"Heh—one sico at a time." Owen glared at Colin Dao, who was leaning over.

Then strike a tiger pose.

"No problem." Colin said generously, and then instructed Ginny to take a quick picture.

Ginny was completely unimpressed, probably because she had only met Owen a few days ago, so she didn't seem so enthusiastic.

She held up her camera, and as a good friend of Colin and Luna, she naturally knew how to operate the machine.

After adjusting the focal length, I quickly pressed the shutter.

After taking a brief picture of the two of them, Ginny stepped forward and handed the camera back to Colin.

Didn't speak to Owen the whole time.

Didn't say hello.

"Oh! Great, I'm going to treasure this picture, yes - I've been with legendary wizards too. Colin snorted as he held his camera and looked at the film inside.

"What's wrong with her?" Owen tilted his head to Luna.

Weasley's little girl seems to have a grudge against him!

I didn't offend her!

At least recently.

Hearing Owen's doubts, Luna on the side blinked her eyes and said in a gentle and ethereal voice, "Some time ago, Harry, Justin, and Ron, a large group of boys chiseled open the frozen black lake and accidentally fell into the lake. ”

“？？？”

Owen was a little confused.

He can understand Justin's fall into the Black Lake, maybe this thing wants to eat fresh fish, Hufflepuff is like that. But what the hell are Harry and Ron? Ran away for winter fishing?

- Wait a minute.

I don't care if they fall into the Black Lake, what does that have to do with me.

"Why is it that even the warming of Scotland is to blame for me now? Did those guys drown? ”

"No, everybody's fine." Luna stared at Owen.

"Cut—that's a shame!"

"It's because they've chiseled the Black Lake." Luna continued, "Harry said they went to dig open the lake because they were afraid that the krakens who lived in the black lake would be out of breath because of the freezing of the lake. ”

"Huh?" Owen rubbed his silver hair, a black line forming on his head. What kind of people are these lustful heads, afraid that the Kraken will be out of breath?

How are you not afraid that the fish will drown!

This bunch of guys

It must be Harry Potter who takes the lead, that guy's proper face control, coupled with Ron's provocation, hmph, these two have been broken, and it is recommended to re-cultivate the number.

"But I don't think they'll think about going to the Black Lake when you come back." Luna suddenly said mysteriously.

"That's- I'm going to fence off the Black Lake tomorrow and want to visit the Kraken!" Owen tilted his head and said proudly.

Then he ran to Hagrid's side.

"Hey, it's been a long time since I've seen Hagrid, how are the Krakens I kept in the Black Lagoon doing?"

It wasn't easy for him to squeeze through the crowd.

The little wizards around him had already been in a mess because of his sudden appearance, and everyone gathered towards him, and then looked at him carefully with their eyes.

They didn't think that Owen's appearance had changed much when they got along with each other at school before, after all, this was Hogwarts, and George and Fred sold all kinds of transformation candy.

If you want to have colorful hair is a breeze.

But now that I haven't seen him for half a year, everyone suddenly realizes that the Owen in front of them has changed too much.

It's a complete change of person.

Hagrid felt the same way, and it wasn't until Owen approached, when the familiar tone sounded again, that he realized that the young man in front of him who could put his hair up was probably the same Owen back then, "It's a big change." Hagrid said.

"If you don't open your mouth, I thought you were a relative of the Koyatl last year."

"Stop—don't mention this!" Owen said dissatisfied.

He waved his hand.

Regarding the change in his appearance, it was purely force majeure, and this change had been irreversible since his frequent contact with the outer gods.

And what is it called becoming a girl?

To be precise, his body is moving closer to the perfection that a human species can achieve.

He's becoming neutral.

Both in appearance and voice.

Well-the boy looks at him like a girl, and the girl looks at him like a boy, a bit of a heart, and in the eyes of everyone, he shows the appearance that the other party is looking forward to the most.

Perhaps—this is the gods!

"Where's my Kraken?" Owen asked again.

"You said the Krakens?" At the sound of this, Hagrid's face immediately turned displeased.

"How could they have a bad day?" Hogwarts hasn't stopped since you asked Harry to give me that suitcase and I made them home in the Black Lagoon, and the school boys have followed the devil and wanted to stay by the lake every day.

Professor McGonagall was furious and told me to move them out of the Black Lagoon immediately. Dumbledore found it funny, though. Allow them to stay for a while and wait and see.

