Chapter 140 Hermione’s uneasiness! Another form of trading!
"Oh, of course, I just...well, you know."
Phineas in the portrait muttered a few words, then turned away and ignored him. Porusalino.
It would be great if these people from another world appeared while he was alive. With their help, the Black family would definitely gain huge benefits.
“It’s amazing. Can these portraits move without magic?”
Porusalino touched his chin and said with great interest, that guy Morgans will definitely love the movable portrait.
Although Porusalino has the handle on the big bird and there is no need to worry that Morgans will suddenly refuse to cooperate with him, the relationship between the allies still needs to be consolidated a little.
He also expected to have Morgans bragging for him from time to time when he became the marshal of the navy.
No matter how good it is, it still needs publicity. The navy just doesn’t understand this, and that’s why it is controlled by the world government in every way.
As a time traveler, Porusalino knew the importance of publicity. When he became the marshal of the navy, he would cry about poverty in newspapers every day and exaggerate the threat of pirates.
With so few warships in the navy, how can it protect the security of the participating countries?
If the sailors are so poorly fed, how can they still have the strength to sail warships?
How can the navy fight pirates if its weapons are so backward?
In the past, the navy required funding once a year. After Porusalino came to power, it immediately changed to once a month or even once a week.
We must drain those fat-minded guys dry before the World Government falls.
"Yes, as long as magic is applied once, the portrait can always remain active."
Dumbledore, who was communicating with Orochimaru, responded casually. Compared with the magic stone and the time turner, which are so dangerous and Troublesome thing, there is no need to keep the magic that makes the portrait moving a secret.
Unconsciously, the two sides talked for several hours, but for Dumbledore, who was experienced, and Orochimaru, who was curious enough, this was just the beginning.
Even Porusalino was not a young man when he just traveled through time. In terms of experience alone, having been in the navy for decades, he would not be any better than Dumbledore.
Professor McGonagall also relaxed her vigilance a little and participated in the conversations of several people from time to time.
'Gu...'
But just when everyone was talking happily, a strange voice sounded at an inappropriate time.
When everyone looked over, Ron held his stomach in embarrassment. Mrs. Weasley has developed a good habit of eating on time for her children since they were young.
Ron's body started to protest instinctively just after dinner time. When Harry heard the sound, he quickly covered his belly, fearing that his stomach would start growling like Ron.
“Ah, it’s dinner time before I know it. I wonder if I have the honor to invite you two to dinner?”
Dumbledore said with a smile.
After this period of communication, his impression of Orochimaru changed slightly.
Compared to his extremely bad student, Mr. Orochimaru, who gave him the same sense of danger, still had a set of moral bottom lines that belonged only to him.
Although Orochimaru's moral bottom line is still a bit low in Dumbledore's opinion, he can still be regarded as a good person if the other party has no malicious intentions.
Of course, there is also Porusalino who can make Orochimaru wary. Compared to Orochimaru, who is full of danger, Porusalino feels like Dumbledore. It is a sun filled with warm light.
Even his behavior is also willing to consider others, otherwise with his strength, even Orochimaru would be very afraid.
If he really wanted to buy and sell by force, even with the Elder Wand in his hand, Dumbledore had no confidence that he would be able to resist.
"Of course, I am happy to taste the food from the wizarding world."
Polusalino smiled and accepted Dumbledore's invitation naturally.
Although he knew what the dishes from the Dark Cuisine Country were like, considering the emotional bonus, he was still willing to have a meal at Hogwarts.
Anyway, with Porusalino's current physique, he can easily digest even steel, so what's the big deal with just dark dishes.
"I still have experiments to complete, so I have to live up to the principal's kindness."
However, Orochimaru declined Dumbledore's invitation. Obviously, Dumbledore's previous A few rejections are not without side effects.
It was only out of awe of Porusalino that Orochimaru did not have a seizure on the spot.
In a sense, there is no reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't want Orochimaru to become the Fourth Hokage.
It is not difficult to imagine that if Porusalino was not present, Orochimaru would have fought with Dumbledore by now.
"I will prepare the potions and other corresponding materials and teaching materials as soon as possible and let Hermione hand them over to you."
Dumbledore also realized Orochimaru's dissatisfaction, but At this time, the old wizard had no other solution except trying to remedy the situation.
But even if it were to happen again, Dumbledore would still choose to refuse without hesitation when it was time to refuse.
