In the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts, there was a magical scene: School Dumbledore leaned back in his chair and listened attentively, while two Muggle-born wizards were speaking across from him.

Dumbledore was lost in thought after Hermione had finished explaining the pre-World War II appeasement policies of Britain and France, and it took him several minutes to remember that there were two students in his office.

"Okay, I think you're tired after going through so much today, right? With that, Dumbledore stood up and sent the two of them to the staircase, and as Ryan and the others walked down the spiral staircase, Dumbledore could be seen returning to the table and starting to think seriously.

In a corridor without a mural, Ryan took out the rag doll from the box, he had planned to use it to fool around, but Dumbledore didn't care about the box at all.

As soon as he closed the box, he felt his hand sink, it seemed that the Rose Crystal had already placed the space marker in advance in the place where she slept, and the box would come back as soon as it was empty.

"Good night. Back in the common room, Ryan handed Hermione the box and waved goodbye to her, before heading back to his dorm. It's been a bit too busy today, and he was going to count the loot. But as soon as he lay down in bed, the feeling of tiredness came to his face, and Ryan immediately changed his mind and decided that he should go back and count when he had time. Anyway, those things won't run away with long legs, so it's better to get a good night's sleep now.

The next morning, after Lane finished eating, he managed to get rid of the large group of classmates who were chattering around him and were very curious about what happened yesterday. Just as he was about to go to class with Hermione, Professor McGonagall's voice came from behind him. "Mr. Leung, Miss Granger. Headmaster Dumbledore needs to interview you. ”

The two men glanced at each other, and both saw worry in each other's eyes. They then followed Professor McGonagall to the Headmaster's office, and Professor McGonagall didn't say anything along the way, but from her pursed lips and hurried steps, it was clear that finding two people was not a good thing.

"Macarons. Professor McGonagall shouted the command to the monster in front of the headmaster's door, and the monster jumped to the side to reveal the spiral staircase inside.

Pushing open the door decorated with the sphin's griffin's knocker, you can see that in addition to Professor Dumbledore, there are also Harry Potter and Professor Snape in the Headmaster's room. After hearing the sound of the door opening, all three people in the room looked at the place where the door had opened. After seeing Ryan and the others, Snape withdrew and left.

"Thank you, Minerva. Headmaster Dumbledore nodded to Professor McGonagall and looked at Ryan and Hermione, "Unfortunately, the results of your analysis last night all came true. I asked Fudge out alone this morning for half an hour, but he refused to admit that Voldemort had returned. And he accused me of jumping to conclusions just by listening to a child. And think that I am determined to create a panic and destroy everything he and the wizarding world have painstakingly built for thirteen years!"

"Why does he think that, sir?" asked Harry, somewhat puzzled.

"Because he thinks I want to take power, Harry. Just because I suggested that Voldemort had returned, and I hoped that the Ministry of Magic would inform everyone of the news—"

Ryan felt that Dumbledore's behavior was indeed like a seizure of power, as it was under the purview of the Ministry of Magic. Dumbledore was only the headmaster of Hogwarts, and no matter how famous he was, he should not meddle in the affairs of Fudge's Ministry of Magic.

But from this incident, it can also be seen that Professor Dumbledore was still more influenced by Grindelwald when he was younger, and could completely ignore others for the sake of his greater interests.

However, compared to the impression in the original book that Dumbledore proposed a solution to Fudge after Voldemort returned, and announced that he would part ways with Fudge after being vetoed, Dumbledore was already mild this time. He just invited Fudge to the office to talk about it, and after the matter collapsed, he just watched Fudge leave angrily and didn't do anything else.

"—I'm going to tell everyone in public that Voldemort has returned, what do you think?" After summarizing his conversation with Fudge, Dumbledore turned to Ryan and asked about them.

"I guess we're just students—" "It's okay, we need every bit of strength against Voldemort, and you might be able to offer something from a Muggle perspective that we wouldn't have thought of." Dumbledore reassured.

"Then with all due respect, Professor. That will only make the situation worse. Ryan had expected Dumbledore to be angry when he said this, after all, it was against Dumbledore's plan. As a result, Dumbledore did not get angry, but looked at Ryan with interest.

"Very well, tell me your reasons. Headmaster Dumbledore looked at Ryan with encouraging eyes.

"On the one hand, as far as I know, Minister Fudge has been in that position for more than a decade, and as the highest official in the Ministry of Magic, he naturally doesn't want anyone to dictate him, and that includes you. On the other hand, most of the supporters of the Ministry of Magic are pure-bloods, and these people are related to the mysterious people. In this case, they will also do their best to block the news of the mysterious man's return until that person decides to appear. So, headmaster, your plan has no effect other than being used by them to induce the war-weary populace to resent and dislike you from the war-weary populace after the heavy losses in the last war. ”

"That's true, if it's just Fudge's problem. But the problem is that the ordinary people in the wizarding world now don't want to admit it from the bottom of their hearts, so they are more inclined to the false that Fudge and they have made up everything that is safe and sound. Hermione then added the story of how Churchill and de Gaulle, who had warned the public before the Second World War to be vigilant about the approaching war, had been marginalized. "Human beings are by nature what they are, they don't want to hear bad news. There are even times when they are willing to accept something that sounds better. Even if these lies are endless. ”

"But, but the resurrection of that person is a huge disaster that involves everyone, how can they choose to deceive themselves in this matter. Harry said incredulously.

"The Second World War was also a catastrophe for the people of the time, but they still chose to deceive themselves. I don't think wizards are any different from Muggles in this regard. The history of the Muggle world has taught us everything, and you can see from some books on that subject, Harry. Hermione said with a sigh.

"And what do you think is best for us to do now?" asked Professor Dumbledore seriously.

"Actually, when it comes to war, there is a great man among my countrymen who has a very point, and that is to unite all the forces that can be united, and to make our friends as many as possible, and the enemies to be few. Ryan replied very seriously.

"In this case, our core task is to win over the majority of neutrals. Because the backbone of both sides will not change much. At this point, Ryan saw that both Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall nodded.

"As for how to win over neutrals, the specific plan must be developed on the premise of knowing the evidence in this kidnapping incident. Looking at the professors who were looking at him expectantly, Ryan shrugged. Because I don't know how much evidence they have, they really can't make a plan for the next step.