Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 287 The Mastermind Behind The Da Vinci Code
After insulting the big black dog Black in a sarcastic manner, Lin You immediately took his leave. Not only did he leave the subsequent tasks of capturing Peter Pettigrew and clearing Black's name to Dumbledore, he was even willing to pretend not to know that Sirius was actually an Animagus unless someone told him.

If someone asks about it in the future, Lin You will just bite the bullet and say that he didn't see the black dog when he entered the shed, he only saw Sirius, and he didn't see the process of his transformation.

Black and Lupin naturally wanted the little brat to leave as soon as possible and to forget the embarrassing thing that happened today. Dumbledore tried to keep them twice, but was rejected by Lin You.

"Don't think I'm easy to fool just because I'm young. I know what you want to do, Professor. I'm already giving you face by staying to listen to Mr. Lupin's story. Forrester won't lend his influence out easily." Count Goff said unhappily, turned around and Apparated away.

Lin You stayed in the Shrieking Shack to listen to the entire story without raising any questions, which indirectly indicates that the Forresters also agreed to reinvestigate the mystery of that year; but what results you can get from the investigation next depends only on your own abilities, and don't even think about using my name to cover up your own mistakes.

This unspeakable intention could only be understood. Dumbledore naturally understood it, and Lupin was also thinking about it. Only Black was still in a daze. When he could no longer see the figure, he spat heavily with the voice he had just recovered: "Bah, you little bastard from the Forrester family."

"You know him?" Lupin was surprised.

"I don't know him, but I know his family. They support countless pure-blood families, as well as the vampires in Gringotts." Black said angrily, "Of course, this also includes the Black family."

Lupin was even more surprised: "Your family is also related to him?"

"Of course. Do you know why I look down on those ridiculous traditions of my family?" Black could not hide his sarcasm when talking about his family. "Black, who is 'forever pure', fawns over Forester, who married a Muggle royal princess and betrayed his wizarding bloodline. He does this just to earn more gold Galleons from him to maintain the vanity and respectability of the pure-blood family, so that he can put on airs in front of other non-pure-bloods and traitors. Haha, the pure Black is so hypocritical that it's disgusting."

Not to mention that the two "plunderers" were escorted all the way back to Hogwarts by Dumbledore, and that plans were being made to capture Peter Pettigrew; it was only said that Lin You left in a hurry, not only to get away in time, but also to accept another invitation.

Sir Leigh Teabing's invitation was personally handed to Earl Goff by the royal supervisor; although it was a private invitation and did not represent any official attitude, as a colleague and nominal subordinate, Lin You felt that he should give him some face.

Lin You only knew about Leigh Teabing through the story of The Da Vinci Code; an expert in religious history who was fervently trying to uncover the secrets of the Priory and the Holy Grail. With such an identity, it was easy for him to establish deep connections in the Anglican Church and even ask the royal supervisor to help him pass on messages.

However, when I met him in person, he was just an ordinary man with elegant conversation and a strong scholarly temperament. He was over fifty years old, and one could see both the vitality and laziness of a middle-aged man in him. Occasionally, a dark look flashed across his eyes, but it was not offensive.

In the movie version, the actor who played this role also played the wizard Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings". Another famous role is the elderly version of Magneto in the "Mutants" series of movies.

By the way, viewers often confuse him with the actor who plays Dumbledore; Lin You once made this confusion in the real dimension, so when he saw Dumbledore and Leigh Teabing today, he couldn't help feeling a little dazed at first glance.

It was their first meeting, and the age difference between them was huge. They exchanged a few pleasantries before getting straight to the point: "I took the liberty of inviting Your Excellency this time to ask you for confirmation of something." "Please go ahead."

"As far as I know, there is magic in this world, right? Your family has long served as the royal family's magic adviser." Lei Teabing asked the first substantive question and looked at Lin You expectantly.

Lin You did not answer, but asked back: "Where did you hear about magic?"

"I didn't hear that, but I found out through investigation," Sir Teabing replied calmly. "If you pay attention to the Vatican, you will know that there are demons and exorcisms in this world. Black magic and witchcraft are real, but everyone who knows about it knows it. But it was not until recently that I realized that the so-called 'tacit understanding' is actually managed and restricted by someone."

"Sir Teabing, I have to remind you that you'd better explain your purpose immediately; otherwise, you will soon become the object of management and restraint." Lin You said in a calm tone and with a cold attitude.

The management of the wizarding world is loose inside but tight outside, and the legal provisions and enforcement measures related to the Statute of Secrecy are not just for show; tens of thousands of Muggles around the world are subjected to the "Forgetfulness Spell" and "Memory Reshaping Spell" every year, not including those incidents that are covered up with various excuses - for example, the magic of Peter Pettigrew blowing up a street was disguised as a gas pipeline explosion.

"Please don't misunderstand me, Your Excellency," Leigh Teabing explained. "The Director has reminded me that I am not the kind of person who is overly curious. I only want to know the effects of certain magic, and I have no interest in other secrets related to magic."

"What do you want to know?" Lin You's expression relaxed, but to a very limited extent.

“I want to know if it’s possible to use magic to confirm bloodline inheritance,” Ser Teabing explained. “I’m not talking about pedigree verification, but the actual bloodline inheritance of a person.”

"You should be more specific. Magic is not omnipotent. We need to analyze each specific situation." Lin You, who knew the plot of the story, had already guessed the clues in his mind, but he still kept silent.

“To be more specific, is there any way, using magic…” Leigh Teabing asked, almost word by word, making it clear how important the question was to him, “to determine the true identity of a person’s ancestors today? I mean ancestors with direct blood relations.”

"Magic is not omnipotent." Lin You started with the same sentence, but soon changed the subject, "If you want to investigate blood relationships, you need a certain medium; in fact, it is similar to scientific blood relationship identification, but the medium required is different."

Leigh Teabing's eyes lit up when he got the answer, and he quickly asked, "What if it's blood? Can the blood left by a person in history prove the blood relationship between him and his descendants?"

"I've said before that specific problems require specific analysis." Lin You's tone remained calm, "Magic is different from natural science. Magical methods are often not universal."

(End of this chapter)