Chapter 25: The Plague of Innocence
The temperature outside was low. A cold breeze poured in from under the worn doors, and the lights in the pig's head bar flickered dimly.
Norlin rubbed his temples with a headache, and was about to say something when Aberforth behind the bar opened his eyes and said with interest, "Liana, that's a quirky girl." ”
"You know her?" Norlin was overjoyed, and now he didn't want to miss any news about his mother.
"She came to me a lot, when she was at Hogwarts." Aberforth fiddled with his long white beard, "She's not a standard Slytherin, she doesn't take blood very seriously. ”
"And do you know what happened to her back then?" Norlin asked.
Aberforth shook his head and said with a little regret, "Hogwarts did a good job of secrecy back then, and I don't know. Now that I think about it, she hasn't come to me for a drink in ten years. ”
"......" Norlin secretly gritted his teeth. Believing in your evil, you are the younger brother of the Headmaster of Hogwarts, and it is not easy to know?
Seeing that Aberforth didn't want to talk more, Norlin turned his gaze back to Mundungus and said, "Help me gather information about Liana, and the reward depends on the content of the information." ”
Mundungus crossed his two short turnip-like legs, thoughtfully: "What is your relationship with her?" ”
"That's not something you should be thinking about." Nolin's voice froze.
"Okay." Mundungus smiled a little weirdly, and after asking Norlin's delivery address, he shouted at Aberforth, "Got rich, have a butterbeer!" ”
Aberforth muttered a drink for him, and Norlin left the Hog's Head Bar.
Lack of information is simply difficult to move forward, and it is difficult to move forward. Norlin didn't know where to start for a moment.
Troubles are Nolin's business alone, and Hogsmeade Village is enjoying its annual Halloween Eve. Norlin was walking down the road when suddenly a skinny figure bumped into him, and several small things wearing comic hoods surrounded him.
"Give the candy or you'll be trick-or-treated." They frightened in unison.
Norin was stunned for a moment, and when he saw that there was Duke Honey's candy store next to him, he thought about it and said with a smile: "Wait for me." ”
The owner of Duke Honey is a middle-aged witch with a kind face. After seeing the strange dress of the visitor, he said hello flatly, after all, it is not surprising that there are any strange outfits today.
Norin walked slowly around the store, and I have to say that it is a famous candy store in the wizarding world, with many candy that looks funny, such as Bibi Strange Beans, Chocolate Frogs, Zizi Bee Candy, Jelly Slug, etc.
Norin bought a lot of kiwi candies and was going to take them back as gifts. After all, candy is still very attractive to children.
After handing out some milk gummies to the imps outside, and in exchange for a few exclamations from them, Norlin was ready to go back to school. The journey is not short, and it will be curfew to go back later. Although Norlin doesn't take this regulation very seriously.
Norlin turned a corner, and in front of him was an inconspicuous alley, and not far from the exit of the alley was the entrance to the secret passage. Yet he suddenly stood still.
There were a few people in front of him who were swords-rattling. The three men came together to trap one in the middle, and that person Norlin knew.
Professor Krell! Norlin's breath suffocated.
"It's really ghostly, Krel, you can be anywhere." The three people surrounding him were all dressed in long black robes, and they couldn't see their faces clearly, as if there was a layer of gray fog shrouded in them, and the leader said sarcastically.
"The Aurors of the Ministry of Magic are really unreliable, and they can still slip through the net after ten years." Professor Krell drew his wand, his face grim, his faint scar glowing with blood.
Norlin quietly retreated around the corner and eavesdropped on him with a vocal spell. This Professor Krell is very mysterious.
"I came to Hogwarts as a professor, and I didn't expect this to happen to me." Professor Krel's voice rang out, "Looks like you're not lucky. ”
"Don't talk nonsense with him, kill him, and fight quickly." The other said impatiently, his wand already emitting a purple light, "Drill the heart and cut the bones!" ”
"Broken bones!"
"Faint!"
In the blink of an eye, the three of them reacted at the same time, and several people fought together.
Professor Krell pointed his wand at himself, and suddenly he jumped a lot, his body became much lighter, he jumped out of their encirclement, and threw out a magic spell with his backhand:
"Retreat three feet!"
A black-robed figure retreated uncontrollably, right into the corner where Norin was hiding. The two of them stared wide-eyed, and the expression behind Nolin's mask was a little embarrassed.
"And someone!"
"It's all petrified!"
The man shouted, but without thinking, Norlin pointed his wand, which had been prepared for a long time, and it was almost poking him in the face.
The black robe that was under Professor Krel's spell didn't have time to react, and was hit by Nolin's petrification spell, and the whole person couldn't move in place.
"Damn." The two black robes who were fighting with Professor Krell were taken aback, and the leader took the time to shoot out a spell, gritted his teeth, and said, "Griffin, you deal with that person." ”
Professor Krell, who was besieged by the two, did not panic at all. He fought as he retreated, and from time to time a shield appeared in front of him. The others didn't dare to use the spell with great range of damage, because they were afraid that people nearby would know.
The de-petrified Griffin instantly rolled on the ground, distancing himself from Norlin as a curse directed at Norlin.
Norlin crouched on the ground in fright, the light of the spell brushing over his head. Fortunately, his height is relatively short, otherwise he would be seconded in a flash.
"Kids?" It was then that Griffin realized Norin's height, and he blurted out in shock, but without any mercy, another evil spell was struck.
Norin, who dodged the blow, was lucky and his heart was also on fire, flashed to the corner of the wall, and shouted angrily: "Broken bones!" ”
Griffin dodged with agility, and the wall behind him was blown open. He touched his face, which had been scratched by the rubble, and sneered, the green light in his wand rising wildly, "Avada suo!" ”
A sense of dread was extremely intense, and the alarm bell in his mind rang out, and he tried his best to adjust his posture when the three letters "Avada" came out, and the green light narrowly passed by.
On the other side, Professor Krel, who learned that a child was involved in the battle, frowned, and when he heard the curse, his face changed drastically, and the black robe led by him shot out another black magic, and a giant snake with pitch-black fangs pounced on Professor Krell from the tip of the staff.
"Distraction in battle is looking for death, isn't this what Krell said himself?" The black robe also had a casual mockery.
Professor Krell didn't answer, his eyes were a little colder, and his wand condensed a sword light to cut the viper down, and a purple light came out of his hand.
"Drill the heart and cut the bones!"
Once discovered, the three unforgivable spells that would enter Azkaban were unleashed by Professor Krell with extreme skill.
The other black-robed deflected the spell and said coldly, "That's right, Krel, I thought I had forgotten my identity as a bounty hunter after a few days as a professor at Hogwarts." ”
"Then you have to be enlightened." Professor Krell said coldly.