Chapter 129 Letter from Parents

Someone at the next table added something, telling the story of how Sirius betrayed the Potters and Pettigrew died heroically to stop him.

"A story about a good brother's betrayal."

Uther took a sip of butterbeer and looked at Bernard:

"What does our Mr. Persecutory Delusion think?"

"It's not surprising. I've seen this kind of thing a lot. There's nothing new under the sun."

Bernard squinted his eyes:

"Did Sirius finally reveal his true colors after hiding for many years, and Pettigrew burst out with courage? Or was Pettigrew the one who hid the deepest, causing Sirius to be wronged for decades? Or maybe the Potters designed this fake death, but in fact it was another person There is a conspiracy..."

"But Mr. and Mrs. Potter's home is protected by the Fidelity Charm."

Uther, who had seen Adam's safe house, reminded.

"Magic makes the already complicated truth even more complicated and difficult to discern."

Bernard sighed,

"Why doesn't the Ministry of Magic just use Veritaserum to interrogate prisoners?"

Eugene suddenly spoke:

"The core of the Red Loyalty Curse is that the secret keeper can never leak the secret, so it is not truly invulnerable."

Cologne's face was filled with joy:

"Do you also think that Sirius betrayed the Potters?"

"No, that would be too risky. Everyone knows that he is the secret keeper. He can choose a more hidden method... Besides, as far as I know, the secret keeper can be replaced. Do you remember what Professor McGonagall said? ?”

Cologne frowned and thought for a while, then picked out a suitable sentence from what Professor McGonagall said:

"Professor Dumbledore suspected that there was a mole among them...so you suspect that it was actually the mole who did the trick?"

"Um."

Eugene nodded and looked at Butterbeer.

Cologne scratched his head:

"I still think Sirius is more suspicious. If he didn't do it, why didn't he complain after staying in Azkaban for so many years?"

"Isn't he just escaping from prison now? As for the appeal..."

Bernard sneered:

"If his appeal was successful, wouldn't it mean that the Ministry of Magic at that time arrested people at will when the evidence chain was incomplete? If the Minister of Magic had not been replaced, if he had the ability to successfully appeal, he would not have been arrested at that time. Azkaban."

Uther and Eugene were noncommittal, and Cologne couldn't help but frowned and looked at Adam:

"What about Adam? What do you think?"

"I think... I still have to choose myself as the secret keeper of the Chidan Loyalty Curse."

Adam took a sip of happy water.

"...makes sense."

Uther sighed,

"Put an end to the possibility of leaks from the source."

"Anything that comes out of your mouth or enters your ears is no longer a secret. If you really want to keep it a secret, the best way is not to tell anyone."

After hearing Adam's opinion, everyone nodded.

After returning to the dormitory, when everyone had eaten midnight snacks, washed up and prepared to go to bed, Bernard suddenly spoke:

"Do you all have a secret that you must never tell others? Just answer 'yes' or 'no' - let me tell you my answer first, it is 'yes'."

In silence, Bernard waited for everyone's answers.

"No."

The first one to speak was Cologne. Looking at the expression on his face as he was racking his brains to recall, you could tell that his answer was really sincere.

"have."

Eugene was the second to speak.

At this moment, Uther asked:

"Can't you tell anyone?"

"Yes, it doesn't count if you can say it to anyone."

Uther glanced at Adam:

"No."

Holding Xiao Ke and Si Bi in his left and right hands respectively, Adam responded with a smile:

"have."

Uther raised his eyebrows.

Bernard lay on the bed the whole time, listened to everyone's answers with his eyes closed, and showed a satisfied smile:

"Thank you for your candor."

After the days of going to Hogsmeade Village passed, everyone's study and life got back on track again.

Adam watched with regret as the self-protection content of the last dance class (crossed out) of Care of Magical Creatures was completed, and this part of his attention could finally be allocated to other things.

For example, the diadem left by Rowena Ravenclaw has been in his hand for a long time. The soul fragments on this diadem have now been purified. I believe Professor Flitwick will like this gift.

Just as Adam was thinking about how to make up the story about how he got the crown, Eugene slammed open the dormitory door and rushed in.

"Haha! They're coming back - this Christmas!"

"Who? Who's back?"

Colon was busy writing the homework to be checked in class tomorrow, and he raised his head in confusion.

"It's none of your business, write quickly!"

Bernard was entrusted by Cologne to keep an eye on him who had to finish his homework before doing anything else. Now he was sitting next to Cologne. When he saw him raising his head, he pushed his head back.

"Are your parents coming back?"

Uther was standing sleepily in front of the floor-length mirror, combing his hair. Every time he woke up, his half-long hair would have a different hairstyle.

"That's right! They said this exploration went very well and they will come back to see us this Christmas!"

Eugene sat on the bed for a few seconds and suddenly stood up:

"Should I buy new clothes? Will they recognize me? Will I recognize them then?"

"They should at least know where your home is, right?"

Bernard turned a page of the book in his hand and said without looking up:

"Your family only has you and your grandmother, right? They can't mistake you for each other..."

"Oh! Right... Should I make some preparations?"

Eugene walked back and forth in the dormitory for a few times and looked at Adam:

"Adam, I want to buy some snacks and a cake... Are there any dishes that are easy to carry and can be eaten after heating?"

"Yes, what kind do you want?"

"..."

Eugene was silent for a while. He remembered that he didn't know what his parents liked to eat... or he didn't know what his parents liked at all.

But it doesn't matter. He still has his grandmother. Even if she doesn't know her daughter-in-law well because she has been away for many years, she can't possibly not know what her son likes to eat.

Eugene immediately sent a letter to his grandmother, telling her that his parents would be back at Christmas, and asking her if she knew his parents' preferences, especially in terms of diet.

After waiting for three days in some tormenting expectations, Eugene finally received a reply from his grandmother.

Returning to the dormitory with the envelope, Eugene excitedly opened the envelope and took out the letter. However, when he saw the content on the letter, the excitement and smile on his face disappeared.

"What did you say?!" x4

"I... my grandma said..."

After all, he couldn't repeat what he just said. Eugene stretched out his trembling hands and handed the letter to everyone.

Adam, who was sitting opposite Eugene, took the letter and looked at it, and his pupils shrank suddenly.