Hogwarts: From Little Wizard to White Lord

There are so many pure-blood families in North America, and it is certainly impossible for all families to want to achieve their goals using such radical methods as now.

Where there are radicals, there are naturally conservatives.

Vaughn recalled Isabella's letter about the pure-blood families who had received death threats. He then looked at Crouch, "Do you suspect the radicals are using organizations like the Watchers to force the conservatives into action? Like Graves?"

Crouch nodded. "From a political perspective, there's no irreconcilable contradiction between radicalism and conservatism. The difference between the two lies solely in their different positions and the speed of their actions. This isn't unchangeable; it just requires external pressure..."

This external pressure can come from the so-called "mob groups" composed of North American Muggle wizards, or it can come from... other countries!

Vaughan's mind suddenly became clear.

Crouch was right. Under the current circumstances, it was indeed not appropriate for him and Dumbledore to show up. Even if any forces outside North America wanted to intervene, the situation in North America would immediately become unknown.

Radicalism usually means it is easy to get out of control, and with the current powder keg-like state of the North American wizarding world, if it gets out of control, it is very likely to lead to - war!

Thinking of this, Vaughan felt a little headache.

Originally, he thought that the chaos in North America was far away from him. Although he had paid some attention to it before, he did not feel it in reality. Unexpectedly, the fire of chaos suddenly burned near him.

Because he suddenly realized that Crouch's previous long speeches expounding on the essence of the North American situation were probably not just because of Isabella Rosier.

really.

When Vaughn asked, Crouch's serious face twitched a few times, but he still took out a thick parchment envelope from his pocket.

He handed the envelope to Vaughan and said dryly, "Actually, I don't think you should get involved in this mess. Without Dumbledore in the North American wizarding world, the influence of pure-blood families reaches deep into every aspect. There's only one place they find it difficult to interfere with, and that place has now become a gathering place for half-blood and Muggle-born wizards, and it's also the place where the most serious conflicts in the North American wizarding world occur..."

Vaughan looked at the envelope.

There was a large coat of arms printed on the envelope. It consisted of crossed ribbons and four animal figures. For a moment, Vaughan thought he saw the shield of Hogwarts.

In the world, there are four animals used in heraldry. Apart from Hogwarts, there is only another magic school that was created in imitation of it.

Crouch said the name in a dry voice: "-Ilvermorny! Yesterday, the International Confederation of Wizards handed me their invitation letter, inviting you to travel to North America during the summer vacation to participate in academic exchanges on potions and discuss the possibility of establishing a branch of the Werewolf Affairs Committee in North America!"

Listening to Crouch's words and looking at the letter, Vaughn was stunned...

……

Vaughan returned to Hogwarts at night.

He had just walked out of Professor McGonagall's office when he was caught by the twins.

Today, the twins are in dire straits.

Given that Ron had previously tried the drug on himself and achieved excellent results, earning him a three-day holiday, the twins' skipping school candy business not only reached all seven grades in Gryffindor, but also expanded its customer base to other colleges.

Even in Slytherin, which has the worst relationship with Gryffindor, many 5th and 7th grade students could not bear the academic pressure and secretly placed orders.

As a result, once the news broke, Gryffindor's clients did not push him too hard because they were in the same college.

The Hufflepuff badgers were always honest and simple-minded. At most, they would urge the twins to pay back the money, and then they would wait patiently for the twins to pay back.

But Ravenclaw and Slytherin are not so easy to fool, especially Slytherin. Those guys always try to disgust Gryffindor for no reason, and now they are so self-righteous.

As soon as the get out of class was over, Malfoy took his two followers and several fifth-year "victims" and hung a banner in front of the entrance of Gryffindor Tower.

It reads "Weasley owes debts and red-heads drink blood and sweat."

The classes were noisy either. He bribed several Slytherin students in the same grade as the twins to make them wear enchanted armbands in class and repeatedly demonstrate the words on the banner.

Although there was no physical attack or bullying, this humiliation, which was comparable to social death, broke the twins' defenses far more than any actual harm.

So when Vaughn saw the two, he almost didn't recognize them - their red hair was a mess like a chicken coop, their faces were pale and haggard, and they no longer had their usual lively and optimistic appearance.

The two looked at Vaughn eagerly.

After what happened today, their ambitions had completely collapsed under the oppression of their creditors and the humiliation of Slytherin.

