Chapter 213: Revisiting the Department of Occult Affairs
Fudge's movements were still fast, and the next day, the front page of the Daily Prophet was Dumbledore's wanted notice, which caused an uproar in the wizarding world.
As the greatest white wizard of the century, Dumbledore's prestige was extremely high, but Fudge was not an easy character, otherwise he would not have sat in the position of Minister of Magic. Under his operation, the mainstream media in the market rarely see any unfavorable comments against the Ministry of Magic, and only those tabloids can still be found.
Of course, there is also "Singing and Singing", but who would order that magazine in a normal person?
"Look, our Minister of Magic has done us a great favor. He was even wanted by Dumbledore! ”
In Malfoy Manor, Comrade Lao Fu was holding the brand-new "Daily Prophet" and reading it, and Bella, Wormtail and others on the side also smiled.
"It seems that our plan could be a little more daring......"
"Yes, master, let me go, and I'll definitely bring that thing back to you." Bella half-knelt beside Lao Fu's legs, looking up with reverence on her face.
"With all due respect, Bella......" Ike chimed in, "you can't get in there without triggering the alarm. ”
Ike told me the truth, don't look at the last time he slipped into the Department of Mysteries with great ease, and took two time turners from it, but this was based on his magic prowess, which was second only to Lao Fu. The magic alerts inside have no effect on him, but it doesn't mean that others can easily solve them.
"That's right, Bella, wait, there's a chance." Lao Fu agreed with Ike's idea, and gently stroked Bella's hair with his hand, comforting.
"Yes, master." Bella looked dependent and contented, and she enjoyed Lao Fu's touch.
"Lukewood, how are things going? You've heard you, little Ike is ready. ”
Lukewood came out of the crowd at the sound and knelt down in front of Lao Fu, his body trembling.
"Lord...... The hosts, it will take a few more days and the guards there have been very well guarded lately......"
"Then you have to hurry, Lukewood, you know the price of keeping me waiting too long, don't let me down......"
"I ...... I see, host ......"
Lukewood didn't keep him waiting, and four days later, he found another opportunity and took Ike into the Department of Mysteries.
Walking through the familiar black hallway, Ike came to the rotunda again, and directly opened a door and walked in. The last experience had taught him that marking a door here was a complete waste. Maybe the Silent had a way of telling, but Ike didn't know that Lukewood didn't have it.
When he entered the door and looked up, it was the Planetary Hall, and Ike left directly. Two more wrong walks before he finally found the Hall of Time. Two more time turners, and Ike left. Push open another door, and it's the office full of parchment.
"Finally found ......"
This was the main purpose of Ike's trip, and he needed to find out from the mountain of parchment the Silent Man's research on the time turner, even if it was just a few words.
Ike has been secretly researching since he got the time turner, but he hasn't made the slightest progress. Whether it was the pocket watch or the pendant he was familiar with, it seemed to be natural, and if it was broken a little, it would be useless.
That pocket watch broke when the cover was simply removed, and no matter how much the hands were adjusted, time travel could no longer be made. The same goes for the pendant, if you remove the hourglass, it won't work, even if you press it back as it is.
Ike knew very well that there must be a research method for this thing that he didn't know, and only by following a certain method could he get a glimpse of the mystery.
After searching for a long time in the mountains and clutter of parchment, the harvest was not very large, only a few sporadic sentences mentioned the time turner, but it was not systematic at all.
"There must be, there must be ......"
Ike muttered, struggling to find it. The parchment he had seen had been neatly discarded in a corner that had been cleaned up in advance, and all the sentences about the time-turner had been copied onto the parchment he had prepared with a copy charm. There's no time to look at it now, and he's going to go around the Hall of Prophecy anyway.
For now, Lao Fu's task is the most important.
It didn't take long to find out before Ike stopped after he had filled a three-foot piece of parchment. After restoring the office to its original state, the door was opened twice, and Ike finally arrived in the Hall of Prophecy.
The last time he was looking at the flowers, this time he looked at them carefully, row by row, one by one. It's troublesome, but it's the only way. It's been so long that he can't remember exactly where the prophecy that runs through the whole plot is placed, only that it is in the back.
Of course, it's impossible to find it from back to front, and finding it too quickly doesn't fit Ike's own plans.
But it didn't take too long, after all, a large part of the crystal balls on the top shelves were dim. Soon, Ike found more than fifty rows, and at this time there were more than fifty rows with soft green light, and by the time he reached more than sixty rows, he could no longer see the dim ones.
The pace slowed down slightly, but only to look more closely, not much slower. He just walked and watched, and suddenly, Ike stopped.
It was the end of row ninety-seven, and Ike stopped in front of a crystal ball, his eyes fixed on the yellowed label on it.
“.t to .w.b.d
The Dark Lord and (?) Harry Potter"
Ike's brow furrowed, he didn't expect to find it with just a little snack this time, it was too easy. The heart base calculated for a long time, gritted his teeth, and tentatively stretched out his hand.
“?”
The right hand grabbed it again and again, but each time it passed through the crystal ball, as if it were just a projection, and the real thing was not placed on it at all.
"What's going on? If you want to get this thing, is there any special condition that you can't get it? It doesn't make sense! ”
Ike was a little confused, he was present when Lukewood reported the information, obviously the silent people could get it, why couldn't he?
"You're a lot less vigilant, Stryde ......"
A voice suddenly sounded in his ears, and Ike immediately turned around, and his wand fell into his hand at the same time, and the red light on it suddenly lit up, and then went out when he saw the comer.
Calmly putting away his wand, Ike became calm.
"Why are you here, Dumbledore?"
Dumbledore pushed the glasses on his nose and replied, "You should know, I'm a wanted criminal for the Ministry of Magic now......"
"There's no need to make small talk, Dumbledore, you should know that I don't have a lot of time......" Ike frowned, a slight impatience in his tone.
Hearing this, Dumbledore put away his joke and said solemnly, "Now is not the time. ”
"Why?" Ike said, grabbing the crystal ball again, and this time the golden light in his hand flashed away, and he successfully got it.
He tossed it in his hand and said, "If your magic is more complicated, I really won't be able to get ......."
"Okay, don't be kidding." Dumbledore snatched the crystal ball from the moment Ike threw it up, carefully put it back on the shelf, and with a flick of his fingerbone-like wand, the green light flashed, but the crystal ball did not change. But Ike knew that he wouldn't be able to touch it without magic.
"You can't be watching here all the time, Dumbledore." Ike said slowly, the golden light of his wand flashing away.
Dumbledore was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "What you are looking for is not in the Department of Mysteries, the Ministry of Magic has long ago sealed the research materials on the time turner, but I can give it to you." ”
Ike shook his head, "Not enough...... You're also going to keep her at Hogwarts. ”
Dumbledore laughed.
"No problem."