Chapter 124: Lockhart's Donation
As a fairy tale, "The Tales of the Poet and Bean" is an enlightening bedtime book for children born in wizarding families.
Its status is basically equivalent to Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales and One Thousand and One Nights in Muggles.
Rove has carefully read the book because of the story of the three brothers, so he is no stranger to the Fountain of Good Luck.
The Fountain of Good Fortune, located on a high hill in a magical garden, is surrounded by high walls and is protected by powerful magic.
Legend has it that between sunrise and sunset, the longest day of the year, if one is able to overcome various obstacles to come to the fountain of good luck and bathe in the water, one will receive eternal good luck.
In the pen of the poet Bedou, it describes the story of a knight and three witches who enter the enchanted garden, go through countless trials and tribulations, and finally find the fountain of good luck.
"It's not just the spring," said Messella, with a calm face, "and it is recorded that the herbs that grow in that garden are also capable of curing all curses and diseases. ”
Rov raised an eyebrow at Messira and asked, "Are you trying to find that island and heal your Grey Scale Disease?" ”
"That's right."
"But how do you find it? Who knows where that island is. Rove wondered.
The Messiah hesitated slightly, but remained honest with each other, and told a secret message:
"There are a lot of frescoes from ancient times in our land, and they all depict the island and the fountain of good luck, and those can be counted as half a map."
It's not that she doesn't have a city and says everything, but that their family has been searching for the island for thousands of years...... I'm not afraid of outsiders knowing at all!
You can find out if you have what it takes!
Just enough to take them to the island with mermaids.
And Rove also revealed that she had a curse on her, which was a secret that outsiders could not know at all, but it made Messira feel that it was better to be honest, and there might be a chance to be cured.
"Actually, according to the ancient legend of our family, my ancestors, who lived on that island, guarded the fountain of good luck." The Messira sighed softly:
"It's just that later, for unknown reasons, they left the islands and finally settled in the Aegean Sea."
Rove frowned, munching on the Messiah's words.
In fact, in the eyes of ordinary people, "The Tales of the Poet Bean" is nothing more than a collection of fairy tales, and its content is a moral story with symbolic elements, with the purpose of instilling some ideas in children.
For example, the confrontation between good and evil, and honesty and trustworthiness.
But since the stories of the three brothers are all true, who can be sure that the Fountain of Good Luck is pure fiction and imagination?
Can't it be that "The Stories of the Poet Pidou" is actually not a fairy tale, but a realistic history book, right?
Rove suddenly pondered and was terrified.
"In order to heal the curse, every once in a while, our family will have mermaids go out in search of a fountain of good luck." Messira sighed, and said in a tone full of sadness:
"It's just that for thousands of years, no mermaid has ever found that island."
"Is that island in the UK?" Rove curious.
"Not there." Mysela shook her head: "It should be somewhere in the North Sea as described." ”
"Beihai?" Rove was puzzled: "Then what are you doing in the Black Lake?" ”
"A thousand years ago, Gryffindor went to our land and took something with him." Messira whispered, "I want to come here to see, what are the clues...... Try one's luck. ”
Rove raised an eyebrow, and Dumbledore did mention that Gryffindor had been to the Merfolk Clan.
Wouldn't Gryffindor and the Headmaster's purpose be the island with the Fountain of Good Fortune?
"Have you seen any mermaid signs at Hogwarts?" Mysera asked.
Rove pondered for a long time, shook his head, and said, "Except for the merfolk of the Black Lake, I haven't seen any mermaid-related signs at Hogwarts. ”
"I'll keep an eye on you, though." Rove raised his head slightly, looked at the poor mermaid girl, and said with clear eyes:
"And your condition, I will tell my grandfather to see if he can do anything."
"Thank you, Scamander." Messira looked deeply at the boy and said, "If you go to Greece one day, I invite you to visit our land." ”
The two talked for a while, and Misella's body sank into the lake, like a fish swimming towards the bottom of the lake.
Rove stood on the boat, looking at the girl's distant figure, and was silent.
He fell back and lay on the boat, his head propped up in one hand, staring at the sky.
The young man rubbed his eyebrows, and he suddenly realized that he seemed to have more and more things to do.
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As agreed, to heal Messira, Merkus would put Professor Lockhart back.
She did keep her word, and not long after Messira left, several merfolk sent Lockhart to the surface.
Lockhart was squeezed dry and thin, and he was drenched and trembling and crawled into the boat, urging, "Hurry up...... Ralph...... Hurry back to the castle. ”
Rove didn't leave immediately, but said softly, "Professor, your wife seems to have something to say." ”
An ugly mermaid, floating on the water, with her big belly and a shady voice, said: "Gildero, you must come to see me more and see our children." ”
Professor Lockhart, who has been at the bottom of the lake for two months, is married and has a mermaid wife who is five months pregnant.
Fortunately...... The mermaid has a big belly and needs to stay at the bottom of the lake to raise the baby, so she will not go to Hogwarts for the time being.
The boat headed towards the shore, and Rove congratulated:
"Professor, you have a successful career, but now you are married and have children...... It's also a happy family, and it's really a winner in life. ”
Win your sister...... If Lockhart wasn't afraid that he would fall into the water and be caught by the mermaid again, he would have wanted to sink into the lake and drown himself!
"Off, it's not what you think, I'll ...... her," Lockhart stammered.
"It's true love, I know!" Rove patted Lockhart on the shoulder and interrupted, "It's okay, Professor, it's not uncommon for mermaids and wizards to marry, and people won't look at you in a strange light." ”
It is indeed not uncommon for mermaids to intermarry with wizards, but only if they grow into the mermaids of the Messiah, not the Black Lake mermaids.
The gap is quite large.
"Rov, don't talk about today's events, especially not to let Snape know."
Snape's ill intentions towards him, if he knew about it, I am afraid that the whole school would know about it the next day, and on the third day it would be in the headlines of the Daily Prophet.
"Lockhart and the Black Laker Mermaid Married"...... It's a drastic collapse, so that his fans know what to do?
Lockhart still wants to marry Madame Sabini, and if it gets out, he has a mermaid wife with a big belly, then he will have to go.
"I'm afraid this ......" Rove was a little puzzled, "Professor, you know me, I'm an honest student and never lies. ”
Lockhart gritted his teeth, his wand was gone, or he would have to give the boy an Oblivion Charm.
Lockhart decided to stabilize Scamander first and then erase his memories later, and he said in a low voice:
"Rove, I have a key to the vault in my office, there are quite a few Galleons stored there, and you can take it with you when I get back to the castle later...... Don't say it...... Please. ”
"It's not big, is it?"
"Nothing bad." Lockhart endured the heartache and waved his big hand: "This is a donation to Mr. Newt Scamander, and it can be regarded as my little heart for the cause of magical beast conservation!" ”
"I didn't expect you to have such noble sentiments." Rove was ashamed of himself and was very 'moved' and said:
"I stand for the penguins in Antarctica who have lost their homes because of the melting glaciers...... Thank you! ”
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"By the way, what about Dumbledore?" Lockhart wondered, "He didn't come to pick me up?" ”
"Professor Dumbledore has been temporarily removed from his position by the Board of Trustees."
"Is the school already so dangerous?" Lockhart was stunned.
He suddenly felt that he might as well continue to lie at the bottom of the Black Lake, although he would be oppressed by the ugly mermaid, but it would be the same with the lights off...... It's safer that way.
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