Chapter 80: Dumbledore (Part II)
Thank you so much Snape!
Listening to his words, Rosie instantly felt saved.
From Snape's words, it was clear that they had only discovered the Dementors and the Patronus, and they had not seen Dumbledore in their pocket watches.
Rosie pursed her lips, and her ocean-blue eyes looked seriously at Dumbledore standing in front of her:
"Headmaster Dumbledore, I flew here with a suspect who had escaped. I don't know why, but those Dementors attacked me. ”
Well, I'm not lying, there's no trial yet, and Buckbeak is really just a suspect.
Muttering to herself, she spoke again, "Just as I was about to be caught up by the Dementors, a Patronus I had never seen in my wizarding career appeared and saved me. ”
"A suspect on the run? Hum? He's a criminal! ”
Snape took Rossi's suspect for Blake, "You don't believe his nonsense, do you?" Miss Auror! ”
Hearing him deliberately mention his identity, Rosie didn't speak, only laughed awkwardly twice.
Seeing that Rosie was just smirking, the anger in Snape's heart suddenly rose:
"So in which direction did that guy flee?!!"
Rosie was about to point in a random direction, when Dumbledore raised his hand and said in a calm voice:
"Snape, you can't catch up with him in this weather."
With that, Dumbledore pushed his half-moon-shaped glasses and looked at Rosie with burning eyes:
"I heard you've been practicing the Patronus Charm? How's it going? ”
Well? What is he suspicious? Or was he just trying to make sure I didn't cast the Patronus Charm?
Although he didn't know what Dumbledore was suspicious, his questioning made Rosie realize the fact that they really didn't see Dumbledore in his pocket watch.
"I'm practicing hard, but I'm still only releasing unformed steam." Rosie said in a slightly frustrated tone.
Dumbledore let out an upward "oh" and then said with interest:
"Don't be discouraged, every wizard who learns the Patronus Charm goes through this process, come, cast a spell boldly, and let me see how many steps you are away from success."
"Uh...... Over here? ”
Rosie asked in surprise, this kind of stormy occasion is not suitable for practicing spells, right?
"Oh!"
Seeing her eyes looking at him with doubt, Dumbledore nodded as if he had realization, "This environment is really not suitable for practicing spells now......"
As he spoke, he pulled a candy out of his pocket and curled his fingers to flick it out.
I saw this finger-sized sugar cube fluttering down, and the moment it touched the ground, it jumped up like a plant that suddenly grew wildly, and in just a few breaths, it grew to a height of three meters.
Immediately after, there was a "poof" sound from its tip.
When Rossi looked up, it had already begun to swell and spread outwards in circles.
A giant candy mushroom?
Although he didn't see the whole picture, Rossi could paint it in his heart.
"What a terrific transfiguration!" Rosie was genuinely amazed.
"The deeper the Transfiguration, the more dependent it is on the creativity and imagination of the wizard."
Dumbledore smiled kindly, "Of course, it's too early for you. ”
I know I'm a noob when it comes to metamorphosis......
Rosie complained to herself, then pulled down the hood of her raincoat and pulled her wet hair out of her raincoat.
Just as he was about to wipe the rain off with his hands, Snape said in a mocking tone:
"Muggle-like approach, it's hard to imagine you becoming an Auror, I guess the examiners at the Auror office must have drunk a potion of wisdom at the time."
As he spoke, he took out his wand and pointed at Rosie:
"Dry quickly!"
Invisible fluctuations greeted her face, like a breeze on her cheeks, blowing her long hair.
When the hair at the back of his head fell, there was no trace of rain on it.
Not only that, but all the clothes she was wearing were dried.
"Thank you!"
Rosie, whose skin instantly became much drier, thanked Snape earnestly.
Although his words are a little poisonous, his actions can be called "gentleman".
Turning his gaze back to Dumbledore, who had been smiling at him, Rosie knew that he was waiting for him to cast a spell.
Without hiding it, she pulled out her maple wand and, as Lupin had said, tried to think back to her pleasant experience.
Immediately after, he swung his wand vigorously from right to left, and then pointed forward sharply:
"Divine Guard!"
Bright silvery-white smoke drifted out of the tip of the wand.
Maintaining the Patronus Charm, Rosie looked at Dumbledore with an inquiring gaze.
"Wow!"
Dumbledore let out an exclamation and walked up to Rossi with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, just one kick away, you can summon the physical Patronus!" ”
"Concentrate and think back to your most enjoyable moment......"
Amid the rainstorm, Dumbledore's soft, calm voice slowly echoed in Rossi's ears, "Don't think about anything else, just focus on how you felt at the time...... Even if time passes, you can still fully experience that feeling at this moment. At this moment, the past you and the present you become one, and you accompany each other and protect each other! ”
At the moment when his words fell, Rosie, who was following his words and changing his thoughts, subconsciously shook his wand.
In an instant, the smoke from the tip of the staff gathered and formed, and a silver rabbit half her height jumped to the ground.
"It worked!!"
For a moment, her excitement was beyond words.
As Rosie raised her wand gracefully, the Patronus who had surrounded her leaped and ran freely in the rainstorm.
"A very energetic patron saint."
Looking at the rabbit that ran farther and farther away, and finally turned into a cloud of silver mist and disappeared into the rainstorm, Dumbledore's face seemed to be more relieved, "I think that it must know the preciousness of life and liberty better than anyone else. ”
……
With Dumbledore in his presence, Rosie also enjoys the privilege of being a Hogwarts Headmaster - using the fireplace in the Hogwarts Headmaster's room.
Seeing Rosie, who had followed Snape out of the Headmaster's room, close the door, the expression on Dumbledore's face suddenly became heavy.
"What's wrong? Dumbledore? What are you worried about? ”
An ethereal female voice sounded in his ears.
"I'm thinking about the guy who helped her chase away the Dementors......"
Glancing at the sleeping Headmasters in the portraits on the wall, Dumbledore said in a deep voice, "You know, that's my strength. ”
"That might be your ...... in the future"
Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Dumbledore:
"I think you know how much it costs to play with time, Ariana."
Speaking of this, Dumbledore touched his nose with a gloomy expression: "How could I touch the time turner again......"
"Dumbledore, who are you talking to?"
Seemingly awakened by Dumbledore's voice, the portrait of the former Headmaster yawned and asked.
"Go back to sleep, Armando, I'm just talking to myself."
(End of chapter)