Chapter 386 The Missing Horcrux

Outside the door were two brothers, George and Fred. They were wearing tattered school uniforms and robes. Their faces and the flesh exposed from the holes in the robes were all bruised and purple, as if they had just been beaten. Same thing coming back from the ring.

"Mike, we can't take it anymore!"

"That's right, I can't stand it anymore!"

Before McFarland could say anything, George and Fred started talking to each other.

Mike glanced at the two of them, pulled them back to the secret realm of the Freemasons through the Freemasonry gold coins, and then quickly asked:

"How is this going?"

"It's Umbridge! Now the whole Hogwarts belongs to her!"

"So she set up a punishment room, hired a large number of Slytherins, and gave them the power to supervise students to rule Hogwarts!"

"The key is!"

"She's still not ready to fire us!"

"That's right, she wants to lock us up in Hogwarts and torture us! That's how our injuries come from!"

"If this continues, sooner or later we will all be played to death by her!"

After listening to the Weasley brothers telling what happened, Mike also had a hint of anger on his face.

The Weasley brothers are both members of the Freemasonry. When they made the Unbreakable Vow, they all swore to share blessings and share hardships!

The original reason why the Weasley brothers were allowed to be retaliated by Umbridge was actually more of a punishment given by Mike for their unauthorized actions, but this kind of revenge has limits. Now Umbridge's behavior is undoubtedly touching Got to Mike's bottom line.

"You guys," Mike said after a while, suppressing his anger, "what are you going to do?"

"We're getting ready to escape Hogwarts."

"That's right! Just like Dumbledore did!"

"Then we will go to Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade Village to rent a store to realize our dream!"

"Open a magical joke house!"

George and Fred spoke alternately, and the anger on their faces at the beginning also turned into a longing for the future.

But this longing didn't last long before it disappeared and turned into a gnashing of teeth with hatred.

"But before we leave, Umbridge must be taught a lesson!"

"That's right! An unforgettable lesson! Otherwise our hardships during this period will be in vain!"

After saying that, the two of them looked at Mike with anxious expressions.

They have learned lessons from previous incidents, and now they know very well that if they are really ready to take action, it is best to ask Mike.

If Mike doesn't agree, then all bets are off!

"Umbridge did indeed go too far, so..." Mike looked at the two pairs of expectant eyes and said slowly, "I support you!"

"marvelous!"

"Mike! God forever!"

The two Weasley brothers screamed and were about to go forward to hug Mike. Normally, Mike would have resolutely pushed the two people away, but now looking at the scars on their faces, Mike stood there in shock. He remained motionless and allowed George and Weasley to wipe all the dirt on his hands and face on his clean robes.

"Okay! That's almost enough!" After a while, Mike, who felt that he had reached the limit of his endurance, broke away from the embrace of the two of them, and said with disgust while patting his robe, "Tell me, what are you going to do? Do?"

"you still need to ask?"

A malicious look appeared on George's face, and at the same time, Fred beside him took out a colorful barreled firework from his arms and said:

"With our bang-bang-swish fireworks, of course!"

"There are many other magical fireworks! These together are enough to blow up that old witch Umbridge!"

Looking at the familiar pile of fireworks, Mike shook his head and said:

"Haven't you ever considered a question? What if Umbridge is already prepared for this kind of fireworks and it doesn't have the effect you want?"

As soon as these words came out, the Weasley brothers reacted. You looked at me and I looked at you, both of them were speechless.

Until the end, the two of them still looked at Mike.

"As your president, it's time for me to give you a little help." The corners of Mike's mouth raised. "You go find Benjamin and Victor. Just say that I asked you to go, and they will fully cooperate with you!"

"Mike! God forever!"*2

The Weasley brothers cheered again and rushed towards Mike.

But this time, Mike did not condone the two of them, but simply stepped aside.

"Go away! You're so dirty!"

The Weasley brothers who missed it all had a look of regret on their faces, which made Mike even more sure of his previous thoughts - these two guys did it on purpose!

After fighting with the Weasley brothers for a while, Mike said:

"Okay, everyone, I think it's time for us to separate. You can go find Benjamin and Victor. I have my own things to do."

With that said, Mike took out the Masonic gold coin and prepared to transmit it, but George on the side suddenly said:

"What are you going to do?"

Mike's movements froze, and after thinking for a moment, he decided to tell the truth.

"Harry and Hermione are practicing Occlumency at my place, and I need to get them out of school. Then, I have to go to the Slytherin common room."

"Slytherin!"

"What are you doing there?"

The Weasley brothers' eyes suddenly lit up.

"Huh, Chris and I made an appointment to go buy something from him. It's a small thing, you guys..."

"Take us there! We can be your bodyguards!"

"Yes! We are worried about you! Those Slytherins might attack you!"

Mike was interrupted, but he wasn't angry.

Looking at the Weasley brothers with excited faces, how could Mike not know what they were thinking, but considering that the two of them had suffered a lot in the past two days and it was time to vent, Mike nodded and agreed.

…

Half an hour later, Mike, who had freed Harry and Hermione, brought the Weasley brothers to the entrance of the Slytherin lounge.

The entrance to the Slytherin lounge is in a basement in Hogwarts Castle. Since the basement is really not a good place, and Slytherin is extremely exclusive, basically only Slytherin students come to this basement. .

This was Mike's first time going to the Slytherin lounge, so he looked around very carefully, and this also led him to discover some strange places - the walls of this basement were all wet!

Although this is a basement, it is normal for water stains on the walls and floor to appear during the rainy season, but it is winter now!

