Chapter 144 Power Supremacy

Just when Xie Ling was about to say goodbye and leave, Professor McGonagall spoke: "You're welcome. I also hope that you can win this competition and win glory for the school."

Xie Ling smiled and replied: "Professor, thank you for your encouragement. I can't guarantee that I can win the competition, but I can guarantee that I will do my best!"

"You!" Professor McGonagall showed a rare smile in her eyes: "How dare you say that! You dare to violate the rules agreed in advance and participate in the Triwizard Tournament privately. I really don't know what to say to you!"

"However," Professor McGonagall restrained her smile, "The Goblet of Fire is intelligent. Since you are chosen as a warrior by it, it means that you are qualified to participate." She couldn't help but think of another warrior in Hogwarts, "I don't know what Potter should do. This competition is not easy, and there are also dangerous projects in it-I advise you to be careful and don't be brave, understand?"

When McGonagall knew that Xie Ling had signed up for the Triwizard Tournament privately, she was also angry. She didn't think that Xie Ling, who had always followed the rules, would do such a reckless behavior. But later she was relieved. After all, Xielin was already in the fourth grade. According to the rule that the Triwizard Tournament was held every five years, Xielin had no chance to participate in the next competition.

Moreover, his strength was obvious to all, and in McGonagall's opinion, he could compete with the seventh grade students.

"Got it, professor, I will pay attention." Xielin said obediently.

"In addition," Professor McGonagall seemed to remember something, "There is one thing, I think you'd better go to Professor Dumbledore, after all, as a junior student participating in such a senior competition, it's best to listen to his opinion. He is in the principal's office now, and the code is cockroach pile."

Hum, Dumbledore?

"Okay, professor, I know." Xielin replied.

Xielin would not be naive to think that meeting Dumbledore was really Professor McGonagall's intention, which he could see from Professor McGonagall's tone and eyes. Professor McGonagall, you may be an excellent witch and a master of Transfiguration, but you are definitely not a qualified liar...

What could Dumbledore want to see me about?

Several thoughts flashed through Schelling's mind, and the biggest possibility was that he participated in the Triwizard Tournament.

Schelling thought about it carefully, and he was quite sure that he had not revealed any flaws anywhere, whether it was the establishment of the Sleeping Dragon Society or the killing of Kingsley, there was almost no possibility of leakage.

Dumbledore must be seen, after all, what is coming will always come. Moreover, after knowing the affairs of Meredith and Morgan Le Fay, he did have a reason to consult Dumbledore.

In the principal's office, the portraits of the past principals hanging on the wall were obviously pretending to sleep, but in fact, the slightly exposed eyes were staring at Schelling. At the other end of the desk, sat the principal, Professor Dumbledore, who had a kind smile but deep eyes.

"It's been a long time, Schelling. How was your summer vacation and campus life in the fourth grade?" Dumbledore asked kindly.

It was not the first time that Schelling had dealt with this seemingly amiable elder, who was actually a chess player with extremely good strategies.

Schelling knew that no matter how concealed his every move at Hogwarts was, it would be difficult to hide it from the headmaster. If Dumbledore's attention was 10 points, 5 points were on Harry, 2 points were on Ron and Hermione, and the remaining 3 points were probably mostly on him.

That was why he asked Daphne to establish the Sleeping Dragon Society on his behalf. With him and Harry attracting attention, and with the help of Mad Eye Moody and Draco, Schelling did not believe that Dumbledore could really take care of everything. He was not a god!

Schelling didn't intend to beat around the bush with Dumbledore. He said directly, "Dear professor, let's get this straight! You didn't come to me just to say hello, right?"

This time it was Dumbledore's turn to be stunned. He had been the principal for many years. Even though he had an easygoing personality, his status and strength meant that every student would be in awe of him, and even tremble with fear. This was the first time he had seen a student who could confront him so directly.

He smiled and said, "Kid, I really didn't have any bad intentions in calling you here. As a principal, I think it's my duty to care about every student. Today I just want to know if you have anything to say to me, such as...Meredith?"

Sure enough, Schelling was right. It was indeed Dumbledore's intention to call Schelling to the principal's office, but he didn't expect that Dumbledore would catch his weakness in the first sentence.

