Chapter 66 Heart-to-heart talk

"We will conduct a comprehensive search of the castle tonight." Dumbledore announced with a loud voice standing in the middle of the auditorium. At the same time, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick also closed the door of the auditorium, "For ourselves It’s safe. I’m afraid you’ll have to stay here tonight. I hope the prefects will guard the entrance of the auditorium and the male and female student union presidents will be in charge. If anything happens, report it to me immediately...

Nagini and that room. Will the house really be discovered? Nagini is not the only one in that house. She was already thinking about several countermeasures in her mind when Dumbledore conjured hundreds of purple sleeping bags.

As soon as Dumbledore closed the door, the auditorium immediately burst into chatter and discussion, and news spread from Gryffindor House.

"Blake destroyed the portrait of the Fat Lady and broke into Gryffindor Tower!"

Mu Yu held the jade pendant's hand tightly before letting go. She had no desire to rush into Dumbledore before the chessboard was laid out.

Uncharacteristically, Daphne did not crowd with others. Instead, she dragged a sleeping bag and motioned Mu Yu to a place in the far corner of the auditorium.

"Yu, I want to... talk to you." She seemed to be very troubled, as if she had made a lot of determination to come to Mu Yu for a heart-to-heart talk tonight.

They had only had minor conflicts during the day, but now they were having a long conversation, which was quite interesting.

Mu Yu leaned in the corner with her and set up an isolation formation before saying, "Xiao Di, just say whatever you have to say. I'll always be here."

Since Daphne chose to ignore the incident during the day, she wouldn't mention it at this time.

All the candles in the auditorium had now been extinguished, leaving only the silver light of ghosts and the soft starlight pouring down from the enchanted ceiling. Daphne was stunned for a moment. She had known Mu Yu for almost three years and had never seen her really lose her temper. It seems that even if the sky falls, she will not be moved at all, she will always be so gentle and tolerant.

All uneasiness and annoyance were swept away at this moment. The formation blocked out all sounds in the auditorium, leaving only the slowly flowing starlight between them. Daphne lay in her sleeping bag and looked at the bright stars on the ceiling: "Yu, I'm very worried."

In the dimness, she couldn't see Mu Yu's expression clearly, and could only hear the soft voice on the side: "Because of Blake"

"No more. This summer daddy Suddenly told me to start taking on the responsibilities as the eldest sister, and said a lot of strange things, "Yu, I don't understand." She didn't seem to want an answer, "I don't seem to recognize Dad anymore."

That study room . The several drawers that were locked and sealed with magic and the photo on the table with the French Minister of Magic suddenly tumbled through Mu Yu's mind.

"Blake once worked for the mysterious man. He escaped from Azkaban most likely to find his old master. Many people said that the man was dead." Daphne was obviously not ready to tell her friends about her father's abnormality. Changing the topic, she shuddered when she mentioned that person, "But we won't believe it."

Mu Yu waited quietly for her to continue.

She was shaking more and more: "Yu, you have never experienced his terror. During his ten years at his peak, everyone was on tenterhooks. The most desperate thing is when you go home and find the Dark Mark hanging on the roof. Even, even his subordinates, those Death Eaters, lived in fear."

Even though she knew that no one would hear their conversation tonight, she lowered her voice: "Draco's father, Mr. Malfoy, once said. He's a Death Eater. At least half of Slytherin's parents were Death Eaters. Dad told me something..."

She said in a tearful tone, obviously she didn't tell them these things . anyone. It took a lot of courage for her to tell Mu Yu tonight.

"The most core Death Eater will be branded with the Dark Mark. That mark is no different from the slave mark. When the Dark Mark becomes hot, you must apparate to him immediately. As long as he becomes powerful or is nearby, the Black Mark The magic mark will bring burning pain, Yu, we can't imagine the pain. It hurts into the bone marrow and into the soul. There is also a spell that cuts out the bones, which is very painful.

" Taking Daphne's hand, her hand was cold. In the invisible shadow of Daphne, Mu Yu was not moved at all: "Mr. Greengrass..."

"Dad found a way to go to France, otherwise..." Otherwise, the result will be self-evident, "Now that person is very likely to When I came back, I also understood my responsibility. I always have to protect Leah. But, I really don’t know my father very well. He is not normal. I, I don’t even know him and Uncle Bernard these years. What kind of contact do you have?"

