Upon hearing Manstein's words and seeing Dumbledore agreement, a murmur of voices immediately arose from the crowd.
"What did that international student say?"
"He said that we were moved, along with the castle, to another space."
"He must be joking!"
"This must have been done by those international students!"
"Yes! We were all fine before they came."
"Gulp! Kill the international students!"
"Dumbledore is still here!"
"Could this be related to Potter?"
"Gurgle, kill Wave—"
"Go to hell! Kill, kill, kill your mother! You pig!"
As the story became increasingly outrageous, some of the students even pulled out their magic wands.
Dumbledore shouted, "Quiet, everyone!"
"We are not an isolated island."
"Let's not even mention that Hogsmeade Village is right next door."
"Moreover, there are ways to get in and out."
Even if we think about the worst-case scenario, we can still be self-sufficient.
In fact, Dumbledore's words were somewhat like adding fuel to the fire.
People are now indulging in intense emotions that can ignite at any moment.
Only because he had enough authority did everyone put away their wands and calm down a bit.
However, he said this because a familiar red train appeared in his view of the sea.
It was emerging from the sea with a 'clattering' sound, moving through the air along a void track.
Heading towards Hogsmeade Village.
With a wave of his wand, everything in his field of vision was shared above the heads of the crowd.
"Look, the train can still come in."
Some students relaxed, their tense expressions softening.
The Weasley twins exclaimed, "Look! The train is flying!" "Will we be able to go to and from school like this from now on?"
"Professor! How about we just give them a break?" "Yes! Let us explore the new school properly, and those who want to go home can go home."
Professor McGonagall's lips moved.
But after the Weasley twins appeared, the overall atmosphere became more harmonious, and they remained silent.
Dumbledore also noticed this.
He pressed his advantage, saying, "Great suggestion. Halloween is just a week and a half away."
Today is October 22nd.
"How about this? The holiday will start tomorrow and last until the 30th of this month."
The crowd erupted in cheers as the Weasley twins were tossed into the air.
They tossed it around while shouting, "Weasley Is Our King!"
Dumbledore smiled and continued, "Furthermore, during the holidays, Hogsmeade Village will be open on weekends, with no grade restrictions."
"First and second grade students can also go."
Ron cheered and started dancing on the spot, improvising his own dance moves. Even Harry, who had just been solemn and dignified, smiled.
There were other second-grade students with them.
Ginny and other first-graders also joined in.
The professors around him, who had been forcing themselves to keep a straight face, also smiled.
Dumbledore subconsciously touched his beard, which no longer existed.
These words and the decision to give him a holiday were not made on a whim.
This change shocked him, let alone the students.
How can students be in the mood to attend class under such circumstances?
It would be better to give them a holiday so they have time to explore this strange yet familiar Hogwarts.
Let them go to Hogsmeade and see for themselves the free movement of people in and out.
More importantly, it puts the parents of those students at ease so they can meet with their children.
But most importantly, he has no interest in working now.
The fact that trains can enter indicates that Floo Network, and owls should also be able to enter and exit this space.
He also wanted to study the underlying principles.
To reach his level in magic, talent alone is not enough; the most important thing is to have a love for and curiosity about magic.
Now his curiosity was ignited.
It's fair to say that even if Gellert were to strip naked in front of him, he wouldn't hesitate.
At the very least, I must... ugh! I can't let Ariana down.
Dumbledore youth made him momentarily forget that Basil would be unwilling.
"Gentlemen, why don't we go to Hogsmeade now!" Dumbledore said hastily. He couldn't think about it anymore; he needed to distract himself.
He waved his wand and stepped into the golden-red flames that appeared out of nowhere.
Manstein was about to follow, only bumped into thin air.
"Ha ha," Aberforth taunted from his high perch on the boar, "Someone's been left behind."
Manstein wrinkled his nose slightly. "Where did this goat smell come from?"
Aberforth, "You—"
He wanted to swear, but Ariana's presence forced him to swallow his anger.
He can only shift his focus, feign an attack, and then target your mistress.
"Albus so unreliable. Sending students to Hogsmeade tonight?"
"You know, among the customers of the Three Broomsticks are vampires and ogres, which are humanoid beings."
"There are very few proper wizards in my Hog's Head Inn."
