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Harry decided to leave that alone.
Professor Evans gestured to him and motioned for him to sit down in the place where the young man had been sitting, and he did so, but almost as soon as he reached his seat, he leaned forward and stood up, stared at Professor Evans earnestly, and said, "Malfoy sometimes disappears mysteriously!"
Professor Evans raised an eyebrow at him as if he had been surprised to hear this, and Harry knew that this was his best chance to convince Professor Evans to believe him and investigate, and he held his breath, feeling a little out of breath.
He lowered his voice.
"That day...... At Professor Slughorn's Christmas party, Malfoy was caught by Filch hiding in the hallway of the castle...... He said he had been invited to Professor Slughorn's prom, but he hadn't......! Then, Snape took him away......"
He gasped, feeling his heart pound at the secret he was about to reveal.
"I ...... I secretly followed them, and then I heard...... They were talking. He lowered his voice a little more and stammered. Malfoy said...... Say he's the chosen one! He's going to do something...... Snape was stopping him, saying he had sworn to protect him, but Malfoy wouldn't...... He's like a confident and energetic ferret! He says that only he can do it! He won't let that man down!"
His green eyes were fixed on the face of the venerable female Hogwarts professor in front of him, and he asked excitedly and nervously, "...... You say, who is that guy he is referring to? Isn't it ......?"
Before he could say the name, he saw the female professor in front of him nod slightly in agreement. The act sparked him, and he continued to try to recall the details of the secret conversation between Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape that had been avoided.
"Snape says Malfoy is scared, says he wants to help Malfoy, but Malfoy refuses......"
"Oh, is it?" Professor Evans asked calmly, as if not at all nervous or surprised.
"Gotta figure figure figure out what they're doing...... Then stop them!" Harry said sharply, "they must not have any good intentions...... Now that Professor Dumbledore isn't in the castle, who else can stop their plot?"
As he said this, his eyes were clearly on the venerable female professor, as if expecting her to nod and take on the responsibility.
Harry wasn't afraid to stop the evil Slytherins on his own. He remembered Dumbledore's earnest teachings - the situation is not as good as before, and he thought about whether he could properly discuss it with a trusted professor or elder before acting - so he thought about consulting Professor Evans about countermeasures, perhaps just to follow Dumbledore's teachings.
But he noticed that the venerable, trustworthy Professor Evans had a thoughtful expression on his face at the moment, rather than a common enemy.
"I see......" she replied in a somewhat ambiguous tone.
Harry was a little anxious. He burst out, "But...... Sometimes, when the lights go out, Malfoy's name disappears from the map!"
This time, Professor Evans turned his gaze to look directly at him. The glint in those green eyes was particularly difficult to understand.
“…… Living map?" Harry said as if he heard her muttering to herself.
Then, as if she had thought of something, the corners of her lips slowly curled up to reveal a peculiar smile.
"Well, I see. She said, looking at Harry soothingly.
"I'll look into it. She paused, as if to say something, but finally only sighed.
"Even though Professor Snape and Draco Malfoy were both Slytherins, they might not know what was being planned...... But I guess Professor Dumbledore doesn't want to see you so hostile to them, or he wouldn't have let you go out of his way to learn Occlumency from Professor Snape. You know, he's not the only one who can do Occlumency, isn't he?" she said slowly, her eyes sincere.
"What they did wrong, it had to be corrected...... But at the same time, the good things they've done shouldn't be overlooked, right?" she asked unusually gently.
Harry furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, as if it had taken a long time for his brain to correctly decipher the meaning of Professor Evans' words. So, he first felt confused for a while, and then a little excited.
"But, ......!" he argued, "they have no kindness to me! I dare say Snape looked at me as if he wished there was no one like me in the world......
"Harry!" Professor Evans snorted his infuriating inference with unusually harshness.
Harry had expected Professor Evans to criticize him angrily, as he had the impression that Professor Evans was unusually tolerant of Professor Snape, and it didn't look like a Gryffindor's attitude toward Slytherin, but Professor Evans' response was a little strange - but Harry felt that he seemed to be used to some kind of thing that Professor Evans always said for Professor Snape.
…… Anyway, she didn't point out to him objectively and calmly like Hermione that "he was pretending to help and tricking Malfoy into telling him the truth".
Mr. Arthur Weasley and Uncle Lupin seem to think the same way. Harry thought.
And their reason is very simple, that is, "since Dumbledore chose to trust this man, then we must trust him too".
Thinking like this, Harry suddenly felt a little unwilling, and a little sad.
If he remembers correctly, Professor Evans inherited 12 Grimmauld Place as "Siris's fiancée". Although Dumbledore had explained to him that this arrangement was only for him to have a peaceful transition of ownership of the house before he became an adult, there was still a strange feeling in his heart, because there were so many single female members of the Order of the Phoenix, why didn't Sirius choose someone else to pretend to be his fiancée?
