novelraw Chapter 230 Memory
Chapter 230 Memory
"Don't get me wrong, there's no secret here," Draco said, "it's just that they're both American purebloods, and maybe you'll know who their parents are from the last names—both of them A senior position in the Magic Council."
"As soon as the mysterious man regained his strength, he began to select the talents he liked among the senior officials of the Magical Congress of America, looking for their weaknesses, such as corruption in the past, or threatening the safety of their families, intimidating and luring, and first formed about ten people. core wizarding power. Occasional gatherings in our house."
Draco pointed to Andy, the little boy, "He's like me, and my mother risked his life to let him escape, and told him to come to Gotham to find me; but she," he pointed to Julia, " She made her own choice to break with her parents."
"I just graduated from Ilvermorny last year, and I'm working as a clerk in a department of Parliament, and my father put me in," Julia spread her hands and smiled ironically, "but my parents believe in your British mysticism." People's way of life—wizards finally don't have to live with nothing. He gave a few small-scale speeches near the Woolworth Building, calling on us to smash that clock, and wizards also live in Right in the sun. With his fair face and smooth tongue, anyone who listens to his speech is like a curse."
"My parents became so fanatical that I couldn't persuade them. I could only run away before he asked my parents to provide the house for their new political forces to use - I had always thought something was wrong with him, his pair of… …red eyes, not human at all,” Julia frowned as she told her story, “Of course, Draco later told me what this guy was—it turned out to be a soul fragment that had been affected by black magic ..." She trembled slightly, "It's hard to imagine, I haven't seen a wizard as mad as him in history."
Draco added more details. "The mysterious man also took away New York's 'Second Salem' by himself, dug up several descendants of the scavengers who had been hidden for more than a century, and killed them, calling it the ghosts of wizards in American history Revenge. More and more hawks in Congress are backing him as some sort of wizard superhero."
"He killed someone after all..." Harry said, "Does the chairman of the Magic Congress not care?"
"The chairman has the handle in the hands of the mysterious man." Malfoy said lightly: "Of course the chairman is the first target of the mysterious man. Moreover, the history of Second Salem has not killed less wizards."
"But he is... a British criminal! Isn't there extradition and cooperation among British and American wizards?"
"This requires at least the coordination of officials above the Director of the Law Enforcement Department," Malfoy explained.
"...Because Britain is currently having an election." Harry understood, "so no one cares about this urban legend that is far away across the ocean for the time being."
"Who will believe our words?" Julia interrupted, "'He is not a person, he is a resurrected soul fragment' this shocking theory, we have no evidence, and some people will say that you are discrediting the innovators. "
"Maybe after the election," Harry said optimistically, "we can catch him..."
"The mysterious man will definitely change his strategy again." Draco shook his head.
Harry sighed, so annoyed that he just wanted to call him by name, lure him over and kill him.
But Draco said that the mysterious man would of course act selectively, and he would not go there in person if there was an alarm.
"I noticed that you don't call him the Dark Lord anymore." Harry said softly, looking at Malfoy who looked like a different man in front of him.
Draco pursed his lips, "...I think this title is too much respect for him. I have seen him clearly."
Harry looked around their current living conditions again, and saw that Master Malfoy, who used to be able to see the sumptuous meals at Hogwarts, now had only canned food and bread. Apart from admiration, he felt a little sad.She asked in a tone of sympathy as much as possible: "...do you need my assistance? It's nothing, you can pay me back in the future."
Draco shook his head resolutely, "Julia and I have been doing odd jobs throughout the city, and we can get by on our own. Andy's theft today was an accident, and I will educate him."
His refusal was decisive and direct, without room for negotiation.
"There are only three of you, it's too risky to resist the mysterious person, let me help you find a place to settle down - I can hide you in other cities, or even in the south-central countryside of the United States, you don't need to have Any worries." Harry patiently analyzed to Draco, "Think about Andy, at least you can't drag a little wizard who is not yet 11 years old to die with you."
"Me? Resist You-Know-Who? You think too highly of me, we're just here trying to survive, and these two guns are just for self-defense," Draco shook his head, "As long as my parents are in Gotham, I won't Go to another city."
"I'm not going either." Andy finally said the first words after Harry saw him.
Damian put his big hand on Harry's shoulder, and she knew it was a hint that she shouldn't force others to be difficult.
Harley understood Draco's determination quite well, and if her family were in danger...she wouldn't run away alone.
"Why does the mysterious man have to be in Gotham? If his purpose is to corrupt the entire Magic Congress of America, he should set his base in New York." This was a question that Harry couldn't figure out from the beginning.
"My fault, I forgot to report to you another important activity of his." Draco scratched his hair, "I thought he chose Gotham for you. Then I found out that you are just his one of the goals."
He turned to Damian and said earnestly: "He has no interest in your gangster territory here, any gang-related territory encroachment and casualties are collateral damage, only serving his primary goal - a Gotham legend .”
