Chapter 66: The Truth That Was Covered Up
Britney tucked away in the window seat in the corner of the library, flipping through the books in her hands. There was a light rain at the castle last night, so that Britney, who had just been discharged from the hospital today, could enjoy the long-lost sunshine and the fragrance of the earth after the rain, and it should be a pleasure to read the books she wanted to read in such a pleasant environment.
But her mood is not very light, or it can be described in another four words - bitterness and hatred.
"Smack!"
After a period of struggle, she closed the Hogwarts History in her hand with a dull sound. Then, in the blink of an eye, a soft call came from the gap in the bookshelves opposite.
"Alright, come out, Gabrielle, I see you."
Britney sighed weakly, beckoned to the bookshelf opposite, and heard Britney call her name, and suddenly, a bouncing little Lori came out of the gap over there and came to her with a click. Gabrielle patted her dress and happily jumped onto the chair beside Britney, her two white short legs swaying up and down in the air as she hummed softly.
Her eyes when she looked at Britney were as pure and innocent as the blue sky outside the window, and Britney's heart couldn't rise at all. But that's what makes Britney feel even more loveless.
………… So, what the hell is this? Gabrielle, you don't speak English, what are you doing next to me every day!
Feeling the terrifying gaze from a certain sister not far behind her, Britney couldn't help curling up on the table, desperately feeling a dull pain in her stomach.
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It's been two days since the Voldemort bat attack.
The Hogwarts Exchange Mission, which was scheduled to leave yesterday, had to hold off due to the sudden injury of two of its members, and waited patiently at Beauxbatons for them to heal - it took only two minutes for the medical team sent by the Ministry of Magic to remove the bruise on the back of Britney's head, but they were unable to do anything about the fact that she had been unable to speak.
It wasn't until last night that Britney's condition quickly improved when Sister Oriana, who had been allowed to be discharged first, returned to the tower after whispering to her and brought her a 'special potion from the Thomson family'.
And this is precisely the beginning of all misfortune.
Brandi, who had just been discharged from the hospital, soon discovered that he had begun to be haunted by indescribable strangeness at some point.
Look at me, look at me again...... How do I feel like the whole world is looking at me!
When he stepped into the restaurant refreshed, he was about to add some good ingredients to himself, but he was cold to find that the eyes of everyone in the entire cafeteria flew over him with his entry.
…… Eh???
The abnormal situation left Brandi completely overwhelmed for a while. It wasn't until Oriana dragged her aside and stuffed him into the corner seat that things got a little better. At this time, he learned some about Beauxbatons' current situation from his senior sister.
"What? It's all Mary... Alector Caro it?! The baguette in Brandi's mouth fell on the plate with a thud, and he was surprised that he didn't realize it. We spot Mary's anomaly and then follow her, then witness her maneuvering Voldemort bats to sneak up on an entire Auror squad. Professor Dekken died in the line of duty to create a chance for the two of us?! ”
"Shh The senior sister whispered, and the students around her seemed to have stopped eating and were pricking up their ears to eavesdrop on the conversation here. "Be quiet, that's what Madame Maxim asked us to say - Hogwarts has shown their support."
"No," he said eagerly, bowing his head to meet Oriana's head. "Why did Professor Dumbledore do this, that Decon was a hero for nothing—Gabriel and I were almost killed by his death curse!"
"But it's the quickest and most effective way to stabilize the situation." Orianna shrugged helplessly, "If the people learn that 'Professor Beauxbatons is a murderer, and the Aurors in the Ministry of Magic are all rice buckets that can't even beat a little girl who hasn't graduated', wouldn't Beauxbatons and the French Ministry of Magic be disgraced?" If you think about it, didn't Professor Quirrell's situation at that time not be disclosed to everyone the year before last - the school would definitely not be willing to admit that there was a problem with the staff it had hired! ”
"But—" Brandi still felt his heart choke.
"Still not convinced? That's good enough for us. Oriana gave him a funny glance at his towering chest.
"You're too naïve, don't you think that the medical team of the Ministry of Magic eats rice? Such a detailed physical examination will not even be able to figure out whether you have fallen under a curse or deliberately not spoken? ”
"What?" Brandi panicked and knocked the plate that hit the marmalade to the ground, making a clattering sound. "Senior sister, you mean that my business was discovered?!"
"Isn't this obvious, if we really tear our faces with this side, the two of us will be enough to go to Azkaban for a lifetime of prison meals on the two charges of 'illegal trespassing' and 'illegally carrying prohibited items'."
