Chapter 34: The First Conversation with Dumbledore
All the portraits closed their mouths, and their eyes looked at the stairs on the side of the office, and Zhang Xiao followed suit.
Dumbledore walked slowly down the second floor without glasses, wearing a white robe that looked like pajamas.
Zhang Xiao's mouth opened and couldn't help but exclaim:
"Gan . . . Gandalf! (Note 1)"
Dumbledore walked up to Zhang Xiao, and asked softly with a gentle smile on his old face:
"Gandalf?"
Zhang Xiao smiled embarrassedly at the principal and explained:
"It's a character from a Muggle novel, and it's described exactly like you."
Dumbledore snapped, then winked at him:
"I think you already know what Christmas presents I want to receive this year."
It seems that the Headmaster wants a copy of The Lord of the Rings, which is not a problem, after all, he spent ten years in ordinary society before attending Hogwarts.
Zhang Xiao has already confirmed from all aspects that it is exactly the same as in the previous life, and the magic ring naturally exists.
In fact, compared to the Lord of the Rings, Zhang Xiao prefers its previous work "The Adventures of the Dwarf", the book is very interesting, the protagonist is humorous, has many adventures, and has a very cool taste.
Ahem, it's far away, Zhang Xiao hurriedly pulled back the emanating thoughts.
I have to say that Dumbledore was a handsome old man with a sense of humor most of the time, for example, now, he took out all kinds of candy with a wave of his hand, and even bravely pinched a bibi flavored bean that looked like a muogie taste and stuffed it into his mouth.
Tell Zhang Xiao that this is actually the smell of beef liver.
Zhang Xiao felt that this was probably because Dumbledore was afraid of his nervousness and deliberately soothed his emotions, and then suddenly thought that Dumbledore was a master of the Divine Mind, and hurriedly cycled in his mind:
"Prosperity, democracy, civilization and harmony..... Dedication, integrity and friendliness"
You go and read the core values of socialism when you are old!
"Zhang, why do you think they suddenly behaved like this to you?"
Yes? Zhang Xiao was stunned for a moment, withdrew from the loop, frowned and began to think about this question, and after a while, said uncertainly:
"I think it might be a temptation, but I can't figure out why."
Dumbledore nodded slightly, and said appreciatively:
"It's already a great performance to think of temptation, and now I'm very curious about your homeschooling......
I don't think the average wizard, including the so-called 28 purebloods, has educated children to think of this layer. ”
How old am I? I'm forty years old, I can only think of this layer, isn't it a shame?
Dumbledore's slender fingers picked up another piece of candy from the plate, put it in his mouth, sipped it, and digressed:
"One of the biggest regrets in my life is that I didn't travel to the East, but I just walked around the country while passing through Nepal.
I thought that the strange magic that circulated there was all that was in the East, but when I saw you, I realized that I was wrong. ”
As he spoke, he sighed, and his gaze became deep and distant:
"More than 3,000 years, what a long time, I can't believe that there is a family that can inherit such a long time.
I have seen a limited number of records of wizards who reached the East with the ideal of wandering the world.
However, they were soon driven out by some Eastern wizards who called themselves Qi Refiners.
What's even more puzzling is that no matter what means are used to sneak in, they will be quickly found and driven away. (Note 2)"
As he spoke, Dumbledore's blue eyes, which were as calm as the sea, looked at Zhang Xiao and asked softly:
"Zhang, can you satisfy the curiosity of this old man of mine and tell me about the East?"
Zhang Xiao is restless, is Dongfang so awesome? I don't know. He carefully worded it:
"I'm sorry, Headmaster, I grew up in England, and I didn't even know what was going on in my family until I heard from Hogwarts. If you're wondering, I'll tell you when I get back to you. ”
Dumbledore was silent for a while and nodded with relief:
"Yes, I'm thinking too much. Okay, let's get down to business. ”
Dumbledore's fingers tapped rhythmically on the table:
"Originally, I wanted to talk to you about this attack, but after seeing your surprising performance, I felt that your family should teach you this lesson."
Then the principal simply sent him away, Zhang Xiao also understood, after all, he was the boss of the wizarding world, how could he have so much spare time to chat with the child?
