After a brief silence, she and Edward said at the same time:
"I forgot. 'Ka￠Ka·Xiao, tax/king? ~Free-lung·Read? Calf!" "You forgot?"
She stared at Edward quietly. After more than ten seconds, she took a step back, tore through the air, and disappeared.
This...is not Apparition!
Is it a spiritual journey? !
Without any more divination, Edward could basically confirm that Ariana was an extraordinary person.
In the Harry Potter world, there are other extraordinary people? !
This discovery was undoubtedly a huge blow to Edward. Although he was working to promote the popularization of potions in this world, the premise was that everything was under his control.
But now, a suspected high-sequence Beyonder suddenly appeared, and he was immediately thrown into disarray.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down:
Will it be...
Could it be that he used a time-turner to travel to an earlier point in time, saved Ariana, and gave her another potion?
But, she just said that the time converter can only travel back to two months ago at most, and the gap of more than a hundred years is too big!
Maybe... in the future Ariana figures out a way to travel to an earlier time?
Lucius, who had been standing by like an invisible man from beginning to end, said at this moment: "Mr. Edward, is there anything else I can help you with?"
"How long have you known Ariana...your master?"
"Three years ago."
"Did you see her make a move?"
"certainly."
Lucius' eyes sparkled with excitement: "Compared to the master's power, whether it is Voldemort or Dumbledore, they are just a joke."
"…"
He is truly a fence-sitter!
I will lick anyone I meet with with all my strength.
Edward snorted coldly: "But she is powerful, what does it have to do with you?"
Lucius's expression froze.
With a crackle, Edward Apparated and disappeared. ,p^f′x·s¨s¨..c*o¨m?
...
It was too late when Edward returned to Hogwarts, so he did not go to find Dumbledore - mainly because he had not yet figured out how to tell him what happened tonight.
In fact, he now urgently needs someone who can help him with advice and calm his inner chaos.
But Audrey should have gone to bed long ago.
Lilith... forget it. She must be tired from running in and out and jumping up and down just now. Let her have a good sleep.
Edward sat at the desk in the dormitory with his chin on his hand, his notebook filled with a mess of things happening tonight, as well as various speculations and associations.
At this time, Audrey's voice came from the leather bag: "Edward~"
Lilith raised her head suddenly: "I heard Audrey's voice."
Edward picked up Lilith and asked, "Did you go out to look for Audrey just now?"
"Yes~ Edward is worried. If you don't tell Miss Lilith, you can only tell Audrey~" She wrinkled her nose, "Huh! But I knew Edward first."
"Then if you have any problems in the future, you must find Lilith first, okay?"
"Okay, keep your word. If you lie, your nose will get longer."
Edward rubbed her head, then opened the leather bag and put it on the ground. Soon Audrey climbed out of it.
"It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet? Is there something you want to talk to me about?"
Audrey walked over to the bed and sat down, "I've been waiting for you. Where have you been tonight?"
"Well, I went to the Malfoys' house."
She didn't ask why he didn't bring her, but asked directly: "What happened? You seem to be in a bad mood." While speaking, she gave Edward two comforting gestures.
Edward's restlessness suddenly calmed down a lot, "I just met Ariana... the lady Cecilia we met in Godric's Hollow last time."
Audrey was surprised. "You called her Ariana, so...she is really Ariana, the sister of the two Mr. Dumbledore?"
"The result of the divination is this. _micro¨interest, small?tax\wandering. ·choke-happy*sin/full¨"
"Isn't this the reason you're anxious?"
Edward nodded. "She is Lucius Malfoy's new backer, or new master, and...she is very likely a high-sequence Beyonder."
Audrey's eyes widened. "How is that possible?"
"So now you understand how I feel?"
She pursed her lips and thought for a while, "Have you asked her where she got her extraordinary abilities from?"
"Well, she said she forgot."
At this point, Edward remembered something. "Oh, Ariana said that she was the one who sent me to Mr. Grindelwald sixteen years ago. That's why Mr. Grindelwald thought I had the blood of the Dumbledore family."
"It's actually like this?!"
Audrey felt a little dizzy. Edward's news was more and more explosive!
"Then she is yours..."
"She said she wasn't, but she also didn't know who my biological parents were, because she forgot."
She held one of Edward's hands, obviously worried about being upset about his biological parents - in fact, Edward was at most a little curious about it.
"Do you think she is deliberately using this excuse to fool you?"
