Chapter 2351 Different Choices

"I know what you're doing."

It was rare for Dumbledore to be so straight to the point, obviously he had enough trouble already. Ellie stared at him, her expression unchanged.

"I found Tom Lloyd, and he told me everything, Miss Allie..."

"Oh, so what?"

Ellie stared at Dumbledore without the slightest sign of nervousness.

"Does the Ministry of Magic have any ideas? Or are you going to do something? I don't think the Ministry of Magic cares what we're doing, and Fudge is only worried that you will usurp his position..."

"I just wish you could give us a moment, you know..."

"Time, time, time is always the most valuable and least valuable thing."

Ellie shook her head.

"Professor Dumbledore, I didn't tell you this, but I'm not afraid of you knowing, do you know why? Because this is the general trend. The number of pure-blood wizards is getting smaller and smaller, and the number of half-blood wizards and Muggle wizards There are more and more, but the pure-blood wizards are forever at the top of the wizarding world, they're pretentious, they think they rule everything, and it seems like it's never going to change."

"But the Dark Lord now..."

"That's how Voldemort came into being."

Ellie shook her head, interrupting Dumbledore.

"In my opinion, the wizarding world needs a complete reform, Professor Dumbledore, you should have done it when Voldemort died eleven years ago. Voldemort is just the appearance, not the cause. Why is Voldemort able to win over the wizarding world?" So many wizards? Is it really all about threats? No, the fact is that pure-blood wizards are threatened. They know that there are more and more Muggle wizards. If they don't do something, they will be finished sooner or later. And then Voldemort appeared and told them that he was going to create a brand new magical world where a pure-blood wizard could rule everything, including the Muggle world..."

Saying this, Ellie spread her hands.

"It's tempting, isn't it? In fact, I know that many pure-blood wizards agree with Voldemort's idea, but some of them are too timid to join in."

Hearing Ellie's answer, Dumbledore was silent for a moment.

"But your approach will only make them confront each other..."

"I'm really surprised, Professor Dumbledore, you seem to think that they are not antagonistic enough now. If you were able to reform the wizarding world eleven years ago, I guarantee that even if Voldemort is resurrected, I'm afraid you won't find a few who are willing to follow you but now I believe he can find a handful, as he did eleven years ago."

"The magic world has the rules of the magic world..."

"However, wizards are not unreal."

Ellie stared at Dumbledore coldly again and replied.

"No old ruling class will leave its position voluntarily and willingly. Only violence, unmistakable and tangible violence can completely overthrow their illusions and make them understand reality. Compromise is just a kind of weakness, I think now even if Voldemort appeared in front of you and said 'Oh, Dumbledore, please, don't struggle, surrender, or more people will die', you would not follow what he said Do it, right?"

“……………………”

This time, Dumbledore was silent for a long time, he closed his eyes, and then opened them slowly, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"I once had a friend who thought about overthrowing the International Statute of Secrecy. He foresaw the future of mankind, and he wanted wizards to rule mankind..."

"But he can't do it."

Ellie smiled.

"Maybe the wizards have forgotten this. Their ancestors did not voluntarily give up their ruling position. They did try to rule humans, but failed, and then they chose to hide themselves. So even if your It would make no difference if old friends succeeded, there would be a whole new witch hunt, and those confident wizards would find themselves crucified and burned like their ancestors—or worse. That's why the rulers of the earth are humans, ordinary people, not wizards, giants, werewolves, vampires and the like."

"It seems you really know what you're doing."

Hearing this, Dumbledore's eyes softened when he looked at Ellie, who smiled.

"Of course I know what I'm doing, Professor Dumbledore. I've been at Hogwarts for several years, and I've observed and understood you enough...Of course I know what I'm doing. I'm a wizard , it's because you haven't seen the world clearly... wizards will never rule the world, and Voldemort would be no different if he succeeded. But this is not the solution, and we can't always count on a savior to save This world, so the best way is to make magic public and let magic become a normal part of this world again."

"It's going to be dangerous..."

"Everything has risks, you know? Professor Dumbledore, I always thought that those abstract painters were idiots. They were afraid that they would draw things that normal people couldn't understand. , but someone will pay tens of millions of pounds for that rubbish. Magic is only part of people's life, not all of them... no different."

This time Dumbledore didn't answer right away, he just stared at Ellie, who also watched him quietly, this time, the atmosphere of silence fell between the two for a long time.

Finally, Dumbledore sighed softly. Looking at the girl in front of him, he felt really old. In fact, for the first time, Dumbledore felt so powerless that he would never feel this way even in the face of Voldemort. When he found Ellie, he thought she would panic, fear, and worry.

But to Dumbledore's surprise, Ellie was very calm, and told him directly that she was not worried about the consequences of knowing this.

Indeed, what consequences could it bring?

Dumbledore remembered the situation when he asked Tom Lloyd before. He was very afraid of himself, but when he told how those Muggle governments promised him, his eyes were obviously full of brilliance and hope. That's what Dumbledore couldn't give him. Perhaps, as Ellie said, he should have served as the Minister of Magic, so he could do something. But the fact is that he prefers to stay at Hogwarts, maybe as Ellie said.

He did nothing.

