Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 555 Dumbledore’s Commission

Hearing Mike's question, Zhou Hong's body, which was originally shaking violently, suddenly paused. He looked at Mike in surprise and said:

"Things? They are not things."

After saying that, before Mike could continue to ask questions, Zhou Hong's face changed drastically. He suddenly broke free from Mike's arms, knelt on the ground and began to kowtow, while muttering incoherently:

"Please forgive me! Please forgive me! I didn't mean it!"

Such words.

"Bangbangbang!"

A series of dull sounds were heard, and after just a short while, blood appeared on Zhou Hong's forehead.

Seeing this, Penelope hurried forward to stop him, but Mike fell into deep thought.

Mike has never believed that there is a God in this world. After all, if God really exists, then how evil must He be to watch so many tragedies happen?
So whenever someone tells Mike that there is a God in this world, he will firmly give that person a middle finger!
But Zhou Hong is different.

Zhou Hong himself is an inexplicable existence.

None of the ancient books today, or even the original works, have ever recorded any information about Zhou Hong. It was as if he appeared out of thin air.

Such an existence now tells Mike that there is something called ancient gods in this world, and this ancient god is very terrifying.

This made Mike think of some novels he had read in his previous life - the "Cthulhu Mythos Series".

The monsters there were very consistent with Zhou Hong's description. Moreover, if you think about it carefully, Zhou Hong's appearance after the transformation was somewhat similar to those monsters. Perhaps there was some relationship between them in time.

Perhaps it was because of this that Zhou Hong suddenly remembered this matter.

At this time, Zhou Hong finally calmed down a little under Penelope's comfort. He curled up and continued to tremble and said:

"I... I only remembered it after I saw the stone. Ancient Gods, that's just the name I gave them! They are not the so-called gods in your perception, but ancient beings that have appeared since the birth of this world and observe and control this world! They are omnipotent and invincible!
I can't remember where I've ever come into contact with them, but I just know they exist. Do you know what this means? It means that the reason I know all this is just what they want me to know and tell you!

So, Mike! You must not collect all three holy artifacts. This is their warning, otherwise something extremely terrible will happen!"

Halfway through his speech, Zhou Hong suddenly grabbed Mike's sleeve and looked at him with a resolute look.

It was as if he would die on the spot in front of Mike if Mike said no.

Seeing this, Mike sighed lightly and nodded towards Zhou Hong.

At this moment, he has thought it through clearly.

Let’s put aside the authenticity of what Zhou Hong said, but it was obvious that Zhou Hong was very disgusted with his act of collecting the Deathly Hallows.

In that case, let's just give up on collecting the Deathly Hallows.

After all, Mike also knew the truth of listening to advice. If what Zhou Hong said was false, it would be fine, but if it was true, it would be a big trouble.

You have to know that according to Zhou Hong's description, there are more than one or two so-called ancient gods, and none of them are easy to get along with.

It would be interesting if it was true as Mike guessed that those ancient gods all belonged to the Cthulhu pantheon.

On the other side, seeing Mike nod, Zhou Hong's dim and crazy eyes finally flashed with a light of reason.

He looked at Mike expectantly and continued to murmur:

"you promise?"

"I promise!" Mike looked directly into Zhou Hong's eyes and said, "I will never try to collect the three Deathly Hallows, and I will not let Victor try to collect them all."

"That's good, that's good..."

Zhou Hong smiled and murmured as he lost consciousness.

Mike and Penelope looked at each other, helpless.

It looks like today’s work cannot be carried out smoothly!
At this time in the Hogwarts Hall, students were enjoying their long-awaited breakfast.

Harry and the other two also sat on the bench, but they did not look very well at this moment. Their eyes were red and swollen, and they were in a trance, as if they had been crying all night.

But this is not surprising. Both Hermione and Harry have deep feelings for Dumbledore. Now facing Dumbledore's death, they naturally cannot accept it for a while.

What's more, the person who killed Dumbledore was Mike!

Just as they were eating their breakfast, several newspapers were suddenly dropped by an owl and landed in front of Harry.

It was clearly written on it:

"McTownley is a heinous criminal and has been designated an S-level wanted criminal by the International Confederation of Wizards!"

"Polls show that in the minds of the public, Mike Townley has gone from being a hero to a criminal, and his level of evil is almost the same as that of the man who must not be named!"

"Minister Flint said that they will do their best to capture the murderer of Dumbledore, McTominay, and bring peace to the country!"

……

"What the hell!"

Harry cursed, crumpled up the newspaper in front of him and threw it out of the window.

He is feeling very complicated now.

On the one hand, he hated Mike very much. You know, Dumbledore has always been caring for Harry and acted as an elder who guided Harry.

On the other hand, as one of Mike's best friends, Harry understands Mike's approach very well.

Because based on his understanding of Mike, Mike would never attack Dumbledore unless he was extremely angry.

Harry still remembers the day when Mike carried Dumbledore's body into the hall in front of everyone.

Mike's eyes were also filled with sadness at that time.

This shows that Mike also has his own difficulties!
These two emotions intertwined together, almost driving Harry crazy.

Besides, if it were just this, Harry wouldn't seem so annoyed.

After all, he still had Ron and Hermione as his friends.

Harry firmly believed that as long as they were here with him, he would be able to get out of this situation sooner or later.

What really made Harry despair was the change in attitude of the other students around him.

When they first found out that Dumbledore was killed by Michael, it was still okay. Everyone had mixed feelings, but they still respected Dumbledore. Whether it was helping to arrange the funeral or the silence afterwards, they were all extremely solemn. But after just one night, many people's attitudes changed!
Gryffindor was relatively okay. Most of them were just like Harry and the others, still immersed in sorrow and unable to extricate themselves.

