The Ancient Wizards of Hogwarts

Until June, Snape and Lupine took no apparent action, as if the plot that night had never existed.

But it's not like they didn't do anything. For example, the number of times Lupine ran to the forbidden book area increased significantly.

Students also face exam week on the first day of June, making Hogwarts students very busy.

Students with poor grades are busy cramming, while students with good grades are also busy reviewing to ensure they can get good grades. After the exam, the students will also compare their answers with each other. Some people feel lucky because their answers are the same as others, but others are frustrated because their answers are different.

However, these worries do not belong to the three little ones.

Because Harley's goal is to pass, and she is confident enough in this, she can leisurely hum a tune while drinking black tea and eating snacks. Hermione and Cassandra are both convinced that they can achieve high scores. The only question is who can take first place!

Cassandra has always been very competitive, and Hermione only didn't want to sleep with anyone else during exams.

I have to say that this is a very strange thing.

At least Harley was very happy watching the show, because this time she would no longer be involved. After all, her performance could not pose a threat to Cassandra and Hermione in any way - dish, it might not be a great thing. victory!

As long as I am good enough, no one will compete with me!

"Hmph~"

Harley hummed a pleasant tune, picked up a plate full of cookies and walked towards the breeding house.

The giant dragon and thunder eagle did not soar in the sky as usual, but instead lay lazily on the grass one by one. Harley cautiously walked towards the golden dragon closest to her, which was the elder sister of the dragon sisters, Abrana.

"Grows up so fast."

Harley looked at the slender and powerful dragon with some envy. The dragon sisters were obviously just one year old, but their body length was estimated to be at least sixty feet. They would definitely continue to grow in the future, and might even exceed 100 feet. !

Of course, even sixty feet is a huge thing, almost as long as two buses put together!

Just by standing at the foot of the giant dragon, Harley could intuitively feel the huge oppression caused by the size gap between the two sides, and there was also a biological instinct of fear deep in her heart.

But the more powerful they became, the more incredible it seemed to Harry.

Although they were such powerful dragons, how did Ash tame them?

Obviously the dragons in the book are very ferocious creatures, and even today wizards cannot completely tame them. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many fire dragon sanctuaries, but instead many fire dragon zoos should be built.

Moreover, it is impossible for ordinary dragons to grow so big, right? How was Ash raised?

"It's great, if I can grow up quickly..."

Harley puffed up her face slightly, feeling a little frustrated for no reason.

Although she is only 13 years old, she really wants to grow up quickly!

Only then did the giant dragon finally notice the petite girl. She opened her turquoise pupils, but did not fly high into the sky. She just straightened her neck slightly and stared at her condescendingly.

Harley looked at her curiously, but there was not much fear in her eyes.

Although Abrana has a more indifferent attitude towards them compared to her sister Ravshini, Harley believes that Abrana will not hurt her.

Because she and Aike are friends!

"Harley!"

The girl heard the call and was a little surprised to see Ash walking from behind Abrana, "Eh? Ash? Why are you here?"

She clearly didn't see Ash when she came in! Where was he hiding just now?

The girl subconsciously looked at the dilapidated castle on the right. Most of the buildings in the castle had completely collapsed, leaving only a few badly weathered walls. She had gone inside to see there was not even a single intact room there. What was Ash doing there? ?

Speaking of which, Shirako and Setsuna are not here either. Where did they go?

"I am always here."

Ash noticed her gaze and diverted the girl's attention without any trace:

"Aren't Cassandra and Hermione with you?"

"They're working on the answer."

Harley pointed outside the breeding house and stuck out her tongue, "I'm not good at studying. I can't participate at all, so I came here for a walk. Hmm~"

Harley picked up a cookie and handed it to Ash, with a hopeful look in her eyes, "Want to eat it?"

Ash bit into the biscuit and took the girl's white fingers into his mouth.

"How about it?"

The girl's cheeks were slightly red, and her tone was vaguely expectant when she asked the question.

