Volume 3: A Tombstone Stained with Sin and Blood Chapter 131 Gabrielle
Overall, Jon's trip with Dumbledore was indeed relaxing.
With Dumbledore around, he didn't have to worry about safety at all and could just enjoy the trip.
But after visiting Madame Maxime and receiving Gabriel from her, John had to think about something deeper, and he also understood what the fundamental purpose of Dumbledore's trip to France was.
He was observing the land closest to Britain and how it had been affected by Voldemort's system in Britain.
But judging from the current results, the situation is not optimistic at all.
Not only have the pure-blood wizards in France been attracted by Voldemort's theory of blood superiority, but it also seems that they have begun some kind of cooperation with the British Ministry of Magic.
But just as Madame Maxime said before she left, John also felt a little unbelievable that the French pure-blood leaders would make this choice.
Because the situation of French wizards is different from that of British wizards.
The pure-blood wizards here might be more conservative and arrogant than the pure-blood families in Britain, but they are not fools. It is true that the implementation of the bloodline class system can bring them more benefits, but none of them can be like Voldemort, who can suppress the entire exploited wizard group with his own prestige.
Given the current situation in Britain, as long as Voldemort himself does not die, it will never return to the way it was before, because his personal strength has already transcended the existence of the group.
However , there is no such person in the French wizarding world . Although alchemy masters like Nico Flamel are as famous as Dumbledore, their strength is far inferior to that of the top wizards. Not to mention that he is dead, even if he were still alive, he would never agree with the current tendency of the French Ministry of Magic.
Once the blood-based class division is officially announced here, the angry Muggle wizards and some half-blood wizards, who account for more than 60% of the French wizards, will riot.
Anyone with a little common sense can see that the French Ministry of Magic will inevitably be impacted, and the Muggle wizards will "eat up" all the current high-ranking government officials and then form a new magical government.
This is a dead end, unless...
Unless the current senior officials of the French Ministry of Magic are willing to give up their power and surrender to Voldemort, allowing him to take over this piece of land in the French wizarding world, and then use Voldemort and his British magical government to suppress the rebellious Muggle wizards.
But are these people really willing to find a master above their heads?
Jon couldn't figure out the key to this, but in fact he didn't need to think about it.
He is now in his second year and about to graduate, and is not yet old enough to start his third year. He has already done enough this year, so he can leave the big-picture considerations to Dumbledore.
He never thought that he was much smarter than other people in the original work just because he had read the original work of another world line in his previous life. Dumbledore must have thought of what he could think of, and in most cases, he could think of more than he did.
What happened to Slughorn in first year was proof of that.
Dumbledore did not leave France immediately after meeting Madame Maxime. He then took John and Gabrielle to visit many major gathering places for French wizards, and visited several friends who had provided help to the exiled Hogwarts and the Order of the Phoenix over the years.
On the road, Gabrielle was basically taken care of by Jon.
This girl who turned into a ghost by drinking the water of dead souls to save her life, even if she doesn't need to eat or drink, can't be left alone in the hairpin all day.
Jon was quite familiar with this little girl. He knew that she had actually appeared in the original book. She was the younger sister of Fleur Delacour, the champion of Beauxbatons in the Triwizard Tournament, and had one-quarter Veela bloodline.
But now her family has been wanted and has fled France, and she has no relatives in this land.
"...My parents took me to visit Madame Maxime's home before, and then, I really liked the birds that Madame raised, and there was also a magical horse in her backyard, so I asked Mom to let me stay at Madame's house for a few days." The ghost girl said with a look of grievance.
When Dumbledore was visiting a friend of his, Jon did not go in with him, but sat outside on the grass and listened to Gabrielle's story.
"As a result, on the first night I stayed at my wife's house, my mother and her family were all kicked out of France!"
She was in a depressed mood. Jon sat on the grass and she sat on a branch of a small tree nearby, looking like a helpless rabbit.
"Later, my sister met me at the Madam's fireplace. She said they were still being hunted by those bad guys and couldn't come to pick me up, so she asked me to hide at Madam's place first... But then those guys came to Madam's house, and in order to protect me, Madam had no choice but to make me drink that bottle of bitter medicine, and I became like this now."
"Now, even the Madam is leaving..."
To be honest, Jon wasn't really that good at dealing with kids, but he still spoke in a lenient tone.
"They didn't abandon you and let you go with me and Professor Dumbledore in order to better protect you. Have you heard of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?"
He wanted to divert the girl's attention.
Gabrielle really followed his words, looking up at her illusory and transparent face, and reminiscing.
"I heard my father talk about Hogwarts. He told me that it is a magic school controlled by evil wizards. The teachers there are all dark wizards, and the students all learn dark magic!"
When she said the last sentence, her originally transparent face became even paler, as if she had just realized that since Jon and Dumbledore were from Hogwarts, they must be evil wizards.
Jon obviously realized her wrong guess, and in order not to scare her, he could only speed up his explanation.
"The one your father told you about is Hogwarts Castle. It is indeed a dark magic school. We are going to take you to the Hogwarts carriage. Everyone there is very friendly and you will like it."
"Carriage?" Gabrielle looked down at Jon from the branch, her attention drawn to the word. "A magic school on a carriage?"
"Yes, it's a school on a carriage. We have classes in various places in the UK every day. We also hold banquets on festival days. We celebrate in a place with great scenery, and every dish at the banquet is made by ourselves."
Listening to Jon's description, Gabrielle was gradually attracted by his words.
“Sounds great!”
Jon laughed.
“We really had a great trip.”
But there was one sentence he didn't say out loud, he just said it silently in his heart.
It would undoubtedly be a better journey if it weren't in this shady magical world.
