I'm the King of Curry at Hogwarts

Chapter 297 When I typed a question mark...

Catherine's pleas for mercy were clearly useless. This time, Louis was determined to show her who was the boss and who was the servant in this house.

He believed that the husband's authority in the household should still be upheld.

They only let her go when Catherine was laughing so hard she was shaking and calling him "brother."

Louis: I don't want to let her off so easily either, but she calls me "brother" so sweetly.

When she looked up again, the drawing room was empty. Catherine gave Louis a flirtatious glare, straightened her clothes, and then lightly punched him.

"Serves you right for being so mischievous." Her emerald green eyes held a mixture of shyness and resentment, making Louis's heart itch.

This woman is getting more and more alluring, feed her.

Before he could reply, Louis received a system notification.

*Current Azeroth fusion progress is 5%, currently fused with: Caverns of Time, Pandaria.

*The wizarding world has been integrated into the underworld. Currently integrated regions include: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

* World Connection Point: King's Cross Station. The remaining areas await the host's designated location. The currently designated location is 0/10.

Louis suddenly stood up. He had to discuss this with Dumbledore; the sudden merging of the worlds could cause panic.

After saying a few words to Catherine, he left the office and headed towards the principal's office.

The two old men in the principal's office were enjoying tea and snacks. Seeing Louis enter, Grindelwald casually asked, "What brings you here?"

"There's something I need to trouble you with," Louis said to Grindelwald, and then walked towards him.

Grindelwald immediately perked up. This young man, Louis, wanted something from him? What a huge favor! He coughed twice, composed himself, stood up, and extended his hand to Louis.

Louis suddenly turned sharply in front of him and shook Dumbledore's hand: "Professor Dumbledore, there is indeed a small matter..."

Grindelwald was left standing there, hands clasped, looking completely bewildered.

Good heavens, that sudden outburst nearly broke the old man's back.

Grindelwald was furious. He pointed at Louis with his finger for a long time, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to curse him.

Oh well, he's still the son of one of my favorite students, so I'll just treat him like a troublesome grandson...

Dumbledore chuckled when he saw Grindelwald get jolted.

"You..." Dumbledore smiled like an old man looking at his mischievous grandson, then after a moment he raised an eyebrow and asked, "Tell me, what trivial matter is worth your personal trip?"

"It's like this, Professor," Louis coughed to ease the awkwardness, "I accidentally split the world in two, and now we're in the Otherworld!"

Dumbledore's hand holding the teacup trembled, and Grindelwald plucked out a single hair from his beard.

You call this a small matter?

"The surface world and the inner world are completely identical, but the inner world is entirely undeveloped. Currently, there's only one connection between the two worlds: King's Cross Station. I could set up ten more, so I'd like to take this opportunity to announce this matter." Louis glanced sheepishly at Dumbledore, who was deep in thought, and continued, "Of course, currently only the British wizarding community has integrated into the inner world, so your workload isn't too heavy..."

Dumbledore's eyelid twitched.

This kid is just treating himself like a laborer; he doesn't respect the principal at all.

But this is indeed a good thing. Wizards now have their own world, and they no longer need to hide their secrets or use Muggle banishing spells.

God knows how many wizards have long been tired of this life of hiding and concealment; they just want to live happily in the sunlight.

"We can put all the magical creatures and stuff into the Otherworld, then we won't have to worry about their living conditions," Louise suggested, but in reality, she was after Newt.

Free labor is free, so Louis embraced the spirit of taking advantage of any opportunity, which is typical of a large and successful family.

The landlord's family has no surplus food.

Dumbledore, being an elder, had far more life experience than Louis, so how could he not know what the young man was thinking? However, he didn't expose him; the other world did indeed need Newt's presence. He looked at Louis and asked seriously, "So, Louis, can the node connecting the two worlds be placed anywhere?"

"Of course," Louis said with a smile. "If you don't mind, I can also place a connection point at Hogwarts."

"That's for sure, after all, Hogwarts is your home too." Dumbledore gave him a half-smile. "Wizarding communities like Godric's Hollow and Hogsmeade Village can also serve as a connection point, but the most urgent thing right now is to announce this to all the wizarding communities as soon as possible—so if you don't mind, I'll have to excuse myself."

Dumbledore's unspoken message was, "Go away and find somewhere cool, kid. Let's clean up your mess first, then we'll talk about other things..."

Lewis, of course, did not mind Dumbledore's departure. After returning to his office, he instructed Sakuya to have Rita Skeeter come to his office immediately.

Ms. Skeeter was quite fast; she had never left Hogwarts and was therefore unaware of the changes in the world. Louis had only spoken a few words to her when Ms. Skeeter became unusually excited. As a professional journalist and seasoned media professional, Ms. Skeeter immediately realized this was the biggest news story of the year, far surpassing even the Triwizard Tournament.

Ms. Skeeter, who loved making a big story out of nothing, was extremely pleased. She patted her chest and assured them that the Daily Prophet would work overtime to produce a special issue and try to get the story published today.

"Just consider it cooperating with Dumbledore's work," Louis thought, waving to the absent-minded Ms. Skeeter, who, as if granted a pardon, quickly slipped away.

Professional journalists only care about big news, especially news that can become a viral headline without any exaggeration or embellishment. That's what they like even more.

Why waste brain cells making up a story when you can simply describe this big news directly?

That's the truth.

After seeing Ms. Skeeter off, Louis resumed seeing Cromy. He slumped into his chair and sighed with relief; telling stories to Rita Skeeter had been such a chore.

Dumbledore was fine, but Rita Skeeter needed to be explained in detail because she was writing a comprehensive report; otherwise, others might not be able to understand what she wrote.

