Chapter 41: Suspicion
Nicol Lemay?
Ricardo moved his ears and glanced at the three of them with his peripheral vision.
Since Nicol Lemay is talking about it, it must be about the Philosopher's Stone. So, who told them? Ricardo felt that it could be a trap, a trap for the savior.
"What?" Hagrid looked horrified, "Listen to me, I told you to stop." The big dog guarding something has nothing to do with you. ”
…… It's pretty obvious, their own people told them.
Ricardo couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Hagrid's huge body, such a big man couldn't hide his secrets, no wonder he could only guard by the Forbidden Forest.
As for whether Dumbledore instructed him to leak secrets? Ricardo thought about it, is this possible......
"We just want to know who Nicol Lemay is, nothing else." Hermione the lion-headed said.
"Are you willing to tell us lest we have to bother?" The Savior added, "We have turned to at least a hundred books, and we have not found even a shadow of him." Just draw us a hint, I know where I've seen his name. ”
"I'm not going to say anything." Hagrid said dryly.
"Then we'll have to find it ourselves." Ron said.
Ricardo was watching the play from the sidelines, and he could see that Hagrid didn't mean to say it on purpose, he just slipped out. It stands to reason that such a fool should not have taken something as precious as the Philosopher's Stone, but Dumbledore trusted him.
If it was McGonagall who went at that time, then even if it was a sneak attack, this kind of professor with rich life experience would not lose the Philosopher's Stone in embarrassment.
Besides, if it were her, the fire dragon might not be able to fly - it was normal for the Transfiguration Master to fight beyond the level, and the summoning flow method was really difficult to solve.
But it's interesting to be close to the Savior, to be robbed of the Philosopher's Stone, and to say that Nicol Lemay is the same fool.
Was it a coincidence, or was it intentional on Dumbledore's part? Voldemort said that Dumbledore put him in for the purpose of training the savior, so was Hagrid the presence he used to promote "training"?
If Dumbledore had told Hagrid to do it, then Ricardo didn't think much of it, but ...... Not told, but Hagrid moved the plot forward......
Ricardo became suspicious of Dumbledore.
Then Hermione suddenly thought of something, and looked at him, "Excuse me, Professor Silva, do you know who Nicol Lemay is?" ”
Ricardo relented and watched as Hermione was about to answer, when her shoulders suddenly shook, and Hagrid shouted, "Don't tell them, Professor Silva!" ”
Ricardo calmed down his inner turmoil and said loudly, "Yes, that's right, I shouldn't have told you that I was going to get ready for dinner."
As he spoke, he gestured a figure of eight out of Hagrid's sight, and walked away quickly.
Hermione saw him and motioned for Harry and Ron to get out of here.
"Then we'll have to find it ourselves." Ron understood and said quickly.
They hurried to the library, leaving Hagrid alone with an angry look on his face.
……
"Hermione, why did you just tell us to leave quickly?" Harry panted and followed the trotting two, bewildered, asking, "Is there a clue?" ”
Ever since Hagrid had slipped out, they had been searching for Lemay's name in the books, and what else could they do to find out what Snape was trying to steal.
The trouble is that it's hard for them to know where to start, and they don't know what Lemay has to do to be included in the book. He is not in "The Great Wizard of the Twentieth Century", nor in "The List of Famous Magicians of Our Time". In addition, his name is not found in "The Great Discoveries of Modern Magic" and "Research on the Development of Modern Witchcraft".
Of course, they were also intimidated by the size of the library's collection – there were thousands of books, thousands of shelves, hundreds of narrow passages.
"So, what did the professor remind you just now?" Ron asked, too.
"Didn't you hear, he just said dinner?" Hermione explained to the two friends, "Add that 'eight' word, I'm sure he means he wants me to go to his office at eight o'clock and he'll tell me." ”
"Great!" Ron jumped for joy, "I can finally go and play wizard chess freely!" ”
"Don't be too happy!" Hermione expertly patted Ron with the book, pulling out a list of topics and titles she had decided to look for, "We'd better find it ourselves, what if I'm mistaken?" ”
"No !!!!" Harry and Ron screamed in unison. At this moment Mrs. Pince came up with a feather duster in her hand.
……
"Miss Granger, this is the book you need," Ricciardo handed Hermione an old book, "and flipped to the page number in my folded corner, and there was Nicol Lemay's introduction. ”
"I didn't think to look here!" The little witch picked up the book and said excitedly, "I borrowed this book from the library a few days ago and wanted to read it for fun. ”
Pastime...... Ricardo decided that sooner or later he would have to teach this session, and it would be good to rub his popularity.
She began to flip the pages quickly, muttering words as she spoke.
Finally, she found it.
"I see! I got it!"
"Nicolame," she said, in a low voice, as if acting, "is the only maker of the known Philosopher's Stone!"
Her words did not have the effect she expected. Ricardo smiled back with an embarrassed but polite smile.
She smiled back with an awkward smile, but read it earnestly:
"Ancient alchemy involves the refining of the Philosopher's Stone, a magical substance with amazing functions. The Philosopher's Stone can turn any metal into pure gold, and it can also create an elixir of life that will make those who drink it immortal. ”
"There have been many reports of the Philosopher's Stone over the centuries, but the only remaining Philosopher's Stone currently belongs to the famous alchemist and opera lover Mr. Nicol Lemay. He celebrated his 665th birthday last year and now lives in seclusion in Devon with his wife, Perenal (658). ”
"Nice London accent." Ricardo teased.
Hermione's face flushed, but then she became serious: "So that big dog must be guarding Lemay's Philosopher's Stone!" I'm sure LeMay asked Dumbledore to keep it for him, because they were friends, and he knew someone was playing with the idea of the Philosopher's Stone. That's why he transferred the Philosopher's Stone from Gringotts. ”
"No wonder we can't find Lemay in the 'Study of the Development of Modern Witchcraft', since he is six hundred and sixty-five years old, he can't be regarded as modern, right?"
“……”
Ricardo waited patiently for the remark to finish in one breath before responding: "Makes sense, although I don't know what a big dog is." ”
"The big dog is ......" Hermione was about to explain, but Ricardo stopped her: "This question stops, I want to ask first, how did you get along with those two boys?" ”
"Then it's even more important to talk about the big dogs......
Ricardo:?!