"Obviously, we would never actively provoke a war..."

Dumbledore said calmly, his gaze moving among the Major Arcana.

"That's the reason we're gathered here. As the most elite few in the magical world today, we should try to find the safest path in a complex world—to eliminate wars, blaze trails, light torches, and lead the way... is that right?"

"So what now? The conflict between werewolves and the wizarding world is unavoidable. We have to make a choice."

Nicolas Flamel spread his hands, expressing his confusion.

This was also the confusion of Hermione, Luna, Hannah, and even "The Hermit" and "The Hanged Man."

They didn't have experience in conquering the world, saving the world, or dancing around on the negotiating table. This question was too difficult for them. No matter which choice they made, they would inevitably sacrifice the interests of the other side. This was not a pleasant thing.

Aileen glanced at Dumbledore and Grindelwald, who remained silent, snorted softly, and spoke proactively.

"The Major Arcana never makes multiple-choice questions. That's the principle. It might sound absurd, but why not let them choose for themselves?"

"Throughout history, the wizarding world's hatred of werewolves stems from their irreversibility. The viral transmission ability of werewolves transforming humans deprives victims of choice. This is the core conflict. What beastliness and power are just excuses... Freedom, that's the key."

"Whether it's werewolves or wizards, all living beings crave freedom—the freedom to choose their own lives."

"Choice? But... how do you plan to restore the rights they've lost?"

Grindelwald raised his eyebrows and asked softly with interest.

He unconsciously straightened up, looking like an old man reviewing his granddaughter's study plan.

How is this possible... Is there really a win-win solution...? Dumbledore didn't speak, his heart filled with astonishment.

"Simple, prove that werewolves are sick, or special people."

Aileen originally wanted to say something witty, such as the profound "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's, and unto man the things that are man's."

However, she forcibly suppressed the urge to show off.

Because the main goal today was to solve the problem and provide an enlightenment lesson for the trio.

Dumbledore once said that whether it's a dark lord or a savior, their words and actions determine the words and actions of their future companions, like a blazing flame, all traces will be imprinted on their partners—she didn't want Hermione, Luna, and Hannah to become annoying riddle-tellers.

"That's impossible! Once a person becomes a werewolf, then..." Xenophilius Lovegood subconsciously retorted.

"What is a werewolf? What is a person?"

Aileen raised her eyebrows and calmly asked back, continuing to ask and answer herself before "The Hermit" could respond.

"Flesh, consciousness, generally speaking, these are the only two points of judgment—we call those who are different from us non-human, and those who are the same as us human. So when is a person no longer a person? Losing eyes, losing limbs, or losing internal organs? If someone dismembers a poor fellow, when do you think you can determine that he has changed from a person into something else?"

Aileen gradually restrained her smile and said coldly.

"The answer is simple, from the moment he starts planning to dismember people to seek answers."

In her opinion, there are many ways to handle the werewolf problem, but the real core is the long-standing arrogance and discrimination of wizards.

And this is also the biggest trouble for the Major Arcana's future endeavors, how to properly handle the conflicts between people with different characteristics. The werewolf problem is a very good attempt. She can use this to identify stubborn groups and try to promote some research.

Aileen straightened up, organizing the contents of her mind while speaking unhurriedly.

"The transmission of werewolves is mainly through bodily fluids. This is not uncommon. Its transmission method is very scientific—but this also means that there must be some special host, something that can be observed, something that exists in the real world... Knowing this is enough."

"In the 1st century AD, a Muggle scholar named Plutarch asked a question:"

"Long ago, there was a Ship of Theseus that could sail at sea for hundreds of years, thanks to continuous repairs and replacement of parts."

"As soon as a plank rotted, it would be replaced, and so on, until all the functional components were no longer the original ones. So is this ship still the original Ship of Theseus? If so, but it no longer has any of the original wood; if not, when did it stop being so? And on the question of 'person,' this question is very easy to solve—"

"With the soul unchanged, we can start from the micro level and break through werewolf mutations one by one."

Blood transfusion, spinal cord transplant, flesh reshaping...

The magical world has too many unreasonable medical miracles, she's not worried about not being able to solve the werewolf problem.

Even if it can't be solved at the cellular level, then replacing a body, in the hands of the Major Arcana who have the Philosopher's Stone as support, is not a difficult thing. This is also Aileen's last trump card—the Ship of Theseus in the human sense.

And the problem now is when to play this card, and how to gradually see through the opponent's cards.

From beginning to end, their opponent is only one.

The stubborn old world.

Aileen suppressed the irritability in her heart and continued to speak methodically.

"The scientific articles from Salzburg can be published. Our current power can easily complete 'cure' cases—cures in the true sense, and this alone is enough to give hope to the ministries of magic and werewolf communities around the world... Hope is the most powerful weapon."

"If werewolves can freely enter and exit their transformations, then it will change from an uncontrollable nightmare into some kind of magical ability."

"The most crucial thing is..."

Aileen raised a finger and said quietly, her gaze lingering on Nicolas Flamel, Dumbledore, and Grindelwald for a few seconds.

"Werewolves are transformed from wizards and Muggles, and as far as I know, werewolves can see ghosts and sense magical phenomena—this also means that the barrier between the non-magical world and the magical world doesn't seem to be as strict as we thought, right?"

