"Now wizards can only get in touch with and understand a little bit of black magic in the sixth and seventh grades, and they can graduate with only a little superficial understanding, so that those wizards who are interested in black magic will not even be a beginner in this area when they graduate, and they will explore and carry out dangerous research and practice on their own without knowing the dangers. Rather than this, it is better to lay a solid foundation for them at the beginning, and not have any knowledge blind spots, regardless of whether they study black magic in the future or not, but at least they can master the basic knowledge and know the things to pay attention to when researching, so that they can avoid the dangers they encounter in blind research" Alan raised his eyebrows and looked directly into the other party's gaze, " On the other hand, if they have enough knowledge of the magic that the enemy is good at in the next possible battle, and in this way, they can learn the necessary means of protection, and they will now face an opponent who is not the Red Hats introduced in the Defence Against the Dark Arts class. ”

"Professor Harris, you know that powerful magic can fascinate people, and if a wizard who can't control his actions goes down the wrong path by indulging in dark magic, his life will be ruined. Dumbledore's face became much more serious, "Professor Harris, you can't deny this possibility, and there is a high probability that it will happen, and if we win the war for them, they will not need to use these mental means to protect themselves, and in real wizarding life, they will not need to use these methods." ”

"But what about the wizards who died before we won the war because they lacked the means to protect themselves? Headmaster Dumbledore, if he stops moving because he is afraid, isn't that a lost chance to move forward forever?" Alan persuaded earnestly, and pointed out mercilessly, "And to do so is very unfair to other young wizards, who have the opportunity to come into contact with more magical worlds, to broaden their horizons, Grow their strength, but lose this opportunity because of your various concerns, I don't think you can make such a simple decision for all the students for their future, except for ordinary wizarding life, I think those wizards who have enough ambition and curiosity should have their own path to promotion, Headmaster Dumbledore, otherwise what is the purpose of the Hogwarts founders in setting up the forbidden book area? ”

Dumbledore didn't give up, he continued to try to convince Alan to give up his philosophy, "We can't protect everyone by doing this, but we can protect the interests of the majority of people by doing so, and in the long run, Alan, wouldn't it be better for the wizarding world to create a world without dark magic?" And the really aspiring and gifted wizards like you will obviously be able to continue their studies after graduation, and this will weed out those wizards who do not have enough talent and will and have no need for this, so that only a few will degenerate into dark wizards, and obviously with the strong execution of the Ministry of Magic now, they will not have a chance to make any big waves - and those who do not need it will not have to put themselves in such danger. ”

Alan was apparently not convinced by Dumbledore, and he also stood up to put himself on par with the Headmaster of Hogwarts: "I didn't ask for everyone to be forced to learn the Dark Arts. Dumbledore, it's just an optional course, I won't be because of who doesn't have "talent" And give up teaching him, as long as there is a little wizard who is interested, can learn and always insist on using the Patronus Charm, I will try to teach him whatever he wants to learn without reservation, extraordinary intelligence is the greatest wealth of mankind, but I think knowledge is also, and wealth needs to be circulated to be called wealth, I will not let these wealth only circulate in the hands of a few people, and now those magical magic in those legends and stories that have been circulated in the history of magic are now lost and how many are now in the hands of modern wizardsDumbledore, this seems to be a blasphemy against knowledge and ancestors. ”

"Alan, please be patient with me. Dumbledore felt that the other party would not refuse his next proposal, and confidently interrupted Alan's words, "If you can do this, I am willing to let myself and the Order of the Phoenix cooperate with the Ministry of Magic to fight the Dark Lord together, instead of insisting on the prophecy of Harry's victory over the Dark Lord- Alan, I think you're mistaken about me, but I don't believe in divination and prophecy myself, and I even considered banning the subject, and then I insisted on that prophecy because Voldemort chose it and personally labeled Harry as the prophesied enemy. ”

"But when you believe that Voldemort believes this prophecy, you fall into it yourself, and it's not what you think, it's what you do. Alan scoffed, "I'm sorry, Headmaster Dumbledore, we proved in the previous battle of the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic that we didn't need your or the Order of the Phoenix to defeat Voldemort, and now I don't think that your use of such conditions will make me agree with the fact that you make decisions on behalf of others - did you ask Moody for your advice on the suggestion you just made? Or did you make the decision for him on your own?"

