Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

The old man glanced at Moon with a smile in his eyes, "I think, ah, that's a really good idea. At least it's better than me who only wants to stick to the rules. So, why not let you go and do something? Right?" "

"Uh." Moon searched hard for the right words, but finally managed to choke out "Then I'm really... flattered."

"Well, sorry, I didn't see it." Professor Dumbledore blinked. "Are you surprised?"

"...?" The classic expression of 'The old man on the subway with his cell phone' appeared on Moon's face.

outrageous.

"Okay, okay, happy time is always short." The professor took a deep breath and sat up straight as he spoke. "I think it's time for us to have a good time in class. So, how do you feel about your book? Already?"

"The progress is a little slower than before." Moon took out a book from his bag and Tom Riddle's diary - the moment the diary was placed on the table, Professor Dumbledore's face A trace of surprise immediately appeared on his expression.

"This is……"

"This is the main culprit for the delay in my reading progress. Of course, it is also what you think it is." Moon stretched out his finger and tapped lightly on the diary. "If I guessed correctly, this should be Tom Lee. Del's diary is also one of Voldemort's Horcruxes."

Looking at the old diary, Professor Dumbledore's eyes stagnated for a rare moment. He raised his hand and reached for the diary, but he seemed to think of something again and took his hand back again. "I think I'd better not." It's good to touch it. Although the soul fragments in the Horcrux cannot sense the world, once they are touched, they may be able to sense it. So, how did you find this diary? It seems that I did... I was there I've seen this diary in Del's hands."

Before Moon could answer, the professor seemed to suddenly think of something. He suddenly looked at Moon and whispered: "Susan Bones?"

"Yes, this is the diary that Susan lost as mentioned in the lost and found in the school newspaper." Moon admitted frankly: "Susan's situation is very strange this year. Her whole temperament has changed drastically, and she looks very weird. . After getting to know some of her situation, I was worried that she would encounter some accident, so I used Legilimency to learn about the existence of this diary. In the past two months, Susan has been following this diary. The diary communicates and reveals the heart, and because of this, I am deeply fascinated by the 15-year-old soul of Tom Riddle who lives in this diary."

"15-year-old Tom Riddle?" Professor Dumbledore raised his head slightly, seeming to be caught in a long memory, "Ah... that is to say... it was that year."

"Well, it was the year when Tom Riddle framed the opening of the Chamber of Secrets on Hagrid." Moon directly said the words that the professor did not explain clearly, leaving the professor stunned for a moment.

He knew what Professor Dumbledore wanted to ask, so he simply said directly: "After learning about the diary from Susan's memories and thoughts, I also communicated with the diary. Don't worry, I am very interested in his demagoguery." He knows the method very well and only dares to do this if he is [-]% sure. Until now, Tom Riddle’s soul fragment still thinks that my name is Daniel, a naive little wizard who is bullied every day, and he is trying hard to bewitch me. , tempting me to do some bad things."

"Such as opening the Chamber of Secrets, releasing the basilisk, fulfilling 'Salazar Slytherin's last wish', and using this to frame Hagrid again, and at the same time drive you away."

Although he was still a little worried about Moon, Professor Dumbledore still smiled after hearing this and couldn't help but said: "It sounds really good, even I am a little moved."

Moon sighed faintly, "If you want to travel, you can just bring it up. Professor McGonagall will only complain to you a few times and won't really do anything to you."

Upon hearing this, the old man immediately laughed "shyly" again.

"In short, this is probably the situation - by the way, I was also taken back 50 years ago, and I personally experienced the memory of him framing Hagrid, and by the way, I took a look at you 50 years ago." Moon's eyes were on The old man paused for a moment on his silvery hair, "At that time, your hair and beard were still auburn, and the principal of Hogwarts was still Professor Armando Dippet."

On the wall of the principal's office, a portrait couldn't help but snorted, as if Moon's words reminded him of something.

Yes, he is Professor Armando Dippet.

"It seems that your harvest is not small." Professor Dumbledore stared into Moon's eyes. "A Horcrux, a memory, a conspiracy... But it went so well, Moon. I can't help but wonder. Could everything be a bigger trap.”

Moon looked at the old man calmly, but did not let down his guard. Instead, he let the old man feel the hidden resistance in person.

