Chapter 1004 Nirvana and Rebirth

Hogwarts Headmaster's Office.

"Let me guess a little bit, does Miss Fool mean..."

Dumbledore's fingers met, his gaze lowered on his fingertips, and his face still had the same warm smile.

"Similar to the Ministry of Magic's memory erasure team, following Mr. Hanged Man's footsteps and erasing his disgraceful experiences one by one, this will fundamentally eliminate any subsequent risks -"

"According to the current power of the Major Arcana, this shouldn't be difficult to do."

"After all, everyone has a dark history that they want to erase. Compared with changing the past, it is obviously easier and simpler to tamper with the descriptions in history-"

"It sounds like you still disagree quite a bit, Professor Dumbledore, or...Mr. Pope?"

Elena turned around, looked at the white-haired old wizard behind her, and tilted her head.

"Then do you have any other good ideas? As far as I know, even you have some dark past that you don't want the public to know, right?"

"Yes, this is a common problem of our generation——"

Dumbledore said very frankly, looking through his half-moon glasses at the three young people in the room.

"Whether it's me, the tower, or even the world, the magician, the queen, we old guys, we keep making mistakes over and over again, and try to spend our lives making up for it and hiding it."

"But you are different. You have the same power in your body. You have enough time and opportunities to avoid those side roads, instead of like us..."

Dumbledore raised his head, his blue eyes resting on Lockhart's cheek. After a two-second pause, he said meaningfully.

“Lies may embellish lies, mistakes may cover up mistakes, but that’s not the way to solve the problem.”

"This is like using dry straw to cover the sparks under the grain pile. One day, it will cause a greater and irreparable disaster."

"The more important point is-"

"The Forgetting Spell doesn't really change the future, right? Abusing the Forgetting Spell and weaving lies will only make people gradually forget the truth."

The old man's voice gradually became serious.

He seemed to remember something bad in the past, and after a pause for a few seconds, he continued with a solemn expression.

"This is Pandora's box, temptation from the devil!"

"This kind of power should be used cautiously and more objectively, rather than mixing too much personal interests into it, otherwise big problems will occur sooner or later - this is also the original intention of the creation of the 'Black-robed Wizard' and the 'Foundation', right? "

"If even the party that made the rules cannot abide by the rules, then the speed at which these original intentions will deteriorate may be beyond imagination."

Unlike the changes in royal power in the non-magical world, the magical world has almost no stable political power.

Even the political structure of today's multinational Ministry of Magic is more of a complex of supervision, maintenance, and communication.

Compared with leaders in the conventional "country" category, the power of the Ministry of Magic is not as great as imagined.

They even messed up basic information about how many wizards there were in the country, where they lived, what industries they were engaged in, and what their family members were.

In the long history of magic, it is not impossible that ancient magic families had the idea of ​​​​going out to control the world.

However, they all turned into dust in the end and quickly disappeared in the long river of human history.

Power breeds corruption, and absolute power breeds absolute corruption.

Most of those "magical reigns" established by relying on power fell apart within a few decades due to the abuse of "power".

"Well, of course I understand your concerns -"

Elena nodded slightly and explained to Hermione who was a little confused.

"In short, Professor Lockhart once used the Forgetting Curse to tamper with the memories of many people, so that he could become a well-known wizard with many experiences in resisting black magic. Now, these dark histories have become the 'Hanged upside down' The most fatal part of a person's resume."

"The most deadly... place? Why, didn't you say that Tianming Group would be responsible for the aftermath?"

Hermione looked at Elena with confusion on her face.

At the age of thirteen, she still seemed too immature among the conversations among the Major Arcana.

"You see, this is the problem. The Hanged Man now leads the Black Robe Wizard. The main responsibility of the Black Robe Wizard is to eliminate some bad influences through memory erasure and modification - this You have to be extremely cautious and objective, otherwise the world will be completely screwed up."

After glancing at Miss "Reserve Justice" who was confused, Elena shrugged and explained casually with examples.

"For example, I drew a lot of straight words on you, and then tampered with your memory to make you think it was Luna who did it."

"Or, if I promise you to help me with my homework, I will fulfill your wish, but then I will erase your memory the moment I get the homework."

