Chapter 214 302 Two or Three Things About Christmas (Two Chapters in One)

But what can you do if you don’t give up?

Are you really going to wander into the Forbidden Forest and find a needle in a haystack?

In such a heavy atmosphere, the three of them lay on the ground and fell asleep again,

A night of silence.

When Feeney woke up from the ground, the twins were still sleeping soundly. You were sleeping soundly on my lap, and I was holding your waist.

Their outstanding talents and the atmosphere of Gryffindor make them feel no urgency. They usually like to sleep in, especially now that they are on holiday.

Feeney shook his head helplessly, walked to the table next to the window of the room, sat on the chair, and casually snapped his fingers.

Puff, who was responsible for taking care of him, naturally understood his habits. A cup of coffee appeared on the table in front of him.

Feeney picked up the coffee and tasted it slowly, while still thinking about the Hufflepuff inheritance in his mind.

The Forbidden Forest is filled with all kinds of dangerous and non-dangerous magical animals, as well as precious and common herbs,

The existence of these things often proves another thing, that is, there is enough food. As long as you think about it, these are food. This is in line with the thoughts of Ms. Helga Hufflepuff.

Therefore, it is very likely that the clues found in the cemetery under the kitchen are correct.

Yesterday, when meeting the twins, Feeney did not explain that he was not sure whether this clue was correct. There were some reasons for this.

Although it is correct that many clues now point to this clue, the Forbidden Forest is too big and the clues are not directional. No matter how you look at it, it will make people have similar doubts.

Feeney didn't believe that any of the former Hogwarts students or professors had ever thought of Hufflepuff inheritance, and anyone who had this idea would definitely not let go of such an obvious place as the kitchen.

The reason why there is no such thing as a Hufflepuff heir in the wizarding world until now is probably because this clue looks too fake.

However, Finny can think of these things. He doesn't believe that others can't think of them. Therefore, Hufflepuff must have other back-ups.

I would rather make a mistake than let it go,

Feeney knew very well that no matter whether this clue was true or not, he could only try and make mistakes. If he wanted to find the inheritance of the four founders, the matter itself would not be that simple.

Those were the four founders of Hogwarts, and they also had a very deep presence in the field of legendary wizards. You know, at that time, even the Presbyterian Church could not overwhelm Hogwarts, if it were not for some later ones. events, and the disappearance or death of the four founders, maybe Hogwarts still maintains its transcendent status.

Now that he has decided to try and make mistakes, what Feeney needs to consider is if the treasure is really in the Forbidden Forest, where is the most likely place.

First of all, Feeney can be sure that this treasure will not be in the depths of the Forbidden Forest, places that are already far away from Hogwarts.

You must know that Hufflepuff's heritage treasure is also part of the mission of exploring Hogwarts. In other words, the place where Hufflepuff's treasure is located falls within the scope of Hogwarts. So, in fact, The size of the Forbidden Forest that Finny needs to explore is not an exaggeration.

As long as Finicken works hard, he can definitely turn this part of the Forbidden Forest upside down and find the treasure in more than a month.

"Puff!"

Sighing, he called Puff over.

Feeney knew very well that in this case, it would be difficult to achieve results behind closed doors. However, without preparation, even he could not easily enter the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

You know, even a great wizard needs a team of several people to explore the Forbidden Forest. Even so, there will be casualties.

"Master."

Puff was naturally on call and appeared beside Feeney, quietly waiting for his order.

"I need a map of the Forbidden Forest, just around Hogwarts,"

Puff bowed, then turned around and disappeared.

Feeney watched Puff disappear, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, put aside these things in his heart for the time being, and quietly enjoyed this rare vacation.

"Hmm~"

"Uh~"

Two dull groans sounded in the Room of Requirement. Feeney heard the sound and put the coffee cup on the table. He turned his head, which had been looking out the window and wondering what he was thinking.

"Are you awake?"

A slightly smiling voice came from Feeney's mouth. Obviously, the strange sleeping position of the twins made him feel very happy.

"Bah, bah, bah~"

George spat out depressedly, looked at Feeney and asked very depressedly,

"Finny, why do I always feel a strange taste in my mouth, like expired vinegar?"

When Feeney heard this, he finally couldn't help laughing, and his laughter was very exaggerated.

George and Fred looked puzzled.

After a moment, Feeney stopped laughing, looked at George and said,

"Well, maybe it's the smell of Fred's feet. After all, they taste quite delicious when you're sleeping. Pfft~"

As he spoke, he couldn't hold it back again and laughed,

And George and Fred fought together because of this sentence,

To say it was a fight is actually a bit inaccurate, the two looked more like they were having fun.

I don’t know how much time passed, but Feeney stopped the two of them this time.

"Okay, you two can make trouble later, we should go to eat,"

Fred looked at Feeney in confusion. Just as he was about to ask why he was going to have breakfast today, he was successfully attacked by George. He fell to the ground again and started to fight.

Feeney sighed and said,

"I have some things for Puff to do, so he doesn't have time to prepare breakfast for you now. Okay, stop making trouble, let's go to the kitchen. Just in time, I also want to ask the house elves some things. ”

The two stopped fighting and went to the kitchen with Feeney again.

The house elves still served the three of them enthusiastically, but this time, Feeny had some different feelings, probably because he knew that they would still be treated as objects by humans until they died, or even after death. Use the same emotion called sympathy,

Of course, no matter what, as a beneficiary of the existence of the house elves, Feeney would not be stupid enough to do the kind of movement to liberate the house elves that Hermione wanted to do in the original book. That would not only harm her own interests. , and will offend the entire magical world.