Mike silently remembered this abnormal phenomenon in his mind, and then a pleasant voice suddenly rang.

"Hello, Mr. Townley."

Mike turned around and saw a tall girl with blond hair and blue eyes wearing a Slytherin uniform looking at him with a smile.

"Hello."

Mike responded expressionlessly, but the girl opposite seemed not to feel Mike's indifference at all, and said enthusiastically:

"I'm Astoria Greengrass, it's an honor to meet you! Chris asked me to open the door for you, now, please come in! Glory!"

As Astoria read the password aloud, a wall in front of Mike and others suddenly moved away, revealing the Slytherin lounge inside.

Mike looked at the girl named Astoria for a few times, and then slowly walked in when he saw that the girl's smile was almost unbearable.

The Weasley brothers behind him also followed after seeing this, but they all snorted dissatisfiedly when passing by Astoria.

Astoria had completely ignored them just now, which made them very dissatisfied.

Mike, who was walking at the front, did not notice the little movements of the Weasley brothers, because at this moment his attention was completely attracted by the Slytherin lounge.

Compared with the lounges of the other three houses, the Slytherin lounge can be said to be the most luxurious and magical!

Its walls are all made of black Gothic marble, and there is a fireplace in the room with a beautifully carved mantel, which is emitting warm firelight all around.

However, all this is nothing. The most eye-catching thing in the entire lounge is the ceiling.

It was a huge transparent semicircle carved entirely from a single piece of crystal, and looking out from the transparent ceiling, there were several huge octopus tentacles and sparkling waves!

Mike was stunned for a moment when he saw this scene, and then quickly looked at other windows in the lounge.

Sure enough, through those windows, what Mike saw was still the dark lake water and the unknown strange creatures that would swim through the windows from time to time!

Mike understood instantly!

The Slytherin lounge is actually located at the bottom of the Black Lake!

Mike nodded in amazement. Legend has it that Hogwarts Castle was actually the private residence of the Slytherin family, one of the Four Giants. Mike was still a little unbelievable at first, but now he believes it.

Because the lounge Slytherin left for his students is really great!

If it weren't for the fact that the entire castle belonged to his family, Mike believed that at least Gryffindor would have dueled with Slytherin for this lounge!

After all, it's just so cool!

"Mr. Mike, please go this way."

Just as Mike was immersed in the strange scenery of the Slytherin common room, Astoria's voice sounded again.

After hearing this, Mike immediately withdrew his gaze and continued to walk in the direction he was pointing with an expressionless expression.

There were still several students sitting in the Slytherin lounge on the carved chairs near the fireplace. The arrival of Mike and the Weasley brothers instantly attracted their attention.

Obviously, they had already been notified of Mike's arrival, so they didn't do anything, they just stared at Mike and the others with malicious eyes.

The faint green light emitted by the crystal chandelier on the ceiling hit their faces, making them look like vampires.

Mike ignored them and led Weasley and others directly to a gate under Astoria's guidance.

At this time, Astoria, who had been following Mike, suddenly accelerated and came to Mike, knocking on the door instead of Mike who wanted to push the door directly in.

The door opened quickly, and Mike looked at the other person deeply before entering the room alone.

As for the Weasley brothers, they were blocked from the door.

Mike wasn't surprised at all, rather he was surprised that the two of them had come so far with him.

You must know that this is Slytherin's base camp, and Mike didn't say hello in advance before coming to say that he would bring someone with him.

It was no surprise that either of them were stopped at the entrance to the lounge.

What appeared in front of Mike was a reception room. Compared with Mike's reception room in the secret realm of Freemasonry, this place was a bit more quaint. The tables, chairs and decorations inside all had a sense of heaviness accumulated over time. It looks very pleasing to the eye.

At this moment, a young man stood up on the sofa in the living room.

"Mike, you're finally here, haha!"

"Hello, Chris."

"How have you been lately?"

"I'm afraid it's hard for me to describe this." Mike's eyes fell on the shining silver armband on Chris' arm, "But it looks like you're doing well."

"Hahaha! It's okay." Chris noticed Mike's gaze and said, "This is Umbridge's trust in me, saying that it can give me the same rights as the president of the student union. But I think this It’s not of much use.”

…

The two of them exchanged some false politeness before sitting down face to face on the sofa chair. After sitting down, Mike asked directly without any nonsense:

"Where's the stuff?"

"Here it is."

Chris smiled and placed a pendant with the Slytherin snake symbol engraved on it on the coffee table between the two of them.

Mike immediately picked up the pendant box and looked at it, while Chris crossed his legs and said:

"To be honest, this thing isn't of much use to me. I found it boring after playing for a few days, so it's not a bad idea to give it to you. But I noticed that you actually started issuing a reward to find this person a few months ago. It makes me wonder, why do you want to get this pendant so much? It's just an antique of some value. I can understand those purebloods chasing it for the illusory honor, but you But he's a... Muggle-born wizard. Why do you have to do this?"

Mike ignored Chris and concentrated on observing the pendant box in front of him.

Before coming here, Penello had already given Mike all the methods on how to identify the authenticity of the pendant box.

Although Mike wrote them all down, he felt that they were unnecessary because he knew very well that Slytherin's pendant must be a Horcrux, so as long as Voldemort's soul was not detected inside, the pendant must be fake. .

Now, Mike has encountered this situation - there is no part of Voldemort's soul in the locket at all, and there is not even a trace of Voldemort's breath!

This pendant is fake!

This was Mike's first reaction.

But after calming down for a while and testing the pendant according to the method given by Penello, I came to the conclusion that the pendant is genuine!

Now Mike was completely confused!