Chapter 608: The Beating Willow with Eggs Hanging All Over His Body
In the original Voldemort ...... That is, when Tom Riddle first started the incident, there were many wizards who had been persecuted in a series of ways. It is an accident that Maca was able to meet the offspring of a victim in this situation, but it is not something to be surprised about.
Anyway, the British wizarding world is just that big, isn't it?
After that, Maca talked to the other party about his family's past, and even if the "chat" process was certainly not very pleasant, he at least understood something.
Of course, it doesn't matter whether or not to mention those past events that are not much different from the other victims' families, for Maca, his purpose of appearing in front of the other party this time has finally been achieved.
If nothing else, the black-haired boy named "Enns" will officially receive his admission letter in the next school year, enter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and return to the wizarding world with the surname "Taon".
ββ¦β¦ However, I really don't have much of an impression of the surname 'Taon,'" Maka, who returned to the Fisher family next door, said to Charlotte, "It's not a pure-blood family, that's for sure, otherwise their family wouldn't have recruited Death Eaters in the first place...... But among half-blood wizards, they probably didn't have much fame. β
At this time, the two of them were sitting at the kitchen table of the Fisher family, casually talking about the past of the Taon's family. As for Sarah and Delphi, they're still in the living room!
"I haven't heard of it either," Charlotte nodded, and said with emotion, "There were indeed quite a few ordinary wizarding families who were involved in that disaster at that time, and who would remember them even now, except that the Ministry of Magic might have recorded it?" β
As Charlotte said, no matter how big things have happened, in the end, most of them will gradually be forgotten with the passage of time, and only a very small part of them will settle down due to some opportunity.
There were more than ten or eight victims like the Taonn family back then? But in the end, the one who can be remembered is just a character like Harry Potter who turned the tide at the last moment.
"Hmm...... Let's not talk about that," Maka leaned back on the couch and recalled, "Senpai, do you remember what I said when I invited you out for a walk?" β
"Something about my family...... Is it? Charlotte's face turned pale, "Say it!" β
"Don't be so serious," Maka said, waving her hand, "This matter doesn't have much to do with you, Senior, and maybe not much to do with me or Hogwarts...... I'm just thinking that it's been quite a few days since the last time I visited your manor, and I wonder if you remember one thing. β
"What's the matter?" Charlotte looked slightly confused.
"Naturally, it's about how I got you out at that time!" Maca smiled at her, "Remember?" At that time, I could almost say that I exchanged you for the news of the Philosopher's Stone. β
"Ahh Charlotte suddenly said, "Now Voldemort has been defeated by you, so ...... The family will definitely think that the Philosopher's Stone has already arrived in your hands......"
"yes!" Maca chuckled, "However, most of your family now thinks I want to take it to myself...... As long as the identity of my 'descendant of the Dihr family' is not discovered for a day, they will never think that the Philosopher's Stone has long ceased to exist! β
"What about you...... Isn't there trouble? Charlotte couldn't help but be a little worried.
But Maca just stretched her hands out at her.
"Judging from the information I've gotten so far, they are still worried about me for the time being." He said: "Whether it is the surname 'Diher' that I left in front of them, or my own strength, they will not dare to act rashly." Therefore, if there is really any trouble, I am afraid it will fall on you, senior sister, first...... Can you understand what I'm saying? β
"You mean......" Charlotte pursed her lips slightly, feeling a little dry in her throat, "the family will find a way to contact me and force me to do something bad for you?" β
"Well, even if it's not, it's certainly similar in nature." Maca's expression was solemn, and she said seriously, "Moreover, the most difficult person to be caught in the middle at that time may be your father." β
"Daddy......"
After Maca's reminder, Charlotte was naturally not a stupid person, and she soon understood the key. The thought that her father would most likely be forced by the pressure of the family to find her and force her to turn around on Maca really scared her to think about it.
If she doesn't obey, will her father be in danger? The thought of her family's way of doing things all along, she couldn't help but shudder.
