Witcher at Hogwarts

"The portrait of your great-granddaughter seems to have been captured by a demon. I would like to get some information from you." Dumbledore said to Phineas Black.

"Devil? What did you say?" Phineas Black's eyes widened in surprise.

"What about my great-granddaughter now? Is she saved now?" Phineas Black asked nervously.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple -" Dumbledore said seriously.

Dumbledore pulled out the portrait that Mrs. Black had used from the back of the cabinet and displayed it in front of Phineas Black.

"Is this one?" Phineas Black asked hesitantly.

"This is the portrait of Walburga Black as she has become," said Dumbledore.

"This is really one-one." Such a big thing happened to his family. Phineas Black suddenly started to spin around in the frame.

"I have never seen such a strange situation before" Phineas Black said anxiously.

"Dumbledore, you must help her," Phineas Black pleaded.

"I will." Dumbledore nodded and agreed to Phineas Black's request.

"I seem to have seen this kind of painting before." While the two were talking, another principal hanging on the wall, Armando Dippet, the former principal of Hogwarts, suddenly opened his eyes and said.

Hearing these words, Dumbledore and Phineas Black raised their heads at the same time and looked at Armando Dippet curiously.

"I heard this when I was attending the portrait party a few days ago." Armando Dippet spoke slowly.

"Wait a minute!" Phineas Black suddenly interrupted Armando Dippet's words.

"Why didn't I receive any notice of the party?" Phineas Black said with a frown.

"Because no one likes you!" Armando Dippet frowned and shouted loudly. He was dissatisfied with Phineas Black for interrupting him.

"You one by one?" The portrait of Phineas Black began to argue, but Dumbledore interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"Phineas, let's hear what happened first," Dumbledore said.

Seeing that Dumbledore had said this, Phineas Black could only snort and said nothing.

Seeing that Phineas Black had completely closed his mouth, Armando Dippet nodded with satisfaction and continued.

"When I attended the portrait party a few days ago, I heard some portraits being discussed. Many familiar portraits have disappeared inexplicably. It's exactly the same situation that Mrs. Black encountered. The original location of the portraits became pitch black."

"And as far as I know, those wizards who disappeared are all masters who have deep research on soul magic."

Hearing what Armando Dippet said, Dumbledore's expression gradually became serious.

Although he was still confused about the identity of the man who just came to visit him, Dumbledore was now certain that that guy was definitely not a human being, or even the worst option, a demon.

"Armando, do you recognize this thing?" Dumbledore took out the small mirror and placed it in front of Armando Dippet.

The old principal squinted his eyes and stared at the mirror for a long time. "I'm sorry, Dumbledore, I don't know what this is." Armando Dippet said apologetically.

"If it were my real body, maybe he would know something, but I am just a portrait." Armando Dippet said.

Portraits are a very peculiar thing. During the creation process of these portraits, the person being painted must be present. The specially made portrait paint absorbs a lot of emotions and thoughts of the person being painted.

This way when the portrait is complete, the painting will "come alive".

And it has a part of the thoughts and memories of the person being painted. Of course, this is only a part. The portrait is much stiffer and duller than the person's thoughts.

Therefore, these portraits have no problem handling ordinary daily tasks, but complex thoughts and affairs are completely incapable of being handled by these portraits.

"What is this mirror? Why do you care so much about this thing?" Phineas Black suddenly asked.

Dumbledore thought for a moment and finally chose to tell Phineas Black and Armando Dippet what had just happened.

"Oh my God!" After listening to Dumbledore's narration, Armando Dippet let out a long sigh.

"A devil! Another devil appears!" Armando Dippet sighed.

"However, from what I heard about this guy, it seems that he is a little different from the demon summoned by the mad wizard named Rasputin." Phineas Black said, stroking his beard.

"Yes." Armando Dippet rarely agreed with Phineas Black's words. "The demon summoned by Rasputin seems to like destruction more. Unlike this guy, he is more rational."

"That's what I'm worried about," Dumbledore said, crossing his hands. "We are completely confused about this guy now. He is still hiding in the shadows and spying on us."

"Don't worry, Dumbledore." Armando Dippet said, "Although we can't interfere much with reality, we will help you keep an eye on it."

Phineas Black also nodded and agreed with Armando Dippet's words.

"Okay, thank you." Dumbledore gave a rare smile.

At this time, Dumbledore no longer struggled with Gunter O'Deim's identity, because it was meaningless to struggle with it now and would only waste energy.

Now that Dumbledore is old, his energy is becoming more and more limited day by day, and he needs to invest his limited energy on more important things.

Dumbledore is constantly thinking about Gunter O'Deim's last words when he left in his mind.

"Not only is extraordinary wisdom the greatest wealth, but also jealousy and greed." Dumbledore didn't know what this sentence meant.

I don't know if this is another trap set by Gaunt O'Dem.

However, Dumbledore must continue to investigate, after all, this is the only clue left.

"Extraordinary wisdom is the greatest wealth of mankind" is the motto of Ravenclaw House.

And this is also the sentence engraved on Ravenclaw's diadem.

Although the diadem went missing when Ravenclaw himself died, Dumbledore intended to begin his official investigation from here.

Compared to Dumbledore, who is now troubled by demons, Ethan is much more relaxed now.

Now he has almost handled all the affairs, after taking a long leave for Fudge.

Ethan is about to leave the UK for Poland, where he still has a commission to complete.