Chapter Seventy-Six: Another Insider
"What is this, greeting gift?" Hermione blinked, she took out a crystal bottle from the box, held it in the palm of her hand and observed, the bottle was very small, about the height of a little finger, and contained some dark blue liquid, dotted with silver light. It's like a deep starry sky at night.
"What's the use of this thing?"
"God knows...... Let me bring the box up first. Brandi volunteered to move the wooden box out of the water, but it didn't get any water on it, and when he took it out, it was completely indistinguishable from the dry. He was taken aback, then realized that there might be a waterproof charm on the box, so he began to count the number of things inside. "Well, there's ten bottles in total, hey! There are two of them that seem to be empty! β
"It's not surprising, it's probably the two bottles that Wright consumed when they came in before, but don't they take them all?" Padma frowned, "This is also a good thing, although I don't know what the use of this thing is, but I don't believe that the mysterious man still has the noble idea of leaving a fortune for future generations." β
"Then let's take it out and take a look." Brandi and Parvati crouched down next to the box and began to go out bottle by bottle, when they got their fifth bottle. They were embarrassed to find that they couldn't touch the rest of them...... The hand went straight through the row of bottles.
"Sure enough, I couldn't get it later. These potions must have been enchanted on them, and as many people as they came, they took as many bottles as they came. Brandi sighed, "Huh? Aren't there only four of us here, why do we give five bottles of potion? β
"You forgot about that." Padma lifted the golden glitter in her arms, and it didn't move, if it weren't breathing, it would have been like dead. "I guess it was also a wizard by default when it came in, after all, it's also a magical creature."
"Hey! You see, there is something else in the well~" While they were stunned by the medicine bottle, Parvati made a new discovery. "Like a dress?"
"I'll see," Brandi walked to the well, and there did seem to be a black mass in the water, which he hadn't seen before, probably because it had been crushed underneath the box. He stretched out his hand suspiciously, and as soon as he touched the water, his face changed, and he quickly lifted up the lump of fabric in the water.
"What are you doing, surprised!" Parvati was taken aback by his sudden reaction.
"No, there's something wrong with the liquid in this well, it's definitely not water, it's the same as touching jelly." Brandi stared blankly at his spotless hands, "My hands are not wet, and you see, this mess of clothes is also dry...... Huh? No? β
The fabric he touched on his hand was actually damp? Could it be that this robe can still absorb the liquid from the well?
He shook off his robe curiously...... He saw the inside of the fabric.
"Wow, aa The next moment, a scream rang out in the room.
Everyone's hearts tightened, and they subconsciously looked at Brandy, only to see that his face was full of horror. A black robe was sliding to the ground, and the front chest and lower abdomen were extremely dazzling in dark redβthe inside of the robe was a large area of crimson blood!
"No wonder the room smells of blood everywhere." Hermione stepped forward cautiously and tapped her robe on the ground with her wand in disgust, allowing it to unfold naturally. "This thing definitely doesn't have it in the treasury itself, and the blood on it hasn't completely dried up......
"But how is that possible?" Brandi was shocked, "It's been more than forty years since the last time the Treasury was opened!" Since there is a musty smell in it, it has already proved that time does not stand still, how can it be that the bloody clothes of more than forty years ago have not dried up until now? Unless ......"
"Unless it's not something from more than forty years ago, is it. Don't you think the style of the robe is familiar? β
"You say that......" Brandi touched his chin and thought hard, "I think I really saw someone through?" β
"Actually, it's not just one person who has passed through, Brandy." Padma replied, "This style of robe is a teacher's black robe that Hogwarts custom-made from Lady Morkin, and everyone in the school has it - but because it's so popular, it doesn't seem that any professor wants to wear it." I've seen Professor Snape walk through it once. β
Snape...... Brandi subconsciously covered his mouth. Because of the Philosopher's Stone, and the bite wound on Snape's leg they found last year, he vaguely felt like he wanted to find out what had happened here.
However, what confirmed her thoughts was the label that the silly girl had found in the placket of the robe, sewn on the inside of the garment.
"Every robe is there, and Mrs. Morkin's shop makes a unique label for every robe she makes, and she keeps a record there." Parvati rummaged with unusual skill, "I often broke the robe, and it was by sending the label with an owl to Mrs. Morkin and remaking it...... Otherwise, she wouldn't know my size, would she? Hey! You see, I found it. β
She proudly showed them a piece of black fabric sewn on it, which was written in gray letters: Madame Morkin's robe monopoly, made in 1991, and a line of numbers underneath the code.
