MTL - The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts-v4 Chapter 150 Karkaroff's Self Salvation (2 in 1)
The Day of Drawing Cards at Hogwarts Chapter 150 Karkaroff's Self-Redemption (2-in-1)
"A rose? I don't think it looks like it..."
Tom's head was covered in black lines, and he was very fortunate that he and Hermione cleaned up thoroughly and did not reveal anything.
While the roommates were discussing what kind of flower fragrance was, Tom had already changed his clothes. His eyes fell on the pile of gifts at the foot of the bed.
The gifts sent this year are much more than in previous years. Tom's newly expanded network has sent him a lot this year. For example, Minister Burns gave him a very fine leather notebook with the "m" logo of the Ministry of Magic on it, which made Tom a little suspicious that it came from a meeting room of the Ministry of Magic. Mr. Borgin, who took his shelter, gave him a rosary, which was said to disperse all kinds of insects in the room. Even Lockhart sent him a signed photo.
These things, except for the signed photo, are quite practical. Beneath these ceremonial gifts are more sincere gifts from friends. Beneath the notebook from Burns was a large package from Fred and George, full of gadgets they had invented. As Tom and Fred and George were so close, Mrs. Weasley also brought him a grey sweater with a silver three-headed dog knitted on it.
The Grangers sent a set of portable irrigators, which fit their status. Of course, it also made Tom wonder if Hermione was accusing her of being black. When you kissed Hermione, there should be no smell in your mouth, right? Tom felt a little guilty. He remembered that he brushed his teeth before going to bed last night, but he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief to confirm himself. After confirming that his tone was normal, Tom happily accepted the set of irrigators.
He plans to rinse his teeth every day to flush out the food residues in the gaps between his teeth. They are a source of tooth decay, tartar and bad odor. With this irrigator, Hermione's kissing experience with him is expected to be even better.
The previous gifts were all beautifully packaged, except for those from Dumbledore. What this old man sent was actually wrapped in a pair of wool socks! The gift, in brand new wool socks, was almost ignored by Tom. It just lay quietly beside the box of snacks that Hagrid had sent, and it was inconspicuous at all. Although the packaging is simple, this gift is very important to Tom.
Because it contains the potion that Professor Snape prepared for Hermione, she needs to take it once a day, and she must take it at the same time every day as much as possible. Because the potion itself is slightly toxic, it needs to give the body enough time to detoxify, but the curse-inhibiting ingredient in it can only take effect for 24 hours, so it needs to be taken at the same time.
Looking at the timer and "instructions" that were sent with the potion, Tom felt that it was necessary to expand the production capacity of the slaughterhouse and arrange the magic stone as soon as possible. Because after reading the "instructions", Tom was sure that what he was holding was not only a potion to prolong life, but also a slow poison that was enough to kill her!
After taking it for a long time, it is hard to say whether Hermione died of a curse or poisoned.
After taking the potion under his command with a heavy heart, Tom opened the last package, which was a serious Christmas present from Hermione - a small magic camera. There are some Polaroids similar to the non-magical world, and you can get a photo on the spot after taking a photo. However, this kind of photo is different from the Hogwarts portrait. It is a simple gif, and cannot make complex responses to external stimuli.
Looking at the camera Hermione sent, Tom had an idea that wasn't particularly daring.
It looks like I'm going to be a photographer next, he thought.
Compared with the gift that Hermione gave him, the gift that Tom gave to Hermione was much simpler. He gave Hermione a lady's watch, hoping she liked it.
Of course, as celebrities in the wizarding world, there are many people who admire Tom to send letters or other things to him and Hermione. But Tom asked Dumbledore to collect these things on his behalf, saving a lot of unnecessary trouble - you can never predict what strange things the wizards of the wizarding world will send.
After opening the presents, Tom waited for Hermione in the common room. Her body was fragrant. After leaving the dormitory in the morning, she went back to take a shower. After meeting, the two went downstairs and had breakfast together.
