vncnus Chapter 208 Principal's Office Meeting
Chapter 208 Principal's Office Meeting
Chapter 208 Principal's Office Meeting
There was only one person whom Snape could call "Professor," and that was his mentor in the field of potions, the internationally renowned Potions Master, and the former Potions Professor at Hogwarts—Horace Slughorn.
"After Voldemort's downfall, Horace offered me his resignation—" Dumbledore said. "Getting him back to Hogwarts will not be an easy task."
"There is still a way," Snape said, looking at Ryan.
Dumbledore also looked over.
"Me?" Lane pointed to himself. He vaguely remembered the name Horace, who seemed to be Snape's former Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, who resigned from his position with Dumbledore around the year 1980.
"Horace is a good man, but unfortunately he made a mistake at the worst possible time. I've been trying to contact him and write to him. Bringing you to visit him might be more effective in persuading him—and Harry too."
Dumbledore said, "With that, the potions project is now complete. As for the Transfiguration field, Minerva and I will advocate for it at the International Transfiguration Association, so there's no need to worry."
Professor McGonagall nodded slightly, agreeing with Dumbledore's approach.
"In the field of alchemy, I need the headmaster to write me a letter," Ryan said, raising his hand.
"That's to be expected."
"Then, there are no problems with the alchemy project." Ryan put his hand down; everything was ready.
Professor Sprout then stated that as a global authority in the herbal medicine field, she has extensive experience in cultivating new herbs and conserving existing ones, which is sufficient to support her in gaining a voice in this discipline.
She also recommended Newt Scudderman, a distinguished former Hogwarts alumnus, renowned Master of Magical Creatures, and protector and warrior of magical creatures.
She suggested that Dumbledore write a letter to his student, Newt, asking him to return to Hogwarts and work with the current magizoologists to define the different categories of magical creatures.
"Thank you for the suggestion, Pomona. I will write to Newt after the meeting."
Dumbledore said that as he spoke, Gale gave two cold laughs.
But everyone present pretended not to hear it.
"Spells can be divided into many types, and can be categorized in many ways, such as by their effects or by their emotional impact. In this respect, I cannot have the same level of control as you all, after all, there are masters of spells in other places as well."
Many major categories have already been settled, but Flitwick, who is next, claims that his abilities are limited.
Everyone can understand why, right?
Because spells are the most comprehensive discipline, you could say that spells are the mathematics of wizards. Each way of classifying them can expand into countless fields. Wizards use spells to summarize the laws of magic, name them, and manifest them as laws, so that ordinary wizards can cast spells and generate power simply by learning these laws.
All other disciplines in the wizarding world require the study of spells as their foundation. Even the seemingly most scientific arithmetic, divination, and astronomy, without the aid of spells, would merely become probability theory and stargazing.
The former is based on a loss of position and purely statistical probability.
The latter lacked the means to observe the sky, because the wizards' telescopes were all made of magic. After abandoning the astronomical telescope, astronomy transformed from a research school into an interest group.
Looking at the thousands of years of magical history, it is rare to find a group of great wizards as well-balanced as Hogwarts. It can be said that 70% of the great wizards recorded in history explored magic through the tool of spells.
These great wizards all seemed to specialize in different things, which was clear evidence of the wide reach of magic.
Even the same spell can manifest differently in different regions. And the same spell can look completely different depending on the casting method and medium.
"It's alright, we'll do what we can, and leave the rest to the capable in the world."
Dumbledore intended to conclude his appointment of this working meeting arrangement with this sentence.
But to everyone's surprise, Gale suddenly said, "Dividing spells? That's quite interesting. I'll give you some ideas."
Most of the faculty and staff who knew of this unofficial member of Hogwarts opposed his existence.
After all, he doesn't have a good reputation and has a criminal record.
If he gets involved in educating young wizards, he could very well turn Hogwarts into the next Dark Lord training camp.
Of course, given Gale's pride, he wouldn't bother brainwashing a young wizard; he wouldn't stoop to such a thing.
In the past, he might have targeted those who, in his view, were unwilling to follow him. Now, he simply uses his powerful charisma to attract those willing to follow him.
However, a former Dark Lord, with just a few words, possessed a profound charm in his language and thoughts that was enough to make a naive young wizard unable to choose his own path.
Now he suddenly says he's very interested in the finer details of spellcasting.
The professors present immediately thought that this dark tyrant was about to secretly instill his ideas into the world again.
After chuckling, Gail closed his eyes to rest, completely ignoring the questioning glances from McGonagall and the others.
"Hahaha, it would be wonderful if Gale were to join us. His magical skills are evident to all, and he would certainly be a great help to the subdivision of spells."
Dumbledore chuckled, and then gave everyone present a boost of confidence: "I have faith in Gale's abilities, and I will discuss his ideas and opinions with him beforehand."
Since Dumbledore had said so, the professors didn't say anything more.
After the discussion, Snape, unusually, displayed a sense of humor: "To be honest, Dumbledore, I don't recall you having a habit of night owls. Or did you develop this habit from getting up frequently to arrest people in the library two years ago?"
McGonagall, knowing about Dumbledore's arrest of people in the library, complained, "Albus, we all have classes the next day and need to handle a lot of castle affairs. Sufficient rest is essential."
Professors who teach classes need to rest, while those responsible for castle affairs need to get plenty of rest.
It's obvious that some people do nothing and simply wash their hands of the business.
Professor Sprout, who is usually mild-mannered, said that he was busy treating rare herbs in the greenhouse. When he received Dumbledore's call so late, he thought it was something serious and rushed over.
She said, "It's too late, it's not good for anyone. I also don't recommend that you go see Newt and Horace Slughorn at night, everyone needs to rest."
Humans need rest, so someone who rushes to convene a meeting in the middle of the night is probably quite far removed from the human condition.
The culprit and the instigator quietly moved their chair, pretending to be just a passerby who had accidentally stumbled into a high-level game.
He was just an ordinary Hogwarts student, so what did these bad habits have to do with him?