The talent brings about the training and control of one's own spirit, memory and emotions day and night.

"You don't think that a mere fragment of Voldemort's soul can be deeper than your own Legilimency skills?" The young man said with a smile: "Then you think too highly of Voldemort."

Professor Dumbledore finally breathed a sigh of relief this time. "Well, that makes sense, Moon. It seems that we have been favored by the goddess of luck. Apart from what I just said, do you have any other gains?" "

"Of course." Moon tapped the diary again. "There are two more gains, and it is estimated that there will be a third or even a fourth later."

"First of all, Lucius Malfoy, it was he who found a way to send this diary to the Bones family. Of course, everything is reasonable. He wanted to please the current Minister of Magic, but Amelia Bones chose not to He was not one to be fooled, so he went to visit Amelia Bones's relatives, was groveling and ingratiating, and when he got a chance to sit in, he deliberately left the diary there."

Moon crossed his hands and looked at the diary and said: "From Susan's memory, I saw that not long after that, someone searched her home. It is estimated that the person who reported it was Lucius Malfoy. It's a pity that he picked it up The person who wrote the diary was Susan Bones, and those people were the only ones not targeting Susan."

"It sounds like something Malfoy could do. Anyway, no one can prove that he left the diary there. Let me guess, Mr. Malfoy probably also mobilized many people to do it from time to time during that time. Go visit the Bones family." Professor Dumbledore obviously scorned Malfoy's behavior. This guy who is keen on opportunism has always been disliked by the old man.

"Exactly." Moon nodded in agreement. Indeed, Susan clearly remembered that during that time, many people came to his house to visit and chat, which made Susan's parents a little uncomfortable. stand up.

"So, what is your second harvest?" The old man looked at Munn with interest, looking forward to the true appearance of the 'harvest' that Munn placed at the end.

Moon opened the book he took out with the diary, and there was an envelope inside. "This is a letter I have prepared. As soon as we destroy this Horcrux, I will send it to Bone." Ms. Si, please make it clear that I have found the truth of what happened back then, and I am willing to provide testimonial memories, and I am also willing to testify in court."

"That is to say... I want to rehabilitate Hagrid, at least so that he can use the wand legally again, and at the same time, he will be cleared of that crime. Of course, he needs to pay a large fine for illegally raising the Acromantula Aragog. , I guess...well, selling two blankets or something should be enough, anyway, in the past 50 years, he has accumulated a lot of treasures stuffed everywhere."

Chapter 33 Mutations

"Rehabilitate Hagrid?" Professor Dumbledore stared at Moon for two seconds, then nodded inexplicably, "I think Hagrid must be very happy to have a friend like you."

I don't know what the old man was thinking, but in short, he didn't say anything more about this matter, nor did he continue to say anything, but fell into a short silence.

Moon felt that he might be thinking about the feasibility of this matter. Of course, it was also possible that he was thinking about Hagrid's future after he was rehabilitated.

In any case, this topic seems to have been directly discussed.Professor Dumbledore did not agree with Moon's decision, nor did he show any disapproval. On the contrary, after a moment of silence, he bent his knuckles, lightly tapped the table in front of him, and whispered: " Therefore, because during the summer vacation, Mr. Weasley successfully launched a large-scale and successful search with your help. Lucius Malfoy was well-informed and cautious by nature, so he made preparations in advance and carried out his I sent this Voldemort's Horcrux out."

"He was obviously unwilling to just move his belongings, so he chose to leave the diary at Bones' house - I think he probably didn't know the importance of the diary, let alone what it was. Something, what do you think?"

"I very much agree with this idea, otherwise Lucius Malfoy would never dare to throw this thing around, let alone report it backhand. After all, in a sense..." Moon shrugged, "This It contains a part of his master."

"Yes, then I think the reason why I chose to leave the diary at Bones' house was probably because I wanted to take this opportunity to cause some trouble to Minister Bones. After all, what can I do for a strict and disciplined person like her? It's not as effective as directly using facts to discredit it." Professor Dumbledore's tapping did not stop, and even became more and more rhythmic.

"And in this way, even if he doesn't keep what his master left behind, he will have a justifiable reason - it's better than nothing."

