Chapter 1076: Thank You Miss Kaslana

Hogwarts, Teacher's Office.

With Elena and Umbridge as the boundary, the crowd was clearly divided into two sides.

Dumbledore sat behind the table at the back with a peaceful expression, the tips of his long fingers clasped together.

Professor McGonagall stood upright next to Dumbledore, her expression constantly changing, as if she was thinking about something. Professor Sprout stood next to Elena, warily watching the "uninvited guests" who broke into Hogwarts, as if the mother chicken wanted to stand in front of the girl at any time.

Sirius and Professor Lupin were leaning against the wall, talking to Grindelwald who was also leaning against the wall, and paying attention to the situation.

On the other side of the office, Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge stood half a step behind Umbridge.

Fudge was swaying slightly back and forth in excitement, clearly feeling he had the situation under control. Amelia Bones, Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic, stood on Fudge's right hand with a serious expression. Her unsmiling look made people feel like they were seeing another Professor McGonagall.

Kingsley and Delis stood on both sides of the office door like guards, blocking the only way in and out of the office.

As for Lucius Malfoy and other school board members, they were standing or sitting on the edge of the office, watching the conversation between Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic with cold eyes - of course, Lucius Malfoy stood slightly closer. The first one, so he can jump into the topic at any time.

"Okay," said Cornelius Fudge, "Okay, okay, it seems we are here just in time?"

Fudge looked around at the Hogwarts professors in the office, and his eyes fell on the silent little silver-haired witch.

This is clearly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Not to mention that the Ministry of Magic has just made a breakthrough in the Lockhart incident. If it can be proven that Dumbledore manipulated students to quietly hinder the work of the Ministry in the presence of the board of directors, Bones, and professors, he might Achieve a milestone that no previous Ministry of Magic has been able to achieve.

Unlike the previous "irregular" arrest in the foyer, this time they occupied the absolute "moral high ground."

Even counting the professors who were watching, there were only five people on the Hogwarts side.

You must know that there are five officials from the Ministry of Magic alone, and there are six people from the school board, not to mention that the professors at Hogwarts may not necessarily obey Dumbledore-no matter the number, Strength, truth...this may be the opportunity he has been waiting for for a long time!

Cornelius Fudge's heart was beating rapidly, but his mind was surprisingly calm and clear at this time.

First, he had to cooperate with Umbridge to successfully spread the "war".

"Dolores, what you are thinking does make some sense..."

Cornelius Fudge nodded in agreement, slowly considering his words, "Judging from the previous description, Miss Kaslana obviously has no particularly good reason to attack a professor. Well, Professor McGonagall... …I guess you can tell us more reasons?”

"If you have any dissatisfaction with me or the Ministry of Magic's review methods, we can communicate-"

Looking around, Umbridge said with unabashed sarcasm, "But the child is innocent, right? Of course, if this little girl really suddenly bursts out and hurts people without any reason, I think her magic It’s time to end your studies. Cases like breaking the wand and being expelled from this castle were not uncommon in the past - even an outstanding person like Scamander did not receive any preferential treatment before the law."

Her toad-like eyes were fixed on Professor McGonagall, as if she was expecting something.

Professor McGonagall's expression was extremely serious, and she looked at Elena with a frown.

Although she didn't know the reason, she was certain that Elena's unusual behavior in the transfiguration classroom was to actively block the knife for her.

This price is undoubtedly quite heavy. If Professor McGonagall does not take the initiative to take the charge of "instruction", then Elena will most likely become the first second-year student to be expelled in the history of Hogwarts. In exchange, She could continue teaching at Hogwarts.

"I……"

Professor McGonagall frowned and made up her mind - no matter what, she had to find a way to keep the child.

At Hogwarts, there is no reason to sacrifice students' futures to protect professors' jobs.

However, before Professor McGonagall could speak.

Suddenly a pleasant sound like wind chimes sounded in the room.

"Really, you are too long-winded. Don't you want evidence?"

