Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 164 Ginny and Luna

The day finally came when the game started.

Harry got up early at dawn. He looked around expectantly, but he couldn't see Hedwig.

This feeling of disappointment lasted until breakfast.

"Eat something."

"I'm not hungry."

"Don't think too much, you have a game to deal with later, here you go."

Harry took the pie from Ron, but he had no appetite at all.

"I don't understand." He frowned and said to himself: "Why hasn't Dumbledore replied to my letter or returned to Hogwarts? Is the place he left so far away? Why did he choose this place?

When to plant?"

Ron knew exactly what Harry was worried about.

Yes, Dumbledore had not returned to school for several days, and he chose the moment when they suspected that Professor Highmore was the heir of Slytherin - to be precise, the real culprit of the attack. After all, Harry had not been back to school until now.

Until now, they thought he was the heir, otherwise it would be difficult to explain why only he could hear the monster's voice - now they could even roughly guess what the monster was - a basilisk that might have lived for thousands of years.

Hermione said as she spread the jam: "Actually, I have an idea about this matter, but it's very risky."

"What's the idea?" Harry asked quickly.

"Polyjuice Potion." Hermione said the name of a potion that neither of them understood: "That potion can turn you into another person. So we can pretend to be Cedric Diggory -

—”

"Why him?" Ron interrupted.

"Because he is Mr. Al's assistant." Hermione glared at Ron, as if to say why she couldn't even figure out such a thing: "Only in this way can we get closer to Professor Heimer, and hopefully learn from him

Find out the truth. Who else do you want us to pretend to be? Snape?"

Ron stared directly at Harry, imagining how he would suddenly grow taller and turn into Snape. He suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and at the same time he felt a sense of relief from the success of some pranks.

"But what happens after we get the truth?" Harry asked: "After all, that is Professor Hemmer. Do you think he will let us go?"

"It's not us, it's you." Hermione pointed at the two of them and said, "Digory is a boy. It should be easier for you to become like him. And don't mention how difficult it is to get the truth. Just want to succeed.

Preparing Polyjuice Potion would probably violate more than fifty school rules, and now we don't even know how to get the forbidden book."

At this time, Ron saw Professor Lockhart, who had just finished breakfast and was walking through the auditorium. He was wearing colorful clothes today and showed a bright smile to everyone who met his eyes.

"Really?" Ron lowered his head and muttered: "I think we have found a suitable target."

Harry and Hermione looked over together, and they had different reactions - Hermione glared at Ron angrily, while Harry immediately lowered his head for fear of being discovered by Lockhart - since the elf accident

, Lockhart changed his teaching method and presented the adventures he had written in the book in the form of performances. Harry had always been his favorite actor, so in the last class he pretended to be

Become a werewolf.

"Let's wait and see." Harry whispered, "Maybe Dumbledore will be back tomorrow."

Eleven o'clock was approaching, and all the teachers and students of the school began to go to the Quidditch stadium. It was a hot and humid day, and there was a faint thunder in the air. When Harry walked into the locker room, Ron and Hermione hurried over to wish him well.

The players put on their bright red Gryffindor robes and then sat down to listen to Wood giving them his customary pre-game pep talk.

"The Slytherin team's broomsticks are better than ours," said Wood. "That's undeniable. But the people on our broomsticks are better than them. We train harder than them and fly in all weather conditions.

"But—" ("That's quite right," said George Weasley, "my clothes haven't been dry since August.") "—we'll make them regret letting that little scoundrel Malfoy

Pay money to join their team."

The members of the entire team have become more motivated. Ever since they heard that during the confinement, even the mummies from the two teams would fight with each other, it has actually increased the cohesion of the Gryffindor team. According to Wood's words

, that is: "I knew that Slytherin was vulnerable. Am I right, Harry?"

Harry did not see the end of the fight because it was later interrupted by Professor Heimer, but under Wood's expectant eyes, he finally nodded with some guilt.

As they came out onto the field, they were greeted by a loud roar. Mainly cheers, as both Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff wanted to see Slytherin defeated, but Slytherin could also be heard in the crowd.

They booed and booed. Quidditch teacher Ms. Hooch asked Flint and Wood to shake hands. They stared at each other threateningly and clenched each other's hands unnecessarily.

tight.

"Listen to my whistle," Ms. Huo Qi said, "three-two-one-"

The crowd roared with excitement as they bid farewell to their take-off, and the fourteen team members soared into the leaden sky together. Harry flew higher than all the team members, squinting his eyes and looking around, looking for the Golden Snitch.

The crowd roared with excitement as they bid farewell to their take-off, and the fourteen team members soared into the leaden sky together. Harry flew higher than all the team members, squinting his eyes and looking around, looking for the Golden Snitch.

Harry didn't have time to answer, he couldn't help but be distracted - the Bludger was chasing him like crazy, trying to knock him off the broom, which was almost impossible to do normally.

During the anxious avoidance process, Harry also discovered another important thing - where was Professor Heimer?

Why didn't he come to the game?——

Along with the shouts coming from the Quidditch pitch, in the Gryffindor girls' dormitory, Ginny nervously opened her notebook and wrote on it: "Today is the day, Pandora, the Quidditch match has started.

You will help me, right?"

It was hard for her not to be nervous. After a while, she would sneak into Ravenclaw's dormitory according to her original plan, and try to find a way to sneak Bad Tom's notebook back from Luna.

[Of course, dear, remember to have your quill ready at all times. If you get lost, just ask me and I will help you. 】

The common room was deserted, almost all the students had gone to watch the game, and Ginny wished it was the same in the Ravenclaw common room.

During these few days of restlessness, Ginny had already figured out where the entrance to the common room of Ravenclaw House was. She crawled through the passage, trotted along the corridor, and found a door.

