"Bang bang."

At the door of a slightly old house, Mrs. Parkinson knocked on the closed door. After a while, a slight sound of footsteps could be heard in the room, and the door opened softly.

Then, I saw a girl who looked a little emaciated and looked timidly out the door.

"Is Mr. Knott here? I'm Vanessa Parkinson, and I have something to talk to him about. ”

The girl looked at the dignified and luxuriously dressed Vanessa at the door, and after hesitating for a moment, she whispered:

"Sorry...... The head of the house has not seen a guest for more than a year. ”

"Huh?" When Vanessa heard this, she immediately raised her eyebrows, "It's Nott's business to see or not, who are you?" Is it your turn to call the shots for him? ”

"Ah...... Yes, I'm sorry. ”

The girl was reprimanded by her like this, and hurriedly shrunk her neck and apologized.

"I know, I'm going to ask the head of the house...... Please、Please wait. ”

After saying this, the girl was probably a little frightened, and closed the door again with a "bang".

"Tsk."

Vanessa looked at the closed door and smacked her tongue slightly, a hint of displeasure in her eyes.

"If it weren't for the fact that McKellen owes some favors, I wouldn't have been able to invite this place!"

Muttering this, Vanessa glanced impatiently at the house—the moss-mottled brick walls, and the untended lawn and flower beds in the front yard, all of which showed how depressed the owner of the house was.

However, Mr. Nanott, like her Parkinson's family, belonged to one of the Twenty-Eight Sacred Clans, and even the original book "Pureblood List" was written by Mr. Nott's father.

It is really sad that a pure-blood family is in this state today.

A moment later, the door to the Nott's mansion slowly opened again, and Vanessa saw the little girl from before bowing respectfully to herself.

"Mrs. Parkinson, please come in—"

"Hmph."

Vanessa didn't look at her, just snorted and headed inside. Seeing this, the girl hurriedly chased after closing the door.

"Mrs. Parkinson, please go this way...... The head of the house is waiting for you in the living room. ”

In fact, it is no wonder that Vanessa looks down on this place, because this house is indeed too far from her Parkinson's mansion. In fact, this is not the family heirloom residence of the Noether family at all, and the original manor has long been sold.

It had not taken a few steps before Vanessa was led by the little girl into the living room, and then she saw a tall, but very thin figure standing by the window waiting.

Hearing the footsteps behind him already in the living room, Mr. Knott turned around and nodded slightly in the direction of Mrs. Parkinson.

"It is a great honour for Madame to come to my home in the Nott...... My daughter has been afraid of life since she was a child, and she may have neglected her wife, so I ask her to forgive me. ”

Mr. Knott said, reaching out to the couch in the middle of the drawing-room:

"You may be seated...... Joey, go make tea for Madame and get a snack. ”

"No need for snacks," Vanessa said lightly, sitting down on the couch unceremoniously, "Noether...... Speaking of which, we're old classmates too...... You're the same age as my husband and one term higher than me. In terms of family background, you are not much different from our Parkinson's family...... I guess you don't have to be too polite. ”

"How is this going to work," said Mr. Nott, smiling a little reluctantly, "ma'am, actually...... What is the matter with you, let's just say it! ”

As he spoke, he also sat down not far away, but his demeanor and movements seemed a little ...... How so? Lifeless?

To be honest, although Vanessa looked down on this Noether a little, she also understood why the other party was in such a weak state.

I think that more than ten years ago, Knott was still quite high-spirited. At the time, he, like Lucius of House Malfoy, was one of the few Death Eaters in the pure-blood family who followed Voldemort as the head of the family.

However, Voldemort was defeated and the Death Eaters fell apart, and many of the Death Eaters were captured and imprisoned in Azkaban.

Yes, he wasn't as lucky as Lucius.

For so many years, he had been locked up in Azkaban, savoring the hopelessness of losing his happiness forever. It wasn't until Maka went to Azkaban that he was taken out of the house and freed from the terrible scourge of prison.

Because of the escape from Azkaban and Voldemort's comeback, Noether thought that he would be able to follow Voldemort step by step as he did back then. And this time, he even made up his mind to let the Nott family come out of the desperate situation of dying.

