"Severus, he's too harsh, and that's why he's been retaliated against by these kids, isn't it?" In the Headmaster's office, Dumbledore spoke.

"I'll have a good talk with him, but at the same time, I hope that this kind of bad prank won't happen again." Dumbledore said pointedly.

"I think so, it's better not to have a next time for this kind of prank." William nodded, he understood what Dumbledore meant.

This time, Lao Deng didn't want to find out who did it, he just didn't want such an incident to happen again, next time, he would find out who did it.

Next, the two of them chatted a little more about the things related to spells, especially the compound spell, and Dumbledore admired William's magical skills.

"It seems that Filius really likes you, and he definitely deserves to be called a gift. If I had had such a professor when I was a student, maybe things would have been different. Dumbledore's eyes were full of memories of the past.

Maybe you'll win Grindelwald in that duel?

William thought uncertainly, if I remember correctly, Dumbledore was very similar to himself, and he had already shown extraordinary talent in his first year.

"Professor Flitwick has really helped me a lot, along with Professor McGonagall, but also you, Professor Sprout, Professor Binns......... Even Professor Snape, they had a big influence on me. ”

William said a lot about the professor, but not about Lockhart, who in his opinion did not deserve William's respect. William didn't learn anything in his class.

Of course, if he'd be willing to teach himself how to cast the Oblivion Charm, that's a different story.

"I'm glad you think so. To be honest, I was worried that you were so obsessed with magic that you had gone down the wrong path. Hearing William's words, Dumbledore smiled, and he seemed to be very satisfied with William's attitude.

However, Dumbledore did not bring up the issue of Lockhart, but William did not want the issue to be over.

"Why did you hire Lockhart? It's not hard to see that he's a complete straw bag, and he can't even handle a group of Cornish elves, and I don't think he can afford to be a professor at Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts.

In his class, I couldn't really learn anything other than Lockhart's dreams and his favorite shampoo. William looked at Dumbledore with a bitter and vengeful expression, as if he really cared about the quality of teaching at Hogwarts.

In fact, he didn't care if he had learned in Lockhart's class, and he didn't care if those little wizards would abandon their studies because of this.

"Sometimes, we have to face life, William. Lockhart still has a certain degree of excellence, otherwise how could there be such a wonderful autobiography? Dumbledore explained with a smile.

Lao Deng, what you said seems to have something in your words. William immediately felt that what Lao Deng wanted to say was definitely not literal.

What he said is outstanding, does Old Deng know about Lockhart's?

"Not to mention that, I'm more interested in the brand of shampoo Lockhart loves than the brand of shampoo Lockhart loves, William, what do you think about magic?" Dumbledore diverted the subject, he didn't seem to talk much about Lockhart.

What do you think about magic? What the hell is this?

"A talent for wizards? It is also a power that can change the world, and many things can be easily done through magic. William replied cautiously.

"You are very similar to that old friend of mine in Germany, Wilhelm. He was as good as you were when he was younger, and he had the same insight into magic. ”

"But at the end of the day, we're very different, and I'm not that ambitious." William certainly knew who the old friend in Germany Dumbledore was referring to.

Who else but the previous Dark Lord, Dumbledore's best friend and lover, Grindelwald, who now lives in the single-deluxe suite in Newmengard?

However, William does not feel that he is the same as him, at least, William does not have such lofty ideals, and wants to liberate the wizarding world, completely overthrow the International Secrecy Law, and become the master of this world.

As for William, he originally just wanted to learn magic quietly, eat melons and watch plays at Hogwarts, and experience the plot he longed for firsthand.

But after being exposed to the organization and realizing the complexity of the world, what he wants to do most now is to make himself strong as soon as possible.

"Do you think he's doing the right thing?" Dumbledore asked.

"Existence is reasonable, the existence of the International Secrecy Law naturally has its reason for existence, and his ideas will attract so many wizards to follow, which also shows that in the current wizarding world, there is such a problem, and many wizards are no longer satisfied with seclusion behind the scenes." William was talking about it, and he wanted to fool the question.

For those claims of Grindelwald, to be honest, William is still a little moved!

It's not to discriminate against Muggles, but when you have that power, you find it hard to be willing to live in a hidden world all the time, so he can understand why Grindelwald's claims have been echoed by so many wizards.

They believe that a wizard with extraordinary power should be the master of this world.

"And what do you think, William?" Dumbledore was not fooled easily, and he asked again.

"Muggles also have their own power, in the final analysis, we are all two different branches of the human race, there is no noble or low, we should share this world." William said the nice things Dumbledore loved to hear.

"yes, I'm glad you think so." Dumbledore had a smile on his face.

"You've been running to the eighth floor lately. What are you busy with? Young people should still pay attention to rest. Lao Deng asked with a look of concern.

"Thank you for your concern, just some messy alchemy experiments, and a few spell improvements. It's all stuff that doesn't go on the table. ”

William was fearless about Dumbledore's questioning, and unless he exposed it himself, those dark soul experiments would not be discovered by him.

After all, at the end of the last semester, there was such a big thing in the room where there was a need, and Lao Deng didn't know at all. This is enough to show that in that magical room, you can be shielded from the prying eyes of the outside world.

Also, there is no way to show it on the map of the living spots, and once a wizard enters the Room of Requirement, their names will be hidden from the map. This is the reason why William is unscrupulous in experimenting, once he enters the Room of Need.

William pulled out his pocket watch and looked at the time. "It's not early, can I go if you don't have anything else to do?"

"Ah, good times always pass so quickly, I haven't talked so happily in a long time." Dumbledore nodded.

"Thank you very much for your hospitality and for your guidance. I noticed that you have a sweet tooth, and it just so happens that I have some small sweets here. ”

As he spoke, William took out a large handful of toffee from his magic bag, which he had brought from the last time he had gone to Hagrid's for a tooth offering.

"It's made by Hagrid, and it tastes so good, I hope you like it."

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