Xielin's pupils shrank slightly. Meredith was a pain in his heart. He could not forget or forgive the mistakes he made, which caused the people around him to be hurt. He clearly told himself that he must protect everyone around him...

"Since you mentioned the matter of May, you must know that she was captured by the 'Dragon Shadow'," Xielin's eyes were full of sharpness, "I swear - I will definitely rescue her, but -"

Xielin's tone was full of unquestionable firmness: "Before that, I need more power, and no one can stop me -" Xielin's eyes were fixed on Dumbledore, "Professor, please understand that I don't want anyone around me to be hurt again!"

Xielin's words were very clear - I just want to pursue power, whoever dares to stand in my way is my enemy!

Dumbledore was silent.

He looked at Schelling as if examining him.

To be honest, he could no longer see through Xie Lin's true strength. This feeling of being out of control was very uncomfortable for a control freak like him, and he could faintly feel the power of that realm in Xie Lin. . He was almost certain that, although the conjecture sounded ridiculous, he thought Schelling had already taken that step.

Xie Lin was not the only one who had troubles beyond his control right now.

Several recent events could not help but appear in his mind.

His intelligence network told him that in Little Hangleton, a small town in England, a Muggle named Bryce was missing. This Muggle was responsible for guarding Riddle House. He had a hunch that this matter was definitely related to that person.

Also, in the Order of the Phoenix, Kingsley Shacklebolt, whom he relied on very much, died! Although he died on a mission, three Aurors still failed to deal with five werewolves? This doesn’t look right no matter how you look at it!

This was not over yet. The International Federation of Wizards also passed on very bad information to him. The Indonesian Ministry of Magic was forcibly breached by a certain dark wizard and used the international floo network inside to escape to Europe. No matter how weak the Indonesian Ministry of Magic is, it is still the authority of the country's magic world. It is not something that ordinary dark wizards can do.

Enough about the distant ones, let’s talk about the close ones. There are enough unusual things in Hogwarts alone.

I heard from Hagrid that there were a lot of signs of burning in the Forbidden Forest. He had personally inspected the scene, and it was unmistakable. It was definitely a powerful fire curse. Does this mean that there are traces of a suspected dark wizard in the Forbidden Forest?

Those who can use the Fire Curse without being counterattacked are generally strong enough to threaten the safety of Hogwarts students. What's more, the caster of the Li Fire Curse is probably very knowledgeable about the Li Fire Curse. The huge number of eight-eyed spiders in the Forbidden Forest were burned to the point of extinction. He has not seen such a powerful Li Fire Curse for a long time. Fire spell.

A little earlier, on the first day of school, Minerva told him that the Malfoy twins had a conflict with Alastor. He found out the details of this incident later. Draco blocked Moody's attack, and then Draco and Sherrin teamed up to cast an astonishing attack magic, forcing Moody to cast a strange iron armor spell to resist it. .

There was so much about this incident that was so unusual - whether it was Draco blocking Moody's attack, the combination of Draco and Sherrin being enough to threaten Moody, or the fact that Moody was using something he had never seen before. The iron armor curse made him very concerned.

As if he didn't have enough troubles, in his opinion, all four contestants in this Triwizard Tournament had problems!

Xie Lin and Harry's participation was weird enough, but he could still barely guess the secret behind it, and he also had suspicions in his mind.

He suspected that Schelling was able to compete because he had broken through a certain realm that could not be stated explicitly. He suspected that Harry was forced to participate in the game and was manipulated by a mysterious person behind the scenes, but it was not clear who did it through someone in Hogwarts.

However, the participation of the Monroe family and the Hohenheim family really surprised him. Dumbledore also knew a little about the details behind these two families. They were definitely not as simple as they appeared. They were just two famous pure-blood families.

The alchemy school of the Hohenheim family is most likely to involve the dark necromantic alchemy of human body, which is a taboo field of alchemy!

The "Grindelwald" in the surname of Catalina of the Monroe family made him even more concerned. There’s no need to explain the reason, right?

Of course, it was because too many of these factors occupied most of his energy, and of course the Harry training plan was going on at the same time, which made him physically and mentally exhausted, so Daphne was able to successfully establish the Sleeping Dragon Society without telling him - he really couldn't I was no longer distracted to pay more attention to the other little wizards in Hogwarts.

