Chapter 387 Give the young a chance
At this stage, there are only three possibilities in front of Mike.
First: Penelope and himself were wrong. What Chris got was not the real Slytherin pendant box at all, but a high-quality imitation.
But this possibility is very small, because even if Penelope is young and incompetent, the appraisers she invited are all unreliable trash, but she still has Uncle Mario's supervision. You know, the people hired by Uncle Mario are absolutely reliable. Mike doesn't think those people dare to deceive Uncle Mario, because there is no need at all. Even if they can't identify it, Uncle Mario won't do anything to them. But if they dare to lie, then Uncle Mario will definitely make them live a life worse than death.
Second: Chris didn't want to give him the real pendant box at all. The one he took out now is a fake that was hastily imitated!
This is the most likely option Mike thinks. After all, he and Chris had a big grudge before, and it's not surprising that Chris would choose to retaliate against him in this way.
Third: Chris took out the genuine product, but the soul of Voldemort inside was removed by him in some way.
This is the least likely option, because Slytherin's pendant box is a relatively mild Horcrux. Although it can also seduce the owner, its influence is gradual. In just two days, Chris can't find out that it is a Horcrux!
In just a few minutes, Mike's mind was working fast, and he analyzed the three possibilities one by one, but because the possibility of option one and option two was very high, Mike was still very entangled.
In the end, Mike decided to give it a try!
Thinking of this, Mike slowly raised his head and looked at Chris opposite with a look full of violent murderous intent.
"You use this to fool me?"
Mike's voice was gloomy like the roar of a beast, and the powerful magic field emitted by his body due to the violent fluctuations of emotions made people feel chilling.
Chris obviously noticed Mike's emotional changes, and a silver-black curved wand appeared in his hand instantly.
"What do you mean by that?"
"The thing you took out is fake!" Mike looked at Chris coldly and threw the pendant box in his hand over. "I don't think you have any sincerity at all!"
As soon as these words came out, the expression on Chris's face turned into surprise.
Mike was delighted when he saw this. The fingers of his right hand hidden under the coffee table trembled a few times, and then a silent and invisible wave of magic power floated towards Chris.
Mike used Legilimency!
This simplified version of Legilimency is not as powerful as the one used with a magic wand. It can completely invade the target's brain and browse the memory at will. It can only observe a small amount of the target's thoughts for a moment.
But even so, it is enough to use it as a lie detector spell when the target loses his mind!
However, when Legilimency hit Chris, Mike frowned.
The reason is that he can't see Chris's thoughts at all!
Mike immediately understood what was going on-Chris also knows brain occlusion!
At this time, the surprise on Chris's face had calmed down. He stood up from the sofa with his wand, laughing and saying:
"What I took out is absolutely authentic! Hahaha! Mike, Mike, you don't need to bargain like this, because I don't want much! I know you have been secretly collecting the relics of the four giants of Hogwarts, so I guess you may have collected one of them. How about this, Mike. As long as you exchange any one of the Ravenclaw Diadem and Hufflepuff Gold Cup with me, I will give you the Slytherin Pendant Box. At the same time, I can also give you a guarantee that from now on, as long as they are your people, we Slytherins will not provoke them. How about it?" As
soon as these words came out, Mike's pupils shrank again.
Among the relics of the four giants of Hogwarts, only the Sword of Gryffindor was not made into a Horcrux by Voldemort, and Chris just didn't want the Sword of Gryffindor now. Is this a coincidence?
"Don't you want the sword of Gryffindor?" Mike looked at Chris expressionlessly. "If the sword of Gryffindor fell into the hands of a Slytherin, it would definitely drive the Gryffindors crazy. And as a Slytherin, isn't this what you most want to see?"
Upon hearing this, Chris burst into laughter. His laughter was so loud that even the flames in the fireplace in the living room started to move.
Chris laughed for a long time, so long that Mike began to suspect that he was pretending to laugh to think about how to answer his question, and then he said:
"Mike, you are right. In fact, if you have the ability to get the legendary silver sword out of the Sorting Hat, I will be happy to exchange it with you for gold galleons or other things, but the Slytherin locket is absolutely not allowed! I think you don't know much about the founder of our college, Lord Slytherin. He is a proud man. It can be said that he has never looked down on the idiot Gryffindor. So if I take Slytherin's locket to exchange for Gryffindor's sword, it is undoubtedly an insult to Lord Slytherin, because it means that the two of them are equal! Do you understand?"
Chris's explanation was reasonable and well-founded, and Mike was speechless for a moment.
And now, since the locket Chris took out was not a Horcrux at all, he was not interested in arguing with Chris anymore.
As for the Horcrux Slytherin's pendant box, Mike was sure that it had a great relationship with Chris, but he couldn't attack Chris directly now.
You know, he still has things to do in Hogwarts, and it would be bad if he was expelled for rashly.
But Mike was not in a hurry. The comprehensive strength of the Freemasons has expanded to a terrifying level. Even places like Gringotts have been breached by them.
So at most, he would rush into Chris's house with his Masonic friends after the holiday. Mike didn't believe that Chris could tell any lies when his head was pointed at by a wand!
Thinking of this, Mike waved his hand and walked out the door without saying anything.
Chris behind him smiled and shook his head, sat back on the sofa and said loudly:
"Mike, my promise is valid for a long time. If you change your mind at any time, come to me!"
The answer to him was the loud bang of the door being slammed shut.
In the Slytherin lounge, when Mike came out of the reception room, he saw the two Weasley brothers holding their wands and confronting a large group of Slytherin students.
Several of the Slytherin juniors were covered in dirt, and the Weasley brothers also had several new scars on their faces.
I guess a fight had broken out before Mike came out.
