novelraw Chapter 169
Chapter 169
"Now we're left with Hufflepuff's cup, Ravenclaw's diadem, and the snake."
Harry was discussing with Ron and Hermione at 12 Grimmauld Place, and Sirius went out to patrol them every day to ensure their safety.
The three of them cleaned the house more neatly and cleanly. The portrait of Walburga Black was covered by a layer of black cloth. When she saw Sirius, she would curse and sometimes accidentally hurt herself, such as...
"You rebellious son! Bastard! I really don't know who gave birth to you, and you have been miserable for eight lifetimes!"
She is simply the chaotic villain of the wizarding world, Zuan Tongzi.
Clearly, Kreacher, the house-elf, has inherited her mistress' skills.
"You forgot you still have that diary, he absorbed two Horcruxes," said Hermione.
"Snake?" Ron looked at Harry. "You never told us that Horcruxes can be made from living things."
"The last time your dad was bitten by a snake, my perspective overlapped with the snake's perspective, so I think it might be a Horcrux too." Harry had just finished speaking when Sirius returned.
"Is everything going well?" Hermione asked eagerly.
"There is no whereabouts of the crown, but I believe your deduction, it may be somewhere in Albania." Sirius endured Kreacher's contemptuous gaze and continued, "Do you have a second team?"
"What second team?" Harry asked.
"I found out that someone has been asking about that Riddle. They pretended to be the bartender at the Broken Axe Bar and asked around."
"Could it be that someone other than us is planning to destroy the Horcrux?" Hermione shook her head, "It's so strange, no one should know about it."
"No, there's someone who knows and has been guilty." Harry remembered something.
Anne Panik.
"Harry! Look at this!" Ron was holding a newspaper. On the newspaper was a picture of Umbridge. She was smiling very proudly. Behind her was a Muggle wizard who was being tried in court.
"Muggle-born registration committee, all wizards of twin breeds will be judged... What's behind that?" Harry squinted his eyes and looked at the back row of the photo.
The two Creevey brothers were sitting on the trial bench, and Justin Fenriely was in chains!
"They are all still students!" said Hermione. "Are they going to capture all the witches? What will be the result waiting for them?"
"That woman is sure to torture them..." Harry said of the scar on the back of his hand, which seemed to be hurting again. "We saved them."
"Harry, Dumbledore's wish is for you to destroy the Horcrux as soon as possible. Only in this way can Voldemort be completely wiped out and those children will not be captured again." Sirius said.
"But... I can't sit idly by."
"You are very much like your father." Sirius propped up his chin, "Since you want to act, then do something big."
Harry and Sirius smiled at each other knowingly.
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"Sir, your fire whiskey."
Eric, who was disguised as a bartender, served a light blue drink, "Our shop has an event, and anyone who can finish a pint of Gamp's aged social wine can get a reward of 100 Galleons."
"I don't, that stuff is terrible." A wizard with a dry face and heavy tears waved his hand.
"It's really difficult to do business these days." Eric pretended to mention it casually, "I heard that a big man has come here."
After drinking for three rounds, the wizards at the Leaky Cauldron Bar began to chat enthusiastically. This is the gathering place for news and the last refuge for free wizards.
No one will notice a bartender listening to what they have to say.
Apparently several people suspected Eric's identity, the bar owner Tom stepped forward and said that he was his nephew, which resolved the crisis.
"You should be careful, at least not so obvious." The boss Tom reminded, "There are not only good people here."
"Where's Annie?"
"She's upstairs tidying up other people's guest rooms and cleaning up." As soon as the boss Tom finished speaking, some guests invited him to have a drink with him.
It turned out that Anne and Eric were very confused after Regulus left. They didn't know where to go or how to get information.
Having spent more than ten years in the British magic world, Annie still remembers that she was in Diagon Alley when she first came into contact with the magic world...
Diagon Alley...The Leaky Cauldron.
William said that there are mixed fish and dragons, and it is a place where news is dense.
Tom, the owner of the bar, didn't want to meddle in these nosy things, but the two of them repeatedly promised that the Broken Ax Bar would not be involved, and that it was related to Dumbledore's wishes during his lifetime, so he reluctantly agreed, but both of them had to work for him.
So Eric became the bartender, Annie became the cleaner of the room, and the boss Tom provided them with a staff room. At night, they would summarize the situation during the day and analyze it together.
It was night, on the deserted street, only the Leaky Cauldron Bar was lit with a bright yellow light.
"Last time in France, Riddle expressed his intention to attack Britain, but how did they pass such a large army without leaving a trace?"
