Hogwarts: Oops, I'm Voldemort

Chapter 143 Hermione: The Riddler must die! (5500 words, this is a big chapter!)

"Good evening, Mr. Sellers."

Hermione drew the curtains and hid in a small private space. She dipped her quill in ink and wrote a line in her diary.

"I'm Hermione. Harry told me about you writing him a letter."

Then, she stared at the diary with her big eyes, waiting for Cyrus to respond to her.

Cyrus was still looking for the manuscript that Lily Potter might have left behind in Godric's Hollow, when a line of words suddenly came to his mind, and he immediately cheered up.

During the summer vacation, he wrote a letter to Harry, telling Harry that the diary could actually be used to contact him, and asking Harry to tell him through the diary if he heard some prophecies about him.

Now there is a response from the diary. Could it be that the things predicted have made progress?

He calmly responded:

"Good evening Hermione, where is Harry?"

Where is Harry?

Hermione's eyes widened with anger, and she wanted to tear up the diary on the spot.

I finally borrowed the diary from Ginny, and the first thing you asked me was where is Harry?

What's the matter, is it because you won't reply without Harry?

She now wished she could rush to the Gryffindor boys' dormitory, open Harry's curtains, twist off his cap, and then tell Cyrus: Harry is dead, what a fool!

By the way, it's best to get Ginny along, and then the two of them bury Harry in Hagrid's pumpkin patch!

She was so angry that it took five minutes before she responded.

"No Harry, just me! What, you only talk to Harry?!"

When Cyrus on the other side saw this line of text, he realized something was wrong.

"So much resentment..."

In Cyrus' mind, a brown kitten with shaggy hair and an angry mouth popped out, so much so that he even suspected that the pen of the little witch opposite was about to puncture the diary.

Cyrus felt very bad, very bad.

The little girl Hermione's resentment seemed to be unusually great, and she seemed to have the intention of launching an attack on her.

Of course, Cyrus also knew that he was a bit uninteresting. After leaving Azkaban, he had not contacted anyone except Harry.

In fact, Ginny wrote a lot of things in the diary during this period. Although she didn't know that Cyrus could see the contents of the diary, she still showed her heart to Cyrus without reservation.

But Sellers couldn't read them all.

He doesn't have that much time to play house with the little girl.

But now, Cyrus needs to use his ingenuity to try to smooth down the kitten's erected hair:

"Because I trust you, Hermione. Unlike Harry, you are very smart. You were the only one who guessed my plan before, right?"

"I'm sure you'll be fine, I'm afraid you won't survive more than two hours without Harry and Ron!"

Hermione, who was lying on the bed with her butt sticking out, looked at these words and suddenly wagged her tail proudly.

This Mr. Sellers, I guess he has some vision!

but--

Hermione's expression changed again.

If you think that I will forgive you, you are totally wrong!

The writing in the diary continues.

"I believe you will handle all the problems, Hermione. But Harry is different. You have also seen that he is in trouble almost every semester. I thought something happened to him again this time. "

Cyrus praised Hermione first, and then excused himself. But the effect of this move didn't seem to be that good. After a moment, he saw Hermione reply briefly:

"Really? Then what does this have to do with you only writing to Harry and giving him a birthday gift? You didn't write to me on my birthday."

This sentence was like a vent filled with resentment being opened. In an instant, all kinds of complaints rushed out!

"You don't write to me!"

"I won't write to Ginny either. If it weren't for Harry, I wouldn't even know that I could contact you in this way!"

"Do you know how worried we were during this period? Ginny tried to find ways to plead with Dumbledore every day and wrote many letters to the Ministry of Magic. She was not happy until she saw you escaping from prison."

"But I'm still worried, because of the Ministry of Magic's pursuit and those dementors..."

While Hermione was writing, she felt aggrieved and shed tears. Big tears fell on the diary, but they did not wet the book. The tears were absorbed by the diary.

She barely mentioned herself and kept saying how worried Ginny was, but she was just as scared inside. Especially after seeing those dementors with my own eyes, those monsters are really terrifying!

Cyrus' mind was filled with the salty feeling of tears.

He was a little overwhelmed, but felt very warm inside.

At Hogwarts, he had a group of friends who cared about him, even if he had tried to trick them.

"Don't worry Hermione, I'm fine now. Dementors are just a few broken toys to me. No one can do anything to me except Dumbledore. And it just so happens that the relationship between Dumbledore and me is now With a little tacit understanding, he is now not so eager to send me to Azkaban. I think you must be responsible for this."

Hermione slowly calmed down after seeing Cyrus' reply. Just as she was about to continue writing something, her roommate suddenly opened her curtains, scaring her and quickly putting the diary under her body.

"Hermione, are you okay? I heard you...crying?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine, really." Hermione quickly reached out to wipe away her tears and forced a smile.

After her emotions were vented, she was actually not that sad now, but it was still a bit difficult for her to change her expression immediately.

"Come on Hermione, we all know Ron is a bit of a jerk," her roommate said.

They thought Hermione was feeling sad for Ron. During this time Ron and Hermione were quarreling all day long about their pets.

