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Chapter 121 Penelope's Anxiety
Chapter 121 Penelope's Anxiety
However, Ryan is not good at digging traps and setting traps for others.
After racking his brains to no avail, he turned to the principal for help.
After all, the principal is cunning and shrewd, with a long-term vision; he must have a good plan.
Is Ryan going a bit too far? Dumbledore wondered. Why not try other methods instead of focusing solely on getting rid of Fudge?
Can't we use the Soul-Stealing Curse?
Instead of using a convenient and quick method like the Soul-Stealing Curse, they rack their brains to dig a pit, ruining someone's reputation and causing social upheaval. How unreasonable is that?
Given that the young man was still too young, his knowledge too limited, and his thinking too narrow, Dumbledore didn't say much, only telling Ryan that he would handle the matter.
Dumbledore thought he should broaden Ryan's thinking and find some time to have Gale teach him.
To avoid this situation from happening again, my thinking is not flexible at all.
This incident clearly shows that Ryan is too law-abiding. The normal approach would be to use the Imperius Curse first, and then when the time is right, such as when a special circumstance related to the Secret Service occurs, he could use Fudge to ruin his reputation, get a headline with Fudge, and suppress public opinion.
This is the correct way to use Fudge!
Ryan hadn't considered that far ahead at all. Seeing Dumbledore taking on so much responsibility, he felt relieved: "Headmaster, it's good that you know what's going on. How should we deal with Voldemort?"
The obvious answer to Voldemort's actions was to announce it to the world, to inform Britain and the globe that a legendary wizard had been captured alive by the Hogwarts students and teachers. This would boost his notoriety, enhance his global reputation, and pave the way for the subsequent "all wizards have stood up" rhetoric.
However, the question he posed was how to make Voldemort's power work for us.
Firstly, it can be used for research. The two people in the principal's office are currently considering conducting experiments using some inhumane methods.
For example, separating some soul fragments for research purposes, or conducting soul transformation and replacement experiments, etc.
However, Voldemort has many uses, and these alone account for less than 1% of his potential.
"We need to find Voldemort's connections and weaknesses before we can draw any conclusions." Dumbledore also wanted to go out with Voldemort on a leash, so he could lock the door and let Voldemort out whenever he needed to, but he needed to find the leash that could hold him back first.
"What we should do next is announce this good news to the wizarding world. How about we start with a banquet at the school?" Dumbledore said.
"Of course, I agree," Ryan replied.
"That's not all, Albus. We need to recognize some of the people who contributed to this operation at the banquet," Professor McGonagall interjected as she emerged from the school infirmary and overheard their conversation.
The three discussed it briefly, mainly the principal and vice-principal, while the acting Defense Against the Dark Arts professor could only nod in agreement.
"The school is hosting a banquet tonight—"
"And all teachers and students are required to attend?"
The young wizards were buzzing with discussion.
Some people were using communicators to communicate with other friends about the purpose of the school's banquet that night.
Doro, whom Nave and Hannah were holding aloft, was happily graffitiing on the wall. These were some of the scratches left from when she jumped up on her wolf cub and fired a shot that went straight through the top of Doro's head, like Mount Tai or an egg.
"Penelope, what did you see at the Tower of Fantasy today?" She saw a witch rushing over.
"The Tower of Fantasy?" Penelope almost didn't come to her senses, and only after blurting out the question did she realize that her reason for taking leave was to go to the Tower of Fantasy.
"Well, it's alright, nothing special," she said vaguely, then asked, "How's the castle? Are you doing graffiti?"
"Mhm." Doro nodded. "There were some bad guys in the castle before, but Doro defeated them, and now everyone is repairing the castle."
"It's over—" Do you know where Ryan is?
"Ryan? I heard he went to the school infirmary."
"He's injured!" Penelope's voice suddenly rose.
Doro raised his wrist, revealing a small watch—a Doro phone watch specially made by Ryan: "I just asked him, and he said he's fine. He went with the teachers and principal to deal with the injury."
"Hey, don't walk so fast! Watch your step." She saw Penelope turn and run away, as if she had made a resolute decision.
"Why are you running so fast? Why don't you come and do some graffiti with me?" She pulled out a yogurt and started eating. "By the way, Neville and Hannah, what colors do you two think should be used for this graffiti?"
"Blue, I guess," Neville said.
"I think red looks better," Hannah objected.
"Alright then, red it is." Neville gave in.
The castle was filled with a joyful atmosphere, but Penelope ran and sprinted straight to the school infirmary.
As soon as she turned the corner, she saw Dumbledore, McGonagall, Flitwick, and Lane discussing something, and they didn't seem to have any injuries.
She knew it wasn't a big deal, and then strode towards the four people.
"Penello, you're back. How was your day trip to the Ministry of Magic?" Ryan, who was struggling to get a word in edgewise during the professors' conversation, saw Penelope striding towards him and broke away from the professors to walk over to her.
"It feels pretty good." Penelope smiled. "It's the first time I've realized that those 'noble gentlemen' who look down on students like they own the place actually bow and scrape to them. Only now, with your face on their backs, do they realize how famous you are in the magical world."
"They're just a bunch of hopeless old fogies who can't see the trends of the times. It's only because Headmaster Dumbledore is putting on a show for the sake of stability in the wizarding world." Ryan didn't think highly of most pure-blood families.
He never denied that there were many intelligent people among the pure blood who were able to exploit existing resources to seize power.
It cannot be denied that the magical texts passed down by pure-blood families can provide certain assistance to pure-blood wizards, enabling them to learn advanced magic.
Unfortunately, the minds of these pure-blood families are firmly imprisoned within their pure-bloodedness; even the wizarding world is unwilling to look at them, let alone open their eyes to the world.
"The trend of the times, Ryan, can we really win?" Penelope was uneasy, and it was only in front of Ryan that she showed her unease about Ryan's thoughts, especially now, she could feel that Ryan's transformation of the wizarding world had already begun.
Of course, in front of outsiders, she always supported all of Ryan's decisions, only asking questions in private.
This unease stemmed from the Muggle weapon theory she had learned from and developed from Professor Flitwick, especially the professor's research into how to construct nuclear fission equations using magic.
It was precisely because of her deep understanding that she realized she couldn't win, she simply couldn't win.
Ryan outlined his strategic goals: "Conquering cities is secondary; winning hearts and minds is paramount. Next, we'll forge alliances, and then use force to awe us. First, we need to select our mouthpieces among the common people, creating chaos and ensuring they never reach a consensus on the harmfulness of wizards. Ideally, these mouthpieces should hold key positions in the common people's governments. Then, we'll showcase our strengths, demonstrating our power against the world's strongest nation. Following that, we'll establish diplomatic relations with several other countries—"
As for catching a nuclear bomb in one's face, even a wizard can't do it, not even a legendary wizard. The only one who could do it would be the Earth God, Ryan. He knew Penelope because she was too superstitious about the power of nuclear weapons and ignored the fact that weapons are used by people.