Admissions Finale

"This was an unexpected question, but it also provided me with a lot of information."

Standing beside Lloyd Couple, Dumbledore examined them with his wand while talking to Sean.

Sean looked at the Elder Wand in Dumbledore's hand and said thoughtfully, "Professor, you said this was unexpected, but you must have witnessed this kind of magic before, right?"

Dumbledore didn't look at him, but instead chuckled, "Of course, Sean. A few years ago in Paris, the barrier I painstakingly set up was easily broken by this force."

Sean was speechless; that was the Paris Night when he transformed into "Pride."

However, everything that followed proved that Dumbledore and Grindelwald had only acted on a whim, putting on a good show with the old men's tacit understanding.

Although Sean later discovered the terrible truth about the Blood Pact, he always felt that these two old men...

Perhaps they already have some ideas in mind.

"Then, Professor, why do you want me to understand the nature of this magic?"

Dumbledore finally put down his wand, peeked at Lloyd Couple, and then replied, "Sean, sometimes you tend to overthink things. Most of the time, let's get back to the point."

"Nature..."

Dumbledore smiled at him, "I have always been very grateful for your trust in me, and I believe that what I have done will not let your trust down—so it is easy to understand why I think that understanding some of the nature of this magic will be helpful for your future."

After hearing this, Sean nodded thoughtfully.

In the future, it will definitely be a battle against Pride...

With a wave of his wand, Dumbledore made the Lloyd Couple float, and then walked toward the door.

"Leave this poor couple to me. The problem is a bit troublesome, but it's okay, I can solve it."

Sean followed behind him, remembering that Thomas and the other two were still in his ring.

"Professor, those three people?"

Dumbledore had already reached the door. "I've checked. Nothing you do will cause a similar situation of the Portkey path being tampered with again, so it's up to you. Of course, not outside—"

Clearly, bound by his Unbreakable Vow, Dumbledore was unable to deal with Thomas and his two companions personally.

Sean nodded. "I understand, Professor. I'll let you know as soon as I get the information."

"Thank you, Sean. If I'm not at Hogwarts, could you have the Gargoyle tell me that it's a trustworthy guardian?"

"Okay... By the way, Professor, what about my student recruitment work?"

Dumbledore replied, "I hope you will continue, and..."

He turned and glanced at Sean at the doorway. "If you discover any similar strange occurrences... although I think the possibility is very small... I hope you can notify me immediately."

As he spoke, Dumbledore produced a new Portkey.

"This time, I assure you, that situation will never happen again."

Sean took the Portkey: "I still trust you as always, Professor."

Dumbledore looked a little touched, and he smiled gently, "What a touching trust. Thank you, Sean."

"You're welcome, Professor—by the way, I have another question."

"Um?"

"There's definitely something wrong with Durmstrang. Should we still let them participate in the Triwizard Cup next semester?" Sean asked doubtfully.

Allowing Durmstrang, or rather, some of Durmstrang's members, into Hogwarts knowing they have problems could lead to an event similar to the Max Dawson incident.

Dumbledore laughed. "The Triwizard Cup will proceed as planned. I know what you're worried about. However, I won't risk anyone's safety, so please rest assured."

Since Dumbledore had already said so, Sean didn't press further. After saying goodbye, the old man led Lloyd Couple away through the door.

Sean sat alone in the Room of Requirement for a while, then finally shrugged.

"At least it's not like before, it's all riddles anymore, that's progress..."

"Looking forward to seeing you in the new semester... Well then, we won't bother you any longer, everyone, we'll be going now."

After greeting the new students and their parents, Sean left with a smile.

A few steps away, Daniels, Yibei, Adam, and other Admissions Officer from other School of Magic were waiting for him impatiently at the street corner.

"Gentlemen, have you been waiting long?" Sean said with a smile.

Daniels had the calmest expression among them. He looked at Sean and said, "You've been saying hello for too long... But this is the last house."

Sean feigned surprise. "This is the last one? Oh, that's a shame. Doesn't that mean our partnership is coming to an end?"

Kigg Adam from Durmstrang glanced at Sean with a gloomy expression, then Apparition away without even saying goodbye.

Sean shrugged. "Looks like Mr. Adam is in a hurry to go back and report his results to the school leaders."

Daniels ' eye twitched.

And you're still reporting the results of the battle?

These past few days they've been talking about jointly recruiting students, but perhaps a more appropriate adjective would be "following in their footsteps."

This "sidekick" refers to the three people besides Sean.

This kid is incredibly sharp-tongued and adept at using all sorts of strange and bizarre tricks. He even uses his financial influence in the Muggle World!

Have you ever seen a wizard recruit new students, but the Admissions Officer ends up securing a large medical order for the new student's Muggle father?

Sean's endless schemes and tactics caused the group a lot of trouble. In their minds, the Admissions Officer from the four schools should be engaged in various... "competitions"?

But Sean was completely bullying and dominating the three of them!

Daniels knew that he had actually gotten a good deal, thanks to Sean Wallerup's deliberate leniency, as had Nadia Yibei of Beauxbatons. If the new family showed a clear desire for Beauxbatons, Sean would give up on other methods after failing to win them over.

Although Daniels and Yibei were reluctant to admit it, it was the truth: many freshmen were "given" to their two schools by Sean.

What Daniels couldn't understand was that, starting from the second day of the joint admissions meeting, Sean showed extreme hostility towards Durmstrang without even trying to hide it.

In all these days, Adam has not recruited a single new student, except for the occasional Wizarding Family that already had ties with Durmstrang.

Once a new family shows interest in Durmstrang, Sean will do everything in his power to change their minds, even if he can't recruit them to Hogwarts, he'll still try to ruin Durmstrang's plans.

