The Death Knell

"Well, let's observe it for a few months. If there are no side effects on Lucius, this potion can be used on you and Dumbledore in the future."

After Patriarch Malfoy left, Su Ming in the basement said this to Grindelwald beside him, without any guilt at all for conducting experiments on human beings.

The young-looking old man touched his face, and the smell of the polyjuice potion in his mouth reminded him that his face was fake.

It would be great if the effect of the compound soup potion could be maintained while extending the life span. Forget it, you can't ask for too much, life span alone is enough.

"Your methods are very good. Although I used to give rewards to my followers in the past, it was just teaching them some new magic, or giving them some good clothes. Sure enough, life span is more attractive to creatures, myself They are all very excited.”

Su Ming pouted. Those things of yours are not valuable, how can they be compared to the value of the leech potion?

"Exclusive rewards can ensure loyalty... If Lucius proves that this potion can be used on wizards without side effects, he will serve us more wholeheartedly in the future. Who doesn't have relatives? He is actually good. He is a person who cares about his family and is easy to control.”

Grindelwald wiped his hair coquettishly and jumped down from the table: "If he had an adverse reaction, then you wouldn't give this medicine to your little apprentice, right?"

"Of course, she is the Supreme Mage I want to train. She is destined to rule the global magic world. Naturally, it is impossible to conduct experiments on her." Su Ming took off his armor and changed into his usual suit: "But I I think the experiment shouldn’t be a big problem. Wizards are still human beings after all. People with super powers and mutants can use it, so there’s no reason why wizards can’t.”

"I don't understand what you are talking about at all. What is the difference between a mage and a wizard? But the future belongs to you young people. I just want to retire peacefully."

Grindelwald said with some emotion, and then he showed some old feelings.

Su Ming patted him on the shoulder: "Yes, just be patient."

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Not mentioning the diary matter, Hermione felt quite happy in the following days. Luna stopped following her, and Ginny's pursuit of stars was also very measured.

She can play happily with Hannah and Susan again. Even the pony given to her by the professor was brought to Hogwarts and entrusted to Hagrid to help take care of it. When there is time, several girls will go ride it. .

In the first grade, Hagrid was very disliked by Hermione, not only because she was the apprentice of Professor Wilson, the Terminator of Fantastic Beasts, but she was taken to the Forbidden Forest from time to time to look for food.

It was even more because Ron always complained about the existence of Miss Know-It-All when he was a guest in the cabin. In short, she was too strong and overshadowed other peers.

But that was only before.

Hermione first discovered that Scabbers the mouse was a traitor and helped rehabilitate Sirius. He also found the secret room and killed the basilisk to prove Hagrid's innocence.

From then on, the simple and heartless half-giant respected Miss Granger as much as he respected the school professor.

Without it, a twelve-year-old girl has done things that even adults cannot do. What else is there to say? If you have strength, you should be respected.

What he can do now is to first stop Ron from speaking ill of Hermione behind her back, and then take good care of Miss Granger's pony.

Whenever she brings her friends to play, she has to hold the reins and ensure their safety.

In fact, Harry also received similar instructions from his godfather, who told him to thank Miss Granger, saying that without her, he might not have seen the light of day again, at least he would not be able to walk on the road with two legs like he is now.

This is because they still don't know about Hermione's destruction of the Horcrux. Only after the matter is completely over and Voldemort is dead will her contribution that has been concealed until now be made public.

With these prestige foundations and Su Ming's money offensive, wouldn't it be easy for her to take over as the Minister of Magic in the future?

All in all, now Hermione is not only the freshman idol, but also some students in the upper grades have begun to worship her. Of course, the theory that she is a descendant of Ravenclaw is widely spread.

In addition, she is actually very easy to get along with. As long as she is not serious about courses and magic, she is willing to be friends with anyone in any branch.

After learning that she had a pony, more and more girls came to make friends with her for different purposes.

The excuse is of course that they want to ride a horse, but only the lower-grade students really think so. Some children from pure-blood families are more mature. They want to develop friendship and make the strong ones the family's support in the future.

Hermione was a little confused at first. There were always people saying hello to her every day when eating, so she had to put something back when it reached her mouth.

However, with the guidance of the professor and the passage of time, she gradually got used to it, because it is said that 'the greater the ability, the greater the charm'.

Being attractive is never a bad thing.

The school courses were not difficult for her, but Xiao Zao became more and more complicated after class every afternoon. The professor would throw her into the depths of the Forbidden Forest, take away her wand and gun, and only give her a small dagger. Kill as many spiders or find something hidden and find your way out of the Forbidden Forest.

After she became familiar with the situation in the Forbidden Forest, the professor took her secretly out of school and threw her into the Amazon rainforest in the Americas on the weekend. She was asked to use a knife to build a shelter in the wild and find food to survive for two days.

If it weren't for the fact that the prize was too generous, she would have given up long ago. In any case, these are not things that the little witch should be exposed to.

But if you raise a horse, you must have a new saddle, a magic brush, a luxurious stable, and high-end fodder, right?

Just like raising cats, they are all their own pets. Of course Hermione hopes that they will live well. She hopes that the pony will eat well and grow up quickly.

However, she always felt that the pony gift she brought back from the United States was part of the professor's conspiracy and was just waiting for her...

It was not without its benefits. Miss Granger, who had only studied behind closed doors in the past, broadened her horizons and learned a lot in the wilderness.

Many times even in the wild, the professor would call a kind old man with a smile, who was a very powerful wizard. He taught Hermione many advanced spells and magic skills, as well as some magical animals that she had never seen before. Knowledge.

Including but not limited to silent spellcasting, wandless spellcasting, advanced illusion, advanced Occlumency, advanced potion science, etc. He seemed to be good at everything.

After hearing that Professor Lockhart in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts was a showman, the old man taught Hermione a lot of dark magic and corresponding counter-curses, including the three unforgivable curses, as well as his 'Look The family's skill is the "Fire Fire Curse", and the "Shen Feng Wu Ying" that he recently learned.

It is said that it is because he does not want to see the little magic genius being delayed by mediocrity.

From then on, he showed up almost every weekend, never in Hogwarts, just in different forests or rainforests around the world.

It's just that one semester has passed, and Hermione still doesn't know the old man's name. She only knows that the professor calls him 'Old Man', which is very mysterious.

However, the days passed really quickly in the busyness and happiness. It was Christmas again. This year Hermione decided to go home for the holiday and she wanted to have a good rest.

"It has been decided from above that you will go to France with me during the winter vacation."

However, just when she was about to go to Dean Flitwick to book a ticket for the Hogwarts Express, she was blocked by the physical education professor in the corridor on the eighth floor.