The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

Scott shrugged. Apart from Eddie, he and the Weasley twins weren't doing this for the money; they were doing it more to satisfy their curiosity.

After lunch the next day, Scott brought the [Magic Mirror] to Professor Teverley's office.

"Is there something you need, Scott?" Professor Flitwick was grading a student's paper at the time.

Speaking of which, the professors at Hogwarts are all very hardworking.

Professors are often responsible for teaching a subject to seven grades, which means they spend almost the entire day teaching, and even during their breaks they have to grade students' assignments.

"I want to show you something."

Scott walked to Professor Flitwick's desk and placed the [Magic Mirror] in front of him.

"What is this?" Professor Flitwick looked at the square mirror with curiosity.

Scott took out his wand and tapped it on the mirror, and an image immediately appeared on the surface.

"Oh, this is..."

Professor Flitwick watched the video with great interest at first, but when Medea, the woman in green, appeared, his voice immediately became shrill.

"Could this be the Gaunt mansion? How did you come across this?" he asked Scott in surprise.

Scott briefly explained the source of these images.

Professor Flitwick looked at him in surprise. "I didn't expect this..."

He never expected that Scott and his students would pull off such a feat.

Just then, the image in the mirror switched to the perspective of the interior of the Gaunt mansion.

Medea led several men in green robes into the dilapidated house and took out a golden cup, placing it on the ground.

Then, a magical ritual that had clearly been planned in advance was activated, and the scene was filled with blinding blood-red light.

"Hufflepuff's Golden Cup?" Professor Flitwick stared intently at the golden cup in the picture.

Scott said, "The Mystic always uses some iconic magical items to create Horcruxes."

"indeed."

Professor Flitwick clearly thought of Ravenclaw's crown, which was also turned into a Horcrux by Voldemort.

"He's just a pointless destroyer!" the professor said indignantly.

The unsettling red light in the mirror flickered incessantly, and the camera switched again.

This time, the scene presented is of Riddle House.

Professor Flitwick's eyes widened again at the appearance of the two Death Eaters.

"This is……"

He had clearly also set his sights on the strange "baby".

However, due to insufficient lighting, the "baby" never revealed its true face.

Suddenly, the scene cuts back to Gaunt's old house, where the Aurors appear and the battle begins.

In the following time, Dumbledore also began to appear, and the images in the mirror switched back and forth from different perspectives, showing the chaotic scene that took place in Little Hangleton that night from all angles.

The scene finally freezes only after the Death Eaters steal the Cup, Medea retreats from Dumbledore's attack, and the Aurors arrest the defeated Death Eaters and Green Golems.

“I never imagined Dumbledore’s magic had reached such a level,” Professor Flitwick said.

As expected of a Charms professor, he noticed Dumbledore's spells first.

He said with emotion, "To be honest, although we've been colleagues for many years, I've never personally witnessed him take action."

“You just said…” He remembered what Scott had just said, looked up at him, “Your ingenious idea… is to make money off this footage?”

At this point, he picked up the teacup on the table, took a few sips, and it took him a while to calm himself down.

Scott frankly stated, "This is a huge business opportunity. Because of Medea's previous interview, everyone is very curious about what happened that day."

Professor Flitwick nodded. "Of course, no one is not curious about what happened the night before last."

Scott smiled. "What I didn't expect is that, to this day, no newspaper has reported on this."

"So you came to find me."

Professor Flitwick laughed too.

"If you want my opinion, then I would tell you that you'd better not sell this video, or even let too many people know about your actions."

At this point, he asked Scott, "Do you know why?"

Scott looked down at the [Magic Mirror] and said, "This is a complicated matter involving many people, and releasing this information may cause some confusion."

No, that's not the main reason.

Professor Flitwick said he looked at Scott and sighed.

"If this video gets out, people will be wary of you."

He explained.

"Because you have revealed a secret event that happened in the dark, one that even Lady Slytherin and Dumbledore were unaware of, people will worry that you will expose their privacy in this way."

Scott was taken aback; he hadn't expected Professor Flitwick to see things from this perspective.

But Professor Flitwick's words make a lot of sense.

If this footage gets out, Scott and his friends will become the most unpopular people in the wizarding world, just like those entertainment reporters in the Muggle world who are good at secretly filming celebrities.

Professor Flitwick added, "It seems you're no longer prepared to sell this footage."

Scott nodded.

Indeed, although he hadn't considered the point Professor Flitwick made, he hadn't intended for the footage to be widely disseminated.

