Chapter Thirty-Nine: After the Dinner

"Okay, since everyone is digesting this incomparably sumptuous meal just now, please be quiet for a while and listen to me talk about the precautions for the new semester. Pen & Fun &www.biquge.info)" said Dumbledore, "First-year students need to know that the Forbidden Forest is off-limits - of course, our seniors should know by now. ”

"Mr. Filch, the caretaker of the castle, has asked me to warn everyone not to cast magic in the hallways between classes, and of course there are many other rules, which you can check at the door of Mr. Filch's office. ”

Just as Dumbledore was about to continue talking about Quidditch after introducing the two teachers, Professor Grapeland and Umbridge, Umbridge stood up and interrupted Dumbledore's speech as if to make a speech.

But with Umbridge's somewhat shrill voice, the otherwise quiet hall became noisy again, and every student began to turn their heads again, and almost no one was listening to Umbridge's speech, not even Holly and Erinka.

"Looks like Fudge is really old and confused. Holly whispered to Erinka. "I thought I might be able to give him a decent end next year, but it looks ...... at the moment"

"I guess he has his own ideas, and it looks like a last stand. ”

"I can't help myself. Holly's eyes swept over the toad standing up in the teacher's seat and whispered, not knowing whether she was referring to the toad who was on stage preparing to fight the old bee or Fudge, who was far away in London and was intoxicated with her plans.

Erinka didn't respond, and there was no need to respond to Holly's pun.

After Dumbledore announced the end of the banquet, all the students stood up one after another, and the sound of tables, chairs and benches clashed, and the prefects of each house ran forward one after another, leading the first-year freshmen of their respective houses, as for the old students, because they were familiar enough with the school, they went back to the dormitory in groups according to their accustomed routes.

However, Holly did not leave first, but stayed at the end as if it was lively, as if there was something else going on. Erinka doesn't have a problem with this, most of the things related to Holly in the school will affect her to a greater or lesser extent, and the same is true for Holly.

"Let's go. Holly saw that the people in the hall were almost gone, and pulled Erinka and disappeared into the shadows in the corner.

In the headmaster's room, Dumbledore looked at the two girls who appeared suddenly, and he was also a little helpless.

Even though he is the principal of the school, he has not been able to fully control every corner of the school. At least, Dumbledore couldn't do it at any time by using various passages to appear in any corner of the school, and even if Dumbledore used his supreme authority in many cases, he couldn't find these two girls in any corner of the castle. At least it proves that in the castle, in some ways, the two girls have a higher authority than Dumbledore......

"What's wrong?Miss Potter and Miss Sterling?" No matter how unhappy Dumbledore was, it was impossible to erect more enemies at this time, at least not to push people who seemed to be somewhat biased towards him or objectively neutral at the moment.

"Nothing, come and see if our Professor Dumbledore has any thoughts from the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher's speech. Holly said lukewarmly, as if he was just passing by and came in to see if his friend was in a bad mood.

"Thank you for your concern...... But I think maybe Miss Potter should be more concerned about the situation at the Ministry of Magic than I am?" Dumbledore was trying to get the deal into trouble.

"Maybe? but ...... Rather than caring about the Ministry of Magic, I think you should probably be more concerned about Gryffindor. Holly retorted unhurriedly.

"Oh?"

"I'm more curious about the impact of the Daily Prophet among the students than the chaos at the Ministry of Magic. Holly shook her head. "I don't think you'd ignore that. ”

"Maybe people forget something when they get old...... But I think Harry can do it. Dumbledore responded.

"Good luck then...... Oh, forgot to remind you. Don't try to pressure Secretary Fudge to transfer Professor Umbridge back, Connelly won't agree. ”

"Huh. I think about Hogwarts, my old bones can still be controlled. Dumbledore didn't say anything positive.

"Hmm......" Holly thought for a moment, didn't say anything, turned around and pulled Erinka, who was there in a daze, to leave from the main entrance of the principal's office.

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Principal Outdoor

"What's wrong? I just saw you there in a daze?" Lotus shook his hand in front of Erinka's eyes, trying to retrieve Erinka who was in a daze.

"Huh? nothing, but I guess...... As for the reason why Dumbledore often appears in unexpected positions for us......"

"Got evidence?"

"Just a thought......"

"What's going on?"

"Maybe there are other creatures besides wizards that can teleport?"

"You mean...... Could Dumbledore also have the bloodlines of other creatures or possess the magical abilities of other creatures?" Holly substituted himself, instantly raising Dumbledore's threat to another level.

If you are not afraid of an opponent who knows the roots, even if the opponent is temporarily much stronger than you, there will always be a way to limit the opponent, and the kind of opponent who is hidden in the fog and cannot see through the details at all is the one that everyone hates and fears the most. It's not about courage, it's just a knee-jerk avoidance of the unknown from within.

Holly has been trying to hide his strength, and all sorts of hidden means, as was the case with the Dark Lord, and so was Dumbledore. Even when a strength reaches a certain level, there will be such a subconscious choice.

"It hurts. Erinka knocked Holly lightly on the head.

"What are you thinking?" said Erinka, who was also a little speechless at Holly's brain. "I'm talking about pets. ”

"Pets, what's that thing for?" Holly wondered. Common pets are nothing more than owls, toads or turtles...... "You mean that phoenix?"

"Hmm...... Although it is uncertain if the phoenix has the ability to carry people from one place to another in an instant, it ......"

"Short distances are definitely possible. I thought the phoenix was just an ornament......," Holly affirmed.

"......" Erinka was a little speechless about Holly's definition of a phoenix, but yes, a magical creature like a phoenix is also very rare in the wizarding world, otherwise there would not be a situation where the two wands of Harry Potter and the Dark Lord used the tail feathers of the same phoenix as the core of the wand.