Chapter 7: The Witch and the Monty Python
Hotel Ritz Paris.
Inside the safety sheet.
Hermione walked down the stairs into this wondrous space that had been expanded by the Traceless Stretching Charm.
The living room was huge, and it was the same layout as the house in the wizarding village: furniture, kitchen, decoration, bonsai...... There's a sense of familiarity.
Hermione was in a trance, as if she had returned to the village of St. Cachpole.
She walked down the stairs and downstairs, gently unscrewing the doorknob.
William was busy, a huge crucible, constantly steaming.
Hermione changed into her overalls, checked the potion brewing steps at the workbench, and began to prepare the ingredients.
Everything is so ordinary.
"This time it's the silk of the Eight-Eyed Giant Spider." William advised.
On the workbench, there are large amounts of tangled spider silk, each of which is glistening with slime.
Hermione placed the silk in the vessel, squeezed it, and used a magic dropper to extract the slime.
William poured it into the cauldron, and the blue liquid slowly turned light blue.
Or an improvement on Lockhart's shampoo, William tried a lot of materials, but none of them were satisfactory and could not counteract the explosive properties of the bird snake eggs.
This time, the ingredients of the bird and snake eggs were reduced, other mixed materials were added, and finally the slime of the eight-eyed giant spider's silk was added.
The danger seems to be much lower.
When he was done, William took Hermione back to the living room.
Yesterday, Roy and his family left Paris and went to Lyon. William and Hermione are also going to start investigating.
"Do you want to go now?" Hermione asked.
William thought for a moment, "Let's check the little pets Newt gave first to see if they are useful." ”
Hermione nodded, pulled out the glass bottle, and unscrewed the lid.
The face of a bird snake appeared, and it curiously poked out of the glass mouth, looked around, and found that Newt was not there, and was immediately ecstatic.
William was sure that he read the sentiment from the ugly face of the bird snake.
William had a bad premonition.
The bird snake couldn't wait to get out of the bottle, and the part of the bottle was still slender, but the upper body suddenly became larger.
It coiled in circles, like smoke rings, quickly taking up most of the living room.
William pulled Hermione backwards, and the two were squeezed into a corner.
Like Ultraman, the bird snake is getting bigger and bigger. Tables, sofas, murals...... Everything in the living room was crushed by it.
Grass! (A magical plant)
"Hurry up and change it back for me." William exclaimed.
But Newt's "cutie" doesn't bother with William at all. It wagged its tail arrogantly, reversed direction, and ran over the living room again.
That's what Newt said, "Obedient cutie? ”
William shouldn't have believed in Old Man New's evil!
A small, dark, shaggy creature lifted the mouth of the bird snake and came out of its teeth.
- Sniff!
The bird snake still meows in its mouth, and there is a sniffer hidden in it?!
Is there a place where sniffers can't hide?
It saw the crystal chandelier on the ceiling, its eyes lit up, and it jumped up and hung over the chandelier in a pendulum motion.
The chandelier rattled and fell, smashing right on the head of the bird snake.
The bird snake looks powerful, but it is a coward with a restrained appearance, and when it is frightened, it screams from its mouth.
Tear it up!
The cry wasn't Parseltongue, it was more like the sound of fingernails scraping on a blackboard.
William and Hermione hurriedly covered their ears.
Sniff was also frightened, and as the culprit, it suddenly jumped into William's arms, trembling.
Shake your sister!
William grabbed Sniff's tail and tossed it into the trash can in the corner.
Sniff closed the lid shut, revealing only a slit and peeping there.
The bird snake went berserk and went on a rampage, as if he wanted to go to the second floor to wreak havoc.
William pulled out a loaf of bread, and with a flick of his wand, it turned into a giant unicorn.
The body of the bird snake suddenly pressed down, and its two eyes were squeezed into cross-eyed, staring intently at the unicorn fairy.
Birds and snakes love insects the most and are veritable foodies.
William tossed the unicorn into the glass bottle, and the bird snake moved with it, its body coiling around the living room as it quickly shrunk and burrowed its head into the bottle.
Hermione quickly pressed the lid against the bottle.
Sniff opened the trash can, got out, and looked around with a thief's eyebrow.
It ran to the kitchen, and Hermione followed, gently covering it with a pan as it continued to move on the ground.
