From Azkaban To Hogwarts

After asking for a while, William immediately knew how embarrassing his level of magic knowledge was.

Hogwarts has been established for nearly a thousand years. Gryffindor's sword appears from time to time, the Sorting Hat comes from Gryffindor himself, and Slytherin's wand is still buried in the United States (Note 1). The snake tree grows luxuriantly.

Not to mention Hufflepuff, the pile of books left by Hufflepuff in the common room surpassed all the founders, except Ravenclaw, who didn't leave any relics.

‘No wonder Professor Flitwick is so excited. If the inheritance had not been broken since the founding of the school, Ravenclaw College would have quickly reached a level that is neither sacred nor Roman nor imperial. ’

Purebloods have the highest say in the magical world. Every pureblood likes to bring out old objects to show that their family has a long heritage and pure blood. Although Professor Flitwick himself doesn't care much about this, it is estimated that many purebloods have been raped because of this. Blood smiled.

Although William had never heard similar jokes in Azkaban, but considering the rumors, he still felt that there was nothing wrong with his guess.

But the historical nature is secondary - this crown is a top-notch magic item that has been recognized to make people smart enough to solve most problems!

'No wonder the two little bastards are so obedient. They either want to use the crown to solve the exam problems or come up with some new tricks. ’

But William was not disgusted with such a little idea - once he heard it, he also had the same idea, and relied on the crown to directly read through the books he couldn't understand, thus greatly improving his strength.

"I will try my best to persuade Professor Flitwick, but I can't make any guarantees. You two are not allowed to tell anyone about this matter. If Professor Flitwick really agrees, those Ravenclaw children will know I can’t control it!”

The two of them nodded like chickens pecking at rice - it would be great if they could be so good-natured.

"Professor William?"

Professor McGonagall's voice came from a distance, and behind her, a ghost floated with a nonchalant expression.

"Why don't you go in, Professor William?"

'Ms Gray is a ghost? Why did Dumbledore call the ghost over? This is not a world of cultivating immortals. Do magic props also need weapon spirits? ’

Although such strange thoughts came to his mind, William still answered with a smile.

"I'm discussing their rewards with these kids, Professor." He smiled and patted the two of them on the shoulders. "They were the main force in catching the murderer. I'm considering applying for a small reward from you."

"bonus?"

Professor McGonagall thought for a moment and said, "Well, I think there should be no problem. I will send the bill to Professor Flitwick."

“…”

William said nothing, only a look of admiration.

"You have been recognized by a (?) magical creature, treasure chest x1."

Then what?

William's footsteps fell behind a few people, and he waited for a long time without seeing the treasure box come out. When he quickly prepared to follow, he noticed a disgusted face appearing on the door.

It's Ms. Gray from just now.

‘It’s broad daylight, don’t be scary! ’

William stopped quickly, and then the other party floated in through the door.

‘Are ghosts so strange in broad daylight? ’

——

When William returned to his office again, he found that there were two more people in the room that he didn't recognize, but judging from the man's fiery red hair color, he believed that the other person was another Weasley - although This fiery red is a bit incomplete.

"Ah, Professor William is back -" Dumbledore smiled kindly, but William noticed that one of his hands was firmly holding Professor Flitwick, as if he was afraid that if he could not control the professor, he would jump on the crown, " Sorry, Professor William, I temporarily connected your office to the Floo network. Although it is only one-way, I think it should be very convenient."

"Of course, I have no objection, Headmaster."

William got the advantage and still behaved - the fireplace in Hogwarts cannot be connected to the Floo network at will. It is basically one-way, but even one-way requires approval. New professors are not qualified. William made a report but did not It was approved.

Once the Floo network is connected, it will be much easier to go to places like Hogsmeade or Diagon Alley in the future, but you will have to do it the old way when you come back.

"That's great," Dumbledore looked at the strangers with a smile, "I have already informed Professor Snape, Molly, Arthur, if you have no objections, the investigation will begin soon. .”

"Of course, Dumbledore, we have no objection." The red-haired Weasley replied decisively.

As for Ms. Molly, William secretly saw her twisting the two Weasley brothers who came in before him.

The door was knocked again soon, and Professor Snape came in carrying a stone basin - William had seen this thing before, a pensieve.

‘Are you going to search your memory? No wonder parents have to be notified. ’

Professor Snape put down the pensieve with a cold face, turned to look at Dumbledore with a consulting look, and after Dumbledore nodded, he walked quickly to Ginny.

As he tapped his wand on Miss Weasley's temple, a transparent thread with uneven thickness and even broken threads was pulled out, and then quickly transferred to the pensieve.

"You can begin now, Percy, take your brothers and leave the classroom."

Dumbledore nodded to the circle of people - memories were already playing on the Pensieve.

William gathered around the table and cast his gaze on the picture together with the others.

——

"This is Hogwarts?"

The wall in the picture gradually changes, and then begins to repeat on the eighth floor - a magical door suddenly appears in the wall.

The picture after that became dim and fluctuated, and quickly jumped to the next picture.

The little girl touched the crown that was now placed on the chair with her hand, with a look of obsession on her face, as if she recognized what the crown was - and then she quickly and slowly put the crown on her head.

The scene fluctuated violently again, this time the scene was of a rooster being slaughtered.

Compared with the previous picture, this three-minute picture is much more complete. Although it shakes badly, it is very complete.

Then there was a flash of her writing furiously on the parchment.

Next came the murmur in the darkness, "Resurrection, resurrection, resurrection..."

…

All the memories are messy, like many incoherent scenes jumping out of a long movie, and even the plot is incomplete.

"That's all we can do, Dumbledore. Whether it's Miss Ginny or Filch, their memories are such a mess. These useful memories can still be found from scattered corners."

Professor Snape had a stern look on his face, but his tone made people think, 'No one can do it better than me. This is the result of the best processing of those memories. ’

"Thank you, Severus." Dumbledore looked at the screen with a serious expression, "Okay, Arthur, Molly, according to the investigation, Ginny is under control, so she does not need to be unreasonable for what happens next. punishment, but one month’s confinement should be unavoidable.”

"You can take her to the campus hospital first. Madam Pomfrey will take good care of her. The confinement will be discussed after she recovers."

After giving instructions to the couple, Dumbledore looked at the crown that had appeared in his memory countless times, with a serious expression on his face that William had never seen before.

Note: One of the founders of Ilvermorny School in the United States is a descendant of Slytherin. She buried Slytherin's wand in the school.