Science and magic at Hogwarts

Chapter 200 Hermione's Panic

Things went smoothly after that.

Because Professor Snape was still fighting bloody battles at Hogwarts, Milinda found Professor Flitwick.

The short professor had heard about the old house before, and knew that Kyle didn't want to announce the specific information there yet.

So he didn't hinder, and agreed to Kyle's request to leave on his own.

During the period, Kyle also mentioned Hermione and Harry to him, so the professor found an employee of the Ministry of Magic and called them over.

They didn't have to wait long before Hermione and Harry appeared in their sights.

The little witch obediently stood beside Kyle, but Harry scratched his head awkwardly, obviously wanting to say something.

"Harry, what happened?"

Seeing that the child was too hesitant to speak, Kyle asked directly.

Harry, who was disturbed, looked at Kyle in embarrassment, and apologized:

"Senior, I can't visit your house this time. When we retreated just now, the professors brought out the petrified students."

As he said that, Harry's expression was filled with sadness:
"When Molly came to pick up Ron and the others, she saw the stone statues of the twins again, and she was very sad. I was a little worried about her, and wanted to go to the Burrow with them."

Obviously, he had promised Kyle to visit his old house, but suddenly changed his mind at this moment.

Apparently Harry was embarrassed by such a relapse.

But the kid's eyes were extremely firm, and it could be seen that he had already made up his mind.

Of course Kyle would not stop him, but asked curiously.

"Who is Molly?"

Seeing that Kyle didn't express any dissatisfaction, Harry quietly breathed a sigh of relief:

"It's Ron's mother, she was very kind to me."

Kyle nodded and did not continue to ask about this matter.

In the end, Kyle and the little witch returned to the old house together.

"Kyle, I heard that you also participated in the battle in the chamber of secrets, tell us what's going on!"

As soon as he entered the room, Kyle saw many Blakes, all crowded in the few portraits in the hall.

All the gossips on his face were filled with gloating smiles.

Especially Phineas.

Originally, the eyes were small, but now they squinted excitedly, making them even more obscene.

Kyle looked at them helplessly, and the little witch also covered her mouth, trying to hold back a smile.

These guys didn't care about the secret room battle, they clearly wanted to know how McGonagall, the headmaster of the Gryffindor faction, was so deflated.

After giving them a blank look, Kyle didn't want to waste time on such a boring thing.

So with a push on the little witch, Hermione was pushed in front of them.

The little girl who was a melon-eating crowd just now was suddenly pushed out, her face was full of surprise.

"Senior..."

Hermione looked at Kyle hesitantly, but Kyle just gave her an encouraging look.

It has been two months since the girl came to Black's old house.

But the portraits have always treated her lukewarm, and many people even completely ignored her.

From their point of view, it was the biggest insult to Black that a sorcerer wizard stepped into Black's old house.

But Kyle has told them with a strong attitude that he doesn't want to see anyone bullying them.

Including Hermione, including those Muggle scientists.

This made the portraits very helpless, so they could only choose cold treatment.

No mention of Patriarch Kyle's power, nor his control over the old house.

Just the strength that Kyle has now makes these guys no longer willing to conflict with Kyle at will.

Kyle will surely lead the Black family to a new height, which is already the consensus among all the portraits.

So even if they didn't want to, they suppressed their dislike of Muggles and chose to turn a blind eye to them.

And I have to say that the Muggles that Kyle brought to the old house, whether they were the four-man team of scientists or Hermione, were all really talented.

The portraits don't know what a scientist is.

I also don't understand what they are doing.

But now the results produced by the group of four have left the portraits stunned!
These muggles, who obviously don't have a trace of magic power, have successfully caused a ripple of magic energy by relying on their so-called machines.

This completely breaks the inherent cognition of the portraits.

For thousands of years, magic has been a privilege entrusted to wizards by heaven, and Muggles can't get their hands on it.

This is the same truth as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and the water flows from high to low.

This is also the pride of wizards.

But now, the group of four told the portraits with reality that even Muggles can leverage the power of magic!
Although they are just getting started now, they only caused the response of magical power.

