Hogwarts 1991

Chapter 166 Dinner
"Suspicious!" said Fred solemnly.

"Very weird. It doesn't tell you exactly what horrors are going to happen..." George said.

Before the two could finish speaking, Percy interrupted and taunted.

"You guys are worse than a Muggle who hasn't been to Hogwarts."

"House-elves cannot reveal their master's secrets...that's why it doesn't say so."

"It's very suspicious, though, that house-elves shouldn't be able to betray their master at all..." Percy said, turning to Harry.

"But... it looks like it's telling the truth." Harry said doubtfully.

"Harry, however, Fred is right, this is very suspicious, it seems that someone sent someone to prevent you from returning to Hogwarts..."

"Maybe it's a Hogwarts student...don't worry, I, as a prefect, will investigate this matter..." Percy said proudly.

When Percy said that someone didn't want Harry to go back to school, Ginny finally couldn't help covering her mouth and screaming.

Mrs. Weasley reacted, pulled Ginny away, and asked her not to tell this matter at Hogwarts, so as not to cause confusion among the little wizards.

It seems that she also knows the traditional arts of Hogwarts.

And Mr. Weasley frowned and asked, "Harry, do you remember what the mark on the elf's body looks like?"

"It looks like a star..."

"Six-pointed star...it's a six-pointed star!" McGuffin said as he put down the food in his hand.

At this time, Mrs. Weasley came back, but Ginny did not come back together. It seemed that the following conversation could not be known by the little girl.

"Molly, the mark of that house elf is a six-pointed star..." Mr. Weasley said, the two looked at each other, and their expressions immediately became serious.

"Mr. Weasley? What... Is it true that someone deliberately didn't want me to go to school? Dobby, is it lying to me?" Harry asked.

Everyone looked at Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, waiting for an answer.

Mr. Weasley was silent, and after some deliberation, he said, "The house elf has concluded a magical contract with the family of the master he serves... Generally speaking, as Percy just said, the Jaen elves cannot deviate from this magical contract. To a certain extent, they cannot even have any thoughts of betraying their master from the bottom of their hearts."

"Let's put it this way, it looks more like some kid's prank...because it's impossible to stop you from going to school."

"When you don't arrive at the school for no reason, Hogwarts will send owls to inquire, and even professors will specially petition... There will even be Aurors from the Ministry of Magic to inquire about what happened to you?"

"Any senior Hogwarts student would know this kind of thing... no adult wizard would send his own house-elf to do such a thing!"

"House-elfs can only be found in the kind of ancient wizarding family..."

"And that hexagram-shaped magic brand... Only those families who graduated from Slytherin will use this brand... Just ask the Ministry of Magic to investigate and find out who it is?"

"So no adult wizard is stupid enough to do this!"

"Maybe you have any bad friends at school..." Mr. Weasley hadn't finished.

"I know, I know it's... Draco Malfoy!!" Ron yelled, interrupting Mr. Weasley.

It was the same name that came to Harry's mind at the same time.

"Malfoy... Lucius Malfoy's child?"

"Arthur..." After hearing this name, Mrs. Weasley called out her husband's name with a worried expression.

Mr. Weasley looked up, frowning at his wife.

"Lucius Malfoy is the friend of You-Know-Who... he can even be said to be his confidant..." George whispered to Harry who was sitting beside him.

"And he often speaks publicly about attacking his father... promoting the theory of pure-blood wizards, and has a deep connection in the Ministry of Magic..." Fred interjected, "The relationship with my father is very hot."

Harry was not at all surprised to hear this unsurprising news.Compared with the Malfoys he knew, the Dursleys were honest and honest.

but……

"I don't feel that way! Did Dobby really want to tell me something? And in the end, the hurt he suffered was real...it was shown in front of me and the McGuffin...right? McGuffin..." He turned to look at McGuffin.

McGuffin was stuffing a large piece of chicken into his mouth, watching everyone's eyes focus on him.

