Chapter 388 "Give me some Veritaserum"
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Chu Ni Fan Wan
Hermione suddenly excitedly slapped the magazine in front of Harry: "Look! This!"
Harry's thoughts were pulled back by this movement, and he looked down in the direction of Hermione's finger.
"The report of "The Quibbler" mentioned: 'The weather was clear that night, but the atmosphere was weird. There were many Aurors hiding in an inconspicuous place outside Malfoy Manor, seemingly to prevent some accidents, such as treasure thieves and robbers. , or people who were drunk and causing trouble at the ball. It can be seen that the Ministry of Magic attaches great importance to this auction. Does this mean that the Ministry of Magic's financial deficit is true, so...'" Hermione read quickly.
"Wait, this and I need to find..." Harry wondered.
"Please don't interrupt me, Harry!" Hermione frowned slightly and continued reading: "It was also mentioned later that the author tried to interview several Aurors, but most of them were mysterious and cold, and ignored them. Only one The female Auror with a heart-shaped face had a few simple conversations with the author. She admitted that some Aurors were indeed dispatched here tonight, but the other secret people were mostly the bodyguards invited by the wealthy family heads. They were out of sympathy Paying attention to personal safety and property, I hired some people to guard outside. The author asked if this meant that there would be some crisis situation tonight, but suddenly heard a dull, scary and sticky sound, similar to a reptile, such as The sound of a monitor lizard or a python. The female Auror said that she did not know whether any magical animals would be auctioned tonight, but there was no doubt about the safety of the venue.'"
Hermione raised her head and pointed to the line of words: "Harry, look, is this the voice of that monster you were talking about?"
"Dull, sticky... yes, it must be a reptile, a basilisk. A basilisk is a reptile, right?" Harry stood up and looked at the line of words carefully, "That means Dobby is indeed not Lie to me, there is indeed a basilisk in Malfoy Manor! If it is the same one that harassed me, then that means..."
"Hey, Harry, I just heard a sound. There needs to be more direct evidence. Let's see if there are any other places." Hermione folded the corner of the page and used a quill to mark that paragraph. I marked it and picked up the next one to continue reading.
"I understand. If I find more, it will further confirm my guess." Harry was very excited. "Hermione, thank you for thinking of this method and searching for these reporters' articles. Sure enough, someone found clues!"
Hermione waved her hand: "This is nothing, but a very common method. After all, we are not at the scene, and it is not convenient to mention the basilisk you mentioned to others. By the way, you said it was the Malfoy's The elf told you about the basilisk... Harry, can you tell me more about the elf later?"
"No problem. However, it is no longer the elf of the Malfoy family. Dobby has turned from darkness to light and became my godfather's house elf!"
"In other words, it still has an 'owner'?" Hermione shook her head, "Forget it, I'll ask about this situation again later."
Harry looked at the serious little witch and saw that she was frowning and looking intently at the thing in her hand, as if she was reading some literary journal.
"...ancient gold coins engraved with strange symbols, a worn-out magic wand that exudes an ominous aura, beautiful and mysterious ancient paintings, magical but conspiracy-laden pens and books, and a much-anticipated gold cup that is difficult to tell whether it is genuine or not. These... This is tonight's auction item." The pen in Hermione's hand was ticking bit by bit, and she always had a habit of reading aloud the content that she paid extra attention to.I have to say that reading these articles and reports may be boring to other people, but she enjoys them very much.
"It's a lot of money, I don't know if I can afford it." Harry noticed that the "Owl Post" mentioned the turnover of several auction items, and mentally estimated whether the gold galleons in his small vault were enough.
"Well, I heard that your parents did leave you a lot of money. The Potter family's shampoo and other magic potion products industry was very profitable back then, but... now it is the Burst family that is selling similar products. No. Not to mention, to be able to give away [-] gold galleons and give away the gold cup, the head of the Burst family must have made a lot of money through this." Hermione guessed: "However, not all rich people can be so generous. Harry, I heard that Ms. Burst is also a Slytherin graduate, but she is completely different from Malfoy. This shows that not all Slytherins are arrogant and vicious... You, understand me What do you mean?"
Harry lowered his head and sighed softly: "Maybe you are right, just like Gryffindor also has scum like Pedro. Hey, but why can't I meet some Slaters who don't target me? Where is Lin?"
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You see, there is also a record here." Hermione interrupted Harry's melancholy. "It says, 'The place where the auction items are kept is strictly guarded and kept confidential. We are trying to enter We entered several houses, but most of them were empty or blocked by special magic restrictions. Malfoy Manor was indeed not an easy place to break into, but we didn’t find anything. Just in a hidden corner on the fourth floor, we saw a It has a pointed, rusty green tail with a thick and hard skin. You can be sure that it is a giant snake! But it is motionless, and you can only see the tail, so it is impossible to judge the overall appearance and attack power. Forgive us for not daring to act rashly. I just took this image. But what surprised us was that we didn’t see anything related to snakes in the auction items later. Could it be that that giant creature was actually invited by the head of the Malfoy family to protect the home? mascot?'"
Harry's eyes were extremely bright: "Great! It's a snake! Hermione!"
"Hey, I understand what you mean." Hermione remained calm, "Just, Harry, read this magazine."
She closed the page and it read "Give me some Veritaserum".
"This is?"
"This is a curiosity magazine famous for writing stories. Most of the articles it publishes are not news, but novels, but they often use real events as backgrounds. Their authenticity..." Hermione spread her hands, "It can only be used as a reference, after all. It’s basically a mixture of truth and falsehood.”
"What about this picture?" Harry asked anxiously.
