As the long summer vacation slowly began, Hogwarts Castle fell into a peaceful atmosphere following the departure of the students.
The once bustling common rooms became empty, the spacious corridors no longer echoed with the chattering laughter of students, and the broad grounds lost those lively, noisy figures.
Even the ghosts, who usually enjoyed wandering around the campus, departed in groups from the ancient Castle to visit old friends they hadn't seen in a long time.
Dumbledore, dressed in his signature purple star-patterned pajamas, sat leisurely in the comfortable rocking chair by the window of the Headmaster's Office.
Outside the window, the setting sun was like a brilliant and colorful scroll, gradually sinking toward the western horizon.
Just three hours ago, the hogwarts express, carrying students from all seven grades, arrived on time at King's Cross Station in central London—presumably by now, Adelaide should have successfully met with Mrs. Figg under Edward's escort, right?
Thinking of Adelaide, Dumbledore couldn't help but sigh softly; this genius girl, whom he both loved and feared, was ultimately too strong-willed. Even if he exhausted all his efforts, he likely wouldn't be able to make her his future spokesperson. He only hoped that after helping the savior deal with Lord Voldemort, she would lead the Wizengamot back to the European continent, where there was a larger stage more suited for her to showcase herself.
Dumbledore closed his eyes to hide the complex thoughts within them, then lowered his head to cast his gaze upon the parchment in his hand.
On this parchment, the names of five new students were clearly written, the most eye-catching of which was the name written right in the center: the savior—Harry Potter.
The other four names surrounding his were Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, and Hermione Granger; these four were the close companions Dumbledore had meticulously selected for the savior, Harry Potter.
In the coming years, under Dumbledore's clever guidance, they would build an unbreakable, deep friendship with Harry Potter and together face the Dark Lord, Lord Voldemort, who attempted to make a comeback and ravage the world once more.
Ron Weasley was the youngest son of the Weasley family. Although he had not yet shown any remarkable special talents, he was kind-hearted and pure of character.
As long as he could get along well with Harry Potter, the entire Weasley family would naturally rally closely around the savior in the future, forming a solid defensive line—the Weasley family was, after all, one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. Even if they were currently slandered by some as 'Blood Traitors,' the foundation accumulated through their long history remained incredibly deep.
Especially among this generation, there were outstanding juniors such as Bill, Charlie, and Percy, each contributing to the family's glory through their own exceptional talent and hard work.
In time, when these young people gradually grew and matured, they would surely gather into a powerful force that could not be ignored. This way, even if Dumbledore himself met with an accident or other unexpected situations arose, Harry Potter would still have the Weasley family standing firmly behind him, shielding him from the wind and rain and jointly resisting the invasion of Lord Voldemort and his evil forces.
Neville Longbottom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom, original members of the Order of the Phoenix. The Longbottom family, like the Weasley family, was one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. With the connections accumulated by his grandmother, Augusta Longbottom, and his popular Auror parents, Neville Longbottom would be able to help Harry gather support from many righteous Wizards in the future, even if he were just an ordinary Wizard himself.
Draco Malfoy was the future heir of the Malfoy family. Due to his father being a Death Eater, he had not been included in Dumbledore's plans before.
But just a few days ago, a handwritten letter from Lucius Malfoy was delivered to Dumbledore, sincerely inviting him to attend a grand ball to be held at Malfoy Manor in August.
This move was undoubtedly an important signal sent by the Malfoy family to the outside world: they might be interested in turning toward the light and escaping the control of the dark forces.
For someone as extraordinarily wise and far-sighted as Dumbledore, he would never miss any opportunity to strengthen his own side's power due to personal prejudice or preconceptions.
So regardless of whether Lucius's real intention behind this move was an attempt to play both sides or merely a hypocritical act of surrender, Dumbledore knew that as long as he cleverly went along with the friendly posture shown by the other party and carefully taught and cultivated the next heir of the Malfoy family—Draco Malfoy—there was a great possibility of firmly grasping the entire Malfoy family in his hands, eventually making them useful to the savior.
This would not only weaken the power of Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters but also further strengthen the camp of justice, laying a more solid foundation for the final victory over darkness.
As for the fourth candidate, Hermione Granger, this little Witch from a Muggle family was the strategist Dumbledore prepared for the savior.
Due to Adelaide's connection, he had observed Hermione for a few years and found her to be a little Witch of exceptional talent and great wisdom.
Although Hermione Granger displayed relatively strong personality traits, given her special status as a Muggle-born, which left her lacking deep background support in the Wizarding World and facing exclusion and discrimination from those extreme pure-blood wizarding families, Dumbledore was not worried that Hermione Granger could develop into a powerful force on her own.
When Harry grew up in the future, she could even be a candidate for marriage—hiss... no, that's not right!
Hermione Granger not only had a strong personality but also possessed excellent talent. If she truly became Harry's wife, she would very likely overshadow Harry's brilliance as the savior, which would not be good.
Dumbledore stroked his bearded chin, suddenly recalling the shy little girl he had met during his last visit to the Weasley family—for Harry, the Weasley's youngest daughter was the most ideal partner!
This lovely little girl had always been full of admiration for Harry, and if Harry could be with her, it would undoubtedly further deepen his close connection with the Weasley family, thereby forming an unbreakable bond of kinship.
And making Harry Potter fall in love with Ginny was also very simple. For Harry, who had lost his parents at a young age and was treated roughly at his aunt's house, a harmonious large family like the Weasleys would likely be his dream home.
As long as Ron and Harry built a good relationship, and Harry was allowed to visit the Weasley home a few more times to feel the warmth, the idea of joining this big family could be subtly planted in him. Then, by using Ginny's admiration and affection for Harry to have her interact with him more, it should be very easy to win Harry's heart.
As for Hermione Granger, if she could be made to marry Ron Weasley, then through this close bond of kinship, she could be tied to the savior's chariot. With her intelligence and the influence of the Weasley family and the savior Harry Potter, it wouldn't be impossible for her to become the Minister for Magic.
When the time came, with the savior Harry Potter as the leader, Draco Malfoy responsible for uniting the pure-blood families, Neville Longbottom and Ron Weasley as the savior's loyal supporters, and Hermione Weasley in charge of the Ministry of Magic—this would ensure that the entire British Wizarding World would continue to operate according to the trajectory pre-set by Dumbledore for the next few decades.
It could be said that if he hadn't encountered the transmigrated Adelaide Grindelwald, Dumbledore's plan would have been seamless.
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