In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

Dumbledore looked at the wizard sitting opposite, as if recalling the tense situation fifty years ago that was no less tense than now.

Percival Graves, director of the Magical Law Enforcement Department of MACUSA, was killed. Not only did the murderer not escape, he also used extremely sophisticated transformation methods to replace his identity and used the official power of MACUSA to contact a person. The silent one.

Although this incident was eventually exposed by another of Dumbledore's proud students and his plan was stopped in the United States, the negative impact it had on the Magical Congress could not be eliminated in any way. It even almost completely destroyed the Law of Secrecy and brought magic to the United States. The world was exposed to the eyes of the entire New York public.

The most affected person is the Graves family.

Not only did Percival, a deputy in Congress, die, but it also completely ruined the reputation of the Graves family in the American wizarding community. Matthew, who was only 7 years old at the time, lost his father, and was finally raised by his mother alone. grow up.

Fortunately, Matthew's mother educated him very well. Even though he lost his father's previous political qualifications in Congress, he still relied on his own excellence and hard work to occupy the current position of second-in-command of the International Magical Cooperation Department. It is almost certain that, As long as any department director retires in a few years, he will be the first in line to succeed him.

But he has never forgotten the hatred between the Graves family and the murderer!

Gellert Grindelwald, Matthew never forgot this name.

He had always wanted to personally avenge his father, but leaving aside the issue of strength, after that world-famous duel ended in Dumbledore's victory, Grindelwald was sentenced by the International Federation of Wizards to be imprisoned in Numonga. Germany was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Such a verdict is recognized by the Magical Congress. As a member of the American Wizards, Matthew has lost the opportunity to legally seek revenge on Grindelwald.

But he is also rational and knows very well what level he is at. Even if Grindelwald is not imprisoned in the end, he will not be so passionate that he will die alone in the name of revenge.

Therefore, Matthew can only unify his position with the Congress. As long as Grindelwald is willing to abide by the verdict and stay in Nurmengard, he will consider his revenge as revenge.

But now the Umbrella Party has resumed its activities in Northern Europe. In the past year, he even changed his surname perfunctorily, and became the principal of Durmstrang without even changing his name.

Of course, Congress and Matthew are not blind, and Grindelwald's behavior has touched the bottom line of their treatment of this matter.

Matthew stared at Dumbledore closely.

His trip to Hogwarts Castle was not only to represent the International Federation of Wizards as a referee, but also to represent the Magical Congress of the United States of America to understand the position of the old man in front of him.

"I have always respected you, Albus." Matthew said seriously, "Not only did you defeat him and avenge me and my family, but what I trust most is your character. Now, I Just want an answer.”

"Have you fully cooperated with him now?"

When he finally asked this question, Matthew's voice calmed down. It was like a pool of stagnant water, but only a small pebble was needed to make it make huge waves.

Under his gaze, Dumbledore shook his head.

"Since you believe in me as a person, you should know that I value feelings, but will not be emotional. He is indeed a member of Wu Ping's line now, but our cooperation is only limited to the deal on how to defeat Riddle. I won't I support what he did, and I don’t have the time or energy to figure out what he is going to do after he walks out of that prison. Now he and I just take what we need, otherwise we are now in Huo I’m not the only one in Gwarts Castle.”

His voice was calm, and his blue eyes never strayed from Matthew's gaze as he spoke.

Matthew's originally tense body finally relaxed.

Grindelwald has been the high-profile headmaster of Durmstrang for more than a year. The reason why the Magic Congress has been inactive for so long is because it wants to find out Dumbledore's position.

In the eyes of some insiders, they clearly understood the relationship between the two old men. Congress had been arguing for half a year about whether to bring Dumbledore into their next countermeasures against Grindelwald. .

Even though Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix have been driven out of the UK, no one in the Magic Congress dares to underestimate him.

Therefore, they finally decided to take advantage of the Triwizard Tournament to let Matthew, who already had a good relationship with him, get in touch to find out what kind of relationship Dumbledore and Grindelwald are now.

Now Dumbledore can finally let those in Congress breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.

As long as the two of them are not completely united, the next actions of Congress will be much easier and there will be less unnecessary considerations.

Dumbledore crossed his arms, not taking his eyes off Matthew's face.

"I gave you the answer you want to know. Now, can you answer what I want to know?"

Matthew's expression was serious, and he said extremely solemnly.

"Until the result is completely clear, Congress will never provide any help to the British side. We have no intention of interfering in the dispute between you and him, and even more people in Congress are actually biased towards you. But because of Grindelwald's problem, our current focus It has to be put on him first.”

"Until the result is completely clear," Dumbledore repeated Matthew's first words and chuckled.

Matthew's face showed no trace of shame.

"If you ultimately fail and he succeeds in becoming the master of Europe, then of course we will have to re-evaluate the relationship between Congress and him. If his ambitions cannot be restrained, or he wants to repeat the mistakes of Grindelwald, then we will follow your path.”

Dumbledore stared at him.

"You have so many Muggle wizards. There may not even be more than three nominal pure-blood families in the entire America. Even Ilvermorny was founded by wizards and Muggles. Congress's attitude towards pure-bloodism Are you just waiting and watching?"

He laughed, and his smile was still gentle, making people unable to feel the slightest bit of sarcasm.

"This reminds me of the long-standing saying that all the really smart people in Congress died after the great debate on 'Nation or Race' in the 18th century."