Their frequent saying, "A Weasley never breaks his word," suddenly became a joke.

Now, they just want to get the deposit back as soon as possible. In the afternoon, the two had contacted the store where they had purchased the raw materials before, trying to get them to buy them back.

But distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. Besides, once the raw materials are in and out, don't even think about getting a refund at the original price. Now their only hope to fill the gap is Vaughn.

Unfortunately, Vaughn has no time to care about them now.

Ignoring the twins' attempts to curry favor, Vaughn sent them to the Room of Requirement to wait, then hurried to the principal's office.

Dumbledore opened the meeting with dessert as usual, and Vaughn refused again without hesitation. He then shook his head regretfully, unfolded the invitation Vaughn handed him, and took a look:

"Oh—an invitation from Ilvermorny is truly rare. The North American wizarding community is very closed. They have always disliked paying attention to other countries and magic schools, always wanting to live their own little lives behind closed doors..."

This was a well-known fact. Vaughn didn't want to hear him ramble on, so he interrupted, "What do you think Ilvermorny is planning?"

Dumbledore smiled, his blue eyes as bright as the moon outside the window: "It is obvious, Vaughan, you have made the world see the potential of werewolves. Ilvermorny hopes to recruit werewolves with you!"

"If werewolves are considered magical creatures, then they are likely the most widespread species in the world... Sorry, please forgive my old man's pedantic and stubborn ideas, but I always unconsciously exclude werewolves from the human race."

"That's understandable. After all, you're over a hundred years old, buried up to your eyebrows."

Vaughan, who was already used to Dumbledore's catchphrases, said sarcastically.

Dumbledore smiled and said nothing. He continued, "Lycosis—oh, I almost forgot you wrote a paper about it, renaming it the werewolf virus... Anyway, the unique mechanism of the werewolf virus makes it almost impossible for the werewolf population to expand."

"Even if there have never been werewolves in a place before, as long as there is one werewolf there, he can quickly infect a whole group of people."

"America is the hardest hit area by werewolves. This is related to its development history. You who are familiar with Muggles should know that when Muggles develop colonies, they don't use normal labor. Instead, they use slaves, criminals, and death row prisoners."

"This is true in Muggle society, and in the wizarding world as well. However, compared to the huge Muggle population, the small number of wizards would be a huge waste to use to develop colonies. So, some people at the time targeted werewolves."

"The werewolf virus is undoubtedly a disaster for Muggles and wizards, but in the eyes of some people, it is not completely useless. At least when they transform and go crazy on a full moon night, they are the most efficient killing machines. Their bodies are strong and ruthless. Apart from magic, almost no weapon can hurt them."

"Any life in front of them can only be slaughtered at will. What's even more terrifying is that as long as some powerful wizards are sent to intervene to prevent them from completely killing all lives, as more Muggles are scratched and bitten, the werewolf virus will spread, and this killing machine will become more and more powerful..."

Dumbledore sighed as he spoke. "In order to explore America, wizards at the time hunted werewolves and vampires across Europe and sent them there. It's hard for us today to imagine the chaos and bloodshed that America was in during that era."

Vaughn was a little stunned.

For some reason, he suddenly remembered a movie he had seen in his previous life, "Lincoln, Vampire Hunter", a bizarre movie that magically changed American history and portrayed the Civil War as a war between humans and vampires.

The scene described by Dumbledore suddenly gave him the illusion that he had traveled through time again.

Seeing his stunned expression, Dumbledore shook his head. "I know you find it ridiculous, but in that era, everyone was crazy. The New World, the new land, trade, gold... the interests drove everyone in Europe to become devils."

"Since the birth of wizards, there has never been an era as crazy as that time. The current history of magic is vague about what happened back then, but from the details we can judge that the birth of the Statute of Secrecy was not just due to the Muggle witch hunt."

"Including the several wars fought by Muggles in the Americas, they were most likely related to the eventual loss of control over werewolves and vampires in the Americas... The wizards back then chose to bury everything, but some traces cannot be erased. For example, the werewolf population in the Americas is far larger than that in Europe."

"According to the International Confederation of Wizards, there may be tens of thousands of werewolves and thousands of vampires throughout the Americas... They are all problems left over from hundreds of years ago."

