In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

Chapter 274 272. Win-win! (2-in-1)

"My English is very good, and of course my understanding of protection is not biased at all. It is precisely because of this that I said that letting Green stay with me as a professor is the greatest protection for him."

Grindelwald's voice was calm as he casually picked up a cup of tea on his desk and took a sip.

At the same time, opposite him, a chair suddenly slid out, like a figure skater on an ice rink, and with a beautiful spin, it came to Jon's side.

Fox has jumped on Jon's head. This arrogant phoenix is ​​like Hagrid's Beech, and likes to use his hair as a temporary base.

Jon carefully sat on the chair and listened to this conversation, which was considered the highest level in the magical world.

Dumbledore in the fireplace also saw Jon coming in. He smiled and nodded slightly to him.

"His talent is very high. You know this. I also knew it when I saw him fighting those Death Eaters during the day. If he stays with you and is always at the forefront of the battlefield, are you really sure? Can you guarantee his safety?"

Grindelwald said slowly.

"Especially after he did something like that, when that student learns his identity from the person who did it, do you think he will hate him as much as he hates you?"

Dumbledore was not beguiled by Grindelwald's heresies.

"Well, maybe what you said is right. You left him in Durmstrang to better protect him. I have no problem with that. Jon has done enough. I don't I feel that a safe environment is not what he deserves. But what does this have to do with you asking him to be the transfiguration professor? As a student of Hogwarts, he temporarily lives in Durmstrang. Isn’t it possible?”

Grindelwald put down his tea cup and said loudly.

"Of course not. With his talent, what can he learn by living here temporarily even if he takes classes with other third-year students? He needs special teaching, Albus, there is no one else in this school except me. A person can still fully utilize his talents, do you think I will teach him things for no reason?"

Dumbledore's tone sounded sarcastic and sarcastic.

"You are such a stingy person."

In response, Grindelwald snapped his fingers indifferently.

"So, here's the problem. In order not to waste his talent, I need to teach him something, but because of my stinginess, I won't teach someone for nothing, not to mention that this person has already taken away one of my things. Asking him to come to my school to be a professor and shine for my students, is this an unreasonable request?"

What he said was obviously a rogue statement, but it was so reasonable and reasonable, and his tone was full of unquestionable rhetorical questions and statements, as if it blocked all Dumbledore's rebuttals.

Dumbledore did not look at Grindelwald, but turned his attention to Jon.

"The British Ministry of Magic has established a Centaur Liaison Office for hundreds of years, but during this period, no centaur has ever walked through the door of the Ministry of Magic and had any communication with wizards, because the so-called Liaison Office is just a wishful thinking of wizards. It's just an effort to make contact between the two parties. What you said is just your idea, Gellert. I actually don't mind that you want to poach Jon away from me. What I mind is , do you respect this boy's own thoughts? Has he told you what he thinks? "

Grindelwald leaned back in his chair, and he also looked at Jon. There was no compulsion or threat in his eyes, but calmness and interest.

When this choice is thrown to Jon, what will he choose in front of himself and Dumbledore?

Jon was already a little confused when Dumbledore finished speaking.

I've already made up my mind, why are you still asking me to make a choice?

If you two can't come to a conclusion, why don't you let me make a decision?

"Don't feel embarrassed, just say your truest thoughts." Dumbledore said softly, "Gettler is right. Since he wants to teach you something, it will be good for you, and You can also have the safest learning environment in Durmstrang. If you don't want to stay there, Fox is by your side and can take you back at any time. This old gangster is no longer what he used to be and can't stop him. .So there is no problem with whatever choice you make, and I will respect your opinion."

Faced with Dumbledore's revelation, Grindelwald didn't take it seriously. He just picked up the tea that had been refilled at some point and took a sip.

Jon rubbed his thighs with both hands. He frowned and hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively.

"Is it really okay to choose any way?"

"Of course, a bad old man like me wouldn't lie to a child." Dumbledore smiled and winked.

Jon took a deep breath, and under the gazes of Grindelwald and Dumbledore, he said with certainty.

"I can't stay in Durmstrang. Even if Professor Dumbledore says I have done enough, I will not watch my classmates and teachers go to war alone from the safety of the rear. The talent may be my own Yes, but there is no Hogwarts, and Jon Green is probably still cleaning toilets and washing clothes for purebloods in that castle!"

On Dumbledore's face, which was made of green fire, his smile did not change at all after hearing Jon's words, but there was just a hint of helplessness and a hint of relief.

There was no change in the expression on Grindelwald's face. Although he didn't know Jon well, it could be seen from his performance today that he had a strong sense of belonging to Hogwarts. When the power of choice is given to Jon, he is destined to be unable to stay in Durmstrang.

Just when this matter seemed to be about to be finalized, Jon seemed to have not finished speaking yet and continued.

"But actually, I think the two identities of Hogwarts student and Durmstrang professor are not so conflicting, right?"

There was an awkward smile on his face, and it was obvious that the thickness of his face had not yet been fully developed.

"Durmstrang is not in short supply of Transfiguration professors. I can study with Principal Bagshot first, and then return to Hogwarts when the situation in France stabilizes to continue fighting for the liberation of Britain. If Durmstrang needs it in the future, Of course, I will shoulder the responsibility of being a professor when I am a professor.”

After Jon finished speaking, the principal's room fell into silence.

