Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 281 The Promotion of the Treasure Book is Temporarily Suspended
When they left Snape's potions workshop, Camille and Jowell each had several bottles of perfume on them—gifts from Snape.

"They are just some experimental failures, but they don't smell pungent. Pick some you like and throw away the rest."

As for Li Wei, no.

But it doesn't matter, nobody cares.

Even Camille wasn't angry—she had realized that her teacher and this Mr. Snape did indeed have some connection.

"Alright, the inspection is complete—though we don't really need to go sightseeing anymore."

Or is there anything else you'd like to experience?

Li Wei asked his two assistants for their opinions.

Both shook their heads.

"I'm going to see Dumbledore next and talk to him about Trelawney—he's taking it more seriously than I expected, and seems to be waiting for me in his office."

Li Wei looked at his two assistants, who were both looking at him with pursed lips, and nodded, saying:
"You two should come along too."

The two assistants quickly nodded, their expressions becoming more relaxed.

Principal's office.

Livy and Dumbledore sat facing each other, while two assistants sat on a sofa to the side.

The four were having a meal—just as they sat down, Li Wei asked the house-elves to get them some food, and Dumbledore then remembered that he hadn't eaten either.

After eating a simple meal and drinking some hot soup, feeling his body begin to warm up from the inside out, Dumbledore perked up and spoke up:
"What did Trelawney tell you about the contents of that prophecy?"

"My tools will cause turmoil in the magical world; old maps will be redrawn, and new paths will unfold simultaneously beneath everyone's feet."

Levi casually remarked, but instead emphasized Trelawney's unusual condition at the time.

Dumbledore's expression turned serious. He questioned Livy again about the entire prophecy, his expression gradually becoming solemn as he pondered.
"Is your sacred book about to be implemented in the Ministry of Magic?"

"Yes, judging from their progress, they should be able to complete the technology in another two months—if there are no problems after the pilot test, it will soon be widely available in the wizarding communities."

"Should we take it slow?"

Dumbledore looked at Livy with some concern in his eyes.

"Actually, we can wait until Tom is completely dealt with before doing this."

"Sure, I don't mind that—to be honest, I haven't even decided myself whether or not I want to push for change in the magical world."

"Change?" Dumbledore was stunned.

"Yes, the popularization of the tome will definitely trigger a bottom-up revolution. The knowledge blockade of pure-blooded wizards will be completely broken, and the combat power of common wizards will be greatly enhanced. Perhaps, a few professor-level powerhouses will emerge from it."

"So you weren't doing this unprepared after all, were you?"

Dumbledore murmured something to himself, then raised his head and solemnly said:
"I'm afraid this prophecy is very likely to be true."

As his two assistants' expressions changed, Dumbledore continued, "It was not Trelawney who made the prophecy for you this morning, or rather, it was Trelawney, but her ancestor Cassandra Trelawney."

Seeing that Li Wei's expression remained unchanged, he simply stared at him.

Dumbledore paused for a moment, then explained

"Although her descendants no longer possess strong divination talents, this talent doesn't seem to have disappeared; rather, it's hidden and only manifests at crucial moments."

"For example, the prophecy about Harry being the 'savior'—which I heard from Trelawney myself—proved to be incredibly accurate."

"Cassandra is still alive? Or rather, she can still exist in this form? Is this a curse?"

Levi didn't care whether the prophecy was accurate or not—he never cared from the beginning—and instead began to learn about Cassandra.

Dumbledore paused, imagining the implications of his attitude. He couldn't help but feel a little worried.

If some turmoil really does break out, will Li Wei cause a huge uproar?

"Perhaps so. Magic has too many mysteries, and even we cannot fathom them all—all I can do is protect her."

Because of that accurate prophecy, the Death Eaters hate her to the core, and I'm afraid she won't be able to survive well outside of school.

The reason she made this prediction to you today, I think, is because the person behind her sensed something. Therefore, let's postpone the promotion of the manual until we have more time.

Dumbledore brought this up again.

The gazes of the two assistants beside him also became subtle.

With a glimmer of hope, Li Wei spoke:
"Of course, if this is your opinion, I will respect it—I will write a letter to the Ministry of Magic afterward, stating that the book can only be promoted within the Ministry of Magic and the Alchemy Association for the time being, and cannot be easily made public."

Additionally, I will use the main port to cut off the learning function of all leaked manuals, retaining only the long-distance communication function, so that there shouldn't be any more problems.

"Hmm—I think this response is perfectly adequate."

Dumbledore nodded and said—he knew about the agreement between Levi, the Ministry of Magic, and the Alchemist's Guild.

We've already promised them, and both sides have invested a lot of manpower in researching the signal station. It would be going too far to terminate the plan just because of a prophecy.

Moreover, according to the prophecy, the turmoil caused by Livy is related to knowledge and ideas—if he had not open-sourced the knowledge from Hogwarts and his own compilation, he probably wouldn't have caused trouble in the last few years.

However, thinking of this, Dumbledore felt a greater sense of crisis; he could no longer delay.

We must get everything that can be handled done as soon as possible!
Thinking of this, he looked at Li Wei, who already seemed determined to leave, and spoke again:
"I want to ask you to do me a favor."

"Go ahead and speak, there's no need to be so polite."

The only question that would prompt Dumbledore to speak was one that he was facing difficulties, so Li Wei answered very simply—given his current relationship with Dumbledore, he didn't know what benefits he could get by putting on airs anymore.

Although Dumbledore fully understood his thoughts, he was still pleased to see Livy being so straightforward—no wonder Minerva was so charmed by him.

“I would like to ask you to come with me to find someone and retrieve that memory from him—his name is Horace Slughorn—you should have some recollection of him.”

(End of this chapter)