Douluo Continent Chat Group: Building My Academy

"Can."

Dumbledore nodded. "Lily's love of magic is great, but now that he's here..."

Harry shuddered, his mind a jumble of emotions, when a hand landed on his shoulder.

Turning his head, he saw Sirius Black. Sirius winked at Harry, and for some reason, Harry felt instantly calm and even winked back.

It's James's child! Sirius was now even more certain.

"First of all, I want to apologize to you. It was my own will that led me to want Harry to return to his family’s home so that he could be protected."

But I forgot that raising a child is not the same as before; it's a very difficult thing, especially for a newly formed family like yours.

Dumbledore always admitted that he was not omnipotent and sometimes failed to understand the feelings of ordinary people.

This is arrogance, or rather recklessness, the recklessness of Gryffindor.

When Dumbledore was young, his childhood was not particularly exciting. More often than not, he even had to sacrifice his own future to take care of his family first.

Shepherd the sheep, cut the grass, and kept her younger siblings in mind.

Even so, even though that period made Dumbledore incredibly irritable, he still loved his family, otherwise he wouldn't have done such a thing.

By putting himself in others' shoes, Dumbledore believed that family would always protect family.

What Dumbledore didn't know at the time was that for so-called family and relatives, love is intertwined with hate, because they are inseparable and cannot be separated, their bloodlines have been tightly intertwined since the day they were born.

Did Penny love or hate her sister? It's impossible to say for sure, because she herself didn't know.

It was only after Dumbledore broadened his horizons that he realized how difficult it was to entrust a child to someone else and take care of the child.

Vernon frowned; he wasn't the kind of person who would forgive someone with a perfunctory apology.

"This is my heartfelt apology."

With a wave of his hand, Vernon was suddenly struck by a burst of golden light, and he froze instantly.

Gold, enough to cover the entire table, so golden it could be piled up in small heaps!

"Hopefully, this gold will be enough to cover the expenses you've incurred in taking care of Harry over the years."

"Okay, sure."

Vernon had no idea how he even brought it up; he'd lived half his life and never seen so much money.

Wait, so all wizards are rich? They must be alchemists, right? Was that magician guy lying to him? Was he telling the truth? Does he really have a huge amount of gold stored in his vault?

Harry's father, James, came from the renowned Potter family in the wizarding world. Harry inherited all of his father's wealth, but was still too young to do so.

"Furthermore, this was my fault, so I am here to make amends for all of this; this gold is genuine."

Dumbledore seemed to sense Vernon's confusion and answered calmly.

Regret or guilt—it's hard to describe Vernon's feelings in words right now. Although he didn't hate Penny, he still had a prejudice against James.

"This is my apology."

"Next..." Dumbledore glanced back at Harry, his expression suddenly darkening.

"Let's talk about the abuse of Harry. You raised Harry, but I didn't see you raising him as a child, a servant, a slave, a pet... You didn't treat Harry like family at all. How much did you give him?"

One thing is one thing, and my mistake is my mistake, but your abuse is also your mistake.

I will contact a lawyer who specializes in... the so-called child abuse issue, and have him file a lawsuit against you from a reasonable perspective.

Although we are wizards, we have a certain understanding of ordinary people's society.

Let the law judge how you treated Harry.

This is the answer Dumbledore received in a chat group when discussing Harry's question.

The magical world is also a modern world, and its laws are well-established, even if some are still ineffective.

With Dumbledore's connections, finding a responsible and excellent lawyer would be no problem.

If the problem cannot be solved by the attitude of family or relatives, then let the law decide.

Upon hearing these words, Vernon's face instantly drained of all color.

The UK Child Safety Convention was established and implemented in 1989. If a lawsuit were brought against the Vernon family, even if they won, it would affect their lives and even their social status.

The thought of losing his job, even going to jail, being handed over to someone else because of child abuse, and being separated from his wife and children made Vernon's heart pound violently, almost like a drumbeat.

"No! You can't do this!? We raised him, nurtured him from a baby to where he is now. Without us, he would have died long ago!"

Vernon roared furiously, spitting as he spoke; he would not allow it!

Dumbledore remained calm and reached out to touch Harry, who was watching him expectantly and thinking how incredibly handsome the old man was.

"If you had really treated Harry well, I don't think you would be acting this way now. You know what you've done."

With a thud, Vernon slumped down, no longer caring about the gold before him.

"No, you can't do this. My job, my family, I'll lose everything."

Vernon was on the verge of tears; he absolutely could not go to the courthouse, a place he was destined to lose.

"No, no, no, no."

Penny, her face drained of color, rushed over, trembling, and hugged Vernon, both looking at the calm Dumbledore.

"You've already ruined my childhood, taken my sister, and now what do you want me to lose?! You old lunatic!"

Dumbledore reached out and pressed down Sirius Black, who couldn't resist joining the fray, and Lupin, who was about to say something, before speaking again.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Dursley, but you really don't have a talent for magic. As for Lily, you're right, I'm a useless old madwoman, otherwise I wouldn't have let them both die."

But you're the ones who did these things; I'm just letting others judge.

"No...please, you can't do this."

Penny wailed. They didn't know what power Dumbledore possessed, but he was a headmaster, and they knew the power of a headmaster.

"Of course, there is a best solution."

Suddenly, Dumbledore changed the subject and turned to look at Harry.

"This is all Harry's story. If he's willing to forgive you, I think there's still a chance to salvage things."

Vernon and Petunia were stunned. When they looked at Harry, it was as if they saw hope, and as if they saw their own past. They were speechless for a moment.

me?

For a moment, Harry became the center of attention, but he was even more confused.

"But not now. Harry is still a child and needs to grow up. We will take him to Hogwarts for a school year."

If Harry is willing to forgive you next time you meet, then let's pretend nothing ever happened.

Dumbledore concluded by saying that he was never a demon, but he was indeed the White Demon.