Chapter 60 The Beginning
Chapter 60 Beginning
Muyu accompanied Daphne to wander around Diagon Alley all afternoon. When they stood in front of the broom shop window and crowded with others to look at the newly released Firebolts, she realized that Daphne's mind had never been on that.
In the past, when meeting her acquaintance Daphne on such occasions, she would already chatter endlessly with her, but today she stood with her in an extremely unusual and quiet manner.
It can be said that they were all absent-minded this afternoon, each with their own thoughts.
The polished glass reflected Daphne's face, and the distorted reflection on the glass showed no trace of the usual cheerful sunshine.
"Yu..." She hesitated when she opened her mouth. She didn't want to continue talking after she called her name.
Mu Yu and her moved closer to the outside of the crowd: "What's the matter, Xiao Di?"
Away from the reflection in the window, the sad face he saw in the glass seemed to be just an illusion. Daphne shook her head, took her hand and pulled her directly towards the Leaky Cauldron: "It's nothing, I just think it's time to go back, otherwise my parents will be anxious."
Daphne has always been careful about her sense of proportion and has never been so urgent . The ground almost pulled her forward. It seemed that something was bothering her.
Mu Yu let her hold her hand and almost ran towards the Leaky Cauldron, pretending not to notice her abnormality and not even asking a question.
She would never be able to hold back what she said.
They said goodbye at the door of the Leaky Cauldron. The Greengrass couple and Astoria had already been waiting for them at the Leaky Cauldron.
The Leaky Cauldron was extremely lively, and the Weasley family's red hair stood out in the dim bar. Mu Yu also saw Harry, Ron and Hermione. Hermione held a ginger cat in her arms. The cat noticed that Mu Yu was looking at it and bared its teeth at her fiercely.
Albert Greengrass still didn't show any special care for Mu Yu. When he saw the two of them coming back, he just stroked his daughter's hair: "Have you had fun shopping? What are you looking for?"
Between his parents and Astori In front of Ya, Daphne completely returned to normal. It was as if she had figured out something from her quick walk. She always had the brightest smile for her father: "What else can I value besides Firebolts? Dad wants to buy them for me." "A Firebolt."
"You can try something else if you like it. Firebolt, do you want to empty out your poor old father's family fortune?" He flicked Daphne's forehead. She was an ordinary person in front of her two daughters. Father, let alone madness, it is difficult to be indifferent.
Mu Yu had been standing aside and watching the warm interaction between father and daughter in front of her. A year ago, she might have been uncomfortable, but now she thought about how pretentious the barb hanging in her heart was at that time.
It was Astoria who pulled his sleeves before he reacted and nodded to her: "Yu, let's go first. You are welcome to come to our house to play at any time." He and his wife each held a daughter, "The can of tea last time was really fragrant. You know, this kind of thing is always consumed very quickly."
He was not referring to the tea at all.
"You don't need to be polite to me, Mr. Greengrass," Mu Yu said softly, "As long as you like it, what if I give you one or two more cans?"
He should be very satisfied with this reply, and waved at her again. He waved his hand and quickly left the Leaky Cauldron with his wife and daughter, as if he didn't want to stay here any longer.
Looking at the room full of red-haired Mu Yu, he seemed to understand the reason.
She was about to go upstairs, Nagini was probably starving. If you want to go upstairs, you have to go around the table where Harry, Ron, and Hermione are sitting. They seem to be arguing over a cat.
"Can you please take care of this cat! Sooner or later, it will eat Scabbers!"
Ron was still holding the mouse that had been with him since the first grade. Compared to the previous mouse, the mouse's hair was falling off more and it seemed to be depressed. Many of them were still trembling in his arms.
"Crookshanks didn't mean any harm! Poor Crookshanks, the witch said he had been in the shop for a long time and no one wanted him." Hermione held the cat in her arms and rocked it gently. Keshan yawned comfortably.
Harry stood on the other side and watched them arguing helplessly. When he saw Mu Yu coming over, he spread his hands towards her with a look of helplessness on his face.
Changes also happened at this time. Crookshanks, who had already calmed down in Hermione's arms, suddenly jumped up at her, screamed fiercely and grabbed her.
