Dragon Roar Master at Hogwarts

"Although according to etiquette, we should say hello to Mr. and Mrs. Dursley first, it seems that it will take some time for them to return to a state suitable for greetings." Dumbledore had already changed Vernon's nose back. But Vernon and Petunia were still huddled in the corner of the cabin, their eyes blank and silent, as if they hadn't recovered from the mental shock just now.

Dudley and Harry sat side by side on the sofa, with Dumbledore sitting on the wooden chair opposite. Hagrid stood next to Dumbledore with his head lowered, like a child who had done something wrong.

Dudley narrowed his eyes and stared at Dumbledore's face carefully.There is no doubt that this Dumbledore looks exactly like the Dumbledore who chatted with Rowling at King's Cross Station in the dream before traveling.

But for some reason, Dudley intuitively felt that the two were completely different people.If there is a difference, the Dumbledore at King's Cross Station gives people a more open-minded, omniscient and omnipotent feeling, while the Dumbledore in front of him is more mysterious and stable.

Are there differences between Dumbledores at different time points, or is the one at King's Cross just someone else pretending to be Dumbledore?Dudley thought as he observed Dumbledore.

"In that case, let's have a casual chat first," Dumbledore's blue eyes were shining brightly under his half-moon glasses. "First of all, let me introduce myself again. My name is Albus Dumbledore. I am a member of the Order of Merlin, First Class. , the current Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.”

Harry looked at Dudley, who nodded, and then Harry replied: "My name is Harry Potter..."

"No, no, no, you don't need to introduce yourself, kid." Dumbledore looked at Harry with kind eyes, "We have been paying attention to you, Harry, since you were a baby, and we may understand it better than you yourself. you."

Then Dumbledore turned his gaze to Dudley, his eyes seemed to be able to see through people's souls: "And this must be Harry's cousin, Mr. Dudley Dursley. To be honest, you gave me a lot of surprises today. , whether it’s Harry’s trust in you, or your profound and magical performance when you have conflicts with Hagrid.”

"Please forgive me if I have offended Mr. Hagrid and Hogwarts just now." Dudley did not dare to continue to make excuses in front of Dumbledore, "But I can reiterate that everything I did was as a cousin. For Harry's safety."

Hagrid rolled his eyes and was about to say something, but after looking at Dumbledore, he held it back and lowered his head angrily.

"Oh?" Dumbledore looked at Dudley with interest, "Interestingly, judging from our previous observations of Harry, it seems that at least a month ago..."

"Mr. Dumbledore, people will grow." Dudley knew what Dumbledore wanted to ask and interrupted him, "For young people, at a certain point in time, they suddenly realize their mistakes and change themselves. values, it shouldn’t be a rare thing.”

Dumbledore's wise eyes narrowed, and the half-moon lenses shone.Dudley knew that his words had successfully triggered memories of the relationship between him and Grindelwald when they were young.

"That's very well said, Mr. Dursley. I'm surprised by your maturity far beyond your age." Dumbledore showed a gentle smile, "But I still have to remind you that students at Hogwarts are Demonstration of magical abilities outside of school is not allowed until adulthood, even if one is born with one.”

"My abilities are just...wait, you mean Hogwarts students?"

Dudley thought he heard wrongly and couldn't believe his ears.

"But Professor, he is not on the student roster. He has not even received a letter of admission even after he is 11 years old." Hagrid couldn't help but interrupt, but Dumbledore just raised his hand and stopped him from continuing.

"Mr. Dursley's magical ability is undoubted, Hagrid, you should know this better than me." A woolen pen and a roll of parchment came out of Dumbledore's sleeves, hanging in the air quickly What is written on the ground.

"It would be a pity if the training of a talented wizard was delayed because of a small mistake in the ability of a new student to detect spells." Dumbledore waved his wand, and the parchment fell steadily into Dudley's hands.

"Cousin, you have also received the admission notice." Harry came closer and looked at the Hogwarts notice that had just been written on the fly with Dudley, looking very excited. "In this case, we can go to Hogwarts together!"

Dudley said nothing, but the hand holding the parchment trembled slightly, because he was afraid that he would be unable to cover up his ecstasy if he made a sound.

That is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the place that all fans of the Harry Potter series dream of, the center of the world of magic and fantasy. Dudley had tried every means to get into it before, but now that he had achieved his goal, he felt a sense of illusion and unreality.

But Dudley's excitement seemed to be hidden from Dumbledore, who showed a sly smile: "What's wrong, Mr. Dursley, are you afraid that I will feed you to the dragon, the eight-clawed spider, or the three-headed hellhound?" .”

Hearing Dumbledore making fun of what he had just said to make excuses, Dudley, no matter how shameless he was, couldn't help his face getting slightly hot, and pretended to cough twice to cover up his gaffe.

"I will never allow this to happen!"

The cabin fell into silence. The one who made the loud noise was Vernon Dursley, who stood up unsteadily in the corner. It seemed that he had finally recovered from the terrible thing just now.

"We swore an oath when we adopted him," Vernon snapped. "We swore to break away from this ridiculous magical world. Whether it's Harry or Dudley, I will never allow it..."

"Stop talking, Dad, this is Harry and I's choice!" Vernon's response was Dudley who stood up. Dudley looked determined and roared louder than Vernon.

"You just impose your own values ​​and opinions on me and Harry savagely and arbitrarily! But Harry and I have our own life path and our own future. Ridiculous? What can be better than abuse and Is there anything more absurd than neglecting your nephew or raising a spoiled giant baby?"

Vernon seemed to be frightened. He never dreamed that his obedient son Dudley would speak to him in such a tone.

"But...I just think about you..."

"Even if your starting point is good, it does not mean that the result must be right. Subjective good intentions may also lead to malicious consequences." Dudley's tone softened. He really felt the Dursleys' doting on him. , but it is also clear that this doting was obtained at the expense of Harry being hurt.

"Becoming a spoiled, bullying loser, is this what you want your child to be like in the future?" Dudley looked into Vernon's eyes sincerely. "Let go, Dad, this is to make me a more useful and valuable person!"

Vernon gasped and slid weakly against the wall. It seemed that Dudley's words hurt him more than Hagrid's spell just now.

"Crack, snap, snap."

In the silent wooden house, it was Dumbledore who applauded. Dumbledore slowly stood up and looked at Vernon in the corner.

"Although I have said it many times tonight, I still have to say it again. I am really impressed by Mr. Dudley Dursley's maturity beyond his years. First of all, congratulations to you, Mr. Dursley, you have a very good man." children."

"And it's obvious that your son is more mature and has his own ideas than you think. As a teacher, I sincerely give you a piece of advice. Let go of Harry and Dudley. The future of these two children is far beyond You imagine.”

(To be continued)