They spent the morning in the Ravenclaw Tower to kill time until lunch time. The number of students staying at Hogwarts this year is the largest in history, and almost no one chooses to go home. This also makes the auditorium as lively as usual - Christmas in previous years, sometimes only a round table is required.
Since Hogwarts has enough food on weekdays, the Christmas luncheon just adds some Christmas specialties, such as roast turkey, Christmas pudding and Kerry Beach wizard biscuits.
In the afternoon, Tom and Hermione came to the snow-covered grounds outside the castle. Harry, Ron, and Brother Fred were having a snowball fight there.
At first, it was just a game of a few of them, but more and more people joined later, and it became a melee of dozens of people - Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students all ran Come and join the game.
It might be a good choice to settle some old grievances with a snowball fight. You fouled me in a Quidditch match. I threw a dung ball under your seat. The little conflict was eliminated by the snowballs you came and went.
Of course, some snowballs have more or less personal grudges. Harry had assembled a Quaffle-sized snowball, and while he was looking for a target, a girl with long, waterfall-like black hair appeared in Harry's line of sight holding a snowball.
Harry's heart skipped a beat.
After seeing the snowball in Harry's hand, Qiu Zhang exclaimed, "Don't hit me!"
Harry thought for a while, lowered his hand, and smiled a little embarrassedly. He didn't know what to say, but he was happy just standing near her.
Ginny's face in the distance suddenly turned ugly.
"Ginny, watch the ball!"
Suddenly, a shout and two snowballs rushed towards Ginny. Ginny, who was caught off guard, was hit by snowballs one after the other.
Fred and George appeared out of nowhere, with a pile of snowballs in their arms.
Seeing that their snowballs were playing very accurately, and the younger sister's expression didn't look happy, Fred and George were embarrassed: why didn't the younger sister escape? This is not up to her level!
"Fairy Wood"
The two of them knew very well that their little girl's athletic talent was very strong. Even if they didn't shout, she should be able to avoid these two snowballs. But why didn't you run away today?
Following the younger sister's gaze, Fred and George understood something.
"Snowball is here!" After looking at each other, the two of them threw the snowball out of their arms without hesitation.
"Hey, wait a minute—" Hearing the familiar voice, Harry instinctively felt that something was wrong. He threw off the snowball in his hand, and then opened his cloak to block Qiu Zhang.
Then, dozens of snowballs fell like raindrops, and one hit Harry's head with a crisp sound.
Harry fell into the snow together with Qiu Zhang.
Ginny's face was even more ugly. When Fred and George saw this, they went straight to bed, and no one wanted to stay and touch their sister's bad luck.
"These two..." Harry covered his head, struggling to stand up from the snow. After he stood up straight, he wanted to go to La Qiu Zhang, but found that she was already squatting on the side and digging the ground.
"Call back? We can't spare them so easily!" Qiu Zhang invited Harry.
"Okay!" Harry felt a special feeling in his heart, and he squatted on the side to pick up the big snowball he had just now.
After preparing for the battle, the two smiled at each other and went to hunt down Fred and George together.
Ginny saw all of this in her eyes. Seeing that her twin brothers had completely counterproductive effects, Ginny was furious. She stomped her feet and went straight back to the castle.
Hermione at the side ate the melon from start to finish, showing a very satisfied look. As for Tom, at this time, he had a snowball in one hand, joined the battle, and physically mingled with his classmates.
On the other side, Harry and Qiu Zhang chased Fred and George together, traversing almost the entire field, and ran all the way to the vicinity of Durmstrang's big ship.
"Stop, stop!" Fred, who was guilty of a guilty conscience, was shot in the head by the two Seekers with several consecutive snowballs, and he couldn't stand it anymore. He waved his hands again and again, begging for surrender.
"You should really be batsmen, this is really amazing..." George also put his hands on his knees and breathed in the icy air, and the white steam from his mouth even formed a cloud on his side. Small cloud.
George felt like he was running all the way, and was hit at least five or six times. This is a moving target! This accuracy does take into account transfer hitters.
