Mentioning Werewolves Can Lead to Complications / Legilimency Now Provokes a Counterattack

"I must say, that is indeed a wonderful idea, especially the last one." Dumbledore nodded approvingly after hearing Harry's suggestion.

He knew very well what such a retirement home, which housed a large number of highly respected wizards, meant to the students of Hogwarts.

Volunteering during spare time may seem like offering help for free, but it could also lead to receiving guidance from wizards, which would be incredibly beneficial.

Just like he had heard before, Ravenclaw's spirit granted each student in Eagle House a question-and-answer session... Dumbledore could say without exaggeration that quite a few students would benefit from this question for the rest of their lives.

As for asking Hogwarts to provide House-elf, that wasn't a problem for him. There were over a hundred House-elf in the kitchen, and their workload wasn't particularly heavy, so even if some were sent out, it wouldn't have a big impact.

But the only thing that troubled Albus Dumbledore was the financial issue that Harry had mentioned.

Hogwarts has a wealth of personnel and facilities, but its biggest problem is... a lack of real money on its books.

"Harry, I can offer you other forms of support, but I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you about the financial sponsorship." Dumbledore difficulty. "The school simply can't come up with that much money all at once right now."

"Headmaster, I never said you had to pay for it," Harry said with a mysterious smile. "Aren't Hogwarts' basic expenses covered by the School Governor? Why don't you just ask them for the money? Besides, they still haven't given us an explanation for the trouble they caused the school last year."

"Looking for... the School Governor?" Dumbledore was taken aback. He then realized that Harry was trying to get the School Governor members to sponsor him financially!

However, the School Governor didn't seem to be the same Ministry of Magic that had caused trouble before, and they had been threatened by Lucius Malfoy regarding the Chamber of Chamber, so they weren't in the wrong. Therefore, Albus Dumbledore didn't think it would be easy to fleece them.

Thinking of this, he frowned and said, "Harry, your idea is good, but the School Governor members probably won't be too interested in it."

"As long as someone takes the lead in investing, the chances of success are quite high," Harry chuckled and shook his head. "There's no rush, you can take your time to persuade the School Governor. And what I can guarantee is that the Greengrass family will be very willing to set an example in investing."

"Oh, if they want to set an example, then they might have to spend a fortune." Dumbledore's mind stirred slightly upon hearing this, and he asked pointedly, "Even if the Greengrass Family is an ancient and prestigious family, they wouldn't do a business that's guaranteed to lose money, would they?"

"In fact, even knowing they would definitely lose money, they would absolutely agree. Besides, if it's handled properly, they might even make a profit."

At this point, Harry's smile became even more enigmatic, "Anyway, it's just that the money from the major families is returned in full, and the money from the other School Governor is split 30/70... It's not shameful to solicit sponsorships~"

"This..."

The phrases "return in full" and "split the profits 30/70" allowed Albus Dumbledore to completely understand Harry's thoughts.

He's not here to discuss sponsorship at all.

This kid is clearly trying to use Hogwarts' name and that nursing home that hasn't even started construction yet to squeeze a huge amount of money out of the board of School Governor!

As for the Greengrass Family, they've probably already been won over by him!

This child... is getting more and more terrifying.

But on second thought, Albus Dumbledore realized that there was indeed money to be made in this matter.

With the Greengrass Family leading the way, all I have to do is swallow my pride and lobby, making empty promises. If I manage to secure the sponsorship, Harry won't keep it all for himself, will he?

Let's do it!

Having just ripped off the Ministry of Magic and tasted the sweetness of success, Albus Dumbledore would never let go of such an opportunity to make easy money.

So, if Harry is using the guise of construction funding to solicit sponsorships, then there must be quite a few shady dealings involved in the construction process.

After a moment's thought, Dumbledore curiosity and asked, "Harry, your idea is good, and I believe the School Governor will eventually agree. But what are your plans for the actual construction? Building a nursing home from scratch is no small project."

"Headmaster, don't worry about that," Harry said confidently with a smile. "I've done the calculations. Building a house directly is too uneconomical and takes too long. So I plan to find an existing manor or villa, buy it, move it directly to Hogsmeade Village, renovate it, and it will be ready to use right away. I remember that's how Hogwarts was built. I'm just drawing on their experience."

So, is it really true that Hogwarts Castle, which has stood for over a thousand years, was built brick by brick from the foundation?

The book "Hogwarts: Hogwarts, A History" clearly states that the castle was originally Salazar Slytherin's private property.

However, one historical theory holds that the location and name of Hogwarts were chosen by Ravenclaw... and this theory has now been confirmed by Rowena himself.

Rowena once dreamed that a warthog led her to a cliff by a lake, which is now the site of Hogwarts School, and the lake is now the Black Lake.

These two legends are not actually contradictory.

Hogwarts Castle is indeed Slytherin's private property, but its original location wasn't here; it was on the Slytherin family's estate...