Moon almost completely agreed with this part of the old man's speculation.Unlike the rich and powerful Lucius Malfoy in the original work, this time he still has the money in his pocket, and Cornelius Fudge, who may have served as his protective umbrella and provided him with political help, has fallen. .Even at the school board level, there is a man named Golov Shafiq who should have died long ago who is still opposing him.So for old Malfoy, if he threw the diary at Hogwarts, it would be a waste of water.

In contrast, using it to smear Amelia Bones can bring him greater benefits.

It's just that Lucius Malfoy was not completely ignorant of the diary.

He did not know that this was his master's Horcrux - this was true, Voldemort never told anyone that he had created a Horcrux, even to those followers, those called "Death Eaters" "For people, Voldemort would always only say, "I have gone further than anyone else on the road to immortality."

However, Lucius Malfoy did know that this was a creation of dark magic with superb magical power.Because when he handed the diary to him, Voldemort told him that "clever" magic had been cast on the diary.

It was enough to make Voldemort say "clever" black magic. If this was not powerful, then Lucius Malfoy felt that there might not be many powerful things left in the world.

Before the fall of Voldemort, Old Malfoy once regarded this as a great honor. Think about it, his master is willing to hand such a thing into his hands and let him keep it for him. What else can be better than this? Something that the owner trusts?

But after Voldemort fell, this diary almost immediately became the thing Malfoy hated the most.

What does it mean to be a masterful creation of dark magic?Huge power?Extraordinary use?

No, what it really means is huge and extraordinary trouble.

A hot potato.

What makes Old Malfoy even more uncomfortable is that he can dispose of other dark magic items in the house at will - when it's time to send them away, when it's time to exchange them for money, which one of them has an impact on him and makes him unhappy? Yes, he can just smash that thing if he wants.

But this diary, which he had never used and didn't know how to use at all, didn't work because it was given to him by Voldemort.Even if Voldemort has fallen now and no one knows where he is, who can guarantee that Voldemort will not come back immediately tomorrow?

So he could only hold on to this hot potato until more than two months ago, when he couldn't hold it anymore.

Without handling the diary, if a dark magic item of this strength is detected, it will not be as simple as a fine.If it was found out that the diary was related to Voldemort, he could almost sit in Azkaban until he died - then it would be better to dispose of the diary directly, and take advantage of the opportunity to gain some benefits.

Even if he didn't catch it, there was no telling when Voldemort would come back, and the arrival of that pure-blood scum Arthur Weasley was just around the corner.

Old Malfoy has always been very clear about which one is more beneficial to him, because this is the main contributor to his and his family's survival to this day.

The old man tapped his fingers twice more, then paused completely in mid-air. He looked at Moon and whispered, "Do you think we should tell Minister Bones about this?"

Moon was about to answer subconsciously, but suddenly he realized what Professor Dumbledore was asking——

It’s not about telling Minister Bones about the good things Lucius Malfoy has done, because it must be said. Although it is difficult to really convict the old Malfoy of any crime, at least he must be allowed to eat. A little painstaking and knocking.

What Professor Dumbledore was asking was whether to tell Amelia Bones about Voldemort, Horcruxes, and so on.

After all, the new minister is not only not a timid person like Cornelius Fudge, but also quite motivated, courageous, and has commensurate abilities.

Even if the Horcruxes are dangerous and the Ministry of Magic cannot take the lead and mobilize a large amount of manpower and material resources to search for them, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic can still pay more attention to them, provide more clues, and even get more support to avoid future incidents. You have to communicate with Minister Bones on short notice when necessary.

However, Horcruxes are no trivial matter after all, and no one can guarantee how Minister Bones will react after they share this news with him.In fact, just as far as "Voldemort created Horcruxes" is concerned, the fewer people who know about it, the better.

To be honest, Professor Dumbledore's question really stumped Moon. He thought about it for a while, and finally came to the conclusion that it was okay not to say anything.

So he answered honestly: "...You decide for yourself, you can tell it or not, but if you tell it, you must only talk face to face with Ms. Bones. Ms. Bones can keep secrets secret." , kept silent, but the rest of the Ministry of Magic... Gee, eight out of ten will leak faster than a sieve."