"Aside from occasionally being around Congress in New York, he also started a cult in Gotham with the idea of immortality, headquartered in a different house that I bought with my parents' money. And then sent those he Muggle believers who are regarded as ants collect information for him and study legends——when a Muggle’s use value is exhausted by him, he simply kills it or uses a powerful forgetting spell. After all, too many corpses will arouse suspicion."
"There are many rumors about the resurrection of the dead in this city. He believes that there must be a real story here, and some or even some kinds of magical substances can make people eternal." He looked at Harry, "For example, you are here Resurrected here. And I didn't even know you died once..."
Harley didn't know what to say, it was inappropriate to admit it or not, so she just kept silent.
Moreover, if you have to get entangled in the details, she was actually resurrected in the Arabian Peninsula.
Draco seemed to have expected Harry's ambiguous reaction, he smiled lightly and didn't bother anymore.
"What I overheard—the thing that the mysterious man desires most now," he looked directly at Damian, "he wants to find the Dionysus factor that the clown hid underground many years ago."
"That's the dual mission he's working on right now - infiltrating the minds of American wizards and building a new army of Death Eaters; It takes more effort, and I'm afraid I'll die before I get on the throne." Draco said sarcastically.
According to Voldemort's "Family History" collected by Dumbledore, the main soul used to do things in the same order - first make Horcruxes, and then build an army.
"That cave has already been blown up by the clown." Damian said.
"He believes there must be some remnants of Gotham here," Draco said. "Lazarus Pool, may be his next target, but You-Know-Who's habit...you know, he always wants the best Yes. Dionysus factor is purer than Lazarus pool and has fewer side effects."
Hearing these words that belonged exclusively to Gotham, coming out of Draco's mouth, Harley felt a lingering sense of unreality.
"Now you know all the important people and historical cases in Gotham." She sighed to Draco.
Draco sighed, "I'm surprised too... It's only been less than four months. Thinking of Hogwarts, it feels like it happened in my previous life." He shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Don't think too much of me, I'm still too scared to sleep at night. I'm still not strong enough to save my parents."
"Almost all adult wizards can't do it, Draco, you are too strict with yourself." Harry said softly.
It's hard to imagine what Draco has experienced in these four months, so that a carefree pure-blood boy can grow into a man in a short period of time?Seeing his frowning brows and his slightly vicissitudes of face, Harry understood that the price of this kind of growth was too great.
Draco looked at Harry with deep eyes, "I believe in you, you are the savior of the world. The motivation that supports me to persevere until now is not only my parents, but also the responsibility to report the information I have to you. Now I have It's done. The future is yours, and I believe you can beat him."
"We're fine now," Draco continued, "Neither Andy nor I can enter the orphanage, and the mysterious man will find us in a few days."
"I can find you a better place to live without leaving Gotham," Harry once again tried to persuade Draco to leave the current environment, "Batman can take you in."
Draco still shook his head resolutely, "We don't need your help, our guerrilla tactics have been very effective so far. Once the relationship between you and us gets too close, both of us will be exposed immediately."
Damian intervened, "I can provide you with a safe house, just around here," he walked up to Drake and looked down at him, "It's not a handout, it's just a support for our allies. We may return in the future Your information is needed. The safe house has weapons and food, and the necessary funds and weapons."
"Here's the address," he pulled out a pen, wrote on a scrap of cereal carton he'd picked up from the floor, and pressed his finger against his gauntlet before Malfoy could react. "I have your fingerprints now. I will add your fingerprints to the access control system of the safe house tonight. Whether you go there or not depends entirely on your wishes."
After speaking, he began to stride towards the ladder by the window. "It's time for us to go, Robin, we've been here too long and will raise suspicions."
Harry could only bid farewell to the three wizards briefly, followed quickly, and continued the night patrol with Damian.
After the night watch, back to the Batcave, Harry took off his mask.
"...Thank you, Damian," Harry walked over, reaching out to help him take off the heavy cloak, "Thank you for giving the safe house to my classmate who is in trouble."
"As I said, he's useful to me." Damian patted Harry's hand lightly.
"Tom will fail on the Dionysus factor, won't he?" Harry mused, clutching his cloak. "The cave has been destroyed. This was before I came to the mansion."
Damian just took off the hood, he hesitated for a few seconds, and then slowly said: "Actually... there are still in the mansion."
"It was in the 'eye' of the detector that was used to absorb the Dionysian factor in the pool," Damian turned around, and said to Harry: "The development of the antidote did not use up the Dionysian factor in the 'eye' , and the rest was locked away by the father. It is a family secret."
"You actually told me...Will Uncle Bruce agree?"
"I will report to him. This matter is related to you now, and you should know."
Seeing the cloak in the girl's hand being tightened more and more tightly, Damian sighed silently.
"Don't worry, this house is protected by you, remember?" He kissed Harry's forehead, "Go to sleep, don't think too much."
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The next day, through the encrypted communication channel of the safe house and the Batcave, Malfoy sent the addresses of several properties of his parents in Gotham.