Professor McGonagall argued, so she went to the leader of the Kraken and sternly warned them not to try to seduce the young wizard.

But the effect is not very obvious. ”

"Then what's upset about you?" Owen asked again.

"Hmph—since the Kraken moved into the Black Lake, there hasn't been a day when the little wizard in my class hasn't been noisy about learning the Kraken's lessons. The class I prepared didn't interest them at all. ”

Hearing this, Owen glanced around and found that the little wizards' eyes were a little dodgy in the face of him, and they seemed to be a little embarrassed.

It seems that what Hagrid said is true.

But—he saw a wooden yard in front of Hagrid's hut with a number of black and white Jack Russell hounds about a foot or so tall.

No—that's a swallowtail.

A magical animal bred by a level xxx wizard.

The appearance is very similar to that of the Jack Russell Hound, with the only difference being that the tails of the swallowtails are forked.

Most of these dogs, well—how to say them—are all species bred by wizards, not natural beings, and are for the most part very hot-tempered.

They can carry out non-stop attacks for more than forty-eight hours, and their energy is terrifying.

The upside is that this creature is extremely loyal to wizards, but the downside is that it's not easy to tame them.

The little wizards present each had a thick dragon skin handbag, and before, Owen thought they were protecting them from the cold, but now he realized that this was to prevent the crazy swallowtail dog from biting.

Then, Owen looked up at Hagrid.

I really want to say in my heart that the little wizards in your class don't like it, but in fact, it doesn't have much to do with the Kraken

But when the words came to his lips, Owen didn't say it, well-there are so many little wizards around, let's save some face for Hagrid.

"Then you can talk about the Kraken." He continued.

"Shall I speak?" Hagrid's eyes widened, "What am I talking about, I will talk to the Kraken"

As he spoke, he quickly closed his mouth, and then looked at Owen with a strange expression, "Okay, you hurry back to the castle, Professor Sprout has been talking about you for a few months, and my ears are calloused." ”

Hagrid waved his big hand and drove Owen out of here as soon as possible.

Owen had a strange smile on his face.

Hagrid really didn't have much to say.

Because the Kraken is most famous for its habit of being inappropriate for children, he can't talk about it in class.

Although that will definitely be a hit.

To Owen's surprise, Dumbledore had left the Sirens behind, and he thought the Headmaster would definitely drive them away, after all—raising a Siren hurts his body, and it's a bunch of children.

I really don't know what old Deng Tou is thinking.

Seeing the strange smile on Owen's face even more.

Hagrid sped up to catch up with him.

I can't let this kid stay here anymore.

Otherwise—he'd probably have to tell the Krakens about their habits today.

Seeing this, Owen did not stop, and after waving goodbye to Luna, he left in front of Hagrid's hut.

Trotting all the way along a path exposed by the snow, which was trodden by the little wizards who were in class.

Walk through the Hogwarts grounds, and then walk uphill, a ridge.

Then we arrived at the covered bridge.

The crooked covered bridge rises and falls.

The three stone tablets are handled on the top of the mountain outside the covered bridge, which is the place where the famous Harry Potter scene was staged, but unfortunately because the Malfoy of this world is too stretched and Miss Granger is too strong, the classic scene of the century did not happen.

Walk across the covered bridge, and on Owen's right-hand side, is the Black Lake. In the distance, he could only see a vast white expanse, which was boring.

But when he thought that next spring would be lively, he suddenly became happy.

When you cross the covered bridge, you will arrive in a courtyard.

There is a magic fountain in the courtyard, which has been enchanted so that it can keep the water alive in the cold winter months without being frozen.

There are also statues of the four founders on the side.

This is made by Owen.

Originally, there was supposed to be a cash box in front of the statue, but unfortunately it was removed by Professor McGonagall.

Walking through the courtyard and looking up, Owen saw a familiar wizard standing under the huge pendulum of the palm clock.

It was Dumbledore.

He was standing under the pendulum staring at him.

It looks like I'm waiting for myself.

"Professor?" When Owen saw Dumbledore again, he felt that he was a lot older, and his face was a little darker.

He had seen Dumbledore in Paris before.

But they didn't talk in detail, both of them were very busy, and he had just finished treating the patient at that time, and he was drowsy to death.

Hermione told Dumbledore everything that had happened that day.

But some details, she is not so clear.

"You should write before you come back." Dumbledore said flatly.

"Who wrote home in advance to inform them when they came home?" Owen responded with a smile.

"Yes." The old headmaster chuckled too.

