Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 387 Give the Young a Chance

There are only three possibilities before Mike at this stage.

First: Penelope and myself were both wrong. What Chris got was not the real Slytherin pendant box at all, but a high-quality imitation of the original one.

But this possibility is very small, because even if Penelope is young and incompetent and the appraisers she invited are all unreliable, she still has Uncle Mario's supervision. You know, the people hired by Uncle Mario are definitely reliable. Mike doesn't think those people dare to deceive Uncle Mario, because there is no need at all. Even if they can't identify the result, Uncle Mario won't do anything to them. But if they dare to lie, then Uncle Mario will definitely make them live a life worse than death afterwards.

Second: Chris never intended to give me the real pendant box. The one he took out now was a fake that was hastily made!

This is what Mike thinks is the most likely option. After all, he and Chris had a big grudge before, so it is not surprising that Chris would choose to retaliate against him in this way.

Third: What Chris took out was the authentic one, but the soul of Voldemort inside was removed by him using some means.

This is the least likely option, because Slytherin's pendant box is a relatively mild Horcrux. Although it can also bewitch the owner, its influence is gradual. It is impossible for Chris to discover that this is a Horcrux in just two days!
In just a few minutes, Mike's mind was working rapidly, and he analyzed the three possibilities one by one. However, since both option one and option two were very likely, Mike was still very conflicted.

Finally, Mike decided to give it a try!
Thinking of this, Mike slowly raised his head and looked at Chris opposite him with eyes full of violent murderous intent.

"You're just trying to trick me with this?"

Mike's voice was as gloomy as the roar of a wild beast, and coupled with the powerful magic field emanating from his body due to his violent emotional fluctuations, it made people feel chilling.

Chris obviously noticed Mike's emotional change, and a silver-black curved wand instantly appeared in his hand.

"What do you mean?"

"This thing you took out is fake!" Mike looked at Chris coldly and threw the pendant box in his hand over to him, "I don't think you are sincere at all!"

As soon as these words came out, the expression on Chris's face turned into surprise.

Mike was delighted when he saw this. The fingers of his right hand hidden under the coffee table trembled a few times, and then a silent and invisible magic wave floated towards Chris.

Mike used Legilimency!

This simplified version of Legilimency is not as powerful as the one cast by a magic wand, which can completely invade the target's brain and browse the memories at will. All it can do is observe a small amount of the target's thoughts in an instant.

But even so, it is enough to be used as a lie detector spell when the target is psychologically compromised!

However, when Legilimency hit Chris, Mike's brows furrowed.

The reason was simple, simply because he had no idea what Chris was thinking!

Mike immediately understood what was going on - Chris also knew Occlumency!
At this time, the surprise on Chris's face had subsided. He stood up from the sofa with his wand in his hand, laughing and saying:
"What I took out is absolutely authentic! Hahaha! Mike, Mike, there is no need for you to bargain like this, because I don't want much at all! I know that you have been secretly collecting the relics of the four giants of Hogwarts, so I believe you may have collected one of them. How about this, Mike. As long as you exchange any one of the Ravenclaw Diadem and the Hufflepuff Gold Cup with me, I will give you the Slytherin Pendant. At the same time, I can also give you a guarantee that from now on, as long as they are your people, we Slytherins will not provoke them. How about it?"

As soon as these words came out, Mike's pupils shrank again.

Among the relics of the four giants of Hogwarts, only the sword of Gryffindor has not been made into a Horcrux by Voldemort, and Chris just doesn't want the sword of Gryffindor now. Is this a coincidence?
"Don't you want the sword of Gryffindor?" Mike looked at Chris expressionlessly. "The sword of Gryffindor fell into the hands of a Slytherin. This will definitely drive the Gryffindors crazy. And as a Slytherin, isn't this what you want to see most?"

Hearing this, Chris burst into laughter. His laughter was so loud that even the flames in the fireplace in the reception room started to move.

