Eight hundred and thirtieth first, keep secrets and lies
The beginning of a lie requires countless lies to cover up.
However, in Hermione Granger's knowledge, she has never seen such a ridiculous situation.
When the scene presented by a city conflicts with logic, the reality she lives in becomes a carefully woven drama, so much so that she even has a fear of what is real and what is an illusory story.
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"That city? What are you talking about... Of course it's Salzburg, Austria."
Elena stretched out her finger and poked Hermione's forehead gently, and said with a somewhat ironic smile.
"Whether it is the people living there, every street you walk through, and the snacks we have eaten together, these are all real. As for the true identity of Professor Apokalis, you may be able to learn from it.
Looking for clues from Professor Nico Flamel, I mean, you might as well first find out who Nico Flamel is..."
Regarding Hermione's reaction, Elena was not too surprised.
After all, in her plan with Dumbledore and others, she did not expect that this identity would not be exposed.
In other words, from the beginning, the surname Apokalis was used as a bait to be seen as a flaw. The real disguise was Paracelsus, the autistic old man who no longer knows where to hide.
People always tend to believe in disguises that they have cracked through wisdom, while avoiding some options that seem dangerous.
Moreover, before that, just going from Nico Flamel to the Philosopher's Stone was enough to block most people.
If Elena remembers correctly, in the original plot, even a "calculator" like Hermione Granger spent a lot of time looking up information about Nico Flamel, and even
There are also a lot of flukes.
However, Elena's diversion of attention did not achieve the effect she expected.
Under the flapping of the wings of the white-haired ball, Hermione was no longer the little witch who only focused on textbooks.
"Nicolas Flamel, the first known refiner of the Philosopher's Stone."
"At the same time, he is also the owner of the only remaining magic stone in the magic world. Of course, now, a more accurate term would be one of the owners, right? As for what you want to say next..."
Hermione narrowed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said calmly.
"Philips Aurelius d'Ophrast Bombastus von Hohenheim, one of the most famous doctors in medieval Europe and one of the founders of modern medical chemistry, worked in Saarland
He practiced medicine in Ciburg and was buried there. Don’t forget, my father was also a doctor. These stories almost accompanied me when I grew up..."
The guidance about Paracelsus had the most fatal flaw from the beginning.
No matter which record it is in, in addition to the titles of "Alchemist", "Owner of the Philosopher's Stone", and "Forerunner of Healers", Paracelsus also has a less conspicuous and weird title.
"The Lone Beak Wizard".
As a loner who is lonely enough to be recorded in the literature, he obviously does not have many friends in society.
Not to mention, he was once a "bird-beaked doctor" who was at the forefront of the Black Death.
Perhaps Paracelsus really still exists, but he will definitely not be the castle administrator now named "Otto Apokalis", because the real founder of the therapist was also a healer.
In other words, if we look at historical documents from the non-magical world, many of Professor Apokalis's previous details are not completely consistent.
And in the history of the magical world, there happens to be a legend that is not exactly secret.
Regarding the collapse of a certain Dark Lord, and the "Holy City" that existed in illusion, surrounding the Devil's castle, and that no one had ever seen with their own eyes, the direction that the legend ultimately pointed to happened to be...
Compared to the vague Paracelsus, there are too many documents about Gellert Grindelwald.
Perhaps in Flourish and Blotts Bookstore in Diagon Alley, when searching for dark wizards, there will be many books about "Voldemort", but once you leave the British wizarding world and ask for the book list in any European country's bookstore, all that will appear is
"Grindelwald".
"So, that Professor Apokalis, he actually, I mean you"
Hermione's lips trembled slightly, her expression a little flustered and helpless.
If all this is under the control of Professor Dumbledore, then she is undoubtedly facing a huge shadow that far exceeds her imagination and ability to bear. She does not even know that she is saying this at this time.
What is the purpose.
Perhaps, she just wanted to hear Elena's answer with her own ears... As for what's further...
"Oh," Elena said, gently pressing her index finger on Hermione's lips, "Oh... don't say it."
"But... Elena, I'm very worried about you..."
Hermione Granger bit her lip and looked at the white-haired dumpling stubbornly.
"Listen to me," Elena pinched Hermione's nose and whispered meaningfully, "Your guess is correct. I don't intend to deny or quibble about anything, but you are not strong enough yet.
