We Will Definitely Do It

"That's exactly what we wanted to discuss with you."

Noah showed no surprise. After all, Evan and the others had long expected something like this to happen.

The Room of Requirement was simply too remarkable. It would have been strange if Dumbledore had not wanted to make good use of it.

"Oh? It seems you had plans already, didn't you?" A faint smile appeared on Dumbledore's face. These children seemed more mature than he had imagined.

"Yes." Noah nodded honestly before slowly saying, "Actually, from the moment I found the Room of Requirement and understood its value, I knew I couldn't keep it all to myself forever."

"Of course, I kept using it alone out of wishful thinking. After all, finding that place wasn't easy. But I didn't like doing that, so when Evan and the others asked me, I chose to tell them."

"And I had another idea. Since its effects are so outstanding, why not keep using this place until I graduate? But to do that, we need enough people. As long as we have enough outstanding students from every year, then I don't think even you would easily choose to make me leave, would you?"

By then, Professor Dumbledore's smile had grown even wider.

For Noah to have thought this far ahead at such a young age, he was undoubtedly a qualified Ravenclaw! With such an outstanding student, how could Dumbledore not be pleased?

"Very reasonable. Keeping it to yourself would invite trouble, but if enough people use it together, you'll have enough supporters." Dumbledore smiled and nodded. "But why did you choose to tell me? Aren't you afraid I'll make you leave?"

"Actually, I hadn't planned to reveal it so soon. Our plan was to first recruit outstanding students into our Mage Alliance—well, that's the name we gave our little organization. We're already evaluating potential new members. We only want outstanding ones, and we planned to begin after Christmas, in the new term."

"But our luck doesn't seem to be very good. Not only did we run into a troll, but the notes I got actually belonged to Professor Snape. On top of that, I failed to restrain myself."

As he said this, Noah showed a slightly embarrassed expression.

Of course, he was not embarrassed in the slightest. He simply wanted Dumbledore's approval—that was why he had used Sectumsempra.

Dumbledore smiled, then suddenly changed the subject. "So, what do you think is the best way to deal with a troll?"

"The Flash Spell." Noah smiled confidently. "A troll's brain isn't exactly useful. Its stupidity seems directly proportional to its immense strength, and its eyes can't stand strong light. One Flash Spell is enough to deal with it."

"Very correct. So, Mr. Phileas, you'll need to restrain yourself more in the future and remain calmer."

"I will, Professor."

Dumbledore smiled as Noah nodded seriously. He had no intention of blaming Noah at all.

In his view, it was perfectly normal for a child to like showing off. Noah had never exactly kept a low profile before; he had mastered knowledge far beyond his year exceptionally well. This time, he had simply exposed it completely.

Resting his head on one hand, Dumbledore studied Noah's youthful face and the children behind him, each radiating confidence and youth. Suddenly, he felt that he might be getting old.

But he quickly smiled again. With such outstanding children, the future of the wizarding world would naturally be brighter, wouldn't it?

He suddenly thought that it would be wonderful if Harry could be as brave and resourceful as Noah and the others.

It was not that Harry was incapable, but judging by their current performances, these few truly seemed far more promising than Harry. He suddenly wondered whether he ought to properly "cultivate" them as well.

Dumbledore's idea of cultivation was not simply teaching someone how to use spells. Not even Harry had received that kind of treatment.

His cultivation meant encouraging a child to face darkness head-on and bravely seek the truth through adventure.

If a student he cultivated could not even do that, he truly would not want to spend more time cleaning up that person's mess.

After all, if they became powerful enough in the future but dropped to their knees the moment they heard Voldemort's name, then what the hell would be the point?

"What a pity they're Ravenclaws rather than Gryffindors. They lack a little courage."

Dumbledore shook his head, though he stored the thought away in his mind.

If it truly became necessary, he would give it a try. If it succeeded, it could naturally serve as a trump card, couldn't it?

"Tell me what you think, Noah. Now that your little organization and its gathering place have both been exposed, what are you planning to do?" Dumbledore stopped dwelling on it and questioned Noah directly.

Noah noticed the change in how Dumbledore addressed him, and his eyebrows rose slightly. Soon, he pretended to think seriously for a moment before smiling confidently at Dumbledore.

"Since you already know our organization exists and understand what we're thinking, why not let us give it a try?"

"You mean, let me agree to your existence?"

"Why not? The four of us have improved in ways other students in our year haven't through this method, which proves that what we're doing is right. So we can continue, and we can begin expanding our numbers according to the plan. And we won't limit ourselves to Ravenclaw—we'll recruit from the entire first year."

From Dumbledore's attitude, Noah had long figured out what he should do.

He simply had not told Evan and the others yet. Noah's idea was to choose one or two outstanding students from each House for the first group and bring them into their organization.

That way, no matter how one looked at it, it would help harmonize relations between the Houses. At the same time, it would allow those outstanding people to compete with one another in a smaller, more elite group. At least then there would be no need to worry about nonsense like outstanding students suddenly losing their motivation.

If that really happened, Noah would not even need to do anything. That person would not want to remain in this little group anyway.

Everyone else would be showing off their skills, while you could only brag. How embarrassing would that be?

Just as Noah expected, Dumbledore smiled and nodded. "No problem. I can agree to it. I can even designate the Room of Requirement as your exclusive meeting place from now on."

"Thank you, Professor Dumbledore!" Noah was overjoyed. Evan and the other two were equally delighted, and all four of them sincerely thanked Professor Dumbledore together.

"But before that, I need to see some results. By the end of this term, I will not limit your numbers, but you must have enough students from all four Houses. Understood?"

"Of course, Professor Dumbledore. We will definitely do it!"