He still remembers the first time Siris took him to Diagon Alley for shopping after he returned. At that time, Cyris took him to Florin's cold drink shop, and when he ordered an ice cream tower with sweet milk instead of chocolate sauce, Ciris hooked his lips and laughed wistfully, saying that "Lily used to like this the most, and once said that she could eat a large pot by herself."
For some reason, Harry remembered the smile that Siris had on at that moment.
And then when he thought of the fact that Professor Evans was saying good things about the gloomy old bat Snape, he felt a little unwilling—but he didn't know why he was unwilling, and for whom.
Finally Harry scrambled to his feet, and as he got up, his leg touched the chair, which slid backwards and creaked so hard that it fell to the ground with a thud.
Aberforth, the grumpy owner of Hoghead Bar, must be angry. However, Harry didn't bother to think about it at the moment.
He just pressed his hand on the dusty table and hurriedly said to Professor Evans, "...... He's carrying out Voldemort's orders, like I said!You'll understand one day that he's not worthy of Dumbledore's trust with you—"
Then, his voice suddenly disappeared in midair. As he saw Professor Evans' surprised gaze on him, he suddenly felt a pang of embarrassment and unspeakable resentment.
He burst out, "Professor Evans—"
She seemed a little surprised. "Hmm, what's the matter, Harry?"
Harry took a deep breath. Then he uttered something that even he himself had a little hard to understand.
"Siris ......"
Professor Evans' eyes flashed when he saw that he mentioned the name.
He finally got that out of the way.
“…… Cialis, remember your favorite ice cream variety. He said.
Then, he saw Professor Evans slightly stunned. She seemed to quickly understand his motive for saying this—a motive that even he didn't know about, but she had gained insight into it—so she smiled thoughtfully at him, nodded, and replied, "...... Thank you. ”
Harry didn't understand what she said to herself, "thank you." But now he felt that it was better for him to get away from here before Aberforth rushed over and roared.
It had been a tough year for Harry. Siris is gone, Dumbledore seems to be getting busier and busier, often absent from Hogwarts, Malfoy and Snape don't know what intrigues are going on, and there are very few people he can trust, Professor Evans is even one - although she often seems to say good things about the gloomy old bat Snape, she has always been one of Dumbledore's most trusted members of the Order of the Phoenix, and her resume is shiny and blameless. So now Harry hoped that Professor Evans would find out the truth - or at least she would take his suspicions seriously and tell Dumbledore about his suspicions.
And, in fact, Professor Lily Evans lived up to his expectations. She did tell Dumbledore about his suspicions.
Harry suspected that Draco Malfoy was doing something related to the conspiracy at Hogwarts. ”
Dumbledore only shrugged.
"Boys at this age are always impulsive. "Especially when they think they've got to the heart of a big conspiracy." ”
Liu Quan sighed.
"Do you know everything about Draco Malfoy's plans?" she asked, unsure whether to properly spoil Draco's recent achievements to the old headmaster.
As if sensing her intentions, Dumbledore smiled softly at her.
"Oh, Lily, you're too nervous. I'm willing to bet young Mr. Malfoy didn't do anything good in the Room of Requirement, but what he did was within our control......" he said.
Liu Quan felt that his sigh was uncontrollably louder.
"Didn't Severus tell you what Draco Malfoy was doing, are you sure we're going to let him do it?" she confirmed to Dumbledore again, uneasy. "And now Harry wasn't going to sit idly by. Although I have already advised him...... But he insisted that Severus had something to do with the conspiracy, and his hostility towards Severus and Draco Malfoy grew by the day......"
Dumbledore let out a silent sigh and nodded.
"Considering the tricks that little Tom often plays on Harry's head, I don't think it's out of the question to let Harry think that way for the time being. He said, "Tom was peering into Harry's head...... Harry's hostility towards Severus would have allowed Tom to trust Severus a bit. Or, if only he could know from Harry's brain that we didn't take young Mr. Malfoy's plans seriously—"
Liu Quan was stunned for a moment, and then thought of a more important question!
She immediately forgot that Draco Malfoy was hiding in the Room of Need, repairing the Vanishing Cabinet, and Harry was investigating it.
How could she have forgotten! The Dark Lord's purpose, in addition to Dumbledore, was also - the Deathly Hallows!
The Elder Wand, one of the Three Hallows, to be exact!
Voldemort had to kill Dumbledore, the owner of the Elder Wand, to have a chance to get his hands on the Elder Wand and become its new master, but he couldn't have made it to Hogwarts to kill Dumbledore himself. So, he had to kill the next owner of the Elder Wand with his own hands - that is, the one who killed Dumbledore - to inherit the Elder Wand and become its newest master!
She almost screamed in front of Dumbledore!
Of course, the change in her facial expression could not escape Dumbledore's sharp observation. The old Headmaster of Hogwarts looked at her quietly, and suddenly asked:
“…… Does the mention of Tom remind you of anything else, Lily?"
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May 9:
Sorry, I've probably been stuck in the last two days...... Because these two chapters have to explain some of the settings and backgrounds behind the progress of the plot, it is a bit difficult to write [.
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