novelhk Chapter 171 Hoping Dumbledore can catch the meteorite in his face
Chapter 171 Hoping Dumbledore can catch the meteorite in his face
Chapter 171 Hoping Dumbledore can catch the meteorite in his face
After a pleasant conversation, Harry's current guardians, including Hogwarts acting professor Ryan Wales, and his former guardians Vernon and Petunia, put aside their disputes and reached a consensus.
The two sides concluded the conversation politely and amicably, with Ms. Penny stating that she reserved the right to ask questions.
"From now on, Harry will no longer be coming here. We'll just have to say goodbye and wish each other well. No need for us to see you off."
Ryan pulled Harry away, whose smile was even harder to suppress than AK's. As they left, something else occurred to him. He turned to Petunia and said, "Madam, the wind changes direction, and so do people."
After saying that, he grabbed Harry and disappeared right in front of the Dursleys' house.
Fernon: "————What do you mean?"
Penny: "I don't know either—"
Diagon Alley.
A child in a suit hums a tune and skips around Diagon Alley.
After receiving a reluctant apology from Vernon, Harry was like he was on steroids.
Specifically, when passing by the Leaky Cauldron, Harry, imitating Ryan, waved his hand and declared that the entire bill for today would be on Harry.
The act of throwing money around was very effective. People transformed their anti-war and anti-Voldemort sentiments, which they had placed their hopes on Harry, into respect for Harry, or rather, for Galleons.
"Senior Ryan, was there really a meteor shower caused by a wizard that day?"
He recalled what Ryan had said to Fernon. He himself didn't understand much about natural science, nor did he know the detailed process of how the meteorite impact led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. He just felt that the stars in the sky and the magic of wizards seemed very far away.
"How could that be? I lied to him. It's true that meteor showers were witnessed throughout the British Isles, but it wasn't actually a real meteor shower; it was just a large-scale illumination charm used by Dio." Ryan had heard Dumbledore mention that on the night Voldemort lost his physical body and magic, Dumbledore and McGonagall were waiting on Privet Drive for Hagrid to bring Harry, who was in swaddling clothes. They said at the time that Dio must have been too excited and used such a powerful illumination charm to simulate a meteor shower.
"Dio? The Illumination Charm?"
"I don't know this person either. I only heard the headmaster mention him once. I guess he's an active George or Fred who is good at the Illumination Charm." Recalling Dumbledore's headache about Dio, Ryan felt that this person must be an outstanding graduate of Hogwarts. Judging from his behavior, he didn't take the Statute of Secrecy seriously at all.
Harry Potter then pressed on with questions about the extinction of the dinosaurs and the meteor shower: "I often hear about meteor showers, but I've never heard of any devastating impact. So, were meteorites very powerful? If the Headmaster had been there, could he have prevented the dinosaurs from going extinct?"
Ryan: ? ? ?
Harry, what are you saying!
The principal has treated you very well! Why have you repeatedly tried to kill him?
How could you let the principal catch a meteorite in his face?! And this meteorite, theoretically calculated to be over ten kilometers in diameter, capable of destroying an ecosystem and forcing everything to start over!
"Let alone a world-destroying meteorite, even if the headmaster were to take a cloud storm head-on, it wouldn't be enough." Ryan looked disgusted and began to teach Harry the Illiterate Lee some common sense, so that he wouldn't keep sending Dumbledore to take the hits in the future.
From the energy and vibration impacts caused by the collision of a world-destroying meteorite with the Earth's surface, to the subsequent chain reaction of continental plates, and then to the volcanic lava dust and so on.
Ryan elaborated in detail on how Headmaster Dumbledore was merely a highly powerful wizard, and at the same time, he urged Harry not to entertain the idea of sending any wizard to face a meteorite or a nuclear explosion.
Otherwise, it would only make that wizard think that Harry harbors ill intentions and is bound to plot against me sooner or later, and that he should be eliminated as soon as possible.
Even with such a detailed explanation, Harry still couldn't grasp the power. He only knew that nuclear weapons were incredibly powerful, as were world-destroying meteorites, and that wizards couldn't withstand such damage.
"What about the firearms? When Hagrid brought me my Hogwarts acceptance letter, he didn't take the shotgun seriously and just bent it."
"That can't be generalized. For ordinary wizards and junior wizards, firearms are deadly and difficult to dodge. It's also difficult to take down the gunner before the weapon is fired. But for an elite wizard, an Auror, there are plenty of ways to render firearms ineffective," Ryan said. This statement depends on the wizard's basic understanding of firearms: once the other party pulls the trigger, being hit in a vital area will result in death.
If wizards know nothing about firearms, then unless they are legendary figures like Dumbledore who are not certain, the fate of several deans is the same: they will be shot at.
Because Ryan, who now frequently mingles with legendary wizards, is experiencing a rapid increase in magical power, his magical skills and understanding of the nature of magic are growing at a volcanic pace. Therefore, in a real fight, he would be no less powerful than any of the great wizards for a short period of time.
However, his understanding of magic was still in its early stages; there were still some fundamental concepts he hadn't grasped or understood, and this was precisely what a true great wizard should possess. For example, Professor McGonagall's masterful transfiguration, and Professor Flitwick's ability to create spells at will—
Standing still, without using magic, and taking a bullet to a vital spot, he knew he didn't have the skill to escape unscathed, so his only fate was to die on the spot. He figured the other deans wouldn't fare much better.
I don't know if Dumbledore is capable or not. Maybe I should try to persuade Harry to give it a shot later—but never mind—that would be too much. If he gets caught, he might be hung up in the Astronomy Tower for a whole semester.
He dismissed the idea and took Harry for a stroll in Diagon Alley.
The narrow cobblestone street was lined with all sorts of shops, their red brick walls and black wooden doors and windows creating a charming contrast.
At the Quidditch shop, Ryan casually bought a Golden Snitch souvenir, a flying broomstick model: "To celebrate your escape from misery, here you go."
Harry accepted the answer, deeply moved, yet also complacently drew an equation: Dumbledore's successor ≈ Senior Ryan, I listen to the headmaster ≈ I listen to Senior Ryan.
I passed by a bookstore, and then by Ollivanders wand shop.
The two went inside and sat for a while, chatting with Mr. Ollivander.
After saying goodbye, Harry suddenly smelled a strange aroma in the air—it was the new Mapo Tofu flavor from the Fosco Ice Cream Shop, and he became very interested.
Ryan thought to himself that Harry was a heretic. But he still bought Harry a copy to try.
Taking care of children is nothing to be ashamed of.
Ryan, who was trying to comfort himself, clenched his fists.