"Mr. Wallop, I want you to have the right attitude."
In the room with the silver floor, the middle-aged wizard in front of the long table was wearing a serious expression. The young man opposite him, no, it should be a child, did not care at all, and even dozed off in front of the table.
Mark Ponte's face looked a little ugly. He had been entangled with the second-year Hogwarts student in front of him for more than half an hour.
But apart from being a little curious and reserved when he first stepped here, after half an hour of questioning, the kid in front of me not only showed no nervousness or fear, he even wanted to take a nap?!
This is the inquiry room of the British Ministry of Magic! Next to it are ten trial rooms numbered from one to ten!
Are you sleeping here?!
Mark Ponte still maintained a stern expression, but anger was already rising in his heart, but he could not show his anger. After all, the child in front of him had not been arrested.
Sean nodded his head on the table and let out a big yawn. He held his face lazily and said with an impatient and perfunctory tone: "Sir, I'm just here to cooperate with the investigation. I'm not a prisoner. Please pay attention to you."
The words - can I leave?"
Mark Ponte brought his face closer, trying to make himself more threatening. He wanted the other party to know the seriousness of this matter - although he had done this half an hour ago, this kid's psychological quality was ridiculously good.
Okay, I want him to curse.
How can any second-year student remain calm and peaceful in the inquiry room?
"Mr. Wallop, before you recall more details, please cooperate with our work." Ponte said solemnly.
"Am I not cooperative enough?" Sean rolled his eyes rudely.
There were enough things to do tonight, and he was too tired and sleepy to keep up a good appearance.
Ponte's tone was more serious, and even contained a hint of threat: "Now the Ministry of Magic in various countries has issued a wanted order for Grindelwald. Do you know what this means?"
"Huh?" Sean lazily raised his eyelids.
Ponte slapped the table: "You are a student of Hogwarts! But there is enough evidence to show that you have learned Grindelwald's unique spell!"
"Is it illegal, sir? Or does the Ministry of Magic have regulations that stipulate that the spell is dark magic?"
"That is enough to prove that you have a close relationship with Grindelwald."
Sean looked over with an idiot look: "The professors and students in Nurmengard, half of the students in Hogwarts, all the wizards who have read the reports about Nurmengard Day - they all know that I am
Students of Grindelwald, do you still need to ask?"
"Then do you know what kind of crimes your teacher, Grindelwald, committed!"
"I know, you go and catch me, I didn't stop you." Sean said matter-of-factly.
Ponte's brows twitched twice, but his good qualities did not let him reveal his irritability, but his tone became more severe: "As we all know, Grindelwald never teaches in private, and he even talks about accepting a Hogwarts person as a student.
, we have reason to suspect..."
Sean stretched out a hand between the two of them: "Stop, sir, if you want to accept a student, what are your requirements?"
Naturally, a veteran in questioning will not be led by Sean: "I am now stating the seriousness of this matter to you."
Sean didn't pay any attention to it. He shook his bag, and the gold galleons collided and made a pleasant sound.
"Look, I'm very rich, look again, I'm also very handsome, look again -" Sean pointed at himself, "I'm still a magic genius."
He spread his hands: "Is it difficult to understand that you accept me as your student?"
Ponte pinched his brows with a headache. The boy in front of him was not fat and salty, and was slippery than the Moon Chi Beast - and from whom did this boy learn his shameless energy?
He even regretted taking this job now. The interrogation originally scheduled for the Wizarding United Guards was moved to England, and Dumbledore assured that there was nothing wrong with the child.
Of course Ponte and the others didn't believe it, but Dumbledore had spoken. No one dared to use spells and veritaserum against a child - Grindelwald had run away, and they still expected Dumbledore to catch him.
Sean stretched, and when he saw that the other party was about to speak again, he said quickly: "It's very clear, sir. You should investigate Grindelwald's crimes yourself. Your team members know more about the previous situation than I do. What will happen next?"