It’s different for people from other colleges.

Putting aside how jubilant the Slytherins were, Harry was already angry at the attitudes of the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs.

Especially Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, they have a certain ability to read the air. Although they are constantly making small moves in private, at least they still maintain a certain degree of restraint on the surface.

Ravenclaw was unconcealed in his joy.

Just like now, they are chatting and laughing at the dining table about their future development and how they will achieve great things in the future following their senior Mike Townley.

As for Dumbledore, that is already the past. He deserved to be killed by Senior McTominay. It was his fault for being a traitor and stabbing Senior McTominay in the back.

Harry's teeth were almost broken listening to the occasional laughter that broke out during their conversation.

They could not understand why Ravenclaws could be so cold-blooded.

What Harry didn't know was that Ravenclaw had never been just a gathering place for nerds.

If you think about it carefully, you will understand that this is the wizarding world, where knowledge often represents power!
As the most knowledgeable Ravenclaws among the four major colleges, how could they be willing to be ordinary when they possess such powerful power!
You have to know that when Voldemort was rampant, his Death Eaters were not only wizards from Slytherin, but also a large number of them were wizards from Ravenclaw.

Therefore, it is wrong to say that Slytherin is the house that produces the most dark wizards in Hogwarts, because there are just as many dark wizards in Ravenclaw as in Slytherin.

But the main reason why Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are now so cold-blooded is that the relationship between Dumbledore and them is actually not that good.

You have to know that there is actually a gap in Dumbledore's attitude towards the four major colleges. Especially after Harry Potter entered school, his favoritism towards Gryffindor was almost undisguised.

In this situation, Gryffindor students would naturally think highly of Dumbledore, but students from other colleges would not think so.

After McTominay took away a large part of Dumbledore's glory, Dumbledore was just a somewhat remarkable headmaster in their minds. If they really wanted to talk about their hero, it would still be senior McTominay.

After all, Dumbledore's Hogwarts is about killing but not burying. Once you graduate, you will have nothing to do with him.

However, senior Mike Tonley's Los Santos Group continues to give preferential treatment to alumni like them, which allows them to enjoy practical benefits.

One is the immediate benefit that is about to be obtained, and the other is the person who has passed away and once helped them in some way.

Even a fool would know what to choose!
In fact, not only in Hogwarts, but many people in society also think so.

Even though Dumbledore had been the headmaster of some of them and had made some outstanding contributions, it was actually difficult for them to feel the help that Dumbledore had given them.

Especially now the person who killed Voldemort was not Dumbledore, but McTominay!

So even though they all said that McTominay was a murderer and a bastard.

But in fact, the fluctuations in his heart are far less intense than what he shows.

Even in the hearts of those groups that originally supported Mike, such as witches, goblins, mermen, centaurs and ordinary Muggle wizards, the fact that Mike killed Dumbledore not only did not make them sad, but instead gave them the courage and hope to follow Mike again.

After all, no matter what, Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard of this century, but such an invincible existence was actually killed by McTominay!

Doesn't that mean that Mike Townley is invincible?
Even Mike himself probably didn't expect this.

After all, when he was imprisoned in the Ministry of Magic, all the groups that had gathered around him had disappeared.

And it will definitely not be an easy task to gather people's hearts again.

"Harry, Professor McGonagall wants to see you. She's waiting for you in the Headmaster's office."

The fat monk's voice woke Harry up from his deep thoughts. He looked at the fat monk in surprise, then said goodbye to his companions and left the hall.

As the deputy headmaster, Professor McGonagall has completely taken over the power vacancy left by Dumbledore's death.

But her office is still in the original Transfiguration Professor's office, and the huge principal's office is still empty.

This also expresses Professor McGonagall's determination. She has no intention of becoming the next headmaster of Hogwarts.

This confused Harry a little, because he couldn't imagine what Professor McGonagall could have asked him to go to the headmaster's office for.

But now that things have come to this, he can only bite the bullet and move forward.

Finally, Mike saw Professor McGonagall in front of the headmaster's office.

She looked no different from usual, still with a serious face and looking meticulous.

But the observant Harry still noticed that Professor McGonagall's eyes were bloodshot and she looked like she hadn't slept for a long time.

"Harry Potter," Professor McGonagall said, gently stroking Harry's hair, "Let's go, he wants to see you."

"Him? Who is he?"

Harry asked anxiously, but Professor McGonagall did not answer. Instead, she pulled him into the office which had already been opened.

It was not until this moment that Harry finally understood who the "he" that Professor McGonagall was talking about was.

"Headmaster Dumbledore!"

Looking at the magic portrait in front of him, Mike roared in surprise.

This was such a surprise, Harry never thought that he could meet Dumbledore in this way.

"Good morning, Harry, it's a lovely day today, isn't it?"

Dumbledore in the portrait said.

He had a warm smile on his face and was wearing the familiar grey robe, just like he had worn before.

But what was strange was that at this moment he was in a wooden hut, and he was holding wool and wooden needles in his hands, and he did not stop knitting while talking to Harry.

"That's true, but, um... I'm sorry, Headmaster Dumbledore, are you knitting socks?"

"Yes, to be precise, they should be wool socks." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I wanted to do this a long time ago, but unfortunately I have been very busy. Oh! By the way! Have I told you? My mother is the best knitter in the whole country of Ying, and she taught me the skill of knitting wool socks!"

"Um...it seems not." Harry said somewhat awkwardly, "By the way, Professor Dumbledore, is there something important that you called me over for?"

"Of course! Of course! I have something very important to ask you to do."

Dumbledore said this seriously, but after he finished speaking he turned his head and looked at Professor McGonagall, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

(End of this chapter)