"It's good in this way. Removing Voldemort's soul fragment from Harry's scar on his forehead earlier will let us rest easy earlier," Dumbledore said in a solemn tone.
Dudley nodded slightly in agreement. He still wanted to do it himself to eliminate the hidden danger on his cousin.
He would never have the intention of killing Harry, but he harbored intense hatred for Voldemort.
Well, even if Dudley used the Killing Spell directly on Harry without a special wand now, only Voldemort's soul fragment would be destroyed.
However, to be on the safer side, it was better to wait until the conditions were more favorable.
"Dudley, now that we've finished talking about Voldemort and the Horcruxes, it's time to discuss something else. When do you plan to start teaching the Calm Mind Spell to the students at Hogwarts?
In the past two weeks, the letters from the parents of the students asking me to have you teach the Calm Mind Spell have piled up like a mountain.
Moreover, the professors of the eight main courses at Hogwarts have mixed opinions about your performance this week.
Let's not mention Snape's potion - making studies. Professor Binns, who teaches the history of magic, has quite a few complaints about you. He thinks that your openly skipping class halfway through is a great disrespect to him.
Professor Sinistra, who teaches astronomy, also expressed regret that you left halfway and missed observing the movement of the main star of Aquarius.
However, the professors of the other courses recognized your performance, especially Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall."
Dumbledore started a new topic, which was also what Dudley had in mind.
"I'll teach the Calm Mind Spell, Dumbledore," Dudley replied. "But not just anyone can attend my classes."
As he said this, he drew a circle in the air with his hand and took out a copy of the information that Filch had given him during dinner from his [Personal Space].
Then he used the Levitation Charm silently, making the big notebook float in front of Dumbledore.
"Take a good look, Dumbledore. These are all the dirty things that have happened in this Castle right under your eyes.
For a long time, Hogwarts has not only been an institution for white wizards but also a hotbed for Dark Wizards.
Voldemort is the second Dark Lord, but he will surely not be the last.
All the adult wizards in the British wizarding world graduated from Hogwarts. They are all alumni and schoolmates.
Yet, after graduation, alumni kill alumni, and schoolmates fight against schoolmates.
Now, we can decide to wipe out the Death Eaters and get rid of this cancer in the wizarding world. But what about in the future? Are we going to let such things happen repeatedly?
It's time for a change, Dumbledore. Hogwarts is in urgent need of a revolution! It urgently needs to set off a wave of educational and ideological reform!"
Dudley's tone became more and more intense, and the emotions in his words gradually escalated. His speech was full of inspiration and persuasion.
As Dumbledore listened to Dudley's words, he flipped through the detailed notes copied by Filch and remained silent for a long time.
After a long while, he let out a long sigh.
He said, "Bloodline discrimination is an old - fashioned tradition in the wizarding world. It's deeply ingrained and hard to get rid of.
As for the rivalry between the houses, Hogwarts was divided into houses based on four different personality traits, so conflicts between them are inevitable."
It's hard to gauge people's hearts. Different stances will surely lead to conflicts and distinguish between right and wrong.
This is true not only in the wizarding world of Britain but also in the wizarding worlds of other countries and even the Muggle world.
I've lived for over a hundred years. I've seen these things clearly but can do nothing about them.
Dudley, you're good at working miracles, but in this case, I really think it's beyond human ability to change the situation."
Dumbledore was very pessimistic, but Dudley had a different view.
"Dumbledore, you're exactly right! But you've missed a very important point."
"What point?"
"It's simple, the issue of numbers! There are only about three hundred students at Hogwarts, and there are only about two thousand five or six hundred wizards in the entire wizarding world of Britain.
The wizarding world is different from the Muggle world with tens or even hundreds of millions of people. The small population makes it possible to solve what seems to be an unsolvable ideological problem!"
Dudley replied firmly, "I don't expect to completely resolve all the conflicts and oppositions in the world because that's impossible. But I'm confident that I can handle these three hundred students at Hogwarts!
Once these three hundred students are transformed, it means transforming the future of the wizarding world. It can also indirectly influence their parents and relatives, bringing a new atmosphere to the two or three thousand wizards in the British wizarding world!
Dumbledore, you can't be down and pessimistic. I still need you to contribute to reforming the education at Hogwarts!"
After hearing Dudley's explanation, the old man, like seeing the sun break through the clouds, suddenly felt a rush of energy and was no longer down-in-the-dumps.
Although he still thought that even if Dudley's reform was successful, the results would gradually fade away over time, he was still inspired by Dudley.
Even if it can only make the wizarding world better for one or two generations, it's still a good deed.
He perked up and asked, "Dudley, what do you plan to do?"
"First of all, the first step is to make the students at Hogwarts know what's right and what's wrong."
Dudley replied with bright eyes and a firm voice, "There are plenty of skill-based courses at Hogwarts, but there isn't a single course that really delves into the field of ideological education.
The Muggle Studies course is somewhat relevant, but it's only limited to how to get along with Muggles properly and how to blend into the Muggle society by disguising oneself.
And the History of Magic course, which should offer students historical lessons and reflections, has been turned into a boring and useless rote-memorization course by Professor Binns. It's just a complete waste of energy and time.
That's why I skipped the History of Magic class with Harry."
"Dudley, do you mean that you want me to fire Professor Binns and re - plan the History of Magic course?"
Dumbledore swallowed hard and felt a lot of pressure.
You know, Professor Binns has been teaching the History of Magic since Hogwarts was founded a thousand years ago. He can be regarded as a living fossil of Hogwarts.
Even Dumbledore wouldn't dare to make such a decision lightly to fire a professor who is like a mascot of the school.
Moreover, Professor Binns is a ghost. Ghosts can't stray too far from the place where they died. So, even if Professor Binns were expelled, he couldn't leave and would still have to stay at Hogwarts Castle.
"There's no need to expel him!" Dudley spoke up. "But we must reform the curriculum!"
You must make Professor Binns change his teaching style. At the same time, you have to invite some real scholars with great wisdom to give Professor Binns some supplementary lessons!