That dark magic mark was done by a group of people who call themselves Death Eaters, and that giant was also summoned by them - what do you want me to do? Although everyone knows that I am a genius, I am still young. You don't think that giant, that
The mark, and the dark power left at the scene were all my fault, right?"
Of course, Ponte was not that stupid. The French Ministry of Magic had confirmed that the giant was terrifying and that the second-grade child had nothing to do with that thing - the key to him was to dig out more information about Grindelwald.
"Mr. Wallop, your teacher..."
Before he could finish speaking, Sean had already laid down on the table and yawned: "Well... I'm still a child, and I'm in the stage of growing... Do you mind if I take a nap?"
Child... Ponte was so angry that his teeth were itching.
At this time, the door to the inquiry room was pushed open, and Ponte frowned and saw Fudge, the British Minister of Magic, and a middle-aged wizard with long pale blond hair.
He put away his expression and stood up. Although Fudge was a recognized 'conservative', the minister still needed to be respected, especially since he was just a commissioner sent by the escort team.
"Mr. Ponte," Fudge shook hands with him, smiling with just the right amount of distance, "is the work going well?"
"Thank you for your support of the work of the Guard, Secretary Fudge."
Fudge waved his hand: "That's right, but - you've been asking for so long, this is just a child, that's all you can explain? It's already early in the morning, so let him go back to school quickly to rest."
"Minister," Ponte became serious, "this child has a close relationship with Grindelwald..."
At this time, the middle-aged man next to Fudge spoke, with an unhurried and arrogant expression: "Minister, what can a child ask? I think the focus of the Guard's work now is to find Grindelwald."
whereabouts."
Fudge nodded: "Lucius is right, Mr. Ponte, since Dumbledore has vouched for this child, I think we should let him go back."
Ponte's eyes flickered for a few times. He naturally knew the name of the Malfoy family in England. He also knew that the other party would definitely not care about a second-year hemp wizard - so according to the Malfoy family's style of acting according to the situation, they were fully prepared to do so.
Turning towards Dumbledore?
Fudge was probably also expressing goodwill to Dumbledore. After all, Grindelwald fell and after the shocking battle in Paris, Dumbledore is now the number one figure in the wizarding world.
Pont hesitated for a moment, then looked back at the sleepy Sean, and finally nodded dullly.
Without the assistance of the magic potion, he would not be able to get any useful information if he continued to spend so much time. There was no need to offend the two people in front of him.
"Is it over?" Sean stood up, moved his body, waved his hands casually and walked out.
In the past, he would have acted, at least acting like a second grader at school. But as Grindelwald's only student, his teacher just set off fireworks halfway across the earth tonight - the Dark Lord will find someone
Do ordinary sophomores become students?
So Sean has no intention of pretending anymore.
Fudge stayed to talk to Ponte, and Lucius slowly followed Sean after saying goodbye.
As soon as he turned into a deserted corner, Lucius' arrogant expression suddenly became humble.
"Dear Master, please forgive me for my rudeness just now. I immediately went to Fudge after hearing your news - I took it upon myself to think that your identity might not be exposed yet, so I guided Fudge and asked him to come and get you.
." He lowered his head and spoke respectfully.
Sean waved his hands expressionlessly and said casually: "Quite smart, Lucius."
"So, Master, what do we want from now on?" Lucius asked cautiously.
He had already learned about the situation in Paris, and naturally understood that the name of the Death Eater had been exposed to the sun. On the one hand, he felt uneasy because of the exposure, and on the other hand, he felt frightened because of the terrifying flame giant.
Lucius now finally understands why Voldemort changed into this body - the master's magical attainments are even more unfathomable...
Moreover, he also suspected that Voldemort may have guided Dumbledore in the decisive battle with Grindelwald, which could also prove why he continued to stay in the school as a student.
Sean didn't expect Lucius next to him to think so much all of a sudden, and he was confused now.
After tonight's events were over, he originally wanted to ask Dumbledore for more information, but the other party deliberately avoided him and did not answer any of his questions.
Afterwards, Newt, who left quickly, came back, and Sean finally knew why he left in such a hurry.
