In This Hogwarts Without a Savior Chapter 274

  Chapter 274 272. Win-win! (two in one)

   "My English is very good, and of course I have no deviation in my understanding of protection. It is precisely because of this that I said that letting Green stay with me as a professor is the greatest protection for him."

  Grindelwald's voice was flat, he picked up a cup of tea on the desk casually, and took a sip.

  At the same time, opposite him, a chair suddenly slid out, like a figure skater on an ice rink, with a beautiful spin, it came to Jon's side.

  Fox has jumped onto Jon's head. This arrogant phoenix is ​​like Hagrid's Beech, and he likes to use his hair as a temporary base.

  Jon carefully sat on the chair, listening to this conversation, which was regarded as the highest standard in the magic world.

  Dumbledore in the fireplace also saw Jon entering the door. He smiled and nodded slightly to him.

"His talent is very high, you know it, and I knew it when I saw him fighting those Death Eaters during the day. If he stays with you, always at the forefront of the battlefield, are you really sure Can you guarantee his safety?"

  Grindelwald said slowly.

   "Especially when he still did such a thing, when your student learns his identity from the person who did it, do you think he will hate him as much as he hates you?"

  Dumbledore was not bewitched by Grindelwald's fallacies.

"Well, maybe what you said is right. You left him in Durmstrang to protect him better. I have no problem with that. Jon has done enough. I don't think so. Feels like he doesn't deserve a safe environment. But what does that have to do with you making him a Transfiguration professor? He's a Hogwarts student living temporarily in Durmstrang Can't it?"

   Grindelwald put down his teacup and said loudly.

"Of course not. With his talents, what can he learn if he lives with me temporarily and attends classes with other third-year students? He needs special instruction, Albus, and there is no one in this school except me." A person can still give full play to his talent, do you think I will teach him things for no reason?"

  Dumbledore's tone seemed to be sarcasm and sarcasm.

   "You are such a mean person."

   Regarding this, Grindelwald snapped his fingers indifferently.

"So, here is the problem. In order not to waste his talent, I need to teach him something, but because of my stinginess, I will not teach someone for no reason, let alone this person has already taken one of my things, Is it an unreasonable request for him to come to my school as a professor and shine for my students?"

  His words were obviously a rogue speech, but what he said was so reasonable, and his tone was full of unquestionable rhetorical questions and statements, as if blocking all Dumbledore's rebuttals.

  Dumbledore didn't look at Grindelwald, but turned his attention to Jon.

"The British Ministry of Magic has established a centaur liaison office for hundreds of years, but during this period, no centaur has ever walked into the gate of the Ministry of Magic and had any communication with wizards, because the so-called liaison office is just wishful thinking by wizards. It's just trying to make contact between the two parties. What you said is just your thoughts, Gellert, I don't really mind that you want to poach Jon away from me, what I do mind is , Do you respect the boy's own thoughts? Has he told you what he thinks?"

  Grindelwald leaned back in the chair, and he also looked at Jon, there was no persecution or threat in his eyes, but calm and interested.

  When this choice was thrown to Jon, how would he choose in front of himself and Dumbledore?

  Jon was a little dazed when Dumbledore's voice fell.

  I've already done it badly, why do you still let me make a choice?

  The two of you can't agree on a result, so let me make a decision?

"Don't feel embarrassed, just speak your truest thoughts." Dumbledore said softly, "What Getler said is not wrong, since he wants to teach you something, it is good for you, and In Durmstrang you can also have the safest learning environment. If you don't want to stay there, Fox is with you, it can bring you back anytime, this old rascal is not what he used to be, can't stop .So there is no problem with whatever choice you make, and I will respect your opinion."

   Facing Dumbledore's denunciation, Grindelwald didn't take it seriously. He just took a sip of the tea that had been refilled at some point.

  Jon rubbed his thighs with both hands, he frowned and struggled for a moment, then asked tentatively.

   "You really can choose whatever you want?"

   "Of course, I'm such a bad old man that I'm not going to lie to a child." Dumbledore smiled and blinked.

  Jon took a deep breath, and under the watchful eyes of Grindelwald and Dumbledore, he said with certainty.

"I can't stay in Durmstrang. Even if Professor Dumbledore says I've done enough, I won't watch my classmates and teachers go to war alone in the safety of the back. The talent may be myself Yes, but without Hogwarts, the current Jon Green is probably still cleaning the toilets and washing clothes for the purebloods in that castle!"

   Dumbledore's face made of green fire, after hearing Jon's speech, his smile didn't change in any way, but there was a trace of helplessness and relief.

The expression on Grindelwald's face also didn't change much. Although he didn't know Jon well, it can be seen from his performance today that he has a strong sense of belonging to Hogwarts. When the power of choice is handed over to Jon, then he is destined to be unable to stay in Durmstrang.

   Just when this matter seemed to be so finalized, Jon seemed to have not finished speaking, and then continued.

   "But I actually think that the two identities of a student at Hogwarts and a professor at Durmstrang are not that conflicting, right?"

   There was an awkward smile on his face, and the thickness of his skin was obviously not fully exercised.

"It's not that Durmstrang is in short supply for the professor of transfiguration. I can learn from Principal Bagshot first, and return to Hogwarts to continue fighting for the liberation of Britain when the situation in France stabilizes. If Durmstrang needs When I was with you, I would certainly be obliged to take on the responsibility of being a professor."

  After Jon's voice fell, the principal's room fell into a silence.

