Having escaped famine, I was accepted into Hogwarts.

Chapter 175 The Curse of Controlling the Moon

"Clearly Cornelius, the young wizards don't think this is a good idea of ​​yours." Dumbledore shrugged at Fudge, perhaps thinking that this would dissuade Fudge from this immature idea.

But perhaps the truly immature one is Dumbledore, who actually thinks that a politician like Fudge has any brains? Is there anything more immature than this idea?

As Fudge angrily led Kingsley away, Dumbledore sat down in a chair with a sense of helplessness.

Fudge's attitude was very firm. The Dementors would be reporting to Hogwarts on September 29th. As for their arrival just now, it was only to inform Dumbledore, not to discuss it with him.

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Kane looked at Dumbledore, who remained outwardly calm, and shook his head helplessly. "You just let them both leave like that? Unharmed?"

"What did they do wrong?" Dumbledore asked in return.

"They're going to throw Dementors into Hogwarts. I don't know what those things are, but they don't sound like good stuff. And their attitude... could it be that there's someone in the wizarding world stronger than you?"

After Kane finished speaking, Dumbledore's expression changed, even more dramatically than when Fudge had pressed his face against him and unleashed his ultimate attack, and it was even a little frightening.

"So..." Dumbledore began slowly, "Kane, do you think that just because you have great power, you can trample on others with impunity?"

Kane shook his head: "It's not that they were reckless, but that Fudge made the wrong decision."

As Dumbledore pushed the plate of snacks toward Kane, he said, "You should get to the point. You know perfectly well that what I want to ask isn't whether Fudge did anything wrong."

"Hmm, what are your thoughts?" Kane asked, raising an eyebrow.

"The strong cannot be completely free; on the contrary, they should be subject to constraints," Dumbledore replied.

"You must have had a really tough time being a strong person."

Kane casually made a sarcastic remark, and then Dumbledore launched into another long-winded lecture: "This isn't about being tired. What about you? You're learning magic like a dry sponge, why is that? Or what do you plan to do after you gain immense power?"

"I don't intend to use this power for evil, I just want to make sure I'm not bullied. But if someone with no sense comes up to me and tries to take advantage of me, then don't blame me," Kane shrugged, looking completely unconcerned.

"Harry might accidentally step on your heel, Hermione might argue with you over something trivial, and Ron might even get into a fight with you for some ridiculous reason. All of these are possible."

After Dumbledore finished speaking, Kane waved his hand and said, "They're all friends, at most they just bicker and argue."

"So when you get to my age, you might look at a stranger the same way you look at Harry now. And if someone can do whatever they want just because they have power, then other people with more power will follow suit. You don't want the wizarding world to become a dark forest or a feudal dynasty."

Kane nodded knowingly. "I understand what you mean. You mean it's safer for a group of people to punch each other in a small room than to stab each other with knives, right?"

Dumbledore nodded: "The words may be rough, but the meaning is sound. It would be better if they could be said more elegantly."

"I still don't understand, can't I just live my own little world?" Kane rolled his eyes, but he stopped there and didn't continue arguing with Dumbledore; there was no need.

His main task right now is still to find sherry for Professor Trelawney.

Dumbledore, of course, also caught the peculiar scent of the incense in Professor Trelawney's attic. He took a bottle of sherry from the cabinet and handed it to Kane. After thinking for a moment, he added, "Perhaps you should go find Lupin and learn the Patronus Charm. It will be helpful for you in your fight against the Dementors after school starts."

"I understand." Kane said, putting the wine into his hat and turning to leave the headmaster's office. Before leaving, he stopped and turned back to Dumbledore: "I still don't think that forcibly stuffing dark creatures into the school and having them live with the young wizards day and night is a non-principle offense. If I were you... I might rip his crazy brain out."

After saying that, Kane gently closed the door.

Dumbledore looked helpless. He didn't want to either, but once something like that happens, it's bound to happen again. To avoid becoming someone who gradually tramples on everything by relying on power, he decided it was best not to take another step forward.

Kane, back in Professor Trelawney's attic, placed the sherry in front of her, and was immediately met with a chorus of praise.

Harry, who was standing nearby, had already received the result of the divination: a big black dog. Haha, what a ridiculous divination result, so ridiculous that he was embarrassed to tell Kane and the others.

Now that Kane has returned, they want to take him away with them, and Professor Trelawney speaks up again at this moment.

"Mr. Heath, didn't you want to learn my moon divination? Although the course is supposed to start after the school term begins, I think you're a very spiritual child. I mean, could we lay the foundation beforehand?"

Harry was annoyed by Professor Trelawney's mysterious words, so he grabbed Kane's sleeve and tried to pull him out, only to find that... he couldn't budge him.

Poor Kane, he's completely trapped... Let's wait until Hermione and Ron return, then the three of them can work together to bring the pathetic Kane to his senses.

Harry left the classroom alone, looking dejected, while Kane sat obediently and politely opposite Professor Trelawney.

"Moon divination is a knowledge of feeling, controlling, and using the moon's energy for divination. Normally, the learning of moon divination should begin during a full moon, but unfortunately, this month's full moon just ended recently, so we can only wait until the full moon in October."

Professor Trelawney stood up and took a notebook, which looked like an ordinary textbook, from a drawer not far away, and handed it to Kane.

"This is a spell to control the moon's energy," Professor Trelawney said.

Kane took the book and nodded. "Which page?"

Professor Trelawney smiled. "The whole book is like that. Of course, once you've mastered it, you can use lunar divination and its power without having to chant the incantation again."

"..." Kane paused for a moment, which was unusual, then put away the notebook in front of him and stuffed it into his hat.

What can I say...?

Professor Trelawney is really something.