Chapter 63: The Upward Journey (Part II)

It's the time of spring and summer, and the climate isn't very cool. But the four of them felt cold all over at this time. The mysterious man went to Oliver's house and killed her family with a strange curse, which was obviously one of the most vicious ways to slowly torture Oliver's death - but what was he trying to do so?

"Is it because the third seal in Oliver's private collection has been discovered?" After a moment of silence, Brandi finally broke the dead silence. "And then the mysterious man ran to torture her, forcing her to reveal the whereabouts of the Third Seal?"

Hermione and Padma looked at each other, as if to confirm each other's opinions.

"I don't think it's because of that." Hermione gave the three of them a look, and they all moved closer, their heads touching each other, pretending to look at the starry sky. Their expressions just now were too serious, not at all like the expressions they should have when they looked at the stars leisurely.

"If the mystery man really went to Oliver because of the whereabouts of the third seal, and used some cruel means to get her to reveal the secret - then why didn't the mystery man just kill her when the matter was over?"

Hermione's hair was still messy, she and Brandy's head was very close, and those scented strands of hair were mischievously scratching Brandi's side face and neck, Brandi couldn't help but dodge to one side, almost hitting the curious baby who was desperately trying to get this way.

"Oh, sorry...... I mean, maybe ...... Is he in, well, demonstrating? Or too lazy to kill a crazy woman and leave her to fend for herself? Brandi hurriedly apologized to Parvati, who had a bulging bun face, and then intermittently said his guess.

"Too lazy to kill? The mystery man is not one of those Death Eaters who take pleasure in killing, Brandy. I've read in London under the Dark Lord that he never considered killing people to be a psychological burden. And he's already cursed Oliver's family. As for the demonstration, it was possible for him to do so—but if the mystery man really found Oliver for the Third Seal, then he wouldn't have allowed the woman who might have told the secret to the others to live—he should have known that the Ministry of Magic would search Oliver's memories when it arrived, even if she was crazy, but the Truth Elixir, the Dementor or something—there were so many spells that could search for memories, maybe any of them would have a miraculous effect. ”

Hermione poured beans in one gulp, then took a deep breath. "So I think the mystery man didn't know that Oliver had the clue to the third seal beforehand, and he didn't seem to find anything until the end - I even wonder if Oliver himself did something to lure the mystery man through!"

She looked at Padma, whose lips moved slightly, and a few cold words were squeezed out. "Like what taboos are triggered."

Hermione nodded, a look of surprise on her face, as if surprised that Padma was able to keep up with her jumping thoughts. "Yes - I think so too, it's likely that the accidents that happened to her family were not curses from the mysterious people, but because they heard something Oliver said, and the magic was triggered."

"But is she that stupid? Say that thing when the Dark Lord is so strong. Parvati asked. At that time, a wizard knew that he was ahem! How dangerous the word earth demon is. Of course, it shouldn't matter now. She cowered in fear.

“…… No, I think I get it. It wasn't Hermione or her sister who answered her, it was Brandy. Something other than his name that could catch the attention of the mysterious man - that treasure house? This treasure trove should have a name, shouldn't it? He rubbed his hands together excitedly, his expression like a detective who had found evidence. He put a curse on the name of the vault to detect those who might have clues to the vault, and then even took it himself after discovering Oliver, oh my God! How much does he really value the contents of the treasury? He's only opened one of them, huh? ”

"So—" Padma turned her head to Brandi suddenly, "there's a problem here. ”

"What's the problem?"

"The Dark Lord went to Oliver's house because someone had inadvertently triggered the taboo of the Treasury, and he would naturally use the most brutal means to search for Oliver's memories, but until she went crazy, the Dark Lord didn't find anything. So—where did Oliver's memories of the Treasury go? Padma's eyes were fixed on him, and Brandi suddenly had some difficulty breathing.

"You mean, Oliver, who knows that he is being targeted, has hidden her memories?"

"Students, listen to me quietly—" Professor Sinista clapped his hands in the distance and began to announce the homework for this astronomy class, and the class was over.

Until the end, no one answered his question.