Harry didn't know the exact location, but according to Rowena, it was just a muddy swamp... Of course, she might also have been jealous.

After Rowena chose the school site in her dream, the Founders felt that building a house on the spot was too much trouble, so they forcibly moved an unused castle from Slytherin's house by a vote of three to one...

To be honest, the Slytherin family was indeed quite powerful and wealthy back then.

After they abandoned the castle on this cliff, they reinforced the foundation, and Rowena redesigned the entire interior, adding a bunch of completely useless Moving Staircase... ugh~

My head hurts.

In short, Hogwarts Castle is a product of 'relocation and renovation', and Harry could also adopt this approach if he wanted to quickly build a retirement home.

Chapter 407 mentions that Werewolf are prone to causing unforeseen problems.

"I see, you already knew that. Mrs. Ravenclaw must have told you... Harry, what's wrong?"

As Dumbledore listened to Harry recount the history of Hogwarts, he suddenly noticed that Harry's expression seemed somewhat conflicted.

"It's alright... Headmaster, please continue," Harry said, waving his hand helplessly.

How could he not be conflicted?

Some people are clearly very particular about how they are addressed, and right now, because of Albus Dumbledore's use of the word "Madam," Harry's mind is racing with thoughts.

The problem is, it was Albus Dumbledore who called you a "married older woman," so why are you poking me like that?

Rowena's behavior only fueled Harry's curiosity, leading him to wonder if Helena might truly be her adopted child.

"Harry, speaking of which... has Mrs. Ravenclaw's spirit truly vanished?" Dumbledore seemed regretful as he brought up Rowena's matter. "It's a pity I never had the chance to meet her."

Besides regret, there was also a barely perceptible hint of resentment in Albus Dumbledore's tone.

Logically speaking, given the magnitude of what happened at Ravenclaw House, he, as the headmaster, should have been fully aware of it, and Professor Flitwick wouldn't have kept it from him.

However, Albus Dumbledore made two trips to the common room of Eagle House a few days ago, but he couldn't even step through the door.

The first time, he went to face the Bronze Door Knocker with the eagle head full of confidence, but he was asked a question about "two major characteristics of forensic evidence", and he was completely dumbfounded on the spot.

The second time, Albus Dumbledore asked Professor Flitwick to join him, but the doorbell asked him what the lethal dose of potassium chloride was for intravenous injection, leaving both of them turned away.

As the saying goes, things may happen once or twice, but not a third time. After being turned down twice, Albus Dumbledore realized that he probably wouldn't be able to meet the Founders of Ravenclaw again.

Otherwise, why would other Eagle House students, when faced with Bronze Door Knocker, be able to change their questions after being told "keep trying," while the questions they encounter become increasingly difficult?

It's because of this kid in front of him, isn't it... Albus Dumbledore gave Harry a subtle, resentful look.

In his view, the only thing that could cause the problem with the eagle-headed Bronze Door Knocker to gradually become so distorted was Harry Granger.

"Headmaster, I think it's actually better that you didn't see her. After all, if you had, your lofty image of the Grey Lady would have been completely shattered."

As luck would have it, Harry played a joke on Albus Dumbledore based on certain facts, which led Albus Dumbledore to completely misunderstand.

See? It's all because of this kid!

However, in reality, Harry had been busy in the alchemy lab for the past few days, and he really had no idea that Albus Dumbledore couldn't get into Eagle House.

The Bronze Door Knocker with the eagle's head was a mechanism personally left by Rowena to test her students. Once Spirit of Rowena was awakened, the door knocker would naturally only obey her instructions.

In fact, even Colin and Astoria Greengrass, two students from the outer court, were able to enter the gate and were assigned a question-and-answer session with Rowena.

So the reason Albus Dumbledore couldn't get through the gate was simply because Rowena was too lazy to see him... However, Albus Dumbledore nowadays might not think that way.

"Well... since the sponsorship has been agreed upon, I'll take my leave now."

After the conversation turned to Rowena, Harry gradually realized the subtle tension between himself and Albus Dumbledore. After thinking it over, he decided that leaving was the best option.

However, before leaving, he didn't forget to give Albus Dumbledore a serious reminder: "Also... Headmaster, there's something I must tell you. On the night of the full moon this month, Hogwarts might infiltrate Werewolf. Please make sure to take precautions to protect the students!!"

"Um... wait!" Dumbledore had been somewhat absent-minded, was about to agree when his expression suddenly changed. "Werewolf? Harry, are you sure you're talking about an unfamiliar Werewolf, and not the one we know?"

"I'm absolutely certain, it's a strange Werewolf!" A sharp glint flashed in Harry's eyes.

Although he and Albus Dumbledore are no longer on the same side, Harry will not hide anything from him about matters concerning the school.

For example, he has already won over the Greengrass Family, one of the School Governor, and there's also the possibility of Werewolf attack in late February.

Especially regarding the Werewolf, even if it might cause unforeseen complications, Harry had to tell Dumbledore.

