At night, the lights in the headmaster's office were still on, and Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk reviewing the documents that had accumulated in recent days. Although the Vice-Principal, Professor McGonagall, would assist him in handling most of the school's affairs, some documents still required his personal signature as the headmaster.
"A lot has happened recently."
After Dumbledore finished processing the documents, he picked up the cup of milk tea with several sugar cubes in it and took a sip, his eyes falling on the pile of envelopes.
Voldemort had his eyes on the Philosopher's Stone, Professor Rowena Smith had mysteriously disappeared, and there were reforms within the Ministry of Magic.
Dumbledore was certain that Voldemort had definitely returned to England secretly and had set his sights on Nicolas Flamel's Philosopher's Stone, but the biggest question now was, where was Voldemort hiding
Originally, Dumbledore wanted to use the Philosopher's Stone to lure Voldemort out. After all, an enemy hiding in the dark is really hard to deal with.
Unfortunately, Voldemort never took any action and remained careful to hide his whereabouts. He was even cautious when monitoring Nicolas Flamel, fearing that he would be discovered by others. It was difficult to catch him in a short time.
Dumbledore didn't want to play hide-and-seek with the other party. He was old and his energy was not as good as before. He really couldn't stand being messed around.
There was another thing that concerned Dumbledore. How could Professor Rowena Smith suddenly disappear? There was no news at all, as if she had disappeared out of thin air.
Dumbledore suspected that Professor Smith's disappearance was related to Voldemort.
There is no way. Given Voldemort's current condition, there must be someone helping him, otherwise I would not be able to find where he is hiding in a short time.
It is understandable that Dumbledore would have such thoughts. After all, the other party is Voldemort, and he must deal with it with caution no matter what.
Could it be Rowena Smith
Dumbledore paced back and forth in the headmaster's office, considering the possibility of this matter. If it was possible, it was actually not very high. If he was Voldemort and wanted to completely hide his whereabouts, he would not have let Rowena Smith disappear inexplicably. The reward for the Smith family has always been posted in the Daily Prophet.
“Those two things may not be related.”
After Dumbledore sorted out his thoughts, he sat back at the headmaster's desk and began to open the envelopes he had recently received with a letter opener and reply to them one by one.
Ever since Cornelius Fudge became Minister of Magic, many owls have been sent to him every day, asking him for help in coming up with ideas for certain policies of the Ministry of Magic.
The incident of Buffy's brain stimulant has finally caused a stir, and the Ministry of Magic is considering formulating a new examination bill.
Although Dumbledore was not an expert in potions, he was well aware of the difficulty of making the Buffer's Brain Refresher. There was no need to publicize this matter. After all, the materials used to make this potion were so expensive and the difficulty was so high that there were simply few skilled potion masters who could make it successfully.
Thinking of the Slytherin student who was poisoned in the school hospital after drinking Buffy's Brain Refresher, Dumbledore couldn't help but sigh. In his reply, he suggested to Fudge that he should let everyone know the dangers of Buffy's Brain Refresher through the mouth of the Potions Expert to avoid anyone taking the risk of poisoning after taking the potion.
After all, 100% of the Bafe brain stimulants on the market are toxic failures. Even if the medicine is diluted, it is still fatal.
There is no need to specify strict laws. The most important thing is to make everyone understand. I believe that with the precedent set, few people will dare to touch Bafe's brain-stimulating agent.
Would anyone drink it knowing it is poisonous
Definitely not!
After dealing with these, Dumbledore began to open other letters, and only gave replies after careful consideration.
However, when he saw the sender's name, he was stunned.
Albert Anderson
Dumbledore whispered the sender's name, and then used the letter opener beside him to open the envelope. Inside was a piece of parchment and a... photo.
It showed the bust of an ugly old wizard on top of a crate, his head covered with a grey old wig and a rusty crown.
Dumbledore was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand the meaning of the photo for a moment, and because it was a bit far away, the photo was not very clear.
He picked up the letter and read it quickly. The letter was about: Albert accidentally found an object that looked like a black magic prop in a mysterious room in the school.
The rusty crown on the wizard's bust in the photo is the dark magic item. As long as you get close to it, you can hear evil whispers.
He suspected that this thing might be the legendary crown of Ravenclaw House that had been missing for many years.
These were his two suspicions, a very dangerous dark magic item, or the Diadem of Ravenclaw, and the basis for his judgment was the whispering sounds he heard.
Dumbledore narrowed his eyes, picked up the unclear photo again, looked at it carefully, and then looked at the portrait behind him.
"Armando, do you think the tiara in the photo looks like Ravenclaw's tiara?" Dumbledore handed the photo towards the portrait of Armando Dippet.
"Armando Dippet is the headmaster of Ravenclaw. He is more familiar with the crown than they are."
"Ravenclaw's Diadem?" Armando Dippet pushed his glasses and leaned over here. The other headmasters in the office also opened their eyes and crowded towards the nearby portrait.
I want to see the so-called Ravenclaw crown. After all, that thing has disappeared for a long time. There has been no shortage of students throughout the ages trying to find the crown to add points to their own college.
"This shape is somewhat similar, but, as you know, that thing has disappeared for hundreds of years, and no one has ever seen it." Armando Dippet was not sure. He had seen the crown on the Ravenclaw statue, but this rusty...
"Wait a moment!"
As he said this, he disappeared from his own portrait. Not long after, Armando Dippet appeared again, panting. He had just been to the Ravenclaw common room.
"It looks a bit similar. Of course, it's not ruled out as a replica. By the way, where did you get this photo?"
"A student sent it to me," Dumbledore said. "He thought the crown was most likely a dark magic item because he heard a strange sound coming from the crown. As you all know, hearing strange sounds in the wizarding world is not a good sign."
In the wizarding world, anything that can think independently needs to be treated with caution. Dumbledore was not sure whether Ravenclaw's crown had the same ability to think as the Sorting Hat, but Albert's judgment and approach were undoubtedly quite wise. He told him the matter directly instead of trying to figure it out on his own.
"I suggest you take the things in the photo back and study them." Armando Dippet's tone was a bit urgent: "Although the possibility is small, it should still be taken seriously."
"I will, Armando." Dumbledore glanced at his pocket watch. It was already early in the morning, and it was impossible to look for it now. Although Albert told him where it was, but... the treasure house in the Room of Requirement was too large, containing things from all generations of Hogwarts. Without Albert's help and guidance, it would be difficult to find it in a short time.
"It seems that this matter will have to wait until tomorrow." He stared at the photo and muttered.