The Extraordinary Apothecary at Hogwarts

Dumbledore put his hands on the table, "The shadow of childhood has caused too many tragedies. Let's talk about it. Maybe I can help you judge whether she is the person we are looking for."

"Well, according to the memories of the nuns at the orphanage, she was carried by her mother - her biological mother had light blond hair and was very beautiful, but her face was gray and her lips were purple. The nun saw her through the window When something went wrong, she immediately dropped her half-knitted hat and rushed to the door. She had passed out on the stairs, holding her child tightly in her arms. The nuns could not move her arms and could only let her continue to hold her.

The child was about three years old. He looked healthy and cute. He slept extremely deeply and did not wake up. Because the girl had rare silver-white hair and what happened next, the nun had a very deep memory of the whole thing. "

"It sounds like both the mother and the nun were people who would treat her well."

"It should be that they helped her indoors and asked a doctor to examine her carefully. Nothing was found. Everything seemed to be normal, but her pulse was getting weaker and weaker. After a while, she woke up on her own, struggled to get up and carried the child She was gently placed on a small bed, covered with a quilt, and began to calmly explain her funeral arrangements, asking the nuns to take care of her children.

The nuns had seen this kind of situation many times, and they knew that it must be a poor mother who could not bear the impact of sudden family changes, so they wanted to persuade her to stay and have a good rest. Later, they could slowly say that they were willing to provide her with help.But she shook her head and refused, saying that she had taken poison, and her husband, whom she had loved for several years, committed suicide before her. She didn't know the reason at first, until she found something she had never seen before when sorting out her belongings - proof that she and his husband They are—are—half-brothers and sisters. "

Dumbledore was silent for a while, his silver-white beard undulating slightly.

Eugenie continued, "I speculate that both her parents should have a certain amount of Veela blood - but Veela blood has no special manifestation in males. There is no way to determine what kind of physical evidence allowed them to discover their genetic relationship. Got it. The nuns could only watch her mother slowly die sadly and were helpless. Later, there were many families who wanted to adopt her. The nuns compared the conditions and selected her current adoptive mother, Ms. Margulis. She changed The surname came to England with her adoptive mother.”

Dumbledore raised his hand to signal her to stop, "Since there are many choices, why did they choose a foreigner?"

"Well, Professor Flitwick also asked the same question. It is said that they first excluded some male adopters because 'they didn't look reliable enough', and then compared the family conditions. Although some families are wealthy, they may have their own The child will be indifferent to the adopted children from now on, so after screening these two points, Ms. Margulis, who lives alone, has not many competitors - she also provided previous adoption records to prove that the other two boys she adopted have now graduated. She was very good at work, so she had time to go abroad for a vacation and relax, and she happened to meet this kid who was a perfect match."

Dumbledore commented, "It seems that we are bound to win. Our focus should shift to this Ms. Margulies."

"Well, Professor Flitwick said that there are serious problems with this lady's education methods. It may be that she is too old and is adopting a girl for the first time. She showed excessive doting on Miss Margulies - she satisfied her request. All the conditions, owning a princess room, buying dresses and jewelry..."

"Pampering will undoubtedly destroy her. From your description, she indulged in material needs."

Eugenie took two steps forward, "Professor, what I think is strange is here. If her adoptive mother really loves her, how could she be willing to let her maintain that kind of - well - far beyond friendship with many boys in school? Relationship?"

Eugenie observed Dumbledore's unchanged expression and quickly added, "You are free to love, but the attitude of the female guardian is usually not too friendly - let's say I hugged this one or kissed that one in school. A kiss, in short, very close physical contact with multiple people at the same time - then - "

She noticed something strange and turned her head and glanced behind her. The murderous eyes penetrated her back, as if she was staring at someone else through her.

She hid her neck in her scarf, and her words immediately became awkward, "I - just - give an example - a false example - Professor - you know I absolutely did not -"

Terrible.

Snape said nothing, his expression filled with silent terror.

She really should have assumed a passerby or something instead of making fun of herself.

She quickly turned her head back and didn't dare to look anymore, "Ah - Professor Dumbledore, that's what I want to express. Ms. Margulies's normal reaction should be similar, even if she is really overly pampered. I can’t bear to criticize my children harshly, and I won’t let those boys do whatever they want.”

Dumbledore looked at Snape's expression for a moment, then moved his gaze back, "Go and verify your idea." He glanced at Snape again when he said this, "Don't use too drastic methods. When the evidence is solid, Miss Margulies was a student at Hogwarts before."

"Okay, Professor Dumbledore."

Eugenie was about to leave, but Dumbledore stopped her.

"How's Pettigrew doing now?"

"Alive - that's all I can say." Eugenie said flatly.

Dumbledore said, "Oh, that's enough. I have recently seen that Harry's progress is pretty good, and the diary is also very interested in him. When he decides to face the basilisk bravely, I will start preparing surprises for him." ”

"But he still needs to go back to Aunt Petunia's house." Eugenia paused, "If you want it to come in handy and send it to the court, I need you to help him forget it better, and Wormtail is a little small now. The problem - there are some traces of dark magic on it that probably can’t be removed.”

Small problem is a euphemism. Anyway, Dumbledore knew about it, but he didn't see with his own eyes what Wormtail was like now.

"No problem, I will find a suitable reason for it during the trial." Dumbledore said with a smile, "At the same time, I am looking forward to your research. I have always felt that the price of mouthwash potions is too high for me. It's a pain in the ass for someone who uses it a lot - asking Severus to do it and being criticized."

Eugenie winked her left eye mischievously, "As I said, for your own good, Professor Dumbledore, maybe after we successfully promote popular potions, you can still enjoy the VIP price when you buy mouthwash potions in the store."

Dumbledore sighed softly, "Severus, you teach a good student. I will make sure that you will not be embarrassed to read out the password for the principal's office in the future."

"If you please, Dumbledore." Snape walked out without any appreciation.