Chapter 44 Remote Connection
"Hagrid, why don't you tell us about Nicol Lemay and Dumbledore, lest we bother so much."
At the door of the Great Hall, Harry began to take Hagrid's words, wanting to know directly from him who Nicol Lemay was, and what Dumbledore had helped him hide.
After all, when Hermione returned home for Christmas, Harry was quite self-aware of his and Ron's ability to look up information.
"We've looked through at least a hundred books, but we haven't even found a shadow of him. Just give us a little hint, I know where I've seen his name! Harry said.
"I'm not going to say anything." Hagrid covered his mouth and said dryly, "I promised Dumbledore that I would keep my mouth shut." ”
At this moment, a silver-haired figure shaking a red wine glass happened to pass by, and he walked to the corridor of the entrance courtyard where several people were, and looked at them curiously.
When Harry, Ron, and Hagrid saw someone coming, they were all instantly agitated.
"Good evening, Professor Dracula!" They said in unison.
"Good evening, Hagrid, and Potter and Weasley." Dracula took a sip of the bright red wine, nodded slightly to the few people present, and then asked with interest, "I think I heard you discussing Nicol Lemay?" ”
"Professor Dracula, do you know Nicol Lemay?" Harry's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked Dracula, "Hagrid said he was going to keep his mouth shut and not tell us anything about Nicol Lemay. But we've clearly seen the name, we just can't remember it! ”
"Hagrid, Dumbledore does believe you're going to keep your mouth shut." Dracula seemed to look at Hagrid with some grin, and comforted.
Hagrid was still covering his mouth, grunting gratefully, "Professor Dracula, I'm glad you could say that. ”
"Yes, it is not the bottle's fault that the bottle mouth is opened, but the fault of the bottle opener. You don't have to be too upset if you say something. ”
As he spoke, Dracula drank the bright red liquor from his glass, then suspended the goblet in the air and pulled out an elegant bottle of red wine from his pocket. With a slight twist of his index finger, there was a "poof" sound, and the cork at the mouth of the bottle popped out.
Dracula refilled himself with another glass of bright red wine, then looked up at Hagrid.
At this time, Hagrid looked at the cork that Dracula had put back into the mouth of the red wine bottle again, and thought of the tight-lipped bottle and the bottle opener he had just mentioned, and couldn't help but cry sadly.
"Professor, isn't it appropriate to provoke Hagrid like this......" Harry whispered to Dracula as he crept over to him.
Ron, on the other hand, watched Hagrid put his big face in a dirty handkerchief, and couldn't help but take a step back, distancing himself from the terrible Professor Dracula.
"Don't worry, Hagrid will be strong." Ignoring Ron's petty movements, Dracula said to Harry, "By the way, what are you looking for Nicol Lemay?" ”
"I... We ......" Harry didn't know how to speak for a moment.
They knew about the three-headed dog and the forbidden area on the fourth floor, almost all of which they learned about in the process of violating the school rules. How could Harry say these things to a professor?
However, Dracula didn't seem to care about the reason, and without waiting for Harry to explain the reason, he asked with interest:
"Looks like you've been to that no-go zone in the hallway on the fourth floor. How does it feel, can you pass the test of Hagrid's cutie in the first level? ”
"What? Hagrid's cutie?! Harry looked at Dracula in shock, then turned his gaze back to Hagrid, feeling his perception take a beating.
Ron, who had just pulled away, couldn't help but scream, and sneaked back to Harry's side, looking at Hagrid with an inquiring gaze.
"So Hermione was right, was that horrible big dog really guarding something under the trapdoor?" Ron asked, "Just that thing that Nicol Lemeto Dumbledore helped guard?" ”
"What is the big dog of horror, that's Lu Wei! He is very well-behaved and does not bite. Hearing Ron's description, Hagrid was not happy.
Harry and Ron stood side by side, looking at him suspiciously.
"Hey, what kind of eyes are you guys looking at, I'm telling the truth!" Hagrid exclaimed, "And Nicol Lemay's stuff has nothing to do with you, so don't you look for it any further, why can't you devote all your energies to studying?" ”
Dracula sipped red wine while watching the interesting performance of the three Harry on the side, and felt like watching a good show.
"Professor Dracula, these little ones are too curious." Unable to stand the entanglement of Harry and Ron, Hagrid turned to Dracula for help, "I don't quite understand, why did you tell them about Lowe?" I'm really afraid I'll say anything about leaking my mouth again......"
"It's okay, Hagrid." Dracula chuckled and raised his glass to Hagrid, "It doesn't matter if you really say you missed something, it's still in Dumbledore's plan!" ”
"But I'm not sure I'm going to delay Dumbledore's plans......" Hagrid muttered quietly.
Looking at Harry and Ron's hopeful gaze, Dracula thought for a moment, put the goblet in the air again, and then pulled out a bronze mirror carved with a phoenix relief from his pocket.
"You two, if you want to know who Nicol Lemay is, come with me." He played with the bronze mirror and walked towards the marble steps at the entrance of the auditorium. The goblet carrying the bright red wine floated smoothly to the side, fluttering as he went.
Harry and Ron hurried to follow.
"Professor Dracula, you can't ......" Hagrid tried to stop him, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by a look of Dracula looking back.
"Don't worry, Hagrid, I'm measured." Dracula said.
He smiled at Hagrid, then turned his head and disappeared around the corner of the stairs with the two little wizards.
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The three of them walked straight into the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office on the third floor of the castle.
Dracula sat comfortably in the soft armchair, the floating wine glass floating on his desk. Harry and Ron stood cramped in the doorway, their hands rubbing the corners of their clothes restlessly.
"Just sit down." Dracula glanced at them and pointed to the couch in his office.
Then he raised the bronze mirror in his hand and showed a relaxed smile,
"Nicol, there are two interesting little ones who want to know who you are, would you like to say hello to them?"
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