Seeing Mike appear, the Slytherins instinctively stepped back a few steps, but the wands in their hands were still pointed at the three of them.
Mike instantly understood what was going on.
He and Chris had made quite a commotion in the reception room just now, and the Slytherins must have wanted to go into the reception room to check the situation inside.
Then, they had a conflict with the Weasley brothers.
But judging from the raised corners of the Weasley brothers' mouths, they should not have suffered any loss in this conflict.
That's good. Mike silently put away his wand, ignoring the Slytherins who were looking at him nervously, and walked towards the exit. The Slytherins around him made way in fear.
The Weasley brothers followed him, and before leaving the lounge, they gave the Slytherins inside a provocative gesture, making the Slytherins want to come out and beat them up right now.
However, this is impossible, of course. After all, they are not stupid Slytherins. They will not go up to seek death when Mike is around.
"Mike, is it not going well?"
On the way back to the Ravenclaw common room, George observed Mike's face and said carefully.
"Yes," Mike replied without turning his head, "the other party is not sincere."
"Oh, then he is really ignorant." Fred raised his eyebrows and said, "How about this, Mike. Anyway, the two of us will escape from Hogwarts later, do you want us to teach him a lesson before we leave?"
Mike turned his head and looked at Fred. Although he knew that the other party was well-intentioned, he was still speechless for the other party's childishness.
The Weasley brothers' minds are still in their student days. The highest degree of revenge they can think of is probably to play a trick on Chris.
But Mike is not satisfied with this.
People like Chris hide things too deeply. If you want to do something to him, Mike will definitely choose to kill him with one blow!
Sighing, Mike said:
"No need, Chris is not that simple, don't act rashly."
After that, Mike quickened his pace and walked towards his own lounge.
The Weasley brothers looked at each other, and chased after him after a while.
...
In a forest in the east of Ying Country, an old villa with a mottled exterior wall stood alone.
A huge black raven flapped its wings and flew straight towards the villa through the dense woods with great agility.
The raven was very fast and flew to the front of the villa in a short while. It seemed that it didn't even notice the existence of the villa and continued to fly forward.
If nothing unexpected happened, this "blind" raven would definitely crash into the outer wall of the villa and die.
But just when the tragedy was about to happen, the space around the villa was rippling with a layer of translucent waves, and then the raven seemed to have received some inspiration and climbed at the last moment, bypassing the dangerous wall and flying into the sky!
In a room on the second floor of the villa, Dumbledore stood at the window and looked at the raven that was going away, and nodded with relief.
This is the safe house with the strongest protection ability that Dumbledore has. Not only is it surrounded by all the protective spells that can be attached, but it is also cast with the Fidelius Charm, which can be said to be impregnable.
At the same time, this is also the first and most important base of the Order of the Phoenix. Only the most core and powerful members of the Order of the Phoenix, such as Moody, are qualified to know the existence of this base.
As for ordinary members of the Order of the Phoenix like Mr. Weasley, Dumbledore is not unwilling to tell them, but to be honest, how can you believe that a person who can't even do the brain block can keep a big secret?
The reason why Dumbledore wanted Harry Potter to learn the brain block was not only to get Harry out of those annoying nightmares, but also because he wanted to hide Harry here.
After all, there is basically no safer place than here in the whole country of Ying.
"Creaky!"
The old door made a creaking sound. Dumbledore, who was looking at the scenery outside the window, turned his head and looked behind him. He saw Moody had already opened the door and was limping towards him.
"Dumbledore!"
Moody spoke first, looking a little angry and speaking in a harsh tone.
Dumbledore turned his head and glanced at him, then took a fizzing bee candy from the coffee table beside him and stuffed it into his mouth before he said to him in a daze:
"Alastor, what's the matter?"
"Why did you leave Hogwarts!" Moody said angrily, moving closer to Dumbledore as he spoke. The wooden prosthetic leg made a hurried sound as it stepped on the floor, "Who will protect Harry Potter if you leave now?"
"Minerva is still in Hogwarts, she will protect Harry."
Dumbledore said indifferently. His attitude angered Moody, who waved his arms and said hysterically:
"I guess you must be crazy! You left Hogwarts for that Weasley brat and that Mike! You are abandoning our plan. You must know that the prerequisites required to complete the prophecy are the most important now. If something unexpected happens to Harry, it will be all over! Voldemort will unify the wizarding world!"
"Alastor, I've already told you that Minerva will take good care of Harry." Dumbledore helplessly dusted himself off. Moody's voice was so loud just now that a lot of dust fell off the ceiling. "If Ron and Mike were my students, I can't just sit there and watch them get persecuted. Besides, I do this to leave another possibility."
"Maybe? What do you mean by maybe? Do you expect those little guys to defeat..."
Moody's words got stuck in the middle of his sentence. He suddenly remembered that the little wizard named Mike did have talent and strength far beyond others!
Could it be that Dumbledore wanted to wait for that Mike to grow up and defeat Voldemort?
As soon as this idea came to mind, Moody shook his head vigorously. This idea was too unrealistic and he really didn't want to believe it.
But Dumbledore opposite him said meaningfully:
"In fact, I think we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket. If we give other young people some opportunities, maybe they can give you some unexpected responses."
Dumbledore looked at the unbelievable look on Moody's face, smiled and turned his head, and at this moment, a ball of fire suddenly exploded in the room, and then a dazzling phoenix emerged from the fire and landed on Dumbledore's shoulder.
"Good boy," Dumbledore touched the head of the phoenix Fawkes, "Did the things arrive?"
The phoenix Fawkes called out, and seeing this, the smile on Dumbledore's face became even brighter, and he smiled and said:
"That's great, I hope he won't let me down."