The Wizard of Hogwarts is Unscientific.

Chapter 39 Conversation in the Principal's Office

The principal's office is on the eighth floor of the castle.

Dumbledore, who was being discussed by Andy and Hermione, was sitting in the headmaster's office at that moment, deep in thought.

He already knew.

The portraits and ghosts throughout the castle are all Dumbledore's eyes and ears; nothing that happens in the castle escapes Dumbledore's notice—if he wants to know.

The office was quiet, and the portraits of past headmasters hanging on the wall pretended to be doing their own thing, but the occasional glances they gave at Dumbledore betrayed their desire to hear gossip.

They were eager to know how Dumbledore was going to handle this.

This is an unprecedented event in Hogwarts' history.

For the first time, the four colleges of the university joined forces, their goal being to get rid of a professor.

If the four founders of Hogwarts knew about this, it's hard to say whether they would be more angry or more relieved.

Principal Phineas Black was clearly not a very patient person, and he decided to say something to break the deadlock.

"From now on, let's see who still says Albus Dumbledore is the greatest headmaster of Hogwarts! When I was headmaster, such outrageous things never happened at the school!"

Phineas Black's tone was somewhat smug. "I heard that one of our Slytherin students started this? Ha! If you ask me, that was brilliantly done!"

Headmistress Delis de Winter ignored Phineas Black and looked at Dumbledore, asking, "Albus, what do you intend to do about this?"

Upon hearing this question, all the portraits stopped what they were doing and looked at Dumbledore. Even Phineas Black fell silent.

"Ah! I'm thinking of something else."

Dumbledore seemed to have just woken up. "Although it will be a bit troublesome, it's good that Quirrell was kicked out of Hogwarts. It saves me a lot of trouble."

Dumbledore frowned in deep thought. Where exactly had things gone wrong?

Well... this story goes back a few months.

Voldemort is still alive, and his remnant spirit roams the forests of Albania—Dumbledore knew this long ago.

Voldemort didn't leave until Quirrell went to the Albanian forest.

Then, Dumbledore received news that someone was after the Philosopher's Stone.

So Dumbledore decided to turn the tables and use the Philosopher's Stone to lure Voldemort into a trap.

Harry Potter is about to enroll in school, and Dumbledore must ensure that the boy has enough courage to face Voldemort.

He also wanted to verify another thing: whether the protective magic on Harry Potter was still effective against Voldemort.

The child in the prophecy was Dumbledore's only hope of defeating Voldemort.

Can Dumbledore defeat Voldemort?

do not know!

Because Voldemort would never fight him to the death.

Since there would be no fight to the death, Dumbledore naturally couldn't kill Voldemort.

Moreover, Voldemort had a way to avoid death.

At first, the plan went very smoothly.

Dumbledore sent Hagrid to pick up Harry for school, and at the same time, he also sent Hagrid to take the Philosopher's Stone from Gringotts.

Hagrid is a careless person; he wouldn't avoid Harry at all.

If Harry possesses sufficient curiosity, he will eventually learn about the Philosopher's Stone. If he has a sense of justice and courage, he will take action to protect it.

As for what happens next, Dumbledore just needs to wait patiently.

But who would have thought that the famous Harry Potter didn't even know the Unlocking Charm?

He didn't even manage to enter the door, let alone find the trapdoor guarded by the three-headed dog.

Of course, Dumbledore can't be blamed for this.

Dumbledore was a magical genius back then; he could learn minor spells like the Lockpicking Charm without even reading books.

This is like Einstein couldn't imagine that someone wouldn't even know what one plus one equals.

Does this even need to be taught?

However, one failure is nothing to worry about; Dumbledore still has a year to plan carefully.

However, Slytherin's actions disrupted all of Dumbledore's plans.

Just as Andy said, the headmaster can't go against all the students. Getting rid of Quirrell was the common wish of all the students, and Dumbledore had no choice but to compromise.

Now that Quirrell's dismissal is a done deal, Dumbledore naturally needs to change his plans.

Click!

The spiral staircase moved slowly, and Snape, dressed in a black robe, pushed open the door to the headmaster's office and walked in.

He said with a hint of sarcasm, "You seem to be in a good mood."

"Ah! Yes!"

Dumbledore looked pleased. "For the first time, the students have united. Let me think, what did they say? Ah! To the death our right to learn."

"In that respect, Quirrell is indeed a bit lacking. Miss Granger from Ravenclaw even wrote me a complaint letter before!"

Snape remained expressionless.

Aside from dealing with Voldemort, Snape and Dumbledore never saw eye to eye.

"I've checked, and it was indeed Malfoy who started this."

At this point, Snape couldn't help but show a hint of doubt on his face. "But I know Malfoy. He's not capable of planning something like this."

Think about what Draco Malfoy has done this week!

He had just arranged a midnight duel with Ron and Harry, and then immediately went to Filch to report them.

Would a junior wizard like Malfoy possibly think of contacting all the students to drive a professor away?

Totally impossible!

"I don't think Malfoy was the mastermind either."

Dumbledore crossed his fingers in front of him, his tone somewhat calm, "However... unless we force Malfoy to tell the truth, we will never know who is the mastermind behind this."

"But I can't think of a reason to do that."

Dumbledore continued, "Although the method is a bit extreme, writing a complaint letter is not a violation of school rules."

Snape didn't believe Dumbledore's nonsense. He looked directly at Dumbledore and asked, "You must already have some doubts, right?"

"..." Dumbledore was silent for a moment.

"Severus, could you please keep an eye on a child for me?"

Dumbledore's tone was somewhat complicated; he seemed ashamed of his actions.

After saying that, Dumbledore took a letter from the drawer and handed it to Snape—it was a complaint letter written by Hermione.

Snape glanced at it briefly, then immediately understood Dumbledore's meaning. "You mean Collins? He does have some talent, but he's only eleven!"

"But I'm already over a hundred years old!"

Dumbledore did not avoid Snape's gaze. "I can sense that the boy is filled with a passion for magic, and he will inevitably become curious about dark magic sooner or later."

"Severus, we cannot stand by and watch a gifted child be led astray by dark magic."

"I'm afraid I won't have much time this year, so I'll have to trouble you."

(End of this chapter)