Chapter 42 Who doesn't like Miss Granger's important period
He found some red sweets in the wizard's pouch, but nothing else.
After that, he sat until the sun went down before standing up, pulling his chair down in front of the desk, refilling the cup with water, and then took out his notes and organized them.
This didn't take long, and the brief trip to Knockturn Alley brought nothing useful. Perhaps this information will be useful in the future, but for now it is just a useless paragraph.
The brunette? The Avery family's ball? The Grease Gang? The number of missing persons is increasing? The Undertaker?
Xing Ze kept repeating these broken messages in his mind. He reached for the cup, only to find that the tea had reached the bottom.
"Maybe I should change to something else to refresh myself." He said to himself and stood up to add some water.
He thought about seeking help from the Key Hall, but because the authority was too low, most of the content in "The Key to the Door" except for the investigator's manual could not be viewed.
Of course, seeking R's help is also delusional. He still remembers the question he asked when he left the wine cellar - How should I contact you?
"Oh, friend, make no mistake." Mr. R looked at him like he was an idiot, "We contact you and we give you tasks. But this is one-way. Do you know what one-way is?"
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If you think about it carefully, it is not surprising for someone who wants him dead to give him such an almost isolated and dangerous investigation.
At this moment, Xing Ze suddenly thought of something. He stopped and put the cup on the fireplace.
"Why do I have to organize information in my dormitory? Why do I have to rely on those pathetic fools? I am really a complete idiot." He picked up his notes and quickly walked out of the dormitory towards the school library.
The collection of books in the Hogwarts Library is second only to the Cliona Library in Glastonbury. There are a wide variety of books here. Xing Ze plans to find some information about the Avery family and Knockturn Alley here.
He was lucky enough to find a copy of "The Holy Twenty-Eight Tribes" in an old bookshelf with no name in the restricted book area. This book records and introduces the Twenty-Eight Tribes who were still "real pure bloods" in the 1930s.
A British wizarding family, the Everly family is among them.
Then, he found a copy of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Knockturn Alley" in the bookshelf of the travel guide, and also obtained "The Last Day of the Death Eater" among the recorded documents.
Xing Ze took these three books and sat in the public reading room. He stuffed a fruit-flavored candy into his mouth while Mrs. Pingsi was not paying attention.
Half an hour later, he closed "The Twenty-Eight Sacred Tribes". His body's memory after rebirth also improved significantly, but he still liked to write down important things in his notebook.
Many times, it's not your memory that has problems, but your thinking, which will lead to major deviations in your investigation. Just like the detective's curse - sometimes the answer is clearly right in front of you, but you
But focusing on the wrong clues.
Notes help organize Xing Ze's thoughts and remind him of details that he doesn't care about, at least that's what he thinks.
"How interesting that the Everly family is from Denmark."
Although it is not known whether it is true or not, it is mentioned in the book that the ancestors of the Everly family followed Emperor Canute into England. It was not until Edward the Confessor restored the Wessex dynasty that they had to return to Denmark.
But when they returned to Great Britain and why they returned here, the book did not give much explanation. It only said that the Avery family was eager to learn more ancient magic.
"More ancient magic, hehe, the British people really think highly of themselves." Xing Ze sneered in a low voice, peeled off another fruit candy, and was about to put it in his mouth when he heard a few coughs.
He hurriedly put the candy back into the wrapper and calmly raised his head to look in the direction of the sound.
"Ah, I'm not surprised to see you in the library, Miss Granger."
"It is forbidden to bring food into the library." Although she lowered her head and spoke in a low voice, she still couldn't hide the pride in her tone, "But if you share some of it with me, I can keep it a secret for you, Mr. Xing Ze."
She raised her head, her thick and disheveled brown hair shook a few times, and her shiny brown eyes stared at Xing Ze nervously, but her eyebrows were still raised, like a proud orange cat.
"How many do you want?"
After receiving the affirmation, Hermione smiled, revealing her rabbit-like front teeth.
"One, oh no, two." She couldn't help but giggle. The laughter attracted Mrs. Pince's attention. She was so frightened that she immediately closed her mouth and buried her head into the thick book she came with.
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Xing Ze took out two fruit candies from his pocket, sandwiched them between the books "The Last Days of the Death Eaters" and pushed them to Hermione.
He coughed slightly and said: "Page 123, I think you can take a look, Miss Granger."
Hermione raised her head, opened the book, and quickly took the two fruit candies.
"Very well, very well, Mr. Xing Ze." She imitated an adult's tone, "This is a secret between us."
Xing Ze smiled slightly, put the fruit candy in his hand into his mouth, and then said seriously: "Miss Granger, sometimes, intelligence is a double-edged sword, it can hurt yourself."
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked, blinking.
"One day, you will understand." After Xing Ze finished speaking, he lowered his head and read the "Hitchhiker's Guide to Knockturn Alley".
This book was written by a squib named Douglas based on his ten years of experience living in Knockturn Alley. It also contains many local rumors and horrific folklore.
The Oil Gang, this criminal organization emerged in 1982, just one year after the fall of Voldemort. They quickly took over and annexed the various gangs in Knockturn Alley.
The book also mentions the origin of the name of the Burning Oil Gang, which is because the gang leader, Wagyu Lian, likes to pour hot wax oil on living people to make wax statues.
The author also vaguely hinted at the various activities of the Oil Gang and the Avery family. Probably because he was afraid of attracting trouble, he attributed these contents to the rumors.
"What kind of books do you read?" Hermione, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly asked. She looked at the thick "The Last Days of the Death Eaters" with a confused look on her face.
Xing Ze stretched out his hand to hold down the book and slowly pulled it back to him, "It's not a good habit to peek into other people's privacy, Miss Granger."
"I...I just..." Hermione was speechless for a moment, "I glanced at it accidentally."
"Okay." Xing Ze turned over the book in his hand, "Tell me what you are reading and we will be even."
"Oh, no problem." Hermione stood up the thick "Encyclopedia of Charms".
Xing Ze narrowed his eyes and asked with some confusion: "I remember that the first-year students' spell class is scheduled for this Friday. Why did you start previewing it so early?"
"I have some questions about one of the charms," Hermione replied.
"Is it a petrification spell?" Xing Ze remembered that this was the most difficult spell in the first grade.
"No." Hermione shook her head, "Of course, that spell is also difficult, but I am confident that I can learn it. It is the Levitation Charm."