“Oh, I’m looking forward to it.”
After Orochimaru finished speaking, he disappeared in the white light. Dumbledore was slightly relieved when he saw this, and was about to turn around to remind Hermione not to allow Orochimaru to come over easily in the future.
"Minerva, inform the kitchen to prepare a banquet to welcome our guests."
Dumbledore motioned to Professor McGonagall to take the three little ones and leave together. There will be some topics that are not suitable to be discussed later. The three little ones heard it.
Professor McGonagall also led the Gryffindor trio out of the office very cooperatively, and also warned them to keep today's events secret.
She is not too worried about Hermione and Harry, but mainly about Ron of the Weasley family. If the words are not made clear, it is estimated that the entire Hogwarts will know the news about the people from the other world tomorrow.
However, Professor McGonagall was not very sure how long such a warning would last.
Especially after Dumbledore decided to cooperate with people from another world, it was too difficult to hide all this.
"Professor, did I get into trouble?"
Unlike the two boys who left the principal's office, they immediately regained their energy and began to communicate with eyes excitedly.
Hermione's mind is much more mature than her peers, and she can better understand everything that happened in the office just now.
She could vaguely guess the reasons behind Dumbledore's decision. If she had known in advance that the chat group would make Dumbledore embarrassed, she would definitely choose to hide it all.
"No problem, Miss Granger, it's a good thing that you want to believe in us. Dumbledore will take care of all this, don't worry."
Professor McGonagall said it at a glance It could be seen that the little girl was nervous and uneasy, and she, who had a very serious and old-fashioned personality, comforted her in a slightly gentle tone.
“I really want to travel to another world... Unfortunately, my mother won’t agree. I had promised to travel to Egypt before, but I didn’t go...”
Ron He showed a longing expression, and then said a little frustrated.
Because they had too many children, the Weasley family's household expenses were in deficit all year round, and every penny had to be calculated carefully.
‘Big projects’ such as traveling abroad are often planned for several years, but will eventually be canceled due to a small accident.
"I guess I have to remind you that those are some unknown worlds. If something happens to you in other worlds, we can't even help, Weasley."
Professor McGonagall had to stop, frowned and spoke to Ron seriously.
Considering the reckless temperament of Gryffindors, Professor McGonagall was really worried that the three little ones would act randomly without warning them in advance.
"I will help watch them, I promise."
Hermione understood Professor McGonagall's concerns very well and decisively assured Professor McGonagall.
Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief, and then warned the three of them some things that needed to be paid attention to, especially to keep today's events confidential, before letting the three of them go to the restaurant to eat.
"It's really scary. This is the first time I know that Professor McGonagall can talk more than my mother..."
Waiting until Professor McGonagall disappeared, Ron couldn't bear it anymore He patted his chest and complained.
He was used to Professor McGonagall's stern side, and this was the first time he heard Professor McGonagall say the same thing over and over again.
"Hermione, do you think what Mr. Orochimaru said is true?"
Harry hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask Hermione.
He is not as interested in other worlds as Ron is, or the magical world is novel enough for him, at least until he is as familiar with everything about magic as Ron.
But what Orochimaru mentioned about the ability to bring the dead back to the world was something Harry could never forget.
Everyone around him has parents, even the poorest Neville, at least his parents are still alive, right?
Every time Ron complained to him about how partial and difficult Mrs. Weasley was, Harry couldn't help but envy Ron, and wanted to tell Ron more than once that at least they were still alive.
Now there is an opportunity to see his parents again, especially since the person making the promise is a person from another world that Dumbledore needs to take seriously. It is natural that Harry will be tempted.
This kind of thought cannot be dismissed by Dumbledore with just one look. If the person joining the chat group now is Harry, he is even willing to use everything he has in exchange for his parents to come back to life.
"Uh...Harry, I'm sorry, I don't know either, but no matter what you think, it's best to ask Dumbledore for his opinion first..."
Hermione spoke cautiously. Even though she was much more mature than her peers, she still did not dare to answer rashly when faced with such a question that might have serious consequences.
"What's the use of asking Dumbledore? He's not from another world. If I say that Dumbledore is so old, I might be a little old and confused..."
Ron He retorted angrily.
Obviously he had such good talk to show off, but Professor McGonagall warned him not to tell anyone, which made Ron feel very uncomfortable. If he could tell others about the people from another world, he would become the focus of Hogwarts. Even George and Fred would have to beg his brother to reveal more information.