Chris laughed for a long time, so long that Mike began to suspect that he was pretending to laugh while thinking about how to answer his question. Then he said:
"Mike, you are right. In fact, if you have the ability to get the legendary silver sword out of the Sorting Hat, I will be happy to exchange it with you in exchange for gold Galleons or other things, but I absolutely cannot give you the Slytherin locket! I think you don't know much about Lord Slytherin, the founder of our college. He is a proud man. It can be said that he has never looked down on the idiot Gryffindor. So if I take Slytherin's locket in exchange for Gryffindor's sword, it will undoubtedly be an insult to Lord Slytherin, because it means that the two of them are equal! Do you understand?"

Chris's explanation was so logical and well-founded that Mike was speechless for a moment.

And now, since the pendant box that Chris took out was not a Horcrux at all, he had no interest in arguing with Chris anymore.

As for the Horcrux Slytherin's pendant box, Mike was sure that it had a great relationship with Chris, but he couldn't attack Chris directly now.

You know, he still has things to do at Hogwarts, and it would be bad if he was expelled for acting rashly.

But Mike was not in a hurry. The comprehensive strength of the Freemasons had expanded to a terrifying level. Even places like Gringotts had been breached by them.

So after the holiday, he rushed into Chris's house with his Masonic friends. Mike didn't believe that Chris could tell any lies when a magic wand was pointed at his head!
Thinking of this, Mike waved his hand and walked out the door without saying anything.

Chris behind him smiled and shook his head, then sat back on the sofa and said loudly:

"Mike, my promise is valid for a long time. If you change your mind at any time, come to me!"

The answer he got was the loud bang of the door slamming shut.

In the Slytherin common room, when Mike came out of the reception room, he saw the two Weasley brothers holding their wands, confronting a large group of Slytherin students.

Several of the Slytherin juniors were covered in dirt, and the Weasley brothers also had several new scars on their faces.

I guess a fight must have broken out here before Mike came out.

Seeing Mike appear, the Slytherins instinctively took a few steps back, but the wands in their hands were still pointed at the three of them.

Mike immediately understood what was going on.

He and Chris made quite a noise in the reception room just now. Those Slytherins must want to go into the reception room to check what's going on inside.

Then, they came into conflict with the Weasley twins.

But judging from the upturned corners of the Weasley brothers' mouths, they should not have suffered any loss in this conflict.

That's good. Mike quietly put away his wand, ignoring the Slytherins who were looking at him nervously, and walked towards the exit. The Slytherins around him made way for him fearfully. The Weasley brothers followed him, and before leaving the lounge, they gave the Slytherins inside a provocative gesture, making the Slytherins want to come out and beat them up.

However, this is of course impossible. After all, the Slytherins are not stupid. They will not go up and seek death when Mike is around.

"Mike, things aren't going well?"

On the way back to the Ravenclaw common room, George observed Mike's expression and spoke carefully.

"That's right," Mike replied without turning his head, "the other party is not sincere."

"Oh, then he is really ignorant." Fred raised his eyebrows and said, "How about this, Mike. Anyway, the two of us are going to escape from Hogwarts later, how about we teach him a lesson before we leave?"

Mike turned his head and looked at Fred. Although he knew that the other party had good intentions, he was still speechless at the other party's childishness.

The Weasley brothers' minds are still stuck in their student days, and the highest degree of revenge they can think of is probably to play a serious trick on Chris.

But Mike was not satisfied with this.

People like Chris are hiding something too deep. If Mike wants to attack him, he will definitely choose to kill him with one blow!

Mike sighed and said:
"No need for that. Chris is not that simple. Don't act rashly."

After saying that, Mike quickened his pace and walked towards his own lounge.

The Weasley brothers looked at each other in confusion, and after a while they caught up.

……

In a forest in the eastern part of Ying Country, an old villa with a mottled exterior wall stands alone.

