Chapter 568 Sean’s Ancestor?

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As soon as I took it into my hand, a sunken eye and a mouth appeared on the hat.

"Oh, oh, that's not polite, kid."

"Hey, Mr. Hat, do you remember me?" Sean greeted.

The Sorting Hat drawled in a dry and funny voice: "Of course, of course, but you shouldn't catch me like this..."

Sean immediately imitated Professor McGonagall and held the tip of the Sorting Hat.

"I prefer to be held up by others..." The Sorting Hat's words stopped abruptly, and then he said angrily, "That's okay, it's not bad if you get used to it..."

If there was enough time and nothing big happened, he would be willing to have a pleasant chat with the Sorting Hat, but now he was eager to verify something and needed the other person's help.

He held the hat in his arms: "Mr. Hat, just remember me - I kept my promise and didn't tell your secret."

The Sorting Hat shook its tip with satisfaction: "You are a person who keeps your promises."

"Can I do that?"

The Sorting Hat readily agreed: "Put it on and ask your questions in your heart."

Sean immediately put the Sorting Hat on his head, and then asked quickly in his heart: "Is Professor Dumbledore's portrait different from the other principals?"

After waiting for a long time for an answer, Sean was about to ask, when the Sorting Hat's puzzled voice came first: "Why don't you speak?"

Sean was stunned for a moment before he realized that his Occlumency was not turned off.

Somehow, he thought of Professor Dumbledore again - when they first met, he had even cursed whether the other party would use Legilimency to peek into a little wizard's head.

Sean smiled bitterly and sighed. Dumbledore had never used Legilimency on himself, but he could always guess the thoughts in his mind and the thoughts of others.

Gathering his mind, he opened Occlumency, and then described his problem again.

The Sorting Hat was silent for a moment, and then the voice in Sean's mind seemed a little uncertain: "Mr. Dumbledore's portrait is indeed different..."

"What do you mean?" Sean immediately cheered up.

"Well... let me describe it this way. As a hat, my biggest role is to sort the new students of Hogwarts. My magic is fixed by the creators, and finally connected with the magic of Hogwarts itself. Together, I can see some things that wizards can't see, like that book and that pen - hiss - you should know that? That shouldn't be a big secret..."

Sean nodded: "The Book of Access and the Pen of Acceptance."

The Sorting Hat breathed a sigh of relief, even though it did not have these respiratory organs.

"I can't always control my mouth...Forget it, it shouldn't matter to you. After all, you are with the Room of Requirement..." Halfway through, the Sorting Hat paused, and then its voice filled Sean's mind. Feeling remorseful, "My mouth..."

Does the Sorting Hat know I have partial access to the Room of Requirement? Sean's eyes are getting brighter, which shows that the Sorting Hat has more than just the magical abilities on the surface. It can see much more than he imagined!

What about Dumbledore's news? !

Sean quickly comforted: "It doesn't matter. I know that as a member of Hogwarts, you have to keep the secrets of the entire castle and the principal. However, I am also a member of Hogwarts. I and I The Room of Requirement is already connected, does this mean that I am the same as you, whether it is Mr. Hat or Ms. House, we are also part of Hogwarts, we are essentially the same type."

The Sorting Hat suddenly became happy: "You're right! This is great. The Room of Requirement and the thing in the Forbidden Forest don't want to talk to me. I finally have someone I can communicate with!"

Sean blinked. He seemed to have gotten an extra piece of news?

Does the Room of Requirement have partial autonomy like the Sorting Hat? Are there similar items in the Forbidden Forest?

It’s worth writing down and exploring later.

Sean immediately asked in his heart: "What did you just say about Professor Dumbledore?"

The Sorting Hat spoke more cheerfully this time: "It's hard for me to describe to you... Let's put it this way, Hogwarts is a whole magical existence. It is not accurate to describe her as a living being, because Hogwarts Various items in Watts will gradually 'awaken' over the long years, not to give birth to souls, but to gradually acquire independent consciousness. This consciousness will not cause any harm to the people in the castle, but only allows everyone to Each item is more vivid - for example, the armor on the second floor, the pair of armor brothers actually have autonomous consciousness."

"But essentially, we all belong to Hogwarts as a whole, so we will not cause any harm to the students, faculty and staff of Hogwarts - cursing in oil painting is his character, and it is not considered a harm, let me make it clear."

"They slowly gained consciousness over the years because they were 'soaked' in the huge magical venue of Hogwarts, but I had consciousness from the beginning -" At this point, the Sorting Hat's tone was obviously much prouder. , "I am the consciousness given by Gryffindor, which allows me to learn and think - of course, the limit of thinking is very small, after all, I am just a hat."

"I spend most of my time in the principal's office. It's nice here, but it's boring when there's no one around. I'm connected to the magic of Hogwarts, so when I'm bored I observe what I can. Those magic powers that come to you, and then slowly you will understand something.”

The brim of the sorting hat trembled and pointed to the wall where the principal's portrait was hung: "The portraits of the previous principals are the same as the portraits in other places. They only have the memory of their lifetimes. They don't think. They just retain the memories of their lifetimes." Part of the behavior pattern and the way you talk—that’s what’s normal.”

"However, because of the special nature of Hogwarts, I gradually discovered that these portraits seemed to not only retain the state of their lives, but also seemed to be able to start thinking like me..."

Sean thought thoughtfully: "So, the portraits will indeed discuss many things with the current principal."

"Yes, there are many things that cannot be discussed if you cannot think. Although I am just a hat, I understand this."

"What about Professor Dumbledore?" Sean asked anxiously.

