In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

  Chapter 53 53. If you don't give it a try

  "After discovering your problem, some other things about you will become traceable."

  Jon never left Slughorn's eyes, but from the corner of his eyes, he kept paying attention to the rain outside the window.

"Before the second attack, I guessed from the information in the newspaper that the man hiding in the carriage wanted to get the Sorcerer's Stone. Nick LeMay and Dumbledore have always had a good relationship, and Hogwarts has no The source of income has never suffered from any financial troubles until now. It is very likely that he accepted the gift from Nicolas. The Philosopher’s Stone can not only make elixir of life but also turn stones into gold. The second attack later also It confirmed my guess. The two attacks on this carriage were actually just to cover up the man on the carriage. The Ministry of Magic knew very well that Dumbledore was there, unless the Dark Lord came over in person. No one can destroy this Hogwarts. They are just making it easier for you to find what they want you to find."

   "Aside from Dumbledore, what else is there in this school that is worthy of the attention of the man who has gained the power of the entire wizarding world? Only the Sorcerer's Stone, which is unique in the world!"

"But the first two times, when the entire carriage was completely undefended except for the dining room, that man still couldn't find what he was looking for. Then you started to get in touch with Hagrid's pet, Niu Niu, teacher. "

"After you realized that you couldn't find the Sorcerer's Stone by yourself, you wanted Niuxiu to help you. In these days, Beech ran into the car almost every day, because Hagrid complained a lot to me about this matter. Once, I also caught it several times in front of the storage room door. From that time, I roughly deduced that Beech had found the approximate location of the Philosopher's Stone, which was in these storage rooms. "

   "Papa..."

  Slughorn put the Philosopher's Stone in his pocket, and applauded Jon with admiration.

"It's wonderful, Jon. I never thought that an 11-year-old freshman who has only been exposed to magic for less than a year has learned so much knowledge. The Philosopher's Stone, the use of African tree snake skin, the use of compound decoction Even if you find an adult wizard, you may not be able to explain all these things clearly."

   "I already thought highly of you, but I didn't expect that I still underestimated you. It is indeed the dream of countless teachers to have a student like you."

  Jon looked at him with complicated eyes.

"In this case, teacher, why do you still do this? Is it not good to stay at Hogwarts? You told me when you first taught me Occlumency, you think staying here as a professor is actually not good enough. good."

  Slughorn was still smiling like a good old man, and he gently twirled the wand in his hand.

   "I didn't lie to you when I said that. When I was tricked into a carriage by Dumbledore, I really thought it would be good to stay here and teach, but people cannot be static."

  His generous voice gradually turned cold, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

   "Do you think this Hogwarts really has a future?"

  Jon didn't answer his question, and he didn't need to answer it. Slughorn himself had already given the answer.

"There is no future at all! Yes, it is very warm and harmonious here, but under the general trend, how long can this illusion of peace last? Do you know what my student is doing now? He is uniting other The pure-blood forces in the magic society intend to completely integrate the power of the European magic world! His power is constantly getting stronger, but what about the Hogwarts led by Dumbledore? After fleeing for seven years, he didn't even have the courage to leave U.K!"

  Jon's voice also became extremely cold.

   "So just because there's no hope in sight, you're going to join the wrong side?"

"There's no right or wrong." Slughorn stroked Beachy's furry head slowly, "It's just that the resistance led by Dumbledore is still there, so you think that man's ideas are wrong, but another Thinking about it from a different perspective, he can actually bring more benefits to wizards. In the world of adults, as long as the vast majority of people in this society get benefits, then this is right."

   "Can the Dark Lord bring greater benefits to the vast majority of wizards?" Jon couldn't help but sneered, "I don't understand, teacher, who exactly benefits oppression and inequality!"

"The redistribution of social interests always has to face a period of labor pains. It is inevitable for Muggle wizards to suffer a little bit now. My student's philosophy has changed a lot. He used to think that only A dead Muggle is a good Muggle. Now he can tolerate Muggle wizards becoming slaves. Isn't this a good progress? When he gets what he wants, he will use it to consolidate his power To attract more people, when the resources of the entire wizarding world have been integrated, the status of Muggle wizards will be further improved, and the wizarding world at that time will definitely be in a much better state than before."

   Facing Slughorn's outlook on the future of Voldemort's rule, Jon just said coldly.

  “Although I am young, I have only heard that snakes will strangle themselves to death, but I have never known that snakes can spit out the food they eat in their stomachs!”

"Aha, great analogy, Jon," Slughorn praised, "but what if my student wasn't a snake? The talent and heart he's showing right now can definitely be called a parable." A great leader."

   "Such a compliment will only make others feel ironic and ridiculous."

  Slughorn shook his head, ended the quarrel between teachers and students, and quietly looked at Jon who was blocking the door.

   "I've talked with you long enough. If I want to leave, are you sure you can stop me and wait until Dumbledore comes back?"

  Jon was originally a little anxious because of waiting, but now he calmed down.

  He had discovered such an obvious problem with Slughorn before, of course it was not without any preparation.

  In fact, although he didn't go directly to Dumbledore, he had already stuffed a letter into the principal's office.

   After all, one is an old friend who has known each other for nearly a hundred years, and the other is a student who has only entered Hogwarts for less than a year. Jon believes that his weight in Dumbledore's heart must not be as important as Slughorn.

Let Dumbledore see Slughorn’s anomaly. With his mind and vigilance, it’s fine if the lights were dark before. observe.

   This is why Jon dared to stop the fat walrus here alone. The safest choice was that he could just wait in the restaurant instead of taking the risk.

   But in the end, he still couldn't hold back, and came to see if the traitor was what he had guessed, the teacher who had been teaching him everything.

   But at this time, the torrential rain outside the carriage had gradually diminished, showing signs of stopping, but Jon didn't see the slightest bit of Dumbledore's backhand preparation here.

   He didn't know what Dumbledore was thinking.

Maybe he has absolute trust in Slughorn, and even after reading the letter, he has no doubts about this old friend; maybe he thinks that the place where he hides the Philosopher's Stone is safe and no one can find it; By some accident he didn't know, the headmaster of Hogwarts didn't even read the letter he left behind.

   It's just that at this point, Jon obviously can't count on the biggest pillar on the carriage.

  If he does nothing to stop Slughorn from leaving now, Jon believes that his teacher will not hurt him at all.

  But he has already come here, if he really does nothing in the end, how can he be reconciled?

  Jon took a deep breath, clenched the chestnut wand in his hand with a firm and dignified expression, and stood it in front of him!

   "How will you know the result if you don't try it, Mr. Slughorn."

  (end of this chapter)