Chapter 10: Aberforth
When Aberforth-Dumbledore was awakened at six o'clock in the morning by a steady stream of knocks and angrily opened the door of the Pig's Head Bar with black circles, he had no idea that it would be seven people with heavier black circles than him knocking on the doorβor rather, a vampire who seemed to have never sucked blood, whose body exploded, as if there were muscles flowing in his veins, knocked on his door with three wizards and three Muggles.
This strange lineup overwhelmed the well-informed Aberforth, who had seen many weirdos in his life, and even his brother, who was called "the greatest wizard of our time", was the biggest weirdo, but he had never seen this scene before.
When did Hogsmeade, "the only Muggle-free village in England", actually come to Muggles? And also a vampire spearhead?
ββ¦β¦ Well, what's the matter with you guys? β
Aberforth, who was originally full of resentment, finally asked in a kind tone, in other words, he would not care about the few people on the other side with his violent temper, and he had already taken out his wand and cast a spell to drive them all out...... Not because the vampire could break his nose with a punch before he pulled out his wand.
After all, Aberforth broke his brother's nose with his own hands, and he knew very well what he could do with his fist at this distance, and when he took out his wand, pointed it at the other party, and recited the incantation, he was afraid that the other party would have already beaten his head into a pig's head.
Zheng Zhe yawned, and he didn't want to get a good night's sleep unless he was tied to the bed firmly on the knight's bus.
Zheng Zhe, who hadn't slept all night, didn't know that the barkeeper in front of him, who had a lot of gray hair and beard, actually had so much inner drama, so he simply said: "We need to enter Hogwarts and meet Albus Dumbledore." β
Then he saw the barkeeper's expression change for a moment, a mixture of shock, confusion, hatred, and other things.
"What the are you guysβ"
"We just know." Zheng Zha directly cut off his words.
There was an oppressive silence.
"Go in and say."
Aberforth squeezed a few words out between his teeth, then turned and walked back to the pig's head bar, the crowd following him.
The Pig's Head Bar was a small, dark, dirty room, with a few bay windows covered in a thick layer of dirt that barely allowed light to penetrate, and a strong smell of mutton in the air, which made the already somewhat drowsy people feel much more energetic at once. Aberforth pulled out a chair and sat down, his eyes burning with anger in the dark room.
"Listen, you vampire kid, I don't know where you found out about my relationship with that bastard Dumbledore, but I'm telling you, we we've been - "
"But you're still working for the Order of the Phoenix." Zheng Zha interrupted again: "And you opened this pig's head bar just to collect intelligence for the Order of the Phoenix, it doesn't matter if you don't admit it, we have everything." β
Aberforth seemed to choke, and he said in a certain tone after half a sound: "You are by no means Dumbledore's people, I know him, he will never tell anyone else such a confidential matter at will, he will only hide alone in that headmaster's room, to make everyone's arrangements clear!" β
"Tianmu."
Yang Yun took a step forward, and he nodded his eyes: "Fortunately, the prophets' vision is sometimes the same, and for that prophecy, we came here. β
"Take us to Hogwarts from your sister's portrait, and we'll talk to Dumbledore about the rest."
Prophets, this is the identity that everyone has decided on after consultation, and even in this magical world, people are very secretive about the magic of prophecy and divination.
Although Hogwarts has a divination class, it is not a full-fledged subject at all compared to Charms, Potions, Transfiguration, etc. - after all, even the teacher of this class, Trelawney, who made the famous prophecy, was just a trickster nine times of the time, and he took pleasure in predicting people's death through some mysterious words.
Therefore, it is not difficult for the Middle-earth team, who knows a lot of the original plot, to play a prophet, just need to make their words more vague and point out a few lesser-known insiders. After discussion, this role was played by Yang Yun, after all, Zheng Zha gave the impression of being more like a professional thug than a prophet.
Although Yang Yun himself is a little drumming in his heart, at this time, he is the best choice among the people in the Zhongzhou team, even if he is nervous, he has to face the difficulties. Because of this, on the knight's bus, he spent all his time repeatedly deliberating with Zheng Zha and others, discussing how to fool Dumbledore......
- Although, it was difficult to fall asleep on that bus.
Before entering Hogsmeade Village, Zhao Yingkong and Zero Point were the first to hide, which can be regarded as a backhand left by the Zhongzhou team-assassins and snipers, which are naturally more lethal when they hide in the dark.
Aberforth's performance also proves that when the words "prophet" and "prophecy" are placed in front of them, even the most experienced wizards can be confused, especially if Yang Yun accurately states the entrance to the Hogwarts Secret Passage.
As the last way to survive outside the castle that was not even marked on the map of the living point in the original plot, the only people who know about this secret passage are the two Dumbledore brothers.
"Follow me."
So Aberforth believed it, and he stood up and walked behind the counter, through a door, and led the people of the Middle-earth team up the stairs, and then stopped in front of the fireplace. Above the fireplace hangs a large oil painting of a blonde girl looking blankly but tenderly into the room, the younger sister of the Dumbledore family, Ariana Dumbledore.
"You're all going to see Dumbledore?"
Aberforth looked at everyone with suspicion, especially Qi Tengyi and the two newcomers, and the third master who had lost his arms, no matter what he thought, he didn't understand why this group of mysterious people who claimed to be prophets had brought three Muggles here.
"The three of us will go, so please take us to the principal's office." Zheng Qi pointed to himself, Yang Yun and Zhan Lan. This was also discussed early on, Dumbledore was a master of the Celestial Mind, and if he brought someone else to meet him, it was difficult to guarantee that some crucial information would not be stolen.
"Lead the way? I won't lead the way, I don't want to see my brother. Aberforth sneered, "And aren't you prophets?" Will you know the way to Hogwarts? Let me guess, you don't even know the password of the principal's office, do you? β
"Although I am not a prophet of a system, I can answer your question, and the password is nothing more than the name of a candy." Yang Yun said directly: "For example, cockroach piles." β
Being able to name the cockroach pile, a candy that ordinary people are afraid to avoid, is enough to prove that this group of people has a deep understanding of Dumbledore, if not a prophet.
Aberforth snorted, drew his wand and whispered a incantation, and an unusually vague phantom squeezed out of the tip of his wand and vanished in the air. When he had done all this, he put his hand on the portrait and stroked it twice, and the portrait slowly opened, revealing the dark hole behind it.
ββ¦β¦ Let's go. β
(End of chapter)