Dumbledore opened his mouth to argue, but Alan stretched out his index finger to stop him in turn, making him hold the words he wanted to refute in his throat: "I beg your pardon, please wait a minute, I'll show you something." ”

With that, Alan snapped his fingers and let his house-elf Maggie appear in the headmaster's office, whispering to her before the other party reappeared after a few minutes of disappearing, only with an extra set of hookahs in his hand - which made Dumbledore's eyes twitch, and he knew what Eren wanted to do.

"Don't worry, Headmaster, unlike the "good friend" you are familiar with, I didn't add anything to it that would help control people's hearts, just show you..."As he spoke, Alan lit the hookah, then took a sharp puff and slowly spit the smoke into the air above the desk in the headmaster's office.

Visions of the ancient Netherel Empire appeared like a mirage in front of Alan and Dumbledore with smoke.

From the beginning, a village of hillbilly wizards who had never seen the world as a great achievement for a few simple tricks, after a period of frenzied learning, created achievements and brilliance that would even be stunned by modern wizards.

From the beginning of the alliance of small fishing villages, the illusion has grown to the point where countless floating cities suspended in the air, protected by protective shields in the deep sea or lava filled with various mage towers, have appeared before the eyes of the Headmaster of Hogwarts, thanks to the core of Mythera, invented by the Grand Arcanist Iolem.

The smallest of them were about the size of a city, and they looked like crystal balls, and the spheres emitted a very bright light, as dazzling as if they were looking directly at the sun, and there were some faint shadows wandering on the surface. An ornate pedestal holds this perfectly spherical installation. Its function is very simple, it can connect the essence of primordial magical energy, and directly transmit the primordial magic power in it, and then transmit it to the entire territory.

This allowed ancient wizards to easily create quasi-magical items with constant spell effects, and the energy and financial resources consumed were nothing compared to the creation of normal magical items - when a quasi-magical item was within the area of influence of the Mithor Core, it could use the magic power that had been instilled in the first place, and outside of the range, the quasi-magical item ceased to work, and it was a non-magical item, and its continuous transmission of magical power made the entire mountain range float in the air, which was the basis of those floating cities.

Due to the low cost of these quasi-magical items, the price of traditional magical items was also affected, because only those who left the Mithera Energy Core would need those things, and with the arrival of ordinary residents, a large number of quasi-magical items serving civilian life were born, illuminated magic spheres that could be controlled by various commands and sounds, and by opening a permanent method of connecting the water elemental plane, people used a simple valve to control the flow of water, and after the project was completed and put into use, water pipelines were laid directly into the room and water storage facilities were built, and tap water like modern wizarding and Muggle life also appearedAnd some of the supporting spellcasting items even allow Muggles to cast a few small spells to help them live in the Floating City.

These remarkable achievements made up the lost magical empire of antiquity.

"I know my family's recent moves have upset a lot of people. But, my headmaster, some say that we have taken control of the Ministry of Magic by some disgraceful means, that I will take control of the wizarding world and become the third Dark Lord. But I don't want to be the Dark Lord, no, my own purpose is not to control the wizarding world itself for the sake of controlling the Ministry of Magic. Alan's eyes lit up, and he walked slowly and casually with his hands behind his back, and described to the Headmaster of Hogwarts sincerely and excitedly, "Headmaster Dumbledore, if you are familiar with Muggles, you should know the achievements created by the Muggles in the ancient Roman Empire and the influence on the Muggle Renaissance, magic! It's going to be a renaissance in our wizarding world!"