However, Dumbledore agreed to cooperate with people from another world, but asked them to keep it a secret. It makes me feel uncomfortable just thinking about it.
However, just when Hermione frowned and wanted to remind Ron of the importance of this matter, she saw both Ron and Harry opening their mouths in horror and pointing at her with trembling fingers. behind.
"I have to slightly disagree with the fact that older people tend to be confused..."
Porusalino's slightly lazy voice came from behind Hermione at the right time. Sounding, in front of the 'general height' of three meters, the three little ones looked particularly miniscule.
Originally, Porusalino had no intention of coming out to say hello to the three little ones, but Ron's words made Porusalino feel like he was being shot while lying down.
Strictly speaking, he is also a member of Ron's older group. Regardless of the premise that Porusalino's lifespan is still very long, he is even several years older than Arthur Weasley in terms of age. age.
"Po...Mr. Porusalino? Why are you here?"
Hermione turned her head a little stiffly and saw Po standing behind her looking down at them. Rusalino's expression suddenly became very nervous.
You must know that the person accompanying Porusalino now is Dumbledore. Now that Polusalino is here, Dumbledore is not. Does this mean that something bad has happened? matter?
"Don't be nervous, it's just a shadow clone. My real body is still chatting with your principal."
Porusalino spread his palms to show that he had no ill intentions. Although the three little ones together couldn't even hit a hair on his head, Hermione was still a member of the chat group after all. Porusalino I'm still willing to have a good chat with her.
"Clone? You mean you can talk to us and also chat with Dumbledore in the principal's office?!"
Hermione asked in surprise, even if Hermione, who had seen many magical magics, had never thought that she had such incredible abilities.
Ron and Harry's eyes shone. They were worthy of being from another world, and they actually had such incredible abilities.
"Of course, this is very simple, isn't it? If I want, I can even...the shadow clone technique!"
Porusalino was happy to show off his abilities in front of Hermione that would interest her. Only by making Hermione interested enough in the chat group could he possibly bypass Dumbledore.
As puffs of smoke rose, seven or eight identical Porusalinos appeared in front of the three little ones at the same time.
"Are they all real? I mean, are they all clones that can act on behalf of the original body?"
Harry couldn't help but have some doubts, even if people from other worlds would be more... Miraculous 'magic', well, there's no reason to use it casually, right?
And the one in front of them is just a 'clone'. It would be too unreasonable for the clone to be able to be a clone!
"Of course, do you want to shake hands?"
Polusalino's clones extended their hands in a friendly manner.
I took turns shaking hands with Harry and Hermione, and even Ron plucked up the courage to give it a try.
The results are all entities that can be touched, and no matter which clone they chat with, or even if the three of them try to talk to different clones at the same time, there will be no problems.
“It’s incredible! If only I had such an ability, I would let one clone go to class, another clone listen to my mother’s words, and the other clones can play... and I can even play wizard with myself. Chess!”
Ron's face was full of envy. Even if the clone who wanted to go to class was dissatisfied, everyone could take turns to go to class. At most, they would only have to attend one day of class a week.
Hermione rolled her eyes speechlessly. If she had such ability, she would definitely stay in the library every day, reading books together with her body and clone. Maybe she could destroy Hogwart before graduation. I have read all the books in the library!
"Haha, this is just a very simple shadow clone. If you want to learn it, ask Miss Hermione to find Orochimaru to exchange for the chakra extraction method and shadow clone technique. It only costs 50 dimensional coins. Available. ”
< br>Facing the envious eyes of the three little ones, Porusalino said with a smile, as long as Hermione is willing to try to buy things from the dimensional chat group, sooner or later she will be unable to help but want to buy more things, and ultimately in order to obtain Dimension Coin chose to cooperate with them.
"Really? I can learn it too? I mean, I'm not as smart as Hermione..."
Ron is a little unconfident. It must be difficult to learn the clone technique that seems so magical, right?
Of course it’s not a big deal if everyone can’t learn it, but if Hermione and Harry are fine, but he can’t learn it...
“Don’t worry, Shadow Clone The technique is very simple, even a fool can learn it.”
Polusalino worked very hard to make the three little ones tempted, even patting his chest to ensure that they would master it.
“Sounds really good...”