He didn't want the students of Hogwarts to get hurt.

"I understand... Harry, the information you provided is very important. I will have all the professors on high alert."

Dumbledore chose to completely believe Harry's words.

Moreover, he had actually begun to doubt the source of Harry's information.

How did this child learn that Werewolf would attack the school...?

Dumbledore quickly connected the information Harry provided with another piece of information he had recently received.

His expression instantly turned extremely serious.

"Harry, I have a question for you." Dumbledore suddenly stood up, staring intently into Harry's eyes. "Lucius Malfoy ... he's been elusive lately, and there's a possibility he might disappear. Are you aware of this?"

"Headmaster, I don't quite understand what you mean." Harry shook his head slightly. "I'm not familiar with that guy. What does his whereabouts have to do with me? Besides, it's just a possibility that he might go missing. It's not confirmed that he's missing yet, is it?"

Sure enough, here comes Albus Dumbledore's questioning.

Harry had already anticipated that if he brought up the Werewolf attack, Albus Dumbledore would inevitably follow the trail and implicate Lucius based on his sources.

Narcissa Malfoy wasn't stupid. Her husband had been taken away by her for so many days, and many things were missing from the study. She must have started to suspect Lucius's current situation.

Draco Malfoy is now at school, always with a gloomy face, clearly worried about his father's whereabouts.

It's estimated that it won't be long before the entire Wizarding World officially confirms the disappearance of the Malfoy family head, and then the Ministry of Magic will begin a frantic search.

Let them search however they want, since they're unlikely to find it anyway.

Of course, this is all predicated on... Albus Dumbledore not siding with outsiders.

"Harry, I don't know what you're doing, but my gut feeling tells me it can't be anything good!" Dumbledore stared intently at Harry. "Tell me, about Malfoy ... what do you know?!"

"Headmaster, I think I've made myself perfectly clear." Harry glared back without flinching. "That guy's whereabouts are unpredictable...that's none of my business!!"

(P. S. A quick science lesson: the two main characteristics of forensic evidence are: ① the stability of forensic evidence is affected by environmental conditions; ② forensic evidence is "scientific evidence"; as for the lethal dose of potassium chloride administered intravenously, I won't go into detail.)

Also, doesn't it feel like Albus Dumbledore's character is getting increasingly out of character? This Dumbledore has actually been somewhat ambiguous from the beginning; the reason will be revealed in the next chapter. That's all~)

Chapter 408 Legilimency will now be met with retaliation.

They've fallen out again...

Since the beginning of his third year, Harry had lost count of how many times this had happened; every conversation he had with Dumbledore ended in a bad mood.

This time, because of Lucius, they have even reached the point of being on the verge of war.

But Harry really couldn't understand why Dumbledore had such a big problem with creating Lucius Malfoy, and why he kept stopping him!

However, he was unaware that, from Dumbledore's perspective, what truly concerned him was not the methods Harry had used against Lucius, but rather Harry's concealment of his actions!

Dumbledore always cared about Harry and hoped that Harry would grow up healthy and happy as he envisioned, and never go astray.

However, Harry was extremely rebellious from the very beginning and refused to be controlled by anyone.

The two have been battling since Harry was ten years old. Dumbledore has never been able to fulfill his wish to control Harry's growth trajectory. Instead, he has watched helplessly as the child has grown to the point where he is completely out of his control.

Harry's power is growing stronger, and his behavior is becoming increasingly eccentric and bizarre. Moreover, a large number of people are now aligned with him and unconditionally support him... Among them are even those who can check and balance him!

Dumbledore would certainly be pleased by this, but more often than not, he would secretly feel terrified...

At first, Dumbledore was only worried that Harry wouldn't become the next Tom Riddle, but he later realized he was wrong.

Harry would never become Voldemort, because he has a more intelligent mind and more outstanding talent than Voldemort. More importantly, Harry has a passion and the ability to judge people that far surpasses Voldemort's.

With this kind of Harry, Dumbledore couldn't use the second Dark Lord as his model. Instead, he would infinitely gravitate Harry's image towards the original Dark Lord, who... was Dumbledore's most important close friend.

But that's absolutely not acceptable!

Because he absolutely could not allow Harry to go astray and ultimately cause a terrible disaster!

As a result, he became increasingly anxious and increasingly determined to control Harry, and finally today, when he learned that Harry had dared to lay a hand on Lucius Malfoy, Dumbledore's nerves snapped completely!

"Harry, what you've done is far too serious. You can't handle this on your own! So... tell me what you've done! I need to know the whole story to figure out how to help you!"

Dumbledore didn't know what Harry had done to Lucius, but when he put Harry in the mold of the first Dark Lord, he could imagine that it was an absolutely horrific disaster!

If this matter is exposed, not only Harry, but the entire Hogwarts could be plunged into a terrifying vortex.

"Headmaster, I think you're worrying too much," Harry frowned and said in a low voice, "I don't need your help with anything..."