Chapter 123: The Dedication of Suspect X
In the living room in front of Dean Slytherin's office, Dumbledore and the heads of the houses were gathered here.
Although Severus mostly used it as a training room, it was also good to use it occasionally as a living room, at least in a larger area than the principal's office.
It was Severus' choice, and he didn't really want to go to Dumbledore's Headmaster's office.
And Dumbledore has installed a portrait here for the convenience of communication, and there is no doubt that it is the former Headmaster Phineas. A portrait of Blake.
However, there is no portrait in the dean's office, as for the original Salazar. The one left behind by Slytherin, that painting was not for other portraits, it was more of a treasure chest like a painting than a painting.
It's a pity that Salazar. Slytherin only put a letter inside!
"Severus, you're nice here, it's much bigger than Dumbledore's office." Professor Sprout, who looked around, was clearly much more satisfied with the place.
"I think so," Professor McGonagall nodded in agreement, "at least we'll have a normal cup of tea, won't we!" ”
"Add me six more pieces of sugar, thank you," Dumbledore said casually, and then there was an instant sound of sugar cubes clattering in the cup, and the Hogwarts house-elves had already added sugar as he requested, "The tea here is obviously too light, isn't it, don't you?" Severus"
Severus paid no attention to the old bee's nonsense, the old man's taste was crooked like his nose!
His cup had twice as much sugar as the others!
"Alright, guys, I'm still waiting for rehearsals with Setina, so let's talk about anything." Finally, Professor Flitwick stood up in his chair and said.
Although Flitwick was a little shorter, he didn't like it to be mentioned, and he was not allowed to be "taken care of" by anyone else, so Severus wisely prepared the same chair, and Professor Flitwick had to stand on the chair for tea, but he was happy to do so.
"Alright, Severus, get your stuff out." Dumbledore said, sipping "black tea" with another added sugar.
He had seen it before several other deans.
Severus used the Levitation Charm to remove the box found under the Gryffindor stands.
"Is this the thing that drove Gryffindor into a frenzy?" Sprout said with some indignation, after all, Gryffindor fought Hufflepuff, and Hufflepuff hadn't been beaten like this for many years.
"I'm sorry, Pomona, I don't think the students can be blamed for that," Dumbledore gently reassured, "Seriously, if I saw Gryffindor lose in the stands, I wouldn't be able to help it." ”
"What would you be tempted to do? Will you beat me up? Sprout said angrily, but she really didn't resent the Gryffindor students, and she knew that she didn't blame the students.
But it's not easy for Sprout to act as if it didn't happen.
McGonagall didn't say anything, she and Sprout could be said to be best friends, and now they could only apologize with guilty eyes.
"Let's take a look at this box, I suspect it's the legendary thing." Dumbledore opened the conversation, refocusing everyone's attention on the chest.
"Is this a ~~ Eris box?" McGonagall looked at the box in front of her, then said, "Dumbledore, you should be most familiar with this thing, I remember that mirror was with you!" ”
"Well, yes, I'm guessing it's it," Dumbledore said, squinting his eyes.
"Eris' box? Shouldn't it be Pandora's box? Severus said differently.
If the more famous box in Western mythology is, of course, Pandora's box, which brings disasters, plagues, wars, etc., to mankind is the most famous, right?
As for the Eris Box? What the hell is this? Severus knew it.
"Pandora? What is that? Muggle legends? Flitwick asked, standing on tiptoe.
Then Severus realized that this was probably another mythical difference between Muggles and wizarding.
"It looks like it should be Eris Box, a relic of the legendary vengeful witch Eris, no wonder it has so much power." Sprout echoed.
It seems that Eris is famous in the wizarding world.
But Severus remembered that she didn't seem to be some righteous god, right?
"You guys, can you tell me what's going on with this Eris?" Severus said with some unhappiness.
He is the only one who co-authors who doesn't know!
"Eris is said to be his real name is also called Paris, he is one of the most famous dark wizards in ancient times, I don't know what the reason, he had a conflict with several major forces that ruled the land at that time, therefore, first stole the golden apple, and then used black magic to make it into a gift and send it to several forces when they negotiated, every creature that saw the golden apple wanted to get it, so it triggered the ancient war of the gods, and eventually led to the 'twilight of the gods'," Dumbledore said slowly, "It was also since then, Human wizards are only beginning to rise, so there are many wizards who admire Eris. ”
"However, Eris did not mean well, he was only interested in revenge, so some people called him the god of calamity."
"Well, it should be noted that at that time, wizards who were slightly famous, including magical creatures, could be called gods, so he wasn't necessarily much better than everyone here."
Flitwick: "But now it's obvious, isn't it?" At least as far as the dark arts are concerned, he is not weak, and even an empty box can cause so much chaos," Sprout said melancholy, "I can't imagine how powerful the golden apple inside is!" ”
"Alright, don't discuss this" Dumbledore decisively changed the subject, "I've checked before, and the box itself doesn't have much magic, and someone has sacrificed it again." ”
"Sacrifice? What are you talking about? McGonagall pursed her lips and asked solemnly.
"Yes, someone has reactivated its magic through sacrifice, and after a few times, as you can see, he has little effect on us." Dumbledore continued, "That's probably why they put it in the Quidditch stands, in order to maximize the emotions of the students, if you pay a little attention, I'm afraid it won't have much effect." ”
Dumbledore asked again, "McGonagall, how are the Gryffindor students doing?" ”
McGonagall: "As you might expect, they're fine, but almost none of them realize they're under the influence of the Dark Arts. ”
"Hehe, it's strange that those trolls can feel it!" Severus sneered and said, "So, who threw it there?" ”
"According to a ghost report, probably a Slytherin, Cairns Rozier, there was a ghost who saw him go to the stands before noon." Dumbledore said unhurriedly, his eyes looking at Severus Snape rather casually.
"Slytherin? I don't think any Slytherin idiots would do such a thing as a sacrifice! Even if you don't have to pay for your life. Severus said coldly.
This is true, the more people who know about black magic, the more afraid they are of it.
"No, I'm just saying maybe," Dumbledore continued with his gaze back, "I've already met Rozier, and he seems to be under the influence of the Confusion Charm. ”
Severus: "Idiot! ”
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School has started, and students who go to school should study hard~~
As for the others, the ticket ~~ the ticket is a ticket ~~