After Sirius, Dumbledore announced that Hagrid would be appointed as Professor of Conservation of Fantastic Beasts.

But the cheers from the students were noticeably smaller.

Hagrid was expelled from the third grade and worked as a key caretaker for many years...... I want a certificate, but I don't have a degree; You need to have academic qualifications, no experience; You want experience, you don't have good looks.

Hagrid is more "three-nil" than Sirius, a labor prisoner.

His only advantage is probably his connections...... Hogwarts is more familiar than all new professors, and if you want to teach here, you should consult him first.

There was no doubt that Hagrid would be able to deal with the ferocious magical beasts, as his physique was there, but the students had serious doubts that he would be up to the position of teacher.

Most young wizards can only question Hagrid first, and then question it.

But in any case, the professors for the new semester have already been decided, and the only doubt is that how many people will die next year.

As Dumbledore finished speaking, the opening dinner began. The food was still plentiful, with mountains of cod cakes and cheese, smoky chunks of goat, almost charred veal ribs, and soft-cooked steaks.

After the dessert was over, the prefects led the students of each house towards their common rooms.

Rove broke away from the Hufflepuff group, avoided the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students, and made his way to the Headmaster's office, eventually arriving at the statue of the Dripper.

Dumbledore often changed his password, but it was basically a strange little snack, and the young man said, "Skeleton marshmallow!" ”

The dripping beast jumped to the side, the wall split in half, and Rove followed the spiral staircase to an oak door, pushed it and walked in.

Dumbledore hadn't returned to the office yet, and Rove was waiting, he quickly noticed the Sorting Hat on the table, and walked over and snapped it on his head.

The hat was muttering something in pieces, and Rove asked curiously, "What are you doing, Sorting Hat?" ”

"I'm writing a new song for the next school year."

Rove was stunned, he had always thought that the new song of the Sorting Hat was the same as the badgers' summer homework...... It's all improvised, two days before school starts.

I didn't expect to create it a year in advance?

The Sorting Hat seemed to know what the boy was thinking, and it lowered its voice:

"The greatest work takes a long time to polish, and I call it slow work."

Rove was full of slander, and he didn't just have hands to write like that...... Well, the Sorting Hat does have no hands.

"By the way, Scamander, let me ask you a question."

"What's the problem?"

"A wizard boasted...... Someone else's singing...... What does it mean to be as delicious as shark meat? ”

The Sorting Hat was still waiting for Rove to say the words of praise, but the young man thought about it, shrugged his shoulders and said:

"A poop...... I guess that's what it means. ”

"You!" The Sorting Hat suddenly became a little annoyed and said, "Have you ever eaten shark meat?" ”

"I've eaten it, I took the Mayflower during the summer vacation, and I ate it once...... I was nauseous for days. ”

“……”

Seeing the Sorting Hat's angry appearance, Rove knew that he had said the wrong thing even if he was a fool, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "I also have something I want to consult you." ”

"What's the matter?" The Sorting Hat muffled.

"I met a mermaid named Messira, a golden mermaid who lived in the Aegean Sea." Rove Expressway:

"She said that Gryffindor went to their tribe a thousand years ago and took something with her."

"Yes, Albus asked me before." The Sorting Hat is weak:

"Gryffindor heard that the mermaids there were all stunning, so he ran to see the mermaid princess taking a bath, and then there was a chicken-fly-dog hunt."

Not interested in voyeur bathing, Rove went on to ask, "What did Gryffindor take away?" ”

"It's like a key."

"What about the key?" The boy asked hurriedly.

"Right at Hogwarts, Gryffindor said he had placed it somewhere there was a mermaid mark." The Sorting Hat muttered, "I don't know exactly where." ”

Rove took off his hat and closed his eyes in contemplation...... He thought about it for a long time, but he didn't remember where there was a mermaid mark in Hogwarts Castle.

With a creak, the door suddenly opened, and Dumbledore walked in.

"Professor Dumbledore, good evening." Rove stood up and said hello.

