Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Dumbledore is back.

Just like a guest who suddenly broke into someone else's home and saw the host returning, all the guests from the Ministry of Magic in the banquet hall stood up from their seats.

"Headmaster Dumbledore."

They all said hello to Dumbledore, just like when they went to school here, and even ignored the little wizard standing behind Dumbledore for a while.

Compaore and the others, who had been shouting injustice just now, suddenly closed their mouths tightly because the noses of these three vampires were much more sensitive than the others present and they could smell some smells.

But soon, everyone present at the Ministry of Magic experienced the same treatment as them: Bourne simply threw the loot onto the long table.

These officials also instantly understood why the Aurors following the old man and the young man all turned pale.

The monster's head, which was still dripping with blood, had obviously been chopped off not long ago, and was held in the hands of a child who was at most eleven or twelve years old...

This scene is also a bit scary.

"Principal Dumbledore, what's going on?" Fudge walked past the crowd, came to Dumbledore, and asked.

At this moment, he was acting braver than Barty Crouch - the only thing a real political animal fears is losing power!

Of course, if his legs could stop trembling and his eyes could stop glancing at the long table, he would have performed better.

"These are the accomplices of those vampires."

Snape suddenly spoke, and while speaking, the Potions Professor pushed away the Auror who was blocking him.

The latter had just graduated from Hogwarts a few years ago, and was still afraid of the teacher who had taught him, so he did not make any counterattack.

Snape walked to the long table, took out his wand and touched Madeleine's head, and then looked at Dumbledore and... Bourne in confusion.

"How did she become like this, why did she have horns growing on her head, and how did I test the ingredients of magical animals?"

He did not say this directly, but used Legilimency to communicate quickly with Dumbledore.

"I saw her appearance from the minds of those three guys. If it wasn't Polyjuice Potion or something, the monster's face was indeed that Madeleine. Also, their group once had an affair with... the mysterious man We have had contact with each other. Although they came to Hogwarts to steal the Philosopher's Stone this time for themselves, we still cannot take it lightly, after all, that guy is very insidious."

"Thank you, Severus, I couldn't agree more with your judgment." Principal Dumbledore first responded to Snape in his mind, and then said to everyone present with a smile: "Welcome. , my former students, welcome you back to Hogwarts today."

Then, he nodded to Fudge again. "The monster you see is a group of those three vampires. I just discovered that in addition to attacking the little wizard in the castle, they also committed other evil deeds worthy of a 'Dementor's Kiss' , these monsters killed a bunch of poor Muggles."

"No, Albus, I mean to ask how this monster was decapitated?"

Fudge continued, thinking that Dumbledore just didn't understand what he meant.

"This monster is me..."

As soon as Bourne opened his mouth to explain the reason why the monster was killed, Dumbledore interrupted him.

"Yes."

The old wizard used his loud voice to attract everyone's attention:

"It was Mr. Slughorn who risked his life to save Professor Kettleburn from our Care of Magical Creatures class in the Forbidden Forest.

And the reason why he knew about this was because a Thestral foal he knew flew to Gryffindor Tower in the evening and asked him to help in the Forbidden Forest.

You must also remember that when I was in school, I emphasized to you that the Forbidden Forest is very dangerous and no one is allowed to enter without permission. "

Dumbledore pointed his wand at the head on the long table and said, "Now you should believe it, how dangerous it is in the Forbidden Forest."

"That's right, the principal said it all the time."

"Yes, yes, that place is both eerie and terrifying. It is said that there are fire dragons and werewolf tribes living in the deepest part of the Forbidden Forest!"

"Yes, I have a friend who went to the Forbidden Forest to collect pitcher plants. As a result, he had to take a break from school and go to St. Mungo's for a week."

"You have a friend. You didn't go to the Forbidden Forest by yourself, did you? Also, picking pitcher plants is not picking poisonous tentacles, so why did you end up in St. Mungo's?"

"..."

The Ministry of Magic officials present, regardless of faction, all followed Dumbledore's words and provided rational supplements to the principal.

What is prestige?

This is called prestige.

Regardless of whether he is the Minister of Magic or the Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, Dumbledore's words are not as effective as those of Hogwarts.

Originally, Bourne thought that if he wanted to seek justice for the Muggle homeless people killed by vampires, he might have to bear some trouble.

But then, Dumbledore said something again, and the Ministry of Magic officials present once again demonstrated what it means to have one call and a hundred responses, and what the fan effect is.

Some people took the initiative to contact the Muggle person in charge to investigate their identities.

Some people volunteered to help arrange public cemeteries and funeral arrangements for these Muggle tramps.

Some people began to condemn the three vampires of Compaore, and asked whether they should be handed over to the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures and the "Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Animals" to be executed by scythe hands for more cruel physical executions (and soul-capturing). Corresponding to the strange kiss)...

As for how to characterize this vampire attack and how to deal with the aftermath, Fudge and Crouch had just been tit-for-tat for a long time, each with their own demands, but in the end it was Dumbledore who made the decision.

"As the Chairman of the International Confederation of Wizards," Dumbledore reported his other identity, "it is up to me to communicate with the French side and ask the French Ministry of Magic to conduct a special investigation, and then cooperate with the British Ministry of Magic Auror's subsequent investigation results. , conducting two investigations into this group of vampire thugs."

At the same time, in order to prevent conflicts between the British and French ministries of magic on how to impose sentences, he simply proposed a compromise: "Since they have turned themselves into vampires, I suggest that they be handed over to the vampire association. punish.

I will take the time to personally go to Berlin to communicate with the current leader of the vampires and let him deal with the prisoners fairly and fairly according to old customs. "

It is necessary to explain that the Vampire Association is not a strict management group for vampires. Some vampires have made small mistakes, and at most they will be lightly exposed with verbal warnings; however, if they are characterized as requiring the use of With "old custom" punishment, such a vampire would be dead.

The only place where this "old custom" can reflect "fairness and justice" is that the methods of execution are different. Sometimes it is burned, sometimes it is impaled... In short, it depends on the situation.

Similarly, Dumbledore once again received the support of almost everyone present. Although Crouch and Fudge were somewhat dissatisfied with this, they did not dare to raise it in public - it was not only against Dumbledore, but also against Dumbledore. All colleagues are on the opposite side.