Felix seemed puzzled and asked, "I don't understand, Headmaster?"
Dumbledore put his hands in front of him and looked at him, "I mean, you have a bright future, but you are obsessed with returning to Hogwarts! I want to know why."
The Headmaster's meaning was obvious. You are already famous. Three years after graduation, you have written three books, each of which is quite wonderful. Especially the two books on Muggle Studies, although they did not sell well - at least compared to another professor he interviewed - that professor was also a writer, but the sales of the two books were very different.
But it is undeniable that the influence of these two books is extremely wide. One is "The Struggle History of Muggles: A Million Years Ago" and the other is "How Muggles Think", which have become the guidance books for most departments of the Ministry of Magic in the world that deal with Muggle issues.
At least Dumbledore has discussed some of the contents of the book with his friends, including the director of the Department of Prohibition of the Abuse of Muggle Artifacts and members of the Wizengamot, who also praised the two books.
Felix thought for a moment and said, "Principal Dumbledore, I have a lot of feelings for Hogwarts. It is my home and I feel at home there! Moreover, I am also willing to teach students. This is a very fulfilling thing..."
Dumbledore interrupted him. His azure eyes were full of sharpness, and it was not at all like the gaze of a centenarian. "We all know that this is not true. I want to know your true thoughts. This is very important and it is related to whether you will get a teaching position."
Felix was sweating a little. He subconsciously used the brain block technique and then stopped.
This was not a wise decision. The brain block technique is not omnipotent, especially when your level is relatively low, not to mention that you are facing the greatest wizard of this century.
Fortunately, he had a plan before coming here and made some small preparations for this -
for example, a few drops of Felix Felicis.
After just two seconds of thinking, he decided to follow his intuition and "tell the truth."
Felix finally spoke, and he said sincerely, "In order to study the mysteries of magic more deeply."
Dumbledore nodded and pretended to listen attentively.
"Principal, you have been my principal from the time I entered school to the time I graduated, so you should have some understanding of my experience. Before the fifth grade, in order to deal with some troubles, I spent a lot of time on magic practice and neglected some theoretical subjects." This is the truth. In order not to be beaten or knocked unconscious, he has always been very urgent.
"At that time, I was pursuing power and the power of a single spell, but I was wrong. It was not until the last two years of school, when I finally had the leisure to appreciate the mysteries of magic, that I realized what I missed." This is also true. While his golden finger helped him to become powerful quickly, it also led him in the wrong direction - one-sided pursuit of the power of magic, while ignoring the importance of theory.
Dumbledore nodded slightly, his tone became gentle again, and at the same time with a little curiosity, "So, your research direction is ancient runes?"
This is not difficult to guess. After all, Felix's three books, in addition to Muggle Studies, there is another book called "Ancient Runes Exploration". And Muggle Studies cannot be called the study of magic.
"That's right! The more you study magic in depth, the more you can't do without ancient magic runes, especially when you need to trace the origins and study ancient magic. I didn't realize this until I was in sixth or seventh grade, but unfortunately, I only got an A in ancient magic runes in my OWLs exam. I couldn't continue my studies and had to choose to study on my own." This was even more true. It was a mistake Felix made when he was young and ignorant.
Felix continued. Under the influence of the Felix Felicis, his intuition was sharp and his sentences became smoother and smoother. "I do have selfish motives. Hogwarts has the largest library in the world, which contains many books on ancient magic runes."
"But on the market..."
"I've read all the books on the market. Unfortunately, there are more theories than practices. They seem to simply treat ancient magic runes as a language and only use them to translate the manuscripts of their predecessors. And in the process of studying Muggles, I unexpectedly had new inspiration. I tried to combine the two! You know, ancient magic runes are also essential knowledge for alchemy."
Dumbledore was very interested. "You mean - if I heard it correctly, you want to combine alchemy with Muggle items?"
Felix seemed a little excited. He talked eloquently, "Yes, but this is only the initial stage, that is, to transform Muggle items and turn them into magical products. For example, air conditioning is a refrigeration device that can keep the indoor temperature constant within a comfortable range. Muggles need to rely on electricity - a kind of energy - to drive it, and converting it into a magical product is even simpler. The core is a freezing spell plus a detection spell."
"Of course, we need to consider the stability issue, and this requires the use of ancient magic runes."
"And what I am doing now is to go a step further and combine the wisdom of Muggles with the magic of wizards. You know, Muggles always have a lot of novel ideas. Some of their ideas are difficult to turn into reality, but if magic is added, it will be very simple!"
Dumbledore nodded and commented: "The first step is transformation, and the second step is creation. It's a wonderful idea."
The two discussed this issue for a long time. After three hours, Dumbledore suddenly woke up. He was indeed immersed in the discussion with Felix unconsciously. It can be said that Felix is one of the most outstanding students he has come into contact with in recent decades.
Especially under his own advice, this student has burst into brilliant sparks after three years of precipitation!
Although he is a Slytherin.
It's a pity that he is a Slytherin!
Dumbledore was silent, he was hesitating, and time seemed to have returned to fifty years ago.
Too similar, too similar!
Both were born in the same Muggle orphanage, both were Slytherins, both were excellent and polite, and both were obsessed with power. How should he choose?
Time has proven that his choice decades ago might have been wrong. If he had not used magic fire to force the boy to admit his mistake, if he had been more caring, or even if he had discovered his wolfish ambition earlier, perhaps there would not have been a terrifying Dark Lord.
So what about now?
It seems that the same choice is before him again. How should he decide?
The old man looked a little dazed. He looked at the young, handsome and excellent student opposite him and seemed to see the shadow of another person.
Voldemort!
Felix on the opposite side seemed a little puzzled. I was telling the truth, although I was selective in telling the truth. We were chatting just now, why is Dumbledore so complicated and sad now?
What did he say wrong?
Did it hurt him?
What's going on?
Felix has a headache!