Jacob Kowalski took in the clamor in the Conference Hall, watched the department heads exchange glances, and finally let his gaze fall on Dumbledore, where he saw that slightly sly, relaxed smile...
After taking all of this in, Jacob Kowalski's admiration for Dumbledore deepened a few notches beyond what it had been at lunch.
All he could say was that if one spent time with Dumbledore, one had to get used to Dumbledore's way of doing things.
Dumbledore seemed accustomed to hiding things. He would not explain everything completely, preferring to wait until a more suitable moment before presenting new information.
Just like the conflict between Vizet and the Goblin—when he had spoken with Dumbledore at the dining table, Dumbledore had not mentioned it at all.
And what Dumbledore had kept hidden naturally went far beyond that.
The position Jacob Kowalski held in the Magical Congress was Head of the International Magical Cooperation Department.
Working in that post had taught him one thing: the implementation of any major resolution was never merely a question of "right or wrong," but also a question of "timing and strategy."
Now he understood why Dumbledore had mentioned the "Raspberry Oat Fruit Yogurt Cup."
Aside from being a vivid metaphor, it also showed that the magic invented by Vizet, which he had brought out at the end of the morning meeting, had merely been an "appetizer preview."
After learning of the "preview," the department heads would naturally feel "hungry"—that was, they would wake from their old ways of thinking.
They would understand the situation they were now facing and consider how they should respond to such a chaotic state of affairs over a long period to come.
The fact that the department heads had obtained the magic Vizet had invented meant that a solution had