In order to keep his character from collapsing in Weasley's house, he waved his hands repeatedly and swallowed, and said, "I don't think it's interesting to think so much? Harry, can you not go to Hogwarts?"

"We can't rely on the house-elf's argument... to catch the Malfoy family!"

"No one will believe us!"

"Anyway! Just be on high alert this semester," McGuffin said.

At this moment, Ginny came in, lowered her head, walked up to Mrs. Weasley and held hands, complaining in a low voice—whether she could eat.

Also sneaking glances at Harry next to the twins.

Mrs. Weasley thought about it, and found that she was indeed making a fuss, and there was nothing to keep secret.

So she sent Ginny back to the table.

Then Mrs. Weasley conjured some candles in the kitchen, illuminating the kitchen that had been dark for almost an instant.

"McGuffin is right, whether the house-elf is true or not, Harry, MacGuffin, and you Ron..." Mrs. Weasley emphasized, sitting down and staring at Ron, (he was gurgling from a bowl of milk soup).

"You must be more vigilant. If it is fake, there is a little wizard who has a deep hatred for you, so that he still does this kind of thing during the summer vacation... He will definitely attack you in the future... If it is true, you should be more vigilant."

"Let's put it down, Mom, I will be more vigilant and perform my responsibilities as a prefect - to protect these junior wizards from conflicting with each other." Obviously Percy didn't take this seriously, and he thought it was a conflict among students.

Mr. Weasley finally said, "Don't worry, Molly, children... and Harry and McGuffin, you don't have to worry, I'll watch that Lucius Malfoy! Whether he really has some conspiracy or not!"

"There's going to be a Ministry operation in the near future - there will be an intensified search for dangerous magic items before they end up in Muggle society," he went on.

"The chaos these dark magic items have caused in Muggle society over the years has finally overwhelmed the Ministry... this time the Ministry is serious..."

"Taking this opportunity... I will check Malfoy's details. Back then, he got away with the dark wizard trial of the Department of Law of the Ministry of Magic by relying on nonsense. I will not let him go easily this time..."

Mrs. Weasley opened her mouth to say a few words, but when she saw that there were other people in front of her, she became quiet again, but she seemed preoccupied, and she didn't seem to agree with her husband's actions against Lucius.

Next, a few people ate with their heads covered, and the plates were swept away in a short while.

Mrs. Weasley waved his wand, and the dishes flew into the sink. A little more, and the dishes cleaned themselves.

McGuffin originally wanted to hang out with Harry Ron and the others, but was stopped by Mr. Weasley.

"McGuffin, I want to talk to you about going to the Ministry of Magic for questioning..."

Soon everyone else was driven away by Mrs. Weasley, and only MacGuffin and the Weasleys were left in the kitchen.

McGuffin fell silent, and for a while there was only the sound of dishes being clanged and cleaned in the kitchen, like some kind of music.

He didn't know what the Weasleys were going to say?
According to his guess, this unreasonable incident should be a power test or confrontation conducted by the Ministry of Magic (or mainly Fauci) against Dumbledore...

This should have nothing to do with me!
Originally, he thought that going to the Ministry of Magic was just a formality, the purpose was to lure Dumbledore!

Looking at the expressions of the Weasleys now, it shouldn't be that simple!
"Professor Dumbledore has written to tell us in detail what happened that night?" Mr. and Mrs. Weasley continued.

"Do you all know?"

"everything?……"

McGuffin asked vaguely, carefully checking the faces of the two.

——Do they also know about [Blood Curse]?
McGuffin observed carefully and could not see any strange expressions in the eyes of the two, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Because he knows that [Blood Curse] is a despised existence even in the wizarding world, and in the eyes of some wizards, it can even be the same as a werewolf.

If the news leaked out, he might be expelled from Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic. Even if Dumbledore had a tacit understanding with him, he could not violate the requirements of those parents or the school's sensible requirements and keep himself in the school.

