Wand 7 (reversed): Confused and confused.

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Hogwarts, 3rd floor

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After coming out of the secret passage, turning the corner of the corridor, and entering the third floor through a fire escape that is not usually used, Opal paused slightly, stood in place and listened carefully to the surrounding movements, and after confirming that no one should be going to her, she walked towards the third-floor corridor that Dumbledore had forbidden others to pass through since the beginning of school.

Hogwarts is in chaos because of the troll invasion, but Opal isn't worried about being found out no longer living in the dormitory - after all, it's the prefect of each house to name names.

As for Slytherin, if the prefect found out that Draco and she were not at the same time during the roll call, they would definitely think that they were acting together, so it is really conceivable what the prefect who had no power would do, and if Draco went back to look through the roll call, he naturally would not find that he had sneaked out - this is exactly the effect that Opal would kindly point out to Draco after discovering the movements of Harry and Ron.

After all, it is convenient for you to move on your own while adding a little trouble to Gryffindor, and at the same time you can have less nagging in your ears, and it is stupid not to do this kind of good thing that kills three birds with one stone. (Celestial sound: Can Xiao Onai be a little darker?) ）

Although he had been living at Hogwarts for a while, it took Opal a moment to properly turn into the corner corridor on the third floor, as the location of the stairs in Hogwarts changed frequently.

But before she could turn to her destination, her keen hearing had allowed her to hear the sound of rushing running from there.

It seems that she is not the only one who is curious about the reason why the corridors here are banned.

After casting a "Disillusionment" on himself and adjusting his breathing and heartbeat to prevent being sensed, Opal cautiously poked his head out of the corner.

Although there was a prediction, the situation that came into view still made Opal feel extremely stunned.

As footsteps approached. A door at the top of the hallway was opened, and Quilo escaped in a frenzy - running and pressing the exaggerated hat on his head.

Snape followed, swinging his wand backwards and casting the spell. However, looking at the way he walked, it was obvious that one of his legs was injured.

Snape injured? Could it be that he was bitten by a three-headed dog?

This realization made Opal's heart tucker.

However, this inexplicable trance was very short-lived, and as a precaution, Opal hurriedly retracted his head, and then, with the advantage of his petite size, he hid behind a statue of a lion-headed eagle crouched in the wall walkway.

Of course, the illusion spell on his body has not been canceled as a precaution.

"How can you do that!"

Quillo's footsteps ran through the hallway, stopping until he was close to the corner where Opal was hiding, and then the sound of his heavy breathing sounded, but his voice was very strange at the moment - accompanied by the fluctuation of magic that emanated from him, which made Opal feel extremely uncomfortable, "Why stop me!" ”

"Isn't your brain capacity as good as that of a toad?"

Snape's footsteps stopped, followed by a chilled sarcasm in his distinctive style, "This is not the place you should be. ”

"But, 'that person' needs! Need that thing! How can you stop me! ”

Quillo exclaimed, lowering his voice.

"Even if I tell the reason, it's hard to understand with your IQ."

Snape's voice was as vicious as ever, "Stopping you is just because I don't want you to be so wasted and arouse suspicion - do you think that with Dumbledore's thoughtfulness, there will be only such a line of defense here!" ”

"Snape, you!"

Quillo seemed to be.

"Let's go. I don't know anything about this incident. ”

But it was clear that Snape didn't take him seriously at all, and the sound of his wand waving followed, accompanied by a cold warning, "Now, do you want me to invite or do you go by yourself?" ”

“……”

Quillo's voice seemed to pause for a moment, but finally the footsteps sounded and moved away.

"Really...... Why do I always have to deal with such troublesome things! ”

After a long time, Snape's voice rang out with a slight tiredness, and then the faint sound of footsteps rang out, and he turned in another direction.

Carefully hiding behind the statue and waiting for a while, it was only after confirming that the two men were no longer returning that Opal jumped out of his hiding place.

This time, it seems that there is an unexpected gain......

Nodding his chin, Opal glanced in the direction the two men had left and pondered.

Trolls entering the Academy, forbidden corridors, Professor Quillo, Three-Headed Dog, Professor Snape, "that man......

These seemingly unrelated clues, but Opal always felt as if he had grasped a little bit of a thread that could connect them together, but because there were many things that had not been sorted out, he did not hate to grasp the whole incident......

Uh, wait a minute, "that guy" in their mouths...... Is it Voldemort?

After a slight pause in thought, Opal shook his head and turned towards the hallway that had been reclosed.

Forget it, now is not the time to verify that kind of thing, it is important to deal with the business first.

After patting his clothes and disarming the illusion spell, Opal walked over to the blocked door at the end of the hallway, and after a "door opening spell", gently pushed it open.

Then she saw a large dog with three heads locked in the room, standing up all the way to the ceiling of the room.

At this moment the dog's three pairs of round, big yellow eyes were looking at him, and the three noses were sniffing the air; In the slightly open mouth, you can clearly see the sharp pale yellow canine teeth.

It has a black, satin-like half-length fur and is slender and sturdy, full of explosive power.

[Evening number, handsome sir.] ]

Glancing over a cellar door at the dog's feet, Opal smiled and nodded at the three-headed dog looking at him, greeting, [I hope I didn't disturb your rest.] ]

[Her Royal Highness the Princess?] ]

Three pairs of yellow eyes stared at Opal, and after a moment to make sure that there was no other stranger's scent, the dog lay down in front of Opal so that his eyes were level with her, [Why are you here?] ]

Well, not to mention anything else, it seems that her identity as the "son of Gaia" is really quite open in the world of natural magic creatures.

