Wizet raised an eyebrow. "The deity that protects them in their dreams..."
Dumbledore shrugged. "It sounds absurd, but that is the truth..."
Murcus pointed at the Phoenix Patronus again. After lowering her hand, she shook her head and began chattering away.
Dumbledore continued explaining, "And the Phoenix Patronus you summoned, Wizet, looks... exactly like the form their deity takes."
"Since the phoenix is the deity that protects them, they wanted to create a statue of it. But for some reason, they only thought of doing this now..."
He pointed at the huge rock beside the merpeople statue. "After returning to the lakebed this afternoon, they began carving the deity's statue."
Wizet could actually explain why the merpeople had become confused;
This had happened because, at noon, he had only then left a Phoenix Patronus behind for the merpeople's light-and-shadow forms in the "Shadow World."
Dumbledore helped translate for a while longer before finally smiling and letting out a breath. "All right... She needs to hold a meeting with the other merpeople to decide whether we may intervene."
"As for the purpose of our visit, I have made it clear to Murcus. We will arrange a Ritual Magic for them, but there are still things they need to do themselves..."
"Once the Ritual Magic is complete, their singing will become more beautiful, their appearances more lovely, and the waters within the village's territory will turn warm."
"Understood, Headmaster Dumbledore!" Wizet nodded. The goals he had previously written in his Notebook were precisely what Dumbledore had just summarized.
Merpeople were somewhat like Centaurs—both were extremely proud magical beings. Now that wizards needed to intervene in their lives, they naturally had to gather their entire community to discuss it.
Because of the Phoenix Patronus's appearance, the merpeople had gathered early. Murcus was spared