demon hunter at hogwarts

Chapter 183 Dumbledore’s Friends

These brandies were prepared for dragons, and they were quite strong. After a large glass of them, Regulus felt that his steps were a little unsteady when he left the hut.

Hagrid was so drunk that he didn't even know when the guests left.

Once a person has something on his mind, he will get drunk faster. Hagrid was now worried about whether Dumbledore would be disappointed in him.

Few people know that Dumbledore's status in Hagrid's mind even exceeds that of his biological parents.

Because of Dumbledore's existence, Hagrid was not thrown into Azkaban and imprisoned due to Voldemort's frame-up; nor was he left homeless on the streets after being kicked out of Hogwarts; in addition to Dumbledore's In addition to his work, Hagrid even helped him repair his wand, maintaining the connection between the hybrid giant and the magical world.

Anyone who knows how to reflect will understand how painful it is to disappoint someone who trusts you.

Dumbledore, who has known Hagrid for more than 50 years and is good at perceiving people's hearts, has already understood Hagrid's character clearly: kind, loyal, simple, brave, but reckless, and lacks the ability to empathize with other people.

Although the secret room incident that led to the innocent victimization of Myrtle was proven to be planned by Tom Riddle and had nothing to do with Hagrid, the evidence for him raising acromantula in the castle is also conclusive and the harm is beyond serious. argue.

In his eyes, all creatures are friendly, cute, and non-dangerous. There was Aragog 50 years ago, and Norbert 50 years later. At this point, he can be said to have made no progress.

Of course, it would be unfair to say that Hagrid is useless. For so many years, as a hunting ground warden, Hagrid's main task is to maintain the safety and stability of the Forbidden Forest and prevent the unstable elements inside from affecting Hogwarts. He actually did a good job at this job. Even Newt admitted that Hagrid's ability to deal with those ferocious and dangerous magical animals was not inferior to his own.

But when the people he was dealing with changed from simple magical animals like Hagrid to complex people, he became somewhat powerless.

For example, it is completely normal for Hagrid, who has no scheming intentions, to trust strangers and be tricked into getting information.

"The Pig's Head Bar...the Pig's Head Bar again." On the way back to the castle, Regulus was still thinking about what Hagrid said.

There seems to be a conventional idea in the wizarding world that when plotting something shady, they usually choose a relatively shabby and dark place.

The Hog's Head pub in Hogsmeade is just such a place.

More than 300 years ago, the goblins used the Pig's Head Bar as a command post and launched a bloody and terrifying rebellion. Since then, this dilapidated tavern has witnessed many events that could change the course of history.

According to Dumbledore, the prophecy about Harry and Voldemort was made by Trelawney in a box at the Hog's Head Bar.The reason was simply that Trelawney, who was poor at the time, could not afford to go to the Three Broomsticks for a meeting.

Regulus knew very well that the probability of being overheard when talking in a dark and shabby place was no lower than in a lively and noisy place like Diagon Alley.

"all the best?"

He looked up and saw Dumbledore standing outside the cloister.

In the Scottish Highlands at the end of November, the temperature at midnight was already quite low, but the old principal was only wearing a lavender velvet nightgown with a hat tilted on his head.

"It's going well." Regulus replied easily, "In this season, it's easy to catch a cold if you stand outside the door dressed like this."

"Feeling the cold properly will help you stay awake." Dumbledore said with a smile. "It's suitable for talking when you are awake."

The two walked to the stone bench beside the corridor and sat down.

"You should already know who the person who gave Haggron the egg is," Regulus said straight to the point.

"Our acquaintance, Gilderoy Lockhart." Dumbledore's answer was equally direct, but this answer was somewhat beyond Regulus' expectations.

"Actually, I thought about Barty Crouch Jr., Travers, and even Lucius... but I didn't expect it to be him again." Regulus tapped the ground with his toes, his eyes locked on a figure in the open space. "But if our inference is true, after the Dark Lord has a preliminary body, he will not be able to possess him and act through his body like he did at the beginning..."

"I know what you are thinking...According to my intelligence, Lockhart has no accomplices, and it does not seem to be under the Imperius Curse." Dumbledore said, "As far as I know, that level of amnesia curse , will cause permanent damage to the human brain, and it is impossible for him to return to a normal person in just one year... or even more normal than before."

"Do we need to investigate him?"

"I've got a suitable candidate lined up."

"Could it be the bad-tempered owner of the Pig's Head Bar?" Regulus asked tentatively.

"Him? Of course not. He hates me so much that of course he can't help me." Dumbledore laughed, "It's another person. Please allow me to keep that person's identity secret for the time being."

Regulus frowned and realized that the matter was not simple. When Dumbledore described it, he deliberately avoided words referring to the gender of the stalker.

But he didn't intend to continue asking, but changed the topic and asked: "Can I know why the boss hates you so much? You owe him a lot of wine money?"

"It's a long story..." Dumbledore blinked, suddenly turned to the end of the corridor and said, "It's so late, and there are still people out for night walks..."

After saying that, the old principal waved his right hand, and a faint magic wave passed through the two people. The phantom spell had taken effect, and the two figures merged with the scenery behind them.

A few seconds later, a sound of very light footsteps reached Regulus's ears. He could tell that there were two people in total.

But there was no one in the corridor.

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, green flames ignited in his pupils, and the two invisible uninvited guests were no longer visible in his eyes.

Regulus waved his wand, and there was a plop. Someone fell to the ground, and one of them shouted: "Damn it! (Bloodyhell)"

The invisibility cloak fell to the side, revealing Harry and Ron underneath. The two struggled to get up, their faces frightened.

"Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, it's so late, you should sleep in the dormitory, but where do you want to go now?" Dumbledore lifted the Disillusionment Curse and said kindly.

