Chapter 72 Hermione Asks for Help

The next day, Saturday, was Hogsmeade Village Visit Day.

After the Slytherin wizards gathered in the lounge, they set off for Hogsmeade Village in a mighty procession.

Sherin finally saw the legendary Ms. Rosmerta. She was indeed well-maintained and still charming. Tsk tsk, but she was indeed a little too old - she had been working in the bar during the Marauder era, and was older than Narcissa. Sherin really couldn't imagine why Ron had a crush on her. Did he have an Oedipus complex?

(Note: People's Publishing House did not specifically translate Marauder. Fans generally translated it as Marauders, which is actually wrong. The nature of this organization is to wander around and violate school rules, not robbers! This book translates it as Marauders)

Butterbeer is not a drink unique to the Three Broomsticks, but is sold in major bars, but the butterbeer here is indeed unique. It doesn't taste too greasy and has a bit of a cool feeling. Sherin, who is already quite proficient in herbs and potions, guessed that Moondew should be added to it.

Moondew is a flowering plant found in Scotland. Its flowers will only bloom under sufficient moonlight (usually when the moon is full and cloudless). It is one of the ingredients of the invigorating potion and the sleeping potion.

(Note: There are many kinds of Sleeping Potion, which are generally used to assist sleep. In the 16th century, the potion genius Zygmunt Budge replaced the moondew with wormwood and made the prototype of the strongest sleeping potion "Living Hell Potion". The effect of this potion is so strong that it can even be used to pretend to be dead. The use of moondew has gradually decreased.)

Interestingly, it was the medieval Irish female Trojan, Cliodna, who discovered the magical properties of moondew. Therefore, generally speaking, only wizards who have a deep understanding of Trojan magic culture will use moondew in their daily diet. Schelling looked at Ms. Rosmerta with interest. Does this beautiful woman who is rarely mentioned in the original book have an unknown identity?

Everyone had a great time at the Three Broomsticks. Draco took Goyle and Crabbe to the Shrieking Shack for adventure; the others were going to buy candy or prank supplies. Shalling knew that Draco would meet Ron and the invisible Harry at the Shrieking Shack, and a plot would be triggered, so he excused himself to everyone that he had important things to do, and left alone.

After dressing up, Shalling went to the post office in Hogsmeade Village, chose an owl with anti-tracking function, and anonymously sent a letter of complaint to Professor Snape. The letter reported that he saw Harry sneaking out of Hogsmeade Village, and then he hurried back to the castle, put on a layer of invisible illusion spell on his body, and hid near the statue of the one-eyed witch on the fourth floor waiting for the plot to begin.

The subsequent plot was exactly the same as described in the original book.

Harry used his invisibility to play a trick on Draco and his three companions, but when he stretched out his legs and tripped Crabbe, Crabbe's foot hooked the invisibility cloak, which was pulled off his body, revealing a floating head in the air, which scared Draco half to death.

Harry knew he was exposed, so he hurried back to the castle through the secret passage in the cellar of the Duke of Honey. He finally got out from behind the statue of the one-eyed witch. The witch's hunchback had just closed, and Snape happened to come to search, and then took Harry to his office.

After the two left, Sherin confirmed that there was no one else around, so he immediately walked to the statue of the one-eyed witch, whispered "separate left and right", and then gently tapped the statue with his wand, and the statue's hunchback opened, revealing a narrow entrance. Inside was a narrow and short dirt passage, with a tortuous route, like a giant rabbit hole.

The purpose of Schelling's trip was to find the Death's Invisibility Cloak that Harry had hidden here. Although the appearance of the Invisibility Cloak was invisible and colorless, and the magic fluctuations it emitted were hidden enough to deceive his magic eyes, this did not bother him.

Schelling released Silver Fang from the suitcase space and let it follow Harry's scent with its sense of smell and repeat the route Harry had taken.

The clever Silver Fang quickly understood what its owner meant, and led Schelling to a dark corner, indicating with body movements that the smell here was the strongest. After Schelling searched for a while, he finally found the Death's Invisibility Cloak and stuffed it into the suitcase space and took it away quietly.