——————

After meeting in this position next time, the three of them said goodbye to Padma and quickly merged into the crowd downward. They quickly found Harry and Ron, because of Ron's superior voice - "Harry! What you just saw really wasn't a comet! ”

Harry seemed to be arguing with him about what he had seen, and he swore that he had just accidentally turned the camera and saw a never-before-seen planet across the moon and him.

"Absolutely! I could have sworn - it had a broom when I saw it! ”

Ron explained irritably. "That's because Seamus's eyes were too close to the eyepiece when he was observing, and the lens was stained with his eye droppings! This kid hasn't been too lazy to wash his face for three days! ”

There was a burst of laughter from the people around. When they saw Harry's face, it turned green immediately.

…… Harry looked blankly at Seamus next to him, who inadvertently took a step back, and then he suddenly took a deep breath, grabbed his robe, and ran wildly. "Harry, I didn't mean it~~~~"

With a Doppler-like apology, Seamus ran down the stairs as fast as he could, then unluckily tripped on the stairs from the eighth to the seventh floor, and fell like a gourd. He sprang to his feet, seemingly unharmed, and vanished in front of Harry at the speed of light.

"Ah...... My telescope...... It's probably worse than a troll's snot. Harry flipped his binoculars in disgust, and made up his mind to go back and clean them properly. But then he smirked. "But seeing him fall so hard, I was relieved. Hey~ Isn't this Brandy, where did you guys just go, we have a great idea! Let Hagrid get rid of that little dragon completely! ”

Brandi and the others walked over, and they had clearly seen what had just happened, and both Hermione and Parvati pursed their lips to keep themselves from laughing. Brandy's eyes were unblinking, and he always felt that there was some vague thought in his head on this night, and it was still in and out, which was important, but he couldn't remember anything.

"Brandi? Blondie? Hermione's hand waved in front of his eyes a few times. Don't think about it, watch the road! You still want to wrestle. ”

"Ahh......h He hurried up with Hermione. "What are you talking about? Good idea!? ”

"Hi~ I'm telling you, do you know Charlie? Just Ron's big brother......... Romanian......... Raise dragons! ”

————————

The next week was like a year, they had to take turns to use their spare time to run to find Hagrid, the little dragon grew really fast and flew up, just one week, it was already three times as long, it seems that the little dragon can not only eat, but also has an unusually good digestive system.

Hagrid was completely overwhelmed, and he still had a job to do as a hunting groundsman - so Brandi and the others had to step up and help him pluck chicken feathers, clear crates, or recite the Spring Charm to help extinguish Hagrid's beard - and in just a week, Hagrid's beard was almost burned by the dragon's yawn.

Yet even in spite of this embarrassment, Hagrid still treats the dragon like a treasure for a day, and he gives it a nice name from a big, weird book, Nobber. Then he would look at it with tears in his eyes at every turn, muttering Nobel's name in his mouth.

"Noble~Look~ Mom is here!"

He insisted that Noble would not change his name to Daddy, and they were puzzled by why Hagrid was so obsessed with being a mother, and Brandi was very puzzled. However, it is actually useless to be a father or a mother, because the only pronunciation that Noble has learned now is the Dragon's Fireball Technique (roar~~~~~)

But it wasn't without good news, at least after everyone's persuasion, Hagrid finally agreed with red eyes that they would send an owl to ask Charlie about the feasibility of his plan. That night, Hedwig slid out of Gryffindor's tower with her wings gracefully outstretched, and flew off into the distance with Brandi and the five of them yearning for a better life.

And for Brandi, Hermione, and Parvati, there was something even more troubling for them, as Brandi had been on and off for four nights in search of that 'upward journey'! He and Hermione Parvati went to look for it twice, each of them because he insisted on not letting Hermione and Parvati stay up too often...... Of course, all night solitary operations were also suspended. Although Filch never caught Brandi once, his vigilance continued unabated, and Lady Loris came to patrol Gryffindor Tower more often than ever. Brandi was afraid that Hermione or Parvati would be killed in the corner when they went out one day, especially the silly girl.

They used the hour from three to four o'clock to start a detailed investigation from the first floor, and they swept every corridor, every ramp. I had observed the paintings and portraits beside the stairs, and had quietly taken off the helmet of the armor in the corner of the wall and looked inside.

Until the end, their only gain was probably after - the words of blessing carved by the previous seniors with magic in the helmet, XXX came to visit.