There is no way to release magic, nor can alchemy or brew potions.

But the portraits are still pessimistic.

The most difficult from 0 to 1 has already passed.

How long will it be difficult for these scientists to release the first magic and refine the first piece of magic equipment?

One year, five years, even 100 years.

For the portraits, it was not too long.

Thinking of this, the portraits couldn't help feeling melancholy.

This time Kyle pushed Hermione out, not only in order not to waste her time, but also to strengthen her communication with the portraits.

These portraits have a lot of good stuff in their bellies.

If Hermione had a good relationship with them, the benefits would definitely be indispensable.

Of course, she really didn't want to waste her time with these old guys.

Maybe it's because I've been locked up in the portrait for a long time.

These guys not only gossip, but chatter.

What I like to say the most is to think about how I was.

What I like to hear most is all kinds of embarrassing stories about celebrities in the magic world today.

Phineas was dozing off in the principal's office when the accident happened.

As soon as he heard that something had happened, he immediately became energetic.

Not just because something went wrong with the Gryffindor series, but also because of new fun.

First, he stayed in the principal's office and obeyed orders for a while.

After seeing that Mag didn't have anything to hand over to the portrait, he quickly ran back to Black's old house and brought first-hand gossip information to the other old guys.

Not just Phineas, but the selection of other portraits is similar.

If someone entered the principal's office now, they would only see an empty portrait on the wall.

Seeing that Kyle had already expressed his attitude and would not explain to them what happened in detail, the portraits could only turn their attention to Hermione.

Seeing Kyle quickly turn around and leave the hall, the little girl could only shrug helplessly at the portraits.

But the girl was not stage frightened either.

The clear voice began to tell the portraits what happened.

From Colin's attack to Slytherin piecing together clues.

Then all the professors went down to the secret room together to fight the basilisk bravely.

All the stories were told vividly, and the portraits who listened to them were mesmerized.

Until the end, it was said that the basilisk disturbed the acromantula, causing this appalling attack.

At this time, the little girl was already extremely depressed.

She knew all those little lion cubs that were dragged into the spider colony.

Two first graders, one second grader, and one fifth grader.

Those two first-grade little ghost heads have always admired her.

Not only because of her status as the first grader, but also because she had accompanied Harry to bravely break into the restricted area on the third floor.

In the mouths of those two little devils, she is simply the embodiment of wisdom and courage.

There had been a time when these two little ghosts had been chasing after her for the cheats she wanted to learn.

The two of them thought that Hermione must have mastered the great learning secrets, so that she could not only learn the textbook knowledge well, but also learn so much extracurricular knowledge.

And that second grade was Hermione's classmate in the same grade, and they went to class together every day.

The classmate was Simon Finnigan, Harry's roommate.

If I guessed correctly, that guy must have surpassed her homework with Harry.

Hermione was especially familiar with the fifth grader who died.

Don't look at the senior who likes to play and make trouble, but actually loves to study.

In the first grade, many of the books Hermione read were recommended by that senior.

It wasn't until she met Kyle that the senior took a back seat.

Now one attack, four lives.

Hermione was sad, dazed.

Unlike last year's accident.

Hermione could see clearly that the so-called adventure last year was completely a farce.

It was just a trial arranged by Dumbledore for Harry.

So the responsibility for the deaths of the six students last year rests entirely with Dumbledore.

But now, who can be blamed?

Dumbledore was right to let the basilisk go, but there was nothing wrong with his decision.

After all, there is another heir hiding in the dark.

Without the basilisk, he may never be found.

Blame the left-behind professor for being unfavorable?
There's nothing wrong with Professor Sprout's decision either.

After all, no one would have thought that the Forbidden Forest, which has always been stable, would have riots.

Who is to blame?
It seemed that no one was wrong, but four innocent little wizards died.

It seemed that all the mistakes could only be attributed to the heir.

wrong!

While talking, Hermione suddenly stopped speaking,

When the portraits heard the nervousness, although they were also pitiful about what happened to those children, they couldn't help urging:

"He...Miss Granger, what's the matter? Keep talking!"