Newt went to get the diluted venom of the Crooked Demon, and then Dumbledore cast a rainstorm spell that enveloped the entire Paris. He mixed the Crooked Demon's venom into it, erasing the Muggles' memories of tonight.
Of course, there will be more aftermath work to be left to the French Ministry of Magic after that.
Sean was then brought here for "interrogation".
Sean, who was thinking, glanced at the respectful Lucius, and waved his hand: "Go back, I will make my own arrangements for the rest."
"At your will, great master."
Lucius saluted, and after walking out of the corner, he turned into a pure-blood aristocrat with an eye-catching chin.
Sean was sent back to Nurmengard. When he walked into the castle, he found that even in the early morning, there were many members of the escort running back and forth in the castle.
"Nurmengard is going to change..." Sean sighed secretly and returned to the common room.
The students did not get the news so quickly. Most of them had already gone to bed, except for two petite figures huddled on the velvet armchairs.
It's Hermione and Daisy.
Sean felt warm in his heart, and his original anxious and depressed mood also disappeared a lot. Last time, the two girls were waiting for him to come back in the middle of the night.
With an anxious expression on her face, Hermione pinched the corner of her clothes. Sean suddenly disappeared from her side, and then she learned that Grindelwald had taken Sean away.
Although she knew that Grindelwald would not harm Sean, she still felt a little unsure, let alone what if she was accidentally injured in that situation?
Daisy's expression on the side wasn't very good either. Not only Sean, her father and uncle the big black dog were also on the team to arrest Grindelwald.
Harry and others went to find Professor McGonagall to inquire about the situation, and she didn't know if they could get any reassuring news.
With this thought, she turned around and saw Sean walking in with a tired look on his face.
"Sean!" Daisy exclaimed and jumped out of the chair, then rushed straight into his arms.
Hermione stood up suddenly and looked back. She paused for a moment and quickly ran to the side of the two of them, raised her wand and illuminated Sean with light.
"I can't believe you were involved!" The girl babbled while sweeping Sean's body with a fluorescent spell.
"I'm fine, I didn't let you worry," Sean smiled tiredly at Hermione, and then patted Daisy's shoulder buried in his arms, "Don't worry, James and Sirius are fine too."
Daisy's thin body trembled for a while, and then she raised her head from Sean's arms: "Great, great..."
"What happened?" Hermione frowned in relief after confirming that Sean was indeed fine.
Sean sat down and after picking out the things he was responsible for his transformation, he told the two of them the previous situation.
"Oh my God..." Daisy's eyes widened when she heard Dumbledore's appearance. After learning about the giants and Death Eaters, she covered her mouth in shock.
Hermione also covered her heart and frowned: "In addition to the Guards, there are also unknown organizations. I have never seen the name Death Eaters in the book. According to what you said, they can summon the Fire Giant...
…This should be a very, very terrifying magic. I have seen similar information in ancient rune textbooks. It takes at least hundreds of people to summon such a terrifying existence through combined ancient magic.”
Sean scratched his head: "Is there a specific description of the ancient curse?"
Hermione shook her head: "I just mentioned it once, but you said that the giant disappeared not long after it existed. Maybe it was an imperfect spell, or the number of people casting the spell was too small to maintain the magic output."
In fact, I forcibly logged into the guilty account, and then the firewall kicked me offline...
Daisy said: "Nurmengard will definitely fall into chaos."
"Yes, Mr. Grindelwald is the soul of Nurmengard...and not only Nurmengard, but also the wizarding world will undergo big changes..."
Sean sighed weakly: "It's troublesome..."
Daisy looked at him and blinked, her voice became much softer: "Sean, you must be very tired tonight, go and rest first."
Indeed, Sean, who was extremely tired, did not refuse the girl's kindness. Daisy and Hermione still had to wait for Harry and others to come back. He said hello and dragged his heavy steps back to the dormitory.
Sean lay down heavily on the bed and closed his eyes, but he still couldn't fall asleep after a while.
"It's too messy tonight... I can't sleep..." Sean opened his eyes and sighed, then turned over and sat up.