Chapter 590: Yu Xing
"It was an accident. Dumbledore said frankly. "You know I'm the Headmaster of Hogwarts, and I have access to all the public spaces in Hogwarts Castle that no one else has.
And a while ago, I felt the power of the Philosopher's Stone manifest in the school. Upon closer inspection, it turns out that you used the Philosopher's Stone to turn an iron nail into a gold nail. That's why I asked Professor McGonagall to find you: you're the second alchemist I know who can make Philosopher's Stones, and among the things I could think of to save myself today before I fell unconscious was the elixir of life. β
As soon as Dumbledore said Lane, it became clear what was going on: he was a little overexcited after making the Rose Madonna, but he didn't expect the Headmaster of Hogwarts to monitor the school so much. The only gaffe was discovered.
Of course, this also has to do with the power of the Philosopher's Stone, and Ryan feels that if he does something else, he probably won't be discovered.
"Then how can you be sure that I will save you with the Philosopher's Stone?" Ryan asked another question, "Aren't you worried that I just came here to keep it a secret? β
"Ah, kid, I've always thought you're a good person. "Professor Dumbledore sent a good guy card directly to Ryan. "I've been sure of this since you helped Harry stop Voldemort's plot when you were in your first year. So I'm sure you'll help me as long as you have a way to save me. β
At this point, Dumbledore paused for a moment, then said, "I know you have a lot of secrets in your heart that you don't want to share with anyone, but that's nothing, everyone, even me. Ryan, you don't have to be so careful about having your own secrets in life. You just have to be sure that everything you do will not hurt others. As a young person, you should have a life that belongs to young people. You don't have to think about so many things in everything like I do. β
"That's because the secrets I keep inside me may be more than you can imagine!" Ryan thought, but instead of saying this, he thanked Headmaster Dumbledore for his concern and told him to rest and adjust before leaving.
The next morning, everyone got up early and rushed to the auditorium. It's not because everyone is in a hurry to eat, it's because everything that happened last night has made everyone very uneasy, so everyone wants to get the latest news.
As soon as they entered the auditorium, everyone immediately looked at the seat in the middle of the platform at the front of the auditorium. Everyone seemed much more relaxed when it was confirmed that Professor Dumbledore was sitting there eating as usual. Because no matter how dangerous things happened to the students, as long as Headmaster Dumbledore was still around, everything would not be too bad.
After eating, almost everyone stayed in their seats and watched Headmaster Dumbledore, as everything that happened yesterday had spread throughout the campus. The infiltration and sneak attack of the Death Eaters, the defection of the Professor, and the rumors that the Death Eaters were even more injuring or even killing the Professor.
All of this has made the students, who were already upset by the recent bad situation, even more nervous, and some have even taken action. For example, this morning, Ryan saw the father of Parvati's twin sisters, a Hindu wizard with a head wrapped in his head, who picked up the two sisters at dawn.
According to Hermione, she saw Parvati Patil packing her suitcase when she returned to her dorm last night. When she went to bed, she told Lavender that her father had actually planned to send her back to India last year after confirming the return of the Mysterio, but in the end he didn't do so considering that Hogwarts was the safest place in the UK. But today there is a tragedy here. Even five people died. So her father couldn't tolerate his daughters in such a dangerous situation and decided to bring them back to India.
"At that time, she also advised me to leave the UK and take refuge in other places, such as the Celestial Empire, because my family is in the Celestial Empire, and your bloodline can make the magical world of the Celestial Empire accept the two of us. Here's what Hermione said to Ryan at breakfast.
"Looks like everyone is uneasy right now, but it's good that Dumbledore is out. Ryan looked at Dumbledore who was sitting there eating with admiration. He knew that even if he drank a whole bottle of elixir to Dumbledore yesterday and controlled the curse with magic, it was best for the Headmaster to lie there and rest until this problem was completely solved, otherwise the feeling of powerlessness that was hollowed out in his body was not something that ordinary people could bear. He thought that Professor Dumbledore might have thought of this to force himself out to eat and stabilize his heart.
"Quiet. After noticing that everyone had not left after eating but were staring at him, Dumbledore tapped his glass twice to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said, "There are some things I think you already know, yesterday Voldemort and his henchmen launched a full-scale attack, and even Hogwarts had enemies infiltrating it. β
"But we have won, and all the enemies have been expelled or destroyed. So rest assured, Hogwarts will continue to do so. I know people who may be leaving us temporarily because of their parents' concerns or for some other reason. But I assure you that as long as one student wants to come to school, the school will continue to open. And I will always be here to guide you as best I can, to help you, to protect you. β
Slap, slap, slap - as soon as Dumbledore's words fell, there was applause from the Gryffindor table, and Ryan, Harry, and Ron all applauded, and then more and more people applauded. Finally, applause echoed through the auditorium like thunder.
Dumbledore's speech was still very effective, and only a few students left until the evening. Most of the students still decided to stay at the school to complete their studies, and they shared the confidence of their parents in the school and Dumbledore.
It's just that Dumbledore didn't pay attention to this scene at this time, and he was now in his headmaster's office watching Ryan and Hermione arrange some strange things in front of him.
"These oil lamps β they look like something from the Celestial Empire. "Professor Dumbledore is a very knowledgeable wizard, so he can see what kind of magic Ryan is using when he looks closely, but he doesn't know what Ryan is going to do next.
"This is an ancient Celestial Empire magic, nearly two thousand years old. Ryan said as he lowered a large knee-high oil lamp in the middle of Dumbledore's office.
At this time, the principal's office was completely different from before, and all the space below was emptied. Seven large oil lamps were placed on the ground according to the position of the Big Dipper, and seven hundred and forty-nine small oil lamps were arranged around it. The oil lamp that Ryan had just placed was the most important natal lamp in this magic ceremony, and it was placed in the middle of the entire magic array.
"What should I do next?" Professor Dumbledore, dressed in a purple robe, asked Professor Dumbledore as he stood on the second floor of his office as he watched Ryan and Hermione light each of them five minutes earlier after filling each with elixir-infused oil into them.
"Then you need to connect your mind with the oil lamp in the center and recite it in Mandarin. After that, it's our business. Ryan said as he took out a jade stone from the space bag, and the gold was a book with gold inlaid with gold characters and handed it to the headmaster who walked downstairs.
The books are all written in the Celestial Empire, but fortunately, Dumbledore has mastered hundreds of languages, including these. So after following Ryan's instructions, he connected his mind to the oil lamp in the center, and sat down cross-legged to unfold the jade slip, and read it in Mandarin. "Albus was born in troubled times, Gan Lao Lin Quanβ"
Although the overall atmosphere was very serious, Ryan always felt a little strange when he watched Headmaster Dumbledore read these ancient texts in Mandarin, but fortunately, this sacrificial text was not long, and he quickly read the last sentence. "ββLooking down on the mercy of heaven, bowing down and listening, and conferring the servants, so that the upper will of heaven, the lower to save the people's lives, the old things to be restored, and the traitors to be eliminated. Don't dare to pray, it's really sincere. β
As Dumbledore's words fell, the flames on all the lamps surged upward. The jade slip in his hand instantly turned into green smoke and drifted upward, melting into the void and disappearing before it touched the roof.
"It's done. Ryan said to Dumbledore after seeing all the smoke disappear. "All you have to do is stay in the principal's office at sunset until sunrise every day, and make sure the lamps don't go out. Leave the rest to us. β
"Then please. After Dumbledore finished speaking, he stood up and returned to the desk he moved upstairs to start working on the papers, Voldemort's large-scale attack had greatly increased Dumbledore's workload as the number one White Wizard recently.