The little girl's face was a little pale, and she asked the portrait in a weak voice:

"Gentlemen, have the acromantids in the Forbidden Forest existed since ancient times?"

Hermione's words seemed to press a pause button, stopping the chatter of the portraits.

Phoenix, who was the leader, even narrowed his eyes.

It's different from the wretched look when he was gossiping just now.

The same squinting, but Phoenix at this time can only make people feel sinister.

"Hermione." Phoenix didn't pretend to call him Miss Granger, but called him by her first name: "I have to say, you are really a sensitive girl."

"Acromantula is native to Kalimantan, if I remember correctly."

"That's right!" It was an unknown Black ancestor who was not very active at ordinary times:
"Not only is the giant arachnid not native to the UK, but when I was still working for the Ministry of Magic, it became a creature that was prohibited from being imported, and all giant spiders in the UK were eliminated."

The words of this Black made the hall fall silent.

Everyone also understood Hermione's intention in asking this question.

Since the entry of giant arachnids had been banned many years ago, where did these things in the forest come from?
According to Hermione, it wasn't just one or two.

That's a whole group.

Smaller than the size of a fist.

And the old one is almost unable to walk.

Is it the successor left by the previous heir?

Or is it a foreshadowing left by a dark wizard here?
Blacks, who have always been living in conspiracies, can't help thinking about the conspiracies here.

But Hermione felt that none of this was the truth.

The biggest suspects for keeping acromantia in the Forbidden Forest are Professor Celtic Byrne of the Conservation of Magical Creatures class, and her big friend Rubeus Hagrid.

Hermione would not be surprised if these spiders were raised by Celtic Bourne.

This old professor has been teaching for more than 60 years and has been punished more than 60 times. Until this year, he was still an intern professor.

He raised giant dragons in captivity without authorization, introduced dangerous creatures from other countries without authorization, and even raised werewolves in captivity.

This old professor has various criminal records.

But Hermione felt that Hagrid did it more than Professor Bourne.

This result made Hermione's heart hurt as if something had grabbed her, but she felt that this was the truth.

Hermione had heard Kyle mention what Hagrid did on the battlefield.

He tried to stop the war between the spiders and the wizards, and had a conversation with the spiders.

Obviously, he is familiar with Spider Mai.

There are only two explanations for this.

First, the dark wizard or heir kept the spiders in the Forbidden Forest, and Hagrid found them and kept them as pets.

Second, this is Hagrid's pet.

Although Hermione wanted to excuse Hagrid, she vaguely felt that the second guess was the correct answer.

Nothing to do with The Heir, and no Dark wizards at all.

It was Hagrid who violated the Ministry of Magic's ban, and violated Hogwarts' rules, by raising these dangerous creatures in the Forbidden Forest without permission.

Thinking of this, Hermione was no longer interested in listening to the Blacks discuss those conspiracy theories.

After saluting them hastily, he hurried to the basement, wanting to discuss it with Kyle.

"What did Hagrid do?"

Hearing Hermione's explanation, Kyle raised his eyebrows in surprise.

This attack is definitely not a trivial matter.

Four people died and many more were injured.

The Ministry of Magic, enthusiastic citizens, and school professors participated in the battle.

The Daily Prophet, the Quibbler, and even journalists from other European countries all showed up at Hogwarts.

When the attack on Hogwarts hits the newspapers tomorrow, it is destined to shock the whole of Europe.

Even now there was debate as to whether the attack should have been counted as a small battle, an encounter between wizards and non-human beings.

No one can handle such a big responsibility.

In particular, Hagrid showed obvious abnormalities on the battlefield.

Now everyone is guessing the truth of the matter, and various conspiracy theories are flying everywhere.

But the follow-up investigators may not take long to investigate Hagrid.

Once it was established that the spider was raised by Hagrid.

So light, this guy will sit through the bottom of Azkaban's prison.

If he chooses a heavy sentence in order to calm the anger of the people, there is no doubt that he will usher in a dementor's kiss.

After all, there are four lives, someone must be responsible for it.

　Today's update, continue to salt the fish
　　
　
(End of this chapter)