Without the school's natural mission reservoir, it would not be so easy for him to obtain missions and talent points.

This not only has a great impact on the lifting of the [Blood Curse], but also on the improvement of strength.

"We all know, McGuffin, listen to me, you have to... or you can't say that you can perform ancient magic, even if someone from the Ministry of Magic asks you, you can't say that ancient magic was taught by Quilinus Quirrell."

"Now the wizards of the Department of Law of the Ministry of Magic, or the Aurors, are spreading a concept. They think that if a wizard specializes in ancient magic, then he must be a dark wizard... If someone really puts you and Quirrell together, he must have evil intentions."

"McGuffin, you must deny it."

"As for the [Tianshichengjin] magic thing, Dumbledore asked me to tell you that no one knows the specific situation...you just need to answer truthfully."

"[Turn a stone into gold]..." A small exclamation came from the dark narrow passage.

Mr. Weasley stopped McGuffin who was about to say something, and said loudly on purpose.

"McGuffin, what the hell is going on with that magic spell [Turn a stone into gold]?"

At the same time, he took out his wand and waved his wand at the opposite wall, and immediately there was a bumping and chaotic sound.

The voices of the two boys were complaining to each other, and one could tell it was the two twin brothers.

Mrs. Weasley charged straight ahead, furiously, like a tiger baring its claws.

After a while, she heard an angry cry from her.

"You guys really let me down... If you two put half your mind on your studies, I wouldn't be so worried..."

After a long while, it stopped.

Mrs. Weasley came up, and she said hoarsely, "Arthur, it's your sons again... You see, all their talents and pocket money are spent on this..."

After finishing speaking, she threw out a trumpet-shaped, black metal material, which can be freely retracted at the end, zooming in and out.

"This is?" Mr. Weasley held it in front of his eyes, and he, who often dealt with forbidden magic items, saw its purpose at a glance. "Is this... for eavesdropping? Interesting invention, I mean-say"

Seeing the anger in Mrs. Weasley's eyes again, he quickly changed his words, "This is very wrong... very bad...Molly, maybe we should reduce the pocket money of the two of them this year..."

Mr. Weasley looked at Mrs. Weasley's eyes, and suggested cautiously, ready to change his mind at any time.

Mrs. Weasley took a deep breath and puffed out her chest like a bullfrog. Seeing that there was still a MacGuffin here, she held back, her face flushed, and she gave her husband a hard look. It seemed that the matter was endless.

She switched hands to tidying up the dishes that had been washed.

After carefully watching his wife's back for a while, Mr. Weasley realized that he was talking to McGuffin.

"Where did I say it?" He stroked his little hair and recalled confusedly.

"Dumbledore wrote to tell me to answer honestly about the [Tianshichengjin] spell."

"Yes, yes, [Tianshichengjin]..."

Mr. Weasley nodded again and again, and he remembered.

He waved his wand, and two cups appeared on the table, with steaming tea pouring out of them like fountains.

Then he said, "McGuffin, you don't have to be too nervous... Dumbledore said that if you really don't know how to answer, or are nervous... just push the matter to him..."

"Well, is that all right?" said McGuffin, wondering what the old bee was up to again.

——So kind?
Could it be that what the horseman said that night changed his opinion?

He, McGuffin can also enjoy the treatment of Harry (the protagonist)?

McGuffin shook his head inwardly, rejecting this idea.

Dumbledore knew his true face, and he knew that this kind of thing couldn't buy him... Or it could only be effective for a pure iron-headed boy like Harry.

Could it be that Dumbledore is implying that the nature of this inquiry has changed... Is the Ministry of Magic trying to use itself as a breakthrough to attack Dumbledore?

"Thinking about it this way, I'm just a little wizard from a Muggle family...Compared to Harry, I can be said to be unknown and insignificant, so it's easy to deal with."

"What if the Ministry of Magic really decides to use itself as a feint target to test Dumbledore?"

——MMP, haven’t I become cannon fodder! !

(End of this chapter)