"Is this really good..."Daphne looked at Ning An worriedly.

"It's already good..."Ning An said lightly as he scooped up a spoonful of beans and said nonchalantly, as if he hadn't seen Hermione sadly leave.

On the other side, at the Gryffindor table, Harry pulled Ron's sleeve

"Hey, Ron." He whispered.

"What's wrong? Harry? Ron was taking a chunk of sauce-stained steak and trying to stuff it whole into his mouth.

"Hermione seems to be going straight back to the break room." Harry stared at where Hermione had left, and when he saw Hermione go to the Slytherin table, he covered his face and went to the entrance hall.

"I think she's probably having a bad stomach! Really stabbed (terrible) - poor family me (poor fellow)" Ron's mouth was stuffed with steak, and the sauce was pouring out of his mouth so much that he could speak slurred.

"I hope so......" Harry still looked worriedly in the direction Hermione had left, he always felt that it wasn't like a bad stomach.

On Slytherin's side, Daphne didn't ask any more questions, and after the first-year sorting ceremony, Astoria was sorted into Slytherin, where she was glued to her sister's side.

As soon as Ning An put a piece of bacon in his mouth, he casually put down the knife and fork, and Samantha sat in front of him, and the two were very close, talking to each other and whispering something.

Samantha's face was a little pale, although his skin was already very fair, but now it was more like he had lost his blood. Clenched his fists, I don't know if it was excitement or struggle.

Fortunately, at the opening banquet now, everyone is having fun to their heart's content, and no one cares about the strange communication between the two people in the corner of the table.

"Release your resentment – imagine how much you hate those who have bullied you." Ning An took a sip of pumpkin juice and gently put the cup down.

"Make good use of the things I gave you, you'd better use them quietly—don't anyone find out."

"Yes—yes, Ning'an......" Samantha looked excited and scared, rubbing her hands and muttering something in her mouth.

Ning An didn't say anything more, pulled back and sat back in his original position, he gently beckoned to Walter not far away, the short figure of the other party was almost drowned in the crowd.

Soon, the ugly dwarf ran in front of Ning An, he climbed on a stool next to Ning An, and came over.

"I'm going to teach you some new magic, and you'll be able to use it." Ning An casually picked up a small piece of steak drenched in sauce, put it in his mouth and said lazily.

Even though Walter was in the fourth grade, he never thought he knew more about magic than the small-looking boy in front of him.

He had already understood that Ning An had a magical talent far beyond ordinary people, and he believed that even a seventh-year student would not be able to cast spells better than Ning An.

And I didn't see him in just one summer vacation, Ning An subverted the cognition in his mind, the previous Ning An only made Walter feel that he was far beyond ordinary people, but now it makes people feel that he is unfathomable all the time, and a mysterious aura surrounds him, making people can't guess what he wants to do.

But this kind of pondering is even more awe-inspiring, since the new black snake mark was engraved on his right arm, Walter felt that this awe was getting stronger and stronger, and he didn't even dare to guess what Ning An wanted to do now.

So he replied respectfully and in a low voice: "I am honored! ”

"Of course you'll feel honored." Ning An smiled weirdly, "This is really a very amazing magic. ”

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Maybe it was Thestrals who really brought bad luck, just the second day of school, Ning An was in trouble.

Without saying a word, Snape led Ning An and Daphne to the headmaster's office on the eighth floor, passed through two ugly stone monsters, pushed open the gleaming oak door, and entered a large circular room.

The room was very large and round in shape, and in the middle was a huge table with claw-shaped legs, and behind the table there were two small staircases of no more than five or six steps, which led to nowhere.

Surrounded by glittering silverware and many snoring portraits, Ning An knew that it was the headmasters of Hogwarts.

On a perch next to the desk, a fiery and bright phoenix was staring curiously at the three Ning An who were slowly entering.

"Mr. Headmaster, Mr. Ning'an and Miss Greengrass are here."

Snape's deep voice rang out, which also raised the head of the white-haired old man sitting behind the huge table.

Dumbledore, he heard Snape's words, and slowly stood up, and next to him stood a man Ning An didn't know.

It was a burly wizard, and he had very short straight hair, although he looked to be no more than thirty or forty years old, but his hair was gray, and these short, straight broken hairs stood upright like silver needles, as if to show how strict and unkind this man was.

"Here's the guy you're looking for, Dallux." Dumbledore turned his head to the cold-faced man beside him, beckoning to Ning An and Daphne.

"Ning'an, Miss Greengrass—" he smiled, and pointed to the man named Delix, and said:

"This is an Auror from the Ministry of Magic, Delix..."