“It tastes very good.”

Ash praised him without hesitation and asked with a smile, "Did you do this?"

Harley looked surprised:

"Eh? How do you know?"

"Guess."

Ash shrugged. Actually, it was because the cookies were a bit too sweet, and only Harry, who loves sweets, would add so much sugar. There was a saying that this level of sweetness was already too sweet for him, but for Harry, In Li's eyes, it may only be considered moderate.

But...

Ash pinched the girl's cheek and gave a kind warning:

"Be careful of gaining weight if you eat so much."

"Eh? Will you gain weight?"

Harry, who was stuffing cookies into his mouth, paused.

Ash looked a little helpless:

"Of course you will gain weight if you eat too much, don't you know? Three meals a day are enough to meet the nutritional needs of adolescent growth. If you take in too much extra sugar, it will not be digested and turn into fat!"

"But Shiroko and Setsuna also eat a lot..."

"They are different. Shiroko and Setsuna usually exercise a lot, and even if they take in excess nutrients, they can be consumed quickly."

This is indeed the case. Bai Zi and Setsuna are werewolves. Their body structure is slightly different from Harley and the others. Moreover, they have to travel through the Forbidden Forest almost every night. Their amount of exercise is not comparable to that of ordinary people. Of course, they also eat more than The average person has more.

Harley still seemed to be lucky and whispered:

"But I also want to play Quidditch!"

"Wake up, Quidditch is over!"

Ash pinched the girl's cheek angrily. It was already June, so there was no Quidditch!

Not to mention a Quidditch match, not even training.

Apart from that, Harley only has daily exercise needs of climbing stairs.

As for the school, Hogwarts, as a magic school, does not specifically provide physical training to students.

"Hmm~"

Harley wailed and lowered her head. The originally delicious cookie immediately turned into a savage beast with teeth and claws in her eyes!

"Then I'd better not eat..."

Harley reluctantly put the cookie that had been brought to her mouth back on the plate, trying hard to restrain her body's desire to consume sugar.

Ash rubbed the girl's hair comfortingly, and with the girl's pitiful expression, he took the plate filled with cookies, and deliberately stuffed a cookie into his mouth in front of Harley, letting the girl He pursed his lips in grievance. Why can't you eat so much that I can't?

Ash patted Harley on the head and said sincerely:

"Harry, you have to believe that this is for your own good!"

Well, that’s right!

He was doing it for Harley's own good, not just to tease her!

——

As dusk falls, Hogwarts Castle is bathed in the setting sun, showing a confusing beauty. The setting sun slanted over, giving the upper windows a unique red light.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, a hooded figure quickly walked down the steps of the castle's main entrance and quietly came to an open space shrouded in shadows in the Forbidden Forest.

There, Lu Ping had been waiting for a long time.

Even though this is just the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest, the dense woods are enough to obscure the view, making it difficult for people to detect the threats hiding within. The subtle rustling in the grass made Lu Ping more alert, and he breathed a sigh of relief until he saw the man's face clearly:

"Snape, you're late."

"I didn't set a specific time."

Snape replied calmly and took off his hood.

Lu Ping made a rare complaint:

"Honestly, you are already suspicious enough. Wearing a hood is completely unnecessary and will only arouse suspicion."

"hehe."

Snape sneered repeatedly, but also retorted.

He seems to have some self-awareness and knows that his influence is indeed a little bit questionable.

But Snape didn't care, no matter what other people thought of him, it would not affect his actions.

Snape asked in a deep voice:

"Have you investigated clearly?"

"No."

Lu Ping shook his head and frowned slightly, "I only found a few words of description in the preface of "The Most Poisonous Magic" - 'About Horcrux, the most evil magical invention, I will not discuss it here, nor give any guidance.' , other than that, I didn’t find any useful clues. If you hadn’t told me this, I wouldn’t even know what a Horcrux is!”

Snape sneered:

"So you are doubting me?"

"No."

Lu Ping looked solemn and said in a deep voice, "On the contrary!"

