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Zhang Xu and Dumbledore sat on the terrace of a coffee shop on the banks of the River Thames, chatting.

After leaving Emma's house, the two did not go back to Hogwarts, but Zhang Xu invited Lao Deng to have dinner here in London, and then went to the café by the Thames where he had a good conversation with a Western reporter last time.

Neither of them talked about Percy's movements at Hogwarts that night, but Dumbledore started with Emma and talked about the gifted students he had met before.

As a cool breeze on an autumn night swept across the terrace, several of the young guests on the other side of the terrace who were discussing "Braveheart" and "Dream on the Covered Bridge," which had just been released this month, tightened their collars.

"Before the International Federation of Wizards Secrecy Act was enacted, the relationship between wizards and Muggles was as close as yours." Dumbledore was talking to Zhang Xu about history, "William Wallace once asked Hogwarts for help when he led Scottish independence, and although the headmaster of Hogwarts did not agree to his request, there were still many students from Scotland who joined him. ”

Just now, Dumbledore heard the guests in the other seat talking about "Braveheart", and then he told Zhang Xu about the relationship between Hogwarts and William Wallace.

"Although William Wallace achieved great success in the early stage with the help of wizards, King Edward I of England led his army and wizards who served the royal family, and William Wallace was defeated in the end."

From this point on, the connection between the wizard and the nobility also became stronger, the sorcerer provided medical and military assistance to the nobility, and the sorcerer also dealt with gray things for the nobility. But it also laid the groundwork for the later witch hunts. ”

"In the fifteenth century, many nobles became afraid of wizards as they increasingly sought help from them in their struggles."

"In the end, the nobles and the church came to a consensus that there should be no wizards in this world, and the witch hunt began."

"With the witch hunt, and especially spurred on by the Salem witch trials that took place in the United States in 1692, the International Confederation of Wizards Secrecy Act came into effect, and wizards and ordinary people were separated from each other in Europe and the Americas."

Listening to Dumbledore tell a history that was not written into the history of magic textbook, it confirmed some of Zhang Xu's guesses.

Historical development is about cause and effect, and any "effect" has an inevitable "cause".

"I heard that one of Voldemort's ideas is to tear up the International Confederation of Wizards Secrecy Act, so that wizards don't have to hide anymore and can live in the sun?" Zhang Xu asked.

"That's right." Dumbledore said, "Voldemort had promised the wizarding family that he would stop wizarding people from hiding and come out to rule over Muggles and their descendants. ”

"No wonder he agreed to meet me at Hogsmeade on Halloween, it seems he wanted to be an ally with us." Zhang Xu said.

This sentence is the purpose of Zhang Xu asking Dumbledore to talk tonight, some things are safer in the Muggle world.

Although Zhang Xu was sure that Dumbledore had already learned from Snape about the specific time and place of Voldemort's negotiation with Zhang Xu.

But it's one thing for Dumbledore to know about such a big thing through his own channels, and it's another thing for Zhang Xu to take the initiative to tell Dumbledore.

After all, no one likes their ally to be a two-and-five.

And Dumbledore is not good to ask Zhang Xu directly if you are hooking up with Voldemort, whether you want to join forces with Voldemort, which has no effect except to disgust Zhang Xu.

So tonight, Dumbledore slowly led the topic to Voldemort's side, and Zhang Xu also took the topic with Voldemort in a good way.

"While his goals look similar to ours, they're so different in substance." Zhang Xu continued, "The Muggles of today are not the Muggles of hundreds of years ago, and they cannot be ruled by force. ”

"And now the military power of Muggles is not something that wizards can ignore, and the electronics in Hogwarts Castle can be interfered with by magic, and conversely, electromagnetism can also interfere with magic."

"Not to mention the economic power of Muggles, and I don't know of anyone at Hogwarts who farms, raises sheep, or herds cattle."

"Rather than rule Muggles by force, Voldemort should be an idol."

Except for the last sentence, Dumbledore understood Zhang Xu's words.

With the core issues out of the way, Dumbledore shifted the conversation to the professorial qualifications.

"What do you think of what the students said about the professor on Sunday?" This was the second time Dumbledore had listened to Zhang Xu's opinion on this issue.

"There are dangerous signs of thought in Hogwarts right now, and some students are disgusted by the practices of some professors over the years, and these students want to get rid of the professors they hate in this review." "If students find that they can get rid of a professor by uniting together, they will unite for their own selfish interests and try to see if they can get more benefits." ”

"When the self-interests of students are not aligned, students will break down into various groups according to their interests and attack each other, which is more serious than the split between the four colleges."

"I took a leave of absence this afternoon because of this matter to seek a solution from home."

After Zhang Xu finished speaking, Dumbledore was silent for a while, and then asked, "Then do you have any solutions?" ”

"Fairness, justice, openness, regularity." Zhang Xu said.

"In addition to the fact that the final step is decided by the Supreme Investigator alone, and there is a change in the weight of the score to be negotiated, Percy has otherwise made it as fair, impartial and open as possible. This is an upright conspiracy with a little conspiracy attached. ”

"And some professors are going too far, and they really need to beat it up and fix their bad mistakes."

"It's best if this kind of event can be held regularly every few years, so as not to accumulate conflicts between professors and students to a dangerous level."

"As long as an answer is finally acceptable to everyone, the contradictions between the two sides can be alleviated, which can buy time for resolving the contradictions."

"I'll ask Percy some questions, he's not a man who doesn't know what to do."

After Dumbledore said that he would consider it carefully, he took Zhang Xu back to Hogwarts.

Back at Hogwarts, the first thing Zhang Xu did was deliver dessert to Professor McGonagall's office and thank her for approving his leave.

Then Zhang Xu came to Scarlet's dormitory, Zhang Xu, who had a password, walked in as usual, and when he pushed open the bedroom door, "Huh? No one, is it in the office? ”

As soon as Zhang Xu wanted to turn around and escape, he was hit by a magic spell.

On the balcony of the dormitory, Scarlet, who had just come out of the shower, sat on a chair and ate the cheesecake brought by Zhang Xu.

"This cake tastes good." Scarlett said.

"That's for sure, how could I thank my eldest sister with a cake I bought casually? Anyway, can you put me down first? Zhang Xu, who was hung upside down outside the balcony railing, said.