"Alright, Headmaster Dumbledore—"

The burly man Delis suddenly interrupted Dumbledore's words, he took a few steps forward, came to Ning An and Daphne, and said coldly:

"The rest of the situation can be explained to the two of you in person."

Ning An calmly looked at the tall wizard standing in front of him, his face expressionless waiting for the other party's explanation, Daphne was also silent, quietly looking at Delix.

After waiting for about two minutes, Delix broke the silence and suddenly asked:

"I heard, you two are Calidora? Miss Shafiq's best friend? ”

"Yes"

"Of course," the two replied in unison, both of them looking a little anxious at the sound of Calidora's name.

"Sir, is there something wrong with Carly? We haven't seen her since the beginning of the school year. ”

His eyes kept scanning the two of them, and instead of answering Daphne's question directly, Dlux slowly spoke, "You'd better not play with any caution, the Ministry of Magic has the right to use the truth potion on you." ”

When he said this, Snape and Dumbledore both frowned slightly.

Not paying attention to their reactions, Dlux continued, "Miss Shafiq is missing—"

"What?!"

Ning An exclaimed, he pretended to be in disbelief, covered his mouth and said, "Missing? What do you mean? I thought she was just delayed and would come to school a few days late......"

"You only need to answer when I ask you, sir, miss." Delix's stern voice sounded, and his expression looked a little displeased.

After a pause, which made the room silent again, he said slowly:

"As far as we know, not only Miss Shafiq, but also the old house of the Shafiq family has disappeared as well, and by the time the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic went there, it had become an empty space."

Both Ning An and Daphne looked surprised, as if the news made them unbelievable.

As if intent on giving them time to digest the information, Dlux waited for a while, paced through the spacious hall, and whispered as if chanting, "Miss Calidora is the only one left in the Shafiq family, and as far as we know, she has only two of you good friends at Hogwarts. ”

Delux said, suddenly stopped, and put his face close to Ning An.

"Don't tell me, you haven't been in touch for a summer, Mr. Ning An—" His tone became high-pitched and stern again, and he stared at Ning An as if he were the murderer:

"And as far as I know, you really didn't live on Privet Road in Little Huijin District this summer vacation! - Say! What the hell do you know? Mr. Ning'an! Delux looked at Ning An viciously, for some reason, he suspected that Ning An had something to do with this matter.

"Hmm......"

Ning Ji looked frightened, as if he couldn't accept the sudden fact, and he looked like he was recalling

"Of course we've been in touch, of course—" He gripped his head with his hands, as if struggling to recall

"After the summer holidays started – I received a letter from Carly, and yes, she invited me to stay at Shafiq's house for a while, and I said yes."

The people in the room were all staring at Ning An, Dumbledore's blue pupils flashed with light, as if he wanted to see Ning An through, Snape also looked complicated, his sallow face didn't look very comfortable, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"I went to the Shafiq Valley and stayed at Carly's house for a while - it was a pleasure, she welcomed me very warmly-" Ning An laughed, looking like she had really had a good holiday.

"Then I thought that since I was already here, I might as well continue to travel for a while...... Carly suggested that I go north, so I headed north, well, Leicestershire, I went to Waltham, Mowbray, and then to the Walds foothills—"

"—what about Shafiq?" Dlux interrupted him rudely.

"She's not with me."

The room fell silent, and Delis glared at Ning An viciously, as if he wanted to eat him alive. But he did not interrogate Daphne, and the Greengrass family had already indicated that Daphne had stayed in her home during the holidays.

Delux has already decided that this matter must be related to the kid in front of him.

"Looks like we're going to have to use some special means, huh?" He laughed wickedly, and said happily, "I think the Ministry of Magic will approve my application for the use of the Truth Elixir......"

"—I don't think so, Delix." Dumbledore's voice suddenly rang out, and he looked at Dalis with a little anger and said, "I don't allow anyone to use the Truth Potion on the students of Hogwarts. ”

"Using a truth potion on a second-grader?" Snape also stepped forward, he glanced at Ning An with a complicated expression, and finally stood in front of him, looked at Delix gloomily, and sneered:

"The Ministry of Magic has degenerated to the point of using potions at will on children?"

“……”

Delix's face became very ugly, and the Greengrass family had never bought the accounts of the Ministry of Magic. So it was difficult to open a gap in Daphne, he originally intended to target this half-blood wizard with no background, but he didn't expect Dumbledore and Snape to stand up and hinder him.

"You'd better be careful—" He stretched his face in front of Ning An and said fiercely, then glared at Snape hard, muttering:

"It's not over, it's not over—" and then left the principal's office in a rage.