Chapter 247 245. Compensation of Fate
In the dining room, the bright yellow fire quickly turned into a cluster of green flames after sprinkled with floo powder.
Immediately afterwards, the flame changed into a human face, and Dumbledore's unchanged face appeared in the furnace.
In this meeting with Dumbledore, Jon did not call all the students together.
Some things that are happening on land, it won't bring them any benefit to let them know in advance when they are on the sea, and the issue of Voldemort's contract needs to be kept a certain amount of secrecy before everything is clarified.
So there are only Jon and Nick in the restaurant for this meeting, and the other students are in the classroom.
"You should have read all the letters I asked Fox to bring to you, Jon, but let's not mention the contents of the letter for the time being. There is another very important thing that needs to be done by you."
Dumbledore looked serious.
"On the desk in the cabin principal's office, I have a crystal ball that is commonly used for divination, but there is no divination information left on the ball, but the route of your voyage is planned. The voyage is based on this route. But according to the changes in things now, you must change the next route."
Jon also frowned. Yesterday's letter made it very clear about the offensive battle in the correctional center that day, especially what Voldemort and Dumbledore said.
He could think of the reasons why Dumbledore made such an arrangement.
"The Dark Lord is sending someone to find us?"
"No." Dumbledore corrected him, and said seriously, "He must have sent someone there. After we announced the two Aurors of Azkaban, he should have discovered the problem. It is estimated that he will start sending people to look for you, and he guessed that you are another person, a very powerful person."
Jon heard what Dumbledore was trying to emphasize.
"The manpower he sent was based on the standard of the powerful opponent he guessed?"
Dumbledore nodded.
"Not only that, after this incident, he is very likely to go to find you in person. Of course, this also depends on how his own state recovers, and whether the things hidden behind are important to him."
"But no matter what, we have to be absolutely careful about this, because the situation on the French side requires us to expand our victories, and because the Hogwarts itself is protected by an age limit imposed by me, I didn't There is a way to send more people on board to protect you all the time. But I will let Fox stay with you all the time. Once the worst happens, you have to let Fox come to me immediately, and I will find a way to deal with these things .”
Jon and Nick glanced at each other and had no objection to Dumbledore's arrangement.
Jon didn't fall into blind confidence in his few achievements after going to sea. Even if he just put Voldemort on the side, if he were to face the elite Death Eaters head-on, he would definitely not get much benefit, especially in the Without knowing how many people are on the other side.
Of course, after Sir Stoke kept his promise and gave him the stone slab that he had only absorbed a little more than half of the magic power and left a lot of runes, as long as the magic power in the gem was sufficient, even if he really met him in the end. It's true to be on him.
"As long as the magic power on the crystal ball is erased, the automatic navigation of the entire ship will disappear. This should be easy for you, Jon. After that, you can first follow the navigation chart on the crystal ball." Determine the final destination, and then choose the driving direction yourself, but this can only guarantee your safety while driving, and there is a great possibility that you will encounter danger after arriving at the destination. At that time, you will have to play by ear, if If you encounter any problems that cannot be solved, please contact me immediately.”
Dumbledore has already arranged everything, and Jon naturally only needs to do what he said.
After explaining these things, Dumbledore looked at Jon blinking and smiled.
"Once we're done talking about the main moments, we can talk about what happened. So can you tell me what you've been through these days?"
Jon naturally didn't hide anything about this. He started talking about how they got to the high tower, until they met Sir Stoke later, then found the decryption stone, and finally told the confrontation at the top of the tower. .
Dumbledore listened very carefully. When he heard that Sir Stoke was killed by the rocket launched from the sea along with the tower, his eyes clearly showed regret.
“He was a great man.”
Dumbledore said softly.
"But the Dark Lord buried his ideal and greatness of containing the wizarding world and all wizards for himself."
"If he applies to you and wants to come to Hogwarts as a professor, will you agree to his application?" Jon asked.
Dumbledore answered without any hesitation.
"That's for sure, Jon. The talent in magic may attract the attention of most wizards, but Sir Stoke himself has ideas that most wizards don't have. Professors in magic schools not only teach students magic , but also to teach them the correct concept of dealing with magic and the world.
This is something that Hogwarts didn’t have before. Ever since I lost Hogwarts Castle and started exile, I’ve been thinking about the fact that magic education hasn’t changed much since ancient times. Is this right? If it is wrong, what is it that we are missing? I really want to improve in this area, but because of the turmoil of the current situation, there are always no suitable opportunities and candidates.
Sir Stoke is obviously a very suitable candidate. If he is willing to come to teach at Hogwarts, I have no reason to refuse. "
Jon said a little sadly.
"But Sir, he is dead. I have a chance to save him, and his house elf also has a chance to save him, but he himself has chosen to completely give up his life."
Dumbledore sighed.
"What you have done is good enough, Jon. This is his own choice. You said that what he has done has not been recognized in his life, but in the end, didn't you praise his ideas? Perhaps this is what fate has done to him. The last compensation."
Finally, Dumbledore talked about the contract.
"Luck is on our side. You broke that contract at just the right time. If it had been earlier, the Dark Lord would probably not have confronted me head-on. If it had been later, I would have lives are at risk.”
(end of this chapter)