However, before leaving, the principal still said something to him meaningfully:
"Zhang, I'm glad you stopped them from bullying their classmates, your presence has opened my eyes to another possibility for Slytherin, and I'm looking forward to what kind of changes you can bring to it."
...........
Leaving the principal's office in a hurry, Zhang Xiao hurried to the dormitory, because his roommates were all sent to the school hospital by him, and he was alone tonight, but it was convenient for him to contact his parents.
After hurriedly connecting the clairvoyant mirror, before Zhang Xiao could speak, his father's voice had already come:
"Son, I'm looking for you, which one do you want to hear with good news or bad news?"
Zhang Xiao was choked and said speechlessly:
"Bad news"
"The bad news is that your Haidong is green! To become a messenger is to go through enlightenment, and after opening it, it is reluctant to come, it feels too far away, and it does not like the climate there. ”
Zhang Xiao: ....... "What about the good news?" He asked weakly.
Zhang Chengdao shouted in an excited tone:
"The good news is that there is a Qingluan senior who wants to go abroad for a walk, and he is willing to go to you! By the way, I will accompany you for a few years. ”
Zhang Xiao exclaimed directly, and even his voice changed: "Qingluan??? Qingluan has a letter that must be sent??? The messenger of the legendary Queen Mother of the West? (Note 3)
Zhang Chengdao snorted:
"What kind of dream are you doing, it's not that one, I can only say that there is a blue bird with a trace of Qingluan's blood, let me tell you, Qingluan's seniors come to you to show me some respect.
When I was a child, Qingluan's seniors took good care of me, and your grandfather was also taken care of by his seniors when he was a child, if you dare to be presumptuous, I will break your dog's leg when I come back! ”
What's the point of that, isn't this an ancestor... Zhang Xiao agreed, and hurriedly talked about his own problem first.
Zhang Chengdao listened to the whole incident in silence, and then let out a sneer of "hehe":
"Son, you're right, it's a temptation, your principal asked you to come back and ask the family is really right, this kind of indiscriminate means, low-level!"
He cleared his throat, as if looking for a quiet place, and said in a deep voice:
"Listen to me tell you, a lesson!"
Zhang Xiao hurriedly made a deaf ear, only to hear his father say:
"Do you remember the last time you saw an uneven road and pulled out a knife to help? I guess it's because of that time that these people felt that you were not the same path as them, and gave up normal contact.
Only the kid named Malfoy is still on friendly terms with you, and I have heard of this Malfoy family, who is a two-sided bet and a good steer when the wind blows.
Therefore, the attack on you is only a means, and the purpose is to lure us, that is, the Zhang family, to see how our reaction is deciding how to make contact.
There are only three outcomes.
First, we are strong and exceed their expectations.
Second, the strength is comparable.
Thirdly, it is unexpectedly weak.
That's what the means are, as you said, a little evil curse, at most a prank, when the time comes, as long as it is a child's play, it can be pushed away.
It's the third one...."
Zhang Chengdao's voice was full of coldness:
"The third one is the most interesting, and probably the one they expect the most... This is trying to slaughter us as fat sheep! ”
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Note 1: The characters of Dumbledore and Gandalf are not the same person, but they are extremely similar in both dress and appearance, and it is easy to get confused.
Note 2: This involves the basic setting of the East in this book, and there will be a reasonable explanation later, not a rotten street thing like the Kyushu Enchantment. Rest assured, I'm a professional at setting up! Steady!
Note 3: Qingluan is recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the messenger of the Queen Mother of the West, will look for food, the song is unparalleled in the world, can not weaken the East, can only weaken the bloodline, here is set as a blue bird with a trace of blood, the habits are similar to Qingluan, the messenger, will find delicious food, the song is beautiful, similar to Fox, but the generation is large, will not destroy the balance.
PS: Chapter 31 has made some changes and added some things, mainly to flesh out the character of Daphne Greengrass, otherwise it will be very stiff to read, as one reader said.
While the child is sleeping, hurry up and code a chapter out, this chapter throws out a bit of a lot, I don't know if you can accept it, feel free to mention if you have any opinions, I'll go to sleep first, good night everyone.