Dumbledore was obviously infected by the visions he had seen and Allen's speech, but his age and strong mind calmed him down in his impetuousness, and after a period of silence and inner struggle, the Headmaster of Hogwarts clearly strengthened his convictions: " Alan, I've heard a little bit about the splendor of the ancient Nethrel era, and although I used to think of them as fiction of legends, I don't know what happened to you after falling into the veil, but Alan, you must understand that both the Magic Empire of Netharel and the Roman Empire of Muggles, although they were both powerful for a while, they have long since perished for their own reasons. And from what I've learned before, Netheril's demise is due to their lack of restrictions on research, I'm sorry, forgive me for being too conservative, but I still think that if wizards develop the kind of disregard for magic and knowledge you want, it will do a lot more harm to the wizarding world than it can bring. ”

Alan stared at Dumbledore's movements, meaning that he could no longer convince the stubborn old man in front of him, and he finally added as much as he could: "That's why I added those learning restrictions to my lessons, and the purpose is to let wizards learn to recognize the dangers first, and try to let them lay a solid foundation before they shine......"

"Well, Professor Harris, we all have our own opinions, but the fundamental purpose is to develop the wizard, unfortunately our differences seem to be big at the moment, but I hope I can show you that I am right. I'm sorry I can't convince you, since none of us will compromise on this issue, for the sake of the future of more young wizards, there is no choice but to use the principal's authority to cancel this course. Seeing that negotiations were useless, Dumbledore directly wanted to use his power.

Allen's body leaned forward slightly, and the eyes of both sides met in the air: "Dumbledore, I also regret that your idea could not be realized, this course was agreed by the Ministry of Magic and the school directors before, if you want to veto, you need to contact enough school directors to get them to agree with your decision, but I also hope I can show you that I am right." ”

Dumbledore's hand rested on the table and leaned forward, "Because of your family's aggressive attitude, under the current situation, several school directors have already contacted me, I just want to talk to you about these things later, because compared to those pure-blood families, the Harris family will be more helpful in fighting Voldemort, and we could have reached a united front." ”

Dumbledore regretted from the bottom of his heart, he actually wanted to unite all the forces that could be united to deal with Voldemort, and the Harris family and his purpose were actually the same to some extent.

Alan leaned back and sat down again, his hands crossed over his chest, and said with a relaxed expression, "Then you can take the time to get in touch, and until you've managed to get in touch with enough school directors, I'll be the usual professor of ancient magic at Hogwarts - according to the Ministry of Magic's plan, we've decided to add this course to the general witchcraft level test in a few years' time. LS and Ultimate Wizard Rank. ”

Dumbledore nodded helplessly, he narrowed his eyes and stared at Eren for a while, he noticed that Eren didn't include Muggles in his previous words, he was a little unsure whether the other party didn't think about benefiting all mankind because he was concerned about secrecy issues, or because he thought Muggles were useful and had no place in the world he wanted to create— Dumbledore didn't ask the doubts in his heart, and Alan didn't see any discrimination in his treatment of Muggle-born wizards, and he also learned from the news that he had attended a Muggle school before. And Harris, now that he has mastered the Ministry of Magic, should not blindly set up more enemies against Voldemort and those pure-blood families. Exhausted, Dumbledore decided to observe this aspect for a while longer, and make judgments based on the results of his observations, rather than asking a question that would not be answered now, making the relationship between the two sides even more contradictory.

Dumbledore stood up and decided to end the conversation. Although he regretted that the conversation with Eren had collapsed, he believed in his bones that young wizards should not learn dark arts, so the contradiction in philosophy made him unable to reach a consensus with Alan, but Dumbledore planned to wait until the relationship between the pure-blood family and the Ministry of Magic was worse, and the contradictions were more prominent and intense, and he could join forces with them to ban the course of ancient magic: " It seems that our conversation has to be dissolved, but fortunately the revelry outside is still very lively, which will bring some positive emotions for people to vent under Umbridge's administration, Professor Harris, why don't we go together?"

As Dumbledore stood up, he was about to leave, and Alan saw a gleaming silver sword on the shelf behind him, the hilt of which was studded with a dazzling egg-sized ruby, and Alan saw a name engraved on it near the hilt - Godric Gryffindor.

Thinking of the brave red-haired wizard, and thinking of the agreement he had made with the other party, Alan shook his head and replied to Dumbledore: "No Headmaster, for me, your decision is like Dolores giving the students a Defense Against the Dark Arts class, asking them to put down their wands and pick up a book and start reading and copying, I'll go to the Black Lagoon to breathe, you know, I'm not well suited to an overly lively atmosphere." ”