"There are many more examples like this, but the core thing they have in common is..."

"Magic cannot be used to cover up evil deeds—"

Before Elena could finish speaking, Hermione whispered thoughtfully, looking at Elena with her amber eyes.

"It's not the gun that kills, but the person who pulls the trigger. Really? You said that certain things only happen zero or countless times."

"Exactly. Therefore, we cannot kill an old wizard in the American countryside who has lost his memory for the sake of the best-seller of "Wandering with Werewolves"; nor can we repeatedly torture an old wizard who has lost his memory for the sake of the authenticity of "Break with the Werewolf". The witch with the hairy chin.”

Elena glanced at Lockhart, who had a complicated expression, spread her hands, and said helplessly.

"To be honest, Mr. Hanged Man, your power of action is really strong - from graduation to now, you have written a total of ten books. In almost every story, you have tracked down most of the insiders and used them one by one. Forgetting spell."

"It would be fine if it was just one or two people, but with so many people and their scope of activities and social circles, you yourself should also know how much manpower and financial resources Tianming Group has invested."

"So, those books are all other people's experiences, and you stole them all?!"

Hermione asked in disbelief.

A certain sculpture in her heart finally collapsed completely.

What was even more difficult for her to accept was that Professor Dumbledore actually hired him as a professor at Hogwarts.

More importantly, Professor Lockhart is also a member of the Major Arcana, and she finally understands why Lockhart is afraid of Elena.

"I regret it now, I regret it very much..."

Gilderoy Lockhart sighed helplessly, shook his head, and said softly with some self-deprecation.

"At the beginning, it was just because the old wizard didn't want me to write down the story, so I secretly cast a forgetting spell..."

"...Later, after the first royalties were paid, things got completely out of control. It was as if there was some devil chasing me behind with a whip, so that I couldn't stop at all, until-"

Gilderoy Lockhart paused, his eyes lingering on the three demon kings in the room for a few seconds.

Today, he still remembers the "employment invitation" from the fifteen-member team.

Or the name of the assistant who appeared in front of Grindelwald when he asked for permission to challenge him to a duel in the Bolshevik Tavern.

Of course, there is also the supreme Fairy Queen who has been hiding behind the scenes and strategizing from beginning to end.

"——Until, one day, I suddenly wanted to buy a big boat."

Elena smiled and continued softly, turning her head to look at Hermione and shrugging.

"In terms of the achievement of the Oblivion Curse alone, Mr. Hanged Man can be said to be one of the top wizards. Whether it is the Gringotts guide, humanitarian aid for the non-magical world, or even the reverse dismantling of a ship... in Among these events, memory magic can be said to be one of the most important links."

"But……"

Hermione blinked.

In her world, right is right and wrong is wrong.

Her young mind cannot yet understand the chaos of compromise between black and white.

"Without Mr. Lockhart, millions of people might die of hunger and turmoil in the event of an accident—"

Elena raised her finger and said seriously.

"Of course, there may be outbreaks of goblin wars, turmoil in the magic world, and the restoration of dark demonic forces... You can slowly check the files to learn about these later."

"There are no absolutely bad people in this world, and there are no perfect good people. This is why Mr. Lockhart qualifies as a member of the Major Arcana, and it is also the reason why I talk about those past experiences again."

Unlike those members of the memory cancellation team at the Ministry of Magic, the "wizards in black robes" led by Lockhart were obviously more restrained and professional.

Moreover, as Lockhart assists in various research tasks at the institute, he is no longer the pompous and vain liar wizard he was before.

"I still don't understand, Elena-"

The confusion in Hermione's heart was not solved, but became more and more.

"If Professor Lockhart is really so important, then why not continue as is? It was fine before."

"Isn't it obvious? He is our partner now, not a prisoner or a tool-"

Elena clapped her hands happily, glanced at the old devil not far away who was leaning against the door with his hands folded, and continued.

"I believe that those past experiences should not be a burden to Mr. 'The Hanged Man', nor should they be a reason for him to be coerced."

"Now, it's time to face up to those dark histories and find ways to completely resolve them. Avoidance and suspicion are not the way we live."

