Dumbledore slowly sat back on the sofa.

Tang Sen could notice that he was trying hard to keep calm, but the slightly trembling ripples on the surface of the black tea in the cup reproduced the turmoil in his heart.

After a long time, he raised his head, looked at Tang Sen again, and asked in an almost pleading tone: "Professor Tang, you are a fortune teller. If you can see the future, tell me that there will be different endings in the future.

Right?"

"What I mean is that it is not necessary to destroy all the Horcruxes to completely kill Voldemort?"

Townsend responded to Dumbledore with sad eyes and said: "Professor Dumbledore, I said that the future will change, so there may be hope."

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Dumbledore closed his eyes and leaned back, letting his long gray beard spread across his front.

He understood what Tang Sen meant. At least in the future that Tang Sen saw, there was no such possibility.

"Professor Tang——"

Dumbledore found that his voice was a little hoarse, so he coughed slightly and said, "You must have heard of that prophecy."

"The man who has the power to defeat the Dark Lord approaches the man who has resisted him three times, at the end of July. The Dark Lord will mark him as his rival, but he will have powers that the Dark Lord does not know

One of them must die at the hand of the other, because both cannot live, only one survives. The one who has the ability to defeat the Dark Lord will be born at the end of July."

"I have always believed in this prophecy. I mean, Harry conforms to everything described in the prophecy, and he did kill Tom. Even if he comes back now, I still believe that Harry must be the one who finally defeats Voldemort."<

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Tang Sen listened to him quietly before speaking: "As I said, Professor Dumbledore."

"When a prophecy is spoken, the future has been changed. Professor Trelawney has the gift of foresight, but she obviously won't control it. She just instinctively gets revelations from the future, but cannot judge and speak out.

What will the future be like after this prediction?"

"Leaking the future, especially the far-reaching future, is always something that requires caution."

"So." Dumbledore said: "So this prophecy has expired?"

"You cannot try to rely on a young wizard, a student who should be happy studying in school, to defeat a terrible enemy that can threaten the entire magical world, Professor Dumbledore."

Townsend said: "This is not realistic and unfair to Mr. Porter."

He stood up slowly.

"I once gave a speech to my students."

"Destiny is not an unchanging river. You always think that people's fate has already been determined, but that is a fallacy."

"On the contrary, as someone who can see the future, I always believe that the future can be changed and that people's destiny is always in their own hands."

He stared at Dumbledore and said: "It is not justice to impose responsibilities on others in the name of fate."

"Just an escape."

Townsend's words were a little offensive, and even sounded close to refutation and preaching, but Dumbledore did not show any anger. He lowered his eyelids, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be a little deeper.

"Escape?" Dumbledore murmured, "Maybe you are right, Professor Tang."

"I did put too much responsibility on Harry, I just. I just had some."

Dumbledore did not look at Tang Sen. His eyes seemed to be looking into the void, into the depths of his distant memories.

At this moment, Tang Sen felt that Dumbledore in front of him was no longer the greatest white wizard of this century who was always wise and calm, but an old man.

The principal's room fell into silence.

Until the phoenix in the corner suddenly flew up and landed next to Dumbledore, stroking Dumbledore's white hair with the side of its face.

Only then did Dumbledore wake up. He patted Phoenix on the head, looked at Tang Sen again, and said, "I'm sorry that I lost my temper."

"Maybe I need time to think. Professor Tang, that's the end of today's conversation."

Tang Sen nodded and said softly: "If you need my help, you can come to me at any time. No matter what, I am a professor at Hogwarts School after all."

"When it comes to facing the mysterious man, I believe our positions are consistent."

He turned around and walked lightly towards the principal's room.

"Professor Tang——"

Dumbledore suddenly spoke again.

"What about the magician?"

"Is your position consistent with his?"

Perhaps because he received too much shocking news during the conversation, Dumbledore no longer had the intention to test or deal with it, and unabashedly stated the core purpose of his interview today.

Tang Sen paused in his steps. He did not look back, but said calmly:

"I am a fortune teller, and my position is always in the future."

He didn't stay any longer and walked out of the principal's office, closing the door gently.

Until the rumble of the gargoyle moving was heard outside, Dumbledore was still looking at the closed door.

A long, deep sigh echoed in the principal's office.

The following days passed as planned, and everything seemed to be calm at Hogwarts Castle and even the entire British wizarding world.