  Fox, lying on top of Jon's head, was combing his brightly colored feathers with a sharp beak. It seemed to feel that the atmosphere suddenly became quiet, and looked up curiously to see what happened.

  The jumping green fire did not return to the normal bright yellow color, which proved that the Floo network connecting Dumbledore from France to the principal's office had not been interrupted, and the picture was indeed in a non-stationary state.

  Jon just felt embarrassed at first, but after hearing no response, he already wanted to retract his head into the robe.

   This seems to be a win-win plan that neither breaks away from Hogwarts, nor makes Grindelwald lose face, but in fact, the only person who really wins is himself.

  In the name of Durmstrang's professor, learn something from Grindelwald, and then go back to Hogwarts, it is completely empty-handed white wolf!

   Just when Jon thought that both Grindelwald and Dumbledore had been shocked by his brazenness, a burst of unrestrained laughter suddenly sounded in the principal's room.

   "Hahahaha! I'd love to know how you taught him, Albus. He's smart, much smarter than you were when you were young!"

   Instead of receiving the imaginary scolding similar to "You want to eat it", he was praised, which made Jon, who had planned to be an ostrich, raise his head again, and looked blankly at the situation in the principal's office.

   Grindelwald laughed, and Dumbledore's smile became even more helpless.

   "I agree."

  Jon was stunned, and the expression on Dumbledore's face in the fireplace also showed surprise.

   They looked at Grindelwald, who had suppressed his smile at this time, and listened to him repeating what he had just said casually.

   "You can take on the two identities of Hogwarts student and Durmstrang's professor together, and I also allow you to stay in Durmstrang as you like."

If Grindelwald hadn't emphasized it again, Jon would have thought that there was something wrong with his ears just now. Even now, he still looked at the old man leaning on the chair in disbelief, and then turned his head again. Looked at Dumbledore.

   You just said that people are stingy, professor?

  Dumbledore looked at Grindelwald, the surprise on his face had turned serious, and he asked seriously for Jon.

   "What about the price?"

   Grindelwald played with his wand in his hand and chuckled.

"Price? Of course there is a price. The world has always been fair. Since he can get more, he also has to pay something. It's just up to him to decide whether what he gains and what he pays are worthwhile." .”

  He turned to look at Jon.

"Since you want to occupy both, I can totally agree. Durmstrang doesn't really lack a professor of transfiguration like you, but if you want to learn from me, then until you leave this castle Before you leave, you must complete any goals and tasks I give you."

   This request seems very simple, as simple as that no matter who comes, he can immediately agree to it, but Jon hesitates.

   "I can't do what I can't do."

"If I really wanted to torture you, I wouldn't have delayed so long with Albus because of this matter." Grindelwald said flatly, "But don't take things too simply, if you now Promised, but did not fulfill tonight's promise later, I will have a way to take back whatever you have learned from me."

   Regarding Grindelwald's words, Dumbledore didn't say anything, he just looked at Jon, because he was the only one who could make a choice in the end.

  After receiving Grindelwald's guarantee, Jon didn't continue to struggle. Since he dared to propose such a "win-win" solution with the cheek, he also had the courage to make this promise.

   "I agree."

  Jon's answer did not exceed Grindelwald's expectations, he turned to look at Dumbledore in the fireplace.

   "So, are you satisfied with tonight's result?"

   Dumbledore smiled again.

   "I said that I will not interfere with any of Jon's choices, as long as it is his own will."

"Then what are you still doing here?" Grindelwald issued the eviction order mercilessly, "I have already given the order you sent someone to send over, and the needed supplies will be prepared and delivered the day after tomorrow at the latest. About you The student's problem is also solved, then quickly disappear before my eyes."

  Dumbledore didn't show any impatience, the smile on his face remained the same, but the green flame in the fireplace became weaker and weaker, and soon disappeared.

   Darkness returned for a second in the principal's room, and then the bright yellow fire was rekindled in the fireplace, illuminating everything around.

   Fox, who was lying on top of Jon's head, also spread his wings, and after a golden-red light lit up, he also disappeared.

   Now in Durmstrang, as long as Grindelwald is around, Fox doesn't need to stay by their side all the time. It can go back to France to provide more help to the wizards of Wupingxian.

   Only Grindelwald and Jon were left in the principal's office.

"You can hang on to the title of professor, and you don't need to be responsible for the specific teaching work. As for the third-grade courses, you can follow them if you want. If you don't want to go, the teachers in Durmstrang will not look for you. Trouble. Then come to me tomorrow afternoon, before dinner."

   Explained his arrangements to Jon, but Jon still didn't intend to leave the principal's office.

   This could not help but make Grindelwald, who had already bowed his head to read the letters in the office, raised his head again.

   "Do you have anything else to do?"

  Jon hesitated to ask.

   "Sir. When you talked to Professor Dumbledore just now, you said that I have your things here?"

   Grindelwald put down the quill in his hand, and he looked at Jon.

   "Dumbledore didn't tell you?"

  Jon shook his head.

   "Professor Dumbledore never told me about it."

   "Yes, this is really not something to show off." Grindelwald said softly, "Chestnut wood with phoenix tail feathers, 14 inches, is a pretty good match."

  Hearing his words, Jon raised the old wand in his hand with a look of astonishment.

  He recalled the scene when he got it in Dumbledore's headmaster's office on his first day on the carriage at Hogwarts.

  At that time, Dumbledore clearly showed his nostalgia for this wand differently from other wands.

  Jon also guessed that the original owner of this wand might have a good relationship with Dumbledore, so its original owner was actually Grindelwald?

  (end of this chapter)

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