Chapter 248 246. What to do
Jon takes no credit for that.
"This can only be said to be the retribution the Dark Lord deserves. The time to destroy the contract happened to be the time when he was hit the hardest."
Dumbledore smiled and shook his head.
"The time to destroy the contract may be a coincidence of fate, but to be able to find and obtain this contract at such a fast speed depends on your personal ability, Jon. I talked to Mag and the others about this When it happened, they were all surprised, and to be honest, I was also shocked inside."
"The main reason for you to leave the UK is to ensure your safety in the war, and follow the path that the Dark Lord took before to find some unknown clues. I and others don't know what exactly we can find. Didn't have high expectations."
"The diary you found from Azkaban and the two Aurors you captured have already surprised us, and the current results are even more unexpected by everyone."
"McGonagall, Flitwick, and the others were very skeptical at first, is it correct for me to ask you to lead these children in exile at sea? They felt that even if they couldn't get a professor to accompany them in person, at least they should find a sixth or seventh grader. It is safest for the student prefect to preside over the overall situation."
"They don't doubt your ability, they just think that you are only 14 years old after all, and some responsibilities and burdens are so heavy on your shoulders. Is it a bit too cruel?"
Dumbledore's face was full of apology.
"They are really thinking about you, and I think they are right. No matter how outstanding you are, you shouldn't put so much pressure on you. But in the end, I still didn't take their advice, because I have to be responsible for the other students as well, and it would be remiss of me as headmaster if I didn't choose who would be the best person to lead them."
He looked at Jon and said softly.
"Nick told me about how you finally summoned the Patronus in Azkaban. Since then, I have started to question the decisions I made. The burden placed on you is indeed too much. No matter how mature and stable you are, is this suitable? Now you can tell me your true thoughts, Jon, you have done enough and are good enough, do you feel too much for what you are undertaking now? Is it too heavy?"
Jon didn't show much thought and worry about Dumbledore's apology and inquiry, and he even said it a little indifferently.
"Don't think so, professor, I really don't think it's bad for me, I'm just doing what I think I should do and can do. It's like you are already at your age, really Should it bear the expectations and hopes of so many people?"
Dumbledore smiled helplessly at Jon's rhetorical question.
"I'm only in my early 100s. For a wizard, this age is actually not that old."
"Well, it's not that old, but it's not that young, right? You have made enough contributions to the magic world when you were young, but now why do you want to spend the rest of your life? Be yourself What you think you should do, that's what you think is right, isn't it?"
Dumbledore looked at him.
"So, you think so too?"
Jon met his bright blue eyes, and said very seriously.
The atmosphere fell silent, and Dumbledore looked at the restaurant where Jon was in a dazed way. It was cleaned by the students, and there was not a single trace of oil on every table.
After a long time, he spoke with a lot of emotion.
"Losing Hogwarts Castle is the biggest failure in my life, but when I see Hogwarts on the carriage today, I often think about the current Hogwarts and the previous Hogwarts, Which one is more like a school?"
Jon replied.
"I don't think there is any comparison, Professor. In times of peace, reasonable competition is needed to promote more progress. In times of turmoil, only unity can overcome all kinds of difficulties in front of us. These two points, No matter which period of Hogwarts you lead, you have done very successfully."
Dumbledore looked at Jon and laughed dumbfounded.
"Sometimes, what you say is more thought-provoking than that of an old man who has lived for more than a hundred years. Nick told me that you successfully summoned the Patronus, but said that your Patronus is a bit strange, or You deliberately kept it a secret, saying that it would be better for you to tell me yourself, so...what did you summon?"
Jon scratched his head at this, and he didn't know exactly what to say to Dumbledore.
"Nick is right, it is a little different from other people, but what is special about it, I can't explain it just by talking about it, why don't I show it to the professor when we meet next time? "
"You all are very good at arousing people's curiosity." Dumbledore said with a frown, but soon his brows were relaxed again, "But the more you do this, the more you will have more curiosity when you finally know the answer." Big surprise, right?"
Jon shrugged. In fact, he didn't know the situation of the two patron saints, whether it was a surprise or a shock.
"I hope so."
"Okay, let's get here today, and I still need to go there in person for some work. By the way, I can give you a little advice on the choice of the next route."
Dumbledore said with a wink.
"The ultimate destination of this ship is within the Arctic Circle, and if you don't follow the originally planned route, you can try to get as close to Norway as possible, continue north along its coastline, and approach Norway On the coastline of the area that borders Finland, there may be someone who can help you, and he has always wanted to see you."
While he was saying this, he glanced at the wand in Jon's hand for a while, and deliberately kept it a secret.
Jon couldn't help but feel a little distressed. He actually doesn't like this kind of half-knowledgeable information.
"Professor, can't you make your words clearer?"
Dumbledore laughed happily.
"Since you guys want to give me some surprises, of course I can prepare them for you too!"
(end of this chapter)