He fawned over Ariana like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, trying to attract her attention. "Now, it's time for me, the bar owner and Night Knight of Hogsmeade, to step in."
Students: Who is this annoying guy riding a pig? He seems to know Dumbledore and Manstein, and he likes Ariana.
Harry's pupils lit up instantly, and he took a step forward.
"You bastard, Ariana has a boyfriend!"
An invisible pressure descended upon Aberforth and the wild boar.
Strange ears!
The wild boar knelt down on the ground, Aberforth almost fell flat on his face.
That brat! How the hell is he so powerful! Just one look from him and I'm trembling and can't stand up. Waaah! Don't turn your back to Ariana!
Ariana lowered her head in embarrassment, cursing her stupid brother a hundred times in her heart.
Manstein bear it any longer, spoke before the surrounding professors who were about to explain, claiming to be half Dumbledore: "He is Albus Dumbledore's brother. Don't be fooled by his young face."
"Is that so?" Harry's ears turned red. If you didn't look at his previous behavior, he would be no different from a shy and introverted little boy.
Manstein continued, "As for the students' safety, you don't need to worry."
"That tree is now sentient. You might not be able to sense it at your level, but it has taken over the contract between the students and Hogwarts."
"With it, even if a student jumps off the Astronomy Tower, they will be safe."
The Weasley twins had somehow returned to their dorm and retrieved their Flying Broomstick, had an eager urge in their eyes.
"Fred, George!" Professor McGonagall trembled with anger.
The Weasley twins, caught red-handed, were initially annoyed, but then became excited again. They gave each other a reassuring gesture. "Don't worry, Professor McGonagall. We're not going to freefall from the Astronomy Tower."
"Yes, we're just following Professor Dumbledore's orders." "Those with Flying Broomstick, everyone, follow!"
Their words were like setting off a firecracker.
The students, who had been feeling reserved with the professors around, instantly found a reason to be quiet.
They rushed into the castle.
In that instant, McGonagall wished she were Snape, so she could be shameless and unscrupulous, deducting all of Gryffindor's points.
Snape, who was being subtly criticized, shook his no longer greasy hair.
He extended an invitation to Lily, using the same shy expression he had just learned from Harry, "Lily, want to go for a walk in Hogsmeade?"
"Dumbledore said that the edge is already the sea, why don't we go and take a look?"
Lily was tempted to accept her friend's invitation.
But the thoughts that came from Harry beside her made her hesitate.
Snape noticed their hesitation and instantly felt dejected, as if his bones had been removed, and his eyebrows drooped.
Harry hesitated again, wondering if he should let his mother accompany the professor for a stroll.
Sensing the change in her son's mood, Lily gave an answer, "Yes, but I'm married and still Harry's mother."
"It's just the two of us."
Snape straightened up instantly, almost jumping up, and waved to Lupin, "Want to come to Hogsmeade, Remus! With Lily."
Lupin was about to refuse when he heard Snape call him Remus affectionately, just like Sirius didn't refer to Lily as Evans behind James's back, Peter dared to snatch the Golden Snitch from James, Dumbledore liked women.
But upon hearing that Lily was also going, youthful fantasies instantly welled up in his heart.
James is dead. As his brother, shouldn't he take care of his widow?
"Good!"
A sense of morality had just begun to rise in my heart, but my mouth betrayed me and I agreed.
Snape even held her hand, and her legs moved automatically.
Harry, who was initially happy to see Lupin join the group, suddenly felt a strange lack of security, as if he could hear the voice of his deceased father.
"Harry!" Ron had already gone back to his dormitory and grabbed two brooms, nudged Harry.
"Dad!" Harry replied instinctively.
"You're too kind," Ron said, his ears turning slightly red. "I just got you the broom."
Harry wanted to argue, but seeing Ron's expression, he knew he was no match for him.
What could he say, that his deceased father was worried about being cuckolded and appeared to him in a dream?
"Then let's go."
Harry pushed off the ground with his feet and took to the air.
The castle began to shrink, and the faces of those who were looking up turned into tiny, flesh-colored pinholes.
Ron rode "Meteor" and flew with difficulty to his side.
"Harry, we should get going."
"If you mind, I can call you Dad tomorrow."