When he was young, he once heard Uncle Edgar make a joke at the dinner table, saying that the Minister of Magic asked the Deputy Minister of Magic to issue an order to the Director of the Department of Magical Transport. After three minutes, the sweeper downstairs would know first. 3 minutes later, the house elves of the Director of International Magical Cooperation knew it; 5 minutes later, the principal of Hogwarts also knew it.It wasn't until the next day that the director of the Magical Transportation Department finally received this order.

It sounds quite exaggerated, but in fact, every incident in the Ministry of Magic in the past two years has almost every time proved to Moon that Uncle Edgar's jokes were indeed exaggerated - but it seems It's not too damn exaggerated.

Professor Dumbledore looked at Moon dumbfounded. What kind of answer was this? It would be better not to answer at all.

"Well, in that case...ah, we still have an hour to go to class." The old man raised his finger and pointed at Tom Riddle's diary. "Put it away, otherwise I can't help but think about it." Open it and study it carefully."

Moon put away the diary as instructed, and also put away the letter that he planned to send to Ms. Bones in the future, and then smiled and said: "If there is such an 'honor', then the soul in this diary will Shard will definitely be flattered. I didn’t expect that after saying goodbye to the school for so many years, I can still have a friendly and cordial teacher-student exchange with you.”

Well, friendly and cordial means that one person wants to poke the other person's head directly, while the other person fully hopes that the other person will never appear in front of his eyes again and die as soon as possible.

What a teacher-student relationship that makes people cry.

…………

The next day, when Moon hurried to Professor McGonagall's office after explaining to Professor Flitwick why he had to go to the Duel Club later, Susan was already sitting face to face with Professor McGonagall at her desk. .

"Sorry, Professor, I'm a little late." Moon bowed and hurried over to sit on another chair.

Professor McGonagall glanced at the wall clock in the office, and after confirming that Moon was not late, he shook his head gently, then took off his glasses, and while arranging the papers on the table, he said: "Okay, you two, Tell me, what’s going on?”

Facing Professor McGonagall's question, Susan pursed her lips and said nothing.As Moon said before, after she rushed back to the Hufflepuff common room last night, the first thing she did was to run to Munn's dormitory, and then followed Arlin and Garr back. Under his gaze, he went through every box and cabinet in Munn's possessions.

There was no doubt about the result - she got nothing.

After returning to her dormitory in despair, Susan stayed awake almost all night.She kept thinking about this matter, turning it over and over again. The more she thought about it, the more she regretted it and felt that something was wrong with her.

It's like... it's like being possessed by an evil spirit.

But in fact, the diary was not hers in the first place, and apart from saying some nice words to her, he didn't do anything else for her.On the contrary, it was Munn. If nothing else, she herself was one of the little wizards who often followed Munn in the common room to explain their homework to them throughout last year.

In the end, she really doubted Moon because of what Lockhart, a bully, said?

With big dark circles under her eyes, she turned her head and glanced at Moon with a complicated expression. She didn't realize that it was precisely because she vented so much last night that she was able to calm down a little and do some thinking after venting. .

But she did feel that she was becoming a little weird.

Seeing that Susan didn't speak, Moon took the initiative to explain to Professor McGonagall, "I'm sorry, Professor, this is what happened. Susan came to me before and said that she lost her diary and hoped that I could help with the school newspaper. Posted as lost and found and found her diary. But yesterday she suddenly came over to me for some reason and said that the diary was with me. During this period, I did not receive any news about her diary, and no one came to us. She said she found a lost item. So I suspect that Susan may have been deceived by someone, or maybe someone said something to her, which made her lose her composure."

Professor McGonagall nodded clearly, then turned to look at Susan Bones, "Miss Bones?"

Susan lowered her head slightly, as if thinking about something. After about five or six seconds, she exhaled and whispered: "It was Professor Lockhart who told me that my diary has always been there. In Moon’s hands.”

"Lockhart?!" Professor McGonagall and Moon exclaimed together. The difference is that the former was really surprised and even frowned. Obviously, he had a lot of opinions about Lockhart. ; The latter was completely pretending, but fortunately his acting was not too awkward, and the other two people in the office were not paying attention to him at the moment.