A huge black raven flapped its wings and flew straight towards the villa through the dense woods with incredible agility.

The raven was flying very fast and soon it flew close to the villa. It continued to fly forward as if it hadn't noticed the existence of the villa at all.

If nothing unexpected happened, this "blind" raven would surely crash headfirst into the outer wall of the villa and die.

But just when the tragedy was about to happen, a layer of translucent waves rippled in the space around the villa, and then the raven seemed to have received some inspiration. It climbed up at the last moment, bypassed the dangerous wall and flew into the sky!
In a room on the second floor of the villa, Dumbledore stood at the window, looking at the raven flying away, and nodded with satisfaction.

This is the safe house with the strongest protection capability that Dumbledore has. Not only is it surrounded by all possible protective spells, but it itself is also cast with the Fidelius Charm, which can be said to be impregnable.

At the same time, this is also the original and most important base of the Order of the Phoenix. Only the most core and powerful members of the Order of the Phoenix, such as Moody, are qualified to know the existence of this base.

As for ordinary members of the Order of the Phoenix like Mr. Weasley, Dumbledore was not unwilling to tell them, but honestly, how could you believe that someone who couldn't even perform Occlumency could keep a big secret?
The reason why Dumbledore wanted Harry Potter to learn the art of Occlumency was not only because he wanted to help Harry get rid of those annoying nightmares, but also because he wanted to hide Harry here.

After all, there is basically no place in the entire Ying country that is safer than here.

"Crench!"

The old door made a creaking sound. Dumbledore, who was looking at the scenery outside the window intently, turned his head and looked behind him. He saw that Moody had pushed open the door and was limping towards him.

"Dumbledore!"

Moody spoke first, looking a little angry and with a somewhat aggressive tone.

Dumbledore turned his head and glanced at him, then took a fizzing bee candy from the coffee table beside him and put it in his mouth before speaking to him in a daze:

"Alastor, what's going on?"

"Why are you leaving Hogwarts!" Moody said angrily, moving closer to Dumbledore. His wooden leg made a rapid sound as it stepped on the floor. "Who will protect Harry Potter if you leave now?"

"Minerva is still in Hogwarts. She will protect Harry."

Dumbledore said this calmly. His attitude angered Moody, who waved his arms and said hysterically:

"I think you must be crazy! You actually left Hogwarts for that Weasley brat and that Mike! You are abandoning our plan. You must know that the prerequisites required to complete the prophecy are the most important now. If something unexpected happens to Harry, everything will be over! Voldemort will unify the wizarding world!"

"Alastor, I've already told you that Minerva will take good care of Harry." Dumbledore helplessly dusted himself off. Moody's voice was so loud that a lot of dust fell off the ceiling. "If Ron and Michael were my students, I wouldn't just sit there and watch them get persecuted. Besides, I did this to leave room for another possibility."

"Maybe? What do you mean by maybe? Do you expect those little guys to defeat..."

Moody got stuck in the middle of his words, and he suddenly remembered that the little wizard named Mike did indeed possess talent and strength far beyond that of others!
Could it be that Dumbledore wanted to wait for that Mike to grow up and defeat Voldemort?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Moody shook his head vigorously. This idea was too unrealistic and he really didn't want to believe it.

But Dumbledore opposite him said meaningfully:
"In fact, I think we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket. If we give other young people some opportunities, maybe they can give you some unexpected responses."

Dumbledore looked at the look of disbelief on Moody's face, smiled and turned his head away. At this moment, a ball of fire suddenly exploded in the room, and then a dazzling phoenix emerged from the fire and landed on Dumbledore's shoulder.

"Good boy," Dumbledore touched the head of Phoenix Fawkes, "Did the things arrive?"

The Phoenix Fawkes called out, and seeing this, Dumbledore's smile became even brighter, and he said with a smile:
"That's great. I hope he won't let me down."

(End of this chapter)