Homecoming from Hogwarts

Chapter 33 Failed Conversation
Harry stared at the pensive Amosta nervously, his hands resting on his knees clutching his robe tightly, the courage that had been brewing in his heart dissipated the moment he asked the question.

What would Mr. Blaine say?
Deep down in his heart, Harry thought that Mr. Investigator, who was very unusual to touch, would not be so credulous about the rumors in the school, but if he couldn't stand the pressure of the school board and urgently needed to hand over a murderer.
"If you're asking for my personal opinion, Potter—"

Amostar began to speak, and Harry's clenched fists were white at the knuckles.

"I personally don't think you will be the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets, Mr. Potter."

Harry's eyes widened all of a sudden, and the heartbeat in his chest was as relaxed and pleasant as riding a broomstick for the first time through the thin and cold clouds. Even the slightly dim office suddenly became bright and open. .

"But why, sir?"

Still, Harry pressed on subconsciously, "My Parseltongue is because of that, they... I mean, people know that Slytherin himself is the most famous Parseltongue."

Amosta laughed, and he glanced surreptitiously at Harry's scar, a relaxed expression on his face,
"What can Parseltongue represent, Mr. Potter, in the 1000 years since the era of Salazar Slytherin, there have been at least dozens of Parseltongues that have existed in the wizarding world and have been clearly recorded. I can't take that to mean that you have an ambiguous relationship with the great founder of Slytherin—"

Seeing Harry's brightened expression, Amosta jokingly joked,

"There are a lot of other facts that I can't ignore, for example, I can't figure out why Salazar Slytherin had to pick an heir from Gryffindor if he wanted to find himself an heir.

For another example, the "Boy Who Lived" who defeated the most evil dark wizard in history at the age of one, and rescued people in the British magic world from the shadow of despair, fear and death, was honored by the greatest and most powerful contemporary How could the wise wizard, Harry Potter, whom Albus Dumbledore regarded as his favorite student, attack his classmates in school? "

Harry grinned, realizing that he was beginning to like Mr. Amosta Brayne a little.

Since he entered the wizarding world, many people have made a fuss about his defeat of Voldemort. Some people admire him immensely, while others think he is just a little wizard for grandstanding. Some people hate him, while others are indifferent.But no matter what the attitude is, Harry will feel heavy pressure when this is mentioned.

Only Mr. Blaine was an exception. You could hear ridicule without malice and respect from his tone, as if he was simply discussing an interesting little jinx.

To be honest, before meeting Mr. Blaine, Harry never expected that one day he would be able to have such a pleasant conversation with a wizard from Slytherin House.

"--if you're concerned about the announcement I posted, Mr. Potter, you needn't be."

Amosta got up and went to the fireplace to refill himself a cup of strong tea. Seeing that the tea in Harry's cup hadn't moved at all, he stopped being sentimental. The sky outside the window was already dark. Now, On the other side of the Forbidden Forest, only the lights of Hagrid's cabin remained.

"From the beginning to the end, I never thought that I could get any useful information from people's reports."

Amostar was leaning against the fireplace, and Harry had to turn around to see him, and before he could ask, Mr. Blaine was explaining himself.

"To be honest, before, I thought that as soon as the news spread that I entered the Hogwarts investigation chamber as an investigator, the people who acted secretly would definitely react in some way, because since they dared to make trouble under Dumbledore's nose, It's unlikely that anyone would put up with a little-known investigator sent by the board of trustees, you know what I mean, Mr Potter?"

Harry frowned and thought for a moment, then relaxed his brows and nodded.

Mr. Bryan probably meant that if the heir of Slytherin did not respond to the existence of the investigator in some way, then people would most likely think that he was intimidated by the name of the investigator as an act of daring to raise his vigilance before Principal Dumbledore. It is unlikely that someone who launched two more attacks on the little wizard under the same circumstances would endure this 'insult'.

Amosta blinked in satisfaction, and continued,

"I think he might be eager to do it again and I'll catch him"

Staying in the office all day, not even doing patrols, how can he catch others' feet, Harry secretly rolled his eyes.

"--The most ideal situation is that the attacker directly came to me to prove his ability. In that case, I can kill him and get paid. Ahem, I mean, end the terrorist incident."

Amosta showed a slight annoyance,

"But I didn't expect him to be more cautious than I thought. I have been monitoring the castle for a week, but I didn't find anything wrong. This made me feel a little anxious, so I had to do something. To stimulate the patient lurker."

Harry understood that Mr. Blaine's behavior of posting the announcement was just a temptation. He hoped that the heir would see it as a provocation after seeing the announcement, so as to continue his great career as the heir of Slytherin.

After figuring this out, Harry felt extremely relaxed all over his body!
Since Mr. Blaine believed that he was innocent, the damage caused by the rumors in the school would be reduced by at least half, because his biggest worry was that Mr. Blaine would listen to the rumors.

"Since this is the case,"

Harry stood up excitedly, "Mr. Blaine, if you don't think I did all of this, then can you help me. I mean, maybe you can make another announcement to explain it to everyone"

"It means you're innocent?" Amosta smiled. "That's why you came to find me, Mr. Potter? Hehe, I thought you, like Filch, came to report someone."

Harry was very embarrassed. He expected that his request would not be granted, but he still insisted on saying,

"I'm sure you already know that because of Parseltongue, the little wizards all believe that I attacked Colin, Fenrey, and Mrs. Norris. No matter where I go, everyone uses that. Anyway."

Harry couldn't go on because he had seen Mr. Blaine stop smiling and shake his head.

"I understand your current dire situation, Mr. Potter, but I cannot agree to your request."

Amosta's tone was calm, and he didn't make an exception because the person standing in front of him was the protagonist, or because he was related to the unprocessed mysterious memory left by him,
"Just like I wouldn't believe you were the attacker because of rumors, I also have no way to tell everyone that you must not be suspected without conclusive evidence. This is an irresponsible behavior, Mr. Porter. , I hope you can understand me."

The indescribable pressure in Amosta's deep gaze made Harry unable to continue making the request, and what Mr. Blaine said next made Harry nervous again,
"Also, there are some things that you really need to give everyone a reasonable explanation. For example, on the night of Halloween last year, I mean, when the first attack happened, you, Mr. Weasley, after attending the Nick Death Day party , Miss Granger, the reason for appearing in the corridor on the third floor is really puzzling—"















(End of this chapter)