The American Wizarding World has only existed for a short time. Although it now plays an important role in the international wizarding community, when the country of the United States had not yet been formed, the so-called Magical Congress was just a loose organization composed of a group of European wizard immigrants.

In 1775, when the Muggle War of Independence officially broke out, the wizards who immigrated to this land also faced a choice.

Do they want to help the Muggles and fight for their newly reborn country, or do they want to protect the wizarding community and avoid contact with the Muggles and not participate in this war of independence.

This choice of "nation or race" generated great debates throughout the Americas. Elizabeth McGilligarty, then President of Congress, presided over this controversial meeting in the large conference room of Congressional Headquarters. Thousands of wizards participated in this discussion, and finally someone was sent to ask the British Ministry of Magic for their opinion.

The response from the British Ministry of Magic was concise and concise: "Stay on the sidelines." The opinion of the Chairman of Parliament and most senior officials was also: "Don't pay too much attention to this war."

In the end, they did not participate in the war in any official form, but they still secretly protected their No-Maj neighbors with actions from time to time. Additionally, wizards celebrate Independence Day in secret.

The person who almost completely tore up the secrecy law at that time was the Magical Congress of the United States of America itself. Fortunately, the smart people among them chose the right path.

Because wizards participating in the war cannot change any situation at all, and their choice will also trigger the same thinking among wizards around the world.

When facing a war between countries, wizards, who also rely on Muggle power to distinguish themselves, should choose to stand with the country in this situation, or consider wizards as a whole.

The MAC's restraint prevented this chaos from happening, but their most outstanding contribution to protecting peace was limited to this.

They had made the right choice, but when it came to Voldemort, Dumbledore was deeply disappointed.

These American wizards were so obsessed with seeking revenge on Grindelwald that they did not see clearly the harm Voldemort was going to bring to the world.

For an organization with pure-blood power at its core, how can we expect that after digesting the piece of cake in Europe, they will not focus on the fertile soil of America, the blank area of ​​​​blood?

Facing Dumbledore's words, Matthew's face did not waver, and he spoke very seriously.

"We have never ignored any threat, Albus, but no matter what happens, there should be a priority, and Grindelwald's problem must be solved first!"

Dumbledore looked at him and shook his head slightly. He had never thought about convincing him, so he didn't say he was disappointed.

"Okay, the reminiscing about old times has come to an end. If you really care about the fairness of the subsequent competition, then I suggest you go to the castle to meet my former student first."

After asking all the questions and knowing everything he needed to know, Matthew had no intention of staying any longer.

He stood up from his chair and gave Dumbledore a final blessing before leaving the office.

"I hope your warrior can perform well in this game. I have heard about his recent deeds in the United States."

Dumbledore did not get up to see him off, but just sat on the chair and watched him leave.

After Matthew closed the door to the principal's office, the portraits on the wall behind Dumbledore, who were still pretending to be sleeping, suddenly became restless.

They chattered about the conversation between the two parties just now, and denounced the stupidity of the Magical Congress's decision on Voldemort.

Only Dai Lisi, who once served as a therapist at St. Mungo's, frowned in the frame and asked.

"Will they really be impartial in our war with the Dark Lord?"

Phineas scoffed.

"To remind you, Dai Lisi, if politicians say anything, especially the so-called diplomats, you can treat their mouths as an anus that only farts."

Dai Lisi just stared at him dissatisfied with the old man's dirty words.

"But he's still Albus's friend, isn't he?"

"Friends?" Phineas screamed strangely, "The only way to talk about friends in the face of politics is troll diplomacy!"

"The attitude of the Magical Congress does not depend on what Matthew says now." Dumbledore did not participate in the quarrel between them, but said softly, "He is now blinded by the hatred Grindelwald has brought to him. I don’t care or want to care about Congress’s attitude toward the war between us and Riddle.”

"But one thing he was right about is that they will not interfere in our affairs until the situation is completely clear."

Dumbledore was silent for a moment when he said this, and then he spoke thoughtfully.

"Phineas, help me find Professor Rozier. I have some questions that I want to talk to her about first."

Hermione was sorting away the messy things in her dormitory.

There are less than thirty students including Durmstrang students who came to Hogwarts Castle, so their accommodation environment is more generous, and there is still a lot of room for each person to have his own room.

But in the dormitory where Hermione was at this time, she was not alone.

"I have said many times, Lady Grey, that I have no interest in the so-called Ravenclaw diadem."

Hermione couldn't remember whether this was the sixth or seventh time, but she had repeated the same words no less than five times since this ghost came to her.

Ms. Gray still looked the same as when Nick took her to meet Jon for the first time. It was obvious that she had been in contact with Hermione for a long time.

"Miss Granger, you are eager for knowledge and have extraordinary wisdom. If my mother was still alive, then you must be her favorite student. She may not give me the crown, but She will definitely give it to someone like you.”

Hermione has heard such rhetoric countless times, and her answer has not changed at all.

"So? Just because you recognized me on behalf of your mother, I have to help you find the crown? There is no such reason, madam, I know my abilities very well, and I also know the story you told and Ravenc Law’s legacy has no interest.”

Ms. Gray stared deeply into Hermione's eyes, as if she wanted to see through this girl completely.

"I know, you want to help that boy, right?"

Hermione's movements on her hands paused, but she still spoke without raising her head.

"I want to help, not to do anything that might cause trouble for him at this time just to help you."