During this time, Adam, unable to bear it any longer, even had an outburst.

And then, that was it...

As soon as Adam took out his wand, Sean disarmed him, then cried out in a "wronged" tone, "You actually ambushed me!" while throwing all sorts of torturous curses at Adam.

Is it fatal? No, it's not fatal.

Is it shameful? It's absolutely shameful...

Daniels felt that Adam was quite a responsible Admissions Officer for enduring all of this until the very last day before leaving.

Looking at their expressions, Sean knew exactly what they were thinking, but he didn't care.

After so many days of provocation and deliberate suppression, Adam only showed the image of a somewhat impulsive normal person. By the later stages, Sean could confirm that Adam seemed to know nothing about Sin, the Returners, or even that his school leaders were cooperating with the outsiders.

Just an ordinary Admissions Officer.

However, having bullied him for so long, Sean didn't mind continuing to bully him to the end—so that the other party wouldn't have to struggle with feelings of resentment and gratitude.

"I'm such a considerate person, "Sean thought with satisfaction.

Finally, after exchanging a few polite words with Daniels and Yibei, the joint admissions process was officially over.

"I look forward to seeing you both again at Hogwarts next semester," Sean said with a smile and a wave.

Yibei glared at him irritably, then waved her hand dismissively. "Don't let me catch you, Sean!"

Daniels glanced at Yibei and silently shook his head.

Although she was under pressure, it was clear that after working together for so long, despite her various depressions, Yibei eventually came to admire Sean.

You have to admit it...

Daniels nodded to Sean: "We'll see each other then."

The two disappeared from the spot.

Sean snapped his fingers and looked into the distance, "Hmm, this round of recruitment is almost over... but there are still two left, I'll go myself..."

As he spoke, he gave a mischievous smile.

"Hehe, little guy, I wonder what kind of expression you have?"

On one side of Godric's Hollow, at the foot of a small hill, a boy and a girl were peeking out from under the trees.

"Try this. I asked my mother and Mrs. Jones, the owner of that bakery, for advice."

"Good... oh! This tastes really good! Your cooking is getting better and better, Daisy."

Hearing Sean's praise, Little White Flower narrowed her beautiful eyes. Then, she took out a pastry and put it in her mouth, chewing while gazing at the big tree not far away.

"Sean, guess what they're talking about?"

Sean chewed the cookie and swallowed it, saying with a mischievous smile, "I guess it's not about pouring out our hearts to each other?"

Daisy chuckled, accidentally spitting out a few crumbs of cookie.

Sean smiled and handed her a handkerchief, "Please mind your manners, Miss Potter."

Daisy took the handkerchief and gave him a lively smile, "I don't want to maintain an image in front of you!"

"Then we shall respectfully accept your offer... but neither of them seems to share this sentiment."

Daisy wiped her mouth with her handkerchief, then casually stuffed it back into Sean's pocket, and continued, "Of course, they're probably really conflicted... It's all your fault, you know. You could have just given them a quick death. Those two kids are probably suffering terribly."

Sean nudged her with his shoulder. "Watch your words, Miss Potter —you encouraged me to do this!"

Daisy stuck out her tongue and said matter-of-factly, "You agreed so readily, didn't you? I could tell you wanted to do it, that's why I suggested it to you."

"Should I thank you for being so understanding?" Sean laughed.

Daisy puffed out her chest proudly. "You're welcome, Mr. Wallop. Your Little White Flower is at your service!"

While the two were chatting and laughing, two even younger boys and girls were struggling with their own thoughts under the tree.

"Capen ... School starts in a month..." the girl said.

"Yes, yes... Milani, have you... have you finished your summer homework?"

Sean and Daisy, who were eavesdropping on their conversation, almost burst out laughing.

Today is July 31st, Daisy and Harry's birthday. Sean arrived at Godric's Hollow early, partly to celebrate their birthdays, and partly for the remaining two freshmen.

Yes, Capen Roman, who was adopted by Squib father and possesses immense magical power and Obscurus seed.

There's also Milani Locke, the mayor's daughter who has been helping Capen and has a good impression of him.

Capen's enrollment at Hogwarts was a done deal; however, what this boy, who had been struggling with how to get along with his best friend Milani, didn't expect was...

Milani Locke was also a wizard.

Before Sean, other Hogwarts Admissions Officer had approached Milani, but after learning about it, Sean told his colleague not to issue the tickets yet and to take over the task himself.

Sean arrived in Godric's Hollow early and had breakfast at the Potter family. After hearing all this, Daisy came up with the idea.

Let's not tell these two kids, each with their own ulterior motives, for now, and see how they talk.

It has to be said that Little White Flower really understands Sean's thoughts—that's exactly what Sean thinks.

Capen and Milani were unaware that their best friend on the other side shared the same thoughts.

"I'm going to become a wizard, what will happen to my best friend? How will I get along with her/him in the future?"

Two young boys and girls are caught in the biggest dilemma of their lives so far.

They didn't want to lose their friends, but they also knew that wizards and ordinary people were no longer from the same world.

Listening to their awkward conversation, Daisy, resting her chin on her hand, blinked and said, "Actually, I'm a little curious. Why can't we maintain relationships with our old friends once we become wizards? At most, we just won't see each other for a while."

Sean smiled and said, "No matter what kind of relationship it is, it needs to be nurtured, and both parties need to have confidence in the relationship."

Daisy tilted her head and looked at him. "Aren't you afraid that their relationship will break down right now—and then they'll find out that you were just teasing them?"

Sean shrugged. "Teasing them? I'm serious—and I actually trust them quite a bit."

"Hmm?" Daisy became curious.