103- Dumbledore’s Trouble

103- Dumbledore’s Trouble

Seeing the crystal ball fragments, Daphne couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed.

She whispered, "I didn't know how to release the Nightmare inside. At the time, Voldemort was pressing hard, and in a moment of desperation, I smashed it. Was it very expensive?"

Expensive?!

Rhys felt the temperature on his forehead rising.

The value of the crystal ball couldn't merely be described as expensive. But in the end, all his thoughts were reduced to a sigh: what else could he do?

He couldn't get angry with her, after all, it was his own fault for not telling her how to operate such an item in advance.

He had to take at least eighty percent of the responsibility, and for various reasons, he couldn't even explain everything to Daphne. If he kept bottling it up, Rhys felt he might just explode.

So he decided to tell Daphne about the origin of the crystal ball—although he didn't plan to make her pay for it, she should at least know what it was that she had broken.

"This was a treasure left behind by one of the founders of the school, Rowena Ravenclaw."

Daphne: "..."

She was even more relieved that it was an unowned treasure. Otherwise, taking this crystal ball outside, given its unique background and the magical properties attached inside, it could probably rival Gryffindor's Sorting Hat.

She bowed her head in shame, studying the patterns on her socks.

After putting a bit of pressure on Daphne, Rhys turned his attention to the remains of the crystal ball.

Perhaps Ravenclaw could help repair it once she regained consciousness? This thought popped into his head, followed by a rather absurd idea: the crystal ball should still be under warranty, right? Because he remembered that Rowena had promised that if it broke, she could fix it.

Isn't that essentially a lifetime warranty?

However, he couldn't rely on Rowena right now could he? He decided to try fixing it himself first. If it worked, great. With this thought in mind, Rhys pointed at the crystal ball fragments and tried a simple repair spell.

The fragments of the crystal ball immediately came together.

"It's fixed!" Daphne exclaimed, lifting her head.

Rhys shook his head. He had only repaired the outer shell; the internal enchantments were already destroyed. The crystal ball might still be able to hold objects, but what would happen inside was uncertain. for new novels

Suddenly, Rhys felt one of his markers being triggered. He raised an eyebrow and turned to Daphne, saying, "Someone's coming. You can leave now."

...

Dumbledore was in trouble.

The Ministry of Magic had indeed sent him a letter, but contrary to what he had arranged, this letter was truly urgent—Minister Fudge's tone was nearly in tears.

As Dumbledore hurried out of the castle gates, he was astonished to find Cornelius Fudge waiting for him outside.

As soon as they met, Fudge delivered a shocking piece of news: Gringotts' curse-breakers had gotten into serious trouble in the northern part of Scotland.

The curse-breakers are employees of Gringotts, tasked with finding and excavating the ruins left by ancient wizards, effectively acting as the daredevils of the wizarding world.

The incident began with the discovery made by several senior Gringotts curse-breakers in northern Scotland.

They had found a site that was highly likely to be a relic left by the founders of Hogwarts.

After years of relentless deciphering, they finally opened the entrance to the site.

Unfortunately, the ruins did not contain the treasures left by the founders. Instead, they were met with a mindless monster—it was clear that this site was a seal left by the founders.

By the time the Ministry of Magic received the news and arrived at the scene, all the curse-breakers were dead, and over a hundred Muggle villagers had witnessed the battle.

This news was a massive blow to the Ministry of Magic.

After mobilizing all available forces, Fudge came to Hogwarts for reinforcements. He hoped Dumbledore could help them deal with the monster now roaming free.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, Dumbledore immediately set off for the accident site.

This is why he was truly absent from Harry's "trial"—it wasn't because he was overly confident in Harry or indifferent, but because he was genuinely unable to come to see Harry.

The situation worsened. Dumbledore eventually found the monster that had escaped from the seal, and after engaging it in combat, he was shocked to discover that the creature's strength exceeded his expectations. Moreover, it could use a strange, domain-like magic, allowing it to escape from Dumbledore.

At this point, Dumbledore's plans were completely disrupted. In his haste to pursue the monster, Dumbledore could only send a message to Professor McGonagall using his Patronus, hoping she could fulfill his duties.

When Professor McGonagall received the message, she felt utterly overwhelmed.

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