Chapter 96 The disappeared secret room (page 12)
Compared with Armando Dippet's sophistication, some of the other people attending the dinner of the Flamel couple were not so steady.
A black wizard wearing a traditional white robe from North Africa suddenly stood up from his chair. He wore a heavy-looking solid gold earring on his left ear, and a whole sapphire for his right eyeball. They were replaced with artificial eyes, and all ten fingers on both hands were covered with rings made of gold and silver.
"Master Flamel," said the young and old wizard named Babajide Abakinde in a loud voice: "I will go out to see who the thieves are, and ask who gave them the courage to disturb the party you held. .”
After saying that, he didn't wait for anyone else's reaction, and disappeared from his seat with a "swish" in the next second.
Looking at the alchemy master who stretched out his hand to grab Babajide but was a little too late, and finally could only shake his head helplessly, for no reason, Bourne thought of an old saying that probably only he could understand: Trees I want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop.
"Cough cough..."
Seeing that the atmosphere of the party had become a little tense, Horace coughed twice, and then raised his hand to speak like a little wizard in his student days.
"...Teacher LeMay."
In front of everyone, Horace did not use the somewhat casual but actually more affectionate title of 'Nicholas', but instead used the honorific title to call the old-timer Nick Flamel.
"I think Principal Dippet's suggestion may be necessary. After all, not many people know about your country house in Devon. Other than that, I want to go out and keep an eye on it now. You know , That guy Babajide has always had such a hot temper, I'm worried... if he damages all the flowers and plants in your yard, as well as the fish pond, it will be difficult to clean up."
Horace said it more tactfully, but he also had good intentions. Nick Flamel thought about it and nodded in agreement with his opinion.
"Thank you, Horace, for always thinking of things so carefully."
A kind smile appeared on Mrs. Perenal's wrinkled face, and she assured Horace at the same time: "Leave Bourne here, we old people like to watch the children eat and drink. , I guess he will like the quiche Lorraine that will be served soon.”
Finally, several wizards and witches went out with Horace to "keep an eye on" Babajide lest he destroy the "flowers and plants" in Flamel's courtyard.
Most of these people are around seventy or eighty years old, and they belong to the "young people" in this dinner party.
The oldest among them is just a witch in her nineties. Her surname is Prewett, and she is also the great-aunt of the wife of Arthur Weasley, the current head of the Weasley family. She wears an emerald green gem pendant on her chest.
It stands to reason that including Babajid, who later succeeded Dumbledore as the president of the "International Confederation of Wizards", this small temporary team formed to deal with unreasonable intruders can go anywhere in the wizarding world. Basically, they will have the qualifications, prestige, and more importantly... magical power to make most people shut up and obey.
However, Bourne had an intuition at this time: Today's Christmas Eve will not be too peaceful.
After all, as a traveler in the Warhammer world, he firmly believes that "trouble" will always comply with the "Law of Convergence".
When an ordinary person discovers a gene stealer, there is probably a family of gene stealers hidden in the hive where he is located; and when an inquisitor of the Inquisition discovers a chicken thief, then the planet where he is located Then it might not be long before we encounter a Tyranid fleet.
Nick Flamel, the master of alchemy, and a group of old wizards summoned by him to attend the party...the "trouble" these people can attract may be more troublesome than they imagined.
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"What you think does make sense..."
Professor Quirrell, who was lying on the bed, raised his upper body like a walrus raising its head, and "sit" up from the bed in a strange way.
Ever since he was bitten by a rune snake in the Forbidden Forest, Tom, who was physically and mentally devastated, has remained relatively calm during this period.
Apart from training Quirrell on a daily basis, he didn't do anything too out of the ordinary.
Even if Dumbledore approached him alone once and asked him to set up a protection measure for something that "needs to be kept safe", he just submitted a report "On the effectiveness of using trolls to block doors in small spaces". sex” recommendation report.
He didn't even ask the principal to arrange the protective measures himself so that he could be closer to the "thing that needed to be kept safe."
"... Taking advantage of this Christmas holiday, I really should recruit some helpers to avoid encountering that kind of weak situation again."
Voldemort controlled Quirrell's body and asked him to take out a bottle of mermaid blood that was supposed to be used as a teaching prop from the drawer of his desk - this was something he deliberately saved when he was teaching how to deal with Grindylow. Ingredients - Holding back the unpleasant fishy smell, pour it into your mouth.
belch--
Quirrell burped.
He didn't eat breakfast or lunch. He was full of water just by drinking this unpleasant blood. Only he knew how sour and refreshing it felt.
"My lord, my lord, you can use that dark mark to summon your loyal servants. I think once they receive the message..."
Quirrell really didn't want to carry it on his own anymore. He desperately hoped that Voldemort could find someone else to share the burden with him, even if he could have a replacement possessed host. He felt that if he continued to be tortured like this, he would really be unable to hold on.
"Idiot!" But before he could finish speaking, Voldemort interrupted his suggestion with his usual words.
"Last time, I have used the Dark Mark, and Snape must have noticed it. Although it is not certain whether he has remained loyal, but based on the wariness he showed towards you, if I use the Dark Mark again now , do you think he will come over and talk to you heart-to-heart with his wand?"
During the Christmas holiday, not only the little wizards, but also some professors in Hogwarts choose to go home to reunite with their families.
As far as Voldemort knew, apart from those possessed by him, Snape and McGonagall were the only two professors left in the castle during the holidays, and he was not sure whether Principal Dumbledore would leave.
And once he summons the Dark Mark, the closer the distance is, the stronger the feeling of the mark holder will be.
In other words, with a simple elimination method, the clever Snape could accurately pinpoint the Quirrell possessed by him.
Quirrell couldn't help but trembled when he heard "take out your heart and lungs". He had experienced having his waist ripped out, and he didn't want his other internal organs to be forcibly replaced with new ones by Voldemort's spells. It would be too painful!
Ignoring all the boring reveries in Quirrell's mind, Voldemort directly gave him action instructions.
Although Jian's intention to use the Dark Mark to find help was indeed foolish, his idea of doing something while there were fewer people in school during the Christmas holidays was quite in line with Voldemort's wishes.
"That corridor has been repaired. It's noon now, and Peeves and Snape probably won't be wandering there." He said, "You go to the abandoned women's bathroom now. What we're looking for is , like-minded friends are there.”