The sorting hat's voice was a little uncertain: "I said, I can see magic. Normally, after the new principal's portrait is moved to the office, the magic will be integrated into Hogwarts. Then, because they are inherently powerful wizards , will quickly begin to generate part of the consciousness that can think. Generally speaking, this time ranges from one to three years - therefore, the principal's portrait will generally not speak when it is moved in, because the part of consciousness generated is different from the portrait itself. There is some conflict with the magic power, but after the consciousness gradually becomes stronger, it is equivalent to that consciousness being able to control the magic power of the portrait, so the people in the painting can speak and think."

"As soon as Mr. Dumbledore's portrait was moved in, I felt the magic that was integrated with Hogwarts. If he had not died, the magic on the portrait would not be effective...you understand what I mean. ?”

Sean nodded: "What about the differences?"

"The difference is that I found that Mr. Dumbledore's portrait does not seem to have any signs of self-awareness... This is unreasonable. I have seen all the portraits of the headmaster. Mr. Phoenix Black, he is the most The one who slowly develops consciousness. However, on the first day he moved in, I felt his gradual consciousness through the magic of Hogwarts. Although this process will last for a long time, there is no sign of it. None. Just like a seed, as long as the seed is not dead, the most sensitive land can always feel its germination."

"But Mr. Dumbledore is not in this situation." The Sorting Hat concluded.

This news made Sean a little excited. He thought for a while and then asked: "Does that mean that Professor Dumbledore's soul is different from that of previous principals?"

"No, no," the Sorting Hat immediately rejected his answer, "The souls are essentially the same. Although Mr. Dumbledore is very powerful, whether he is a Muggle or a Muggle, the souls after death are equal. of."

"No, what I mean is, is Professor Dumbledore's soul different from other dead people..."

The Sorting Hat made a smacking sound in Sean's heart: "You mean, Mr. Dumbledore is not really dead? This is not right. If he had not passed away, the magic on the portrait would not be effective."

"But how do you explain the difference between him and other principals?"

Facing Sean's doubts, the Sorting Hat became troubled again.

After a while, it cautiously opened its mouth.

The sorting hat's voice was very hesitant: "Is there such a possibility? I mean it is possible. After all, I have been in the principal's office for so long and I have seen a lot of strange things... Could it be, Dumbledore Mr. Lido's soul is in the passage between the underworld and the underworld. He is hesitating whether to return to the human world and become a ghost..."

Before Sean could speak, the Sorting Hat vetoed his own statement: "Impossible, no previous principal of Hogwarts would do such a fearful thing, not even Phoenix Black, let alone Where is Mr. Dumbledore?"

Sean thought about it and said: "Is there any other possibility that Professor Dumbledore's soul went to other places..."

For example, he had an unspoken fantasy.

Sean always felt that it was impossible for Dumbledore to walk away like this. Although he was indeed a very free and honest person, there were still many things that had not been dealt with in the real world...

However, he personally carried Dumbledore's body back. Before that, Sean confirmed countless times that there was no breath of life in the old man's body.

The Sorting Hat seemed to be reminded by Sean, and it said "Oh!": "When you said that, I remembered something - about seven hundred years ago? Or eight hundred years ago? No matter what, anyway A long time ago."

"I was worried about what I should write for the new song for the next school year, but I had no inspiration, I was just a hat! So, I wanted to look elsewhere, and you know, I was connected to the magic of Hogwarts , to a certain extent, I can observe the outside world through everything in the castle, as long as those objects allow it."

Sean nodded, he now knew why Professor Dumbledore always knew everything that happened in the castle.

"That time, my consciousness was wandering around the castle, but I suddenly saw a person -" the Sorting Hat lowered his voice when he said this, "It was a knight on an oil painting. He was formerly Hogg. Watts' guard later died at the hands of a dark wizard, and as a mark of respect, the then headmaster placed his oil painting in the display corridor."

"As I said, the portraits in Hogwarts can create consciousness - but I don't monitor everything in the castle all the time, so it was only then that I discovered that the portrait of the knight and Dumbledore The professor’s portrait seems to be in the same situation!”

Sean immediately asked: "Where is that knight now?"

The Sorting Hat's tone became weird: "If I remember correctly, the knight's portrait seems to have been taken away by Professor Dumbledore..."

"Hey, speaking of which, I thought of something - your name, I remember, is Sean Wallop, right?"

"That's right." Sean nodded.

The Sorting Hat's tone became more doubtful: "Strange, why didn't I think of that before... I don't know the name of that knight, but he is called the Great White Rose, and his surname is also Wallop..."

Sean's penis immediately shrank violently. A portrait in the same situation as Dumbledore was taken away by Dumbledore. Then, his surname was also Wallop? !

He immediately realized something was wrong.

Could it be that that knight is my ancestor?

The Sorting Hat seemed to have thought of this: "Mr. Wallop, maybe you should check your genealogy. Maybe you are connected to that knight from long ago!"

Sean nodded. He expressed his gratitude to the Sorting Hat, and at the other's strong request, he said that he would come back and take it to the most luxurious bathroom to wash the body of the hat that had not been washed for a thousand years when he was free next time.

Taking off his hat, he left the principal's office and immediately ran towards the staff lounge.

Mom and dad should be there, I have to ask dad...

A few minutes later, a father and son were welcomed into the room.

As soon as the wooden door closed, Sean immediately asked impatiently: "Dad, do you know where the genealogy of our Wallop family is?"

Mr. Wallop showed a puzzled expression: "Aren't you always not very interested in aristocratic history? Let me think about it, I put the genealogy in that manor in the suburbs. You should remember it, right? When I was a child, I often I will take you and your mother there together. You especially like to explore in that manor. Every time your mother, me, and a dozen servants have to find you for a long time."

"By the way, do you remember that one time you hid in the basement? In that basement, there is our family's genealogy."