No one expected this turn of events. Hermione exclaimed and tried to catch the cat, but Crookshanks jumped out of her arms quickly. Mu Yu easily dodged Crookshanks, who landed heavily on the floor, even stirring up a trace of dust. It still wanted to pounce on her.
In the end, Hermione reluctantly hugged it. The cat was still struggling in her arms: "Shh, Crookshanks, quiet, quiet."
She comforted the cat in her arms and apologized to Mu Yu. : "Yes, I'm sorry. I really didn't expect Crookshanks to be like this..."
This cat has a strange appearance and a weird personality. It also seems to be extraordinarily sensitive to energy. Mu Yu only glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze. It was just a cat, no matter how evil it was, it could not become a climate.
Unless it stepped into the threshold of a spirit, it would be qualified to give her a headache for a while.
"It's okay. Cats always have weird tempers." Compared with Nagini, this cat is well-behaved, and she would not take a pet to heart. "Maybe it's just that it can't adapt to the new environment. Poor "The little thing must have suffered a lot before."
It is never difficult for her to show a little cheap sympathy.
This made Hermione feel a little embarrassed. While comforting Crookshanks who was still struggling, she said: "It is really pitiful. The witch said that it had been thrown away many times before coming to the store. Mu Yu didn't say anything more, turned around and walked upstairs. Ron's voice came from behind her: "
I told you this cat is crazy!"
She had never heard of this before coming to Diagon Alley. Discover how small the world can be. When she was about to open the door, a hand blocked her movement.
The tall shadow blocked the dim light in the corridor. She turned around nonchalantly. Not only was there no fear when she saw the person coming, but she became even more interested: "Mr. Nott",
old Nott, subconsciously moved when he saw her. With my left hand, I was completely relieved when I saw that there was nothing strange at all, and I was once again sure that the hotness of the mark that day was just an illusion.
After eliminating the last concern, he showed off his power and looked at the very fragile-looking girl in front of him: "Dongfang guy, has no one ever taught you who a person of your level should only associate with?" As he spoke, He laughed loudly, "Ah, I forgot, there is no one to teach you anymore."
All his reactions could not be hidden from Mu Yu. After learning the purpose of that mark from Viola, how could she be easily noticed by others. She turned the ring over and over again, her tone softer than ever, as if she was not aware of Old Nott's provocative threats at all: "So, what do you think Mr. Nott has to say?"
Her indifferent attitude irritated Old Nott, He took a few steps closer, originally wanting to grab her wrist, but looking at the pair of black eyes without much emotion, he was a little frightened, but he still said harsh words: "As long as you have a little common sense, you can understand Nuo Given the status of the Special family in Britain, noble and decent people will only interact with people like us. For people like you, probably only the Weasleys and Mudbloods are willing to talk to you."
He took out his wand in front of her. He kept shaking and his voice became lower and lower: "If you don't understand boundaries anymore, there are many ways to deal with an underage wizard. My child, what you teach in school is too childish. You don't want to experience the real..."
Being dignified and noble. Is it dignified and noble to be a coward? Mu Yu sneered in his heart, looking at him was more like looking at a clown: "You only dare to wave your wand in front of an underage wizard. You are indeed noble enough, Mr. Nott."
Old Nott . Veins popped up on his hands, but he still seemed hesitant to do anything here. He put away his wand and said with a smile: "It's never a good thing to have sharp teeth and a sharp mouth."
With a bang, he disappeared from the spot, As if showing phantom movement would show how superb his magic is.
His appearance was a joke to Mu Yu. She continued to push the door open, and Nagini stalked her as soon as she opened the door. She threw a few rabbits at it. Nagini's head dropped and he made a hissing sound, as if to express his dissatisfaction.
"It's impossible to find someone to feed you every day. That's all for today. If you don't eat, there will be nothing." She said softly, but at this moment, Nagini reluctantly entangled the rabbits.
She turned her head and saw a figure sitting on the armchair in front of the fireplace, looking at the dancing fire: "Nagini hasn't had a full meal for several days."
"Frequent disappearances will attract Dumbledore's attention. "Especially at this time, things in Albania have attracted him."
"Old Bee." Tom Riddle snorted, his voice began to become smooth and lazy, and Mu Yu knew that when he spoke in such an accent. Then he must have discovered something interesting. "Besides Nott, I also saw an old friend. A little bit of news leaked out, and his Dark Mark burned for a while."