[The Death's Invisibility Cloak was obtained! ]

With the experience of the previous few times, Schelling confirmed that this operation was flawless - Dumbledore had absolutely no idea about the existence of this secret passage before. The best evidence was that after Black's two invasions, he still did not let Filch specifically monitor this secret passage. Nicolas Flamel, the only one who could find Schelling with divination, had said goodbye to Schelling in a letter a week ago and officially welcomed his death.

Nicolas maintained his usual low profile, and even the funeral was held in secret, so not many people knew about his death. Most of his inheritance was donated to Beauxbatons, his alma mater, and only a small part was left to his descendants scattered around the world.

Even Schelling, who was probably only a nominal disciple, received a book. There was no name on the cover of this book, and it was locked with a special alchemical lock. Neither the unlocking spell nor the universal unlocker could open it. We can only wait for Schelling's alchemy level to improve, and then use alchemy to unlock it, just as the teacher's last test for the student!

Nico is half of Schelling's teacher. Although Schelling is inevitably a little sad, he also understands that this is Nico's own choice. From this point of view, Nico who chose death with free will has defeated death, which is in line with " "Lord of Death", so Xie Lin could only offer his blessings to him from a distance and wish him a smooth journey after his death.

(Note: The wizard does not return to nothingness after death, but enters Limbo first, and then enters Afterlife; People's Press did not translate these two words. Does anyone know how other fan authors translate it? The Taiwanese version of Crown Publishing does Yes, the former is translated as "the illusion" and the latter is translated as "the world of the dead")

The problem now is that although Schelling has obtained the Death Cloak, he cannot use it openly, otherwise it will be easy for Dumbledore to catch him. Schelling's plan was to study the alchemical principles on the Death's Invisibility Cloak, so as to improve his Supreme Wizard's Robe so that it would have the same invisibility and breath-covering effects as the Death's Invisibility Cloak.

The next day, after lunch time, when Schelling left the Great Hall, he met Hermione who was waiting for him in the corridor.

"Hagrid's lawsuit has been lost, and Buckbeak is going to be executed..." Hermione's face was horribly pale, she was holding a letter in her hand, and her lips were trembling, "Malfoy, Can you help it?"

Xie Lin was a little surprised and couldn't help but said: "Why would you want to find me? You know, I am a Malfoy after all!"

Hermione actually didn't know why she thought of going to Xuelin. She just had a strange intuition that Xuelin could help her - well, in fact, Hermione couldn't think of anyone else who could help her.

Her choice is different from that in the original work. First of all, after the last conversation with Sherrin, she has understood how many political factors are involved behind a simple Hippogriff injury case; secondly, the performances of Harry and Ron are also better than those in the original work. There are many differences - Harry is no longer the youngest Seeker in history, nor is he the hero who killed the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets; Ron is even worse, not to mention the glorious moment of defeating the troll, Throughout the semester, his shortcomings of being narrow-minded and jealous of talents have been exposed...

On the contrary, although Schelling, who was in the vaguely hostile Slytherin, had little contact with her, the few conversations they had had ended on bad terms due to different ideas.

However, she clearly remembers that in the first grade, Xie Lin gave up his sectarianism and chose to rescue her from the troll in the girls' bathroom. In the second grade, he risked his life and entered the secret room alone to save Ginny. Harry saved Harry from falling from high altitude, and recently generously allowed himself to be her assistant at the Charms Exchange Meeting, selflessly sharing his experience in learning the Patronus Charm with students from other colleges.

The most important thing is that Xie Lin himself comes from one of the most powerful pure-blood families, and he is always so calm and mature in dealing with others, giving people a sense of trust.

Apart from the different camp positions, Hermione could find no other reason to dislike him, and she could even vaguely feel that she might have quite a crush on this handsome young man. This time I came to him not only for Hagrid and Buckbeak, but also because I wanted to take the opportunity to have more contact with Sherrin.