"It has nothing to do with Ron, but... I'm fine, thank you." Hermione said softly.

She sent her roommate away, and then continued to look at the diary. There was already a new text on it.

"What about you, how have you been lately? I'm afraid it's not that easy to choose so many courses, right? In fact, you can give up some courses appropriately. For example, divination classes are really not necessary for you. Muggle studies classes are fine. Moving on, I think it is necessary to look at Muggles from a wizard's perspective.

"You will discover the arrogance of wizards, their short-sightedness, and that most of them do not understand Muggles at all and are unwilling to understand Muggles. In fact, Muggles are becoming increasingly powerful. If you plan to become the Minister of Magic in the future , I think you need to think about the relationship between the wizarding world and the Muggle world. I think you can be a bridge."

Hermione froze.

There was so much information in these two paragraphs that she didn't know how to answer it for a while.

Mainly because the word "Minister of Magic" shocked her too much.

This is like the Prime Minister of the Muggle world, and she is just a third-year student who is distracted by her studies. Does she have the ability to consider such a thing?

"There's no way I'm going to be the Minister of Magic, Mr. Sellers. Have you forgotten, last year Malfoy called me a 'Mudblood'. That's how most people in Slytherin see me. And as it happens, they Everyone has an advantage in the magical world."

"It's impossible to tell. It's obviously incorrect to judge superiority based on blood. And this old idea will be abandoned sooner or later like rotten meat." Cyrus replied, "I hope you can Look at wizards and Muggles from two perspectives, and think about their relationship. If you remember how Harry and Ron came to school last school year, you know that magic and science are not completely mutually exclusive. relation."

Of course he knew that Hermione would become the Minister of Magic in the future, and this status would actually be useful to Cyrus.

In fact, Cyrus is already thinking about the future. When one day, he becomes the leader of the magic world, will he still allow the wizard to hide? Cyrus had no desire for war, and indeed had no taste for blood and carnage, but he intended to break the law of secrecy.

The Law of Secrecy is like a piece of gauze. It was originally used to bandage the wizard's bloody wound. But for a long time, this piece of gauze has been connected with the flesh and blood of the witch's wound. While the scar has not completely healed yet, the wizard must lift it off himself!

Even if opening it will cause bloody pain!

Otherwise, by the time the wound is completely healed and the gauze has grown into the flesh, it will be too late.

Of course, breaking the law of secrecy is not a simple matter. It is tantamount to going against the entire wizarding world. The Ministry of Magic around the world will stand against Cyrus. More than half a century ago, a loser was imprisoned in Nurmengard.

"Okay, let's not think that far ahead. What's bothering you recently?"

"Too many! Too many!" Hermione said immediately.

"Studying 12 subjects is too tiring. I don't know how to persist. I feel that the Divination class is nonsense! But you and Harry said that Professor Trelawney is a real prophet, and I am not so willing to give up. Yes. And Harry, Ron insists that Harry has met something bad. Hagrid is also worried..."

Hermione complained bitterly.

Especially there were things she couldn't talk to Harry and Ron about. Such as studies and Crookshanks.

Cyrus could understand Hermione's pain during this period from the text. The heavy studies made her mentally tense, and the conflicts with her friends almost caused her to collapse.

"Trelawny does have a bit of prophecy talent, but you can't learn much from her. Prophecy requires the 'Third Eye', which is a talent, just like Parseltongue. I think giving up this course will be a good idea for you. There's nothing to lose. Neither I nor Dumbledore have the gift of prophecy," he comforted.

"As for the unknown - Hermione, you need to remind Harry and Ron, let him not forget what I said to him before. Sometimes what seems to be a sign of danger may be exactly the opposite. Things that are together day and night will actually show their fangs."

"But if you know something, why don't you just tell me clearly?" Hermione asked this fatal question.

Cyrus was silent.

He suddenly felt that Hermione was right.

"Well, Hermione, I think you're right, but it's a long story."

Cyrus thought for a while and decided to tell the truth.

Dumbledore obviously had his own ideas. He knew that Peter Pettigrew was the betrayer, but after reminding Harry and Hermione, he did nothing and allowed Peter to escape.

This was obviously intentional, as Dumbledore needed Voldemort to have a servant by his side who could help resurrect Voldemort.

If he's not alive, how can we actually kill him?

Breaking Dumbledore's layout is not a wise thing for Cyrus. Dumbledore has overall control of the overall situation and can make everything develop in the direction he wants except for a few minor mistakes.

And all this is also beneficial to Cyrus. As long as the plot can develop according to the original work, Dumbledore and Voldemort will die, then no one can restrict him.

But Dumbledore was cold and heartless.

He treats everyone as a chess piece. As long as he can win in the end, he doesn't mind how much the chess pieces suffer, or even sacrifices.

But Harry is not a chess piece without feelings and pain, he is a good boy. And Sirius also helped Cyrus. They are both good people and at least deserve to live a happy life.

"You can speak slowly."

"Sirius Black is actually innocent."

Hermione was ready to listen slowly, but Cyrus silenced her with just one sentence. It was like he dropped a bomb into a calm lake and detonated it!

