The beginning of a lie requires countless lies to cover up.

It's just that in Hermione Granger's mind, she has never seen such a ridiculous situation.

When the vision presented by a city collides with logic, the reality in which she lives becomes a well-woven drama that makes her even have a fear of what is real and what is an illusory story.

"What are you talking about...... Salzburg, Austria, of course. ”

Elena poked her finger lightly at Hermione's head, smirking a little sarcastically.

"Whether it's the people who live there, every street you walk on, and the snacks we've eaten together, it's all real. As for the true identity of Professor Apocalis, you may be able to find out from Professor Nicol Lemay, I mean, you might as well find out who Nicol Lemay is......"

Regarding Hermione's reaction, Elena was not too surprised.

After all, in her plan with Dumbledore and the others, she didn't expect this identity not to be exposed.

Or, from the very beginning, the surname Apokalis was used as a decoy to be seen, and the real disguise was Paracelsus, the autistic old man who no longer knew where to hide - people always tended to believe in the disguises that they had broken through their wits, while avoiding options that seemed dangerous.

Moreover, before that, just going from Nicol Lemay to the Philosopher's Stone was enough to stop most people.

If Elena is not mistaken, in the original plot, even a "calculating queen" like Hermione Granger spent a lot of time to find information about Nicol Lemay, and there were even a lot of lucks.

However, Elena's diversion did not have the desired effect.

Under the flapping of the wings of the white-haired ball, Hermione was no longer the little witch who only focused on textbooks before.

"Nicol Lemay, known as the first refiner of the Philosopher's Stone. ”

"At the same time, he is also the owner of the only remaining philosopher's stone in the wizarding world. Now, of course, it's more accurate to say that it's one of the owners, right? As for what you're going to say next, ......."

Hermione narrowed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said in a calm tone.

"Phillips Orioles de Ofrast Bombastz von Hohenheim, one of the most famous doctors in medieval Europe and one of the founders of modern medical chemistry, practiced medicine in Salzburg and is buried there – don't forget, my father was also a doctor, and these stories have almost accompanied me ......since I was a child."

That guidance on Paracelsus had a most fatal hole from the start.

In addition to the titles of "Alchemist", "Owner of the Philosopher's Stone", and "Forerunner of Healers", Paracelsus also has a less conspicuous and strange title: "The Solitary Wizard with the Beak".

As a loner who is withdrawn enough to be documented in the literature, it is clear that he does not have many friends in society.

Not to mention, he was once a "bird's beak doctor" who walked the forefront of the Black Death.

Paracelsus may still exist, but he certainly won't be the castlekeeper he now calls "Otto Apokalis", because the real founder of the healer was also a doctor—in other words, many of Professor Apocaris's previous details don't quite fit in if you look at non-magical historical documents.

And in the history of the wizarding world, there happens to be a legend that is not so hidden.

About the sudden collapse of a certain Dark Lord, and the "holy city" that exists in the illusion, surrounds the castle of the Demon King, and no one has ever seen it with their own eyes, and the direction that the legend finally points to is exactly ......

Compared to the obscure Paracelsus, there is simply too much to write about Gellert Grindelwald.

Perhaps in the Blotted Bookstore in Diagon Alley, there will be a lot of books about "Voldemort" when you look up the dark wizard, but once you leave the British wizarding world and ask for a book list in a bookstore in any European country, all that will appear is "Grindelwald".

"So, that Professor Apokalis, he's, actually, I mean you—"

Hermione's lips twitched slightly, her expression a little flustered and helpless.

If all of this was under Professor Dumbledore's control, then she was facing a shadow that was far beyond her imagination and capacity, and she didn't even know what she was saying it for.

Perhaps, she just wanted to hear Elena's answer with her own ears...... As for the further ......

"Oh," Elena said, her forefinger pressed lightly against Hermione's lips, "Oh...... Don't say it. ”

"But...... Elena, I'm worried about your ......."

Hermione Granger bit her lip and looked stubbornly at the white-haired ball.

"Listen to me," Elena whispered meaningfully, pinching Hermione's nose, "you're right, I'm not going to deny or quibble about anything, but right now, you're not strong enough to access the truth." ”

Admittedly, Hermione Granger has grown much faster than she expected.

Although Gellert Grindelwald thinks that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of having Elena's "close friends" join the future Demon King as soon as possible, Elena would prefer to prolong their carefree time.

"But Luna knows that, right, Elena. ”

Hermione said, glancing at Luna Lovegood, who was sitting on the edge of the bed in a trance, in a daze.

Upon a certain experience, Luna Lovegood was far more sensitive than she was in these areas, but neither after today's trip nor in the conversation just now, Luna's expression did not change.

Well, the conclusion is self-evident - in their small group, not everyone is kept in the dark.

"What does Luna know?!Wait a minute!Wait a minute!"

Hannah shouted, and she stood up and straddled between Elena and Hermione, her cheeks puffing out in some anger.

