Chapter 320
: The Gray family is in Spider's End Alley?
Chapter 320: The Gray family is in Spider's End Alley?
Lupin was stunned for a moment before asking, "When did that happen?"
"July 7th," Claire said affirmatively, obviously impressed by the date.
Lupin remembered that they were also in Diagon Alley that day, and they met Will.
It was the day when the Flow Mirror was on sale, and Diagon Alley was crowded with buyers from all over.
Thinking of Will's enthusiastic smile at that time, Lupin felt a little depressed.
He asked hoarsely, "Then, Claire...how many days can you smell at most? How long do you think that person has been smelling this?"
Claire thought for a moment and said, "If it's been more than a week, the smell will be very faint and hard to distinguish... As for that person, the time he was in contact with the snake skin... should not have been more than three days."
“…Are you sure?”
"Yes, I'm sure."
That is to say, one of the people who stayed in Hogwarts between July 7 and July 16 was the one who gave Will the commission.
He may not have caused Will's disappearance, but he certainly knows something.
Moreover, it was a holiday, and there were no students in the school, and even few professors stayed in the school. Generally speaking, except for Dumbledore, Filch and Hagrid, everyone would go home and enjoy the holiday.
However, some professors feel that living in school is more convenient than going home for both daily life and magic research; or they feel that they have no family and regard school as their home.
Dumbledore would not forbid professors from staying at school during holidays.
Lupin lowered his eyes to think for a moment, then looked up and saw Claire staring at him nervously. He said gently:
"I'll ask around for you...Maybe Will just had something urgent to do, so he couldn't come back in time."
Claire nodded hesitantly: "I hope... that's the case..."
The two exchanged friends' contacts. Claire found a job organizing a warehouse, and she had to go back to work, so she could only say goodbye in a hurry.
Lupin watched the blonde girl trot away, lifting her skirt. Her dry hair looked fluffy and golden in the sunlight.
There were several patches sewn on her washed-out skirt. When she passed by, some passers-by would subconsciously frown and cover their mouths, as if she was emitting a foul odor.
Lupin was silent for a while, then turned back to look for Sirius and the others.
At a small table outside Fusco's Ice Cream Shop, a large and two small ones ordered nut ice cream and were eating it slowly under the parasol.
Harry was saying something in high spirits, and Sirius had a faint smile on his face, as if to say "Good boy, you're amazing"; and Wade had already seen Lupin and waved his hand to say hello.
A smile appeared on Lupin's face, and he subconsciously quickened his pace and walked towards that side.
……
For the next period of time, Wade lived a surprisingly peaceful life.
Harry was fascinated by the new Firebolt, and in order to let him enjoy the fun of flying freely, Lupin moved him back to Hogsmeade.
Wade felt that Lupin seemed to have something on his mind recently, but since he didn't say it on his own initiative, no one asked any further questions.
Sirius found some clues about Lockhart from somewhere and hurriedly set out to track down Peter.
After Wade handed the bearded Donovan to Dumbledore, he never planned to see him again. He originally thought that Dumbledore would investigate the matter thoroughly and then hand him over to the Ministry of Magic for detention, but he didn't expect that a few days later, he heard an unexpected statement from Dumbledore.
"He has left. If you run into him on the street in the future, remember to pretend you don't know him."
Wade said in surprise: "Professor, you mean..."
Dumbledore nodded slightly, sighed and said, "He will do something brave and walk a lonely and fearless path... It must be said that hatred has a very terrible driving force, enough to make people sacrifice their lives..."
Wade guessed that he must be thinking of Snape at this time.
On the tree-lined path, the tall maple trees on both sides cast shadows, and the mottled gaps form scattered bright spots.
This was a small road near Wade's home, and at the moment, there were only two of them on the road.
Wade was silent for a while, then asked, "Will the Ministry of Magic be involved in this matter?"
"Oh, Fudge already knows. But neither he nor Scrimgeour wants it to be made public..."
Dumbledore said patiently, "Of course, I can understand their thoughts. The three people who escaped from prison have not been caught yet. If this kind of news appears again, the image of the British Ministry of Magic will definitely plummet. Especially since Fudge is preparing for a big event recently, he will do his best to maintain the glorious image of the Ministry of Magic."
Vader glanced up.
He suspected that Dumbledore was being mean to the Minister of Magic, but had no evidence.
Dumbledore looked calm and no one could tell what he was thinking.
"What about the investigation..." Vader asked.
"The Aurors promised to investigate, but...since there were no casualties, this matter won't be a high priority."
Dumbledore looked down at Wade who was frowning unconsciously, smiled and said, "Don't worry that your family will be hurt because of this... Since we found that some people were coveting underage wizards, we have also done some necessary work--"
Vader looked up at the headmaster, silently questioning.
"You've never introduced your parents to anyone, Vader. This makes our job of protecting you a lot easier."
Dumbledore explained: "It is impossible for anyone - no matter who they are - to obtain the family information of students from Hogwarts."
"And if they had used Muggle methods to investigate, they would have discovered that the Weed Greys had moved away long ago—"
"—moved to Cokeworth, to a place called Spider's End."
"-Spider's End?" Vader muttered.
This special name immediately made him realize something.
Dumbledore continued, "Yes - Severus's home is there. And our guests will immediately discover what surprises a wizard skilled in Potions can prepare for unexpected guests."
After a long while, Vader said, "...Will this put Professor Snape in danger?"
"I think that Severus's way of entertaining guests may risk violating the law - if someone really breaks in - but don't worry, the owner of the house has the right to defend himself against intruders."
Looking at the smile on Dumbledore's face, Wade couldn't help but wonder, "Professor...don't you want to ask me something?"
After communicating with the bearded man and knowing that he was driving the eight-eyed giant spider, you still didn't question, accuse, or even test him?
Vader felt a little unreal, like the man who never heard the second boot drop.
(End of this chapter)