Under the warmth of the jade pendant, his The soul has become more and more powerful. Occasionally, he can leave the soul jade for a short time when no one is paying attention. Mu Yu never inquires about her whereabouts. She just had to ensure that the formation she set up could isolate outsiders from their perception of him.
There was noisy noise downstairs, it must be the Weasley family and Harry and Hermione having dinner.
Such a warm scene is so incompatible with this tavern.
Tom Riddle ignored her odd tone: "A timid and cunning man. It seemed more meaningful to him to be the Weasley's pet than to be a Death Eater."
She paused on a stack of parchment. As I was writing and drawing, I thought of the mottled mouse that Ron had been holding. The mouse in first grade looked absolutely desperate. No more feats than biting Goyle.
Ron was very fond of his mouse, as shown by his quarrel with Hermione over it.
"Your subordinate's hobbies are really strange." She laughed softly when she thought that the mouse transformed from a human would probably be placed on Ron's bed from time to time. She rarely really smiled. Her smile is often disguised and hidden under many masks. Tom Riddle passed over her face inch by inch. Even when she smiled, she was extremely restrained and gentle.
Like a lotus blooming quietly in a pond.
He suddenly didn't want to look at Mu Yu anymore, her laughter infected his soul.
"Even if he is still a mouse, he can still feel the burning heat of the Dark Mark, but he would rather hide aside and tremble than look for his master." He regained his once high-pitched and sharp tone, "Something needs to be changed here." When facing Mu Yu, his high-pitched voice lowered unconsciously.
The runes on the parchment automatically changed one line, and Mu Yu looked at his changed draft. She originally thought it was just a matter of completing and innovating an ancient spell, but she didn't expect it to be so complicated. Without Tom, no matter how much data and deductions are studied and how many Eastern mental methods are combined, it will be useless.
She put down the parchment and walked to the window. From the window of the Leaky Cauldron, she could see the brightly lit London in the distance.
"Next year there will be a grand competition that is rare in a thousand years. I will make this event more fun. Tom, if you can wait patiently until next year, your new body will be extraordinarily powerful."
He became more and more capable. Understand Mu Yu's thoughts: "You want to use that competition as a game to kill the people from Kunlun College and send Harry Potter to me."
"I have the Thousand-Year Spirit Tree, but the other spirit trees are in Phoenix There was nothing but a piece of rotten wood in front of Song. "There was no greed in her eyes, only deep excitement." He wanted to lead me to Kunlun Ruins, and I got his wish. "
The noise downstairs gradually subsided. There were footsteps in the stairwell. They must have finished their dinner and went upstairs.
Tom Riddle had heard the legend of Kunlun Ruins, which was the most dangerous forbidden land. He had too many questions to ask Mu Yu, just like Mu Yu asked him that night. The Kunlun Ruins are extremely dangerous. There is a huge difference in difficulty between obtaining the Phoenix Pine and using the ready-made thousand-year-old spiritual wood from the Mu family's private treasury. Why did Mu Yu decide to go to the Kunlun Ruins
just to settle a grudge between her and that person?
He didn't care about Mu Yu. He only cares about her answer.
However, he just stood side by side with Mu Yu and watched the singing and dancing in London in the distance at night. His voice was as soft as a snake neighing: "Yu, you are not wrong. I have been waiting for eleven years, and this year is no less.
" Yu's hand stroking the window frame shook slightly.
"I understand you, madman." The madman's voice was extremely soft.
She understood his determination to kill Harry Potter with his own hands, and she understood the shame and unbearable feeling he had felt.
Understanding without sympathy, without pity.
Just as he once understood Mu Yu's revenge on those who toyed with him.
There was a strange emotion tumbling in Tom Riddle's heart. His intuition did not allow him to touch this emotion. It seemed that touching it would mean that Dumbledore's old bee had completely won.
How could he allow this to happen.
By the time he gets his body, everything should be settled.
The ruins of London, the confusion of the Slytherin common room, the invisible flames on the tower that almost devour the soul, the cold lips touching the jade pendant in the secret room, the darkness of the Albanian rainforest, the never-falling sunset of Norway, the fragrance In the bustling night view of the sea, everything will disappear.
Their game should have a result on the eve of the subversion of order.