For someone with a keen eye, finding the person selling the images wouldn't be difficult. Scott is currently trying to stay away from Medea's "sight" and there's no need to jump right into her way.

Scott then told Professor Flitwick about his plan to produce a promotional video for Ravenclaw College.

This plan naturally received strong support from Professor Frivi.

“That’s a great idea.” He jumped off the chair. “Come to me if you need any help.”

As he spoke, he took the [magic mirror] in his hand and gestured for Scott to follow behind him. The two then walked out of the office.

Scott understood that this was probably a way to take him to the headmaster's office to see Dumbledore.

The two walked through several winding corridors, and Professor Flitwick knocked on a hidden door.

The door opened quickly, and Dumbledore's voice came from inside, "Come in."

Professor Flitwick pushed open the door and went in, with Scott following behind him.

The old headmaster, sitting behind his desk, smiled and said, "Good afternoon, Felius, and oh, Scott."

Professor Flitwick returned the Magic Mirror to Scott, then walked to his desk and nimbly climbed onto the stool to sit down.

“Scott, show it to Albus yourself,” he said to Scott.

Scott nodded, walked to his desk, placed the Magic Mirror in front of Dumbledore, and began to replay the edited footage.

On the mirror, a "silent movie" begins.

Dumbledore looked down at the image playing on the mirror.

Unlike Professor Flitwick, he wasn't surprised; instead, he watched with a smile until the very end.

"I never expected to see this battle in this way. It makes me think I'm not too old yet," he said cheerfully.

After saying that, he looked up at Scott and said, "I have to thank you, Scott, for helping me discover some details that I hadn't noticed otherwise."

He lowered his head, squinted at it for a while, and surprisingly learned how to use the [Magic Mirror] without any instruction.

He extended a slender finger and slid it across the mirror, causing the image to rewind until it reached the moment before the two Death Eaters hiding in Riddle's mansion left, then froze the image again.

“You may not know this,” he said, pointing to the houses barely visible in the dark scene. “This is Riddle’s mansion, the home of Voldemort’s father, Tom Riddle.”

“Oh!” Professor Flitwick exclaimed. “Volverine… the father of Mystic? According to Madam Slytherin, he’s a Muggle?”

“That’s right,” Dumbledore said softly. “It was because the two families lived so close that Voldemort’s mother, Melott Gaunt, fell in love with Tom Riddle and used a love potion to seduce him, and the two eloped together.”

Professor Flitwick frowned deeply upon hearing this, clearly disgusted by the practice of using aphrodisiacs to obtain love.

Dumbledore then pointed to the "baby" being held in the arms of the Death Eaters.

“I suspect this is Voldemort,” he said. “You see, although he is no longer a remnant soul, he is still very weak. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be hiding here so cautiously.”

It's not hard to come up with this answer, after all, Harry once told Dumbledore about his dream.

"Oh!" Professor Flitwick exclaimed again, "Merlin, his body... is incomplete?"

Dumbledore said, "It seems that his current power is insufficient to fully resurrect him; he still needs to find an opportunity..."

“That golden cup, Hufflepuff’s golden cup!” Professor Flitwick said. “Is that one of his Horcruxes? Will it bring him any benefits once he gets it back?”

Dumbledore shook his head. "I suspect that Horcrux is fake. Lady Slytherin won't give Voldemort any chance."

His judgment was consistent with Scott's.

Next, Dumbledore ran his finger across the mirror, scrutinizing several small details repeatedly.

He returned the Magic Mirror to Scott, saying, "A very interesting alchemical product, isn't it? It's remarkable that they managed to do this without offering alchemy courses at Hogwarts."

“Thank you,” Scott said softly.

He knew that he had used the simplest method to create the [Magic Mirror], and strictly speaking, it could not be fully called alchemy; it was merely a successful application of magic rune circuits.

Moreover, given his frequent visits to the Room of Requirement, he couldn't believe that the old headmaster had no idea that he was being taught by the Ravenclaw portrait.

"Then can you tell me about it? I'm very curious how you got these images," Dumbledore asked Scott with great interest.

Scott glanced at the portraits on the wall next to him and had to explain his actions again.

After hearing this, Dumbledore had an expression of sudden realization.

“A panoramic telescope? I know that little toy,” he said with a smile. “Everyone uses it as a special kind of telescope, but you’ve discovered a new use for it.”

Scott smiled shyly again.

At this point, Professor Flitwick spoke up and offered his opinion.

He wanted to keep this a secret, and he didn't want Scott and his students to be upset because of it.