Together, Harley, Damian and Uncle Bruce raided the addresses overnight.In order to avoid the connection between Batman, Robin's identity and Harley, the three of them did not wear uniforms. They only wore pure black casual clothes and black masks.However, after they inspected these addresses one by one, they found that they were all empty.
"How did the news get out?" Damian asked irritably.
"Maybe there's a warning spell nearby." Harry bowed his head in frustration, "I'm not old enough to use a wand to detect..."
The rule that minors cannot use magic really caused her too much inconvenience.
"It's okay." Uncle Bruce comforted: "He didn't have time to remove all the evidence."
At this time, the three of them were in a small two-story building in the suburbs. According to Malfoy's information, this was the base he used to organize Muggle cults.
After taking turns surveying all the rooms, Damian found a wall of pictures in one of the smallest bedrooms.
The faces of Vandal Savage* and Lei Xiaogu are on the list, and there are even Jason's, Harley's, Damian's own and the Joker's... and, a detailed map of the Arabian Peninsula.
Among them, Damian's name was crossed out by the red fluorescent light. It seems that Tom figured out that the reason for Damian's ten-year-old resurrection had nothing to do with Dionysus Factor or Lazarus Pool?
Suddenly, the sound of a number of police cars came from far and near. Bruce took out the police station's signal interception device and learned that this team of police cars was actually coming towards this house...
"They got a burglary call." Bruce whispered, and quickly retreated with Harry and Damian before the police arrived.
On the way back to the mansion, Harry couldn't believe it, "Tom actually called the police and bit us back."
She suddenly had a feeling that this Golden Cup Tom seemed to be more difficult to deal with than anyone else...
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Damian will be 19 just after Christmas.The power of genes is really amazing-Harry found out in a panic that Damian... began to look exactly like the clone back then.
Those postures and expressions that made her bump around like a deer, just because he was one or two centimeters taller, suddenly made her break out in a cold sweat at a certain moment.
After the night patrol on New Year's Eve, Damian took a shower in the Batcave, wearing only sweatpants, and on a whim, picked up Harley who was arranging her clothes and pressed her against the wall for a deep kiss.
"Happy New Years, Harry," he said softly.
They had kissed like this more than once, and Harley never had any problems.But this time, this feeling of being unsupported and imprisoned by her feet... and the strange man in front of her suddenly made Harley's heart rate soar, and she couldn't breathe immediately.
The atmosphere that was supposed to be warm and charming suddenly changed.
Damian didn't feel Harry's usual enthusiastic kiss back, and at the same time, he realized that Harry's refusal was serious as he pressed against his chest.
He quickly put down the girl in his arms.
"I, I'm not feeling well." Harry avoided Damian's concerned gaze, "Well, I have a cold, and I'm afraid I'll infect you..."
Before he could say anything, Harry ran back upstairs.
During fighting training, Harley also began to miss frequently.Especially in the unarmed fight between the two, Damian subdued her in a few strokes with one hand this time.
He grabs her by the neck as a last resort—not hard, but still gives her a near panic attack and black eyes.She started to use her hands and feet together, flapping in a panic, struggling completely lost her control.
"No...no..." Harry almost screamed.
Seeing that the girl's expression was not right, Damian quickly let go of her.
"what happened to you?"
Harry leaned on the wall, his legs were weak, hating his own weakness.
"...No, nothing."
She didn't even find an excuse in time this time.
Harry ducked into the bathroom in the Batcave, letting the water slant on his face - they were different people!Harriet Potter!Get it!Don't you claim to have no shadows? !
The image she had kept in the deepest part of her memory was stirred by Damian's figure that almost overlapped with the clone. Although the clone failed, the experience of being almost violated still remained in her mind. imprinted.
Harley knows some psychology and has seen too many cases. The experience of being sexually assaulted in childhood can even distort a person's personality.
You won't understand until it happens to you... that deep memory of panic, nausea, and hopelessness that, like a sear, hits you suddenly when you least expect it.
On the frosted door, a big hand and a tall figure that is both familiar and unfamiliar appeared impressively.
"No...don't come in!!!" She shrank to the corner of the bathroom and shouted nervously.
The big hand immediately took it down from the door, and the black figure stood quietly for a while.
"...I didn't want to go in, I just wanted to knock on the door," Damian said calmly, "We need to talk after you finish washing."
The author has something to say:
*n52 ending, the pool of Dionysus factor in Gotham is indeed destroyed.There are still some liquid residues in the detector, which is a private setting of this article, not mentioned in the comics.
*Vandal Savage (VandalSavage), DC super villain, big boss level, has survived since the emergence of human beings.He was involved in Young Justice League, and I remember a few episodes of Superman Justice League. What impressed me most was that in the plot where Clark was passed through by a toy man ray, he was the only human left on earth, because he was too lonely and even To support Superman go back to the past to change history.
By the way, have Superman Justice League and Young Justice League on station b been taken off the shelves?
*I'm going to start abusing Mi Aotian (I believe there will be little angels clapping their hands _(:з」∠)_), Mr. Mi's journey is so smooth, we must give him some obstacles.