A broken Hogwarts

Chapter 168 Amused and fooled

The Slytherin common room was so quiet that even the sound of water outside the window could not be heard, and the exquisite and weird sculptures around looked mysterious and wild.A medieval tapestry depicting Slytherin's famous adventures hangs on the stone wall and shakes slightly. The pictures on it change from time to time, interpreting a period of ancient history.

The tone of this gothic-style lounge is always dark green, and there are various aquatic animals swimming in the dark waters outside the window, making it look like a giant ship sinking under the water.

It's just that there are fewer students coming and going in this long room now, only the flame in the fireplace is shaking lightly, and there is a slight "cracking" sound from time to time, which makes the place even more lonely.

Owen stood in the middle of the lounge, looked around with a smile on his face, then walked briskly to the armchair he used to sit in, and sat in the bright orange fire in front of the fireplace.

He stretched out his hand to the flame, but he didn't feel the slightest bit of warmth.He clicked his tongue lightly, and joked with a smile: "Tom, your illusion is not real enough."

"The vitality I have accumulated is not to be wasted in this kind of place..." Like a drop of thick ink dripping into the clear water, a slender figure condensed like smoke from the fireplace, and the clear voice carried A resentment.

"Ha, you're such an energy-saving connoisseur, Tom." Owen teased.

Tom Riddle ignored Owen's jokes, and sat on the armchair opposite, staring straight at him with beautiful black eyes, the eyes were resentful like a boudoir, just like Owen It's like doing the same thing to him.

With this inexplicable guilty look in his eyes, Owen looked at him with a smile on his cheek, and said leisurely, "What's wrong?"

"You haven't communicated with me since I taught you Parseltongue last time." Tom expressed his dissatisfaction very directly, with a hurt and disappointed expression on his handsome face.

"Ah, a lot of things have happened during this time." Owen sighed wearily, and his beautiful eyes were full of grievances, "I understand your desire to absorb enough vitality to resurrect as soon as possible, but I hope you You can also understand my difficulties..."

"I'd love to hear you confide in me, Owen." Tom said with concern and worry on his face, with one hand on the armrest of the chair, and his body leaned forward slightly, "We share our most unknown secrets with each other. Close partners are best friends, right?"

"Of course." Owen nodded with pain on his face, pursed his lips and said sadly, "I failed to confess my love to the girl I like." As he spoke, he raised his hand to cover his cheek so that he wouldn't be able to hold back his laughter.

"..." Tom looked at him speechlessly for a moment, an angry and evil red light flashed in his eyes, and his handsome face became weird and hideous for a moment.He thinks this guy is playing with him!
His expression quickly returned to calm, and he said in a flat tone: "Because of this kind of trivial matter, you have left behind the serious matter that threatens your own safety?"

"But... this is not a trivial matter." Owen bit his lip, raised his head and said, "Tom, do you know the taste of love? Do you understand the value of love?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to know." Tom put his right leg on his left with an indifferent expression, and lightly stroked the armrest of the armchair with his pale fingers, "That's just a poison that corrupts your soul and stops you from moving forward." The stumbling block. We are destined to step on the peak of existence, Owen, and should not waste energy on insignificant things."

"So...you have never been in love since you grew up? You are so handsome..." Owen shook his head regretfully, and teased him enthusiastically, "Life without experiencing love is incomplete Yo, Tom."

"You are so energetic, it seems that you don't need my consolation." Tom said coldly, with a chilly temperament on his body, "I want to know, how do you plan to get rid of Hai Erbo's threat?"

"Well, some people always hide their heartbreak deep in their hearts." Owen shook his head sadly, as if you didn't understand.

Under Tom's increasingly stern gaze, he coughed lightly, and said seriously: "I have already figured out Haierbo's purpose, and I have been in contact with him recently..." Then, he looked at Tom silently .

Tom frowned, feeling an uncomfortable balance in Owen's eyes.

"Haierbo sneaked into Hogwarts last year because of the Philosopher's Stone, and this year is no exception. He has not given up. Although the Philosopher's Stone is no longer in school, only here can we find clues to the mysterious organization that stole the Philosopher's Stone." Owen said slowly. Huan said, "That organization, the Aether Society, they are very interested in Harry Potter...or in other words, they have regarded each other as their own, have been spying on him, and are even protecting his safety .”

"So, Hai Erbo tried to use Harry Potter to catch people from the Aether Society, and he wanted my idea. It should be like you said, he is coveting my body, eager to get a body that can better exert its strength. body." Owen said calmly, "Although I'm still flirting with him, no one knows when he will turn his back on him."

"You've wasted too much time, Owen." Tom said with a look of resentment, "You don't know how much vitality he has accumulated during this period of time, how much strength he has recovered, and what kind of conspiracy he has planned... …If I could absorb a certain amount of vitality early and gain the ability to move freely, I could have helped you, but it's a pity..."

He shook his head regretfully, looking at Owen with disappointment and condemnation.

"You really want to help me, Tom?" Owen said emotionally.