But who knows, he barely had time to use his fists and kicks, and Voldemort was defeated again!

As a Death Eater, he retreated to his deplorable home after Voldemort's death in the Hogwarts vestibule. He feared every day that someone from the Order of the Phoenix or the Ministry of Magic would come and take him away and put him back in the never-ending Azkaban to be with the Dementors.

However, for more than a year, no one has come to him...... It's as if everyone has forgotten about it. He couldn't say whether he should be happy or sad about this feeling.

Just as Knott fell silent after asking, Vanessa suddenly said:

"Well, since you don't seem to need useless pleasantries, that's fine, after all, I don't have much time to beat around the bush. Actually, I'm here to ask you for something. ”

After a moment's pause, she continued:

"I remember that when Voldemort was trying to control the Ministry of Magic, he sent you to the Prophecy Hall of the Department of Mysteries to find a prophecy orb, didn't you?"

"Huh?"

When Noether heard this, he was slightly stunned, and then nodded slightly.

"Yes, a prophecy about Voldemort's fate...... What's wrong? ”

"As far as I know, if you go to the Hall of Prophecy, you will have to go through the Hall of Time," Vanessa said, "Did you ever pick up the 'Time Turner' there at the time?" ”

"Time Converter?" Nott immediately shook his head and said, "Although that thing is cherished, it has no use value and is inconvenient to sell...... What do I want it for? ”

"You didn't take it?" Fana Shaden frowned for a moment, but soon added, "What about you?" Did any of the Death Eaters who went with you take it? ”

"Do you want a timeturner?" Noether recalled, and after a moment, said, "Well, Voldemort said he could take some 'souvenirs' with him...... I didn't see it, but someone might pick it up. ”

"Really?" Vanessa listened, and even her eyes lit up, "Who were the people who went at that time?" Tell me about it...... Also, think as best you can about who is most likely to get a time converter...... If the information provided is accurate, you will benefit from it! ”

In the current state of affairs of the Nott family, the "benefits" promised by the Parkinsons are apparently quite attractive. When Mr. Knott heard this, he immediately buried his head in thought.

However, he was not only thinking about who was with him at the time, but also wondering why Vanessa wanted a time turner.

Although it was Nott who asked the other party to speak directly, he could feel that Vanessa seemed to be in a hurry to get this thing.

"Is it possible...... he thought to himself, "what is at stake here?" ”

After a little attention, Knott couldn't help but be more concerned about this matter. He wondered if he could find out why Vanessa was looking for a time turner, and maybe he could take that unknown benefit into his own hands.

To be honest, their Nott family needs a turnaround more than the Parkinson's family! After all, if this loneliness continues, this family will really be doomed.

"Let me think about it, think about it......"

Vanessa hadn't yet noticed Nott's hidden power, and in her opinion, it would be a breeze to take care of a down-and-out pure-blood family.

……

It was clear that Mrs. Parkinson did not expect Maca to return from London so soon. In her opinion, since London is so chaotic, even Maca may not be able to come and go easily.

So, while she was still outside trying to find the time-turner without a trace, Maca had already appeared near Parkinson's house.

"Professor McLean, you're back...... Ah, and the father! ”

When Maca hurried back to the Parkinson Mansion, he found Pansy standing in the doorway waiting. As soon as she saw Maca return, Pansy hurried to meet her.

"What about your mother?"

Before Mr. Parkinson, the father, could speak, Maca immediately asked.

She ...... She said she had something to do and was going to find someone, so she went out soon after you left. Pansy opened the door for Maca and her father as she whispered, "But she said she should be back soon." ”

"Oh?" Maca thought for a moment and said, "You said she went out after I left?" ”

"That's right." Pansey Road.

Although Vanessa's behavior seemed somewhat incomprehensible to Maca, the other party's every move seemed to have a purpose.

Looking for a time turner?

Although he was a little annoyed by Pansy's mother's previous "deception", if he could really get the time turner from the other party, then he didn't bother to care so much.

"So, did she say where she was going?"

"That's not true," Pansy shook her head, "Professor McLean, you wait here for a moment!" Well, and Father, you also sit for a while...... I'm going to make you some black tea. ”

Watching Pansy turn away, Maca couldn't help but sigh - is that just going to wait?