In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

Jon takes no credit for this.

"This can only be said to be the retribution the Dark Lord deserves. The time to destroy the contract happens to be the time when it hits him the hardest."

Dumbledore smiled and shook his head.

"The time of destroying the contract may be a coincidence of fate, but being able to find and obtain this contract at such a fast speed depends on your personal ability, Jon. I talked about this with Mag and the others. When it happened, they all acted surprised, and to be honest, I was actually shocked inside."

"The main reason for letting you leave the UK is just to ensure your safety during the war and to follow the path that the Dark Lord has taken before to find some unknown clues. I and others have no idea what exactly we can find. Didn’t have high expectations.”

"The diary you found from Azkaban and the two Aurors you captured already surprised us, and the current result is something that no one expected."

"McGonagall, Flitwick, and others were very skeptical at first whether I was right to let you lead these children in exile at sea. They felt that even if they couldn't have a professor personally accompany them, they should at least find a sixth or seventh grader. It is safest for the student prefect to take charge of the overall situation."

"It's not that they doubt your ability, they just think that you are only 14 years old after all. It's a little too cruel to have some responsibilities and burdens that are so heavy on your shoulders."

Dumbledore's face was full of apology.

"They are really thinking about you, and I think they are right. No matter how outstanding you are, you shouldn't put so much pressure on you. But in the end, I still didn't adopt their opinions, because I must also be responsible for other students. If there is a candidate who is most suitable to lead them in front of me and I don't make a choice, that would be my dereliction of duty as the principal."

He looked at Jon and said softly.

"Nick told me about how you finally summoned the Patronus in Azkaban. From then on, I began to question the decisions I made. The burden placed on you was indeed too much. No matter how mature and stable you are, is this suitable? Now you can tell me your true thoughts, Jon, you have done enough and good enough, do you feel that what you are undertaking now is too much? Is it too heavy?"

Jon didn't show much thought or worry about Dumbledore's apology and inquiry, and he even said it indifferently.

"Don't think like that, professor, I really don't think it's bad for me. I'm just doing what I think I should do and what I can do. Just like you are already this age, it's really Should we bear the expectations and hopes of so many people?”

Dumbledore smiled helplessly at Jon's rhetorical question.

"I'm only over a hundred years old. For a wizard, this age is actually not that old."

"Well, you are not that old, but you are not that young, right? You have made enough contributions to the magical world when you were young, but why do you want to burn out the remaining years of your life now? Be yourself What you think you should do is what you think is right, isn’t it?”

Dumbledore looked at him.

"So, you think so too?"

Jon looked into his bright blue eyes and said extremely seriously.

"All the students on this boat think like this, professor. They are all doing what they think they should do and what they can do. If I were them, I would also stay in the pile of books all day long and try to make it better. I don’t want to be a drag on other people, because if they were me, they would be willing to take all the responsibility and risk and do everything I’ve done.”

The atmosphere fell silent, and Dumbledore looked at the restaurant where Jon was in absentmindedly. It was cleaned neatly by the students, and there was not a trace of oil stains left on every table.

After a long time, he spoke with deep emotion.

"Losing Hogwarts Castle was the biggest failure in my life, but when I see Hogwarts on the carriage today, I often think about the Hogwarts now and the Hogwarts before. Which one is more like a school?"

Jon replied.

"I don't think there is any comparison, Professor. In times of peace, reasonable competition is needed to promote more progress, and in times of turmoil, only unity can overcome all the difficulties in front of us. These two points, No matter which period of Hogwarts you led, it was very successful."

Dumbledore looked at Jon and laughed.

"Sometimes, what you say is more thought-provoking than me, an old man who has lived for more than a hundred years. Nick told me that you successfully summoned your Patronus, but he also said that your Patronus was a little strange. I deliberately kept it a secret, saying that it would be better for you to tell me yourself about this matter, so... what did you summon?"

Jon scratched his head at this. He didn't know exactly what to say to Dumbledore.

"Nick is right, there are some differences from others, but I can't explain what is special just by talking about it. How about I show it to you, Professor, when we meet next time? "

"You are all very good at arousing people's curiosity." Dumbledore said pretending to frown, but soon his brows relaxed again, "But the more this happens, the better it will be when you finally know the answer. Big surprise, right?”

Jon shrugged. He actually didn't know whether the situation of the two guardian angels was a surprise or a shock.

"I hope so."

"Okay, I'll be here today. I still have some work to do later that requires me to go there in person. By the way, I can give you some suggestions on the choice of subsequent routes."

Dumbledore said with a wink.

"The final destination of this ship is within the Arctic Circle. If you don't follow the originally planned route, you can try to get closer to Norway and continue north along its coastline, approaching Norway There may be someone on the coastline in the area connecting with Finland who can provide you with some help, and he has always wanted to meet you."

When he said this, he looked at the wand held in Jon's hand for a while, and deliberately let it slip.

Jon couldn't help but feel a little distressed. He actually didn't like this kind of half-understood information.

"Professor, can't you speak more clearly?"

Dumbledore laughed happily.

"Since you want to give me some surprises, of course I can prepare them for you!"