"I know what you're doing."

It was rare for Dumbledore to be so straightforward. Obviously he had enough troubles. Ellie stared at him, her expression unchanged.

"I found Tom Lloyd and he told me everything, Miss Ellie..."

"Oh, so what?"

Ellie stared at Dumbledore without any sign of nervousness.

"Does the Ministry of Magic have any ideas? Or will you do anything? I don't think the Ministry of Magic cares about what we are doing at all. What Fudge is worried about is that you will usurp his position..."

"I just hope you can give us a little time, you know..."

"Time, time, time is always the most valuable and least valuable thing."

Ellie shook her head.

"Professor Dumbledore, I didn't tell you this, but I'm not afraid of you knowing. Do you know why? Because this is the general trend. The number of pure-blood wizards is getting smaller and smaller, and the number of half-blood wizards and Muggle wizards

There are more and more, but pure-blood wizards will always occupy the upper echelons of the wizarding world. They are arrogant and think they can rule everything, and they seem to think this will never change."

"But now the Dark Lord..."

"That's why Voldemort appeared."

Ellie shook her head and interrupted Dumbledore.

"In my opinion, the wizarding world needs a complete reform. Professor Dumbledore, you should have done this when Voldemort died eleven years ago. Voldemort is just a symptom, not the cause. Why can Voldemort win over the wizarding world?

So many wizards? Is it really all about threats? No, the fact is that pure-blood wizards are threatened. They know that there are more and more Muggle wizards. If they don't do something, they will be finished sooner or later. And then this time

Voldemort appeared and told them that he would create a new magical world, and only a pure-blood wizard could rule everything, including the Muggle world..."

After saying this, Ellie spread her hands.

"It's tempting, isn't it? In fact, I know that many pure-blood wizards agree with Voldemort's idea, but some of them are too timid to join it."

After hearing Ellie's answer, Dumbledore was silent for a moment.

"But your approach will only pit them against each other..."

"It really surprises me. Professor Dumbledore, you seem to think that they are not antagonistic enough now. If you could have reformed the wizarding world eleven years ago, I guarantee that even if Voldemort is resurrected, you will not be able to find many people who are willing to follow you.

people. But now I believe he can find a lot of them, just like eleven years ago."

"The magic world has its own rules..."

"However, wizards are not indifferent to the world."

Ellie stared at Dumbledore coldly again and replied.

"No old ruling class will willingly leave its position. Only violence, clear and tangible violence can completely overthrow their illusions and make them understand the reality. Compromise is just a kind of weakness.

I think even if Voldemort appears in front of you now and says to you, 'Oh, Dumbledore, do well, stop struggling and surrender, otherwise more people will die', you will not follow what he said.

Just do it, right?"

"……………………"

This time, Dumbledore was silent for a long time. He closed his eyes and then slowly opened them. His whole body seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

"I once had a friend who thought about overturning the International Statute of Secrecy. He foresaw the future of mankind. He wanted to let wizards rule mankind..."

"But he can't do it."

Ellie smiled slightly.

"The wizards may have forgotten this. Their ancestors did not give up their ruling position voluntarily. They did try to rule humans, and then failed, and then they chose to hide themselves. So even if your

It won't make any difference if the old friend succeeds, there will be a new witch hunt, and those confident witches will find themselves burned on crosses like their ancestors - or worse.

This is why the current rulers of the earth are humans, ordinary people, not wizards, giants, werewolves, vampires and the like."

"It seems like you really know what you're doing."

Hearing this, Dumbledore's eyes softened when he looked at Ellie, and the latter smiled.

"Of course I know what I'm doing, Professor Dumbledore. I've been at Hogwarts for several years, and I've observed and understood you enough... Of course I know what I'm doing. I'm a wizard.

, it’s because you haven’t seen the world clearly... Wizards will never be able to rule the world, and even if Voldemort succeeds, it won’t be any different. But this is not the solution. We can’t always count on a savior to save us.

This world, so the best way is to make magic public and let magic become a normal part of this world again."

"This would be dangerous..."

"Everything has risks, you know? Professor Dumbledore, I have always thought that those abstract painters are idiots. They are afraid that they have holes in their brains to draw things that normal people can't understand.

, but there are always people who will pay tens of millions of pounds for that rubbish. Magic is only a part of people's lives, not all... It's no different."

This time Dumbledore did not answer immediately. He just stared at Ellie, who also stared at him quietly. This time, the atmosphere of silence fell between the two for a long time.