Brandi's domineering posture immediately pushed back.
Oriana lowered her voice and whispered in Brandi's ear. "So it's good to have a good reputation as a helper! Besides, Madame Maxim also promised to give us a lot of compensation afterwards, so please cooperate honestly! ”
With that, she stood up gracefully and winked at Britney.
"Then I won't bother you, Britney~" She said something unintelligible, "We're leaving here tomorrow, so you might as well spend more time with your little girlfriend." ”
"Huh?"
Oriana ignored him, she twisted her waist and left her seat, and in her place, a tender little loli climbed onto the table with her hands and feet.
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"I said Delacour... Are your 5th graders so laid-back? It's Tuesday morning, it's class time, and if you skip class like this, you'll be locked up by the professor. ”
Brandi, who was tired of dealing with Gabrielle, was sweating profusely, and although he was confident in taking care of his sister, it definitely didn't include Gabrielle. Faced with this terrible situation, which could only be communicated by eye gaze and touching his head and hugging, he had to turn around and whisper to a certain dark shadow behind him who thought he was well hidden.
"Hey, no professor would be willing to confine me." Seeing that he had been exposed, the shadow simply walked out of the darkness and sat down opposite Brandy. She has big blue eyes and a mouthful of clean white teeth, and just staring at her eyes makes people's hearts pound. "How did you find me?"
"How else can I find out, I'm about to be killed by your sight seven or eight times!" Brandi spread his hands and said with a wry smile. "It's been two days since the duel match, why is Gabrielle still here, doesn't she have to go home?"
Fleur glanced at Gabrielle, who was tired of being next to Brandi and refused to let go, with a look of obvious jealousy on her face. "Madame Maxime liked the child, so Gabrielle would occasionally come to Beauxbatons to play for a while. It's been like this since last year - what are you looking at, huh? A History of Hogwarts?? ”
Her expression was strange, like she was looking at a fool. "You read the history of Hogwarts at Beauxbatons?"
Brandi's face turned red all at once. "Oh, no, I haven't seen it before. I was just looking for some history about Trelawney and the Stratton family—Professor Roman, who taught us occultism, had mentioned this to us, and I was interested. ”
"That's ......" Fleur swept across the table, where there were already stacks of books, and beside Brandy's hand was a small notebook with rows of titles on it, and Brandi turned a few pages before stopping and writing its name on the notebook.
"These books were recommended to me by a friend of Beauxbatons, and I'm not leaving tomorrow morning, so I will come over and find them while I still have an impression of the title, and write down the titles that may be useful and return to Hogwarts to turn them over slowly." Brandi said, "By the way, what happened to Mary?" I can't read the French newspapers at all...... I remember Madame Maxim intercepting the house-elf that had helped Mary escape, and had she ever asked for anything from its mouth? ”
"The newspaper said that the house-elf refused to explain her whereabouts, and in the end the interrogation team had to apply for the use of truth-vomiting potions." Fleur shook her head, "It told Mary about a house in Provence, but by the time the Aurors arrived, there was no one there. Now the Ministry of Magic is on a nationally wanted list - the news says that Mary was originally a Death Eater who escaped from you, named Alecto? ”
Brandi nodded, and at the mention of Alector's name, he visibly became a little depressed.
At this moment, footsteps came from behind him.
"Bran... Maid! You've been here, we've been looking for you for a long time. "Anna and Audrey came over and greeted him with a smile, Audrey seemed to be in a good mood and seemed to have completely recovered from the haze of losing her beloved object." Hey? Sister Delacour! Seeing Fleur, Anna said in confusion, "Isn't the morning of fifth grade Professor Gray's Charms class?" ”
Fleur didn't seem to know them well, and her purpose was to prevent her sister from being abducted by women with ulterior motives, but now that she saw someone coming, she had no intention of staying here any longer. She stood up lazily.
"I'm just here for my sister," she said in French, and Gabrielle jumped down from her seat and walked over to take Fleur's hand. "Since you still have something to do here, then I'll go first."
"That's right."
She hadn't taken a few steps before Fleur suddenly stopped, and she turned around. "One more thing."
As she spoke, Brandy's unpreparedness led to her step forward and she held him hard in her arms.
"Thank you for saving her, Britney. I was really scared to death. Her voice was hoarse and sincere, with a hint of crying. Gabrielle told me what had really happened. That monster has been coming at her all along, and you're protecting her, I know ......"
"Thank you."