Chapter 1439: Harry's Guess
"I think it was Draco Malfoy who gave Katie that necklace, Professor. Harry plucked up his courage and said.
He struggled to make his voice sound smoother and more convincing.
Across from him, the serious expression on Professor McGonagall's face was rapidly turning to consternation and absurdity.
Aven, on the left side of Harry's body, covered his forehead with his left hand, as if he had expected him to say that.
Hermione, who was standing on the other side of him, slid her feet around on the ground, as if she wanted to keep a certain distance from Harry, and Elaine raised her right hand to her chest and clenched her fist, but Harry wasn't sure if she was backing up her reaction.
He knew that he was alone in this idea, but he wasn't going to give up, ready to convince Professor McGonagall to believe him.
"That's a serious accusation, Harry!" Professor McGonagall said, "do you have proof?"
"No, but ......," Harry said, telling Professor McGonagall about the conversation they had followed Malfoy to the Burkin-Burke store that day, overhearing the conversation between him and Bogin, and their trip to the underworld deep into Tumbledown Alley.
Evan secretly tugged at Harry's sleeve and motioned for him not to continue.
Harry snapped back to his eyes, he really shouldn't have mentioned the underworld.
After all, they lost Malfoy that day, and met the werewolf Fenrir Greybock in the underworld.
There was no end to this matter if it was explained, and all he needed to say now was that Malfoy gave the necklace to Katie, and there was no need to make any extraneous complications.
Moreover, Harry had no evidence of any connection between Malfoy and the werewolves, but the fact that the four of them had snuck into the underworld of Tumbledown Alley and encountered Greybock sounded a very reckless and dangerous act. If Professor McGonagall had known, her focus would have been on this matter.
"Well, then, we'll go back!" Harry paused.
Professor McGonagall didn't notice Evan's movements, and she looked a little confused as she heard Harry speak.
"You mean, Malfoy took something to Borgin Burck to fix it?"
"No, Professor, he just asked Bokin to tell him how to fix something, and didn't take it with him. Harry hurriedly said, "But that's not the problem, it's that he also bought something, I think it's the necklace......"
"You saw Malfoy leave the store with a package like that?" Professor McGonagall surveyed several people.
"No, Professor, he asked Bo Jin to keep it in the store for him......"
"So you suspect Malfoy bought the necklace from Bogin?" Professor McGonagall asked, frowning.
"Absolutely, I can be sure that the necklace is in the window of the Borgin Burk store. ”
"Wait, Harry!" Hermione interrupted, "there's something unreasonable here. ”
"Where is it unreasonable?" asked Harry angrily.
"Well, Evan and I were late enough to hear Malfoy and Borgin talking. Hermione analyzed, "But, I remember you and Ron telling us that Borgin asked Malfoy if he wanted to take it away, and Malfoy said no!"
"Because he doesn't want to touch that thing, so don't you need to say it!"
"His exact words were: 'What do I walk down the street with it on?'" Hermione said.
"Really?" Harry paused, "I don't remember exactly, but even if it were, what did it matter?"
It proves that the thing he kept in Borgin-Bock's shop was either bulky or made a lot of noise, so he couldn't walk down the street with it. Because he knows that this will definitely attract the attention of others. Hermione exclaimed, not giving Harry a chance to interrupt her, "And I just remembered that I saw this necklace that day, and he was put away by Bo Jin and put it on the counter of the shop, I inquired about it, remember? I walked into the store to find out what Malfoy wanted him to keep, and I saw that the necklace was still there, and Bo Jin told me the price of the necklace, fifteen hundred gold gallons, and he didn't say it had been sold!"
"That's because you're so conspicuous that he can figure out what you're trying to do in five seconds, and he won't tell you. Harry said, "And Malfoy can ...... by mail order."
"That's enough!" Hermione said angrily, "Potter, thank you for telling me this, but we can't just accuse Mr. Malfoy of the shop that might sell the necklace, there are probably thousands of people who have been there. What's more, this year we've stepped up our tight security precautions, and I don't believe that necklace would have entered this school without us knowing. ”
"But ......"
"One more point. Professor McGonagall said in a categorical tone, ending the conversation, "Mr. Malfoy did not go to Hogsmeade today. ”
Harry stared blankly at her, deflated.
"How do you know, Professor?"
"Because he's locked up with me, he's not done his homework for Transfiguration twice in a row. Professor McGonagall said, turning to Aven, "Aven, do you have anything else to add about this?"
"No!" Evan shook his head.
"Good!" Professor McGonagall stood up, striding past them, "Thank you for telling me these suspicions, but I must say that if you plan to go to Tumbledown Alley or something more dangerous, it's best to report it in advance." You can go back, I'm going to see Katie Bell in the hospital now. ”
She opened the office door, and Evan, Harry, Hermione, and Elaine walked out of her one by one.
Harry seemed still angry, given Evan and Elaine's indifference, Hermione's rebuttal, and Professor McGonagall's distrust, he huffed back into the common room, and when Ron returned, he recounted the incident and speculation.
He wanted to seek support from Ron, who was obviously surprised and confused, but didn't agree with Harry, focusing on who Katie was going to give the necklace to.
In fact, many people in the school could be targeted.
Needless to say, Dumbledore and the professors who were serving the Order of the Phoenix, even Slughorn had this possibility.
Voldemort had always wanted to pull him over, and now he must have been upset to see him on Dumbledore's side.
The reality should be quite unhappy, because on the surface, Slughorn, as Voldemort's mentor, is the only one who knows about the Horcruxes Voldemort made, the exact number of Horcruxes, and many unknown secrets about his student days. Voldemort wanted to keep it a secret, and the first one he should have killed was Slughorn......