"Maybe, they can fly?" Eric said, "And where did they store their troops is also a question, and I don't know how Hogwarts is now?"
Eric misses the school days very much. They can go to class without worrying about anything.But now, they are in danger of their lives anytime, anywhere.
"I, Miranda and Blaise both left communicators, let's talk to Miranda about the situation first." Annie opened the small mirror and turned the rotating wheel of the mirror frame three times, and the mirror slowly emerged with white light.
"Why did you come to me now?!" Miranda's face appeared on the mirror. "What's the matter? Are you in any danger?"
"No, I just want to ask how Hogwarts is doing now? And Dumbledore..."
"Dumbledore's not dead?" Eric exclaimed. "You never told me this."
"Don't interrupt, I'll explain to you later." Annie made a silent gesture.
"I'm fine here, those Death Eaters dare not do anything to me, because the news of my uncle's escape from prison has already spread, and they are all afraid of being retaliated, but most of the students are not here anymore." Miranda said, " The Ministry of Magic came and took all the Muggle students from the academy."
"How dare they do this?" Eric said angrily.
"They're going to be tried, it must be the Muggle-Born Registration Committee run by that old woman Umbridge!" Miranda said angrily, "Don't worry, that thing is still there... Wait, it seems that someone is coming!"
"That's my trouble, thank you."
Anne cut off contact with Miranda, then started contacting Blaise again, and Eric's face suddenly changed.
"Since you want to whisper to him, I'll avoid it."
Annie grabbed Eric's hand, "We are talking about business now, you sit up and listen together."
Then came the familiar white light just now, and Blaise was a little surprised to see Anne.
"Annie, are you all right?"
"It's going well, but I want to know what's going on inside the pure-blood wizard recently..."
"I know you want to ask this. Now most of the British pure-blood wizards are under the control of that person, and some people seem to have turned their backs. They think that the leader from France is more capable." Bray Si continues to analyze.
"It seems that many unexpected guests have come to Rookwood's house."
"You're saying they probably have troops stationed in private homes..." Eric said.
"Maybe it's not just this one place. It's impossible to win a battle with only a few dozen wizards." Blaise said, "The cost of fighting in that case is really too low."
"Got it, thank you."
"Is this going to end?" Blaise's voice hesitated.
"Yes, I..." Before Anne finished speaking, Eric closed the mirror for her.
"Now that you're done talking, don't talk so much nonsense." Eric seemed to be in a good mood, humming a ditty and walked out of the room.
He's so childish...but that's who he is.
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Riddle's people were stationed everywhere in Rookwood's mansion. Rookwood had served Voldemort and now turned to Riddle.
From the moment Riddle rescued him from Azkaban, he knew he had no chance of choosing a master.At this moment, the dazzling man was standing on the top and started his speech.
"We have come all this way to fight for our lands, our rights, and our wealth. The glory of the Continent should not be buried in the hands of a lunatic who calls himself a pure-blood, but is really just Using pure blood as a gimmick, doing dirty things... doing selfish things..."
"How many died for him? And he continues to burn on you? Where is the glory he promised you now?"
This gorgeous speech lasted for three hours, and finally ended with a fire spell. The green ghostly fire not only boosted morale, but also convinced some British wizards.
Of course, those who did not choose Riddle also failed to leave Rookwood's mansion. The green ghostly fire burned more and more vigorously, and the fire snake rolled up and devoured one person after another who refused to obey.They were burned to ashes in front of everyone, but no one could hear their screams.
"It's good to ignore these, it's just a little thing."
Everyone was even more in awe of the person in front of them, and lamented that the choice they made was correct.
Riddle's speech brainwashed countless wizards. He used his powerful strength, invulnerable logic, and methods of slandering the opponent to gain support.
This was very easy for him. He used these tricks when he was in school, and put him, a wizard of unknown origin, at the top of the pure-blood wizards, but now Voldemort has disdain for people, and his power makes him ignore it. the importance of the human heart.
It doesn't matter whether the real purpose is pure or not, but it must sound like it will bring many benefits to these wizards, and they have always set out for profit.
The first step of the plan, the Ministry of Magic and Gringotts, these two places must be obtained.
He is no longer subservient to being a human soul, at least for now, his soul is more complete than Voldemort's.
He is the real Tom Riddle.
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Preview of the next chapter: Lao Fu and Lao Tang fight their tricks, Harry's team destroys the Muggle-born registration committee, meets Mr. An's intelligence team, and the short-lived group of five.
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