Regulus discovered that the velvet pajamas worn by the old principal had been replaced by wizard robes at some point.

It seems that he still intends to maintain his image in front of the students.

Gu Jing "Professor Dumbledore, Professor Black, why are you here?" Harry picked up his glasses from the ground, looked around, and then discovered the two people sitting on the stone bench.

Both he and Ron were very confused, why didn't they see two such big living people just now?

"Please answer the question I just asked."

"We... left the notes with Hagrid when we were in solitary confinement." Harry forced himself to make up, "I need to use it for class tomorrow. I'm afraid I won't have time to pick it up tomorrow morning..."

As he spoke, he made random gestures with his fingers, hoping that Regulus would tell his lie.

After all, he didn't bring any notes with him just now, and he never entered Hagrid's hut. There was no way he could have forgotten anything there.

In his knowledge, Dumbledore did not know about Hagrid secretly raising dragons.

Dumbledore just stared at Harry with a smile and said to him: "But this is not the reason for you to wander the castle at night. If you go back to bed now, I can deduct a few points from you."

"But……"

"Hagrid has rested. I just came back from his place." Regulus said, "There's nothing particularly important. It's best not to disturb others' sleep."

"Okay..." Harry had no choice but to give up his efforts, put on the invisibility cloak again with Ron, and walked back to the dormitory.

"Five points from Gryffindor, everyone." Regulus's voice came from far away.

The two of them knew that Professor Black had already opened up the door. If it were Snape, they would probably each be deducted [-] points.

After the footsteps of Harry and the two disappeared, Regulus said: "I have brought Harry to the centaurs as you said."

Dumbledore looked up at the sky, seeming to be interested in the Gemini constellation rising above his head.

"With all due respect, I don't see the point of doing this." Regulus added.

"Voldemort has already started to win over his allies, dementors, five-legged monsters and werewolves. In the future that I can foresee, he will also win over giants and even goblins..." Dumbledore slowly looked back. Sky stared at Regulus and said, "We also need allies... Centaurs can often see what humans can't. I guess they can be sure of many things as long as they see Harry with their own eyes, but they don't Be willing to speak out.”

"So in the final analysis, you still think that things will develop according to the so-called prophecy. What we do is just to pave the way for Harry Potter." Regulus said, "I admit that the child is quite good. , but he has to grow up to be able to face the Dark Lord... But have you ever considered that we may not be able to wait that long."

After saying that, he put the hood on his head and left the corridor.

"It's good to be young." Dumbledore watched Regulus disappear from the entrance of the castle.

Regulus had just returned to the office when he heard a crackling sound in the fireplace, and then Sirius' face appeared in the fire.

After thinking about it for a while, he figured out why Sirius' appearance was so "coincident".

"You used that stupid map to spy on us again?" Regulus threw his body into the recliner and said angrily, "Shouldn't you be in the Department of Mysteries now?"

"It's Di Ge's turn to be on duty today." Sirius didn't care about his attitude, "I see you're not in a good mood... What were you plotting just now?"

"It has something to do with what you are busy with every day." Regulus said gloomily. "Dumbledore insisted that the prophecy should be allowed to proceed, and Harry would finally give the Dark Lord the fatal blow... Didn't he see clearly? How serious is the situation now? That Hagrid almost missed something big."

"I don't think so..." Sirius knocked on his forehead helplessly, "Why does your cleverness disappear every time something involves Voldemort and Dumbledore?"

"Then what do you think?"

"Isn't it obvious? He will deal with Voldemort himself." Sirius said, "I believe that if there wasn't someone in the school who needed his protection, he would have been chasing Voldemort everywhere with his wand."

"Sounds like you know Dumbledore very well?" Regulus asked.

"I don't know him well, but I've heard some things about him before. James and Lily told me... They lived in Godric's Hollow and were neighbors with Bathilda Bagshot," Sirius said. , "Bathilda is a good friend of the Dumbledore family, so...she will occasionally tell James and the others some innocuous things about Dumbledore's youth."

"Tell me about it?" Hearing Sirius's gossip about Dumbledore, Regulus became slightly more interested. He stood up, poured a glass of water, and sat back on the recliner.

"His nose looks broken, right?" Sirius said. "It was broken by a punch from his brother at his sister's funeral."

Regulus squirted all the water he had just drank into the fireplace, the coals hissed, and Sirius's head flickered in and out.

"I can understand your surprise when you heard the news, so I won't pursue the matter of you spitting water on my face." Sirius said pretending to be serious, "At first you told me that Voldemort had fought at Borgin Burke I had the same reaction when I was working.”

Regulus did not answer. He thought of the black granite tombstone he saw in Godric's Hollow with the words "Where the treasure is, there the heart is" written on it.

After a long while, he said: "This doesn't mean anything..."

"His brother's name is Aberforth Dumbledore." Sirius said, "When the Order of the Phoenix was first formed, I met him once... just that one time. He was a very weird guy. But I can be sure that Aberforth Dumbledore Forth must be working somewhere we don't know about and Dumbledore hasn't told us."

"What you want to say is that we don't need to know all his plans, we just need to do what we 'should do'?" Regulus suddenly laughed, "This is not like your style."

"Knowing too many things can sometimes make you timid. Di Ge and the others don't even know what they are guarding in the Department of Mysteries, but out of trust in Dumbledore, every other day They will stay there at night..." Sirius said lazily, "If people knew that Dumbledore and Grindelwald were good friends who talked about everything a few decades ago, would they not even think about fighting? Already..."

"What did you say?"

"Dige and the others will go to vigil every other day and switch shifts with me..."

"The latter sentence!"

"Dumbledore and Grindelwald are good friends...I haven't told you about this?"