Chromie burst in and bombarded him with questions: "So you knew that Pandaria had already merged into the Otherworld?"

"Ah? Oh, I know." Louis smiled and gestured for Chromie to sit down. He noticed Chromie's anxious expression and immediately realized something was wrong: "What's wrong? You seem so anxious. Is there a problem?"

"This is a huge problem..." Chromie sighed. "This is before the Alliance and the Horde even arrived in Pandaria. Oh no, oh no, oh no..."

"Then what..." Louis had just finished speaking when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Damn it, those seven Sha left behind by Y'Shaarj after his death are still around...

Louis scratched his head, glanced at Chromie, and suddenly a thought flashed through his mind: "You're worried about the seven Sha, right... but I feel like you're being a bit of an overreacter. You know, the resurgence of the seven Sha happened after the Alliance and Horde entered Pandaria. If no outsiders had entered Pandaria, how could Pandaria have been in danger thanks to Emperor Shaohao's protection?"

"Pandaria is right outside your school, do you want to go check it out?" Chromie asked in a low voice, her gaze carrying a hint of indifference towards life and death.

Speaking of which, ever since she met Louis, Chromie felt that for some reason, unexpected events were happening more and more frequently, especially since she couldn't figure out Louis's future, which gave her an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.

But there's also a sense of novelty, which is why the Bronze Dragon Clan and Louis are on good terms. After all, his future is unknown, which means he's malleable, or perhaps there's an even more powerful being standing behind Louis.

Of course, after hearing Chromie's unreliable words, a question mark slowly appeared above Louis's head—not a virtual one, but a visible, real red question mark that floated up from his head through magical mimicry.

When I type a question mark, it's not that I have a problem, but that I think you have a problem.

How did my island nation suddenly become bordered by Pandaria?

"Outside the school is the Jade Forest, near the Cloud Serpent Knights' encampment in Hundredwood Forest." Chromie sniffed and continued, "Pandaria is actually quite large; the Jade Forest alone is actually twice the size of the entire United Kingdom..."

"Can't you just not bring this up?" Louis thought to himself, "Do you even need to say that? Britain isn't even as big as the province I had in my past life. Compared to Pandaria, an independent continent, it's kind of humiliating."

"The consequence of contact with the magical world is that, due to the restless hearts of you wizards, and... well, suddenly bringing them all in, it's inevitable that a lot of Death Eaters and the like will be brought in. Their evil intentions have stirred up the Sha, and the Temple of the Azure Dragon is currently being entangled by the Sha of Doubt. If you go now, you should be able to make it in time?"

"What would I do at Qinglong Temple?" Louis shuddered. He would never forget the ordinary punch from Sister Liu of Qinglong Temple on the 20th anniversary of her brutality.

"Of course, it's to stop the Sha from corrupting the Temple of the Azure Dragon. If they spread to the wizarding world, you won't be able to escape either." Chromie looked at Louis with pity, as if she were looking at a fool.

"You're just sending a frail mage like me on this adventure alone?" Louis clicked his tongue. This wasn't just Louis's responsibility; the bronze dragon was involved too.

Chromie rolled her eyes at him and said softly, "Oh, don't worry, when have I ever let you down? Haven't I always made sure you went on missions safely and came home safely? When have you ever bumped into anything?"

At this point, she cleared her throat, putting on a mature air: "Also, this is also a way to help the Pandaren quell the Sha, so the Pandaren will lend a hand to you. Hmm... let me think, yes, there's Chen Stormstout, Zhu Talan, Tao Shi... um, and the Lorewalker Zhou Zhuo..."

Louis was initially quite pleased, as these were all legendary figures with names and reputations. However, when he heard the last person's name, he turned pale with shock and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "No, no, you can send anyone, even if there's one less person, it can't be Zhou Zhuo, absolutely not Zhou Zhuo!"

"Why?" Chromie's large eyes were filled with immense confusion as he hesitantly asked, "Have you heard his story?"

"This Zhou Zhuo, his name itself is full of stories..." Louis was on the verge of tears. This guy from Mogu'shan Vault had cleared a trail of monsters along the way, and players had to clean up his messes, all while adding, "I'll leave him to you and watch from afar..."

"Oh, I remember now, his hands are indeed a bit clumsy, it was my oversight." Chromie awkwardly adjusted her pigtails. "Uh, I do seem to have heard something about this Zhou Zhuo... um... legend has it he's quite similar to Brann Bronzebeard, so let's skip him and find someone else you suggest?"

"How about... you come with me?" Louis turned his head to look at Catherine.

Catherine's eyes lit up. This was the first time Louis had ever invited her to go with him... oh wait, the first time was probably when they went to the Evil Cave to hunt down Fallen Ones in their first year. She didn't hesitate and happily agreed.

"The Fiend of Doubt focuses more on mental attacks... In other words, all fiends are actually quite good at this, so we should practice our Occlumency technique again," Louis suggested. "After all, you don't want that awful thing that happened during our first-year summer vacation to happen again, do you?"

"You're right," Catherine sighed softly. She never wanted to relive the trauma of her first-year summer vacation.

Louis nodded, then looked at Chromie: "When do you plan for us to leave?"

"The sooner the better, preferably now." Chromie spread her radish-like little hands: "You know, the evil spirits are still very weak right now. If we can nip them in the bud, there will be much less resistance. The longer we delay, the more negative energy they will absorb from the world. Once they grow to a certain level, they will be beyond your ability to deal with."

"I understand." Louis reached out and took Catherine's small hand. "Since time is of the essence, let's set off now."

"Won't we practice a little more?" Catherine bit her lip slightly, wanting to be more fully prepared before setting off.

Louis took a breath and said with a hint of helplessness, "You heard what Chromie just said. We'd better set off as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications."

(End of this chapter)