Even if the family hadn't contacted her yet, even if Maca had analyzed these possibilities for her in the first place, she still didn't know what she should do and what she would do in the end......
"It's embarrassing, isn't it?" While Charlotte was confused, Maca suddenly laughed again, "Hey, you don't have to be too embarrassed, it doesn't matter what you want your family to do, you just have to do what they ask." β
"No, how can this beβ" Charlotte's voice became high-pitched, but her expression became more and more struggling.
"Why not?" Maca looked at her and said, "Can't you trust me?" Well, maybe that's a little more acceptable to you - I'm just letting you do what you want to do because I don't want your family to notice prematurely that I already know their plans, understand? β
"Really?" Charlotte asked hesitantly.
Maca didn't answer her questions any further, because he knew that Charlotte was just still struggling. If he was too deliberate to explain repeatedly, it would make this senior sister think about it herself.
"Senior sister, tell me about the magic book 'Abateel'!" He thought for a moment and said, "This time, we may have to face the ancient magic book that has been passed down from generation to generation by your Werther family. β
"Is it really going to get to that point?" At the mention of the magic book, Charlotte's expression became visibly more nervous, "That book is ...... No, if it's because of Nicol Lemay's Philosopher's Stone, then it could be ......"
As she spoke, she nodded slightly, looked at Maca and said, "To be honest, I don't know much about that magic book. Remember? After you took me out of the black market that day, the secret room I mentioned was ......"
After that, Charlotte told her all the information she knew. And Maca listened carefully to the side, and secretly remembered it in her heart.
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For Maca, the affairs of the Werther family, although more important, are not very urgent. He asked Charlotte for some information, but at best it was a precautionary measure.
Some things may seem inconsequential compared to this, but when they happen as an emergency, they can easily become a matter of urgency.
For example, when Maca and Charlotte returned to Hogwarts in the evening, they saw an astonishing scene.
"What's that? What happened? β
Maca looked at the beating willow in the distance, and from this side, it was a white patch. The tree, which had grown tender green leaves and buds in the spring, and gradually became vibrant, has now almost turned into an extraordinarily large mass of marshmallows!
Charlotte looked at her side in the same amazement, her look of doubt evident.
"Let's go, go over and see ......"
Maca saw that Hagrid's tall figure was wandering over thereβnext to the trunk of the beating willow, and beside him, there seemed to be a man standing who looked like Professor Sprout.
As Maca and Charlotte walked briskly until they got closer, the two began to understand what had changed in Beater Willow.
At this moment, on the dense branches that drooped, pure white objects like dragon eggs were closely arranged, and they were next to each other, firmly clinging to each branch. What they saw before was the spectacular sight of the beating willows being completely covered by these big eggs.
As for the beating willow who was occupied by so many balls, in addition to trembling slightly, he had completely lost his temper at the moment. If it had been in the past, it would have whipped its branches all over its body, but what happened today?
"Hagrid, Professor Sprout,......" Marca asked, tilting her head to look at the miserable beating willow, "what are these?" How does it look so much like ......?"
Even a guy like Maca, who has read a lot of books, ancient and modern, has never seen such a scene in front of him. Although he was a little skeptical and guessing, it was better to ask first than to ponder it himself.
However, not far in front of Maca, Hagrid was staring at the trees full of balls. He seemed to be so surprised that he hadn't even noticed Maca's arrival!
Professor Sprout, who was on the side, turned around as soon as he heard the voice.
"Maka, you're here,......" she nodded to Maka first, as if she said hello, and then looked at the beating willow again in distress, "Actually, I don't know, but Ruber said that these are the cocoons of the Flober caterpillar knot...... But where do the Flober caterpillars form cocoons? β
"Flober caterpillar? Cocooning? β
After listening to Sprout's explanation, Maca scratched her scalp inexplicably.
Hagrid had noticed that the Flober caterpillars he had raised had several strange behaviors, and he wondered if they had mutated! But even if it's really mutated, it's impossible to suddenly form a cocoon, right?
This is a mutation, it's like a complete change of species, and even Maca can't understand it.