"The head of the Federation, Arkinbad, rushed to the Ministry of Magic overnight with several councilors, and will go to Hogwarts tomorrow morning. From what we've heard, it seems like we're talking to you about a covert operation against 'that person.' ”

Maca looked at the little note she had just received, and the expression on her face became puzzled - Akinbad had not come alone, it was clearly a confidential but official visit.

And when Akinbad no longer visits Hogwarts in a private capacity, it means that the other party does not agree to Hogwarts staying out of the matter, and wants to force Lamarca and others into the game.

In fact, Maca could understand Akinbad's dilemma, after all, the name Helbo was a huge trouble in itself in the modern wizarding world.

As the current president of the International Federation of Wizards, Arkinbad must find a way to erase this trouble in the cradle as soon as possible in order to continue to maintain the stability of the wizarding world.

"Speaking of which, did I tell him about Helmo?"

At that time, Maca, although only in order to stab Helbo's conspiracy and increase the resistance of Helbo's development power, provided Arkinbad with conjecture.

But now, his mood is somewhat contradictory.

……

The next morning, the president of the International Confederation of Wizards arrived as scheduled—he even got up earlier than some of the young wizards!

When Maca got Snape's message and went to the headmaster's office, he found Arkinbad already sitting in an upholstered chair not far from his desk.

Behind him, three men, one woman, and four councillors of the federation stood in unison, pursed their lips and said nothing.

Of course, there was also the Minister of Magic, Scrimgeur, who had come from his ministry.

"McLean has arrived."

Snape brought Maca here like a prisoner, and then, after dropping the words, turned and left.

In the past, Maca might have complained in his heart, but today he wasn't that interested.

"Professor McGonagall, Mr. Arkinbard...... And Mr. Scrimgeur, good morning. He greeted them one by one, and then stopped the red tape, and went straight to the chair on the other side and sat down.

Behind Akinbad, the four councillors glanced at him with different looks.

Although most of the eyes of the four people flashed with curiosity or hesitation, since the president had not yet spoken, they all pressed all kinds of complicated thoughts in their hearts and continued to act as mutes that could not move.

At that moment, Akinbad suddenly shifted his gaze to McGonagall's side.

"Now that Mr. McLean has arrived, let's start as soon as possible!" He said calmly.

Maca bet the old wizard's belly was definitely not as unhurried as he appeared.

But while being a wizard, he is also a qualified person in power.

If you put aside some forces that can only be known behind the scenes, at least on the surface, he, the "President of the International Confederation of Wizards", is already the most powerful position in the wizarding community in all of Europe.

Therefore, Maka was not surprised that Akinbad would have such an unchanging face.

Seeing the old wizard say this, McGonagall and Maca's eyes crossed slightly, and then they looked away.

"Okay," said Professor McGonagall, who was not seated behind his desk, but in a chair with the same style, "then, would you please let Mr. Arkinbad tell me what he was here for?" ”

Maca didn't speak, as McGonagall was the current headmaster of Hogwarts, and he was just an ordinary professor of magical literature.

He doesn't want to interject casually until the conversation gets to the point.

"Well, our purpose is simple," said Mr. Akinbad, leaning slightly, "First of all, the Federation is very grateful for the reminder from your school, and the two letters before and after have greatly revised our initial assessment of events. ”

"Seriously, I've only seen the name 'Hellbo the Mean' in some books. But the incomplete information alone has led us to a lot of conjectures and conclusions......"

"Yes, from that information alone, it is possible that the dark wizard born in the ancient times has survived with the effects of the Horcrux - as long as the Horcrux has not been completely destroyed, there is a good chance that he is still alive!"

Arkinbad first expressed his sincere gratitude, but soon changed his words:

"It's a pity that I want to remove this great hidden danger and let his plot be stillborn...... But in the days I meditated, I realized that I couldn't come up with a workable solution on my own. ”

As he spoke, he suddenly called the names of the two again.