"Hello, Rove." Dumbledore walked to the chair, and after he sat down, he looked up at the boy and smiled, "I made a pot of yerba mate, have a cup?" ”

"Okay, thank you very much."

Dumbledore waved his wand lightly, and a teacup with a drink appeared on his table.

Rove picked up the teacup with the palm of his hand, sighed, and waited for the tea to cool, he said softly:

"Professor, I went to the Department of Mysteries to apply for a document during the summer vacation, and I met a wizard"

Dumbledore took a sip of bitter tea and said calmly, "Corvinus Gaunt? ”

"You know him?" Rove raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, I was exposed to Gaunt many years ago." Dumbledore stretched out his fingers to hold down the clear teacup, looked down at the tea in the cup and said:

"I was ...... with him back then Done some deals. ”

"Deal?" Rove's eyes widened.

"Well, one of those deals is about Harry." Dumbledore said bluntly, "I got a prophecy back then, and the prophecy said that a boy would conquer Voldemort. ”

"Voldemort also knew about the prophecy, so he searched everywhere to kill the child of prophecy, and he had two choices, and finally chose Harry."

"But I don't know how Harry, a one-year-old boy, defeated the most powerful Dark wizard of all time......" Dumbledore recalled:

"In order to keep him safe, I did a lot of security work, such as the Loyalty Charm."

"Out of an abundance of caution, I made an early deal with Gaunt for a more powerful spell that would protect Harry from Voldemort's clutches."

Dumbledore said slowly, "Gaunt gave me an ancient magic, and I taught it to Lily...... As a last resort. ”

"Later, as you know, Sirius temporarily changed the secrecy because of Peter's betrayal, resulting in the deaths of Jaime and Lily." Dumbledore sighed:

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"Magic, which I didn't expect to come in handy, played a decisive role...... Lily uses it, at the cost of her own life, to cast a love protection charm on Harry, bouncing Tom's killing curse. ”

"Why does Gaunt do all this magic?" Rove curious.

"I have said more than once that before Sumer, Assyria, and ancient Egypt, there was an even more brilliant wizarding civilization." Dumbledore explained:

"That civilization suddenly disappeared one day, leaving behind many magical ruins. British wizards discovered a site and established a research institute on it, now known as the Department of Mysteries. ”

"The Mystic Firm has learned a lot of ancient magic by studying those ruins...... For example, the Hour Reversal Charm creates a time turner. ”

"Love, the magic I traded, has the powerful ability to bounce off the killing curse."

"Gaunt is a genius in his own right, he is more than a hundred years older than me, and he has been the director of the Department of Mysteries for many years...... So it's not surprising that a lot of powerful magic has been studied. ”

Dumbledore looked at the boy and asked, "What are you looking for him?" ”

Rove was silent for a moment and said, "I applied for the information about the Dementors left by Ixis. ”

"He rejected you?"

"Nope." Rove narrowed his eyes and said cautiously, "Gaunt offered to trade with me. ”

"Trade what?"

"Gaunt knows I got the basilisk from the Chamber of Secrets." Rove was silent for a moment and said, "He really wants that basilisk." ”

Rove has already bred new basilisks, and Slytherin's basilisks ...... is already blind, and for him, it is really not worth much to keep it.

He was really impressed.

Dumbledore shook his teacup thoughtfully and said, "I'll take the time to check on the basilisk, if there's no problem...... Can be traded. ”

After receiving an answer, Rove got up and left the principal's office.

Dumbledore picked up a magic book on the table, and he flipped through the pages between his fingers.

A nearby fireplace lit up and illuminated Dumbledore's face as if a ghost was there

"Gaunt...... Slytherin. ”

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(Yang...... Yesterday I went downstairs to get a takeout, and today it was yang, the problem is that my range of activities is not tens of meters.

The most outrageous thing is that the takeaway I ordered last night called the name of the store sheep and a big bowl of haggis, and after eating, I will be yang today. Grass!

Now that I have chills and fever all over my body, readers and elders should also pay attention to their bodies and try to keep them updated to see what happens tomorrow. ）