Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 1698 The Secret Word of the Goddess (Forty-three)

   "Are you ready?" Pomona asked suddenly.

   "What?" Severus asked, who was about to drink the vegetable soup.

   "Next semester." She said patiently.

   "I'm not a novice." Severus said absently, "I can handle those students."

   "I didn't mean them." Pomona looked around, then lowered her voice, "I mean Harry Potter."

  Severus was motionless as if petrified.

   "He will be 11 years old soon, do you want to give him a gift?"

   "Why should I give him a gift?" Old Bat frowned.

   "I don't know, like a birthday present?" Pomona said in confusion, "I heard Hagrid is going to give him a birthday cake."

   "I think the great savior will receive a lot of gifts, and there is no shortage of me." He said with a bad temper, and took a sip of soup with a spoon.

   "I don't think so." Pomona curled her lips. "Penny has always been jealous of Lily."

  Severus continued to drink the soup.

   "Although I don't want to say that, I think she is treating Harry unfairly to get her mental balance." Pomona said while chewing potatoes.

   "Since you don't want to say that, then don't say that." He replied stiffly.

  Now she is quiet.

  He originally thought he could continue to enjoy dinner in peace, but she found a new topic again.

  He raised his head and glanced at the students in the auditorium. Some of them were observing him in secret, but they all bowed their heads and continued to eat dinner.

   "Here you." Baldwin put a plate of food in front of Severus. "This is for the hospital staff. I hope you don't dislike it."

  "Alessandro" frowned, looking at the dinner plate in front of Severus with disgust.

There are Provencal stew, roasted chicken legs, hummus, sliced ​​French baguette, a small plate of avocado salad, and a creamy mushroom soup, all placed in a very ordinary white porcelain plate, although simple but steaming , The apple **** that I had eaten in Cuvier’s office before seemed like a dessert after dinner.

  Severus picked up the disposable tableware and ate very quietly.

  Baldwin, who was sitting across from him eating, stared at him.

   "What are you looking at?" Lucius asked bluntly.

  "This is the first time I have seen someone like you eat here." Baldwin said, "At first he said he was hungry, I thought you were going to eat in an outside restaurant."

  Lucius turned his eyes and looked at the scenery outside the window.

  This medical rescue center is absolutely located in the best location, and you can see Notre Dame Cathedral up close. If it is used to open a restaurant, it is definitely full of business.

  But they only rented the riverside side to the terminal, the subway company, a canteen that seemed to provide food for employees, and a sushi restaurant. The other rooms were empty.

  It was a bit strange at first, but when their feet suddenly began to vibrate and there was a violent noise, this doubt was relieved.

  Below is the Paris Metro Line 14 and Line 7, one of the busiest lines in Paris. Only the personnel of the Metro company can bear the noise.

  As for why we didn’t dig deeper, it’s because of financial constraints. Subway No. 14 runs through seven subways and two regional express trains above. In addition, tunnels need to be dug into aquifers. If you want to follow the construction plan, you will have to pay extra.

  It was said before that Eugène Boarnet mentioned the repair of the beach plaza to welcome Mary Louise. In fact, it was repaired by Bonaparte for the coronation ceremony.

   Is Eugene jealous of Aigron? This may only be known to him, because Napoleon died after he abdicated. Even if he has the right to inherit, there is no empire for him to inherit.

  No one answered Baldwin's words, Severus was busy eating, and Lucius didn't want to talk to him.

   At this time, they heard a "ding-ding-dang-dong" sound.

  The three followed the voice, and saw a bald guard picking up food from the dining room.

  "His name is Arlette, he is mute." Baldwin said, "but he can hear us."

  Severus stared at the man named Arlette coming over.

  In fact, there is nothing to steal from a poor hospital like this, and if a thief is sick, he will also go to this public medical assistance structure to see a doctor. Arlette is simply a display here.

  He found a corner away from them to eat alone, which was nothing unusual.

   "What do you see him doing?" Lucius followed Severus's gaze and looked over.

   "It's nothing." Severus said nervously, and continued to eat his late dinner.

   "I've heard a rumor." Baldwin said, "I found an altar while digging in the subway."

   "What altar?" Severus asked.

   "I just heard." Baldwin shrugged. "I don't come here often."

  "Domicilesenl’air." Lucius said suddenly, "In French, this is an ‘empty address’."

   "What is that?" Baldwin asked.

"This is that before the French Revolution, those mobile merchants did not have a fixed address. In order to obtain supplies from suppliers, they would use coins to pay the down payment, and then use the inn’s address to issue a promissory note. Disappeared, so there is a list of retailers who owe money to the supplier. The addresses they attach are also not fixed, such as a certain street, someone’s residence, a certain inn, and a certain square. At that time, they were engaged in book sales. Very risky, because customers sometimes ask to buy banned books, which is like a painkiller transaction, which is illegal.” Lucius said.

   "What does that matter?" Baldwin asked in confusion.

   "The Seine is a river flowing in books, and books are everywhere along the bank." Lucius said flatly.

   "I thought you wanted to ask them for money." Baldwin said, and then he asked, "Does your house sell books?"

"No." Lucius smiled arrogantly. "Nine people who sell barbecues are rich and rich, and one who sells books is starving to death. I heard there is a saying in Paris that the right bank spends money on the left bank because of the Latin Quarter. Is it on the left bank?"

   "What were the banned books at the time?" Severus asked casually.

  "The love affairs of nuns." Lucius said, "there are also stories of philosophers."

  Severus looked at the old snake coldly.

  "These books are to be transported through secret channels. This place is close to the river. Guess it used to be the place where readers in the Latin Quarter used to trade?"

   "It's like when I want to buy ooxx novels, I want to tell the bookseller that I want to buy philosophical novels." Baldwin said.

   "That gatekeeper, guess what he is doing now?" Lucius said with a smile.

  Severus looked at Arlette from the corner of his eye. He looked like a real deaf and mute. He couldn't hear any sound, but was playing with the phone.

   "How can you doubt him?" Baldwin said.

  "Have you heard of the Chartre Order?" Lucius asked.

   "What's that?" Baldwin shook his head in confusion.

"That was a monastery established for a thousand years. The way they practice is to ban their mouths. Sometimes they are so quiet that you think they are dumb." Lucius said, "There is a forbidden book called Chartre The story of the gatekeeper of the congregation."

   "I didn't know you still read." Severus teased.

   "Who do you think I am? Gore?"

   "But I heard that Chartreux would leave the valley at will." Severus said.

"I know that their job is to guard the manuscripts and books in the library, but there is another sect whose job is to keep the tomb." Lucius said, "People of this sect will wear a long and pointed belt. The hooded cloak often appears in the cemetery and looks suspicious."

   "Arlette worked in this place before I came." Baldwin said, "Although he can't speak, he doesn't have a cloak, and he doesn't look suspiciously."

   "What do you think?" Lucius asked Severus.

   "I thought you weren't like Bella, you like to torture Muggles." Severus said.

   "I don't like it now, did you bring Veritaserum?"

   "A doorman, do you think it is necessary?" Severus asked.

   "This is my question just now, what do you think?" Lucius asked.

  Severus was hesitating, but Arlette got up and walked away.

  His steps are very hurried, almost trotting.

   "Let's see if you guessed it." Severus said, and then he stood up, cast a phantom spell on himself, and then disappeared.

  (End of this chapter)