You're walking into a trap, right?

Looking at the tall and thin student who greeted him respectfully, Lin Zhongtian showed a strange smile on his face.

Dumbledore coughed lightly and introduced Lin Zhongtian with a smile: "This is a fourth-year student from Slytherin College, Ander Kerr. He was also the top student in the fourth grade last year. He has excellent grades and great talents, but his personality is a bit unsociable..."

At this point, Dumbledore paused and said with a smile, "I heard that you are very interested in Eastern culture and that you even taught yourself Chinese?"

"Yes, Professor."

Ander answered in Chinese with a smile, and then bowed to Lin Zhongtian in a very formal manner.

"Hogwarts, Ender Kerr, meet the old master."

He is indeed a time traveler!

And he is Chinese...

Lin Zhongtian raised the corner of his mouth and looked him up and down with a strange look.

Ander noticed Lin Zhongtian's strange look, but he just thought that the other party was surprised by his fluent Chinese and didn't think much about it.

Lin Zhongtian chatted with him with a smile and found that this guy had indeed read "Under One Person", and between the lines he was trying to find out the situation in the Eastern wizarding world. It seemed that he was very interested in practicing Qi.

After a little thought, Lin Zhongtian turned and looked at Dumbledore.

"Old Deng." Lin Zhongtian said with a smile, "Since your students are so interested in our Eastern culture, it just so happens that we also have many children who are interested in the West. Why don't we arrange an exchange between the East and the West? What do you think?"

"OK!"

Dumbledore's eyes lit up and he agreed immediately.

Lin Zhongtian turned to look at Ander and asked with a smile, "What about the first batch of exchange students? Do you have any recommendations?"

“…Me?”

Ander was stunned for a moment, but without thinking too much, he said bluntly, "If you want me to recommend someone, I can only think of Fana Abbott. She is a sophomore in Ravenclaw, and she also likes Eastern culture. She taught herself Chinese in just three days. Her learning ability is much better than mine."

"oh?"

Any unexpected gains?

Lin Zhongtian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and looked at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore smiled slightly and introduced Fana Abbott to Lin Zhongtian in a boastful tone.

As expected, just looking at her one and a half years of college experience, Fana Abbott's resume is much more impressive than Ander's.

However, Fana's identity attracted Lin Zhongtian's attention.

Hannah Abbott's twin sister...

Does this girl have sisters in the original book?

And they are twin sisters?

Could it be possible that there are two or more travelers in this world? !

Lin Zhongtian couldn't help but feel surprised, and at the same time felt a little excited.

Multiple levels of travelers mean that it is easier for travelers to travel to this world.

And if it is easier to travel to this world, it means that the spatial coordinates of this world are likely to be closer to the hometown world...

Although he failed to find the location of his hometown, Lin Zhongtian now feels that he may have found a clue.

After a little thought, Lin Zhongtian asked again: "Do you have any other recommendations?"

Ender thought for a moment and said, "Hermione Granger, a second-year student at Gryffindor College, is also..."

Very good, finally a character from the original novel!

Lin Zhongtian nodded secretly and didn't pay attention to what Ande said next.

It seems that there should be only these two time travelers in Hogwarts, at least Ender only knows two.

Lin Zhongtian thought for a moment and said with a smile, "How about this, Old Deng? The first batch of exchange students is experimental in nature. In addition, Chinese is difficult to learn, which is hell for many Western students. Why don't we first decide on two candidates? You choose Ander and Fana who can speak Chinese, and I will also pick two children who can speak English. What do you think?"

Dumbledore thought about it, smiled and nodded: "Just do as you say!"

Ender smiled, but the next second, the smile froze on his face.

"You did a great job just now!" Lin Zhongtian suddenly spoke up and asked with a smile, "But why did you suddenly stop halfway? Did you not want to hurt Harry, or were you giving in to the Ravenclaw girl?"

“This…I…”

Ender's eyes widened, and his gaze could not help but wander back and forth between Lin Zhongtian and Dumbledore. He seemed to have not expected that his little action had been discovered by these two old monsters, and that they had pointed it out directly in front of him.

Dumbledore looked at Lin Zhongtian helplessly, then patted Ander on the shoulder, chuckled at his nervous gaze and said, "Next time you make a move, remember to be more discreet. It's best to use the levitation spell to inflate your sleeves first, so that you won't be discovered when you wave your wand - remember this well, this is what I learned from experience!"

As he said this, Dumbledore winked playfully, then smiled and pulled Lin Zhongtian away from the venue.

Looking at the backs of the two powerful monster old men leaving, Ander finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he glanced around to make sure that no one else heard their conversation, and then he left in a hurry.

…

…

Back at Hogwarts Castle, what greeted us was a spacious and empty entrance hall with a high ceiling hung with a gorgeous crystal chandelier and stone walls dotted with statues and blazing torches.

