"If you can attract such talents, if you can be a professor of such excellent talents."

Dumbledore's voice seemed to come from out of the sky, whispering in Slughorn's ear.

"Even death is worth it."

Slughorn didn't think about blurting it out subconsciously.

Then he immediately came back to his senses, and looked at Dumbledore in a daze, his face suddenly becoming extremely tangled.

If you can invest in such a little wizard who is destined to become a big man

If only he could join his own slug club.

If you can take him as a disciple and pass on what you have learned all your life.

In normal times, even if Dumbledore didn't come to him, as long as he knew the news, he would do everything he could to beg to return to Hogwarts to teach.

But it's just this time.

When he himself didn't even have time to run for his life.

With what he knew about the former student, it was possible that he would be gone to Hogwarts this time.

"You and me. him."

Slughorn struggled for a long time without being able to utter a complete sentence.

Dumbledore didn't answer, just looked at him quietly.

Dudley felt he should say something, "I'm sorry, Mr. Slughorn, you're not a professor at Hogwarts, that's all I can call you." I think you're ignoring the fact that the situation out there is very unpleasant, the whole of Romania has become a paradise for Death Eaters, even Bulgaria next door, and Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is closed because of this. ”

"If there's any other place in the world that's safe, I think it's at Hogwarts."

"Because there's the only wizard there who can stand up to Senior Tom - our Professor Dumbledore."

"Is it bad out there now? I'm also planning to go to Bulgaria for my next stop. ”

"Yes, Horace. Headmaster Karkaroff of Durmstrang recently contacted me and said that he would be bringing a group of students over at Hogwarts for a temporary period at the start of the semester. ”

Dumbledore added.

Slughorn frowned deeply after hearing the news that Dudley and Dumbledore gave him: "You're right, if there is any place in this world that is safe, then wait, you call him Senior Tom?" ”

Slughorn's eyes widened as he looked at Dudley in disbelief, as if he had discovered some big secret.

"Albus, what did you tell him?"

He saw Dumbledore shake his head at him.

"He guessed it himself."

Dumbledore said this with a smile on his face, a hint of relief in his smile.

There is a successor to Hogwarts.

Not only Dudley, but also many young wizards throughout Hogwarts who can take charge of themselves.

"It's not a big deal, just a little bit of investigation will reveal it."

Dudley took the words and wrote a few words in the air with his wand - Tom Marvolo Riddle.

"You and Headmaster Dumbledore's students more than fifty years ago were also my seniors."

"His mother is Merope Gaunt and his father is Tom Riddle Sr., so he's a half-blood wizard by the way, and his father has been killed by his own hands"

Dudley recounts Voldemort's life one by one, showing it to the two of them.

"I don't think we should be afraid of him, of such a half-blood wizard whom he himself despises."

"Don't say it, stop it."

Slughorn looked at Dudley who was about to open Voldemort's old bottom with horror on his face, and covered his ears desperately, looking like 'don't read it, master'.

It's no wonder that Slughorn was so frightened, Voldemort would kill someone for someone who didn't respect him, and now it's not a question of disrespect, it's Voldemort's deepest secret.

Who doesn't know that Voldemort is a master of Soul Extraction, and the more you know some secrets, the faster you die.

However, Dudley's words seemed to be enchanted, and no matter how much Slughorn covered his ears, and even cast an ear obstruction on himself, it still entered his mind, and he even conceived the scene.

Seeing Slughorn like this, Dudley stopped talking.

It was a long time before Slughorn looked up at Dumbledore.

"Really. Very good"

"Albus, you won."

Hearing Slughorn say this, Dumbledore finally breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that his goal had been achieved.

He's going to get the best professors in the wizarding world to Hogwarts 'before he leaves'.

This is the premise of the 'script' that was done from the beginning.

"So when are we leaving?"

Slughorn seemed to have been caught in the Imperius curse, not only began to organize his own things, but his attitude was also unusually positive, and even his words were impatient, eager to leave here immediately, and he was almost like two people just now.

"Wait until I bring a few boxes of chocolates, this dark snack tastes great."

He had figured out that instead of hiding here, he should move to a safe place as soon as possible.

But that's not the main reason, he listened to everything he should have listened to and didn't listen to, unless he put an amnesia spell on himself, otherwise if Voldemort read these secrets, he would definitely die a very miserable death.

No, neither does the Oblivion Charm, and who knows if Voldemort had the ability to read the memories of wizards who were cast the Oblivion Charm.

"Albus, although I have agreed to go to Hogwarts with you, I have one request."

Slughorn packed everything that belonged to him into a suitcase.

"What is it? Horace. Dumbledore asked.

If the request is not too much, he will agree to the other party.

"I'm asking for a salary increase, but the Hogwarts professors' salaries are too small, not enough for their usual food and clothing."

"Horace, because of the change of trustees, professors are now paid three times as much as before."

"Triple times?!" Slughorn raised ten decibels, and said with a happy face, "Albus, you should have told me the news as soon as possible, so that we can save a lot of trouble." ”

For the first time, this Slughorn is guaranteed to run faster.

That's what he said.

That's what you hear.

"Tell me which great benevolent school director did it, and I'll see if it's my student."

Dumbledore pointed to Dudley on the side and said, "It's still Mr. Dursley, and he still has a layer of identity, the director of Hogwarts." ”

At that moment, Dudley actually saw Professor Slughorn's eyes glow.

He has completely figured it out at this moment, life is like a strong X, if you can't resist, you can enjoy it silently.

There is no wizard in this world who can't get along with the glittering Golden Gallon.

(End of chapter)