When Hermione heard Xie Lin's question, Xie Lin hesitated, Xie Lin saw her embarrassment, and without waiting for her answer, he smiled and said: "Actually, this is not a big deal at all. Have you ever thought about it? , There is actually the simplest and most direct way to save Buckbeak."

"W-what do you mean?" Hermione was stunned for a moment.

"It means -" Xie Lin spread his hands and said naturally, "Hide it and don't let others find it. Isn't that the end of it?"

"Is this really possible?" Hermione asked in surprise. "I mean, can we really hide it so no one else can find it?"

"Of course, this is actually not that difficult..." Xie Lin comforted, "If you are willing to treat me as a friend, just leave this matter to me! Just talk to Hagrid in advance. Remember, don't treat me like a friend. If you confess, just say that you figured out a way to hide Buckbeak."

Hermione nodded gratefully, "Thank you, Malfoy, thank you for being willing to help me. I'm really sorry for what I said to you that night..."

Xie Lin raised his eyebrows and said with an exaggerated expression: "Miss Granger, that day you said that I was a despicable, shameless, nasty and hateful Malfoy. It really broke my heart! If you really treat me as a friend, you will Stop calling me Malfoy!"

Hermione was immediately amused by him and burst into laughter, then her face turned red and she said, "Then, I will call you Xuelin from now on, is that okay?"

"Of course. In order to prevent you from taking advantage of me, I will also call you Hermione from now on, okay?"

Seeing Hermione nodding, Xie Lin said: "Okay, Hermione, that's all for today's conversation. I have to go to class later. Leave Hagrid's matter to me. You don't have to worry about it anymore." Worry."

Xie Lin considers himself not a kind-hearted person, but he is still essentially a man of great promise. Since he made a promise to Hermione, he will definitely try his best to fulfill it. Besides, I had nothing to lose by helping Hermione, I just felt a little sorry for Blaise. Thinking that Blaise had just treated him to a drink this morning, Xie Lin felt a little embarrassed and could only secretly say sorry in his heart.

The space in Xielin's suitcase is still empty. Occasionally, he will let Silver Fang wander around in it, but Silver Fang can only be regarded as a traveler, not a long-term resident of the suitcase space. Xielin plans to make a concerted effort and kidnap Buckbeak that night, making it the first long-term resident of his suitcase space.

(Please call me Pokémon, no, the master of collecting magical creatures!)

Unfortunately, man's plans are not as good as God's plans, and the development of things is beyond Xielin's expectations.

That night, there were almost no clouds in the sky. A round bright moon hung on the sky, and the moonlight fell softly, illuminating the entire Hogwarts Castle with a layer of blue.

When Xielin planned to go to Hagrid's hut to kidnap Buckbeak, he saw the figure of a black dog at the edge of the forbidden forest not far from the Whomping Willow.

"You really can't stay still..." Xielin scratched his hair and then chased after him. However, he couldn't expose himself in front of Black at the moment, so he had to follow far behind, barely making sure he didn't lose him completely.

Then he discovered an unusual truth about the matter - Black seemed to be chasing after Scabbers?

Chasing after Scabbers? Now?

Xie Ling had a bad feeling in his heart. This was the first time since his rebirth that he witnessed the plot seriously deviating from the trajectory of the original book.

In the original book, Scabbers didn't appear so early. What did it want to do?

Xie Ling was about to catch up quickly, but at this moment, a wolf howl suddenly sounded from the castle. The howl was mixed with pain and mania, completely breaking the quiet night sky.

"What?" Xie Ling, who was running quickly towards the cabin, was suddenly stunned. He stopped and looked back at a window on the third floor of the castle. On the lawn not far from him, Black in the form of animagus also turned his head, and a pair of black dog eyes stared at Hogwarts Castle.

As the two looked at each other in shock, a hairy and muscular figure poked out from the window. In the bright moonlight tonight, even though he was far away, he was clearly visible.

From here, the plot of the original novel began to reverse. Please continue to support us!