conspiracy, Dumbledore was not angry.

"Are all other magical families like the Malfoy family?" Erwin asked.

"If we just talk about the means of accumulating wealth, these families are actually pretty much the same. However, after experiencing the turmoil that year, quite a few families were severely damaged. Even if they were not found guilty in the end, they have never recovered since then."

Dumbledore paused, "But Mr. Lucius's ambition for Hogwarts still surprises me. He is indeed not suitable to continue to be the school director of Hogwarts."

Erwin was not surprised. No matter how conspiratorial the Malfoy family was, it was impossible for them to be Dumbledore's opponent. The influence of the British chief wizard was huge. As long as Dumbledore counterattacked, Lucius would be helpless.

power.

"I heard from Professor Snape that the Malfoy elf disappeared in Hogwarts. This should be related to your information, right?"

Erwin nodded, "It was the help of the elves in the school. Together we liberated the elves of the Malfoy family, and as a report, Dobby told us everything he knew."

"Your performance really exceeded my expectations," Dumbledore nodded slightly, "In other words, you foiled Lucius's conspiracy against Hogwarts? What this elf named Dobby said

'Dangerous things'..."

"That's it." Erwin put the diary directly on the table in front of Dumbledore.

Riddle couldn't sense the outside world at this time, otherwise he would have started roaring.

He was betrayed!

After trying so hard to gain Erwin's trust, he handed over the diary without even blinking!

Dumbledore looked at the diary, frowned slightly, and then lightly touched the cover with his wand.

"I see."

He paused, "It's unimaginable that Tom Riddle could make a Horcrux at such an age..." He suddenly looked at Erwin, "I think you should have communicated with him during this time?

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Erwin nodded directly, "Yes, he even tried to teach me some black magic."

His frankness made Dumbledore feel a little relieved in his eyes.

"So, what kind of person do you think Tom Riddle is?"

"A person with almost no moral bottom line, unscrupulous, and extremely self-centered." Erwin said without hesitation: "As far as the state at the age of sixteen is concerned, he is still rational. If there is a situation, he will not be able to resist.

If he is oppressed by the power of others, he will abide by the rules, but when his own strength can ignore any rules, he will do whatever he wants."

"That's quite an appropriate evaluation." Dumbledore nodded slightly, "So, now that you have been exposed to dark magic, how do you feel?" Although the old man in front of him did not show any emotion, Erwin felt trembling in his heart.

This is probably a test.

Regarding the diary and black magic, he did have secret thoughts before, but he gave up in the end because a lie requires countless lies to make up for it, and loopholes will eventually appear.

What's more, how could what happened at Hogwarts be hidden from the principal? Don't forget that the castle itself can be regarded as a giant alchemical item, and the principal is the administrator with the highest authority.

If you conceal it, you may lose Dumbledore's trust, which is very costly.

Riddle can indeed help, but he only has memories from before he was sixteen, and his knowledge is actually very limited.

This is a very simple multiple choice question.

So Erwin chose to confess, and the consequences of the confession were as they are now. He had to have a heart-to-heart talk with Dumbledore.

Tell me about your magical worldview.

He considered the words, and after more than ten seconds, he said slowly in a steady voice: "I believe that one must have a clear enough understanding of the nature of black magic. Corresponding research on black magic is necessary, and on

The use of black magic must be done with caution."