Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 221 Arrangements and Conspiracies in the Principal's Office!

A dozen minutes later, in the principal's office on the eighth floor.

Dudley was sharing potions with the three professors and Sirius, while Dumbledore sat in his chair, listening to everyone recount the events.

The more Old Deng listened, the more his brows furrowed, and he sighed deeply.

A wave of unrest, a wave of up again.

Before they could resolve their problems in the Western magical world, powerful criminals from the Eastern magical world came to cause them more trouble.

The fragment of Voldemort's soul, the most powerful villain in the Western magical world, fell into the hands of a ruthless Eastern esoteric monk who specializes in dealing with soul and spiritual magic.

Just hearing about it gave him a headache.

"I have a general understanding of what happened, and I will write a letter in a little while."

Then, through international communication channels, the matter of the Eastern dark wizard was relayed to the ministers of magic in various Western countries.

Dumbledore said with a very serious expression, "I think the wizards at the Chinese Ministry of Magic should also be sending over the wanted notices by now."

Dumbledore is the current president of the International Federation of Wizards.

Although this organization, which is essentially the United Nations of the wizarding world, may not be very involved, in reality, handling such matters does fall within Dumbledore's responsibilities.

As he spoke, he used a spell to take a thick address book from the bookshelf in the principal's office.

Then, with a gentle wave of his hand, the address book automatically began flipping through pages to search, eventually stopping at a certain page.

"I should write to an old friend of mine to inquire about the situation. The former Minister of Magic of China, Tao Liu, or Liu Tao in Chinese, is now retired, but he should be very clear about what's going on in China."

This Eastern dark wizard, wielding a powerful dark magic item, should belong to the traditional Chinese wizarding school.

As far as I know, in addition to the emerging school of wizards in China who use spells and wands just like us, there is also an internal wizarding circle that doesn't communicate much with the outside world.

In their terms, they are called secret cultivators. Secret cultivators have many mysterious and powerful cultivation branches, some leaning towards the side of justice, and others towards the side of evil.

Over the past century, the branch that leans towards justice has become dominant, while the branch that leans towards evil has declined.

Unexpectedly, another such powerful and evil secret cultivator has suddenly appeared; it's truly a headache!

Dumbledore introduced them to the group.

"A secret cultivator?"

Dali pondered the term for a moment, finding it quite intriguing.

The original story contains very little information about Chinese wizards, almost none at all.

He did have some recollection of Liu Tao, whom Dumbledore had just mentioned. In the 1930s, Liu Tao had been one of three candidates running for president of the International Federation of Wizards.

However, Liu Tao was just there to make up the numbers.

In that election, Grindelwald, Dumbledore, and Newt stole the limelight, and even the decisive Kirin didn't bow to this Chinese wizard.

Ultimately, the French witch, Viccia Santos, was elected.

That's a bit of a tangent.

It now seems that the waters of the Great China are exceptionally deep, no matter which world it exists in.

As the hurricane stirred up by Dali, this otherworldly butterfly, grew larger and larger, even secret cultivators appeared.

Perhaps, in the future, we could invite some practitioners of secret cultivation to Hogwarts to exchange ideas, learn from each other, and improve their strength together.

Dudley pondered this in his heart, while simultaneously reminding Dumbledore aloud:

"That ghost cultivator Mo Xuan himself isn't that powerful; what's powerful is the magic weapon he possesses. That magic weapon is specifically designed to target the soul. If we can get our hands on it, it might be of great help in separating the soul fragments."

Upon hearing this, Dumbledore became even more concerned about the matter.

But both he and Dali knew in their hearts that the other party was all alone, and could either attack or retreat, making it extremely difficult to catch him.

Especially since there are still a lot of things to do at Hogwarts, it's almost impossible for him and Dudley to be free to go around the world to catch people, at least for the next year or two.

"Alright, everyone, drink the potion and go back to rest for a while! In a few hours, we'll be guiding the students to accept the giant dark magic mark on the playground."

Minerva, please inform the other professors, especially those who have classes this morning, that all classes this morning are canceled and that all teachers and students should assemble at the playground outside the castle after breakfast.

"Dali, stay behind."

Dumbledore made the arrangements.

The three professors and Sirius immediately nodded and left the principal's office.

Only an old man and a young man remained in the principal's office.

Dumbledore immediately waved his hand to activate the specially made Pensieve in the Headmaster's room. The water in the Pensieve floated up, forming a water mirror that showed the situation of Ecclesia in the special care ward.

"Dudley, given Voldemort's current situation, what should we do?" Dumbledore asked with concern.

"Shouldn't we be happy that NoNose is now intermittently and completely brainless? What are you worried about!"

Dudley, however, had a different view. Since things hadn't escalated to the worst-case scenario of Voldemort's main spirit going completely out of control, they could be more optimistic.

"You have a plan, Dudley?" Dumbledore perked up, his worries vanishing instantly.

Dudley didn't answer directly, but instead asked Old Deng, "What reason do you think Eckeris will use to explain the strange noises in her room at night?"

"This……"

After a moment's thought, Dumbledore came up with the most likely answer, but he was too embarrassed to say it aloud, so he could only express it indirectly, "Could it be that Ecclesiastes will use Severus as an excuse again?"

“That’s what I think too!” Dudley said more frankly. “She will most likely say that she has been pursuing Snape for a long time but has not been able to win him over, and that she is lovesick and cannot sleep at night.”

Overwhelmed with grief, the toxins, curses, and injuries within her body flared up one after another, causing her unbearable pain and endless screams.

In the struggle, she unleashed her own magic, even tearing the blanket in the process.

Dumbledore, who was over a hundred years old and had seen countless people, knew that such people and things existed, but he still found it somewhat difficult to accept a 'talent' like Ecclesiastes.

But that's not the point. The point is: "Dali, what does Ecclesia's answer have to do with our future countermeasures against Voldemort's main spirit?"

"This is a big deal! Ecclesia will be bedridden for a long time. What we need to consider is that Voldemort's main spirit might suddenly erupt with all its might, injuring those around him."

And Ecclesia manipulated and used others to do things for her, indirectly helping Voldemort's main soul.

In these two situations, the kind school doctor, Mrs. Pomfrey, is the most vulnerable, so we need to keep Mrs. Pomfrey away from Eckeris.

Replace Mrs. Pomfrey with someone trustworthy, intelligent, and impossible to be swayed or manipulated, under reasonable circumstances, to care for the ailing Professor Ecclesiastes.

Who do you think would be the best candidate?