Meanwhile, outside the Ravenclaw common room door.

"Thirty-five phoenixes, seventeen three-headed dogs?"

"The answer is incorrect. ”

"Twenty-nine phoenixes, twenty-three three-headed dogs?"

"Answer incorrectly, there is a ...... in an empty room"

"Oh, no......"

Seeing that the eagle ring's title numbers began to "reset" again, Xenophilius Lovegood tugged at his hair in pain, his forehead pressed heavily against the hard wooden door, and let out a helpless moan.

There is no doubt that more than ten years have passed, and Hogwarts Castle has quietly changed a lot, especially the way to enter the Ravenclaw common room, which has long since become completely different from what Xenophilius remembers.

After dozens of attempts, Xenophilius finally figured out some patterns.

Perhaps to prevent students from using their cleverness to fool them around, the Ravenclaw Eagle Ring now automatically updates the value in the question if it answers incorrectly twice in a row after asking a "phoenix and three-headed dog" question.

After discovering this terrible pattern, the imaginative Xenophilius Lovegood subconsciously brought himself back to himself, and he couldn't help but think of all kinds of bleak images.

Suppose a flock of Ravenclaw eaglets were meditating at the door, and there was only one answer left, and a passing Gryffindor student gave a wrong answer, or if several people answered the question aloud at the same time, but the correct answer happened to be the third one......

"Luna, Luna, can you hear me?"

Xenophilius Lovegood tapped the door hard, and the look on his face was full of unease and anxiety.

Although that Elena Kaslana is only a little girl who is not yet eleven years old.

But for some reason, whenever he thought of his little Luna alone with the child, Mr. Lovegood felt an unprovoked irritability rise in his heart, as if he were angry at seeing his home-grown airship plum (a small carrot-like plant) being eaten by a wild boar, nay, a much stronger emotion to be exact.

For the first time in his life, Xenophilius felt a little regretful that he had not chosen the course of "arithmetic divination" in the first place, and if he had chosen that course in the first place, at least he would not have been so helpless in the face of the problem of Eagle Ring.

"Ahem, sir, what are you doing here?"

At this moment, an old and gentle voice suddenly came from behind Xenophilius.

"Hey, Professor Dumbledore......"

Xenophilius Lovegood turned to look at the old wizard who had appeared at the bottom of the stairs, and just as he was halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped and looked at the strange old man with a frown.

Since the old wizard was wearing a wizard's robe that looked exactly like the Headmaster of Hogwarts, Xenophilius almost mistook Albus Dumbledore, who had just said that he had gone to receive everyone from the Ministry of Magic, had returned.

However, in the next second, Xenophilius reacted immediately - compared to Dumbledore, who had a long silver-white beard and full white hair, this old man with a wrinkled face, but a bare chin and hair, was too unique.

"I'm Xenophilius Lovegood, the editor-in-chief of Singing and Singing, and I used to graduate from this academy. ”

Noticing the old man's gaze, Xenophilius Lovegood curtfully withdrew his right hand that was tapping the wooden door, briefly introduced himself, and then looked at the old man with some confusion.

"Excuse me, excuse me, you're ......"

If he remembered correctly, at least when he was in school, there was definitely no such professor in Hogwarts Castle, but logically speaking, it was unlikely that an old wizard of this age would be hired as a professor at the school, right?

"Oh, Mr. Lovegood, Singing the Opposite. Yes, Albus told me about it before. ”

"I'm a Hogwarts Castle Warden and a therapist in the school infirmary...... Well, I've just arrived at Hogwarts this semester, so it's normal that you don't know me, after all, I've been living in seclusion abroad before. ”

The old wizard touched his chin and nodded, glanced at the wizard standing in front of the Ravenclaw common room with a strange look, and continued with a smile.

"By the way, I've always subscribed to this magazine you founded, and my favorite is the thirty-ninth issue. In that episode of "Singing Against the Tune", the analysis and speculation about the Dark Lord Gellert Grindelwald's ambitions and possible stay in the wizarding world was really exciting. ”

"Castle caretaker and healer? Xenophilius Lovegood nodded knowingly.

As a Ravenclaw "eagle", he naturally knew that the original Mr. Filch was not good at magic.

Coupled with the intensity of Madam Pomfrey's work, it makes sense that Dumbledore would hire an old wizard as a supplement.

Of course, the most important reason for him to completely let down his guard is ......

