Fawkes had two tail feathers, and Jon and Dumbledore each grabbed one of them.

With a flash of golden light, they left the Hog's Head Bar and reappeared inside the castle.

"Don't you need to say goodbye to Mr. Aberforth-Dumbledore?" stood firm, Jon reminded softly.

"Aberforth never liked to see me too much, because he couldn't stop interrupting the other half of my nose. Dumbledore said half-jokingly, half-seriously, "Ariana will say goodbye to him on our behalf." ”

"Okay......" Jon pouted.

"But he admires you, Aberforth, it's rare. Dumbledore continued, "And if it weren't for your face, I probably wouldn't have seen Ariana today......"

"Well, I'm honored!" Jon said casually.

Fawkes's tail feathers had broken free of their hands and flew towards the headmaster's office in front of them.

At the same time, the ugly stone monster lay on the ground with a flattering face, smiling stupidly at Dumbledore.

"Long time no see!" Dumbledore touched the stone monster's head slightly, and it almost jumped for joy, completely ignoring Jon who had dropped to the side.

"I didn't expect you to be one of these stone statues...... Jon muttered quietly, following Dumbledore into the Headmaster's office.

......

They climbed up the stone spiral staircase, which went up automatically, like an elevator, and Dumbledore pushed open the door at the top.

At this time, a deafening sound suddenly broke out...... There was a cheer, and all the former Hogwarts Headmasters on the wall stood and applauded excitedly in the frame, waving hats and a few wigs, shaking hands with each other as they stepped out of their frames, and dancing around the chairs in the painting......

"Welcome back!" shouted the boys and girls in unison.

"Thank you...... Thank you......" Dumbledore smiled in response, "Thank you, Phineas...... Don't be so enthusiastic......"

Headmaster Phineas-Black just happened to give Dumbledore a flying kiss.

"But before I greet you, I have one more important thing. Dumbledore continued.

The expressions on the faces of the male and female principals suddenly became serious again......

Obviously, they all seemed to know what Dumbledore was going to say in advance.

"Come with me, Jon. Dumbledore nodded to Jon.

Dumbledore didn't go far, but only gently moved the chair next to his desk, revealing the wall behind him.

Jon subconsciously took a few steps back, and he saw Dumbledore raise his wand and aim it at the wall behind it with ancient patterns.

He was not speaking a mantra, but a mantra:

"Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus!"

The walls carved with ancient patterns are cracked a little bit in the middle, revealing a deeply hidden gate.

Dumbledore strode in.

......

Inside was a strange space, surrounded by pitch darkness, with a clear view of the starry sky overhead......

You know, it's not late at night.

They looked as if they were standing at the very top of Hogwarts Castle, but there were only two stone monuments in front of them...... One is tall, the other is short.

"Maybe I'll have to tell you a story first!" Dumbledore said gently, "Legend has it that more than a thousand years ago, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Salazar Slytherin, and Rowena Ravenclaw, the four founders of Hogwarts, were ready to establish a school......"

“...... Lady Ravenclaw dreamed of a warthog and took her to a cliff by the lake, and the next day she and her three friends rowed a boat according to the route in the dream...... It turned out that this was actually a dragon's den!"

“...... Inside the dragon's den lived an old Ancestral Dragon, so old that it could barely move its place, and the four wizards were amazed that the Ancestral Dragon was believed to have gone extinct hundreds of years ago. ”

Gryffindor decides to kill it, using the head of the last Ancestral Dragon to decorate the school's gates, but is stopped by Hufflepuff, who thinks they might be able to convince the Ancestral Dragon, after all, that it looks like it has little time, and Slytherin, who is unfluent in dragon language, barely communicates with the dragon and acts as the dragon's translator. ”

"The four wizards managed to convince the Ancestral Dragon to agree to live here forever in another way...... The four wizards worked together to use an extremely powerful transfiguration technique: the dragon's lair turned into a Hogwarts campus, the dragon's treasure turned into a dense Forbidden Forest, and the dragon's body turned into a huge castle, the castle of Hogwarts......"

"I've heard the story, the origin of the Hogwarts motto, right?" Jon nodded, "But Professor Binns told us that this story is mostly fake, because he first heard about it in the 14th century, when the four founders had been dead for hundreds of years. ”

"Oh, yes......" Dumbledore turned slightly, looking slightly embarrassed.