Walking on the marble floor, Lin Zhongtian was thinking in his heart.

Since it was an agreement he made with Dumbledore, he would naturally not leave it to China in this world to complete.

He had already decided that after returning, he would talk to Zhao Lihe and the others and pick two second-generation time travelers who were interested in magic to come as exchange students.

As for Fana and Ander who were exchanged, of course it depends on the situation whether they will be recruited as members of the alliance. If they become time travelers later, they can also travel the universe in the name of exchange students and leave school openly.

After walking up a marble staircase, Lin Zhongtian followed Dumbledore to a stone beast statue.

Dumbledore said softly, "Lemon ice cream," and the stone beast immediately jumped aside. The wall behind it also opened up, revealing a spiral staircase inside the wall that slowly spiraled upwards.

"Lemon ice cream?"

Lin Zhongtian looked at Dumbledore strangely.

Dumbledore smiled slightly, turned sideways and stretched out his hand, saying: "Come with me, old Taoist priest."

The spiral staircase reached the end, and an oak door appeared in front of Lin Zhongtian, with a brass door knocker in the shape of a lion's body and eagle's head on it.

And the spacious round room behind the door is Dumbledore’s headmaster’s office!

Walking into the office, Lin Zhongtian looked at the portraits of past principals hanging on the wall, and finally set his sights on a red molted bird on a tall gilded branch behind the door.

"Is this your Phoenix, Fawkes?"

Lin Zhongtian looked at Fox with interest.

The feathers of this phoenix bird are fiery red, but the feathers on the back of its body have all fallen off. Its golden claws weakly grasp the gilded perch below, and it does not look very well.

"That's right." Dumbledore walked up to Fawkes, stroked his head and said softly, "You came at an untimely moment. Fawkes's rebirth day will be in a few days. Otherwise, you would be able to appreciate his true appearance..."

"Isn't that a shame?"

Lin Zhongtian expressed his regret and looked at Fox with sharp eyes.

Although the phoenix in this world does not match the impression he has of a powerful mythical beast, it is still a rare and precious species with great collection value.

Perhaps sensing the interest in Lin Zhongtian's eyes, Fox, who had been a little listless, instantly became energetic.

It flapped its wings quickly and landed on Dumbledore, its bird eyes watching Lin Zhongtian in the room vigilantly.

Dumbledore twitched his lips, and reluctantly comforted Fawkes. Then he sat behind his desk, looked at Lin Zhongtian and asked, "Old Taoist priest, where are you staying now? The embassy or the Muggle hotel?"

"Embassy, ​​what's the problem?"

"Of course there is a problem." Dumbledore said enthusiastically, "After all, the embassy is a Muggle place. It's too inconvenient. Why don't you move to Hogwarts and live there for a few days? We happen to have a few vacant teacher dormitories that can be arranged for you."

Hearing Dumbledore's enthusiastic invitation, Lin Zhongtian said with a half-smile, "There is an old Chinese saying that goes, 'If someone is too kind to you, he is either a traitor or a thief. Old Dumbledore, you are so enthusiastic. Are you asking for something from me?"

“There really is…”

Dumbledore sighed: "I wonder if you have heard of the legend of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, old master?"

Of course I've heard of it!

Lin Zhongtian thought to himself, but still shook his head to express his confusion.

Dumbledore nodded slightly and told the legend about the Chamber of Secrets in a serious tone.

Simply put, it is the Chamber of Secrets built at Hogwarts by Salazar Slytherin, one of the founders of Hogwarts. It was originally used to teach his students magic that the other three founders did not approve of, such as dark magic.

But later, as Slytherin's differences with the other three founders grew, Slytherin decided to leave the school and turned the Chamber of Secrets he built into a lair of monsters that could only be controlled by himself or his descendants.

After he left, the legend of the Chamber of Secrets continued to spread in Slytherin House and throughout Hogwarts.

It is said that there is an ancient monster in the Chamber of Secrets, and when the Chamber of Secrets is opened, it will kill all the Muggle-born students in the school...

Dumbledore sighed and said, "A few days ago, Mrs. Norris, the cat raised by Hogwarts administrator Argus Filch, was petrified. I guess Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets may have been opened again..."

Lin Zhongtian said with interest: "So you want to seek my help?"

"No." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "Someone will solve the problem of the Chamber of Secrets. What I am worried about is that if there are more victims in the future, someone will use this incident to attack me and instigate the school's directors to expel me from Hogwarts..."

"That's why you want to invite us to stay." Lin Zhongtian said thoughtfully, "In this way, for diplomatic reasons, the school's directors will not be able to take action against you, right?"

Dumbledore smiled.

He is indeed an old fox!

Lin Zhongtian felt emotional, then looked at him, smiled, and agreed.