The warm, cozy atmosphere in the round office changed and became a little tense after Amosta's seemingly unintentional remarks, and on the shelf behind Dumbledore's chair, the Sorting Hat, which was working overtime to weave songs for tomorrow night's sorting ceremony, stopped dangling its tip, and a crack near the brim opened like a mouth.

Stunned by the constriction of the ground, Dumbledore closed the book he was reading, and the blue pupils behind the half-moon frame cast a heavy gaze like the abyss on Amosta, but the tone was very soft,

"It's a funny idea to make Hogwarts independent, Amosta, when did you come up with the idea--"

"Don't get me wrong, Headmaster Dumbledore--"

Dumbledore's heavy gaze didn't make Amosta sit still, he leaned back in his chair comfortably, and smiled slightly,

"I'm not saying that Hogwarts should become the second Ministry of Magic in the British wizarding world, and then compete with Cornelius Fudge's Ministry for power and eventually replace them."

"And what do you mean?"

Dumbledore's gaze did not waver.

"The only possibility for Hogwarts to break away from the Ministry of Magic is that Hogwarts is the Ministry of Magic, and it would be foolish not to see that, I mean-" Amosta looked at the pile of documents on Dumbledore's desk, his tone calm, "I do think it's a bit redundant to have a school council on Hogwarts' head." ”

There was a sudden silence, and Dumbledore's oppressive gaze vanished, and he took off his frames and leaned back in his chair like Amosta, rubbing his brow slightly.

Fawkes chirped unconsciously in his sleep, and Sirius' great-great-grandfather, Phineas Black, the former Headmaster of Hogwarts, secretly opened his eyes, glanced at Amosta with great appreciation, and then immediately pretended to be asleep.

Looking at the calm face on the other side of the desk, which far surpassed the same age, but could still be called vigorous compared to himself, the corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched a few times,

"You didn't come up with this idea to get rid of all this boring application process, did you, Amosta?"

"To be honest, quite a part of the reason is this-"

Amosta smiled and said in a brisk voice.

Dumbledore shook his head,

"I'm glad you don't have any intention of turning Hogwarts into a second Ministry of Magic, Amosta, but as far as you really think at the moment, it's going to be a drastic change—"

"I just don't think there's a need for a school board on top of Hogwarts—"

When the joke was over, Amosta straightened up, he suddenly raised his hand, hooked his fingers, and on the shelves full of books on the side of the circular office wall, a book thicker than any other book twisted and floated out and landed on the desk.

Hogwarts: A History of the School

Dumbledore's gaze fell on it, and then he immediately knew what Amosta was trying to say.

When the four great founders first established the school, Hogwarts had no board of trustees, and in the hundreds of years since the death of the Big Four, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has had difficulties in running its operations, and at one point it is on the verge of closure.

In order to ensure the continued operation of the school, the Headmaster decided to accept financial support from some of the most famous pure-blood families in the wizarding world at the time, and in exchange for the establishment of a Board of Trustees at Hogwarts, major decisions regarding the day-to-day operation of the school and the appointment of staff and staff would need to be approved by the Board of Trustees. ”

Amosta tapped his fingers on the hard cover of the book and raised his eyebrows,

"At the beginning of last year, Hogwarts was still shrouded in fear brought about by the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets, and there were even rumors that Hogwarts would be closed because of this incident, but the school board did not bring any help to this school, but became Lucius Malfoy's accomplice, planning to kick you out of the school, in fact, this is not an accident, in the hundreds of years of the school board's existence, they have been doing this school most of the time."

"History is a precious treasure—" Dumbledore said with a smile, "but not many wizards can see this kind of wealth—"

"I see what you mean, Headmaster—"

When discussing this matter, there must be a topic that cannot be avoided, and that is - money.

Hogwarts does not charge students tuition, but even if it does, it is not worth anything.

The salary of the professors who teach in this school, the food and drink of hundreds of young wizards throughout the year, all the daily consumables of each course, the daily repair and maintenance of the school, the financial support of poor students, etc., the wealth that Hogwarts has to consume every year needs at least tens of thousands of gold Galleons, without the financial support of the strong school board, it can be said that this school will not be able to open for a day.

Amosta plans to ban the school board, and the first problem he faces is how to solve the financial deficit after the school board leaves, he must have a way to provide Hogwarts with at least 100,000 Galleons every year, which is not a problem that personal wealth can solve, either Amosta can convince the Ministry of Magic to make a special allocation for education every year, or he will have to build his own industry to supply Hogwarts with endless blood.

And neither of these two solutions can be easily achieved.

"But that's something we have to do. I don't know if you've thought about it, Headmaster, the current Board of Trustees is made up of pure-bloods from the Twenty-Eight, and a significant number of these people are not good, and if we get into the middle of the war and they stop supporting Hogwarts, what will happen to the school? ”

Dumbledore understood Amosta's desire to ban the school council, and judging from the current situation, after he stepped down from the position of headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as long as Amosta had the will, he was almost certain to take over his person.

As for Amosta, he certainly didn't want to see a school board on his head.

However, Dumbledore did not expect that Amosta would actually think about things from such a level.

"Surprisingly, Amosta, though from what I know Tom, he shouldn't have thought of this wonderful note, but--"

Dumbledore's expression immediately became much more solemn, and he nodded cautiously,

"It's a possibility, and if Hogwarts is in this situation, and the Ministry of Magic doesn't show its due responsibility, the school will be in an awkward position."

Dumbledore's blue eyes flashed, indicating that he was pondering the question.

"Maybe I should talk to Connelly about whether I can get—"

Dumbledore said thoughtfully, but halfway through his words, he shook his head slightly and stopped.

"Seeking funding for education from the Ministry of Magic is normally possible, but Headmaster, it's not a good idea in the event of a war in the wizarding world—"

Amosta said lightly,

"First of all, you can't be sure that Cornelius Fudge will stand with the school under any circumstances, but more importantly, what supports the day-to-day operations of Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic's finances. It's a bunch of people, isn't it? ”

(End of chapter)