At least so far, she hadn't seen a magical animal or plant that didn't recognize her identity.

After absent-mindedly turning this thought, Opal casually leaned against the wall: [I just heard that there seems to be a rare three-headed dog here, so come and have a look.] Are you guarding something? ]

[Yes.] This is the task given to me by the master. ]

The three-headed dog nodded, [No one is allowed to pass through here except for certain people.] Not even Your Highness, so I'm sorry. ]

[Nothing, I understand, and I would never mention such an excessive request.] ]

For the three-headed dog, which was not what she expected, Opal smiled and nodded, showing a smile of understanding, and successfully calmed the somewhat guilty three-headed dog, [After all, this is your duty.] I'm just a little curious about you, by the way, can I know your name? ]

[Your Highness wants to know my name?] ]

The tail behind the three-headed dog stood up and began to swing from side to side—a message that apparently excited it.

[Hmm.] Isn't that possible? ]

[No, I am honored to be asked by His Highness for my name.] ]

The three-headed dog's tail waged more happily, and then his head leaned in, [My name is Fluffy, that's the name my master gave me.] ]

[Love?] Very interesting name. ]

Raising his hand and touching the head of the three-headed dog, helping it scratch the place behind its ears, Opal casually asked for further information, [The owner who can give you this name must also be interesting, do you know his name?] ]

[Ah...... The master is the master. ]

Tilted his head so that Opal could scratch it, Lu Weijiao's eyes were so comfortable that they were about to squint, [Unlike His Highness, the smell of furnace ash on the master's body is very strong......]

[…… When I didn't ask......]

Smell of furnace ash? That's a little too simple, isn't it?

Opal looked away with a black line on her head - she had almost forgotten that the three-headed dog had always been innocent.

However, the three-headed dog can be kept here, so the range of candidates for this "master" must be in Hogwarts.

Can be friendly to magical creatures, and has a strong smell of ash......

She could probably guess who it was.

[Well, I'm going back after seeing you.] Luwe, you go on with your work, don't bother you. ]

[Okay.] ]

Louwe retracted his head and sat back down on the edge of the door.

As a precaution, Opal left the corridor on the third floor after telling him not to tell anyone about his visit, including its owner, and the whole of Hogwarts was still in chaos.

Because of Opal's previous arrangement, the result was just as she had planned.

No one noticed Opal's sneaky little movements.

=================I'm the dividing line ============ the switching scene

Hogwarts Slytherin common room

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Due to the troll invasion, the Slytherin common room was now home to a number of snakes who were commenting on it, but because they were all focused on discussing why and how the trolls could enter Hogwarts - no one noticed Opal sneaking in through the door.

Of course, the perfect illusion spell that Opal cast on himself was also one of the reasons.

Because this is the common room of Slytherin, although there are many people, everyone talks about it in a low voice-elegant is the precaution that these little Slytherins have been told by their ears since childhood. And because they didn't care about that, a considerable number of them still met in each other's rooms - after all, with their own well-pocketed families providing their own house-elves, the living conditions of the Slytherin snakes were arguably the best of the four houses.

After nimbly avoiding the people walking through the dorm hallway, Opal returned to his dorm room without alerting anyone.

After ringing the bell and asking the house-elves in their room to prepare some desserts and light food, Opal lay down on the bed, biting his quill and sorting out the relevant information and information he had collected in the recent period.

{Miss Opal, do you have any clue now?} }

Nagini, who had returned to his original size, was hovering over Opal's notebook.

[There are a lot of clues, and there are a lot of clues, but you still need a "thread" that can connect them together.] ]

Opal nodded his chin and looked at the notebook in his hand, which was dotted with N words with different lines in between, [but I find that sometimes the more you know, the more confusing it becomes......]

{For example?} }

[For example, the relationship between Professor Snape and Professor Quello.] ]

Turning over, Opal collapsed on his bed in a large shape, [I heard their conversation today, and I always felt that the relationship between these two people was very complicated, and it seemed that some other forces were involved...... Speaking of which...... Nagini. ]

{What's the matter?} Miss Opal. }

[You know...... Do you have more information about "that person" (You-Know-Who) (Voldemort's synonym)? ]

A moment of blankness.

{Miss Opal, why did you suddenly think to ask such a thing?} }

Nagini managed to keep her voice at a normal fluctuation.

[Nothing, just curious.] Based on what Dumbledore had told me at the beginning, and what I overheard today, "that man" was supposed to be still alive - but the Ministry of Magic had information that said that "that man" was dead. ]

Opal rolled over the quilt on the bed, his expression a little tangled, [I don't know why I always think that "that person" should have something to do with this incident, but ......]

The memory she remembered about "Situ Lingran" was only occasionally mentioned by others, and in the "Harry Potter novels", the antagonist in each book was Voldemort - that is, "that person", but she didn't know what the specific story development looked like.

Is there a connection between Snape and Quillo, and "that man"?

So now, although she has collected a lot of information in her hands, the more clues she has, the more confused she becomes.

Do you really have to follow the "main character" Harry to know the answer she wants?

[Ahhh It's annoying! ]

The more he thought about it, the more annoyed Opal gave up and screamed, and then decided to leave it alone for the time being, and focus on destroying the sumptuous food that had been brought to him by the house-elf "Patty" (Party).

As for the rest...... She decided not to abuse her brain cells for the time being.