Ron and Harry looked at each other, and then both looked at Hermione expectantly.
They don’t have dimensional coins on hand, and there is no way to bypass Hermione and exchange the shadow clone technique with people in the chat group.
"But without Dumbledore's consent..."
Hermione is very entangled, she also wants the 'magic' of the clone, but except for critical moments, most of the time Hermione is The standard 'good girl'.
She was a little worried about the consequences of doing this without Dumbledore's permission.
"Otherwise, you give me the textbooks you used in first grade, and in return, I exchange a copy of the Chakra Refining Technique and the Shadow Clone Technique for you. Doesn't this count as a deal?"
Polusalino simply changed his words, and the nature of the matter seemed to be different.
Even Hermione started to feel excited, not to mention Harry and Ron.
"After dinner, I will write back to my mother and ask Errol to send all the textbooks!"
Ron shouted excitedly, Errol is Wei The Sly family's owl, because it is very old, flies very slowly and often flies to the wrong place.
Ron used to dislike Errol, but now he couldn't wait to see the old owl immediately.
"Do you just want the textbooks we used?"
Hermione tried a little cautiously.
Miss Know-it-all is also very willing to adapt when necessary.
"Of course, don't be nervous, it's just a very common ninjutsu, just like the magic you have learned. Do you think a magic spell that many people know will be valuable?"
Porusalino laughed and dismissed the other clones.
Seeing this scene, Harry and Ron became more and more excited, but what they thought was that if the clone got into trouble, they would make him disappear directly so that the professor would not get caught.
Ron, who was often teased by George and Fred, began to wonder how he could use his clones to get back.
'Gu...'
At this moment, someone's stomach protested again in the air, but this time it was Harry who was holding his stomach.
Fortunately, the three little ones had become somewhat familiar with Porusalino. Apart from Harry being a little embarrassed, Ron also gave him a look full of recognition.
"Well, it seems that I have finished talking to Dumbledore about my true form. You'd better go to the restaurant quickly... By the way, remember to keep it a secret for me~"
Polusalino After saying this, the clone turned into smoke and disappeared. The three little ones who saw this scene couldn't help but show expectant expressions.
“Oh, let’s go, I’m so hungry that I can’t stand it anymore!”
At this time, the aroma of food was faintly wafting from the direction of the restaurant, and Ron felt that his stomach continued to It's time for a duet with Harry.
Not long after the three little ones sat down in the restaurant, they saw a group of professors starting to take their seats one after another.
Today’s dinner was obviously much grander than usual. Even Neville, who was usually the dullest, could tell that the dishes were richer.
"Hey! Look!"
When Dumbledore walked into the restaurant, someone exclaimed first. Almost everyone looked at Dumbledore in surprise. The tall figure walked in after Bullido.
"My God, he's so tall! I bet he's at least nine feet, maybe even ten!"
George Weasley, who was about to come over to talk to Harry and Ron, shouted strangely.
Dumbledore's height is already very tall compared to ordinary people, but in front of Porusalino, he was still significantly shorter.
In the entire Hogwarts, only Hagrid, the hunting ground warden who was not present at this time, could surpass Porusalino in terms of height.
“Who do you think he is?”
“Could he be the new professor?”
"He is so handsome!"
"Don't be like Lockhart again..."
...
Students from the four colleges They were all talking in low voices, pitying the unlucky boy who compared Porusalino with Lockhart, who was so stared at by a group of girls who fanatically admired Gilderoy Lockhart that he almost crawled under the table.
“The students at Hogwarts are quite enthusiastic.”
Porusalino sat down in his seat, adapting to the lively atmosphere of the restaurant.
Compared with the Navy Mess Hall where tens of thousands of people could dine at the same time during Malinfando's peak period, the Grand Dining Hall at Hogwarts was as 'quiet' as a private room.
As the most friendly admiral in the navy, Porusalino frequently ate in the navy mess hall and was accustomed to being baptized by countless glances.
"Children of this age are so full of energy. I hope you won't mind their slight rudeness."
Dumbledore said sincerely. This performance made the faculty and staff sit down. The professors at the school were very surprised. This was the first time they had seen Dumbledore use such an attitude of reciprocity, and even vaguely put the other party in a higher status.
Even the Minister of Magic would unconsciously grow shorter in front of Dumbledore. What kind of background did this tall man have that allowed Dumbledore to treat him like this?
(End of this chapter)