Edward nodded and shook his head, "But my later divination told me that she was not lying. She really lost her memory and forgot a lot of things."
The two were silent for a while, and Audrey suddenly pulled him onto the bed:
"Well, if you just keep worrying about it, you'll never get the answer. Get some good sleep first. Maybe the answer will pop up tomorrow."
Edward was half-pushed and half-pushed by her to lie on the bed. Audrey rubbed his hair again: "I'll stay here with you for a while, close your eyes quickly, dear~"
"Um."
As soon as he closed his eyes, fatigue came over him like a tide. Edward's consciousness quickly became blurred and he was about to fall into a deep, dreamless sleep.
Sudden,
Audrey's voice came to her, "Huh? Since Ariana met Mr. Grindelwald sixteen years ago, does he know something?"
Edward was suddenly awakened.
"ah!"
She quickly covered her mouth and said, "I'm sorry."
Edward pursed his lips and was about to speak when he saw Audrey leaning over and hugging him gently, and whispered in a gentle tone: "Go to sleep."
For a moment, both of them could clearly hear each other's heartbeat. Neither of them spoke and they both closed their eyes.
Lilith squatted on the desk, tilted her head and looked at the two of them, her furry tail swaying up and down, and muttered:
"You're going to sleep without taking off your clothes?"
Chapter 258 Nicolas Flamel
The next morning, Dumbledore went to deal with the mess left by the Ministry of Magic and Gringotts - mainly Gringotts.
Thanks to Edward and Dumbledore's advance preparations, the goblins in Gringotts were suppressed before they had a chance to rebel. However, it was also a fact that they had ill intentions, and it was impossible for them to continue to control the economic lifeline of the wizarding world. This was undoubtedly a huge change.
However, considering the average "economic blindness" of the wizarding world, Dumbledore did not kill the goblins with one blow. He combined suggestions from various parties and decided to temporarily let some honest goblins manage together with the wizards - but the prerequisite is that these goblins must recognize their identity: you are just working for the wizards in exchange for atonement for the rebellion.
From now on, goblins will only have a small part of the management rights in Gringotts, and no longer have any decision-making power. Those who do not understand the situation will be directly kicked out, and their crimes of rebellion will be pursued indefinitely.
The three old guys in the lead, of course, could not escape punishment, they were immediately thrown into Azkaban to be punished - most of the Dementors in Azkaban died in this attack, and the survivors were scared out of their wits, and now they basically do whatever they are told to do, looking pitiful, weak and helpless.
Edward was not in a hurry to ask Grindelwald about Ariana because he felt that there would most likely be no results.
Think about it, Grindelwald still believes that Edward and Ariana are related by blood, so he shouldn't know more information than Edward.
At noon, Sirius came over with the three little ones who had returned from Hogsmeade with a lot of gifts. He gave him and Audrey a lot of gifts as a thank you, and invited them to spend Christmas Eve at the Black family's house.
Sirius then took the three of them back to the Black family's old house to prepare for the Christmas Eve dinner.
In the afternoon, they went to France, first bought a batch of food, then "borrowed" some high-tech technical information from relevant institutions, and then came to Beauxbatons Academy of Magic in the Pyrenees. Of course, Edward played the role of recorder all the way.
By the time he returned to Hogwarts in the evening, the Recorder's potion was just one step away from being completely digested. He estimated that after going to two more different places, it should be completely digested - there was still a week left before leaving for the Lord of Mysteries.
He planned to set up the special coordinates required for the advancement ceremony to Sequence 5 in the Harry Potter world as soon as he finished digesting the potion.
...
When Edward arrived at the headmaster's office, Grindelwald was still lying in the rocking chair, with the horn thrown aside and a newspaper in his hand. There were various reports, big and small, on it, all related to Dumbledore.
But Dumbledore was not there.
Grindelwald looked up at him and said, "Did you get the Time Turner?"
"Yes, I got it last night, but it was too late, so I didn't bother the professor."
He shrugged, "Then came over this morning and he wasn't there again."
Grindelwald smiled and showed him the newspaper. "Yes, he has been really busy these days. He hasn't officially become the Minister of Magic yet, but he's doing more work than the Minister."
"Have you read today's newspaper? They are trying to praise Albus as the greatest wizard of all time. Albus must have given them a lot of money."
Edward had a strange expression on his face: "Uh, what newspaper is that?"
"Let me see... The Daily Prophet."
No wonder.