Chapter 542: Countermeasures
After making sure that he couldn't keep up with Malfoy this time, Ryan immediately chose to return, and he stopped Hermione's plan to search the layers and scareless, and instead returned to the Gryffindor common room with her.
"We can ask for portraits, and so can Malfoy. If he finds out that someone is following him, we're in big trouble. On the way back to the common room, Ryan explained. He was a little worried that Malfoy would probably change his plans if he caught the strings out of the blue. Then all the preparations you made before will be invalid.
"Yes, Malfoy is that kind of conspirator. After listening to Ryan's briefing on the situation he had just followed, Ron, who was leaning on the sofa, patted his thigh and said excitedly. Lavender, who was sitting on the sofa in the distance to give them room to talk, was startled by Ron's big move, she looked up, Ron quickly waved his hand to signal that he was okay, and then lowered his head and whispered to Ryan and them: "Now that he is doing this, it just shows that he has a ghost in his heart, and we should really find out what he wants to do." β
However, after discussing it for more than ten minutes, they found that unless they could keep an eye on it for a long time. Otherwise, it would be impossible to accurately grasp the evidence of Malfoy's conspiracy. But it was too difficult to keep an eye on Malfoy, at least as Gryffindor students.
Just as a few people were pondering a feasible idea, the door to the common room opened, and the Gryffindor students walked in as if they had lost the battle.
Of course, losing a battle is not an adjective here. Neville told Ryan that Gryffindor had lost badly this time. "Did you pick up Ron from the hospital so you didn't go to the stadium? I'm going to say you're right that you didn't, this time our team is a mess and the game is a mess. β
"How many points did you lose?" Ryan asked.
The final score was 320-60, mainly because McLagan hit a Bludger at Harry, who didn't notice that he had been hit in the head. Neville briefly explained why he lost so ugly today.
"Well, I'm not very interested in Quidditch though. But if I'm not mistaken, McLagan is a goalkeeper, right? Why would he have a stick and still hurt Harry?" Hermione's tone was incredulous.
"You're on the point, and that's the root cause of our failure today. Neville, who had always been good-tempered, suddenly looked annoyed at this moment. "In the past, McLagan liked to criticize other players and give detailed training plans. It's as if he's the captain. But we never expected him to do the same at the game, first accusing Ginny of losing the Quaffle, then arguing with Harry, and finally snatching the bat from Perks to demonstrate how to play Bludger at the flying Cadwallad. However, he was clearly not as good as he thought he would be, and after hitting the Bludger, he knocked Harry down in one fell swoop, and we were all dead. β
"If I were to give him a few curses, he would try them. Ron exclaimed.
"Don't worry, someone has already cleaned him up for you. Neville shrugged. "When I came back, I heard from Ginny that the men on the Quidditch team had left McLagan in the dressing room, saying they wanted to talk to him. β
"And how's Harry?" Ryan asked, "It must have hurt to be hit in the head by a Bludger." β
"The skull is shattered. As soon as the word came out of Neville's mouth, Hermione next to her took a sharp breath.
"Don't worry, Madam Pomfrey is there, and she'll get Harry's skull back in an instant. Seeing Hermione's frightened expression, Neville quickly explained, Hermione only thought that this was the wizard's world, and a broken skull was not so dangerous.
In the afternoon, Ryan and Ron went to visit Harry, who was awake but still in bed. There was a large circle of stiff bandages around his head, like an Arab turban. There were also two cups of freshly finished tea at the head of the bed.
"Ginny brought me lunch just now, and then sat down until seven or eight minutes before you came in. Harry explained after spotting Ryan looking at the pair of confiscated teacups.
Probably because Ginny had told him about the game, Harry seemed to be very stable now. However, when he heard Ron tell him that when he was discharged from the hospital, he saw that Malfoy seemed to be trying to sneak around in the castle while everyone was not there, and his emotions suddenly became excited.
"I'll just say where he went to conspire. Harry whispered as he looked at Madam Pomfrey's office. "I noticed that he disappeared from the map when I used the live map to monitor him, and think about what he said when he started school. It must be hiding somewhere to do something unseemly. β
"Now the problem is that we can't keep an eye on him. Ryan spread his hands. "I lost Hermione and Hermione this morning, so I'm guessing they must have an invisibility cloak, and maybe more than one. β
"That's a real problem. Harry muttered to himself. "Everyone we know has a full class and it's impossible to monitor Malfoy in real time. Not to mention, as Slytherin students, as long as he walked down to the Slytherin dormitory in the basement, there was no way we could keep up with them. β
"I wish I were the Minister of Magic, so I could call a bunch of Aurors to keep an eye on Malfoy for 24 hours. Otherwise, the headmaster of Hogwarts would be fine, and I would be in charge of everything in the school, and I could call the armor, the portrait, and the house-elves to keep an eye on that guy. β
"Wait, you repeat what you just said. Harry seemed to have gotten some inspiration from Ron.
"I said I wish I was the Minister of Magicβ" Ron was interrupted by Harry at the beginning, "What was the last thing you just said?"
"I said if I were the headmaster, I could call the armor, the portrait, and the house-elves staring at that guy non-stop. Ron looked at Harry, wondering what he was thinking.
That's it. Harry nodded. "I'm not the principal, but I have a house-elf friend I can ask him to help. β
"You mean Dobby?" Ron reacted.
"Yes, I think he's the only one of my friends who has time to keep an eye on Malfoy around the clock, and to be free to enter Slytherin House. Harry whispered, "Dobby?"
There was a snap, and a house-elf wearing a shrunken maroon pullover, a velvet hat, and socks of different colors appeared in front of everyone. "Oh, Harry Potter, Dobby just heard your call, so he rushed over as soon as he could. β
"Well, Dobby, have you been busy lately?" Harry asked with some embarrassment, as he remembered that elves were usually busy after calling out Dobby, and was a little worried that Dobby would disturb his own work by helping him.
"Compared to the previous owner's family, the work at Hogwarts is really easy. Dobby shook his head happily, and his two big ears even slapped him in the face. "So if the great Harry Potter needs Dobby's help, Dobby is happy to serve him. It was Dobby's honor to work for Harry Poe. β
"Well, if that's the case, then...... I want you to follow Draco Malfoy. Harry thought for a moment. He ignored Ryan and Ron's surprised eyes, "I want to know where he's going, who he's seeing, and what he's doing." I want you to keep an eye on him all day. β
"Yes, Harry Potter!" Dobby said immediately, his big round eyes shining with excitement, "If Dobby does something wrong, Dobby will jump from the top floor, Harry Potter!"
"You don't have to. Harry said busily. "By the way, I want you to report back to me every three days, but come back when there's no one around, Ryan, Ron, Ginny and Hermione have nothing to do with it. Don't tell anyone else what you're doing. Just stick to Malfoy like a plaster. β
"Wait a minute, please. Seeing that Dobby was about to leave after accepting the mission, Ryan stopped him, and then took out a small purse from the space bag, and took out a black hexagonal metal piece like a coin from it, and the metal plate was also inlaid with a golden eye pattern. "There's thirty of these pieces in this bag, and you can just put in a little mana and it will work all day, and when you use it, just put your eyes on the spot where you're going to shoot and press the metal piece. That way, you don't have to wait there when Malfoy stops somewhere. β
"Thank you so much. Dobby took the bag and bowed. "I can accomplish the great Harry Potter mission better than this. β