Elena tilted her head cutely, raised her wand, and casually moved it forward.

"Explosion—Maximum—"

boom!

boom! boom!

A red beam of light grazed the heads of Cornelius Fudge and Umbridge and sank into the wall behind them.

The ominous red light flashed for half a second, and a thunderous roar exploded directly in everyone's ears. A quarter of the wall in the direction of the teacher's office door disappeared, and a huge gap appeared in front of everyone. It was a large group of walking students who looked like stone sculptures.

Gray-white stone powder slowly fell down, and the members of the Ministry of Magic and the school board near the door seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant.

"No, Professor Umbridge, you should thank me for not killing me..."

Elena retracted her wand, pulled up a chair and sat down, saying with an indifferent expression.

"To be frank, I have always disliked you since you entered Hogwarts - even if it hadn't been for Professor McGonagall, I would have wanted to give you some kind reminders. Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook So fun, what did you change it to? I went to the Muggle Studies class and Professor Quirrell didn't say anything. It's your turn to nag him? The subsequent arrest of Professor Quirrell has connotations of Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall. …”

Elena raised her wand flatly across Umbridge's body, pointing at Kingsley who was standing directly behind her with a wry smile.

The front end of the wand flashed with the red light of death, and the air seemed to condense.

"If it weren't for respecting teachers, you would have been in St. Mungo's Hospital of Magic for a long time -"

"Say, thank you Miss Elena Kaslana."

In the blink of an eye, almost everyone pulled out their wands.

"Collapse!"

"Collapse!"

"Expelliarmus!"

Accompanied by uneven chanting sounds.

Four or five red and silver spells crossed the dust and landed squarely on Elena.

However, none of them could touch the girl's body - a translucent magic protective shield emerged from the smoke, and all the magic attacks disappeared silently like sugar granules sprinkled into the deep lake water. Among the faint magic ripples.

"Okay! That's it! Everyone calm down!"

At this moment, a vicissitudes of life, a tired old man's voice suddenly burst into everyone's ears.

Dumbledore stood up quickly, raised his wand high, walked quickly to Elena, and pressed the girl's arm hard.

This little ancestor is really terrible... If he doesn't stand up again, maybe most of these brainless fools from the Ministry of Magic will fall at Hogwarts today, and they will have to build it on Grindelwald. Take action, and without Hyperion's coordinated bombing.

The old man's tall body stood directly in front of Elena, and a trace of tiredness flashed across his wrinkled old face.

"Elena will be detained for a month, and Professor Umbridge will pay attention to the review methods after that."

Dumbledore said decisively, making a decision very forcefully, and his blue eyes glanced at Cornelius Fudge.

"Okay, this matter is over - Mr. Minister, if you have anything else to do next, let's go to the principal's office to continue the discussion."

"Is this the end?! What joke are you talking about?!"

The gray-faced Fudge laughed angrily. Now he looked at Dumbledore without any fear, his tone full of anger.

"In this school, a student first attacked the senior investigator, and then blew up half the wall in front of professors, Ministry of Magic officials, and the school board. Faced with this lawless behavior, your judgment as the principal is It’s actually… solitary confinement, that’s the end of it!?”

"Yeah, that's right. It's bad."

Dumbledore said, nodding seriously and speaking quickly.

"Miss Kaslana restored the incident, but her method was obviously wrong - she 'surrendered' by repeating the wrong method. Hogwarts will obviously target her various mistakes in the subsequent confinement. To correct and teach, this is also the responsibility of the school.”

"Unreasonable——"

Lucius Malfoy dusted himself off and looked at Dumbledore angrily.

"Are you crazy? It sounds like you want to protect this student? What she did was enough to be expelled several times!"

"I very much agree with your point of view, Mr. Malfoy."

Dumbledore turned his head, sighed tiredly, and spoke softly.

"However, Miss Kaslana is different... As long as she does not cross the unforgivable red line, then I think it is best not to expel her from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. At least, in the past few years, I We will try our best to prevent this from happening.”

