Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

"Oh, yes." Dumbledore smiled, "Fawkes likes you very much, too."

"You like the puppet pet I made, right?" Wade complained, and then said, "Professor Dumbledore, I came here to ask, how much do you know about Professor Abigail?"

"I guess you want to talk about this too." Dumbledore blinked. "I heard that you had a very warm welcome ceremony yesterday."

"Yeah," Wade said, "My bones were almost broken. I've never encountered a wizard who fights so well."

"Honestly, you surprised me too."

Dumbledore said, waving his wand and two boxes of pink ice cream appeared on the table.

"But while we're chatting, we can enjoy some delicious food."

Vader picked up one of the boxes and asked, "Has she trained with the Muggle Army?"

In order to avoid being confused by Dumbledore, he asked directly.

"Yes, Not Bad."

Dumbledore took a bite of ice cream and squinted his eyes slightly because of the cold. After a moment, he said, "Professor Abigail has a rich and colorful life experience. She is also a rare wizard who knows Muggles very well. She has lived in Muggle society for many years."

The principal looked at the students who were holding ice cream and listening to him attentively, smiled and said, "But I can't reveal other people's privacy. If you want to know the details, let Professor Abigail tell you herself after you are familiar with her."

Wade opened the lid and scooped a spoonful. After hesitating for a moment, he looked up and asked, "Do you know if she might have a gun? A Muggle gun?"

"I know. This is Professor Abigail's personal habit. Just like we always carry wands with us, otherwise we can't feel at ease."

Dumbledore said, "I can assure you that Professor Abigail will not use such weapons on her students, and unlike your first two professors, she is a reliable person."

--Really?

Vader looked at him suspiciously.

"And I think it wouldn't hurt to teach the students about Muggle weapons."

Dumbledore continued, "In fact, Professor Abigail has asked me to let you see the power of Muggle weapons in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class."

"Do you agree?"

"of course."

"But..." Wade was silent for a moment, then said, "As far as I know, a pistol is only the most insignificant of Muggle weapons..."

"So Professor Abigail also got some special... um, surprises."

Dumbledore said casually: "You must not only learn to guard against the harm of dark creatures, but also learn to guard against the methods of Muggles."

Wade was a little surprised.

In the original plot, Dumbledore never had such an idea. Everyone in that story had an invisible arrogance and contempt for Muggles, and the two worlds were almost isolated.

Was it Professor Abigail who made him feel this was necessary?

Or……

"Professor." Wade raised his head and asked, "Did you encounter any problems during your previous investigation?"

Dumbledore looked at him, but couldn't see his expression through the lenses.

After a long moment he said, "We didn't find much, son."

"No... discovery?" Wade's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"Yeah... this is more terrifying than discovering anything."

Dumbledore sighed, "We thought that if we couldn't trace it with magic, then maybe there would be some clues among the Muggles... but there are nothing."

"There are no witnesses, no rumors, and we even had a Muggle check the surveillance camera at the airport, but found nothing."

"Our enemies... they have infiltrated deeply among the Muggles, so they can erase all traces. In this regard, we are far behind."

There was an exhaustion and worry in Dumbledore's voice that he could not hide.

But then, seeing the childish face of the boy in front of him, he immediately realized his laxity and immediately hid all his emotions.

"That's unusual, you see... most wizards know nothing about Muggles, let alone their technological developments."

Dumbledore continued in a calm tone, "We need to find a new direction for our investigation, or wait for their next move. As long as they do something, they will leave traces. As long as it doesn't take too long, we will definitely find something."

More than a year had passed since the Muggle couple realized the problem, so it was difficult to find talent.

If it took days or even weeks, Dumbledore would have been able to track down those subtle traces.

Scamander is also a master in this regard.

Wade did not doubt this, but after walking out of the principal's office, he looked back at the gradually fading lights, and a heavy sense of worry still arose in his heart.

Chapter 235 Like a Real Army

……

Although Wade still had some doubts about Professor Abigail, he was not overly worried since he had Dumbledore's assurance.

The combined age of his past and present lives was less than half of Dumbledore's. Wade didn't think his ability to judge people could be better than that old man's.

But Wade was also certain that Dumbledore had a lot more to say.

Of course, considering the age difference between the two sides, Wade had no complaints about this.

In other words, when he feels unhappy, he changes his identity and imagines himself - if it were him, would he tell the secret to a twelve-year-old child?

of course not.

After thinking about it this way, he became calm again, and even felt that Dumbledore was a little too lenient towards him.

……

At the end of March, the weather gradually became warmer. Although it rained for more than half of the month, the rain and muddy ground could not stop the students from playing outdoor games.