She curled up and sobbed softly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I don't know how to say it. He made me feel scared."

Mu Yu gently patted her back to comfort him: "Shh, shh, you. She didn't want to talk to Leah.

She stopped sobbing when she mentioned Astoria, and even though her tone was still choked, she said firmly: "Leah doesn't need to know this. It's too cruel for her." . I just want Leah to grow up happily and not have to bear the fear of losing her loved ones. I also just want our family to be safe, and no ambition, strength or power has anything to do with us. "

No one wants to get out of this matter. You can get away.

Mu Yu sighed quietly and looked up at the starry sky above her head: "Xiao Di, I'm sorry," she ignored Daphne's confusion, "I actually wanted to relax by myself today. At least you still have Leah, a family, and someone to rely on. ...."

She seemed to be smiling bitterly, but only she knew that the shadows concealed her expressionlessness, as if she was just an actor reciting lines: "I am different, every step must be planned for myself, and no one else You can give me advice."

"Yu..."

She held her hand more tightly before Daphne continued: "Xiao Di, I admire you. Leah will grow up happily."

Daphne was at an ignorant age. I resisted my responsibility to my sister and saw some things more clearly than adults.

It's a pity too.

It was just a different pursuit. Mu Yu lowered his head and stopped looking at the starry sky above his head.

Fireflies can never fly out of the end of the needle and thread, let alone the shadow of the void.

"But I'm still afraid," Daphne held her hand back, "Dad said three spells, the Cruciatus Curse is one of them, and there's also the Soul-Tampering Curse... Yu, I don't want to be controlled, if I can't even control my soul. Control it by yourself..."

The thought of soul that she had not caught during the day came back to life when Daphne mentioned the word again, control the soul...

In addition to ordinary spells, what other ways to control the soul.

She was suddenly a little impatient to comfort Daphne's little thoughts here. The only thing she wanted to do now was to rush to the eighth floor desperately to tell her this discovery.

There is no chance at all under such martial law conditions.

"Don't be afraid, Xiao Di," she could only continue to comfort Daphne absentmindedly, but her usual calm tone covered up her distraction, "Go to sleep, useless thinking will only deepen your fear."

In the soft words of comfort, Daphne seemed to He sobbed and fell asleep. But she couldn't sleep, lying on her back, turning her jade pendant around and staring at the ceiling in a daze.

At about three o'clock in the morning, the door of the auditorium was pushed open with a creak, Dumbledore walked in, and she put away the jade pendant. Dumbledore and Snape walked all the way from the Great Hall door, talking in very soft voices.

"The principal, is he no longer in Albania?"

"Don't talk about it here, Severus." There was a warning in Dumbledore's voice.

"Could it be that Black escaped from prison and found him? Maybe the missing Muggle was also..."

"Blake may have the heart to find him, but he absolutely does not have the ability to bring him out of Albania without anyone noticing." "Seriously, I don't think any of his known men have the ability or courage to do this," Dumbledore said coldly.

"Then..."

"I have to go find those dementors. I told them to notify them when we finish the search." Dumbledore interrupted Snape directly, obviously not wanting to continue talking about this topic. Snape promptly stopped talking. They left.

Next to her, Daphne turned over, a tear slowly flowing out from her closed eyes.

It wasn't until the next day that Mu Yu found the opportunity to rush to the eighth floor after Blake's escape from the castle relaxed the martial law.

"I know what to do," she rarely hid her excitement, flipping through a thick stack of notes that could almost be published as a book, "Rune runes, disassemble the runes and hide them in the spell. Do you still remember our initial idea of ​​how the Eastern mind works in the human body, and the spell is embedded in the human body along the same route. The essential function of the runes is to bind and control the soul. Once successful, the person's life and death will be affected. It's under our control."

She always spoke in a leisurely and coherent manner, rarely speaking as much in succession as she does now.

The hand holding the note was shaking.