"This is not a snake's tail, it's the tail of some kind of fire dragon. Hey, with this picture, it seems even more unbelievable." Hermione said with sympathy.
Harry's thoughts were pulled back by this movement, and he looked down in the direction of Hermione's finger.
"The report of "The Quibbler" mentioned: 'The weather was clear that night, but the atmosphere was weird. There were many Aurors hiding in an inconspicuous place outside Malfoy Manor, seemingly to prevent some accidents, such as treasure thieves and robbers. , or people who were drunk and causing trouble at the ball. It can be seen that the Ministry of Magic attaches great importance to this auction. Does this mean that the Ministry of Magic's financial deficit is true, so...'" Hermione read quickly.
"Wait, this and I need to find..." Harry wondered.
"Please don't interrupt me, Harry!" Hermione frowned slightly and continued reading: "It was also mentioned later that the author tried to interview several Aurors, but most of them were mysterious and cold, and ignored them. Only one The female Auror with a heart-shaped face had a few simple conversations with the author. She admitted that some Aurors were indeed dispatched here tonight, but the other secret people were mostly the bodyguards invited by the wealthy family heads. They were out of sympathy Paying attention to personal safety and property, I hired some people to guard outside. The author asked if this meant that there would be some crisis situation tonight, but suddenly heard a dull, scary and sticky sound, similar to a reptile, such as The sound of a monitor lizard or a python. The female Auror said that she did not know whether any magical animals would be auctioned tonight, but there was no doubt about the safety of the venue.'"
Hermione raised her head and pointed to the line of words: "Harry, look, is this the voice of that monster you were talking about?"
"Dull, sticky... yes, it must be a reptile, a basilisk. A basilisk is a reptile, right?" Harry stood up and looked at the line of words carefully, "That means Dobby is indeed not Lie to me, there is indeed a basilisk in Malfoy Manor! If it is the same one that harassed me, then that means..."
"Hey, Harry, I just heard a sound. There needs to be more direct evidence. Let's see if there are any other places." Hermione folded the corner of the page and used a quill to mark that paragraph. I marked it and picked up the next one to continue reading.
"I understand. If I find more, it will further confirm my guess." Harry was very excited. "Hermione, thank you for thinking of this method and searching for these reporters' articles. Sure enough, someone found clues!"
Hermione waved her hand: "This is nothing, but a very common method. After all, we are not at the scene, and it is not convenient to mention the basilisk you mentioned to others. By the way, you said it was the Malfoy's The elf told you about the basilisk... Harry, can you tell me more about the elf later?"
"No problem. However, it is no longer the elf of the Malfoy family. Dobby has turned from darkness to light and became my godfather's house elf!"
"In other words, it still has an 'owner'?" Hermione shook her head, "Forget it, I'll ask about this situation again later."
Harry looked at the serious little witch and saw that she was frowning and looking intently at the thing in her hand, as if she was reading some literary journal.
"...ancient gold coins engraved with strange symbols, a worn-out magic wand that exudes an ominous aura, beautiful and mysterious ancient paintings, magical but conspiracy-laden pens and books, and a much-anticipated gold cup that is difficult to tell whether it is genuine or not. These... This is tonight's auction item." The pen in Hermione's hand was ticking bit by bit, and she always had a habit of reading aloud the content that she paid extra attention to.I have to say that reading these articles and reports may be boring to other people, but she enjoys them very much.
"It's a lot of money, I don't know if I can afford it." Harry noticed that the "Owl Post" mentioned the turnover of several auction items, and mentally estimated whether the gold galleons in his small vault were enough.
"Well, I heard that your parents did leave you a lot of money. The Potter family's shampoo and other magic potion products industry was very profitable back then, but... now it is the Burst family that is selling similar products. No. Not to mention, to be able to give away [-] gold galleons and give away the gold cup, the head of the Burst family must have made a lot of money through this." Hermione guessed: "However, not all rich people can be so generous. Harry, I heard that Ms. Burst is also a Slytherin graduate, but she is completely different from Malfoy. This shows that not all Slytherins are arrogant and vicious... You, understand me What do you mean?"
Harry lowered his head and sighed softly: "Maybe you are right, just like Gryffindor also has scum like Pedro. Hey, but why can't I meet some Slaters who don't target me? Where is Lin?"
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You see, there is also a record here." Hermione interrupted Harry's melancholy. "It says, 'The place where the auction items are kept is strictly guarded and kept confidential. We are trying to enter We entered several houses, but most of them were empty or blocked by special magic restrictions. Malfoy Manor was indeed not an easy place to break into, but we didn’t find anything. Just in a hidden corner on the fourth floor, we saw a It has a pointed, rusty green tail with a thick and hard skin. You can be sure that it is a giant snake! But it is motionless, and you can only see the tail, so it is impossible to judge the overall appearance and attack power. Forgive us for not daring to act rashly. I just took this image. But what surprised us was that we didn’t see anything related to snakes in the auction items later. Could it be that that giant creature was actually invited by the head of the Malfoy family to protect the home? mascot?'"
Harry's eyes were extremely bright: "Great! It's a snake! Hermione!"
"Hey, I understand what you mean." Hermione remained calm, "Just, Harry, read this magazine."
She closed the page and it read "Give me some Veritaserum".
"This is?"
"This is a curiosity magazine famous for writing stories. Most of the articles it publishes are not news, but novels, but they often use real events as backgrounds. Their authenticity..." Hermione spread her hands, "It can only be used as a reference, after all. It’s basically a mixture of truth and falsehood.”
"What about this picture?" Harry asked anxiously.
"This is not a snake's tail, it's the tail of some kind of fire dragon. Hey, with this picture, it seems even more unbelievable." Hermione said with sympathy.
