Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 346 Old Deng's Visit

Fudge still had some means. Old Dumbledore's titles of "Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot and President of the International Confederation of Wizards" were stripped away, and the incident was widely reported in the newspapers.

Due to the persistent smear campaign, Deng Xiaoping’s prestige among the people has been declining, and even the shop owner next to the school has begun to doubt his credibility.

This is what is called "a gentleman can be deceived by tricks". If Sai had encountered such a dark situation, he would have rushed to Fudge's house long ago.

"Forget it. The person involved didn't say anything. Why should I, a bystander, worry about him?"

At noon on August 12, Old Deng made a sudden visit.

"it's over?"

"It's over," Old Deng pinched his brows, "They suddenly moved the time forward by three hours. This little trick is really..."

"You predicted it," Sainz curled up on the sofa without moving, "Just find a place to sit and tell Sister-in-law what you want to eat."

Old Deng seemed a little jealous. "You're already enjoying yourself at such a young age?"

"Hey, even though I'm young, I've already surpassed most people," Sainz was unmoved. "Besides, you're just asking for it by working so hard."

"Why do you say that?" Old Deng took the hot cocoa from his fourth sister-in-law, "Thank you... If possible, I would also like some honey."

"My apologies, Mr. Dumbledore. I'll get it ready for you."

"Why do you say that?" Sainz said rudely, "Don't you read the newspaper? Appeasement cannot bring you what you want, professor."

"Appeasement? Who? ... Me?"

"Isn't it?" Sainz said disdainfully, "It's really unbearable to watch. It's really a continuous retreat!"

"That's really unpleasant," Old Dumbledore took a sip of the hot cocoa in his hand, "You can't just read the newspaper."

"But the public only reads newspapers. They don't have people sitting with you and chatting with you, and offering you hot drinks."

Dumbledore was silent for a moment, "Perhaps you are right Sainz...I do have...um...."

"Admit it, professor. You've been giving in every time, but people don't think you're giving in. They just think you're weak and can be bullied."

"Fudge wasn't like this before," old Dunhead obviously still had some illusions.

"You said it was in the past... Didn't you already know what politicians are like? Why do you still have illusions?"

“I just don’t want other people to take advantage.”

"Then you have to make the decision yourself!"

Sainz didn't know what to say. Perhaps this was the inherent weakness of certain classes as the great man once said, always wanting to make the other party wake up through compromise.

Old Dumbledore was always reluctant to confront Fudge head-on, always hoping that through his own efforts and compromises, the other party would "wake up" and join hands with him to fight against Voldemort. However, he completely underestimated the extent to which the other party could do for his own interests, and also underestimated the extent to which the other party valued the so-called "friendship", and overestimated his own weight in the other party's eyes.

Perhaps it was just as he said. He was afraid that his fight with Fudge would damage the power of the wizarding world, but in the end, Voldemort took advantage of him.

But what is the fact? The fact is that he just kept appeasing and retreating, while Fudge's side used all means to erode his interests.

In fact, Deng's behavior was very selfish. His retreat made other people who used to stand in the same "trench" with him very passive.

Take the Wizengamot as an example. For him to become the Chief Warlock, he must have the support of some people. For him to be removed, it shows that there must be a group of people who oppose him. This is obvious, otherwise he would not have been directly cleared out of the Wizengamot.

Not only was he removed from the position of chief of the Wizengamot, he was even kicked out. One can imagine the fate of those who had been on the same front with him before.

Of course, the local tradition is compromise. Those Wizengamot members will definitely not have any problems with their life safety, but it is hard to say whether they will encounter problems with other interests and property safety.

In such a local environment, threats to property safety can sometimes make some people feel more uncomfortable than threats to their lives.

"I thought you would ask me to be a witness," Sainz skipped the previous topic and talked about something else.

"With that photo, it's impossible to fail," Dumbledore seemed happy to skip the previous topic, but his expression was not relaxed at all. "They activated the Tenth Courtroom... to try an underage wizard for using magic outside of school. It's a criminal courtroom."

"It's obvious that you want to make this case a solid one..." Sainz said nonchalantly, "Are you still digging up old scores?"

"..."

"It seems that I guessed right? So, professor, you see, when it is needed, we should be warm and affectionate, and when it is not needed, we should expand the role of justice a little bit. How flexible."

"I know... everyone knows," Dumbledore said calmly, not knowing what he was thinking. "I'm just a little surprised. How can a person change so quickly?"

"You're asking the wrong person. I'm not a psychologist, and I haven't studied sociology, so I can't answer this question...Okay...I know you're not asking a question, but I'll still answer it this way."

Old Deng had a simple lunch here, chatted for a few minutes and then left in a hurry.

After he left, Sainz sighed and said to his butler, "See, Dean, this is the result of a wrong action plan, which puts me in such a passive position."

"Master, I don't know Mr. Dumbledore, but I believe you will not make such a mistake."

"Hiss—Dean, are you going to become a sycophant?"

"You're joking. Everything I have was given by you. How could I possibly deceive you?" the dean said humbly.

"makes sense……"

Sainz knew that what he said was true, and he was joking when he said that the other party wanted to be a flatterer, but the other party's flattering way of speaking was really not something that ordinary people could handle. Look, the little doubt that had just arisen in his mind was immediately dispelled by another flattery. If this continued, it would be disastrous.

It's only a matter of time before Sai has some self-awareness. If he were placed next to an arrogant person, he would be praised as a second-generation rich man in no time.

"Do you want me to ask Henian to play a song for you?"

Forget it, never mind!

If you like to flatter, then do so. It just happens to be a kind of practice for Sai. The key is that such words sound really nice. Unlike Henian, that guy only cares about pretending to be free and easy every day. Unless asked, he has never taken the initiative to compose a song for the "Master of the Family".

Damn it, he used to trick the "master of the house" into spending money to buy ingredients for making perfume, saying it was to increase the family's income, but in fact it was just to look cool when he played the piano.

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. "Go, tell that pretentious guy to play the guitar for me. He can't stop until I tell him to!"