Ethan's Concerns

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Harry was much more relaxed. Although he didn't discuss it during this time, he did keep this matter in his heart.

He didn't even tell Hermione and Ron about his concerns. Harry was a little afraid they would alienate him when Ron and Hermione knew he had Slytherin blood.

Harry, who was now persuaded to be happy, could finally leave the headmaster's room leisurely to enjoy the celebratory meal prepared for him.

In the headmaster's office, Dumbledore's eyes had already noticed the emerald-encrusted Ouroboros ring on Ethan's hand.

"Mr. Ethan, I need you to explain, this strange ring, I have never seen you wear it before." Dumbledore looked at Ethan with a probing gaze.

Looking at Dumbledore's gaze, a nameless fire suddenly filled Ethan's chest, and the annoyance that had subsided because of Luna's comfort suddenly surged up again.

At first, he refuses Ethan's help, but when he needs to deal with the basilisk, Dumbledore orders him to deal with the matter without consulting him, making Ethan feel that he is a tool being used.

Ethan's heart was slightly dissatisfied because of this incident, but Salazar's cruel treatment of the witcher catalyzed Ethan's anger. When Dumbledore asked himself, it directly detonated Ethan's anger.

"Professor Dumbledore, I'm a professor at Hogwarts, not your slave. I don't need to report the source of every piece of my property to you!" Ethan responded in a blunt tone.

Dumbledore opened his mouth slightly in surprise. He didn't expect his random question to cause Ethan such intense emotions.

"Ethan, I don't know what you misunderstood, but I have never considered disrespecting you." Dumbledore crossed his fingers and said sincerely to Ethan.

Ethan's chest heaved violently twice. He knew that his anger was wrong, but Schrödinger's death was like a thorn, stabbing Ethan's heart all the time.

Ethan could only turn his head and leave the office without saying a word.

Hermione was at the end of the three, so she heard Ethan and Dumbledore arguing.

In her impression, Ethan has always been a gentle professor who has never been angry with anyone, and the relationship between Dumbledore and Professor Ethan has always been perfect, so Dumbledore would entrust such an essential task of investigating the Chamber to Professor Eason.

So Hermione curiously stopped on the office steps and rubbed her ears hard. Hermione suspected that she heard something wrong.

Immediately after, she saw Professor Ethan walking toward her with a livid face.

Hermione had never seen Ethan in this state before, so she hurriedly stepped a few steps, not daring to block Ethan's way.

Ethan didn't even look at the three little wizards; he strode toward his office.

Back in the office, Ethan slammed the door shut, sat on the chair, and panted heavily.

The witcher's emotions were already weakened, so Ethan's nameless anger cooled down quickly after returning to the office.

Ethan, who could finally think calmly, quickly realized that the source of his emotion was insecurity.

Ethan, who had just crossed here, was fond of his second home (The Witcher World). Out of his understanding of the plot, Ethan thought he could control everything around him.

But Salazar's memory gave Ethan a glimpse of the cruelty beneath the peaceful surface of this world.

Of course, Ethan believed that with Dumbledore's character, he would not dissect himself for research like Salazar Slytherin.

But Ethan also understood Dumbledore's cruelty to accomplish his plans.

Now, Ethan and Dumbledore are on the same line and can get along well, but what if he and Dumbledore were on opposite sides that day?

As an outsider, he has no relatives and no connections with any family with a position in the magic world. That is to say, if Dumbledore wants to, he could quickly disappear from this world.

Ethan also has a strong force, and if any situation arises, he can naturally fight to the death with Dumbledore, but Dumbledore has deep roots in this world.

Dumbledore's members of the Order of the Phoenix are all his diehard loyalists, and Dumbledore himself has an exceptionally high prestige in the Ministry of Magic. Even if he can defeat Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix, what awaits Ethan can only be the Wanted by the entire wizarding world.

In the world where Ethan previously lived, even the very ancient high-level vampires, who had almost no rivals in the human world, were still reluctant to go to war with humans.

With his power, the elder could kill all the intruders quickly, but what awaits him will be endless enemy attacks.

Ethan also had this concern. Of course, Ethan hoped he would never go to war with Dumbledore, but it was always right to be more prepared.

Ethan put the five metal nuggets in his bag on the table to prevent the user from being hurt by the gold nuggets.

The Dimeritium was covered with a layer of steel, but even so, Ethan could feel the slight burning pain on his fingertips when he picked it up.

The magic-blocking metal and the bomb are deadly to any wizard, and these things are Ethan's ultimate trump card.

"It's still not enough." Ethan sighed softly. After all, these things can't change anything. Sometimes, personal force is not the safest.

There was a sudden knocking sound from the window behind him. Ethan turned around and found an owl outside the window. A letter was tied to its leg. At this time, he was tapping his beak rhythmically on Ethan's window.

Ethan opened the window, and the owl flew into the house. Ethan untied the letter on its leg, grabbed a handful of almonds on the table, and fed it to the owl.

The owl finished eating the almonds in Ethan's hand, pecked Ethan's finger affectionately, and flew away.

Ethan opened the letter and found that Tonks had written it to himself. It only said one thing. Ethan had applied for the Second Order of the Merlin Order.

The Ministry of Magic asked Ethan to receive the award three days later. At the same time, Ethan also saw in Tonks' letter that Tonks couldn't find a chance to "discuss the medal issue" with Ethan.

Even Ethan was a little surprised by the work efficiency of the Ministry of Magic this time. The approval speed of this Merlin Second Order Medal exceeded Ethan's expectations.

Before Ethan had no interest in this medal, but now he has changed his mind. This may be an excellent opportunity for him to show himself in the Ministry of Magic.