The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 244 Dumbledore's Plan

Chapter 244 Dumbledore's Plan

Good morning, Miss Hamilton.

No matter how many times she heard that familiar voice, Loila would still instinctively shudder. She pursed her lips, nodded carefully, and looked at the owner of the voice.

Albus Dumbledore sat behind his desk, a slight smile on his face.

Loila wondered if it was just her imagination, but it seemed that his smile had become increasingly pronounced since the start of the semester, and the smile seemed to make her want to wave her wand more and more.

"Good morning—" Loila replied to Dumbledore with a slightly hesitant greeting, and without waiting for Dumbledore to say anything, she carefully sat down in the chair.

This is to show my rebellion against Dumbledore. If Miss Heero is watching right now, please take a good look! I am definitely not one of Dumbledore's people!

Dumbledore didn't show any reaction; he simply smiled and casually asked, "How was your Halloween?"

'

Of course I'm doing great! Not only did I get Lord Grindelwald's Chocolate Frog card, but I also stomped yours on the ground!

"It's...it's alright." Loila was somewhat relieved that she finally didn't have to lie anymore and could honestly express her feelings.

"I see—" Dumbledore nodded, then casually remarked as if recalling something, "But I seem to have heard that Professor Loila Hamilton didn't wait in her office for students to play pranks on you, as I had previously said, right?"

"Hmm."

I completely forgot about it, I was so busy playing with Luna—that's a little embarrassing—

Loila subconsciously looked down at the tips of her boots, but then she realized something.

Why should I listen to Dumbledore?

So she slowly raised her head and looked at Dumbledore again—well, eye contact is still a bit scary.

"Don't blame yourself, Miss Hamilton."

I didn't blame myself at all.

"Spending the holidays with friends is definitely much better than staying in the office," Dumbledore remarked casually. "Anyway, we're not the only professor who thinks so."

Who is it?

Loila paused for a moment, while Dumbledore had already changed the subject.

Have you been following the Duel Club thing lately?

"No—no." Ever since she defeated Miss Shiloh, Loila hadn't dared to pay much attention to this—it wouldn't be good if Miss Shiloh noticed her again.

"Professor Rosier's dueling club is quite well-run," Dumbledore said slowly, his tone revealing little of his true feelings. "She is a very responsible professor."

"Many students have mastered dueling techniques."

Why are you suddenly saying all this? — Loila sensed something was wrong. Whenever Dumbledore started saying these strange things, it meant that something scary was about to happen.

"You—you're going to scare me again—" Loila pursed her lips and clenched the sides of her robe, bracing herself for Dumbledore's shocking remark.

But it was clear that Dumbledore wasn't prepared to reveal his plans at this point; he simply asked casually, "Miss Hamilton, did you participate in any similar activities while you were at Durmstrang?"

It seems there really isn't any—regarding wizard duels—I've always practiced with Mueller—Mueller is a good teacher—

Loila shook her head.

"really----"

What do you mean by "as expected"? Aren't you being a little disrespectful?

"I've heard that Durmstrang hosts dueling tournaments, haven't I?" Dumbledore asked, changing the subject.

"Um."

That's true, and Loila participated twice—winning both championships—breaking the record for the youngest champion—and becoming the only person to win back-to-back titles.

This is all thanks to Müller —

"I'd like to hold one at Hogwarts too—"

"oh----"

and many more?

Loila looked up at Dumbledore with some surprise. "Did you mean that a dueling tournament is also being held at Hogwarts?"

"Are you surprised, Miss Hamilton?"

It was really unexpected.

Loila nodded seriously.

After all, she didn't think most Hogwarts students could actually engage in wizard duels—most of them seemed to be more theoretical.

That's what Loila thinks anyway —

But it's clear that Dumbledore had his own considerations.

Is he planning to build a wizard army?

Then use this army to rule the wizarding world?

"When I told the other professors about this, they were also surprised," Dumbledore said to himself. "After all, there was no precedent for this at Hogwarts."

"Even the Dueling Club has only recently resumed," Dumbledore said, shaking his head, a hint of worry flashing in his wise eyes. "But I think it's absolutely necessary."

"You should know, Miss Hamilton, the shadow of Voldemort has already fallen."

Forehead----

I feel a little guilty whenever Voldemort is mentioned, after all, she was the one who brought Voldemort to Hogwarts last year — strictly speaking, Royla should be considered one of the culprits behind the shadow of darkness.

"Therefore I think we should strengthen the students' dueling skills," Dumbledore said, shaking his head, "just in case."

Unexpected needs?

Could it be that Voldemort can still break into Hogwarts?

Loila didn't think he could be a match for Dumbledore—someone even Grindelwald couldn't defeat! With that little terrorist Voldemort—that probably wouldn't be enough, would it?

Seeing Loira's silence, Dumbledore smiled and asked, "Did I make the subject too heavy?"

Absolutely not.

"There are a few other reasons why I want to hold a dueling tournament, but it has something to do with next year," Dumbledore said, lowering his voice. "Something that's not yet confirmed, but it'll be very interesting."

"Don't keep me in suspense all of a sudden!" Loila looked at Dumbledore with some curiosity, but after seeing his smile, she realized that Dumbledore was doing it on purpose.

That damned old man—

So tell me what you're going to do about the dueling tournament?

"I've decided to borrow ideas from Durmstrang for many of the arrangements for the dueling tournament," Dumbledore said slowly. "However—"

"Many specific candidates have not yet been finalized."

"For example, the referee, or the opening duel exhibition match —"

"Hmm!" Loila quickly shook her head: "An exhibition match or something—"

"Don't worry, Miss Hamilton," Dumbledore shrugged. "Professors Flitwick and McGonagall have already taken on this responsibility."

"You can look forward to their duel," Dumbledore said, winking. "Professor Flitwick is a former champion of the Wizarding Duels."

That's good—it's great that I don't have to duel anymore. Duel with the professor once a semester is already too much.

"So you need to be responsible for the refereeing."

"Um?"

"And some logistical work."

"what?"

Is it too late to take charge of the opening duel now?!