"Of course, we are all prosperous and we are all lost." Tom's expression was sincere and true, as if there was a glimmer of holiness.

"That's really... I'm glad I didn't do anything wrong." Owen said with emotion, "Do you know? Hai Erbo somehow sensed your existence..." When he said this, his eyes rolled slightly, Carefully assessing the changes in Tom's expression.

Tom's pupils shrank suddenly, his right hand resting on the armrest was clenched tightly, his expression became ugly.

"Did he really not sense the existence of the crown?" Owen muttered in his heart.Tom is as good an actor as he is, and his performance makes Owen unable to tell the truth from the fake.

He tilted his head and said softly: "The time Hai Erbo came into contact with me, he just wanted to get you from me... I don't know what his purpose is, but he did have his eye on you."

Tom's expression has returned to calm. After a brief panic, he began to use his smart IQ to analyze the loopholes in Owen's words, and asked tentatively, "Can Hai Erbo sense me?" He is still very confident about the Horcrux, It is suspected that Owen is trying to deceive him.

"Who knows how he did it." Owen said softly, "Fortunately, I didn't hand you over to him, otherwise I would definitely regret it for the rest of my life... I have been procrastinating, but after all, he is my teacher, and I know it well He won't give up once he is sure about one thing. It's hard to say how much patience he has left."

Tom thought with a sullen face, he couldn't tell if this was Owen's lie.Haierbo is the inventor of the Horcrux, and it is still possible to secretly research the magic that restrains other Horcruxes, but it cannot be ruled out that Owen forced him to do his best to help, and it cannot even be ruled out that Owen revealed his existence to the other party...

But he didn't dare to bet whether it was Owen's lie, or whether Hai Erbo really knew and wanted to get him... For his own safety, he could only help Owen kill Hai Erbo with all his strength.

Tom squinted at Owen, the feeling of being out of control was really annoying.He said slowly: "No matter what, you have to destroy Haierbo's horcrux as soon as possible. It seems that he hides it very tightly. Even if we find the person under his control, we can't find that horcrux. A way to consume his vitality..."

Owen raised the corners of his mouth, waiting expectantly for the next chapter.

"In this case, we can only lead the snake out of the hole." Tom said grimly.

"I think so too." Owen raised his eyebrows.They really have a common language, but it's a pity that both of them have evil plans for each other, otherwise they should be able to work hand in hand...

"Although Haierbo's horcruxes can control others, and there is even a high probability that they can condense their bodies to act autonomously now." Tom smiled slightly, "But no matter what the situation is, they can't be too far away from the horcrux itself. It may be feasible within the scope of Hogwarts, but if Hai Erbo wants to leave here, he must take the Horcrux with him."

"So, we just need to find a way to make him leave Hogwarts, and then we just need to wait for him to take out the Horcrux himself." Owen continued, "However, his actions will definitely be very covert and Be careful, I can't keep my eyes on him. So I can only..."

"You can only throw a bait that he can't refuse." Tom tacitly said what Owen didn't finish, "Just use the Philosopher's Stone that he cares most about! You can fabricate some false information and create a fake magic stone." Shi, let him willingly enter your net and step into the trap you have arranged in advance."

"Bait..." Owen hooked the corner of his mouth in an unclear manner, "but it's not easy to convince him of a fake bait." So he planned to use real bait.

"That depends on your ability, Owen. I believe you can do it." Tom said trustingly, "You are a friend of Harry Potter, and the other party is an important target of the Aether Society. Make good use of your identity to You can easily mislead Hai Erbo, and I will do my best to help you. We can even create a fake ether society..."

The smile on Owen's face deepened. He rested his head on the back of the chair leisurely with his hands in his hands, and said with a half-smile, "The Ether Society...that's an interesting organization." His tone was meaningful.

Tom's eyebrows moved, and his eyes turned slightly to look at him.

"The Ether Society is an organization whose goal is to pursue the ultimate meaning of magic. They believe that the illusory ether is the foundation of magic and a bridge that allows the spirit to interfere with matter." Owen said slowly, "Their leader is called 'K', the entire organization is very low-key and mysterious in the wizarding world, and it is an ancient hermit research organization."

"Just a bunch of furtive mice," said Tom slowly.

"Oh, don't you think they are very interesting?" Owen raised his eyebrows, with a mischievous look in his shining eyes.

Tom stared at him for a while, then suddenly smiled: "It's really interesting."

"Haha, it's time for me to leave." Owen waved his hands with a smile, "Goodbye, Tom."

The lounge in front of him shattered instantly, and Owen fell back into his armchair.The lounge is still the same, but there are more students laughing and playing, and the fire in the fireplace is also warm.

He locked the diary back into the box that shielded him from inner and outer perception, and stuffed it into his schoolbag.

"Owen, we're going to be late!" Harry bit a sandwich and hurriedly called out to him.

Owen picked up his schoolbag and carried it on his shoulders, and walked out of the lounge gracefully but quickly, to attend today's Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

This class is still teaching the duel class. Lockhart, played by Peter Pettigrew, is wearing a lake blue robe, pulling a stiff and weird smiling face. After checking the disarming spell in the previous class, he begins to teach a Swollen little jinx.

