Mysterious Walker at Hogwarts

For the first time, Dean felt the urgency of time.

Although the time limit given for the limited-time mission of "Rescuing the Little Sister" is as high as 7 years, it just shows how difficult this mission is.

Even Dumbledore could only suppress Obscurus, but could not completely solve it. Dean did not think that the other two great figures could surpass Dumbledore's achievements.

Unless...the three of them join forces?Dean smiled bitterly, knowing that the possibility was almost zero.

"Boss, I have a question. Could it be that Professor Dumbledore knew in advance that Knightley would be an Obscurus, so he cast a spell on the music box that could suppress the Obscurus, and then gave it to Knightley as soon as she was born? ?" Dean asked doubtfully.

"I suggest you ask him in person if you have the opportunity!" Aberforth's expression was not very good, "But as far as I know, he knows many outstanding prophets. Maybe who gave him this accurate prophecy."

After hearing this, Dean couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Regarding the origin of this music box, the family members unanimously said that it was a gift from Knightley from a "big man". However, who this "big man" was and when he gave it to him, they never knew. People have mentioned it - even Dean has no memory at all. It seems that this music box existed after Knightley was born.

Things that I usually take for granted are now full of doubts when I think about them.

If this music box was really given to Knightley by Dumbledore, wouldn't it mean that in order to cover up some secrets, he and his family were secretly cursed by Dumbledore?

Dean's heart tightened. Could it be that he had entered Dumbledore's sight a long time ago?

"Dean, your sister doesn't need this music box anymore, but maybe you can still use it one day. Keep it carefully." Aberforth didn't know what Dean was worried about, so he stroked the music box. After a long time, he made up his mind and pushed the music box in front of Dean.

Dean was slightly surprised by Aberforth's determination, originally thinking that he would find an excuse to take it for himself.

"Boss, if you want, maybe this music box can be left to you as a souvenir?" Dean is still thinking about the task of "Aberforth Dumbledore's favor". If this has lost its effect on Knightley, He felt it was worth it if the music box could be exchanged for completing the mission.

Aberforth looked at Dean deeply: "I appreciate your kindness, but this music box may be more useful to you."

"Uh..." Dean was speechless. At least for now, he couldn't see what use this music box had.

Aberforth looked at Dean's confused expression and couldn't help but smile. He pointed his slender fingers at the line "Where the treasure is, there the heart is" on the music box and said, "Wait until you truly understand the meaning of this sentence." , you understand what I mean.”

"For me, the treasure is not this music box, but my sister Knightley, so..." Dean defended, looking into Aberforth's blue eyes and said, "Do you understand what I mean? "

Aberforth's face appeared dazed for a while, as if he was missing something. After a moment, he realized his gaffe. After coughing twice, he took out something and handed it over: "I almost forgot, today is Christmas. No matter what, little kids deserve Christmas presents. Merry Christmas!”

At the same time, the system prompted that "Aberforth Dumbledore's favor" was successfully completed, and 3 skill points were awarded. As for the random reward - Dean's eyes involuntarily fell on what Aberforth handed over. , probably refers to this gift?

"Boss, you're too kind. This is-" Dean took the "gift" with some embarrassment and found that it was something like a small spinning top.

"It's a pocket speculum that lights up and spins if there's anyone you can't trust around - a little gadget for you to play with," Aberforth explained.

"How interesting!" Dean casually put the speculum on the wooden table next to him. The top balanced on its tip and stood there very steadily.

"Okay, put these little things of yours away. I can't be held responsible if they are lost." Aberforth stood up and tried hard not to look at the music box.

"You're right." Dean began to hurriedly stuff the gifts from his siblings, including the meaningful music box, into his dragon skin bag.

Perhaps due to a mistake in his busy schedule, when Dean stuffed all those things and was about to reach for the pocket speculum, he accidentally took the Blood Oath Pendant out of the dragon skin bag.

"What is this?" Aberforth's expression suddenly changed when he saw the Blood Oath Pendant. Before Dean could react, he reached out and grabbed the pendant in his hand.

"This is... something I got accidentally during an adventure. I don't know what the specific use is, but it looks quite exquisite, so I kept it." Dean felt moved and quickly pretended to be naive. explained.

It has been some time since he obtained the Blood Oath Pendant, but there has been no progress in the "Mystery of the Blood Oath" mission. Maybe he can get unexpected clues from Aberforth?

Aberforth looked at the Blood Oath Pendant carefully, and after a while he looked at Dean with a complicated expression: "Dean, it seems that your luck is somewhat unexpected..."

"Good? Or bad?" Dean couldn't help but blurt out.

Aberforth shook his head and did not answer, but changed the topic and asked, "Can you tell me how you got this pendant?"

"Well, that came from a joke that Mundungus and Mr. Burke played on me." Dean thought for a while and felt that there was nothing that needed to be kept secret from Aberforth.

"Bock? Which Bock? Caractacus Bock?" Aberforth asked.

Dean looked at him with some confusion: "Are you talking about the owner of Borgin Burke's store?"

"it's him!"

"Then I think we're talking about the same person."

"They played a joke on you?"

"That's it. Before school started, Mundungus took me to Diagon Alley to purchase items needed for school. In order to save money, he wanted to sell me a second-hand wand..." Dean cleverly avoided it. The part where he blackmailed Mundungus, recounted how the two turned the blackthorn wand into a door key, teleported him to the mysterious ruins, and then "accidentally" found the Blood Oath Pendant.

Dean even told Aberforth unreservedly what he saw with the flashback spell and what the two mysterious black figures did before he arrived at the ruins.

Dean didn't know if he had seen it wrong. When he mentioned that the previous mysterious black shadow had hidden two things in the Doubt Formation, Aberforth had a look of surprise and...disdain on his face.

"Dean, can you let me take a look at that second-hand wand? Maybe I can find some clues from the Portkey spell that Mundungus and Burke cast on it." Aberforth asked after pondering for a moment. .

"Of course no problem!" Dean casually pulled out the blackthorn wand.

Unexpectedly, Aberforth's face turned extremely ugly the moment he saw the wand.