"And this is what we should try to hide as much as possible, and ultimately promote."

"Potions that give everyone magic, real... potions."

Along with Aileen's voice, an unimagined path appeared in everyone's mind.

What is the ultimate goal?

What was the original intention of the Major Arcana's establishment?

Grindelwald suddenly remembered his and Dumbledore's past endeavors, wizards becoming the masters of the human world to allocate resources.

And unlike their pursuit, the future envisioned by Aileen, this little madwoman, was obviously crazier and more dreamy.

"How high is the probability? Regarding what Miss 'The Fool' just said—"

Dumbledore obviously thought of this too, he looked at the "Magician" who had fallen into thought, and asked somewhat eagerly.

"Eighty or ninety percent, at least—"

Nicolas Flamel gently tapped the edge of the table with his fingers, sorting out his chaotic thoughts.

Well, the existence of the Philosopher's Stone means that the transformation from werewolf to human is likely feasible.

And on the other hand, as a standard magical creature, a werewolf can of course come into contact with the magical world before and after werewolf transformation.

If there is a free entry and exit mechanism, then the "magic potion" Aileen just mentioned is not a pipe dream. Even if there is no way to turn those Muggles into wizards, at least it can allow them to complete that step change from Muggles to Squibs.

As for the remaining step...

Hogwarts "magnetic field," Quirinus Quirrell!

Nicolas Flamel suddenly had an epiphany, he suddenly realized Aileen's puzzle.

From the moment the research institute was established at Hogwarts, she was working towards that goal.

From beginning to end, Aileen's way of merging the magical world and the non-magical world was not simply exposing it to the public. She truly wanted to merge magical civilization and non-magical civilization together, forming a complete ocean like rivers converging together.

"The Philosopher's Stone is still quite precious, but creating 'cure' cases to buy time is no problem."

Nicolas Flamel pondered for a moment again, then nodded slowly, looking around at his friends.

"Then the Ministry of Magic will still be responsible for communication by 'The Hierophant'. I will set off for Salzburg tomorrow to prepare to complete the first publicly demonstrated werewolf cure surgery in the magical world—as for the zero-attempt subject before that, and related collaborative confidentiality..."

"The Destiny Conglomerate can provide sufficient volunteers, don't worry—"

Grindelwald glanced at Dumbledore, who wanted to say something but stopped, grinned, and added with a smile.

"There is no coercion, my God, they might even duel for it—you can never understand this feeling."

"Then how does sCpf respond? Will the 'Black Wizard' be dispatched?"

Lockhart asked opportunistically, he was starting to get excited, this was another historical change event.

Compared to those boring and tedious black magic country stories, these were truly interesting and worthy of his effort to participate in. This was the biggest reason why he still chose to board the Hyperion and continue working, even though he had the opportunity to leave the organization.

"This aspect is left to Mr. 'Pope', and 'The Empress' to communicate."

Aileen's tense body gradually relaxed, comfortably leaning back in the captain's swivel chair.

"Let's get the Hogwarts chicken farm in place first, you should complete the previous proposal first—as for the fieldwork, let's postpone it for now. Once the news from Salzburg is released, the things the Ministry of Magic has to consider will be complicated."

"Trust me, if any large-scale collaboration is re-discussed three times in a row, it's mostly gone."

Aileen shook her finger triumphantly and said with a smile.

In the remaining time, the Major Arcana began to skillfully divide the work and discuss with each other.

After experiencing the collaboration with the former Soviet Union, the recent containment and release of "sCp-017," and the Christmas Snake Catching Plan, this discussion was exceptionally smooth. Everyone was very clear about their respective abilities and the additional help that might be needed.

After exchanging their division of labor, Dumbledore took the initiative to propose adjourning the meeting and starting to act in turn.

"Enjoy your vacation, Miss Fool."

Dumbledore stood up and nodded at Aileen with a smile.

It was time for them old guys to do the next things, it was not yet time for Aileen to appear in person.

In fact, from Dumbledore's heart, he was not at ease letting Aileen participate in certain actions in person.

That little witch was not comparable to those theorists who only talked on paper. In terms of practical ability, even Grindelwald had to give her a thumbs up.

"If there is any progress, I will let Fawkes give you a message—don't scare the child, it seems to be starting to like you a little."

After speaking, Dumbledore waved his wand and took the initiative to cut off this remote meeting.

On the other side, Aileen also took out her wand and tapped the table, disconnecting the Hyperion's signal.

Watching the magical light and shadow in mid-air shatter and disappear, Aileen looked at both sides of the conference table with great interest, and gently raised a finger.

"One question, one piece of clothing."

"When you have no doubts, or cannot pay, we will go to take a shower and rest..."

Aileen put away the "Fool Card" and put it back in her chest pocket, adding with a smile, "The time for the Tarot guardians is calculated from the first teaching day we return to Hogwarts Castle, which is next Monday. Don't think about exchanging any conditions now."

"Of course, you can also choose to hold back your questions until two days later."

In this last time of joy and unlimited freedom, she had to enjoy the fun of being a Major Arcana to the fullest.

As for what happens after that, that's something to consider later. No matter what happens, it can't stop her from enjoying her vacation as planned.

She glanced at Hermione, who was uncomfortable and wanted to say something but stopped, a devilish smile appearing on her face.

"Now, choose. Dear... reserve Major Arcana."

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