Fox, who was lying on Jon's head, was combing his brightly colored feathers with his sharp beak. He seemed to feel that the atmosphere suddenly became quiet, and raised his head to look curiously at what was going on.

The jumping green fire did not return to the normal bright yellow, which proved that Dumbledore's Floo network connecting to the principal's office from France was not interrupted, and the picture was indeed in a non-static state.

Jon just felt embarrassed at first. After not hearing any response, he already wanted to hide his head in his robe.

This seems to be a win-win plan that neither breaks away from Hogwarts nor makes Grindelwald lose face, but in fact the only person who truly wins is himself.

Under the title of Durmstrang's professor, he learned something from Grindelwald, and then returned to Hogwarts. It was a complete waste of time!

Just when Jon thought that Grindelwald and Dumbledore had been shocked by his shamelessness, a burst of unrestrained laughter suddenly sounded in the principal's room.

"Hahaha! I really want to know how you taught him, Albus. He is very smart, much smarter than you were when you were young!"

Instead of receiving the expected curse words like "You want to eat?", he was praised instead. This made Jon, who had originally planned to be an ostrich, raise his head again and look blankly at the situation in the principal's office.

Grindelwald laughed, and Dumbledore's smile became even more helpless.

"I agreed."

Jon was stunned, and the expression on Dumbledore's face in the fireplace also showed surprise.

They looked at Grindelwald, who had suppressed his smile at this time, and listened to him repeating what he had just said casually.

"You can share your identity as a student at Hogwarts and as a professor at Durmstrang. I also allow you to stay in Durmstrang as you like."

If Grindelwald hadn't emphasized it again, Jon would have thought there was something wrong with his ears just now. Even now, he still looked at the old man leaning on the chair with a look of disbelief, and then turned his head again. He looked at Dumbledore.

You just said people are stingy, professor?

Dumbledore looked at Grindelwald, the surprise on his face turned serious, and asked seriously for Jon.

"What's the price?"

Grindelwald played with his wand in his hand and chuckled.

"Price? Of course there is a price. This world has always been fair. Since he can get more, he also has to pay something. It's just up to him to decide whether what he gains and what he pays is worth it. .”

He turned to look at Jon.

"Since you want to take advantage of both, I can definitely agree. It's not like Durmstrang really lacks a transfiguration professor like you, but if you want to learn from me, then until you leave this castle Before leaving, you must complete any goals and tasks I give you."

This request seemed very simple, as simple as anyone could agree to it immediately, but Jon said hesitantly.

"I can't do what I can't do."

"If I really wanted to torture you, I wouldn't have stayed with Albus for so long because of this matter." Grindelwald said calmly, "But you don't have to think about things simply. If you now You promised, but then you failed to fulfill your promise tonight. Whatever you learned from me, I will find a way to take it back."

Dumbledore said nothing about Grindelwald's words. He just looked at Jon, because in the end he was the only one who could make a choice in this matter.

After receiving Grindelwald's assurance, Jon did not continue to struggle. Since he dared to shamelessly propose such a "win-win" solution, he also had the courage to make this promise.

"I agreed."

Jon's answer did not exceed Grindelwald's expectations. He turned to look at Dumbledore in the fireplace.

"So, are you satisfied with tonight's result?"

Dumbledore smiled again.

"I said, I will not interfere with any of Jon's choices, as long as it is his own wish."

"Then why are you still here?" Grindelwald issued the eviction order without mercy, "I have already handed over the list you asked to send over, and the necessary supplies will be prepared and sent over the day after tomorrow at the latest. Regarding you, The student's problem has been solved, then disappear in front of my eyes."

Dumbledore was not impatient at all, the smile on his face remained unchanged, but the green flame in the fireplace became weaker and weaker, and then quickly disappeared.

Darkness returned to the principal's office for a second, and then the bright yellow fire was rekindled in the fireplace, illuminating everything around it.

Fox, who was lying on top of Jon's head, also spread his wings and disappeared after a golden-red light lit up.

Now in Durmstrang, as long as Grindelwald is there, there is no need for Fox to stay with them all the time. It can return to France to provide more help to the wizards on the wizarding front.

Grindelwald and Jon were the only two people left in the principal's office.

"Just keep your name as professor, and you are not responsible for the specific teaching work. As for the third-year courses, you can follow them if you want. If you don't want to go, the teachers at Durmstrang will not ask you. Trouble. Then come and see me tomorrow afternoon before dinner."

Jon had been told about his arrangements, but Jon still had no intention of leaving the principal's office.

This made Grindelwald, who had already lowered his head to read the letters in his office, raise his head again.

"Do you have anything else?"

Jon asked hesitantly.

"Sir, when you were talking to Professor Dumbledore just now, you said that I have your things here?"

Grindelwald put down his quill and looked at Jon.

"Dumbledore didn't tell you?"

Jon shook his head.

"Professor Dumbledore never told me about this."

"Yes, this is indeed not something worth showing off." Grindelwald said softly, "Chestnut wood with phoenix tail feathers, fourteen inches, a pretty good combination."

After hearing his words, Jon raised the old wand in his hand with a look of shock.

He recalled the scene when he got it in Principal Dumbledore's office on his first day on the carriage at Hogwarts.

At that time, Dumbledore clearly cherished this wand differently from other wands.

Jon had previously speculated that the original owner of this wand might have a good relationship with Dumbledore, so was its original owner actually Grindelwald?