Harry shook his head. "No, I just noticed that Basil hasn't shown up."
Ron shrugged nonchalantly. "So what? There are plenty of Hufflepuff guys still sleeping in their dorms."
"Even Hagrid is the same." As he said this, he glanced at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, where the rare Magical Creature had already returned to the depths of the Forbidden Forest. He couldn't help but mutter, "Hagrid will be very disappointed. He has never encountered Manticore in the forest."
The name and appearance of the Manticore were so obvious that Ron recognized it at a glance.
Inside the World Box, Hagrid sneezed. "Quite a few sneezes today. Should I look for Madam Pomfrey tomorrow?"
Basil understood Hagrid's feelings very well.
Leaving aside Mei, who had been tagging him all along, Ariana and Madison, who later joined the fray.
Basil also reacted when Dumbledore and Harry's thoughts involved him.
He's just too busy right now.
Creating the world is not complicated.
After all, this creation does not refer to the actual creation of a complete universe from nothing.
At best, it is merely a bubble of a world dependent on Earth.
However, after-sales service is too troublesome.
First, he must prevent the Evil Power lurking underground from affecting the ghosts ('Masaru Kobayashi,' who has lost half his life to the Evil Power: You bastard!).
Secondly, there is the issue of communication and interaction between the internal and external worlds.
This inevitably involves Door Key, Floo Network, trains, and owls.
Basil naturally refused to give up the Door Key.
But Basil didn't want to abolish things like the Floo Network, trains, and owls, which were already indispensable to wizards' daily lives.
So, first he adjusted the orbit, making it ethereal and merging with the World Tree.
However, Floo Network is a bit more complicated.
The Floo Network is managed by the Floo Network Authority, which is under the Department of Magical Transportation of the Ministry of Magic.
Logically speaking, it should be easy to adjust Basil, who is like his own body, to light up the Ministry of Magic.
But Floo Network is just too popular in the Wizarding World.
It has become an indispensable way for wizards and sorcerers to travel in the magical world.
Almost every fireplace in the homes of wizards and witches is connected to the Floo Network, and there are nearly 1,000 fireplaces connected to the Floo Network throughout the UK.
They wanted to replace the Floo Network leading to Hogwarts and Hogsmeade with tunnels of light.
When dealing with related lines, it's a matter of affecting the whole system.
Therefore, Basil directly modified the central hub of the Floo Network.
They also set the names of the nearly 1,000 Floo Network that were registered to the DO MA KI SA RA MU word of the light spell "DO MA KI SA RA MU".
Therefore, when Floo Powder is sprinkled into the fireplace and ignites it with a green flame, saying the name of the corresponding fireplace door will activate the light channel.
In order to conceal its special nature, the body spins rapidly; the whistling sound in the ears is deafening; a series of fireplace doors flash by blurry, and the room outside the fireplace can be vaguely glimpsed; the drawbacks of Floo Network travel, such as the possibility of being teleported to other places if the destination is not clearly and accurately stated, are still retained.
However, the advantages of the past still remain: after sprinkling Floo Powder, you can only stick your head into the flame, you can use Floo Network to talk directly to people in another place, and you can transfer inanimate objects.
This means that even if a wizard is working overtime, he can still stick his head into the fireplace and wait for his lover to pass food into his mouth with a pair of fire tongs.
Finally, there's the owl.
At Hogwarts, only a few senior professors' rooms have fireplaces connected to the Floo Network.
Students can only contact their families through Owl Shopping.
This means that simply giving schools a whitelist of owls is not enough.
We also need owls from various magazines and businesses.
But letting all the owls in would be too much trouble.
Owls have a natural affinity for magic (unlike pigs, who are completely unrelated to magic), which allows them to find the recipient even when there is no address on the letter.
Therefore, owls can deliver letters to any wizard or witch.
Those who do not wish to receive letters cannot prevent the owl from finding them unless they use Repelling Spell, a disguise charm, or a shielding charm.
Therefore, Basil ultimately adopted another solution.
He never wanted the World Tree he created to have its own ideas.
So, he pre-installed something like a magical AI inside the World Tree.
Every owl and its belongings that wants to enter or leave the world are judged by the World Tree, and only those that pass the judgment are allowed to enter or leave.