Chapter 1596 Burial

The conversation froze, with Professor McGonagall and Sirius holding diametrically opposite opinions, neither backing down.

This situation has happened many times in the meetings of the Order of the Phoenix before. Ivan can understand Sirius' thoughts and understand Professor McGonagall's difficulties.

Just giving up Hogwarts like this, emotionally no one can accept it.

However, in the case of a disparity in strength between the two, it would be too stupid to stick to Hogwarts Castle and fight against Voldemort, and it would be tantamount to asking for a dead end.

Voldemort probably wished the Phoenix Colors had a definite stronghold so he could wipe them out, along with the Ministry of Magic.

"Sirius, our goal is to defeat Voldemort, not stick to Hogwarts. There are still many things waiting for us to do." Ivan said, "Dumbledore's death is not the end, but the beginning of the war... ..”

"You're right, Ivan!" Sirius shook his body slightly, "But there will always be sacrifices in wars. If necessary, I will stay and defend Hogwarts."

His appearance is really worrying. Will he take some drastic actions to avenge Dumbledore?

"I know what you're thinking, Sirius, but we're not talking about sacrifices now. Death without meaning is just stupid, and I hope you'll remember that," said Professor McGonagall. "Let's hear from the others." , what do you all think?"

"I support Black's view that the current situation is really bad, but I don't agree with closing the school. I believe Dumbledore must hope that we can continue to run the school." Professor Sprout said, "I think as long as one student wants to come Go to school, and the school should be open."

"But will we have students after that?" said Slughorn, wiping his brow with a silk handkerchief. "At this point, any sensible parent would keep their children at home instead of sending them off." Come to the school, I can't blame them. After Dumbledore's death, we can declare that Hogwarts has nothing to do with him and the Order of the Phoenix. I personally think it is no more dangerous here than other places, but you can't hope Mothers feel the same way. It's only natural that they want the whole family to be together."

"I agree!" said Professor McGonagall, "Dumbledore's imprint on Hogwarts is too deep. It's not true that Cici may close the door one day. When the Chamber of Secrets was reopened, he considered closing the school. I must say that compared to the monster hiding Slytherin in the depths of the castle, I think Dumbledore The fact that the professor was murdered is even more disturbing in itself..."

"We must consult with the directors." Professor Flitwick said in a high-pitched voice, "We must follow the rules and not jump to conclusions so hastily."

"I agree with Felius, we have to be careful," Lupine said. "Whether to close the school should be decided by the school's board of trustees."

"Hagrid, you haven't said a word yet." Professor McGonagall waited for everyone to express their opinions before saying, "What is your opinion? Should Hogwarts continue to operate?"

Throughout this conversation, Hagrid kept covering his face with his tear-stained bandanna, sobbing silently.

Until now, he was unwilling to believe that Dumbledore was dead.

Hearing Professor McGonagall's question, Hagrid raised his red and swollen eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "I don't know, Professor... It's up to the deans and principals to decide... ..."

"Professor Dumbledore has always valued your opinion." Professor McGonagall said kindly, "Me too."

"I, I'll stay, no matter what happens in the future." Hagrid said, huge tears slipped from the corners of his eyes and flowed down his messy beard. Yes. If any kids want me to teach them, I will. But... I don't know... Hogwarts without Dumbledore..."

He twitched, and again his face disappeared behind the handkerchief, and there was a moment of silence.

"Very good!" Professor McGonagall glanced at the field outside the window to see if the minister had arrived, "I know everyone's opinion, so I must agree with Flitwick and Lupine, and I should find The board of directors discuss it and let them make the final decision."

"What about the students? This semester is coming to an end."

"Yeah, this is something we have to consider. How to send students home... There is an opinion that it should be sooner rather than later. If necessary, we can arrange for Hogwarts Express to come over tomorrow."

"And Dumbledore's funeral?" interrupted Sirius.

"Hmm..." Professor McGonagall said, his voice trembling, as if a little less decisive, "Although we didn't find Dumbledore's body, we do need a decent funeral."

There is no doubt about it, if Dumbledore cannot return, then this funeral will be a real funeral.

The funeral was well-timed, and only Alvin and Harry knew the whole truth, but they weren't sure that Dumbledore would return.

"I, where are we going to put Dumbledore's tombstone?"

"I know Dumbledore's wish is to be buried here, at Hogwarts..." Professor McGonagall said.

"There is no better place than Hogwarts!"

"Well, if the Ministry sees fit, we'll... You know, in the history of Hogwarts, there hasn't been a Headmaster..."

"No headmaster has done so much for Hogwarts," growled Hagrid.

"Absolutely!" said Professor Sprout.

"In that case, we'll have a funeral and build a tombstone for Dumbledore at Hogwarts into which his wand can be buried," said Professor McGonagall.

"The wand is the most important item for a wizard. Since the day I met Dumbledore, he has used this wand. It can replace Dumbledore..."

There was a moment of silence, and many people's eyes were sore. A great wizard like Dumbledore didn't even leave his body in the end, only his wand remained.

It was so tragic that his funeral could only be with the wand, Hagrid let out a wail.

"We can wait until after the funeral to send the students home, and I think there will be a lot of them who want to say goodbye to him."

"It's a good arrangement. Our students should be grateful. It's fitting that we can arrange for them to go home after the funeral," said Professor Flitwick sharply.

"agree!"

"Just do it, it's the only thing we can do for Dumbledore right now."

"Well, I think so..." Slughorn's voice was excited, and he raised his arm to wipe his eyes.

"Here he comes!" said Professor McGonagall suddenly, his eyes fixed on the field. "Minister...he seems to have brought a delegation..."