Brandi gasped. "Hey! Wouldn't that be ......?"
"I can't be wrong." Hermione's face turned pale, "This robe may have been thrown into this well in the last few days." She lowered her voice, "But if there's anyone else who knows about this place, not the long-missing Lightmanson, it'sβ"
"Mystery Man." Everyone said in unison, and then they snorted, their faces extremely ugly.
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After learning this explosive news, they didn't dare to stay in the treasure house for any longer.
Mystery man hiding in school? This is a ridiculous joke!
But they couldn't explain why there was a wizard's robe made last year in the long-sealed treasure trove.
"This must have been done by a mysterious man!" Brandi tried to pull out the first mark from the card slot, but it seemed to be completely sucked into it. "He must have gotten into the castle and became a professor! Then quietly lurk and secretly help the mysterious man who is no longer a ghost to find the other keys in the treasure trove, which may have a way to resurrect the mysterious man! Don't ask me why I'm no one else, the robe is the best proof of that! β
"But who could it be?" Parvati seemed particularly excited, "What has he done lately, why is he still so badly injured?" It's all covered in blood! β
"It doesn't have to be him, silly girl." Brandi seemed to have given up on the idea of removing the card, he said irritably. "Maybe he's hurt something else, it's not necessarily the blood from his own injuries, maybe some other professor trying to stop him from doing it! Of course, this blood doesn't have to be human. I think we need to go to the Louwe side and have a look...... I doubt there will be any clues there for the big dog. β
"Lou Wei?"
"Big dog?"
The Petyr sisters tilted their heads in unison, and only then did he realize that they didn't know about the Philosopher's Stone.
"I'll tell you again, we have to get out of here quickly, that man doesn't seem to have discovered any new clues to the Treasury Key, he just uses this as a temporary hiding place, but he can hide the bloody clothes in the well, maybe he will come here again next time!"
"You're going out to hang out from me again, Brandi!" Parvati exclaimed aggrievedly, "It's always like this! Why don't you bring me such an exciting thing. β
Padma hugged Kim Shibrin and glared at her fiercely.
"Brandi didn't go," Hermione tinkered with something on top of the robe, "Harry Ron and I went. He just heard me say that it was time for us to go. Let's put the first seal first...... Anyway, he couldn't take it out, so I could only hope that he didn't notice that there was an extra card on it. And even if he found out, he couldn't imagine who would open it......"
She put something in her pocket, and with a wave of her wand, she regrouped the robe and flew into the well. "Help me put the box back on, Brandy."
"Aren't we going to take the box away?"
"If you could take it, you think this simple and crude method Wright and the mystery man would not have thought of? In fact, we can't even bring this crystal bottle back! Hermione shook the bottle in her hand. I really don't know how to use this thing, just drink it? β
She uncorked the cork and sniffed it softly. "Wow, this can't be like perfume, is it...... What a taste it must be? β
She didn't need to describe it, the moment she uncorked the bottle, everyone smelled the intoxicating aroma - no language can describe it, nor does it resemble the smell of anything in the world. Just a gentle sniff can lift your spirits, and all the limbs and bones are spreading with a hot current.
"Hey......"
Kindness???
Brandi recovered from his intoxication and heard a strange voice from Padma.
"Hey~"
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"Padma, are you selling moe?" He asked amusefully, "That's a far cry from your premise." β
"What are you talking about?" Padma looked at him coldly, like a bed bug or a cockroach. "It's the little one's voice, idiot."
In her arms, the golden retriever of unknown species had actually been revived from the state of a dead dog! It sniffled, writhing in Padma's arms, as if trying to break freeβeyes still showing no sign of opening.
"Wouldn't this aroma work for it too," Brandi stunned, "it seems to be sleepwalking?" β
Padma bent down and let go of the golden shiny...... Something happened that no one expected. This thing swayed on the ground a few times, and actually floated up directly, this guy can fly!
It was like a donkey attracted by a carrot, obviously unconscious sleeping, but its body involuntarily floated up slowly, swaying in Hermione's direction. Hermione finally lost that calm look at this time, she stared stupidly at the golden glitter that she forgot to breathe.
I saw this guy scream, dangling to the side of the crystal bottle that Hermione had opened, sniffing desperately, and his whole little face slammed into the mouth of the bottle - and then inhaled sharply! The liquid in the bottle was like a whale sucking water, and it was sucked into its stomach with this breath! It actually drank the potion!