pappabearbooks Chapter 223 A late dinner
Chapter 223 A late dinner
"By the way, I shouldn't need to pay for the damaged carriage, right?"
Zhang Qi looked at the messy interior decoration and touched the pocket on his waist with some distress.
I heard that the Hogwarts Express is very expensive, and now Zhang Qi just hopes that the sophisticated alchemy matrix inside will not be affected.
"Did you do that hurricane just now?"
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows in surprise, then nodded thoughtfully.
If the hurricane just now was indeed caused by Zhang Qi, then there is a reason why Salazar Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was destroyed like that a year ago.
"No, what happened just now was indeed not my doing."
Zhang Qi said quickly, and then added after thinking for a while:
"If I had taken action, you should not be able to see anyone alive in the carriage now"...
"Cough cough cough"!
Dumbledore almost choked on his own saliva and coughed violently.
"Who did that"?
Dumbledore looked at Zhang Qi with some suspicion. What he was thinking was that this kid had lied to him because he was afraid of compensation, right?
"Well, it's a long story"...
Astoria whispered from the side.
"Well, Principal Dumbledore, the students have just been frightened. How about we find a way to start the car first and wait until we return to the castle to discuss the rest."
Lupine, who was aside, had already settled all the students and distributed chocolates to the frightened children.
"Okay Remus, come here and help me."
Dumbledore straightened up and tapped the carriage with his wand.
The debris flying in the carriage quickly floated and then began to reset rapidly.
Those that had just flown out of the door also flew back, and the twisted door shaft straightened again, and then the train door was fixed at the front of the car.
"Headmaster Dumbledore"!
At this moment, several broomsticks flew in the night sky in the distance, with several sweaty Ministry of Magic staff sitting on them.
"The students all"...
"The students are fine for now, but that's because I'm here."
Dumbledore said gloomily.
"If I remember correctly, Minister Fudge promised me at that time that the most elite Aurors would be sent here to ensure the safety of the students, and those dementors would never enter the carriage."
"Perhaps, Headmaster Dumbledore."
The head staff member showed a wry smile.
"But obviously"...
"If those disgusting monsters hurt my students, we wouldn't be able to have such a peaceful conversation like we do now. Please tell me this to Minister Fudge."
Dumbledore said coldly.
"Okay, Headmaster Dumbledore."
The leading employee of the Ministry of Magic originally wanted to say something, but after hearing Dumbledore's unkind tone, he wisely shut his mouth.
"Also, just now my students and the professors of Hogwarts had a desperate fight with the monsters in the carriage. This fight caused injuries to the students and the damage to the Hogwarts Express to a certain extent. "I hope the Ministry of Magic will be responsible for repairing the train afterwards."
"Of course, Principal Dumbledore, this matter is largely our responsibility. I think the minister will be responsible to the end."
The Ministry of Magic official wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and showed a stiff smile.
"It's not that most of it is the Ministry of Magic's responsibility, but this matter is completely the Ministry's fault! I'm already beginning to regret agreeing to Fudge and letting those disgusting things wander around the school."
Dumbledore, who was a little angry, said a word, and then walked into the carriage without looking back.
"I'm sorry to make you laugh, but passing the blame on each other is already a chronic problem of the Ministry of Magic, and it is unlikely to change in a short time."
Dumbledore walked onto the train, looked at the people who had just stolen the glass and ate melon in the carriage, and shook his head helplessly.
"Not always".
Zhang Qi curled his lips, with a contemptuous expression on his face.
"That's not what your old friend told me. He said as long as"...
"If you don't have that kind of consciousness and don't have the determination to do some things, it will be difficult to succeed."
Dumbledore said with a headache.
No one knows how many of Grindelwald's thoughts he had instilled into this child. Although Dumbledore also knew that Zhang Qi would not be able to listen to his words, the "language art" learned from Grindelwald still made this child peaceful. Grindelwald deserved a beating just like he did back then...
"I have just checked. There is no problem with the main driving part of the train. At least a busload of students can be sent to Hogwarts safely."
Dumbledore also went to the front of the car to check the situation there. The condition of the front of the car was pretty good and there was no major damage.
Fortunately, the door of the front compartment was relatively weak, so the huge wind pressure was released from the front door, and there was no strong impact on the precise alchemy control console.
"Then let's drive first."
The huge locomotive spit out steam and finally began to run in the tunnel again, moving forward along the rails.
Go to that distant castle.
After a brief explanation with Hagrid, who had been waiting there for a long time but could not see the train, Dumbledore handed over the frightened freshmen to the friendly mixed-race giant, and then I got on the carriage to the castle with the old students.
Unfortunately, Zhang Qi and the Greengrass sisters still sat in the last car, but this time it was not Snape but Lao Deng who took the empty seat.
Zhang Qi looked towards the open space in front of the carriage. Ye Ji, who was pulling the carriage, was still so skinny, and his pure white eyes seemed to be telling some kind of injustice to the world.
"Can you see them"?
Dumbledore asked.
"Of course I can, because these things can only truly see their essence when you understand the meaning of death."
"Heroes must go through hardships before achieving success, but everyone will always selectively see those heroic deeds, and will not see the expression of a hero lying at home howling in pain all night after being injured."
Zhang Qi sighed and said.
"So I think it is actually very difficult for some children. While they bear honors that they should not bear, they also bear responsibilities that they should not bear at this age."
"Harry is a good boy, but those are the things he has to go through."
Dumbledore said quietly.
"Then just pretend I didn't say anything."
The brightly lit castle in the distance appeared in the night vista. The light was so warm that the students who had just experienced a life and death crisis were eager to get there as soon as possible.