Chapter 66: Shadow of Killing

When Xie An was about to explain what Professor Lupin's monthly happy hour was, the dodo ran out of nowhere, quickly found his master, and handed Xie An a magical letter sealed with wax. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Xie An did not shy away from opening the letter, which contained a letter from Lord Earl, which wrote about some of Lord Earl's recent plans, including the grand opening of the Hogsmeade store at Christmas. A number of shops, including other estates invested by the top families in the wizarding world, have decided to hold a lively and grand opening ceremony during the Christmas holidays to announce the start of Hogsmeade's business plan.

The three girls who didn't know anything about it simply thought it was a very interesting time to see many wizards performing. Unfortunately, the exact time has not yet been set, maybe on Christmas Day, maybe a week before Christmas. Xie An frowned, the situation at this time was turbulent, Dumbledore had been in Europe for several months, and although the activity of the Death Eaters had temporarily decreased due to the Death Eater hunters, it could make a comeback at any time. At this time, if you want to start the Hogsmeade Project, I am afraid that it will take not only courage, but also careful planning.

"Andrew, go on. Luna poured another little hot tea into Xie An's teacup and looked at Xie An expectantly. The cold wind howled outside, and the house was warm like spring.

"Oh, I don't know much about what happened next, but I heard that Black seemed to have played a prank on Snape, almost causing Professor Lupin to inadvertently kill Professor Snape, and a big feud ensued. After summarizing the rest of the matter in one sentence, Xie An frowned, thinking about whether to emphasize his worries to the Earl.

"I see, no wonder Professor Snape once mentioned Professor Lupin in a class with contempt, not at all like his colleagues. Autumn also said.

"Hermione, how is the investigation about the diary?" Xie An, who had no intention of discussing the Marauder anymore, had to turn his attention back to the difficulties he was facing.

"Journal? By the way, you already know the last time I checked with the twins about Ginny's diary. I double-checked with Ginny Ron who had come into contact with Ginny's textbooks, and found that only Lucius Malfoy had touched Ginny's old books. If the book wasn't given to Ginny directly by the bookstore owner, the biggest suspect would be Lucius. Hermione, still immersed in the world of memories, thought for a moment before replying.

"The bookstore owner doesn't seem to have any problems, just an ordinary wizard with no connection to the Death Eaters, so there seems to be only one possibility. Thinking of the Slytherin legacy, the snake whisperers, and the contradictions of the pure-blood family, the possibility of Malfoy doing this has greatly increased, but what does Malfoy want to achieve with such a plan that relies on luck more than strength?" Xie Anzhong thought quickly.

"What are you talking about, what diary?" asked Aki with an unhappy face.

Hermione didn't answer, and Andrew waved his hand casually, humming absently.

After thinking about it for a while, Xie An, who had no clue and found that there was still too little information, could only choose to believe the Earl, and he wrote a letter to the Earl about all the situations he could think of, and once again emphasized the matter of those photos in the diary, hoping that the Earl could find a reliable person to identify the role of the diary.

The four, who had no intention of enjoying the quiet time any longer, packed up and returned to school.

"Goyle, are you really going to do that? the consequences are terrible, you might, you could die!" Draco yelled at Goyle in a low voice. At this time, Goyle, who was much taller and heavier than Draco, really Lucius II, and Draco felt that he was talking to a giant who was extremely stupid, and he couldn't help but pull out his wand and teach this stubborn fool a lesson.

"Goyle, listen to me, I understand your feelings, and I know you want to do something for your father, but you can wait until you graduate, and you and I can join the Death Eaters, you know, after becoming the Death Eaters, we can do whatever we want, punish those we hate. Malfoy explained in a low voice.