The old wizard told the exact story of the long-ago issue of "Singing the Odds", and Xenophilius Lovegood, the editor-in-chief of the magazine, only had to listen to it to know that the old wizard was definitely a loyal old reader of his magazine.

At Xenophilius Lovegood, whoever subscribes to the original edition of "Singing the Opposite" is definitely one of the few friendly wizards in this world who is wise and knowledgeable and has a unique vision.

"So, do you need any help? It stands to reason that you shouldn't be alone. ”

The old wizard looked curiously at the lone wizard, his gaze wandering to his left and right, as if searching for something.

"Well, I received an invitation from Professor Dumbledore to come to the castle to discuss something about magazines. However, since Professor Dumbledore had some temporary matters to attend to, he asked me to take my daughter on a tour of the castle first. Of course, there is also a first-year girl as an escort, named Elena Kaslana, I don't know if you know it. ”

Xenophilius Lovegood spread his hands and explained in a very natural way.

In his understanding, the old wizard must have been looking for Dumbledore's figure.

"Elena Kaslana, of course, this is not a worry-free little fellow. ”

Grindelwald raised an eyebrow, his gaze continuing to wander vigilantly around him, for fear that a white-haired ball would suddenly pop out of a corner, and a milky "rua" would hit him on the chest.

After all, he had just teamed up with Albus to tease the little girl, and no one knew if the kid would take the opportunity to retaliate.

"I've only seen you alone, though. As for your daughter and that Miss Caslana......"

"It's been half an hour, but if nothing else, they're still in the lounge. ”

Xenophilius Lovegood lowered his head and pointed to the cold and merciless wooden door in front of him, a touch of helplessness and embarrassment appeared on his face, and he looked at the old wizard in front of him with a look of expectation.

"It's a pity that the Eagle Ring is so difficult that I haven't been able to get in. If you can......"

"Oh, I see, it's easy. ”

Grindelwald nodded with a smile, walked slowly over to Xenophilius, and knocked lightly on the door.

Before Eagle Ring could finish the question again, he heard the old wizard clear his throat and read it clearly.

"Open the door. ”

Then, the wooden door, which had bothered Xenophilius Lovegood for almost half an hour, swirled open without hindrance, as if there had never been any magic curfew.

？？？

Xenophilius Lovegood had a stunned look on his face - that's all?!

However, soon, the next moment the old man solved the doubt in his heart.

"Don't forget, I'm the castle keeper. I saw the old wizard blink happily, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be a little more, "It's inevitable to post announcements, clean up the lounge, or something, this is one of the few work privileges." ”

Hogwarts is a magical castle, and there is no doubt that with Dumbledore's help, it would not be difficult for Grindelwald to sign a temporary employment agreement with full effect.

You know, the employment contract of the Hogwarts staff is actually equivalent to a kind of administrative authority to some extent.

"I see, I'll tell you why Mr. Filch is always free to come and go in the common room. ”

Xenophilius Lovegood nodded in abrupt understanding, and instead of delving further into the matter, he walked briskly into the common room, his gaze darting around the room.

Soon the wizard saw two little Lori's lying on the sofa not far away, reading a book together, the two seemed to be immersed in the world of knowledge, and did not notice that the door had been opened - whew, okay.

"Thank you, Mr. (MR) ......"

Xenophilius Lovegood breathed a sigh of relief for no reason, and walked quickly in the direction of his daughter, expressing his gratitude to the old wizard beside him, when his words suddenly froze.

Speaking of which, he was in such a hurry just now that he didn't have time to ask the old wizard's name.

Xenophilius Lovegood stopped, turned to look at the old wizard behind him, and asked politely.

"By the way, I'm sorry, I forgot to ask in a hurry just now, what do you call it?"

"Otto, Otto Apokalis. ”

"Oh, it's Mr. Apocaris, thank you so much this time—"

Xenophilius nodded nonchalantly, and continued with the old wizard's words, when suddenly the words stopped again.

Wait a minute!

Apocalis?!

The one that is the same as "Teresa Apocalis", "Apocalis"?!

What had always seemed strange in the wizarding world over the past month, as well as some strange details he had seen at Hogwarts since today, and the shadow of something that Dumbledore seemed to be hiding in his previous words......

Countless fragments, images, and fields flashed through Xenophilius Lovegood's mind......

Eventually, it gradually converged into an extremely frightening speculation......

One...... A terrible "fact" that even Xenophilius did not dare to admit......

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