"Really? As the Headmaster of Hogwarts?"

Umbridge narrowed her eyes and grinned, as if she had seen a toad of prey.

"But judging from the current situation, you may not be anymore soon - the gentlemen of the Hogwarts School Board are here, and it will not be too troublesome to sign a letter of removal as the principal. Mr. Minister is right, it has long been Someone should take care of Hogwarts. Of course, I believe you were just joking. After all, you would not be so irrational in violating the rules of the Ministry of Magic and the school for the sake of a student who made a mistake."

"Unfortunately, this is not a joke-"

Dumbledore looked up at the students outside who were eavesdropping through the holes, and shook his head helplessly.

He raised his wand - Cornelius Fudge subconsciously shrank back - but Dumbledore did not cast a spell on them, but whispered something towards the broken wall, which shattered and exploded as if going back in time. The fragments of the stone wall floated up from the ground and returned to their original shape.

"I make this suggestion not as the Headmaster of Hogwarts, but as Albus Dumbledore——"

Dumbledore said calmly, glanced at Umbridge with a sarcastic smile, and sighed.

"Are you threatening me? Threatening the Ministry of Magic?!"

Fudge blushed slightly, but then a look of stubbornness and embarrassment appeared on his face.

"I have long wanted to say," he said, staring at Dumbledore, "I have known since last year that I have found that you have been too indulgent in certain matters regarding Miss Elena Kaslana. She The permissions are too outrageous, aren’t they? He’s simply not a normal student—”

"Well, I agree with this. Miss Kaslana cannot be regarded as an ordinary student." Dumbledore said calmly.

"So you accept that she has privileges at Hogwarts?"

"Much of it stems from her exceptional talent," Dumbledore said, "but her special 'immunity' stems from other considerations."

"Other considerations? I don't see any reason for you to protect such problematic students——"

Cornelius Fudge shouted loudly, paused for a few seconds, and his face turned purple.

"Dumbledore, Dumbledore, I have always persuaded the Ministry to give you full freedom. I have always respected you, even if I may not agree with some of your reform decisions, I will mostly remain silent. However, if you If you are prepared to go against me and the Ministry of Magic——"

"My only enemy is the dark forces."

Dumbledore said calmly, "If you also want peace in the wizarding world, I think it's best to be more patient and tolerant with a certain little witch."

"Aha, so you think that expelling Miss Kaslana will break the peace of the magical world?!"

Cornelius Fudge was obviously offended. He was shaking with anger and looked at Dumbledore in disbelief.

Could this crazy old wizard have any more ridiculous excuses? !

"Judging from the results, it is like this."

Dumbledore nodded again and looked at the wizards with different expressions around him with a calm expression.

Fudge's mouth opened and closed as if there were no words to express his rage.

However, this time he was not the only one, almost everyone showed expressions of confusion and surprise.

Dumbledore looked around at the wizards around him, his eyes swept over the swaying hair on Elena's head, and continued tiredly.

"If Miss Elena Kaslana studies well in school, this will be the greatest contribution to the peace of the magical world - of course, I believe that this statement may be a bit empty, but I think I can give a reasonable explanation, but …There is one condition.”

"After I tell you this secret, I hope that everyone can sign a magic contract to keep this secret together."

"If someone is unwilling to sign, then maybe we have to work together to cast the Forgetting Curse."

"What secret?" Lucius Malfoy laughed out loud. "What crazy talk do you want to say? Mr. Headmaster."

"I never joke about this when it comes to the peace of the wizarding world - a lot of people might die, Mr. Malfoy."

Dumbledore said, and glanced at Lucius Malfoy, who was constantly stroking his cane. His whole body seemed to be radiating some indescribable power, so that Lucius Malfoy's smile disappeared and turned into There was a look of mixed fear.

"So... I just want to check one last time, how many people are planning to join in keeping this secret secret?"

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