It's a pity that Hermione in the original book didn't understand it, nor did she understand this. It's conceivable that if she hadn't married the Weasley family, who were the heroes in the fight against the mysterious man, and also had a deep relationship with Harry, the savior, she would probably be There is no way to enter the center of power of the Ministry of Magic, let alone become the new Minister of Magic a few years later like in the original work.

That is because in the war when the mysterious man attacked Hogwarts, many pure-blood families were greatly traumatized. They had no time to estimate that house elves were convenient for them, but their loss would not cause any apparent consequences. In fact, Otherwise, even if Hermione is a member of the Saviors, she still won't be the Minister of Magic.

Shaking his head, he cleared away these strange thoughts.

Feini then looked at Duoduo and asked,

"Duoduo, I have some questions for you."

Hearing this, Duoduo hurriedly bowed to Fini and said,

"Master Black has something to ask Duoduo. As long as Duoduo knows, he will definitely answer."

Feeney nodded and asked his question.

"Duoduo, do any of your house elves have any records about Ms. Hufflepuff, such as her favorite place in the Forbidden Forest?"

Duoduo was stunned and said in confusion,

"Duoduo knows this question, because this question is often asked. Ms. Hufflepuff does not particularly like a place in the Forbidden Forest, nor does she stay for a long time. Ms. Hufflepuff is very fond of the house elves. Well, Duoduo won’t speak ill of Ms. Hufflepuff!”

When Feeney heard this, he had some thoughts in his mind. It was exactly what he thought. If he could think of it, others would also be able to think of it. After all, Hogwarts has existed for thousands of years. Even if there are only dozens of students every year, Over the past thousand years, there have been tens of thousands of people. Among these people, there must be people who are as wise as demons. There must also be people who can think of everything that Fini thinks of, and even think of many things that Fini has not thought of. As a The Hufflepuff heritage had never been discovered before, and Finny didn't believe it could be asked so easily.

He just wanted to try to confirm what he was thinking. As long as someone else had asked the house elf similar questions before, it could be proved that Feeney's thinking was not wrong, at least it seemed like this now.

One person may be wrong to think so, two people may be a coincidence, and if three, four, or even more people judge this clue this way, then it must be correct.

The only uncertainty is whether those seniors have found other clues and determined the location of the treasure in the Forbidden Forest.

If none of these are available, then it is understandable that there is no news of Hufflepuff heritage for thousands of years,

However, if someone finds these things, then it can only prove one thing. The place where Hufflepuff hides the treasure is very dangerous. Those who look for the treasure either die there, or they find the treasure but cannot Open,

Although he didn't want to admit it, Feeney felt that it was more likely that those people died at the treasure.

After all, he was now certain that Hufflepuff was not an honest person.

After breakfast, the twins ran to the courtyard to have a snowball fight, where there were other students who stayed at school.

And Feeney once returned to the Room of Requirement and entered his private library.

The reason why you need to enter the Room of Requirement is because no one else will come here. It's not absolutely safe, but it's much safer than an empty classroom at this time.

After all, the school is on vacation. At this time, both professors and students in the school have time and experience to wander around, and there is a high possibility of entering an empty classroom.

Feeney looked through his collection of books in the private library, trying to find a description of the Forbidden Forest in the description of Hufflepuff. Even if it was just a simple mention, for Feeney now, it was Very important.

Unfortunately, until the evening came and the twins came to the Room of Requirement to look for him to attend the Christmas dinner in the Great Hall, he could not find any records about Hufflepuff and the Forbidden Forest.

It's called Christmas dinner just because today is Christmas. In fact, the meal today is not much different from usual. If I have to say the difference, compared with last night, it is the students who stayed in Hogwarts. Everyone came to the auditorium to attend today's dinner.

Yesterday, the school was officially closed for the holidays. Students who returned home got up early and took the express train to London, while students who stayed in school took out the food they had prepared and left it in the common room to have their own parties.

In fact, it was good for students like Finney to go directly to the kitchen. Although many students in Hogwarts knew the location of the kitchen, such as Hufflepuff, all the students in the school knew it, but there were still many people who didn't know this place.

After all, few people would pay special attention to the location of the kitchen. Only some students who like night tours, late-night snacks, or frequent adventures would pay attention to this place.

Today, not only students attended, but also professors such as Dumbledore came to the hall to accompany these little wizards who could not go home and spend the holiday with their families on Christmas for various reasons.

Ding Ding Ding~

Professor Dumbledore tapped the goblet gently with a silver spoon, making a crisp sound, attracting the attention of everyone in the hall, and then slowly spoke,

"Merry Christmas, everyone, your gifts will be delivered to the corresponding common room under the Christmas tree before tomorrow morning, and your name will be marked on it, please don't open the wrong one, and then, today we specially provide butter beer from the Three Broomsticks Pub, I hope you like it, and finally, let's eat."

With Dumbledore's simple speech, the banquet officially began.

Unlike the Halloween dinner, there were no performances or songs tonight, but everyone still felt a touch of warmth in the hall.

Everyone may have lost their loved ones for various reasons, or cannot be accompanied by their loved ones, but it doesn't matter, because this is Hogwarts, because here there are friends who are almost like relatives to accompany you.

Because there will be gifts the next day, the twins did not return to the Room of Requirement with Finney after the banquet, but chose to return to the Gryffindor common room.

As for Finny, it didn't matter, because Puff would deliver his gift under the Christmas tree in the Room of Requirement, so he didn't need to go back to the common room to wait.

When he returned to the Room of Requirement, Puff had already returned from the Forbidden Forest.

"Why did you come back so late?"

Finny frowned and asked.

Although Puff was a house elf, as the captain of Finny's personal guard, she had undergone special training.