Chapter 758 Reward (page 12)
At ten o'clock in the evening, the Hogwarts castle fell into silence. Due to the curfew, there was no one in the corridor. There was only a whisper from the portraits on both sides.
At this time, there was a sudden light not far away. It was a door that was opened, and the light inside came out.
Then there was the sound of stones rubbing against the ground, and the sound of someone's footsteps.
Harry took two steps and couldn't help but look back at the gargoyle that jumped back to its original position and sighed quietly.
He originally wanted to use Slughorn's memory to save himself from being imprisoned. In his opinion, this was a sure thing, but unexpectedly it failed.
"I'm glad you can get this memory, Harry. If you are willing, I can give you an extra reward, but it won't help you escape punishment. These are two different things, and they cannot be offset easily."
Dumbledore said so.
This means that he will still go to Professor McGonagall's office every Saturday for confinement and will no longer be able to participate in the last crucial Quidditch match.
The only thing that made him feel lucky was that Kyle seemed to have something else to do and was no longer participating in the competition for the time being.
Because everyone only has the last game left, in which Hufflepuff and Gryffindor are far ahead in points, and the difference between the two sides is only 10 points.
"There's nothing I can do." Harry lowered his head.
"Don't worry about it for now." Hermione interrupted the two of them sighing, "How about that memory? Did you give it to Principal Dumbledore?"
"Ah, yes, I'll try my best." Ron said, but his tone revealed a perfunctory meaning.
To be honest, the content of this memory is not much, it is just a conversation between Slughorn and young Voldemort, which lasts about ten minutes.
"No." Harry shook his head, "But he deducted a hundred points from me, and I will be put in solitary confinement on Saturday in Professor McGonagall's office."
"What nonsense are you talking about? There's no need for you to reply." Hermione said, "But what exactly is that memory?"
"Let me think about it..." Harry frowned and carefully recalled Dumbledore's appearance after he came to his senses.
"Probably." Harry nodded, "He even said a few words to himself at the time."
"Yes."
"Stop talking nonsense, Ron." Hermione pushed him away, "What do you think the principal's decision is, your homework? You can change it if you ask for it?"
"Yes, he was the one who told Voldemort that making Horcruxes requires killing to split one's own soul."
"You can't do this, Ron, be brave, it's just a name." Harry said seriously: "You need to learn to adapt to it."
"But the environment is what I lack." Harry said, "No matter what, I still want to thank you. As for the Elixir of Fortune, I will find a way to return it to you."
He came to sit down at a row of armchairs in the corner of the common room and said in a low voice: "Slughorn told Voldemort how to make Horcruxes."
"What about the last Quidditch match?" Ron asked hurriedly.
"Of course, thanks to you, Hermione, otherwise I might not have been able to get it," Harry said.
"I was about to tell you this." Harry suddenly looked around and said, "Follow me."
After listening to Harry's description, Ron couldn't help but ask: "You mean, Dumbledore looks happy?"
"That was Voldemort's name when he was young." Harry said, "I remember telling you before that Voldemort's original name was Tom Riddle."
"He said at the time...'This memory confirmed my guess. I guessed it right, and it will be successful soon...Tom, Tom, you must not have expected it.' That's probably it."
"Why did it take so long?"
"So what, you... wait a minute." At this moment, Ron suddenly realized something. "You mean you're going to be in solitary confinement every Saturday?"
"As long as we don't get expelled." Ron was very open-minded, "It's just a point deduction and confinement. We are already at the bottom of the academy, so it's not a big deal if we get another hundred points deducted."
"Who is this Tom?" Ron asked confused.
Due to the time, there was no one in the common room, but Hermione and Ron were still there, and judging from their appearance, they must have been waiting for Harry.
"How could the principal do this..." Ron was anxious, "That is a game that affects whether we can win the Quidditch Cup!
"Can you talk to him again? Maybe he will agree to let you participate in the competition."
His legs trembled when he heard the words "Voldemort", how could he possibly remember what Harry said next.
"So it's really him?" Hermione covered her mouth with disbelief on her face.
In other words, whichever of the two teams scores more points in the last game is likely to win the final championship.
"What did you say?" Hermione asked.
Now both sides are missing one of their main players, so no one suffers.
Getting used to calling Voldemort's name? To put it simply, he can guarantee that 80% of the people in the magic world cannot do it.
"That's because you already have the ability to persuade him." Hermione said, "The function of Felixir is just to help you adjust the environment. If it were me or Ron, even if you drink a pint of Felixir, It’s not possible to get his memory from Professor Slughorn.”
But after reading the memory, Dumbledore meditated for more than half an hour, and then showed a look... that seemed to be lucky and very exciting.
After that, Harry told them one by one what he saw in his memory.
"Success soon?" Hermione sat in the armchair and looked at Harry doubtfully, "What does this mean?"
"I hope Kyle won't be competing by then." Harry sighed, turned and walked towards the common room.
"There's nothing I can do." Harry spread his hands.
"How about it? Principal Dumbledore didn't fire you?" Hermione asked.
"The point isn't the scores," Harry said, "it's that I have to go to Professor McGonagall's office every Saturday."
"But Gryffindor hasn't won the Quidditch Cup in more than ten years." Ron looked at the ceiling and said weakly: "This year is obviously the most promising year!"
"If you could change your name, maybe I could remember it," Ron muttered.
"I don't know, Professor Dumbledore didn't say anything." Harry shook his head. "After that, he asked me to leave, and asked me to wait for him in the auditorium at seven o'clock tomorrow morning, saying that he would take me with him then. Go see something different...it’s a reward for getting memories.”
"Hermione." At this time, Harry suddenly turned his head and said, "Otherwise you can go tomorrow morning. Without your elixir, I won't be able to get the memory. This reward should be yours."
"No, Harry." Hermione shook her head, "As I said just now, the main factor that can convince Professor Slughorn is you. The Felixir only played a minor supporting role, so the reward is also It should belong to you."