"Since just now, you two have been saying strange things that are confusing. Now, Luna is also involved, so I'm the only one in this room who doesn't know anything?!"

"Well, I didn't understand......" Danilova raised her hand timidly.

"Uh- well, that's two people now. Hannah was stunned and subconsciously corrected it.

That's right!

In addition to the previous four, Elena also came back with a small tail from Ravenclaw College.

It's just that during the journey just now, this first-year freshman was even quieter than Luna, and if it weren't for this little girl's sudden opening now, Hannah Abbott would have almost forgotten that there was a strange little guy in the room.

"It's not a big deal......

Elena thought for a moment, reached out and stroked Derpy's hair, casually explaining.

"Anyway, it was Hermione who discovered Professor Apocalis's secret - of course, I don't know when Luna found out, but I can't say much about the specifics. Forget what we just talked about, forget the Philosopher's Stone, this is the ...... between Professor Dumbledore, Nicol Lemay, and Mr. Paracelsus"

In the middle of speaking, Elena suddenly bit her tongue violently and quickly covered her mouth.

"Ah- I can't go on, I'm sorry, I promised Dumbledore to keep it a secret. All in all, this is one of the tests for professors, and if you are interested, you can go to the library and look it up yourself. ”

As she said this, Elena quietly gave Hermione a look and whispered meaningfully.

"Hermione has given you enough tips, and everyone is tired tonight, so let's get some rest early, shall we?"

Is this white-haired dumpling going to start deceiving people again?

Hermione Granger raised an eyebrow, not choosing to expose Elena's clumsy acting skills at this time - after being reminded by Elena, she also realized that she was a little too impatient, and it was obviously not the best time for cross-examination.

After all, there are not just four of them in the room today......

Hermione raised an eyebrow, all thoughts swept over the timid little girl.

"Speaking of which, what's the matter with this kid? ”

Many Hogwarts students and teachers may think that Elena is warm and energetic, but Hermione Granger never had such an illusion - after more than a year of getting along, she knew the pride in Elena's heart.

In fact, for most people, Elena has always maintained a rather subtle sense of distance.

To paraphrase her father's assessment when he read the newspaper, it was a cunning politician with a smiley mask:

It seems to be easy to approach and be generous and enthusiastic, but in fact it is like a machine, handling its own interpersonal relationships efficiently, accurately and coldly, without appearing very rusty and without making people feel that the two are on the same level.

At least as far as Hermione could remember, apart from the three of them, Elena had never invited any other girl back to the dorm with her.

"You mean Danilova? Because I promised her father that I would take good care of her. ”

Elena said, spreading her hands and explaining with a look of course, "Tonight's Ravenclaw girls' dormitory must not be able to enter, I can't watch her spend the night in the hallway, right?"

As one of the few foreigners in the school, Professor Alexey's relationship with Danilova is no secret.

On the first day of school, almost half of Hogwarts knew about it.

However, for the young wizards of Ravenclaw House and the other three houses, they were more concerned about whether the new mathematics professor would have additional favoritism towards Ravenclaw because of his daughter's relationship.

Professor Alexey...... Please?" Hermione raised an eyebrow.

"That's right, I remember saying last semester that Hogwarts would have a new batch of professors. ”

Elena nodded happily and generously admitted, "I was also one of the reviewers during the recruitment process. ”

Anyway, in addition to Hannah, with Hermione Granger's wisdom, he has almost guessed most of the truth, and it is easier to directly show his identity than to continue to spend energy on maintaining some ambiguous lies.

At that moment, Luna Lovegude asked softly in a fluttering tone.

"So, Dani and I are actually the same?"

"Huh?" Elena blinked, glancing at the little moon with an expressionless face.

Although Luna Lovegood didn't show much expression, Elena could vaguely sense the resentment in the voice of this always carefree dice lady - you know, in the matter of abducting underage girls, the white-haired dumplings have a criminal record.

Whether it is the "Owl Kidnapping Case" or the "Demon King Trap", the Lovegood family is too impressed.

"Judging by the results, maybe, maybe a little bit similar......"

Under Luna's silver-white eyes, Elena touched her nose with some weakness and looked away.

"But the most important thing about Danilova is that she is the 'key' to Ravenclaw House, and sleeping on the floor is actually a very unfair mistake for Dani at a time when the door is destined to be unopened tonight. ”

"Keys?"

"Accidental injury?"

With Elena's explanation, Danilova and Hermione asked at the same time, somewhat confused.

"Of course, don't you know that the title of the Bronze Eagle Ring has always been updated and iterated by me?"

Elena spread her hands, puffed up her chest with some pride, and said with a smile.

"The topic of this evening is the 'impossible' challenge specially prepared for Mr. Nicol Lemay, which not only involves the collision between Ms. Rowena Ravenclaw and Mr. Nicol Lemay, but also represents the confrontation between the new era of magic and the old ......"

"Therefore, as one of the hopeful stars of the new generation, Dani is clearly not suitable to be there......"

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