There was no handle or keyhole on the door, just an old, bare wooden board with an eagle-shaped bronze knocker on it.

Ginny stretched out a hand and knocked on the door. This was the way she had seen entering by chance. Then she opened her mouth and spoke, making a soft, musical voice and said: "Blood and emotion"

, which one is more important?”

Ginny quickly repeated the question in her notebook, and then Pandora's reply appeared: [Blood relations and emotions are really a difficult problem. I know some people who are family members, but they turn against each other, and I also know some people who are not

Not related by blood, but as close as brothers - well, what do you think?】

"I don't know, I don't even understand what this question means. Hurry up, it will be bad if someone finds out about us."

[Don't be nervous, calm down, Ginny. Think about it, think about your parents, your brothers, and finally Harry Potter. You can regard him as your friend. What do you think?

Can we compare them?]

"Harry is not my friend. He would not be willing to be friends with someone like me. He has not attracted any attention at all. It will only make him feel embarrassed——"

[Don’t say that. Although I don’t like Bad Tom, one thing he said is right, that is, there is no need to belittle yourself. You are much more attractive than you think, but others have not discovered it yet.

.Think about this again and think of it as doing me a favor, okay, Ginny?]

".All right."

Ginny finally began to think about this issue carefully, but she subconsciously felt that there was no way to compare the two, whether it was blood-related family members, friendship, or emotions such as love.

She lowered her head and looked at the notebook, and a line of words slowly appeared on it: [You already have the answer in your heart, speak it out.]

Ginny finally looked at the eagle-shaped bronze door knocker and said: "I think it's all very important. Blood relationship itself has emotions, and emotions can... also create new blood relationships, even more intimate than that."

By the end, Ginny's cheeks were as red as her hair.

"Do you mean inseparable?" There was a hint of encouragement in the voice: "That makes sense."

After saying that, the door opened.

Fortunately, just as Ginny expected, there was no one in the Ravenclaw common room. It was a large circular room, larger than any room Ginny had seen in Hogwarts.

They are all more ethereal. Elegant arched windows are opened on the walls, hung with blue and bronze silks: during the day, Ravenclaw students can see the surrounding mountains and the scenery is beautiful. The ceiling is domed,

There are stars painted on it, and the dark blue carpet below is also covered with stars. There are tables, chairs, bookshelves in the room, and a tall white marble statue stands in the alcove opposite the door.

[Did you see the statue? That’s Rowena Ravenclaw, one of the four founders.]

Ginny couldn't help but look at the statue for a while. The woman seemed to be looking at her, with a teasing smile that seemed to be absent on her face. She was beautiful, but a little intimidating. There was a marble replica on top of her head.

A delicate ring with tiny words engraved on it.

Just when Ginny was about to read these words, she suddenly heard a voice coming from behind her, with a singing-like tone——

"Extraordinary intelligence is mankind's greatest wealth."

Frightened, Ginny turned around suddenly. She saw the other party's dirty golden hair at a glance, and recognized that this person was Luna. Why didn't she go to the game?

Ginny lowered her head and discovered that Luna came out barefoot. This was really strange. She knew that Luna's dress was a bit weird, but she never knew that she had the habit of not wearing shoes.

At this time, Luna had walked across from Ginny, looking at the notebook in Ginny's hand with her foggy gray eyes.

Ginny subconsciously wanted to hide the notebook, but it was too late. Luna easily took the notebook over. Ginny stayed where she was at a loss, not knowing what to do until she heard Luna say——

"Did Professor Heimer ask you to send the notebook back? He repaired it? Can you lend it to me?"

Luna looked at the quill in Ginny's hand again, and somehow, Ginny unexpectedly handed the quill over to her. This seemed to be because she didn't know how to refuse.

Luna opened the notebook and held it in her hand. The angle was just right for Ginny to see what the other person was writing: "Mom, are you back?"

Ginny suddenly became extremely nervous. She was afraid that Pandora would spill the beans and reveal what happened between her and Bad Tom.

[Oh, dear, I'm back. Not just me, I also brought you a friend, her name is Ginny.]

"I remember her, mom. She also played hide-and-seek with me, but unfortunately it only ended after one game."

Ginny thought about her failed tracking experience. She was suddenly discovered by Luna, and then she ran away in a hurry without daring to say a word.

At this time, Luna also raised her head and looked at Ginny, and asked in a dazed tone: "Do you want to play a game with me? My shoes are hidden by someone. It's like a puzzle. Let's play together.

?"

shoe?

Ginny glanced at Luna's feet again: "That's why you didn't go to the game - because your shoes were missing?"

"This should be the punishment of the game." Luna said, leaning down, her hair hanging down, and her eyes swept across the gap between the seats.

Ginny felt inexplicably that this was not a game at all, even her brothers would not tease her like this.

"Are you being bullied?" she asked carefully, trying to make her tone less aggressive.

Luna raised her head, and most of her long hair covered her face, revealing only a pair of calm eyes, but the look made Ginny feel uncomfortable.

"Bullying?" She asked in confusion: "Is this bullying? I thought they liked me."

Ginny felt even more uncomfortable. She still couldn't understand that the name of this emotion was pity.

But Luna didn't seem to care at all. She was still looking up at Ginny, like a quiet rabbit, but out of tune with the world.

"Then do you still want to play games?" Luna asked calmly.

A surge of courage that she didn't know came from made Ginny make the bravest decision in her history, even braver than when she was a child and secretly rode on her brothers' broomsticks.

"It's a little late to go watch the game anyway, I think it should be fine."

The statue of Rowena Ravenclaw silently watched the two little girls from different houses, watching them looking around in the common room. There was still a smile on her face, but it no longer seemed

He was teasing, but became much gentler.