After a long silence, he spoke in the gentlest tone: "Child, you have to remember that you are not alone. Meredith is also a student at Hogwarts. If something happens to a student, I, as the principal, have my duty to do it. You You can ask me for help at any time.”

Xie Lin's face was expressionless, but he secretly thought in his heart, is this old man planning to show his kindness?

Dumbledore did not intend to continue to dwell on this topic, and continued: "There is nothing wrong with pursuing power. I just want to remind you, don't lose yourself, don't forget your original intention. I have seen too many excellent and ambitious students like you. More..." After saying this, Dumbledore fell into silence. He seemed to be recalling some past events, and his whole body seemed to be ten years older, with a tired look on his face.

Xie Lin felt a trace of intolerance in his heart. Yes, no matter how powerful and wise Dumbledore appeared, it could not change that he was already a 113-year-old man. He was burdened with too much...

He has devoted his life to two generations of Dark Lords, and judging from his tone, now he still has to worry about the emergence of the third generation of Dark Lords.

Moreover, Xie Lin knew that he had now provoked at least two groups of enemies: the Shadow of the Dragon and the Ghost Society.

After repeated calculations, he realized that although he did not want to owe Dumbledore any favors, he knew that it would take a lot of time to establish a complete intelligence network, but he had no time to waste. Relying on Dumbledore's intelligence network is obviously a better choice, but the plan in his heart, the promise he made to his own destiny and the destiny of his family - does it need to be compromised after all?

Meredith's face flashed in his mind, remembering that touching kiss in the teahouse, and remembering the girl's words to him about her lifelong trust. He felt a pain in his heart. It really hurt, as if he was being torn apart from left to right. It hurt like a tear - forget it, never mind, he was not a heartless person after all. He could have given up Hermione's friendship for the sake of his family and ambition, but Meredith's status in his heart was far from comparable to Hermione's.

He gradually made a decision in his mind.

"Professor, let's not play riddles here." Xie Lin couldn't help but said: "I know that Professor you have been doubting me and worrying about me. After all, it's because I am a member of the Malfoy family. You are worried that I will Join the Death Eaters camp like those pure-blood families?"

Xie Lin said categorically: "I can tell you now, you worry too much! I will not join the Death Eaters. Even everything I have done is to remove the family from the Death Eaters." Detach, and not fall into the quagmire of the war between the Death Eaters and your own camp..."

Dumbledore smiled and said with a smile: "To be honest, I have never worried that you would become Voldemort's subordinate." His eyes were shining and he said slowly: "Just because he doesn't deserve it!"

"I have to say that living long enough still gives me an advantage in reading people. I have met too many people - you cannot be inferior to others, even if that person is Voldemort." Dumbledore The tone was very certain.

Boy, there are so many ways to interpret this sentence! For example, hinting that Schelling will be the new generation of Dark Lord?

Xie Lin sighed and said slowly: "Professor, what I pursue is nothing more than the strength to protect the people around me and to live with dignity."

Xie Lin said: "Professor, you probably know that I learned some knowledge about wizarding law from Aunt Leah during the summer vacation. I found that the wizarding world is a society ruled by law on the surface, but there are obvious loopholes in the legal regulations. Modified radios, sports cars It's not illegal Muggle products, but TVs and blankets are not. What's the point? Not to mention that the Minister of Magic, as an executive, has the power to change the law at any time, and also has the power to remove members of the Wizengamot who are affiliated with the judicial system? power..."

"No matter how nice the slogan is, it cannot hide the cruel fact that power is supreme in the wizarding world," Xie Lin said eloquently: "Professor, you have power, and you can choose to be friendly to others, but you can't expect everyone to be like you. Don't be corrupted by power, let's see - the officials of the Ministry of Magic are usually said to be powerful, but in the last wizarding war, they were all more cowardly than Sun Tzu in front of the Dark Lord. They persecuted Muggles and innocent people. They are among the murderers..."

Xie Lin concluded in a deep voice: "In the wizarding world, people without power are not worthy of wealth and status in the wizarding world. This is the cruel reality!"