"Let's talk." He said, then waved Owen to walk along.

And Owen didn't hesitate, and straightened up his pace to follow.

The castle is much more deserted than last year.

Not only in terms of numbers, but also in some details, such as the roots of the vines on the fences on both sides of the corridor, which means that no one has been here for a long time, and if people walk often, the roots will not spread like this.

Pushing open an oak door, two people, one big and one small, came to Hogwarts South, and walked to the tower where the Great Hall was located.

Along the way, it was Owen who was talking, and Dumbledore was listening.

He began to tell in detail all the events that had happened since he left Hogwarts in June.

Dumbledore probably knew, and he could piece together a complete thread from the mouths of others, but it was nowhere near as careful and smooth as Owen's overall storytelling.

From the Giant's Isle to Ionian City, Keystones, Underground Warehouses, World Tree Core, Kalibdis Vortex, Divine Bestowal Towers, Gods, War, Muggle Killers.

Wake up from a coma and meet Merlin.

After breaking through the conspiracy of the High Priest of Ravieu, he opened the Rozier Hospital for the Disabled.

Owen didn't go into any detail, and it took him more than an hour to tell it all.

At this time, the two of them had already arrived in the principal's office on the eighth floor.

"Your summer vacation is more exciting than many people's lives." Dumbledore sighed.

Even he couldn't help but show a surprised expression, the danger in it, only Owen can get out of the way, and no wizard can survive a catastrophe.

"Mage Merlin, he's gone?"

"Well—the night of Granger's awards." Owen replied.

"It's amazing." He had already learned from Hermione that the legendary Grand Wizard Merlin was still alive, but more than three months had passed, and he was still shocked when he heard about it from Owen again.

It was the most powerful wizard in history.

"Merlin Ambrosius." Owen coughed lightly, moistened his throat and continued, "He's the master of everything—no—that's not right, as the most powerful prophet I've ever met, he sees almost everything, so it's not right to call him a trader, he didn't go against the will of the Heavens." ”

He glanced sideways at Dumbledore, "Just like you did with Harry." ”

"yes!" Dumbledore sighed softly, behind the half-moon shaped glasses, the blue eyes that could see through people's hearts were tired.

Owen took a sip of a cup of milk tea, then put the cup back on the table.

The body sitting in the chair stretched, "Professor." He said suddenly.

"What if, I mean, you were given a chance to go back in time? Still the same as now? ”

Hearing this, Dumbledore suddenly shifted his gaze to Owen, and after a long look at him, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then he got up from his chair and came to Owen's side.

Patting the boy on the shoulder, Dumbledore said in a bitter voice with a hint of pain, "Child, I must confess to you, even if it is me, I will regret it and run away." If I could go back in time, I would probably do everything I could to save my sister, and the rest—probably—would be no different. ”

"But how could it be different, if your sister had not died, then you and my grandfather would not have parted ways, and after a few years of adventure, you would surely join him in waging war for the greater good.

Maybe you won the wizarding wars, and the world would never be the same as it is now. ”

Owen said, then nodded slightly, "In any case, the world as I know it has long been turned upside down, so it's better to mess around." ”

"As for what will happen tomorrow. Hmph - let him be flooded. ”

Owen confided, and the old headmaster kept watching his expression. When he saw the young man in front of him, he gradually became resolute.

His brow tightened, and he finally relaxed. After going through so much, he was afraid that the kid in front of him would be depressed.

It's like if he told Harry the truth now, would he still have the courage to face the trials and even deaths ahead?

Dumbledore patted Owen on the shoulder and said sincerely and lovingly, "It seems that you have grown to an age where you don't need my care. ”

After saying this, the old headmaster was a little older. "Now that Merlin has a plan in place, then you can concentrate on dealing with the enemies outside the world, as for Voldemort."

"Voldemort's affairs are also left to me." Owen stood up suddenly.

There was finally a smile on his face, "Regarding Senior Tom, I have something to ask for your opinion. ”

Then, he told Dumbledore all about a plan in his heart.

"This can add some variables, or it can lead to new opportunities, which is a mixed bag. It mainly depends on whether your training has been effective in the past few years. ”

"Hmm-"

Dumbledore frowned again, and he paced around the room.

While thinking about this plan.

Irving's plan, well—bold, very bold—but, as he said, it could bring new opportunities, and it could bring unexpected benefits.

For now, despite the existence of Snape, a double agent, he still has too little information, and it is unknown what Tom is doing and what the plot will be in the new year.