Get in touch with the truth.”
I have to admit that Hermione Granger's growth rate far exceeded her expectations.
Although in Gellert Grindelwald's view, letting Elena's "close friends" join the future Demon King's camp as early as possible is a good thing that has more advantages than disadvantages, Elena hopes to prolong their inexhaustible life.
A carefree time.
"But Luna knows this, that's right, Elena."
Hermione said, glancing at Luna Lovegood, who was sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze.
According to past experience, Luna Lovegood is far more perceptive than her in these aspects, but no matter whether it is after today's journey or the conversation just now, Luna's expression has not changed at all.
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So, the conclusion is self-evident. Not everyone in their small group is kept in the dark.
"What does Luna know too?! Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"
Hannah shouted, standing up and crossing between Elena and Hermione, puffing up her cheeks angrily.
"Since just now, you two have been saying weird things that make people confused. Now, Luna is also involved, so am I the only one in this room who doesn't know anything?
?!"
"That, I didn't understand..." Danilova raised her hand timidly.
"Uh, okay, then there are two people now." Hannah was stunned and subconsciously corrected her sentence.
correct!
In addition to the four people in the past, Elena also brought back a little tail from Ravenclaw Academy.
It's just that during the journey just now, this first-year freshman was even quieter than Luna. If the little girl hadn't suddenly spoken now, Hannah Abbott had almost forgotten that there was a strange little guy in the room.
"It's not a big deal..."
Elena thought for a moment, stretched out her hand and touched Xiaodai's fur, and explained casually.
"In short, Hermione discovered the secret of Professor Apokalis. Of course, I don't know when Luna knew it, but I can't say too much about the specific information. Forget about the content of our conversation just now, forget about magic
Stone, this is between Professor Dumbledore, Nico Flamel, and Mr. Paracelsus..."
Just in the middle of speaking, Elena suddenly bit her tongue and quickly covered her mouth.
"Ah, I can't go on. I'm sorry, I promised Dumbledore to keep it a secret. In short, this is one of the professors' tests. If you are interested, you can go to the library and check it yourself."
"Speaking of which, what happened to this child? Elena."
Hermione raised her eyebrows and glanced at the timid little girl with all her thoughts.
Perhaps many teachers and students at Hogwarts would think that Elena is enthusiastic and energetic, but Hermione Granger has never had such an illusion. After more than a year of getting along with her, she knew very well that Eileen
The pride in Na's heart.
In fact, Elena has always maintained a subtle sense of distance from most people.
To apply her father's comment when reading the newspaper, he was like a cunning politician wearing a smiley mask.
He seems to be approachable and generous, but in fact he is like a machine, handling his interpersonal relationships efficiently, accurately and coldly. He neither seems very unfamiliar nor makes people think that the two of them are on the same level.
At least in Hermione's memory, apart from the three of them, Elena had never invited other girls back to the dormitory.
"You mean Danilova? Because I promised her father that I would take good care of her."
Elena said, spreading her hands and explaining matter-of-factly, "I'm sure she won't be able to enter the Ravenclaw girls' dormitory tonight. I won't watch her spend the night in the corridor, right? Isn't that very strange?
Is it reasonable?”
As one of the few foreigners in the school, the relationship between Professor Alexei and Danilova is not a secret.
On the first day of school, almost half of Hogwarts knew about this matter.
However, for the little wizards of Ravenclaw House and the other three houses, their concern is more about whether the new mathematics professor will have any extra influence on Ravenclaw because of his daughter.
of favoritism.
"Professor Alexei...please?" Hermione raised her eyebrows.
"Yes, I remember I said last semester that Hogwarts will have a new group of professors."
Elena nodded happily and admitted openly, "During the recruitment process, I was also one of the reviewers."
Anyway, except for Hannah, Hermione Granger has almost guessed most of the truth with her wisdom. Rather than continue to waste energy to maintain some ambiguous lies, it would be easier to show her identity directly.
At this moment, Luna Lovegood asked softly in an erratic tone.
"So, Dany and I are actually the same?"
"Eh?" Elena blinked and glanced at the expressionless little moon.
Although Luna Lovegood didn't show much expression, Elena could vaguely detect the resentment in the voice of this usually carefree dice girl. There was no doubt that the white-haired dumpling was kidnapping children.