Harry and Qiu Zhang were also adjusting their breaths, and they didn't have the time to reply to them.
"Who is that?" Fred pointed to the Black Lake, looking surprised.
"This trick can't fool me." Harry didn't like Fred's trick at all, but at this time Qiu Zhang pulled his sleeve and pointed to the big boat at Durmstrang on the edge of the Black Lake and said: "It seems that someone is really coming towards us!"
Only then did Harry believe it. He turned his head and found a burly figure staggering towards them. When that person approached, they found out that the person who came was actually Ingor Karkaroff, the principal of Durmstrang!
Karkaroff was a lot haggard. The mink cloak on his body looked like he hadn't washed it for several days. His hair had a strange smell. His hair was greasy and tangled. Hagrid's style.
This is very different from the image of a decent and beautiful person a few months ago. More importantly, his eyes had completely lost their lust, and even the gloominess of the past had disappeared, leaving only turbidity.
"Professor Karkaroff?" Qiu Zhang tentatively called out his name.
Karkaroff looked dazed, but just staggered forward, like a walking corpse.
"His state is not right." Fred frowned.
At this time, Karkaroff's eyes flashed a little bit, he could see the people in front of him, especially Harry, he rushed over and squeezed Harry's shoulder tightly, like a mousetrap Hold Harry.
"Take me to meet Dumbledore, take me..." His face contorted, and then gradually became dazed.
"What are you doing!" George and Fred pushed Karkaroff from left to right, keeping him and Harry at a safe distance. What surprised them was that Karkaroff, who was still alive and kicking just now, suddenly fell into the snow and couldn't afford to lie on the ground.
Fred: ?
"I'm not trying too hard!" He was a little flustered. If he made a mess of Durmstrang's principal, I'm afraid he would really be expelled.
Just when a few people were at a loss, a person walked up to the four of them, Harry also knew this person: she was Insa May from the jury, an excellent graduate of Durmstrang.
Seeing the appearance of this uninvited guest, Fred instinctively became nervous. He held the handle of the wand in his jeans pocket and looked at Yinsa May vigilantly.
"Do you have anything to do?" George asked.
Yinsa Mei didn't answer, she just walked up to Karkaroff and looked at his situation carefully. Then there was a flash of "as expected" between her brows.
"I need to take him to see Professor Dumbledore with me." She helped Karkaroff lying in the snow and turned to look at Harry: "Can you take me to see Dumbledore?"
The four suddenly relaxed their vigilance. They were quite sure that this person was not a bad person—how could a bad person ask to see Dumbledore on his own initiative?
So everyone helped her support Karkaroff and took him to the principal's office.
On the way, Fred asked Karkaroff's situation sideways, but Yinsa May kept silent. Insa May had long suspected that Karkaroff was under the Imperius Curse~www.novelbuddy.com~, but it was only just now that it was determined.
This is so shameful! The head of a school was actually controlled by the Imperius Curse. Does Durmstrang like this deserve to be called the three famous schools with Hogwarts and Beauxbatons? This is a huge scandal. Yin Sa Mei really didn't want to make it public, so she kept her mouth shut.
Ideally, only Dumbledore would know about it, and now...
Yinsa Mei glanced at the four students behind her, with a helpless expression on her face, she could only sigh: Durmstrang's principal, why did you let this waste be yours? ! Without him, how could I be embarrassed here today?
Yinsa Mei was full of grievances against Karkaroff. For a moment, she really wanted to throw Karkaroff in the snow—in this weather, he was probably already there when the Christmas ball started. frozen to death.
It's a pity that you can't throw it away, the four students in front of you will definitely not agree. As for knocking them out and erasing their memories... Glancing at their age and the frolicking students not far away, Yin Sa Mei decisively dismissed the idea.
Fred and George are close to adult wizards, and she can't really fight one-on-four.
In this way, Yinsa May and Harry came to Dumbledore's office with the unconscious Karkaroff.
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