A certain Hogwarts professor of runes

Chapter 183 Analysis

Teaching children and teaching fathers!

Felix stood quietly to the side, his mind racing.

Dumbledore's words were clearly directed at Harry Potter and Sirius Black.

He never expected that there was such a relationship between the two of them.

Sirius Black was accused of being Voldemort's henchman and betraying his best friend, Harry's father.

Felix thought of an organization active during wartime—the Order of the Phoenix. This was a secret organization founded by Dumbledore to fight Voldemort, assisting the Ministry of Magic in combating Voldemort and the Death Eaters during wartime.

The Order of the Phoenix was not well-known, and it disbanded after Voldemort's disappearance and the victory in the war in 1981.

Felix knew the name because he knew Professor Toford of the Wizarding Examination Board—who was also an expert in ancient runes, and whom Felix had visited before.

Professor Topherdy mentioned this organization in casual conversation, praising the bravery and fearlessness of the Order of the Phoenix members, but he did not mention any specific names.

But Felix speculated that at least Harry's parents, Sirius Black, and Peter should all be members of the Order of the Phoenix.

No wonder... no wonder Dumbledore was so angry.

They were best friends in school, close comrades after graduation, and bound by a kinship forged through Harry's birth—this should have been an unbreakable friendship.

But Sirius Black chose to betray him.

So what role did Snape play? According to the information Felix found while in school, after the war, Snape was accused of being a Death Eater, but Dumbledore bailed him out as an undercover agent and prevented him from being tried in Wizengamor.

Otherwise, Hogwarts wouldn't have such a sharp-tongued professor.

Therefore, Severus should also be a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Felix didn't know much about his headmaster's school days, but he did know that the relationship between Snape and the Potters was complicated: he was an old acquaintance of Harry's mother—perhaps with a bit of admiration—but a sworn enemy of Harry's father.

Will they fight when they have a meeting together?

……

"Felix," Dumbledore turned his head, his deep blue eyes looking down at him through his glasses, "You are a professor at the university, and I don't want to see you make the wrong choice."

Felix blinked. "Headmaster, even without you saying so, I would prioritize the students' safety. Besides, Mr. Potter and I have a good relationship, and I don't want anything to happen to him. I even trained him during the summer."

But the Black family’s book collection is another matter, isn’t it?

Felix clearly distinguished between the two.

“Ah, I’ve heard about that from Felix,” said Dumbledore. “He said you have quite a bit of knowledge about the magical outbursts of young wizards…”

"It wasn't exactly research, just something I experienced."

Dumbledore's expression softened, losing its initial sharpness and aggressiveness.

He spoke in a tone inquiring about magic: "Could you tell me, Felix? Please forgive an old man's curiosity."

"It all started two weeks ago... I ran into Potter by chance in Diagon Alley and noticed the active magic in him. I deduced that he had recently experienced a magical upheaval, and after asking him, I found out that was indeed the case."

"Your sensitivity to magic is astonishing, Felix."

"Thank you, Dumbledore. After that, I..."

"That's what I think..."

The tense atmosphere in the office gradually eased.

Dumbledore transformed back into a gentle old man, discussing with Felix the effects of the magical upheaval with great interest, and generously offering his own insights.

"Headmaster Dumbledore, I've been pondering a question: is it possible to artificially manipulate the level of one's own magical activity? The benefits of this are obvious."

"This idea is interesting, but we must be careful, Felix. Any research into magic itself can easily lead to serious magical accidents."

Felix was carrying two books when he left the principal's office.

This was handed over by Nick Lemaître to Dumbledore, which is one of the drawbacks of their communication through photographs. Nick Lemaître lived in a safe house for most of the year and rarely went out, so the owls could never find him.

Given their current relationship, Felix and he are clearly not at the level of a past visit.

He wasn't surprised at all. Feelings are built up little by little. He's not a golden dragon; he can't win everyone's trust and affection all at once.

He tucked the two books into his ring and returned to his office. As he sat on the sofa, he was still pondering the words in the portrait of Principal Phineas Black.

Number 12 Grimmauld Place is the location of the Black family's old residence.

Although it was just a name without any additional information, it was enough for Felix.

This is clearly how ordinary people name places; he can start from that point.

After outlining a general area, all that's left is to explore bit by bit. Given time, he can uncover this hidden dwelling.

It's not difficult; Phineas Black's portrait says he could do it, and Felix agrees.

The difficulty lies in how to break the spell above.

For these pure-blooded families, the old house must have been protected by all sorts of complicated and even bizarre measures. The whole process often takes decades or even centuries and requires the joint efforts of several generations to complete.

Moreover, if the old house is under the spell of unwavering loyalty, then he will truly be helpless.

However, according to Phineas Black, his portrait also exists in the Black family mansion, which shows that he knows the mansion well enough that he would not let Felix do futile work in order to help Felix save the last bloodline of the Black family.

Besides, this isn't a safe house, so using the Loyalty Spell would be too much trouble.

Another key clue provided by Principal Phineas Black is that it requires "something unique to the noble Black family," but what could that be?

He already had some guesses.

Mind Hut.

Felix sat on the sofa and beckoned over a thick book, Cantankerus Nott's "List of Purebloods," which contained information about the so-called "Holy Twenty-Eight Races."

He flipped to the section on the Black family, quickly skimming over a list of family members and their deeds.

His gaze fell on the coat of arms of the Black family, which bore the French phrase "Eternal Purity".

He laughed.

What could be considered unique to the noble and eternally pure Black family?

Only blood ties.

If he could obtain Sirius Black's blood, he could gain access to the Black family mansion and peek into its library...

Felix emerged from the Mind Hut and gazed at the nightscape of Hogwarts, his eyes merging into the darkness.

Sirius, where are you?

The author had to go out, so there will only be one chapter in the morning.

(End of this chapter)