William lifted the pan, lifted his sniffing paws, and tossed it into the trash again, waving his wand to seal the lid.
Merlin's! The eagle doesn't threaten, you treat me as a stupid badger?!
William told Hermione to go to the basement to pick up the chest, and he waved his wand and cast a recovery charm to turn the living room back into its original state.
Hermione arrived with a magic chest.
William opened the box, revealing a basilisk more than three meters long, but with an eye patch.
The basilisk develops very quickly, and as long as there is food, it can shed its skin once every two weeks.
William took a spider and placed it in front of the basilisk, and removed the blindfold from it.
The spider dies instantly.
The basilisk is not yet an adult, and ordinary animals will die at the sight of its eyes, but large magical creatures can only be petrified.
But that's enough to set an example.
William shook the bottle and threatened, "If you don't listen, I'll put you and the basilisk together and kill you!" ”
The bird snake suddenly felt that the food in its mouth was not fragrant, and it nodded honestly.
"And you!" William sniffed out of the trash can. It covered its eyes, not daring to look at the basilisk.
Half an hour later, a man and a woman left the Ritz Hotel, above board and without hindrance.
The French Aurors, who were monitoring the surroundings of the hotel, did not react, and were still staring vigilantly. They were holding pictures of William and would follow the boy as soon as he came out.
But William and Hermione, who had already used the Polyjuice Potion and turned into two Muggles, left easily.
Magic makes crime easier, especially when they feel contempt in their hearts that their opponents are nothing more than two underage wizards.
Contempt comes at a price.
Walking to a corner, William and Hermione re-enter the room of the safety table, take the Polyjuice Potion, and become Clegane and Costa.
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6th arrondissement of Paris, inside a building somewhere.
A man and a woman pushed open the door and walked in, they entered the hall, sniffed and pointed to a certain location, and retracted the safety sheet.
At that moment, there was a loud thud of the door being pushed open at the far end of the hall, and a rush of footsteps passed through the hall towards them.
"Sir!" A voice shouted angrily, "This place has been sealed off by the Ministry of Magic, no one can enter!" ”
William turned around and saw a witch walking towards him.
She is petite and has short brown hair that reaches her ears.
She hurried towards them, aggressively, and pulled out her wand.
When she approached and met Clegane's eyes, she immediately froze and covered her mouth with her hand.
"Mr. Clegane!" She cried out, looking embarrassed, "I'm so sorry! I didn't know it was you coming. ”
"Hmm." William recalled Clegane's way of speaking and said sternly, "I need to re-examine the scene of Newt's attack. ”
"Huh?" The witch wondered, "Haven't you already checked and told no one to come close?" ”
"Somewhat surprised." Clegane said solemnly.
"The day before yesterday, the British Wizengamot visited Scamander on behalf of Stark. Scamander told Stark how to find the chest. ”
Clegane gestured to Hermione.
"Miss Costa got some words from Stark, and I need her to recheck the details."
Scotta nodded nervously and said softly, "Stark is obviously a bit. ”
William: "......"
This sentence was definitely not said during the rehearsal!
The witch looked at Scotta and turned her eager gaze back to Clegane.
Obviously, I want to show myself in front of my immediate boss.
"I'll take you?"
Clegane shook his head. "Just the two of us go, I know the location, you guard the gate, no one is allowed to come in."
The witch was a little disappointed, glanced at Scotta jealously, and forced a smile, "I see." ”
William blinked, and led Hermione towards the room.
Sniff poked out of the surface and pointed to a corner.
William's wand waved. "The trail is visible."
The wand emitted a puff of golden smoke that illuminated the hallway's recent magical activity.
Sniff jumped to the ground, carefully searching for Newt's tracks.
It quickly found its traces.
William and Hermione saw Newt's vision.
Newt fainted to the ground, and a woman appeared, and under her robe, a giant python three or four meters long came out.
The python wrapped itself around the box and delivered it to the woman.
"Thank you, Nagini."
There was another commotion in the distance.
William's wand waved, and the golden smoke vanished.
He grabbed Hermione's hand and led her directly to the apparition.
A group of Aurors rushed in, and there was nothing in the room, only faint fluctuations in magic.
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(Ask for recommended tickets and commuter passes.)
Thanks to the "Wind Spirit Fifteen" boss for the reward. )
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