"It can make your opponent unable to recite the spell..." "Lockhart" chattered endlessly, and even jumped up and down freely, which attracted a series of disgusted looks.

But soon he regretted teaching the spell.Situations frequently occurred in the duel session of the spell. Some people had their front teeth knocked out, and some people sang involuntarily. The voice was so ugly that it made people have nightmares.The tongues of each little wizard were swollen and filled their mouths. Professor "Lockhart" had to help them recite the curse one by one bitterly. After a class, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.

Draco was stuffed with mud by Blaise, and he vomited against the wall until his face turned pale.As the professor's demonstration object, Harry's tongue inflated and retracted like a balloon throughout the class, and he was dizzy.

After class, Peter Pettigrew quickly left the professor, letting out a series of high-pitched screams in the hallway.A pot of white chalk dust was dunked on his head, dyeing his whole body white.There was a burst of "Pu Chi Pu Chi" laughter from behind the wall.

"It seems that Peeves' design mechanism is getting more and more proficient." Owen nodded in relief.It is always a joy to see apprentices come to fruition.

"Hehe, Peeves finally did something good." Draco taunted "Lockhart" who fled in a panic.

Owen bid farewell to his friends, swaggered outside Lockhart's office, and raised his hand to knock on the door.

The rustling sound inside the door paused for a while, and a hesitant voice sounded: "Who?"

"Owen Shafik, a second-year student, Professor Lockhart." Owen said very politely, "I want to ask you some questions that you don't understand."

"Wait a minute..." There was a crackling and chaotic voice in the office.After two or three minutes, the door was opened, and the sultry air rushed in, mixed with a sweet smell of biscuits.

Owen entered the office, glanced at "Lockhart" who was sitting upright behind the desk with a smile, and closed the door behind him casually.

He glanced at the layout of the office. Things were arranged in a mess. There was a stack of Lockhart's autographed photos on the table, as well as many letters from fans.There were still some scorched black marks on the table, maybe the roaring letter from the black fan was blown up or something.

"Ah, you know, I'm always busy... the fans are so enthusiastic." Following Owen's gaze, "Lockhart" hurriedly pulled those photos and letters into the drawer, "Do you have any questions? ?”

"I should ask you this question, Gildero." Owen put his hands behind his back, as if he had returned to his own home, "When are you going to do it? I can't wait."

"What... what?" "Lockhart" was a little dazed, and could only falter.

"Take Harry Potter away." Owen frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "Don't tell me you didn't think of a way these days, but put all your energy on stupid autographs..."

"Cough, you know, I can't disappoint my fans." "Lockhart" said vaguely, but his eyes lit up.He'd finally found the big clue so he could do something wrong with the Dark Lord.

"If the Ether Society is full of people like you, then I should seriously consider whether I want to join this organization." Owen raised his shoulders, "I am still an intern, and I was only absorbed into the organization this year! You let me Watching and protecting Harry, leaving the diary and the diadem to me, and being lazy here..."

Ether Society! "Lockhart" trembled slightly with excitement, and finally restrained the ecstatic expression.This is the organization that the Dark Lord wants to investigate. Unexpectedly, Gilderoy Lockhart is a member of the Aether Society!

"No way, it's too difficult to catch Harry Potter at Hogwarts." He said cautiously.

Owen pursed his lips, nodded helplessly and said: "Yes, after all, this is under Dumbledore's nose, and I don't know if Lilith is reliable. But time is running out, Gilderoy, Harry's situation It's getting more and more dangerous, I'm afraid we won't be able to protect him... He was almost killed by Peter Pettigrew last time, and we saved his life by releasing the basilisk..."

Hearing the name Peter Pettigrew, "Lockhart" stiffened his back, and then nodded repeatedly.

"By the way, I have to review. Last time I brought the basilisk out of the secret room to inspect the castle, trying to find some clues about the Dark Lord. I don't know why I petrified Peter Pettigrew..." Owen sighed , said pitifully.

"Ah... ah! It doesn't matter! That person's life or death is irrelevant." "Lockhart" said hastily.

"Okay, but we'd better start early, the end of May is the deadline for the task." Owen immediately put away his pitiful expression, "I don't want the internship task to fail, so that I can't join the society... I also want to go to the ether Let's take a look at the headquarters of the society."

He turned to stare at each other curiously: "Gidero, can't you really tell me where the headquarters is?"

"No, you'll find out sooner or later." "Lockhart" said with a straight face.

"Then I'll find a chance to ask Lilith." Owen raised his chin slightly, then twitched the corners of his mouth again, "By the way, she's not at Hogwarts, she will only come to pick us up to the headquarters after we succeed..."

"Hmm..." "Lockhart" nodded like a pecking rice, expecting Owen to say more.

But Owen obviously didn't have this plan. He took out a delicate silver pocket watch from his pocket and looked at it, then hurriedly said goodbye and left.

　Thank you for the 500 starting coins rewarded by Musk Shou, thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)