"Miss McGonagall, Mr. McLean—" he said, "if Helmo is as strong as the literature says, I think Hogwarts is indispensable." ”

“…… Especially Mr. McLean, we need your help! ”

Akinbad said so much, and finally unabashedly praised Maca, but Maca was still silent and did not speak.

On the other end, Professor McGonagall didn't speak at first, she just looked at Maca to see what the other meant. But after a few seconds of silence in the principal's office, she suddenly remembered some of her own thoughts a few days ago.

"I think ......," McGonagall thought for a moment, "we need to do something with the Federation, and if Helbo really has enough influence in the Israeli wizarding world, he will definitely be much more dangerous than Greenwald back then." ”

When Arkinbad heard this, he couldn't help but lean in to salute McGonagall again.

In the previous letters sent to him by McGonagall, it was fully implied that Hogwarts would not interfere for the time being. He didn't expect that today's trip to McGonagall would give him the attitude he wanted the most.

"Thank you for your understanding, Miss McGonagall!" After earnestly expressing his gratitude, he turned his gaze to Maca again, "Mr. McLean...... Personally, I think if President Dumbledore was still around, he would-be — "

"That's not for sure" - Maca didn't say this, but he waved his hand and interrupted Akinbad's words.

After a few more moments, he finally relented:

"Alright! I understood that if there was a feasible plan of action, I thought I could shoulder a part of that plan. ”

If I had to say, Maca had actually been preparing to deal with Helmo, and he didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the International Federation of Wizards.

But he couldn't even talk about any of his preparations.

Merely...... The reason why he decided to agree was not for these reasons.

And when Maca gave this answer, Akinbad was visibly relieved. And his slight reaction was also seen by the four councillors behind him.

To be honest, even if they both seemed to be underage wizards, even if they both knew something about each other's experiences and achievements, it was hard to be convinced.

Of course, not to mention the complicated feelings in the hearts of the four of them, Professor McGonagall seemed very happy to hear that Maca had finally chosen to agree.

For Minerva McGonagall, who has always admired Dumbledore's fraternity, standing up for the removal of dangerous Dark Wizards is worthy of recognition.

This time, if possible, she even wanted to do her part.

Even if she knew that she couldn't face the enemy on her own like Dumbledore, she could accept being part of the plan as she had been at the Order of the Phoenix.

What's more, after deciding to assist the Federation, she will do her best to protect Hogwarts.

“…… Now, if you want to solve the invisible danger of 'Despicable Helmo', you must make plans for his Horcruxes. We'll come up with a preliminary plan as soon as possible, and I'll let you know in person when the time comes. ”

Akinbad said in a deep voice, his expression obviously more serious than before.

"Now that we have you, I believe we will soon find a practical and effective method - then we won't disturb the work of the two of you today, let's go back first!"

With that, McGonagall and Maca sent him out of the school gates, only to find out that Scrimgeour had not been able to say a word from beginning to end.

All right! This thing was at least better than the four guys who had been standing behind Akinbad, who had a chair to sit on.

"I'm sorry, Maca." Seeing Akinbad and the others apparition away, McGonagall suddenly said, "I didn't want to agree with his words, it's just ...... I'm reminded of some of Albus's words from the past. ”

In fact, Maca did not agree to participate in the project, and it was purely to protect Hogwarts from being prematurely involved in that quagmire.

But there is nothing fundamentally wrong with McGonagall's ideas.

There are many things in this world that do not have one answer, and it is obviously unrealistic to say whether people can compete for right or wrong with each other's answers.

"No, Professor McGonagall," Marka said softly, looking back at Hogwarts Castle, "you don't need to apologize, do you?" And...... While this was a little earlier than I expected, it wasn't a big deal. ”

McGonagall was stunned when she heard this.

"You...... Could it be ...... You've wanted to say yes from the beginning? ”

"Well, you can't say that!" "There are some things I'm not sure about, so I can't say it...... Anyway, Professor McGonagall! Before the federation comes up with a good plan, let's prepare for the Christmas event to be more lively! ”