Chapter 292 The huge pit
At night, in the Smith Manor shrouded in wind and snow, the study window was still lighted. Gerber Smith was sitting at his desk, flipping through the envelope he received a while ago.
On the cabinet next to the desk, there are countless glass bottles filled with silvery memory fragments.
Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the study door.
The house elf pushed open the door and came in. He bowed to the wizard at the desk and said, "Master, the visitor will be here in five minutes."
The entire manor was well hidden. Except for a few important people, no one in the Smith family even knew of the existence of the manor, let alone its location.
"I know." Gerber Smith picked up the cold black tea and drank it all. He stretched out his hand to support the table and stood up, walking slowly towards the hall of the manor.
As soon as he arrived in the hall, he saw the flames under the marble fireplace suddenly turned into forest green flames, and Bud Broad walked out of the fireplace bent over.
"What happened? You actually used the internal floo network?" Gerber Smith looked at Bud Broad and asked in confusion.
Nowadays, the Floo Network is controlled by the Floo Network Authority of the Ministry of Magic. It will be difficult to hide from the Ministry of Magic when using the Floo Network, but there are still some places that are not monitored by the local Floo Network, such as the internal flight of Hogwarts. Road network, such as the fireplace at Gerber Smith's secret estate.
“Is anyone else here yet?” Bud Brod dusted off the ashes on his black robe and looked around.
"No, you are the first one." Gerber Smith vaguely guessed the reason, and there wouldn't be many reasons that could bring them together. At this moment, the flames started burning in the fireplace again.
"Good evening."
Tibelus Ogden came out of the fireplace and greeted the two men.
Mog MacDoug did not keep them waiting too long, and soon walked out of the blazing fireplace.
“Everyone is here, let’s talk about something important.” Gerber Smith took them to a comfortable room in the manor. The house elf served tea respectfully, and then quickly turned and left.
"About Rowena Smith." Bud Broad looked at Gerber Smith, frowned and asked, "How much does he know?"
The other three people all frowned. They were certain that the four people present would never reveal their affairs to others, and every Wild Smith would not reveal to others their secrets.
Bud Brod placed a letter on the table, picked up the wand and tapped it lightly. The envelope automatically opened and the contents inside began to be read. If Albert were here, he would find that this letter was written by him to Professor Brod, indicating that he had successfully mastered the more advanced uses of ancient magic words. It also included details of entering Ravenclaw's secret room. Condition. Of course, there is also speculation about Rowena Smith. "
"Rowenna definitely doesn't know too much. He probably only inferred from a few documents of the Smith family." Gerber Smith continued, "He is not an idiot. He must have guessed something, and he also got involved. It’s not surprising to know the surname Wildsmith in Vinclaw’s secret room. Moreover, I even suspect that Albert Anderson and Isobel McDoug must also know something.”
"The question now is, what does Rowena Smith want to do?" Bud Brod frowned and reminded, "Don't forget, he has always been worried about this matter, and don't forget about Blair. "
Blair McDougal is the father of Isobel and Katrina. When Blair was still very young, he died inexplicably in a magic experiment accident.
Breuer, as a former candidate, has been eliminated, but is still a member of their loose circle. At that time, they suspected whether Blair's death was related to Rowena.
They all know why Bud Brod summoned them. Two qualified candidates are at Hogwarts. If Rowena Smith suddenly goes crazy and kills them all, then the new generation of Wild Smith heirs will That's it.
The selection of candidates is usually very secretive. However, Rowena was once a candidate and was willing to track it down. It was not difficult to find some clues.
Although the probability of him going crazy is very small, it still has to attract the attention of several people.
There is no way, who makes Rowena Smith too persistent in this matter, some of his characters are too bad, which is the main reason why Rowena was not selected.
"In a few months, Rowena will take the initiative to leave Hogwarts. I will keep an eye on them during the next period of time." Mog McDoug took the initiative to take over the matter.
"If something bad happens, I will solve it." Gerber Smith's tone was very calm. Even if Rowena Smith was his grandson, he could not do anything that crossed the line.
For Wild Smith, only wizards who also inherit this surname can be considered true relatives.
“Let Albert put the bronze book back after Rowena leaves Hogwarts,” Tibelus Ogden said.
The party didn't last long and they dispersed.
Gerber Smith stood by the window, looking at the wind and snow outside, and murmured, "Rowena, what on earth do you want to do?"
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In the Room of Requirement, Albert, who was wearing earplugs and earmuffs, had no idea about this. He was dealing with mandrake roots and preparing to completely complete Banshee's Wail.
That thing has completely changed its appearance since it was stuffed into salt and marinated for a long time.
The mandrake roots dehydrated with salt become extremely ferocious. If I had to describe it, it would be a really miserable death.
Albert used an honesty detector to poke the dehydrated mandrake roots, and sure enough, there was a strong reaction. There is no doubt that this thing will not rest in peace, and it has really become a black magic prop.
The mouse next to him had already fallen into a coma when the mandrake roots were taken out of the salt, and it was not known whether he was dead.
Albert stuffed the mandrake roots into a bag made of swamp digging leather. The inside was expanded by the Seamless Stretching Charm, and then it was put into the silver container prepared in advance. Everything went very smoothly.
Until the Banshee's Howl was completely shut down, Albert slowly took off his earmuffs and unplugged his earplugs. He was sure that the container he made could effectively contain it, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
If you fail, you will probably fall into a coma. When his roommate finds out that he has not gone back, he will come to the room to find him at his request. Albert even left on the parchment the steps on how to deal with himself after he passed out.
However, the last resort was no longer useful, so Albert threw it into the fireplace and burned it.
Albert poked Banshee's Wail with the honesty detector, but there was no response from the poke. He didn't know if it was because of too much outer isolation.
Of course, Banshee's Wail is not essentially a qualified black magic item, so it is naturally impossible to have skills on the panel.
However, Albert was quite satisfied with this thing. All he had to do next was to find an opportunity to test its power. He remembered that Fred and George seemed eager to try it, so he would lend it to them to play with first.
(End of this chapter)