Homecoming from Hogwarts

Chapter 38 The Curse of the Dark Lord
Tonight is the second time Amosta has entered Dumbledore's office since the night he entered Hogwarts after Christmas. As the saying goes, don't be afraid of thieves stealing, but be afraid of thieves thinking about it.

Amosta did not forget how Dumbledore watched over him in the following days after he had sex with the black witch in the Forbidden Forest in the fifth grade.

The circular office has not changed much from the time I visited more than a month ago, except that the last time I met the phoenix, which was still a young bird, has now entered the youthful form, covered with gorgeous golden-red feathers all over its body. At this moment, it is squatting Sleeping with its head hidden under its wings in the brazier, not even the sound of Amostar's footsteps as it passed by woke it up.

Dumbledore seemed to be answering someone's letter. When he saw the slightly tired Amosta walking in, the light in his blue eyes was much gentler than when they first met.

"Good evening, Principal Dumbledore, I hope I didn't disturb you," Amosta nodded, "I heard from Professor Snape that you seem to have something to discuss with me."

"Ah, that's true,"

Dumbledore beckoned him to sit down, with a smile on his face, but there was some blame in his tone of voice, "Unfortunately, Amosta, I'm afraid I won't be able to entertain you with any decent wine this time, and, As far as your mental state is concerned, I don't think you are suitable for drinking alcoholic beverages."

Amosta smiled, but didn't speak, he could see that the old man was holding back a bad heart!

There was nothing new in the words of greeting. Dumbledore expressed his heartfelt thanks to him for his noble behavior of staying out at night for many days and doing his best to guard the safety of the little wizards. He also implicitly expressed his concern about his current physical condition and asked Ah Does Mosta need some time off.

Let me rest. Could it be that something unknown happened that made Dumbledore decide to expel himself from the school early?
"Thank you very much for your concern, Principal Dumbledore," Amosta cautiously refused to say a word,

"Catching the murderer of the attack is a task entrusted to me by the school board. I must be responsible for my work and the safety of the little wizards. I will not leave my post without authorization until the murderer surfaces. "

"Oh, what a noble sense of responsibility. The safety of the little wizards is indeed important, but, Amostar, your health is also my concern." Dumbledore seemed moved by Amostar's reply, and he blew She sniffed her nose, took off her glasses and wiped the moisture in them,

"Severus and Minerva have raised this with me a few times, expressing to me their concerns about your over-dedicated way of working. They both hope that you will not be so nervous, even if a new attack occurs Well, that's not your responsibility."

Amosta frowned, a bit confused, Dumbledore called him here just to express his gratitude?
"--especially Minerva, she thinks it's better to spend a lot of time looking for the assailant when you don't have any more clues, ahem, she told me she talked to me during the Christmas holidays You mentioned once, oh, I'm really ashamed to talk about this, she seems to think that the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor I found is not so competent, delaying the learning of young wizards"

Sure enough, Dumbledore is holding back bad luck!

Dumbledore frowned in distress and stopped talking, Amosta raised his brows high, the corners of his mouth twitched, and did not reply immediately.

An embarrassing and suffocating silence suddenly descended. In the office, only Dumbledore's alchemy props, whose uses were not clear, were tinkling like wind chimes.

"Let me ask first, Headmaster Dumbledore—"

After a long while, Amosta was the first to break the embarrassing silence, "If I refuse your request, you won't arrest me and send her to Nurmengard or Azkaban, etc. place?"

"Oh, of course not, Amostar,"

Dumbledore laughed, "It's all my fault, Amosta, I'm here to ask for your help... Actually, hey, sometimes I really wish someone could take care of my difficulties , it is much more difficult to find a qualified Defense Against the Dark Arts professor than to find out the twelve uses of dragon's blood—”

Amosta pursed her lips, her expression showed no extra emotion,

"There have been unconfirmed rumors in private about the professor of this subject, Headmaster Dumbledore."

"I can't lie to you, Amostar,"

Dumbledore's expression became serious, he nodded and said, "Although there is no direct evidence, since I rejected Voldemort's application for this teaching position, there is indeed no professor who can stay in this position for more than a year. "

Amosta sat calmly, not in a hurry to express his opinion.

"—However, there are two Defense Against the Dark Arts professors in the school at the same time, and in the case of only teaching for a few months, I think the risk is controllable"

You think the risk is controllable, so why don't you teach it yourself?Amosta secretly rolled his eyes, silent.

"I can pay you for a whole year, Amosta, if you're willing to help those promising children."

Dumbledore's tone was earnest and persuasive.

In the office, Amosta sat in his own seat and meditated. He neither agreed nor objected to the request made by Dumbledore just now. He just said that he had to think about it.

The Dark Lord put a curse on this position, and the power of the curse was so strong that it had never been weakened for decades, and even Dumbledore couldn't do anything about it. It can be imagined that the Dark Lord spent a lot of effort back then.

According to Amosta's thoughts during the Christmas vacation, he would definitely not accept this risky and unpredictable job.

As for why he didn't immediately refuse now, it was because Amosta had new considerations.

Before receiving this task and entering Hogwarts, Amosta subconsciously believed that this commission would only take a few months to solve, otherwise, the Chamber of Secrets case would interfere with the great savior Harry · Potter's adventures for the next school year.

However, that may not be the case in reality.

Because of my own intervention, the plot of the original book must have changed a lot, and this also means that the originally destined ending has actually changed.

If that heir is really a very cautious person, then he doesn't have to touch Amosta's mold.

If the heir is determined to be patient with Amosta, Amosta, who is passively waiting for clues, is almost doomed to fail in this protracted battle, because it is impossible for Amosta to stay in school for the rest of his life because of this matter. .

In this case, the information that Porter's small team has acquired is very important. As long as he can provide a key clue, Amosta is confident that he can follow the clues and find the secret room before everyone else.

How to further gain Potter's trust, Amosta has also thought about this issue, and the result of his thinking is that if he has always been labeled as an investigator, then it may be difficult for him to break through the relationship between Potter and him. A friend's psychological defense.

But if you change your identity, for example, become a professor, then things may be easier. At the very least, frequent contact with opportunities will make your relationship with them more friendly.

"So."

After making up his mind, Amosta took a deep breath.

He waved his wand to clear the messy desk,
"Let me experience your curse, Mister Dark Lord"













(End of this chapter)