Chapter 24 24. The owner of the ring
"I'm not in the way. Those **** used a large-scale explosion spell together, otherwise there would be no chance of hurting me."
Even though Flitwick was being supported by Slughorn, he was a little unconvinced. He didn't seem to like today's opponent very much.
But of course Slughorn would not take what he said seriously. Now that there is no school doctor in Hogwarts, he and Lily, who are enough to be called masters in potions, are the best. doctor.
Slughorn supported Flitwick and left first. Lily and McGonagall followed Dumbledore on the promenade. They seemed to be a little confused about some of the issues in today's attack. .
"It's been so many years, this is the first time the Ministry of Magic has found us in the past five years, but why only Aurors?" McGonagall was puzzled.
Lily also said in a cold voice.
"The Auror Command of the Ministry of Magic has become a department without the slightest real power when the Dark Lord became the minister for life. Only the Death Eaters who truly control the most powerful force of the Ministry of Magic are the Dark Lords. The backbone of the head and hands, these Aurors who are basically composed of mixed blood and unrelated pure blood, are not as good as their hands in any way."
Dumbledore said calmly.
"Don't have this kind of thinking, Lily, although he took away most of the authority of the Auror Command and threw it to Lucius, but those who can enter it and become Aurors are all elites of mixed blood. He is now It is very good at winning people's hearts, and half-bloods are the majority he recruited, even if some of his subordinates still maintain that extreme thinking, but at least half-blood wizards have the right to own wands and learn magic."
Regarding what he said, Lily couldn't deny it, but she still said it.
"But at least the people we're dealing with today are incompetent people who can cause us the most trouble, that is, the explosion curse that was sent out in groups against Felius at the beginning. If it's just like this, it's impossible for the Dark Lord not to You know, with you in the car, these people have no possibility of threatening us at all, so why did he let these people come? He hasn't caught us in the past five years, and now he found us but just sent a group fly?"
Professor McGonagall also frowned.
"And, how did they find us? The spell on the carriage failed?"
Dumbledore shook his head slightly.
"No, the spell did not expire."
"Then this is"
"Perhaps they have been looking for us for so long. It is not impossible that this team of Aurors discovered us by accident." Dumbledore said with relief, "Don't think about it so much, we have been tired all night. , you all go to rest quickly, today's class will be suspended for a while, so that the students can also relax."
Lily and McGonagall obviously wanted to talk, but Dumbledore was obviously not in the mood to continue talking.
They were really tired tonight. Although those Aurors didn't cause them much trouble, this sudden attack made them feel tense all the time.
After the three of them went back to their offices to rest, Hogwarts did not let down its guard.
After treating Flitwick's wound, Slughorn stayed on the roof of the car all the time, and Hagrid became more vigilant than before, constantly observing and looking around while driving the carriage.
The students woke up from the cafeteria, simply ate some bread and milk prepared in advance for emergencies, and returned to their dormitories.
They also invited Jon, but Jon just sat in the lounge with Neville for a while and then left.
Wandering in the promenade for more than ten minutes, Jon glanced at the current time and it was only past 10 o'clock.
But he was in no mood to wait any longer, took a deep breath, and walked straight to the door of Slughorn's office.
There was no response to the knock on the door, but fortunately, a passing fifth grade student reminded him that Slughorn should be in the astronomy classroom now, and if he wanted to find him, he had better go to the roof of the car.
After thanking the senior, Jon didn't stop and walked straight to the astronomy classroom next to the foyer.
Go up the roof of the car along the spiral staircase, where the desks, chairs, blackboard and astronomical telescope have been put away, only a high-back chair is placed in the middle, and Slughorn sits with a wand in his hand Stare at the blue sky above.
"professor."
Jon's voice brought Slughorn back to his thoughts, and the fat old man looked at him with a walrus-like smile.
"You came just when I was bored here, Jon. But why don't you bring some candied pineapple? My former students always bring me little surprises like this when they want to curry favor with me." .”
Facing the old guy's straightforward "extortion for bribes", Jon couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart.
"Sorry, professor, even if I have the money to prepare such desserts for you, I don't know where to buy them."
Slughorn stretched out his wand, pointed at his side, and a bench appeared in the original open space.
"I just made a little joke, don't be so humorless, sit down, I guessed that you might not be able to hold your breath, and come to me before noon."
Jon sat beside him, took out the sapphire ring from the pocket of his robe, and asked seriously.
"So, Professor, can you tell me what this is now? Can you take it back?"
"It's impossible for me to take it back, Jon." Slughorn looked at him, and the words he said made Jon's heart sink, "because it didn't belong to me in the first place. , it was just an old friend who asked me to keep it for me, but now, it has found its owner."
Jon frowned.
"Then why did it choose me?"
"Because when it was created, it was waiting for a person who can realize the value of its existence. This person is not the person who created it, nor is it the temporary custody of me, but you."
Slughorn's voice was calm, but Jon didn't understand what he said.
"Professor, can you make your words clearer?"
Slughorn laughed, and he shrugged.
"In fact, I have always envied Dumbledore's way of talking to people in a fog, but it seems that I am not suitable for this. Then you might as well be more straightforward, Jon, this ring , allowing you to learn a way of casting spells that no one else can learn."
(end of this chapter)