"Do you think Professor Dumbledore believes what we say?" Hermione asked worriedly on the way back.
"God! Do you think it's possible? Who would associate a basilisk with a dead rooster without knowing Ginny!" Ron was speechless.
"But what can we do! It's hard to confirm Ginny's condition, and Harry can't reveal his Parseltongue." Hermione was also helpless.
"What are you worried about? Professor Dumbledore didn't even ask, why are you so worried about it?" Ivy said nonchalantly.
"Since the principal didn't say it, he acquiesced. It's true that you hurry up and learn the spell above." Betty gave Hermione the parchment roll.
"Ah~" Ron grimaced, "I feel like I have a lot to do recently. I have to learn spells, make potions, and think of ways to trick Malfoy."
"If you don't tell me, I will forget." Harry suddenly interrupted, "It seems that Malfoy's name is on the list of people staying at school for the holidays."
"Not only him, most of the Slytherin students will not go back." Betty also obviously read the list.
"Hmph! They probably don't want to miss the heir killing Muggles," Hermione snorted coldly.
"But, could this be an opportunity?" Ron said, "The rejuvenation potion will be made soon, and there are very few people in the school during Christmas."
"I suggest you wait until we come back," Ivey said uneasily, "I'm afraid you two will screw up again."
This is not the first time that Harry and Ron messed up.
"We don't have much time!" Ron was so tough for the first time. "Ginny's condition is getting worse and worse, as if she is sleepwalking all day long. And -" he glanced at Hermione, "we stopped the heir last time, next time we will say
Maybe they will target Hermione. The sooner they find out who the heir is, the safer they will be."
Harry looked at Ron in surprise, as if he had never seen him so determined before. Hermione also stared at him, her eyes flashing, not knowing what she was thinking.
"In this case, I won't advise you. Anyway, there is no danger in trying to make excuses. Even if you are discovered, you will have to think of another solution." He knew what he was doing and was not afraid of anything going wrong.
"Hehe - but I still need your help," Ron's serious expression changed and he said with a smile.
"What's your business?" Ivey responded with a smile.
"Help us pull Crabbe and Goyle's hair. Your ability is very convenient." Ron said.
"Crabbe and Goyle are closest to Malfoy, and they do have a chance to get something out of Malfoy." Hermione nodded.
"They won't go back either?" Ivey asked.
"The two of them always wear the same trousers as Malfoy. If Malfoy doesn't come back, they certainly won't either," Hermione said.
"Okay, it's a piece of cake," Ivy responded cheerfully, and then looked at Hermione, "What about you? Do you need help?"
"No need, I have my own way"
"Then I wish you good luck"
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A few days later, Christmas came. Ivy and Betty packed their things and prepared to leave. Before leaving, they came to the restaurant to say goodbye to everyone.
"Hermione, are you sure you don't want me to get some hair for you?" Ivy asked again in order to protect the physical and mental health of her friend.
"Hehe -" Hermione smiled proudly, opened the book, and pulled out a long hair from it, "Millicent Burst's hair, I touched it from her during the duel."
"It turns out you were ready a long time ago! You didn't even tell us a word." Ron looked at her dissatisfied.
"You think it's just like you two, but it's the same thing when you think about it." Hermione replied angrily.
"Meow~" Best suddenly appeared and jumped from Betty's shoulder to Hermione.
"Merry Christmas, Best," Hermione said happily, stroking it.
"Huhu--" Best sniffed the hair, "Meow--" and let out a soft cry, then jumped back to Betty's shoulder and arched her neck.
Then, Betty looked at Hermione with a strange expression.
"What's wrong?" Hermione was confused.
"Are you sure this hair was taken from Burst's body?" she asked
"Of course. Any questions?"
"That's a big problem, it seems to be cat hair." Betty scratched Best's chin and said with some humor.
"What!" Hermione's voice rose an octave, and she dropped the book in her hand.
"Are you really okay?" Ivey once again expressed doubts about the reliability of the trio.
"Oops! You guys should go quickly and stop talking so much." Hermione angrily stepped forward and pushed the two of them.
"Shall I get you another one?" Ivey discussed.
"No, I'll handle it myself. If it doesn't work, just the two of them will go alone."
Hermione was so angry that she pushed them out without listening to their opinions.
Outside the door, the two looked at each other
"You don't need to mention it," Ivey said helplessly.
Betty also had a wry smile on her face
"Go back and let them do whatever they want."
"Yeah" Betty responded, "Won't Lu Wei take it back?"
"No, I'll let him roam around the castle as much as possible to prevent the heir from jumping over the wall."
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kings cross station
"Irene won't come to pick us up?" Betty tightened her coat and asked Ivy, who was standing on the roadside taking a taxi. It was quite cold today, the sky was dark, and the temperature dropped to single digits.
"No. They are at Rebel's store. Let us take a taxi there directly. We will eat there at noon." Ivy answered while hailing a taxi. Fortunately, they were just coming back for the holidays, so the two of them didn't bring much luggage, otherwise they would
I have suffered the guilt.
Reach out to hail a taxi
"What can I do for you two?" The driver is a kind-looking uncle.
"No. 27, Rue Morgue, thank you."......
Arrival location
"Here we are, two of us, a total of twenty pounds." The driver turned around and said to Ivy.
"Sorry, please wait a moment."
He opened the door and got out of the car, looked at the sign of the Magic Hot Pot Restaurant in front of him, put his hands to his mouth and shouted upstairs, "Irene, I don't have any money!"
With Ivey's lung capacity, people in half the street could hear his screams. Pedestrians around him looked at this handsome boy curiously, unable to understand Chu's situation for a while. The taxi driver also stared at him dumbfounded, even saying:
The cigarette butt fell without even noticing.
As for Betty, she didn't want to come down at all.
Half a minute later, the door of the hot pot restaurant was pushed open, and Rebel's beautiful figure appeared in front of her. She hadn't seen him for many days, and was even more radiant without the burden of life. When her pretty face saw him, she smiled, and instantly became the face of the street.
focus.
Ivy opened his arms to greet him, and Rebelle quickly stepped forward, rushing into the arms of Betty behind Ivy - uh - like a baby swallow.
"Betty, long time no see~" Rebelle pressed against Betty's face and rubbed it hard
Ivey's outstretched arms instantly froze in the air, and his whole person was like a defeated dog in a funny cartoon, losing all color.
"Okay, Rebel, hurry up and eat, I'm starving." Betty couldn't help saying such a warm greeting, a little embarrassed.
"Let's go to the store. I'm ready." Rebel finally let Betty go. After paying the fare, she turned around and finally saw Ivy's miserable figure.
"Avi? Are you back too?"
Ivey turned his head with difficulty, his neck like clockwork, clicking "You - you -"
"Okay, hurry up and go in." Before he could speak, Rebel held Betty's hand and entered the store directly past him.
He raised his fingers tremblingly, "I-I-"
"Squeak--" The store door opened a crack, and Betty stuck her head out, "Stop making trouble, come in quickly, we're waiting for you to eat."
"Hey, now you think of me." Ivy pouted, opened the door and walked in.
Immediately, a spacious and bright hall came into view. The inside and outside of the house were like two worlds.