If this plan can be implemented.

"You can try." After a long silence, Dumbledore spoke.

"But you have to make sure that the initiative is in your own hands."

"That's fine." Owen smiled slightly, "I'm going to find Victor to do some hard work, I don't have ancient magic, even if I find out for him, I can't get rid of it." ”

"Yes." The old headmaster nodded, and Owen immediately got up, walked briskly to Dumbledore's desk, and took something from his desk.

"Watch the rest of the professor."

Owen, who was walking towards the oak door, suddenly turned his head and said, "Exemplary, exemplary!"

Don't learn from Miss Granger. ”

Dumbledore chuckled, leaning against the edge of the table and nodding.

Owen then pushed open the oak door and left the principal's office.

On the other side –

In the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

Thousands of candles were glowing faintly.

More light shone in from the window behind the guest of honor.

The winter weather was pale and white, and many of the young wizards looked up at the seat of the guest of honor, and when they saw a witch dressed in pink, they all looked back in disgust.

At this time, the auditorium was quiet, and there were only very small sounds around, and those who didn't know thought it was a library.

The points funnel of the four houses outside the gate of the auditorium rarely has a negative score for the three houses and a high score for the first house.

Look at the gloomy faces of the little wizards.

Thinking about it, the last three months have not been very comfortable.

"Harry, don't mess with her anymore, okay?" At the Gryffindor table, Granger was trying to persuade Harry, "It's only been a few days since December, and she's already deducted thirty points from us. ”

"I don't care." Harry smuggled and said, "Nobody cares. ”

"That's right, Hermione, don't bother with your house, Justin is ready to find a chance to block that old toad in the corner and beat him up, he's like a Gryffindor now, and we're Hufflepuffs." Ron said.

"That's all Owen's." Hermione said impatiently, "Hufflepuff is fifty points below us right now. ”

"It's a symbol of courage!" Seamus leaned over, "By the way, Hermione, you can beat that old toad into a pig's head with one hand, why should you swallow it?" ”

"She's a professor." Hermione gave him a blank look, "It's not a dark wizard again. How could I do anything to her?

And the relationship between the Ministry of Magic - Barty Crouch and Dumbledore is getting worse and worse, and the Headmaster is now in charge of the Federation, so let's not give him trouble at this time. ”

Hermione was right.

This year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is a wizard assigned by the Ministry of Magic named Dolores Umbridge.

Sirius, Professor Lupin, Professor Moody, and others were all sent to Europe by Dumbledore.

It can be said that the strength of the Order of the Phoenix in the United Kingdom is now at an all-time low.

Allowing Dolores Umbridge to enter Hogwarts was a compromise on his part, and of course, the old headmaster was confident that the current little wizards were not what they used to be, and that there was a war hero Granger here, and it would not be easy for Umbridge to train the little wizards.

After that, most of his energy was focused on the federation, and even the time at school became less and less.

The International Joint Wizards Task Force has faced resistance to its operations in Africa.

After all, to identify the [Pretenders] from a group of magnates, this will inevitably lead to opposition from the local magnates, as well as the provocation of the [Pretenders] hidden in them.

The Task Force is attacked by Dark Wizards at every turn, but with little success, they have a list of people, but it is very difficult to catch them, and it feels like the whole world is against them.

It's been three months!

Three months later, they hadn't finished capturing the four monsters in the [Pretenders] confession that Hermione had brought back.

For this reason, Dumbledore has come to the real fire!

Several times he personally led the team to break into the mansions of those powerful people to arrest people.

As time went on, he came up with the idea of asking Gellert to come back from North America and put him in charge of the operation team.

But—the old headmaster knew very well that if Grindelwald was put in charge of this, it would definitely set off a bloody storm and involve the innocent.

Everything can only be done by himself.

Moody's is currently in charge of this, and it is finally possible to achieve some results.

And that's why Dumbledore tolerated Umbridge.

There are voices of opposition to him from the outside world, and he needs to get the support of the British Ministry of Magic, at least not to hold back.

And Barty Crouch is naturally well aware of Dumbledore's current predicament, and also understands that this year may be the weakest year for Dumbledore to have a substantial impact on British magical society in addition to his prestige. That's why she kept instructing Umbridge to make trouble, and it was best that she could completely squeeze Dumbledore out of Hogwarts, out of England, and out of the Federation.

In this way, he can truly sit in the position of Minister of Magic.

(End of chapter)