"Hmm..." Seeing that the two people's reactions were so consistent, Susan's voice became softer by two points. Although neither Professor McGonagall nor Moon said anything directly, Susan still felt that there was something in the two people's rhetorical questions. , with a bit of meaning like 'Can you actually believe what he says?'

"Yesterday I met him in the corridor of the castle. He knew that I was a big fan of his. When he found out that I was in a bad mood, he came over to comfort me. I was too embarrassed to hide away, so I told him the reason. Then... …Then he told me that he knew the whereabouts of my diary…”

"I, I... I'm sorry, Moon. I was so confused that I actually listened to what he said and came to doubt you. I'm very sorry. It's all my fault."

Looking at Susan's look, I guess if she had some Japanese ancestry, she might even be able to bow and sit down now. How could she still be half as anxious and resentful as she was at the door of the auditorium last night?

In her body, Moon can still feel some confusion and squeezed negative emotions more or less, but compared to yesterday, she is indeed much better now.

Moon waved his hands repeatedly to express his indifference, while thoughtfully realizing something.

Could it be that the influence and manipulation of Horcruxes on people is actually more like a process of injecting negative emotions into people's hearts?Once enough of this negative emotion is injected, a person's will and nature will be infinitely suppressed, allowing the Horcrux to take the opportunity to take away the person's life and body and turn them into their own food.And if during this period, if the person can vent his negative emotions, this process can be alleviated to a certain extent.

So Tom Riddle's way to deal with Susan is to escape - because the original Susan is still a little witch with a slightly docile personality. As long as she keeps letting her escape and stimulating her negative psychology, Susan can become For the fish on the chopping board; and when faced with Daniel, who was so stubborn that he was a bit intolerant of oil and salt, Tom Riddle's method became to first try to stir up Daniel's emotions and open the door for Daniel first , so that you can continue to complete the next steps.

"Moon?" Seemingly noticing that Moon was a little distracted, Professor McGonagall called him, "You can leave now."

Moon responded, and just as he was about to stand up, pick up his backpack and go out, there was a series of rapid knocks on the door of the office.Then, before Professor McGonagall could answer the door, probably because he couldn't wait any longer, the person outside the door suddenly opened the door and rushed in.

"Professor McGonagall! Oh no! Hermione! Something happened to Hermione!"

The two figures who rushed in were none other than Harry and Ron.At this moment, both of them looked anxious and frightened, as if they had seen a ghost. Ron, who looked pale, could hardly speak clearly, "Hermione, she looks like she is dead... No, I mean , the feeling she gives people - in short, she is frozen on the ground motionless, the situation at this moment is very - "

Professor McGonagall was really too lazy to listen to Ron's nonsense anymore. She stood up suddenly, and without caring what to say to Moon and Susan, she strode towards Harry and Ron. "Where is it? Take me there quickly!"

Susan hesitated for a moment and was about to follow, but suddenly remembered something and looked back at Munn - for some reason, Munn stood there with a frown on his face, as if he had encountered something extremely puzzling.

She opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't have the nerve to ask, so she quickly left Professor McGonagall's office with the three people in front of her.

Moon is indeed very puzzling, very puzzling.

Frozen on the ground motionless?This description is really hard not to make Moon think wrong, but the question is, how could it be?The diary was clearly in his hand.

He opened the buckle bag to confirm that the diary was still there, then he stopped thinking about it and hurried forward.

What is going on? There is no rush, and there is no way to get an answer right away. The top priority is to go and see what is going on with Hermione immediately.

If it was really petrified by the basilisk, then I'm afraid...all the reasonable things would have to be put aside first, and he would have to blow up that ghost bathroom immediately.

Chapter 34 Net

The good news is, Hermione wasn't petrified.

Harry and Ron's choice of words was not very precise. They said "Hermione froze on the ground", which was more like they wanted to emphasize that Hermione was lying motionless on the ground, rather than that Hermione really looked like she had been hit. Like a petrification spell, his body was so stiff that he couldn't even bend back, maintaining the state of a stone sculpture.

But the bad news is that no one knows what happened to Hermione - she fell into a coma inexplicably. After Professor McGonagall stood aside and took a look, he immediately asked someone to send Hermione away. Went to the school hospital.

When Moon arrived, Hermione had already been placed on a suspended stretcher and was about to be taken directly to the campus hospital.