Although Hermione still didn't understand the connection between Sirius and Ominous, it was enough to surprise her.

"But, that's impossible. I heard that he killed many people, and there are many people who can testify -" Hermione retorted subconsciously.

"That's true, but sometimes what the eyes see and what the ears hear may not be the truth." Cyrus slowly explained, "Sirius is innocent, and the real guilty person is Peter Pettigrew, who betrayed Harry's parents became Voldemort's lackeys, and it was because of his betrayal that Harry's parents were killed."

Hermione stared at the words floating in the diary blankly, not knowing how to respond.

Cyrus explained to her the truth of that year word for word:

He talked about the four inseparable Marauders when they were in school, about James Potter and Sirius being brothers, about James letting Sirius become Harry's godfather, about Voldemort's determination to kill the prophesied child, Speaking of them swapping secret keeper's identities...

"In the end, Peter Pettigrew blew up a street and killed more than a dozen people, and Sirius was willing to go to jail and voluntarily accept the punishment he thought he 'deserted'."

Sellers put an end to this old story.

Hermione didn't respond to him for a long time. Her mind was filled with complicated thoughts. If what Mr. Sellers said was true - no, since it was said by Mr. Sellers himself, then it wouldn't be the case. False - how should I tell Harry the truth about all this?

At the same time, she also had another question.

"You said Sirius Black entered Azkaban voluntarily, so why has he escaped again?"

"It's because he discovered that Peter Pettigrew was still alive."

"What? How is this possible?" Hermione almost screamed, lying down and writing, "But you said he used magic to blow himself up, and there was only one finger left at the scene."

"Yes, this is what they saw back then, but I also said that things seen with eyes are not necessarily the truth, right? Peter Pettigrew just faked his death. He released a spell to confuse the audience and intercept him. a finger, and then he turned into a mouse during the explosion and hid in the sewer and escaped.

"He didn't dare to come forward because the information he provided led to Voldemort's 'death' and many Death Eaters wanted to kill him. During the summer vacation, Ron's family won a big prize, which made the news. Sirius saw their home A group photo of Peter Pettigrew. You still remember what I just told you about Peter Pettigrew’s Animagus form, right?”

"Mouse, you mean Scabbers..." Hermione opened her mouth blankly, and the mouse with withered and yellow hair appeared in her mind. Yes, it was missing a finger.

"Otherwise, which mouse can live for 12 years? Think about it, after Sirius escaped from prison, has Scabbers been very uneasy?"

Hermione felt like she had fallen into an ice cellar, and her whole body was shivering. Such a terrifying dark wizard has been lurking around them for so long, but they didn't even know it. He could even kill Harry at any time if he wanted to.

"I'll catch him immediately!"

"Wait, don't be impatient." Cyrus stopped her.

"Don't rush tonight. Peter Pettigrew doesn't dare to act rashly. Let's wait until tomorrow. You can find a few more professors. If he escapes, it will be difficult for Sirius to overturn the case. You can ask Lupin and McGonagall, they will I listened patiently to what you said."

Hermione nodded heavily, now she knew that the so-called ominous thing was actually Sirius himself.

"But this story is too long. I don't know how to tell Harry." She struggled.

"You don't need to tell me, after this incident, the person who killed his parents will be punished, and he will have an extra family member. Is there a better ending than this?"

Hermione felt a little more relaxed and said, "I didn't expect Scabbers to be Peter Pettigrew. No wonder it always stares at him. I knew my Crookshanks was the smartest!"

"That's what I said, but Hermione, I think you should apologize to Ron about this matter." Cyrus reminded, "You know Pettigrew's identity now, but I think you didn't know it before. You really didn’t take Crookshanks’ fight against Scabbers to heart, did you?”

"But Crookshanks did a good thing." Hermione was a little unconvinced.

"But this is based on the premise that Scabbers is Peter Pettigrew. You didn't know about this before, right? What if Scabbers is just an ordinary mouse?" Cyrus said slowly.

"What if it was just a regular mouse and Crookshanks killed it? Although we all know that's how cats behave, Scabbers has been in Ron's house for so many years and we should be looking out for our friend's Are you in the mood?"

"But……"

"You're a good boy, Hermione. Go and say sorry to Ron, not to Peter Pettigrew, just to Scabbers."

"I see, Mr. Sellers, you're right."

Afterwards, Cyrus talked to Hermione about other things, such as what he had experienced recently. How he escaped from the Dementors, and then talked about what it was like inside the Ministry of Magic.

He made Hermione laugh so hard that she had to bury her face in the quilt to prevent herself from making too much strange noises.

Her roommates thought Hermione couldn't help crying again, and they unanimously decided to verbally punish Ron the next day!

Of course, chatting with Hermione and learning content are absolutely indispensable. She asked a series of questions in one breath, almost turning into a hundred thousand whys.

Cyrus answered her questions one by one.

This night, Hermione didn't sleep at all.

Their conversation ended with Cyrus promising to write to each of them at Christmas.

Hermione was satisfied, and for the first time, she was late.

She was absent from class all morning.

Of course, the professors knew she was tired, which was common among similar students in previous years, so no one blamed her.

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