Chapter 379
Confidentiality Act
Chapter 379 Confidentiality Act
"Oh my god, Harry! Are you still training in this weather?"
Hermione said in surprise.
It was raining heavily all day today. Students going to class had to hold their heads and run quickly through the corridor. Unexpectedly, the Gryffindor team had not stopped training yet.
"The match against Slytherin is approaching, and Wood doesn't want to miss any training - thank you, Ryan," Harry said tiredly.
Ryan used magic to help him get rid of the water and mud on his body.
Michael cleaned up the muddy footprints on the ground and asked, "Didn't you run into Filch on your way back?"
"I did... He didn't make things difficult for me."
Harry dug out a bunch of snacks from the food cupboard, stuffed some chocolate in his mouth, and spoke vaguely.
He saw everyone gathered in a circle and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Wade is casting a traceless stretching spell on our backpacks. How about that? Isn't it cool?" Michael said excitedly.
"...That's amazing." Harry said sincerely, "I know that spell is difficult."
Whenever he felt that he was extremely tired, Harry looked at Wade and Hermione and wondered if he was not working hard enough.
But when comparing himself with his roommates Ron, Seamus, Dean and others, Harry felt that he was working too hard.
Wade cast a traceless extension spell on everyone's backpacks. Seeing that they were all happily packing their things, he turned around and asked Harry, "Do you need one too?"
Harry shook his head and said, "Sirius took care of it for me."
He hesitated for a moment and asked softly, "Vade, do you remember what Remus and the others said before? That is... those vampires might be controlled by Muggles..."
Wade nodded and said, "Of course, it's only been two days, so of course I remember it."
"Then do you know why Remus and the others seem... unwilling to investigate?" Harry asked. "I can't really explain it, but they just give me that feeling."
"It's simple, because whether it's tracking down, interrogating or retaliating against Muggles, it violates the Statute of Secrecy," said Wade.
"Just because of this?" Harry was stunned: "But... Hagrid also turned my cousin Dudley into a pig's tail..."
“So he has actually broken the law.”
Wade said: "But for some reasons - for example, because of your relationship, the place where you live is under the strict supervision of the Ministry of Magic, and your aunt and uncle are both insiders of the wizarding world, so it is not considered a leak to the wizarding world, so he was not punished."
"But if they are powerful people in the Muggle world, any action against them must be careful, otherwise it may become a big trouble for the entire wizarding world - the Ministry of Magic of various countries is very wary of this."
"Even if the Muggles are the ones who are unreasonable? Even if they have already attacked our people?" Harry asked incredulously.
Wade was silent for a moment before he said, "The Statute of Secrecy is the most strictly enforced law in any country. Even Dumbledore cannot violate it at will."
"—Dumbledore? Did this happen to him?" asked Harry.
"When Professor Dumbledore was young, his sister was hurt by several Muggle boys; his father attacked the three boys in revenge for his daughter and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban, where he eventually died," said Wade.
Harry was completely stunned.
In his impression, the principal always seemed to be wise, powerful, and old, as if he had been like this since he was born.
Harry had never thought that Dumbledore could be weak at times, and he could never imagine that such a tragedy had ever happened to his family.
"So you understand?"
Wade patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Sirius and Lupin will not let go of those who did it secretly, but this kind of thing can only be investigated in secret, not with fanfare, nor publicized, and certainly not by asking the Ministry of Magic for help." "If other people knew that they were investigating some Muggles, ignorant people would only laugh at them, while those who are slightly capable and knowledgeable would become obstacles to them and would not allow them to investigate or seek revenge."
"You too, just keep it in mind, and don't tell anyone about it, even to Hermione and Ron."
Harry nodded silently.
……
The next day there was Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Vader used the time turner to reach the second floor of the castle earlier than other students, and saw Professor Abigail wandering outside the classroom from a distance.
The professor frowned slightly and casually twirled the wand in his hand like a fan, and from time to time a spark spurted out from the tip of the wand.
Wade looked at it for a while before walking forward.
"Oh, Wade." Professor Abigail raised her eyebrows when she saw him, and seemed to want to laugh, but restrained herself.
"Professor." Wade took out a bag, handed it over and said, "I have completed the task you told me about last time."
"finished?"
A look of astonishment appeared on Professor Abigail's face. She paused for a moment before she smiled in surprise.
“—So soon?”
——Why, do you think it’s too fast?
Vader looked at her strangely.
"Oh, let me see."
Professor Abigail took the bag and carefully looked at the snakeskin bag which was only slightly larger than a fist before untying the rope.
The bag contained a bunch of puppets of magical creatures. At a glance, there seemed to be about twenty or thirty of them, all of them were only as big as a finger joint.
"Uh……"
Professor Abigail glanced at Wade, wondering if he hadn't heard her request clearly, but she also felt that Wade would not make such a basic mistake.
So she reached out and took out a kaba.
This is a water monkey, or Kappa in Japanese. It is green and covered with scales, has webbed fingers, a tortoise shell on its back, and a shallow, water-filled saucer on its head.
The Kaba was taken out of the bag and its body immediately grew larger. Professor Abigail threw it to the ground and in the blink of an eye, the Kaba was more than one meter tall, with its triangular eyes looking at the two people opposite insidiously.
On his chest, there is a line of "Kaba 03" symbols.
Professor Abigail subconsciously grasped her wand and was on high alert. Only after she realized that it was just a puppet did she slowly relax.
"It's so lifelike... It's unbelievable that this is a man-made product." Professor Abigail asked, "Can it move?"
"Of course." Wade said, "It's waiting for your order!"
——It looks like that.
Professor Abigail suppressed the excitement in her heart and ordered, "Kaba 03, let me see what you can do - attack the students who enter this corridor later."
Vader: “…”
This professor's style is just as good as ever!
(End of this chapter)