"It is precisely because there are not many records left that I trust your judgment even more!"

In the wizarding world, there are three recognized types of Unforgivable Curses.

Cruciatus Curse, Imperius Curse and Killing Curse.

Any wizard who uses these three spells on other people will be regarded as a dark wizard and face severe punishment from Azkaban. But even so, the existence of these three kinds of black magic has been known for a long time, and many wizards are even learning it secretly, including many famous white wizards, such as Alastor Moody, the Auror who made black wizards aware of it. , I often use the three unforgivable curses.

Even the Ministry of Magic would turn a blind eye to the use of the Cruciatus Curse in interrogations when faced with die-hard elements of the Dark wizard community.

In short: you can use it, but you can’t live without it.

Even Lupine, although he had never used such a curse on anyone else, knew something about it and knew how to use the Unforgivable Curse.

But here’s the problem!

Even the Unforgivable Curse still leaves huge loopholes for people to learn and use secretly.

But all the clues related to Horcruxes were deleted. He searched through the restricted book area of ​​Hogwarts before he found a book that recorded "Horcruxes", and the description of Horcruxes in the book was limited to a few words. This is enough to prove that Horcruxes are so evil and terrifying that they cannot even be passed down!

"Ah."

Snape sneered, seeming to sneer at Lupin's answer.

But Lupine has long been accustomed to Snape's character. Although he seemed to sneer at him, Snape generally agreed with him. Otherwise Snape would not just laugh at him, but turn around and leave.

Seeing that Lupine's face remained calm, Snape, who's sneer had no effect as he should have, also calmed his expression and said in a deep voice:

"I don't know much more about Horcruxes than you do, but I know that the key to making Horcruxes is related to 'murder'!

"Myrtle's death was a naked murder, and we all know who did it! He was not only trying to rid the school of Muggles, but he was also experimenting with how to make Horcruxes!

"Otherwise, there is no way to explain why Myrtle's murder happened to be at the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets!"

"So you suspect that the murder was because he was making his first Horcrux?"

Lupine looked solemn. How old was Voldemort back then? If he had already started using murder to create Horcruxes, how deep must he have been? With such a character, it’s no wonder why he became the Dark Lord who terrified the wizarding world!

"right."

Snape's answer was without hesitation, "Ginny Weasley, that stupid little girl didn't understand the nature of that diary at all, and neither did McGonagall or Dumbledore. They even naively thought that it was just about the portrait." Similar magic!"

Lu Ping frowned and asked:

"Then why didn't you tell Dumbledore? Why did you come to me?"

Even though Snape told him many things, Lupine still didn't understand.

He asked Snape this question a few months ago, but Snape didn't answer.

At that time, Lupine never understood why Snape would rather find him as his 'enemy' than Dumbledore?

And it was the same this time. Faced with Lupine's question, Snape just narrowed his eyes slightly but did not answer.

Snape said with an indifferent expression:

"I know you still don't believe me, so I suggest you take advantage of the summer to investigate possible clues."

Lupine did not reiterate that he believed in Snape's judgment, but asked directly:

"what should I do?"

It was not so much that he didn't believe Snape, but that Snape didn't want to believe him. What he told himself was definitely not the whole truth.

Snape's voice was low:

"The Dark Lord is a very cautious person. If he only had this Horcrux, he would never give the diary to anyone else for safekeeping, let alone let the diary wander outside. Instead, he would find a hidden place, Set up various black magic seals to protect your Horcruxes.

"So according to my estimation, he still has at least three Horcruxes, and these three Horcruxes are hidden in different places!

"But what is certain is that the locations of these three Horcruxes must be closely related to his past, and each time is accompanied by a murder! I have compiled a list of the wizards he has killed with his own hands. What I have to do now is Follow this list to investigate.

"Every time we walk, we will leave traces. As long as we have enough patience, we will always find clues!"

"good!"

Lu Ping looked at him deeply and nodded solemnly.