The maze challenge once again became the most popular game at Hogwarts.

After a whole winter, the students' enthusiasm for the game was so high that it was frightening. The maze was always crowded at almost all times except curfew.

Professor Abigail fell in love with the sport almost immediately. She also found that as long as she was playing the game, she could knock down the opponent in front of her without worrying about being criticized by Madam Pomfrey.

Of course, the professor now finally understood that children are much more fragile than adults, and once they are injured, they will be in trouble from the "protectors" behind them, so he became very cautious in his actions.

Students were rarely injured, but they were always knocked down before they could even see their shadows, and then sent out of the maze, which made the gaming experience extremely poor.

They protested to the "referee" several times, but the professors only said a few words of comfort and did not stop Abigail's actions at all.

The resentful students simply formed various alliances with clear division of labor in luring the enemy, reconnaissance, attack, defense, etc., trying to defeat the unsportsmanlike Professor Abigail by relying on their numerical advantage.

For the young wizards, this was just a way of playing, but the adult wizards felt a little frightened when they saw the changes in the children.

"This is just like... a real army..."

Snape stood by the window, watching the students in the playground in the distance trying to surround Abigail from all sides, carefully hiding themselves behind cover while running and jumping.

He whispered, "Dumbledore, is this what you want?"

"Believe me, not everything was as I expected." Dumbledore also said in a surprised tone: "At first, I just wanted the children to be more familiar with the use of spells."

Snape looked at him suspiciously, but there was no way to tell from Dumbledore's face whether he was telling the truth or not.

"Well," Snape said, "at all costs, don't let Fudge see this... he might be so frightened that he falls to the ground."

"You underestimate our Minister of Magic," said Dumbledore. "He should be a little braver than that."

Snape smiled sarcastically and said nothing.

Looking at the chaotic scene outside the window, his expression gradually became gloomy.

He couldn't help but wonder - if they had gone through the same training in school, would Lily...

Then it occurred to Snape that the training must have been going on on both sides, and he was still a Death Eater at the time.

They are enemies.

The stronger each other's abilities become, the more brutal the war will become.

But no matter what, seeing these children becoming more and more capable day by day, the professors are sincerely happy for them even though they feel that management is becoming more difficult.

Perhaps Abigail's desire to fight had been fully satisfied in the maze, or perhaps Madam Pomfrey's anger finally made her feel afraid. In any case, in the subsequent classes, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class finally became a little more normal.

Abigail began to talk about how to deal with various common dark creatures according to the textbook, but more importantly, she talked about how to prevent sneak attacks from dark wizards and the various methods used by dark wizards.

When she was in a good mood, she would ask the students to cooperate in performing the process of subduing and fighting back, just like the previous professor.

But in Lockhart's class, the students just roared a few times and then were defeated by the "brave Lockhart warriors".

However, in Abigail's class, she would actually demonstrate how to fight back, and the students who performed would often be left with black and blue marks.

"Honestly, Professor Abigail is better than I expected. Everything she teaches is very useful - it would be perfect if she was a little gentler when hitting people."

Anthony said this with a grin as he asked Michael to help him apply the liquid to the bruises on his back.

Many students followed suit.

Nowadays, after the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, most people have developed a new habit - that is, after class, they go to the empty classroom next door and apply medicine to each other.

The girls went to the classroom on the other side.

It's not worth going to Madam Pomfrey for a few bruises and scrapes. She might get scolded or at least scolded. Just apply potion yourself. Ordinary bruises will disappear in ten minutes at most.

Most of the students in Ravenclaw and Slytherin had good grades in potions, and even Goyle and Crabbe could occasionally brew a decent potion.

Of course, for the most effective potion, Ravenclaw recommends Vader, while Slytherin recommends Malfoy.

Therefore, they are always surrounded by people.

The relationship between the two colleges was extremely bad last semester, but after Wade showed increasingly powerful abilities, the grudges seemed to have faded.

They were all teenagers, and they saw each other every day. They had to practice spells together during class, sit at adjacent tables during meals, and get beaten by a professor together when they participated in maze challenges...

Most people had long forgotten the reason for the quarrel, and gradually returned to talking and laughing. Some Slytherins walked around Malfoy again, but now Malfoy was much colder to them.

After the Charms class on Friday, Professor Flitwick asked the Ravenclaw students to stay and informed them of an important matter.

"Next week will be the Easter holiday."

Professor Flitwick stood on a pile of books and said to his students seriously, "During this holiday, you need to consider which courses you want to take in your third year."