At this point, Dumbledore paused and added, "This is investigative intelligence from 60 years ago. At that time, Grindelwald was wreaking havoc in North America. In order to find out his whereabouts, the Federation was able to force the Magical Congress to open its borders. Since then, the Magical Congress no longer allows the Federation to interfere. No one knows what the situation is like now."

After saying this, he gazed deeply at Vaughn with his bright blue eyes. "But it's conceivable that the werewolves in North America must be a huge force, so powerful that they could very well determine the situation in North America. And your wolfsbane potion and the Werewolf Affairs Committee could very well be the key to that situation!"

Vaughan was speechless.

Of course, he understood what Dumbledore meant. Considering the information revealed by Crouch, he knew that the main conflict in North America at present was the conflict between pure-blood families and half-blood and Muggle-born wizards.

In this conflict, Ilvermorny chose to shelter half-bloods and Muggles, which forced it to stand on the opposite side of the pure-blood families.

Using one magic school to fight against all the pure-blood families, not to mention Ilvermorny, even Hogwarts with Dumbledore can't do it.

So, Ilvermorny began trying to win over magical creatures.

This is not the first time that this magic school has done such a thing. When it was first founded, it had tried to win over Pukki, a magical creature with a similar bloodline to fairies, who was short, had gray skin, and possessed powerful magic.

If that were all, then Vaughn would have no reason to hesitate. He could just accept the invitation and go to North America to expand the Werewolf Affairs Committee, spread its reputation, and rescue Isabella at the same time.

However, if the werewolf becomes the key to the situation, then the problem will be more serious.

At the very least, those pure-blood families would certainly not sit idly by and watch tens of thousands of werewolves join the Ilvermorny camp. It was hard to say what measures they would take.

I saw Vaughn frowning and thinking, hesitating.

Dumbledore regained his smiling expression and said, "My dear, there are still three months until summer vacation. You can take your time to think about it."

Vaughn rolled his eyes at him. "Are you gloating?"

"No, no, no, I just find it very interesting. As you progress faster and faster on the path of magic, it seems that nothing can embarrass you anymore."

This old bastard!

Vaughn asked unhappily, "Stop talking nonsense. What's your suggestion?"

"I don't have any suggestions. If I were to speak purely from the perspective of the principal, I would advise you not to go. What's happening in America has nothing to do with Europe, and you, a student, shouldn't be put in danger."

As he spoke, Dumbledore smiled: "But I am not just a headmaster, and you, Vaughan, are not just a student!"

……

Vaughan had no idea what Dumbledore was talking about.

He was too lazy to ask more questions. This old man loved to be a riddle teller and was used to playing crazy and stupid. No matter how hard he asked, he would not get anything out of him.

Vaughan was not discouraged by not getting any advice from Dumbledore. He had to make his own decision on such matters. Besides, Dumbledore was right. There were still three months left, so he could think about it carefully.

At the very least, it is necessary to take advantage of this time to catch up on the history and related events of the North American wizarding world and understand the situation there.

But that won't start until tomorrow.

At present, Vaughan also has to deal with his two older brothers and show them his younger brother's "care"!

The corridor outside the House of Requests.

Following Vaughn's instructions, the twins arrived early and paced back and forth anxiously.

Across from the tapestry, Guo Guocha squatted by the wall, staring at the twins moving back and forth with his huge round eyes. The door of the Room of Requirement had already appeared above his head.

Because of Vaughn, the two knew about this magical place a few months ago. However, Vaughn often came here to practice magic and read books, and the twins, who did not dare to disturb their younger brother, did not come here often.

If it were any other time, they might have explored it out of curiosity, but unfortunately, the two of them were now so preoccupied with their thoughts that they had no time to spare, and they were even too lazy to pay attention to Guo Guocha.

After pacing for a while, the twins suddenly stopped, looking depressed.

"Fred, I think our good days are over."

Fred sighed, "Yeah, George, the last person in the family who was willing to support our research, may not support us today!"

The twins are very smart, with excellent IQ and EQ.

Before, the two of them were only concerned with finding a way to settle the accounts without giving it much thought. Now that they had calmed down and thought carefully about Vaughn's attitude, they had to pessimistically realize that Vaughn, who had always supported them, might give up on them this time.

"It's all your fault, George! Why did you show off in front of him those days? You knew very well that our dear brother was narrow-minded!"

"Shut up! You were the one who said we should show our petty-minded brother what we've accomplished!"

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't say that."