"Smart idea," Tom Riddle's reaction was unusually cold. He only glanced at the note from a distance, and his tone was extra long, "Rune runes, that is very, very evil black magic... He

circled around Mu Yu, as if nothing was as important as her reaction: "Except for the Horcrux, I can't imagine anything else that can compare to it, Yu, as long as you can be ruthless... this will be the greatest." Invention, the order of the entire world will be subverted. "

It was a complete joke to hear him comment on how evil a magic is. After experiencing extreme excitement, Mu Yu calmed down, and it was this calmness that allowed her to discover the subtle problem: "You have thought of that method a long time ago. You taught me the runes."

"You can learn everything . Soon."

"That's not the point. You already knew it, why didn't you say it?" She raised her voice unconsciously.

If it were in the past, she would be excited. She has been looking forward to the current results for more than a year. This is the most critical piece on the chessboard, the key to subverting all order, and the bargaining chip for all negotiations. But now she was far more annoyed with Tom Riddle than excited.

He wouldn't answer the question, and she didn't expect one.

"Evil" couldn't see any anger at all from her smiling appearance. She began to wave the wand. Even though it was very jerky and the black flame was still intermittent, at least it could basically form some shape. It was also the first time that the flames touched the designated sideline, and only a few sparks could reach the black shadow standing just behind the sideline.

He seemed to retreat, but the provocation that followed convinced Mu Yu that it was just an illusion: "It's surprising that you want to deal with me and use what I taught you to deal with me. I always thought that you wanted to use fierce fire to retaliate against that person. "The red eyes flashed, "Maybe you also fell in love with those stupid girls' tricks, which is not like you at all."

The flame finally returned to her palm: "You know this is not my style when dealing with you, madman. ," The spell cast just now drained her of almost all her strength. No matter how weak she was, she would not show it in front of him. In the past, he had deliberately approached, but this time the position was reversed, and she touched the face for the first time. Of course, what she touched was undoubtedly nothingness, "I just want to show you the results, Professor Riddle."

The last half of the sentence . She said it so softly, it was more of an unconscious tease than a response to provocation.

She took half a step back, and the brief argument just now seemed to have ceased to exist: "I don't care about evil for a long time."

The person stepped back, but the girl's warm breath never faded when she approached, as if the burning fire never faded. extinguished.

Maybe she herself didn't know that she had completely abandoned her previous calmness at this time. Her cheeks were slightly red, and her black eyes, which had always been as deep as a deep pool, had some ripples for the first time.

She is angry. Her anger is also extremely restrained, but only in this restrained anger can she find a little bit of the bright beauty of a girl. All the bright colors of adolescence symbolized childishness and stupidity to him, and from a very early age he was impatient to deal with the ridiculous innocence of those girls.

Tom Riddle had long been accustomed to Mu Yu's calmness and self-control. Sometimes he had forgotten that she was only thirteen years old.

It wasn't until he discovered that Mu Yu, who was angry just because he didn't tell the purpose of the runes in advance, that he was also attracted to him, that the girl's bold provocation couldn't arouse much anger, and boundless panic swept across from all directions. .

Even with a well-thought-out plan to deal with this girl, the only person who briefly inhabited his world, he still felt terrified.

He couldn't even force himself to be afraid of Mu Yu. He had long been accustomed to Mu Yu's talent, intelligence, and strength. This girl has changed him too much without even realizing it. He got used to accompanying her to class every day, getting used to studying books with her in the library or the common room, getting used to seeing her being vain and submissive, and listening to naive girls like Daphne talk about their boring worries. Even Nagini was used to being in the Room of Requirement.

Without any magic, his world has gradually merged with Mu Yu's without even realizing it.

"You're not familiar with runes." This fear was buried so deeply that it didn't seem to be difficult for him to cover it up. He always maintained his cold rationality when talking about interests, "Christmas is coming..."

Mu Yu I kept fingering the thick notes, and now my sense finally returned. She had known for a long time that Tom would not trust someone easily, so it was not surprising that he had something to hide. However, she questioned him one after another as if she was under the Imperius Curse, and even got angry...

The room on the eighth floor was good everywhere. The only drawback was that it was too stuffy because there were no windows. All she wanted now was to get out and get some fresh air.

It was the complicated and difficult-to-understand symbols on the notes that woke her up: "No, I want to dismantle the engraved runes myself."

At this point, she was more determined than ever: "I have to do it."