Ellie didn't care whether anyone would find out about this matter, she didn't even hide her intentions, she just visited those Muggle wizards normally, and then made invitations and promises to them. It's that simple, she doesn't worry about the Ministry of Magic finding out what she's doing, because her backing is on the Muggle side, and even if the Ministry of Magic wants to do something to her, Ellie's strength can guarantee that they can't do anything .

This gave Dumbledore a sense of powerlessness that was completely different from Voldemort and the Ministry of Magic... so he had only one choice.

"Then, Miss Ellie, I hope you can help protect Hogwarts...those students...they are just children..."

"We're not the Ministry of Magic, we wouldn't be that mean."

"I want to see you in action."

After saying this, Dumbledore turned and left, while Ellie thought for a moment, and then her eyes lit up.

She understood what Dumbledore meant.

Soon, it will be the start of the new year.

Ellie was still sitting in the box. Hermione didn't come to class this year. Considering the danger, she secretly hinted that Hermione should take a break from school for a while. And Hermione is also obedient, she doesn't know what happened, but what happened after the end of the Triwizard Tournament last year scared Hermione too, so after communicating with her parents, she planned to go to their place. She attends classes in a private school, and Ellie will be responsible for helping her with the magic part.

Although she knew it a long time ago, when Ellie walked into the restaurant and saw an old woman in a pink sweater who looked like a sow sitting in her seat, the corners of her eyes still twitched.

But Ellie still didn't say anything, she went straight to her desk and looked at the old woman.

"This is my place."

Then she said in a low voice.

Hearing Ellie's words, other professors turned their heads to look at her, while Dumbledore coughed, narrowed his eyes with interest, and said with a smile.

"Oh, Miss Ellie, I think I haven't introduced you yet, this is Professor Umbridge, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."

"Oh?"

Ellie frowned and looked at Dumbledore.

"I don't seem to have received a resignation notice?"

"I'm sorry, but this is an order from the Ministry of Magic, and to be honest, I'm also surprised..."

"Cough cough."

However, before Dumbledore finished speaking, he saw the old woman cough, she stood up with a smile, turned her head to look at Ellie, and spoke in a pretentious, little girl-like tone.

"Oh, it's like this, my lovely child. We at the Ministry of Magic know about your situation. It's really not easy for a young girl to teach other children such a dangerous lesson. So we decided to send someone To replace you as the lecturer of this course..."

"Of course, you need to get your approval first."

Dumbledore added with a smile, and Ellie knew exactly what he meant.

Obviously, as in the original book, because Fudge has completely torn face with Dumbledore, he wants to control Hogwarts, so he sent this annoying Professor Umbridge to be the leader of the Dark Arts. Of course, Dumbledore does not welcome her, but for the sake of "internal harmony", it is impossible for him to publicly oppose the order of the Ministry of Magic, so he asked Professor Umbridge to discuss with Ellie himself. ... After all, Ellie is not affiliated with the Ministry of Magic, nor is she a member of the Ministry of Magic.

Of course Ellie could sense the pride in Professor Umbridge's eyes. Perhaps she felt that she could easily convince a little girl. After all, she was the representative of the Ministry of Magic, the Senior Deputy Minister, and in front of her was just a dozen or so A little girl who is 18 years old, terrified, helpless, restless, just hearing the name of the Ministry of Magic can scare her...

"Ministry of Magic? What does the Ministry of Magic have to do with me? If this Ms. Umbridge wants to be a teacher so much, then she can teach the Protection of Fantastic Beasts... I remember that Professor Dumbledore doesn't seem to have Find a new teacher."

"It's not easy to find a replacement after all."

Dumbledore replied with a smile again, and the others also pretended not to see the livid and stiff expression on Umbridge's face.

"That's your problem, Professor Dumbledore, well, now Ms Umbridge, please get off my chair, I've had enough of the disgusting smell of your cheap perfume."

"Oh, you can't talk to me like that."

Hearing Ellie's order, Umbridge's expression changed slightly. She stared at Ellie and opened her mouth.

"I am the representative of the Ministry of Magic..."

However, Ellie was not in the mood to listen to her nonsense, she raised her wand, pointed at Umbridge, and the next moment the old woman in pink screamed, flew straight up from her chair, and drew an arc in the air Sitting on the ground behind the line like a fat pig.

"You, you dare to attack officials of the Ministry of Magic!!"

Umbridge screamed and jumped to her feet, and then she jerked up her wand and aimed it at Ellie.

"Except you..."

"boom!!"

However, Umbridge hadn't finished chanting the spell, and with a gunshot, the wand in her hand shattered in an instant, and it wasn't until this time that Ellie put away the revolver that was smoking in her hand.

"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will smash your head."

"........."

Umbridge seemed to be frightened. She stood there in a daze, holding a broken staff like a sculpture. The other teachers looked at this scene amusedly, without saying a word. It wasn't until a moment later that Dumbledore coughed and broke the silence.

"I'm sorry, Ms Umbridge, but it appears you will have to revisit this matter with Minister Fudge."

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Umbridge's face changed again and again, and finally she gave Ellie a vicious look, turned and left.

"I'm really sorry, Miss Ellie, it seems that this lady has a bad temper."

It wasn't until her pudgy body disappeared into the corridor that Dumbledore looked at Ellie with a smile, and the latter shrugged.

"I don't mind, it's just one more corpse for me, and..."

While talking, Ellie turned the gun in her hand.

"I don't need to use the Unforgivable Curse to kill him."