For nearly three weeks, Dumbledore never came to see Townsend again. He seemed to have become even busier. From the few words spoken by the students, it can be found that Dumbledore rarely appeared even during meal times.

In the auditorium.

And the resurrected Dark Lord seemed to have never been resurrected. During this period of time, no news came out. Daily Prophet reporter Rita Skeeter's words became more and more sharp, just like this

The peaceful days were enough to prove that the mysterious man had not been resurrected. She laughed at the lies fabricated by Harry Potter more than once, and even began to mention Dumbledore's name openly.

As for the "Magician", since the initial report, the Daily Prophet has never mentioned a single word about this careerist, despite the undercurrent of the entire British wizarding world.

’s remarks are almost universally known.

Many wizards believe that the Ministry of Magic is fully prepared to arrest the magician the next time he appears, and then use absolute irrefutable evidence to nail the other party's crime and imprison him in Azkaban forever.

Even directly sentenced to death——

Although no wizard has publicly expressed support for the magician's remarks, the Ministry of Magic has realized from the rumors that the impact of these remarks is becoming more and more profound. One of the evidences is the misuse of Muggle items in the Department of Disposal of Muggle Items during this period.

They were so busy that some employees even submitted their resignations on the grounds that they could no longer understand the confiscated Muggle items

Apparently the Ministry of Magic realizes that they are unable to deal with the wave of rumors, so directly addressing the source may be a better option.

These external undercurrents did not affect Hogwarts Castle too much. The fear caused by Voldemort has subsided over time, and the voices of disputes caused by the magician's remarks that can often be heard appear more and more frequently.

There are fewer and fewer students, and students’ daily life is naturally occupied by courses and trivial matters.

To be honest, compared to those things in the outside world, they hated Umbridge who acted more and more carelessly after Dumbledore appeared less.

The wall of the corridor on the first floor has been covered with various regulations nailed by Umbridge. Any student who violates the regulations will be brutally punished, and it is the picket team headed by Malfoy who pickets and inspects the students.

This Slytherin student seemed to have become even more gloomy after his father's death. There was no smile on his face. No one was willing to look at him when walking in the corridors of Hogwarts. He always refuted those who did not hesitate.

Those who support the magician's ideas curse them and even their families.

Such behavior was punished several times by Professor McGonagall, but with Umbridge's support, the other party intensified it. The most direct impact was that Harry Potter could hardly survive at Hogwarts. If

If it weren't for Hermione's obstruction and the sense of accomplishment brought to him by the Defense Against the Dark Arts course in the Room of Requirement, he would definitely duel with Malfoy regardless of the consequences.

As for Tang Sen, his life is simple and fulfilling.

The last meat sent by the Department of Fantastic Beasts for processing was almost exhausted. It only took Tang Sen a short month to consume an amount that would take almost two to three years to digest.

Snape's digestive potion played a vital role in this.

Although the Potions Professor angrily refuted Tang Sen every time and declared that he would never prepare potions for him again, Tang Sen could always find a way to force the other party to hand over the purple liquid obediently.

The extraordinary properties in his body are accumulating as he continues to eat. Tang Sen feels that his physique has at least doubled - this is because the power of the potion in the previous world has almost raised his physique to the limit of ordinary people.<

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As for magic, his repair spell can already ignite a half-meter-wide flame. If it weren't for his own ability to control flames, Tang Sen would not be able to practice magic spells in the Leaky Cauldron.

Of course, these gains have not greatly improved Tang Sen's strength yet. After all, the magician's abilities are already useful enough. Tang Sen's biggest gain in this month is that he finally understood the ancient transformation

Prerequisite knowledge in magic research materials.

Although there is still a long way to go before he can transform living creatures, at the very least, he released the first normal spell after coming to this world.

Transfiguration.

And it’s a wandless transformation.

He can transform some small, lifeless items into another kind of item, excluding the factor of wandless casting. This is probably the level of transformation of a second-year wizard - this result does not mean that Tang Sen is good at magic.

What a high talent he has that allows him to do in one month what it takes a little wizard a year to do.

In fact, if you compare the time spent studying, Tang Sen may spend much more time and energy in a month than the little wizard spends in a year.

No matter what, Tang Sen can now proudly say that he can be called a wizard.

And Smaug's learning progress is much more significant. The ability given to him by the potion of the audience sequence makes him naturally gifted with language. In one month, he can basically use English to communicate with Tang Sen on a daily basis, and those

He practiced his boastful words to perfection.
To be continued...