When Xie An said his method, Luna said, "This is not taking money from Lord Earl, I don't want to do this." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"It's different, I'll borrow a little money from Lord Earl in the name of the two of us, maybe plus Hermione, the three of us together. Besides, I have a detailed plan, and the Earl will agree to it. Xie An explained.

"You mean that Hermione and I will also sign the contract, promising that if we make money in the future, we will give a portion of the money to the Earl, so that the Earl, your father, should lend us the money?" Luna asked, confused.

"Of course, that's it. Xie An lamented the lack of financial knowledge in the wizarding world.

Luna was still a little hesitant, and Xie An suggested, "You can talk to Hermione, she is from the Muggle world, and in the Muggle world, there are many such things." Luna had no choice but to agree to Xie An's suggestion.

Unfortunately, Luna hadn't been able to tell Hermione about it for a few days. Xie An has also been busy, and he doesn't know what he's busy all day long.

Luna was listlessly flipping through her magazines in the corridor, and Qiu Zhang, who was passing by, asked suspiciously: "Luna, why are you here alone, you seem to be in a little bad spirits, did you not rest yesterday?"

Luna told Qiu about Xie An's suggestions and ideas, and Qiu was very interested: "My dad has always wanted to open a Chinese restaurant in Diagon Alley. But I haven't been able to find a suitable chef, and if only there was a wizard who could cook Chinese food, it would be delicious. ”

"Qiu, I've never eaten Chinese food like you're talking about, but my dad took me on a trip to Europe before, and I think the food there tastes good, but I've heard that the magic school there is not as good as Hogwarts. Luna asked with interest.

The two of them discussed a variety of delicious foods together, but in the end, Luna's problem was not solved, but Cho said that she also had the idea to join the project, hoping that Luna would agree.

"Oh, Cho, this is Andy's attention, you can tell him. Luna pretended not to care.

One afternoon after a Charms class, Professor Flitwick was about to leave when he was stopped by Shea, who told Professor Flitwick one thing, a request to be exact.

Xie An asked to meet the white-robed wizard, Headmaster Dumbledore, you must know that there are few people in the entire Hogwarts who can see this mysterious and busy wizard, the white-robed wizard only needs to think about it, he knows that he is an extremely busy person, although he doesn't know what Dumbledore is busy with, but that face full of wisdom still makes people feel very nervous.

Professor Flitwick wanted to refuse Shea'an's request outright, but at Shea's strong request, Professor Flitwick had to agree to pass on Shea'an's request to Dumbledore. It was strange that the busy wizard headmaster actually agreed with Xie An with great mercy, and arranged it for tomorrow afternoon. Professor Flitwick was puzzled by how Dumbledore was interested in receiving Shea, a first-year child.

Dumbledore has a habit similar to Shay-An, that is, he spends most of his time on magical research, he rarely goes out of his headmaster's office, eats, and meets most of the guests in his own office, so Shay-An can only go to his office if he wants to visit Dumbledore, and Dumbledore will definitely not come out for Shay-An.

Walking into the headmaster's room, Xie An had a warm and solemn feeling, although this was not the first time he had met a big person, Xie An still felt a little nervous - Dumbledore was a great wizard who read through other people's minds.

On the ground around the office, there were magic instruments that Xie An didn't know how to use, and on the low tables on both sides were dozens of large and small clay pots, clay pots, which were soaked in a special thick liquid with various potion materials, and there was a row of brightly colored celestial models and a huge mirror erected in the corner of the wall.

In the middle of the room was a large long table, on which in addition to some thick magic books, there were also inkwells and quills, and Sheaan didn't know what Dumbledore usually studied, but he was sure that most of it was interesting. A big red bird—perhaps the phoenix of the West—landed on the shelf behind the desk, staring at Xie An alertly.

Other than that, the only decoration in the whole room is the portraits on the walls. However, none of the portraits were known to Xie An, and those portraits were looking at Xie An curiously at this time.

In fact, Xie An was also troubled by other portraits, Ravenclaw has many portraits that ask strange questions, and after answering correctly or incorrectly, they will get unexpected rewards: sometimes it is a sock that was not used by a former senior, sometimes it is a strange notebook that can write and talk to people, and even someone has even received 10 gold coins from the portrait.

Therefore, Xie An has become somewhat accustomed to dealing with conscious portraits all day long.

It didn't take long for Dumbledore to come in from outside. Xie An was naturally polite, such as thanking Mr. Dumbledore for his cultivation, and Lord Earl asked him to come over to pay a visit and greet the seniors.

And Dumbledore obviously didn't take Shea'an's unnutritious nonsense to heart. Xie An saw that Dumbledore did not react, so he had to get back to business, of course, he did not tell Dumbledore the true intention, he claimed that he was quite interested in all kinds of magic, and had always been eager to see the true meaning of the mysterious wizarding world, so he came to the white-robed wizard to humbly ask for advice.

"Oh, Andrew, as a good wizard for a young man, you should be impulsive and more direct, otherwise when you are old, you will not have the opportunity to be impulsive. Dumbledore smiled kindly.

