The Real Hogwarts Chapter 106 How about next Thursday?
He had already put the books and pens into the cloth bag, then left the headmaster's office, sneaked out of Hogwarts Castle, and came to the Hog's Head Inn.
Aberforth had been waiting for him here for a long time. Jon would inform him of the time in advance before every action he took in the castle to avoid any unnecessary accidents that would prevent him from being prepared in time.
As soon as he entered the bar, Jon placed the cloth bag containing the Book of Admission and the Pen of Acceptance in front of him.
"It's right here, I got it!"
Aberforth opened the cloth bag and saw the admission book with a black dragon leather cover and a feather pen made of Augurey feathers. A relaxed smile appeared on his face.
Leaving aside other things, at least their original purpose was achieved. With the books and pens, it was of great significance to Hogwarts on the carriage.
Before, when they competed with Hogwarts Castle for students, they basically observed the actions of the professors in the castle as school was about to start, and then took action. This was extremely inefficient, and there was no way to protect more Muggle students from enrolling every year.
But now that they have got the books and pens, the situation will be completely reversed. The difficulty of recruiting students for Hogwarts Castle will increase greatly, because they not only have to take Muggle students into consideration, but also have to identify pure-blood and half-blood children. Even if both parents are wizards, a newborn child may be a Squib before he or she fully displays his or her magical talent.
Under Voldemort's rule, the social status of Squibs was not much better than that of Mudbloods, and might even be worse. As a result, some parents would conceal the fact that their children were Squibs, and pretend that their children had shown signs of magical talent in order to deceive the Ministry of Magic's detection.
It is even more difficult to identify Muggle students because there are more of them. There are tens of thousands of newborns every year, and the faculty and staff in the Hogwarts castle do not have the energy to check one by one which children have shown special talents, which would cause great trouble to their admissions work.
But for the Hogwarts carriage, they originally only wanted to recruit Muggle students. Other pure-blood and half-blood families who were dissatisfied with Voldemort's rule and wanted to send their children to Dumbledore would come to him on their own initiative.
Now that they have books and pens, it will undoubtedly be more convenient for them. Professors don't even need to wait until the students are eleven years old. When their names are first recorded in the admission book, they can contact this talented student.
In short, the existence of the Book of Admission and the Pen of Acceptance is very important to any Hogwarts, so this is the purpose of Dumbledore letting John sneak into the castle in the first place.
And now this goal has been perfectly achieved.
But after Aberforth smiled when he saw the book and pen, his face turned silent again.
Jon also sat at the table without saying anything. The two of them looked at each other, and they both knew very well that according to the original plan, since the purpose of the lurking had been achieved, Jon should leave here and return to the Hogwarts carriage.
After that, everything in Hogwarts Castle would have nothing to do with him anymore. Randy Smith, the Mudblood student, would disappear. No matter how angry Voldemort was when he discovered that the headmaster's office had been broken into and his books and pens had been stolen, Jon Green would not be involved in the slightest.
But now neither Jon nor Aberforth mentioned leaving. After the silence in the tavern lasted for a long time, Jon spoke first.
"You said before that Professor Dumbledore would be able to contact me tonight?"
Aberforth pulled his pocket watch from his pocket and glanced at the time.
"In half an hour, the Order of the Phoenix will be able to establish an independent Floo network. This Floo network will last for about 48 hours. During this period, you can contact Albus at any time."
Jon nodded quietly, staring at the darkness outside the window without blinking, as if he was thinking about how to start the conversation when he met Dumbledore later.
Aberforth didn't bother him, but went to the bar and prepared him a cup of hot cocoa.
Time passed bit by bit, and at the appointed time, Aberforth walked to the burning fireplace, took out a box of white powder from the fireplace, then pinched out a small handful and sprinkled it into the fire.
The originally bright orange-yellow fire turned dark green in the next second, and then the flames rose , and the green fire quickly formed the upper body of a person.
Dumbledore smiled at Aberforth through the Floo Network, and his voice came from the fireplace.
"You seem to be living a good life recently, and your mental state is much better than mine."
Aberforth had a sullen face, and the moment he saw Dumbledore, he pulled his expression down like an old goat with a long face.
"I'm younger than you! Of course I'm much more energetic than you! Old man, your students want to see you!"
He was cursing, and just as he was about to turn around to leave the space to John and Dumbledore, he suddenly turned around and glared at Dumbledore and said something silently.
"This kid has done a great job. You can seriously consider his request."
Dumbledore just smiled and nodded at him.
Aberforth stepped back behind , leaving the space for Jon and Dumbledore, and after he left, Jon stood up from his chair.
"I got the stuff, Professor."
Dumbledore's face showed an obvious expression of surprise. The final result did not surprise him at all. Since he dared to let Jon do this, he knew that he had the ability to complete the task. However, he did not expect that Jon's actions would be so quick. He had already completed the set goal in just over half a school year.
"Well done, Jon. You've proven to be much better than I gave you credit for."
He said with emotion, but in the face of his praise and compliments, Jon's face did not show the slightest bit of happiness. His eyes were still solemn, and he spoke with a heavy expression.
"But I have something I want to discuss with you now, Professor."
As if noticing John's seriousness, Dumbledore restrained the smile on his face. He looked at John seriously and nodded.
"Tell me what you think."
Jon opened his mouth. He had already thought of many reasons in his mind on how to convince Dumbledore, but now, when it was time for him to speak, he just asked.
"Can we rescue all those Muggle students in the castle?"
The scene became quiet.
Behind the bar, Aberforth subconsciously stopped wiping the cup, Jon held his breath, and Dumbledore in the flames showed an expression of thinking and hesitation.
When he saw this, Jon's heart sank gradually, until a few seconds later, Dumbledore suddenly spoke.
"If... we schedule the rescue operation for next Thursday, will you have enough time to prepare?"
"boom!"
Aberforth accidentally dropped the cup to the ground, and Jon was completely stunned.