He coughed lightly and continued, "But the core story of this story is correct...... Because the castle of Hogwarts is a powerful magical creature in its own right, it has a consciousness of its own!"

"A castle with a sense of self-consciousness?" Jon muttered.

......

Before he knew it, Jon had followed Dumbledore's footsteps to the large stone tablet.

The stele is black throughout, and it looks like it was made of obsidian (dragon crystal), and the stele is densely written with golden letters.

As you can see, these are the names of Hogwarts students, each with a date after it.

Joanna Brewster, September 21, 1994.

Juan Abercrombie, 14 February 1995.

Ross Zeller, 13 June 1995.

"When every young wizard reaches the age of eleven, whether from a Muggle or wizarding family, his name will appear on the tablet, and of course the time it was recorded......" Dumbledore introduced behind him, "Every year on July 29th, we send a Hogwarts acceptance letter to the name that appeared on the tablet for the past year. ”

Jon quickly found his name in the upper rows.

Jon Hart, July 15, 1992.

That is to say...... If I was born more than ten days late, I would have to come to Hogwarts a year later?" Jon asked, curious.

"I think so. Dumbledore nodded.

Jon continued to search the stele.

Astoria Greengrass, 23 December 1991.

Hermione Granger, September 19, 1990.

Daphne Greengrass, 8 August 1990.

Ron Weasley, March 1, 1991.

And—

Harry Potter, July 31, 1991.

Jon blinked, pointing to Mr. Potter's name and whispering, "If I'm not mistaken, July 31 should be later than July 29......"

Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, then explained with a smile, "That's right, I sent Mr. Potter the acceptance letter a year in advance, before his name appeared on the stele...... As the Headmaster, he still has this power, as long as it can be determined in advance that Mr. Potter is a real wizard. ”

Jon nodded, secretly glad that his parents had given him more than ten days early, otherwise he would have had to be almost 12 years old (or even twelve) like Daphne and Hermione.

......

"And what about the other stele?" Jon curiously walked over to the other stele.

It's also made of obsidian, but it's much smaller than the previous one.

It also has gold letters, but the handwriting is much larger.

The first name is "Salazar Slytherin", followed by the number "993".

Then there was "Helga Hufflepuff", followed by "998".

Then Brian Geigveld, 1032.

......

There are many familiar names that Jon has been talking and laughing with in the Headmaster's office, including-

Dexter Fosco, 1642.

Dalyse-Derwent, 1741.

Phineas Black, 1872.

Armando Duppet, 1926.

Albus Dumbledore, 1943.

...... And underneath Dumbledore, there was a name that had a much dimmer golden glow compared to the others, and was not followed by a string of numbers indicating the year.

The name is "Jon Hart".

"I can't be mistaken......" Jon said as he rubbed his eyes, a little incredulous.

"No, you read that right!" Dumbledore said meaningfully, "The contents of this stele contain the names of the previous Headmasters, including the future Headmasters......"

"Then it must be mistaken!" Jon shook his head in disbelief, "I'm just an ordinary Hufflepuff student, not an ordinary Slytherin student, how did I become the headmaster of Hogwarts...... Professor Dumbledore, I'm not modest, but you must be smart about it......"

"Hogwarts has decided. Dumbledore said with a serious face, "It never makes mistakes!"

"But...... That's child's play!" argued Jon.

"Whenever the current Headmaster is about to step down or die, the Hogwarts stele will be four years ahead of schedule, showing the name of the next Headmaster......" Dumbledore said meaningfully, "The castle will choose wizards, Jon...... It will choose a Headmaster who will lead Hogwarts to glory!"

"In other words, will you step down or die in four years?" Jon suddenly realized something.

"That's right!" Dumbledore nodded, "Honestly, I'm glad to be free!"

"When did it appear my name?" Jon asked with a grim face.

"Three years ago, when I first learned that you were a prophetic Magus...... Your name suddenly appeared on the stele. Dumbledore replied, "This also confirms my belief that only wizards with the most exceptional and terrifying talents will be selected by Hogwarts before the age of twelve...... You know, Hogwarts never makes mistakes!"

"Three years ago...... Four years ahead of ......" Jon muttered silently, he looked up at Dumbledore:

"Professor, you will not die, you will not step down, you can continue to be a principal for more than ten or twenty years...... I can guarantee ...... I swear, I'll help you stop death!"

PS: This chapter is 3300+, so let's make up for yesterday's......