Xie An secretly complained to himself, it seemed that the Headmaster had already known the slander behind him, so he had to say honestly: "Those words are just my nonsense, and I do feel quite admiration for you, the de facto leader of the wizarding world." ”

But Dumbledore obviously didn't take Shayne's words seriously, "Andrew, I sometimes think that you may not be a young wizard, your way of dealing with things and your superb magic skills overshadow any wizard of the same age, some of your thoughts Your father once said to me in his letter, I marvel at your creative ability." So, Andrew, you can just say what you think, and I'll think about it. ”

Dumbledore thought to himself that if Andrew Lee really wanted to learn about magic, he could bring it up to his professor, and there was no need to come to the Headmaster, he must have something to do with the Headmaster's help, so he came to visit him.

Xie An's nervous emotions slowly dissipated, sorted out his thoughts, and first said a few words modestly, saying that his strength was low, and he had no special ability, so he relied on self-study. On the one hand, he persevered because of his curiosity about magic, and on the other hand, he really wanted to help the Earl and make himself a helpful person to his father.

Therefore, Xie An was eager to know the most advanced principles of magic in the wizarding world today, as well as some general methods of use, and of course made his own request by the way, hoping that Dumbledore could announce in the name of the headmaster that he could consult the detailed descriptions and records of these magics, and practice them a little.

Dumbledore was a pretty good listener, patient and never interrupted, and it wasn't until Shea had finished saying that Dumbledore put down his long, crossed hands and looked Shayne up and down with a wise and deep gaze from behind his half-moon eyes.

"Andrew, you remind me of a man, a man from a long time ago! My former best friend, you have to make me think about it before I can make a final decision. Dumbledore didn't make a direct decision, but wanted to put it off the line.

Hearing Dumbledore say this, Xie An was completely stunned, he didn't understand why Dumbledore would treat his request like this, wasn't he a wise and decisive white wizard?

Is there something in this that he doesn't know, Shea revisited his suggestion, there was nothing that seemed dangerous, just asking for more useful magic studies that could be spent on the time - why did Dumbledore hesitate?

Xie An immediately thought of countless possibilities, but these possibilities were immediately overturned by him one by one, you know, if Dumbledore had any prejudice against him, he didn't need to see him at all now.

And Dumbledore is refusing to meet a first-year freshman, no one will think that Dumbledore is rude, but will think that it is normal, which is one of the reasons why Xie An has the courage to visit Dumbledore.

If Dumbledore heard any offense from what he said just now, it was not very likely, because except for Xie An's request at the end, there were some unnutritious nonsense in front of him, which was completely deliberately nonsense by Xie An in order not to waste this precious opportunity to meet.

Could it be that there was something special in the Earl's letter? Xie An couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Dumbledore and Lord Earl knew each other. This is what Xie An has known for a long time, Hagrid used to be in and out of Li Manor often, and Dumbledore would often write letters to Lord Earl, but Xie An never asked Lord Count how the two sides met and what kind of relationship they had, and now that I think about it, it was really a big mistake.

"Headmaster, what are your concerns?" Xie An asked directly.

Dumbledore obviously didn't want to give any explanation, and this time he refused directly: "I'm afraid I do need to think about it, but in order not to misunderstand you, I can give this to you." ”

Dumbledore took out a charred photograph from the depths of the drawer, looked at it with a solemn and even pained expression, and then handed the photo to Shea, "The girl in the middle of the photo is called Ariana, my sister, and the boy on the other side is called Gellert Grindelwald, the two of them used to be my most important treasure, but my impulse ended up ruining everything. Dumbledore said in a deep voice.

Xie An took the photo, and the three young men in the photo were smiling happily, the young Dumbledore looked handsome and confident, while the young man on the other side looked more flamboyant than Dumbledore, and the middle of the two teenagers was a very cute girl who looked timid. The three of them didn't know what to say, but they all laughed happily.

"This is the only photo Ariana has left, and perhaps this photo can shed some light on you. Now you can leave, and I'll reply to you after I've considered it. Dumbledore's strong will returned, and he said in a flat but unquestioning tone.

Although Xie An still had a lot to understand, he knew that it was time to leave, and Dumbledore would definitely not answer any more questions. Therefore, Xie An had to say goodbye and leave.

After Xie An closed the door of the headmaster's office, Dumbledore's hands were crossed again, and his head was gently lowered and buried between his hands, and his eyes full of wisdom were full of sadness. The phoenix landed softly on Dumbledore's desk and chirped softly.

But Xie An didn't hear all this, his mind had already been on the photo.

"Gellert Grindelwald should be this handsome young man who looks sunny and smart. Xie An had no impression of Gellert Grindelwald at all, and thought to himself: "The person who can become friends with Dumbledore must be a respected wizard, among Dumbledore's friends, the professors can exclude, and there is only one qualified friend I know who knows Dumbledore: Nicol Lemay, who invented the Philosopher's Stone." Could this guy be Nicol Lemay? But he doesn't look very old, can the Philosopher's Stone keep wizards immortal?Oh my God, if that's the case, the Philosopher's Stone must be obtained! But maybe not, if it's Nicol Lemay Dumbledore should have told me directly. ”

"I remember that the Ravenclaw classmate seemed to have said that there was a portrait of Nicol Lemay in the book, and that I had to ask him later. If it weren't for Nicol Lemay, it would be a bit of a problem, and I wonder if anyone knows the name Gellert Grindelwald. I didn't expect Dumbledore to have a younger sister, I have never heard anyone talk about Dumbledore's family, does he have a wife and children, maybe I should ask Luna, she may know. Xie An thought secretly as he quickly shuttled through the castle.