"It sounds good, so what are you going to do? Miss Fool."

Grindelwald grinned and looked at the little devil with interest, seemingly not hearing what she meant.

"Maintaining the status quo should be the best choice. You have to accept some ambiguous justice. After all, this is the real world."

"No matter what noble and exquisite decisions you make, most of them will inevitably harm the interests of some party. Maybe you can make new rules, such as finding a win-win situation like Gringotts and the former Soviet Union a few months ago. balance point, but you can never change history, right?”

"If some entanglements and hatreds occurred in the past, they came from the continuation of years, decades, or even centuries."

Grindelwald raised his hand, scratched his sparse temples, and continued happily.

"It is easy to paint on white paper, and it is not difficult to rebuild a castle on the ruins - the real problem lies in how to turn a canvas that has been covered with various colors of paint into a white paper, or how to grow like a weed. A castle was built in a poor alley."

"As for the former, I can help you with suggestions and even give you a little help. But if it's the latter..."

The old wizard grinned, showing his mottled yellow teeth, and said maliciously.

"Perhaps you can only find help in fairy tales. After all, no one has ever done this since ancient times - of course, you are still quite young now, and you have plenty of time and reason to pursue fairy tales. In case you It just happened to work? After all, you are Her Majesty the Queen, right?"

"Oh, grandpa, shut up! Don't make sarcastic remarks here!"

Elena rolled her eyes at the old devil angrily, and her fists almost clenched involuntarily.

Since she began to spread the theory of "yin and yang" in the wizarding world, Grindelwald is definitely the person who has learned the fastest.

This old devil's talent in yin and yang is almost as good as his magical talent, and even Elena will be aroused now.

"I said that the Major Arcana never asks multiple-choice questions. I want everything—"

Elena said angrily.

She glanced at the two old guys who were watching her joke, and couldn't help but slap the table hard.

boom!

boom! boom!

"Hey, I'm not kidding now! You guys should be more serious!"

As a small palm print appeared on Dumbledore's desk, Dumbledore finally stopped smiling.

The little half-blood succubus started to get anxious.

If the teasing continues, maybe Grindelwald can survive by relying on the "grandfather-grandson friendship", but he and his poor principal's office may be in trouble. The old man's expression quickly became serious and he coughed lightly.

"Okay, then dear Miss Fool, do you have any good way to get the best of both worlds?"

"Well, it's very simple. Just admit it openly when you make a mistake."

Elena nodded slightly, spread her hands, and said in a matter-of-fact tone.

“If we can obtain the consent of the prototypes of the ‘protagonist of the work’ and explain it properly, there may be some discordant voices in a short period of time, and it may even form a destructive wave.

This will undoubtedly be something that requires a lot of courage, and it will also be a difficult time, but if you look at it in the long run..."

She suddenly stopped talking, looking past Gilderoy Lockhart directly in front of her, and landed on a small corner next to the door.

The next moment, a strange suffocating sound suddenly came from there, and everyone subconsciously looked over.

There were not just the five of them in the room.

Behind the door, on a high gilded perch, stood an old bird that looked like a half-plucked turkey.

When they looked at the "half-bald turkey", it looked at them with sad eyes and once again made that suffocating sound.

Its eyes were lifeless, and between the two sighs, a few more feathers fell off its tail.

"Wait, wait, could this be..."

Hermione was stunned for half a second and carefully observed the "half-bald turkey" and the bird stand where it was located.

If she remembered correctly, this place should have belonged to the beautiful phoenix named "Fox" before this.

Could it be that this is...

Before Hermione could finish her question, the "half-bald turkey" suddenly burst into flames.

In an instant, it completely turned into a fireball;

It let out a scream and then disappeared, leaving only a pile of ashes on the floor that had not been completely extinguished.

After a few seconds, the ashes fluttered a few times.

A tiny, wrinkled baby bird poked its head out of the ashes.

"That's right, hello, cute little Fox~"

Elena walked over excitedly, carefully stretched out her hand, and picked up the struggling little guy.

"——Phoenix Nirvana, rebirth from the ashes, this is one of the most beautiful scenes in the world, right?"

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