Goyle turned his back to Malfoy, watching the sunlight shine through the lake into the lounge, and when he heard Malfoy's advice, Goyle said expressionlessly, "Draco, don't tell me to underestimate you. I've thought about it all this time, and I've figured out that joining the Death Eaters is also life-threatening at any time. Instead of waiting until that time, it is better to be happy now and avenge your father. ”

"But you can't beat those Death Eater hunters, many of them are retired Aurors, it's that damn Charlie, he's also a good student at Hogwarts, we're only in the second year now, and we don't have enough magic to see, this is going to die!" Draco sat on the couch in the common room with a huff, cursing Goyle's incomprehension.

"That's why I need your help, Draco. Our father was a close comrade-in-arms, and now that my father has been killed by the enemy, I don't expect your father to avenge him, but as a family member of the deceased, I ask you to provide the necessary help and intelligence, and you must refuse?" said Goyle humming.

"But, but, well, maybe you're right, damn it, how did this happen. Maybe we should talk to Crabbe, he's waiting there. Malfoy felt that he could not find a better excuse to stop Goyle's crazy plans, so he had to find a way to keep delaying.

"No, I don't want Crabbe to be involved, just the two of us. Goyle's stubborn insistence.

"Then what do you want to do, convincing Snape is not an easy task, without his help, we are far from being able to do so. Malfoy thought about it and could only give in again.

"The Professor's help is indeed necessary, but now we need to find that place first, what do you think of Professor Gidero, he seems to be a very clever wizard. We can find a way to get him to help, I heard that his wizard shampoo can't be sold right now, why don't we go buy some?" Goyle thought hard, but he wasn't good at thinking like that after all, so he had to let Malfoy come up with an idea.

"That embroidered pillow only brags, and I'm sure he doesn't have a clue about the Slytherin legacy right now, but luckily my dad has started to find a way to contact the other Slytherins, many of whom have heard of the legend of the Slytherin treasure, and some of them have studied it carefully, and it is said that the last time he found and obtained the inheritance was the Dark Lord himself. Malfoy scornfully commented on the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor before stating his plan.

"The best person to help us get the legacy right now is Snape, but he doesn't seem to be very enthusiastic about it, my dad says that if the legacy does exist, it must be an extremely important wizarding spell or a powerful treasure. If, as legend goes, it's the terrible basilisk that guards the treasure, then we'll have to find a snake whisperer. Today's wizards are reluctant to reveal their identities as snake whisperers, so they have no choice but to look for them in India. Malfoy continued.

"Draco, you've been well planned, and I thank you on behalf of the Goyle family. Gregory Goyle turned around, trying to make the same flattering smile as before, but it seemed that the corners of his mouth twitched, and then his whole face fell silent.

"Gregory, if you really respect my opinion, you should listen to me, and don't go to death. Draco seemed to feel the simple-minded man's great pain for a moment, and his heart twitched.

"Thank you, Draco, with your help, it might be fine, will it?" but Gregory Goyle rejected Draco's offer.

After returning to school, Cho didn't say hello to her boyfriend and went straight back to the Ravenclaw break room. Luna cuckooed in her characteristic crisp birdsong sound, leaving Shea and Hermione at the castle gates, and hopping away.

Hermione, who found that it was only herself and Shaymeade at this time, pretended to be bored and looked at her classmates who had just returned from Hogsmeade, and Shayne was thinking about what would happen if Hogsmeade's opening celebration was destroyed by the Death Eaters.

It would be a bad idea if such a celebration turned into a battle between the Death Eaters and the Aurors. Fortunately, the opinions of the pure-blood families are not unanimous, and there may be room for moderation.

"Andy, are we going to dinner together or are we going to do something?" After waiting for a while, finding that Andrew was still in a fugue, Hermione couldn't help but ask.

Looking around, Xie An, who found that only himself and Hermione were left, was slightly stunned, and the young man who seemed to be cold on the outside, but actually wanted to take care of everyone's feelings, couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"No, Hermione, I need your help now, you go find the twins, we meet in the auditorium. I think we have something to do tonight. Xie An quickly turned the little melancholy in his heart into yellow sand and let her go away with the wind.