Isiah had an odd expression on his face. Did Hogwarts teach such things on a daily basis? Or was his child a natural leader?
Doggett reflected on this.
Originally, he had thought that this meeting was just to make Ivan look familiar and to train him. He had even been prepared for Ivan to screw up.
After all, this was the first time any of the thirty or so wizards present, with the exception of Flan and seven other werewolves, had met Ivan.
The dozen or so friends he brought with him were all very shrewd and difficult to deal with.
It was almost impossible for a thirteen-year-old wizard to gain their approval in a short period of time!
Ivan, however, did it!
In this short gathering of less than an hour, he won over everyone present with his strength, incomparable potential, and great ambition and determination!
Even he, after listening to Ivan's speech, had the urge to follow the boy and make a name for himself, let alone the uninformed audience!
Yvonne, who had been complimented by Douggart and Alicia, smiled.
He had not read so many books in his previous life for nothing. His theoretical knowledge was very rich, but he had not been able to find the room to perform.
Of course, theory was theory, and his combat experience was basically zero!
Ivan's legs went weak when he tried to fool the wizards in the meeting room. If it weren't for his superb acting skills, he would have given himself away.
"By the way, I keep forgetting to introduce you to…Dobby!" Yvonne snapped her fingers as she remembered something she hadn't mentioned.
The crisp sound echoed through the meeting room, startling Doggett, who had not forgotten that Ivan had just killed Reese Nott with a snap of his fingers.
Fortunately, the snap did not seem to work this time. Instead, a small, wrinkled house-elf appeared in front of them.
"Sir!" Winking, Dobby bowed to Ivan, then turned to Alicia and greeted her nervously. "Hello, Mrs. Harls!"
"It is?" Alicia glanced curiously at Dobby, then back at Ivan.
When she saw the house-elf in the alley, she wanted to ask about it, but there were too many people around, so she was held up.
"It's called Dobby, and it was originally a house-elf for the Malfoys, but it's free now…" Ivan began, telling Alicia about the events of the school year.
Due to Doggett's presence and his desire not to worry Alicia too much, Ivan left out the part about the Basilisk and Slytherin's Chamber, instead mentioning that Lucius Malfoy had sold him a dangerous diary during the summer holidays of his first year.
It was also a very special Dark Arts prop, one that had its own ideas, and took the opportunity to take control of the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor in an attempt to "cleanse" Hogwarts of Muggle blood.
"Lucius Malfoy! How dare he set you up like this?!" At this, Alicia was furious.
She was skilled in the Alchemical Way, and even though she did not know much about Horcruxes, she understood the power of a thoughtful Dark-magic object.
With this thought in mind, Alicia couldn't help but feel a little scared. She complained, "Why didn't you mention something so dangerous to me before? What if something goes wrong?"
"I knew there was something wrong with it, and I wanted to study it!" Ivan explained sheepishly, then pretended to be relaxed and said that he had destroyed it.
"So you wanted me to teach you how to cast the Fire-Wielding Charm in order to destroy it?" asked Isia, suddenly remembering how Ivan had asked her to teach him how to cast the spell.
"That's right! I tried a lot of things, but I couldn't do any harm to it, so I thought of the Fire Incantula!" Ivan nodded. It was because of his Level 5 Occlumency and the Fire Ring that he had dared to hold a Horcrux for so long.
Although he nearly fell over in the end, the benefits were obvious. During that school year, his magic advanced by leaps and bounds, and he was able to find a way to fuse many different bloodlines.
Other factors aside, Yvonne had to admit that Tom was a wonderful teacher, the kind that could be carried around.
"All right, Alicia, I think little Ivan has his own ideas. Hasn't he always handled things well?" Dougett tried to be helpful. He didn't want things to get ugly between Ivan and Alicia.
Dougett was equally amazed by Ivan's legendary school life. No wonder Ivan's powers soared every time he returned. His school life was a bit too exciting.
Alicia was no longer angry. She was just angry at Ivan for his risky actions.
Ivan went on to recount how Dobby, worried about Harry's safety, had broken orders to tip off Lucius and was punished for it.