Finally, Dumbledore sighed softly. Looking at the girl in front of him, he felt that he was really old. In fact, for the first time, Dumbledore felt that he was so powerless. Even if he faced Voldemort, he would not do this.

This feeling. When he found Ai Li, he originally thought that she would be panicked, scared, and worried.

But to Dumbledore's surprise, Ellie acted very calmly and told him directly that she was not worried about the consequences of knowing about it.

Indeed, what consequences can it bring?

Dumbledore remembered the situation when he asked Tom Lloyd before. He was very afraid of himself, but when he told how the Muggle governments had promised him, his eyes were obviously full of sparkle and hope. That was Dumbledore.

What Bleddo couldn't give him, maybe as Ellie said, he should have been the Minister of Magic, so that he could do something. But the fact is that he prefers to stay at Hogwarts, maybe

Just like Ellie said.

He did nothing.

Ellie didn't care whether this matter would be discovered. She didn't even hide her intentions. She just visited the Muggle wizards and made invitations and promises to them. It was that simple. She didn't worry about the Ministry of Magic.

Discover what she is doing because her backing is on the Muggle side, and even if the Ministry of Magic wants to do anything to her, Ellie's strength can ensure that they can't do anything.

This gave Dumbledore a sense of powerlessness, which was completely different from Voldemort and the Ministry of Magic...so he had only one choice.

"Then, Miss Ellie, I hope you can help protect Hogwarts...those students...they are still just children..."

"We are not the Ministry of Magic. We will not be so despicable."

"I want to see you in action."

After saying this, Dumbledore turned and left, while Ellie thought for a moment, and then her eyes lit up.

She understood what Dumbledore meant.

Soon, it will be the beginning of a new school year again.

Ellie was still sitting in the box. Hermione did not come to class this year. Considering the danger, she secretly told Hermione that it was best to take a break from school for a while. Hermione was also obedient. She was not sure what happened, but last year the top three

Hermione was also frightened by what happened after the competition, so after communicating with her parents, she planned to go to a private school there. As for the magic part, Ellie would be responsible for tutoring her.

Although she had known it for a long time, when Aili walked into the restaurant and saw an old woman wearing a pink sweater and looking like a sow sitting in her seat, the corners of her eyes still twitched.

But Aili still didn't say anything, walked straight to her desk and looked at the old woman.

"This is my place."

Then, she whispered.

Hearing Ellie's words, the other professors turned to look at her, while Dumbledore coughed, narrowed his eyes with interest, and said with a smile.

"Oh, Miss Ellie, I guess I haven't introduced you yet. This is Professor Umbridge, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."

"oh?"

Ellie raised her eyebrows and looked at Dumbledore.

"I don't seem to have received a notice of resignation?"

"I'm sorry, but this is an order from the Ministry of Magic. To be honest, I'm also surprised..."

"Ahem."

However, before Dumbledore finished speaking, he saw the old woman coughing. She stood up with a smile, turned her head to look at Ellie, and spoke in a pretentious, little girl-like tone.

"Oh, that's it, my lovely child, our Ministry of Magic knows about your situation. It's really not easy for a young girl to teach other children such dangerous lessons. So we decided to send someone

To replace you as the lecturer of this course..."

"Of course, I need your approval first."

Dumbledore added with a smile, and Ellie knew exactly what he meant.

Obviously, just like in the original work, Fudge wanted to control Hogwarts because he had completely broken up with Dumbledore, so he sent the annoying Professor Umbridge to be the director of Dark Arts.

Defense class teacher, and Dumbledore certainly did not welcome her, but for the sake of "internal harmony", he could not openly oppose the orders of the Ministry of Magic, so he asked Professor Umbridge to discuss it with Ellie.

...After all, Ellie is not affiliated with the Ministry of Magic, nor does she belong to the Ministry of Magic.

Of course, Ellie could detect the small pride in Professor Umbridge's eyes. Perhaps she felt that she could easily convince a little girl. After all, she was a representative of the Ministry of Magic, a senior deputy minister, and the person in front of her was just a teenager.

A 20-year-old little girl is frightened, helpless, and uneasy. Just hearing the name of the Ministry of Magic can scare her...

"Ministry of Magic? What does the Ministry of Magic have to do with me? If this Ms. Umbridge wants to be a teacher so much, then she can teach Care of Magical Creatures... I remember Professor Dumbledore doesn't seem to have

Find a new teacher."
To be continued...