time at hogwarts

"You are one of the most gifted little wizards I have ever met."

Magos, who had just put down the box, was startled when he heard this, not knowing what he meant by this.

Lupine smiled at his expression.

"Principal Dumbledore told me something about you. I found that you are very similar to one of my former friends, but you know how to respect others better than him. Maybe this has something to do with your birth environment, so in the future You definitely have more friends than enemies.”

After he finished speaking, the smile on his face slowly faded.

"But what you are subconsciously afraid of is friends becoming enemies. I am a little curious about why you have such thoughts. Can you tell me about it?"

Magos tried to explain away the same argument he had given to Hermione.

Lupine shook his head,

"Mr. Will, you are indeed very smart, but you forgot that I am the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts. Since you don't want to say it, I don't want to force you. I just hope you can remember and don't squander your talents. .”

Then he smiled and thanked him for bringing the box over to him.

After coming out of Lupine's office, Magos realized from his words that the matter might be a bit serious. He thought about it and felt that even if Lupine didn't tell Dumbledore about that scene, Dumbledore would still be able to learn from the little wizard at the time. We know the situation, so instead of waiting for him to ask him, we should go to him directly to solve our doubts.

In the principal's office, Dumbledore thought that Magos had come to ask about the sword. Before he could speak, Dumbledore placed the two-handed sword and the Sword of Gryffindor on the desk in front of him.

"Can you tell any difference in them?"

His curiosity about the two-handed sword made him temporarily suppress the idea of ​​asking.But after watching it for a while, he tried to speak.

"They are different widths"

Dumbledore smiled and shook his head. He picked up the Sword of Gryffindor.

"If you have been in contact with it for a long time, you can feel its vague magic. But it,"

He put down the Sword of Gryffindor and took up the Great Sword,

"I can't sense any magic power."

"Is ancient magic more powerful than today's?"

Magos didn't believe this himself, and he hadn't experienced the so-called Dharma Ending Age. How could things after thousands of years be inferior to those thousands of years ago.

"It should be a kind of recognized magic, just like the popular recognition ceremony at that time."

"So it recognizes me as its master." Magos suddenly became a little excited and thought about donating some blood later.

"The so-called recognition of magic is not what you think." Dumbledore glanced at him, as if he knew what he was thinking.

"Blood drops, rituals, bloodlines, etc. are all just to fool ordinary people who don't understand magic. No matter how powerful a weapon is, it is still made of materials. Why would Muggles think that a few drops of blood should be dropped on it, or something else? It can only be used by myself during the ceremony. Isn’t it possible for others to stab someone with it?”

Magos sneered, he thought it was true.Then he asked doubtfully.

"Then what is recognition magic? I have never seen such magic introduced in books."

"Because there is no need. First of all, this magic is difficult to cast, very complicated, and can only be used on dead objects. Secondly, it also has high requirements on materials. In addition to extremely high magic-guiding ability, it also requires a very high sense of magic. The material is very rare and precious, and it is a complete waste to use it to make weapons."

"And recognition magic is not as magical as Muggles think. It is more like a set requirement. As long as you meet that requirement, it will help you."

"So I met its requirements unintentionally but I didn't do anything."

"No, you did. Remember in your letter that the other party might attack your father at that time. And that was its request."

"Justice protection" he wasn't sure about.

"To be precise, it's protection or sacrifice. You should have thought of risking your life to protect your family."

Magos nodded and looked at the sword in surprise.

"Is it really that sword?"

"The sword in the stone, of course, is not the one in the legend."

Dumbledore's words confused him. Could it be that the legendary sword in the stone has two handles?

"The legendary sword in the stone is actually a sharper ordinary steel sword. According to legend, Merlin got this sword from somewhere and gave it to King Arthur. So it is a magic sword."

"Merlin" Magos felt that the grade of this sword was getting higher and higher, and at the same time, he also felt that it was getting further and further away from him.

Dumbledore nodded and did not elaborate on Merlin, the first wizard to appear in the legend.

"You can tell it from the inscription on the sword. That sword is the sword of the king, and this sword exists for victory and oaths."

"Sword of Victory and Oath" Magos felt a big twang in his heart. This name was louder than the Sword in the Stone.

Dumbledore repeated the name and nodded.

"Very apt."

Then, under Magos's salivating eyes, he put the two swords back into the collection cabinet.

"I remember your letter saying that the property should be returned to its original owner."

Dumbledore looked at Magos and joked, then smiled and told him that he could take it away at any time.

Magos was overjoyed and expressed his gratitude respectfully.

"I don't think you want to take it away now."

Seeing that Magos had not left after thanking him, Dumbledore said with a smile.

Then McGoss explained the purpose of the visit.

"Why do I feel like Professor Lupine thinks I will do something outrageous in the future?"

Magos asked, looking at Dumbledore who was no longer smiling.

Dumbledore did not answer this question, but asked seriously.

"Have you heard of Greenwald?"

"Of course, before Voldemort, he was the world-famous Dark Lord."

Dumbledore was a little surprised that Magos knew him. After all, Grindelwald's Dark Magic Legion had not spread to the UK at that time. Coupled with the cover-up by the Ministry of Magic at the time, many ill-informed British wizards only knew that there was such a wizard. , but I don’t know what he did, let alone comparing him to Voldemort.

"Voldemort is indeed scary, but in my eyes he cannot be compared with Grindelwald. He can only be said to be a lunatic driven crazy by the world. And Grindelwald can be said to be a dreamer, he hates those noble wizards , hated their stubbornness and inflexibility, and he hoped to change everything, although in the end he ran counter to his dream. But one thing I know very well, before he started his dream, he also had many friends. "

Magos looked at Dumbledore blankly. Did he and Lupine think that he would become a wizard like Grindelwald in the future? But then he thought about it, he wanted to merge the magical world and the real world into one, which seemed better than him. The dream is still difficult to realize.