Harry abruptly turned around and rushed down the stairs, as if he was afraid that if he moved any slower, he would change his mind. He felt as if his intestines and organs had turned into dry firewood in a big fire, and his head was throbbing with pain.
Ron and Jenny chased after Harry worriedly. Jenny called out worriedly, "Harry, wait … slow down, Harry."
But Harry, who was completely immersed in his thoughts, charged forward as if he didn't hear her. He walked too fast, and in a moment of carelessness, he directly bumped into the person in front of him. It was a black-haired young man with a big hooked nose and two thick black eyebrows.
The black-haired young man pressed down on Harry's shoulder and helped Harry steady himself so that he wouldn't fall.
"Wickidor Krum!" Ron blurted out, and then his ears turned red. Thinking of the scandal that the two of them had been stirred up by the media back then, he moved uncomfortably to Jenny's side. Then, realizing his actions, as if trying to cover up his loss of composure, Ron deliberately asked in a rough voice, "Why are you here?"
"He came with our headmaster … Cough?" When Krum saw Ron's appearance clearly, he instantly coughed, his thick black eyebrows knitted together. His former principal, Igor Kakarov, had forcibly brought him here. Krum actually felt a little helpless, but he also understood that Kakarov had taken a little risk because he got along well with his family and really treated him as his disciple. He didn't want him to continue to be at odds with Harris, who was at the peak of his power — everyone knew that his relationship with Allen wasn't good.
Krum's bump pulled Harry back to the scene in front of him. He sized up Krum through his round glasses. Although the other party had a naturally gloomy face, Harry sensitively sensed that the male star in front of him was unhappy at the moment.
Harry didn't have any ill feelings toward Krum and took the initiative to shake his hand. Thinking of how he had caused the other party to be electrocuted in a game back then, he felt that he had to be concerned about him. "Mr. Krum … are you in any trouble?"
"If it wasn't for the wedding banquet … I would have fought him on the spot!" The muscles on Krum's cheek wriggled as if he was chewing something. "That Grindelwald supporter is actually brazenly wearing that evil mark."
"Who is it?" Ron pushed Jenny aside and looked around. He didn't notice anything strange.
Krum pointed at Xenophilus Lovegood, who was spinning on the dance floor. "Who's the man in yellow? The one who's dancing with Miss Lovegood. "
"Mr. Xenophilus Lovegood, Luna's father. She's our friend," Jenny said unhappily. "You don't usually watch wizard TV. Lovegood is also the director of the TV station. He'll go on the air from time to time."
"Mark?" Harry said and looked at Xenophilus. The strange triangular eye on his chest was shining. "What's wrong? Is there something wrong? "
"Grindelwald. That's Grindelwald's mark. "
"Grindelwald … the dark wizard that Dumbledore defeated?"
"That's right!" Krum angrily cracked his knuckles. "In order to break some secret law, Grindelwald killed many people. My grandfather was one of them. Of course, he didn't have much power in this country. They said that he was afraid of Dumbledore … That's right. Look at what happened to him! But this, "he pointed his finger at Xenophilius," is his symbol, which I recognized at a glance. Grindelwald carved it on one of the walls when he was a student at Durmstrang. Some idiots copied this mark on their textbooks and clothes, trying to scare others and make themselves look great … Later, those of us who lost our families because of Grindelwald taught them a lesson … But I don't understand. I saw Dumbledore and this man chatting for a while. Didn't Dumbledore notice this mark? "
"Hmm … Maybe Dumbledore knows that Xenophilus doesn't know what the mark means … You probably don't know … The Lovegood family is very … unusual. He might have accidentally seen it somewhere … "Harry said as he looked at Xenophilus. He saw the strange triangular eye shining on his chest." … He might have mistaken it for a cross-section of a curved-horned snoring beast or something. "
"What … what cross-section?" Krum was stunned.
"Ahem, I don't know what it is, but he and his daughter seem to be looking for this thing during the holidays …" Harry felt that he didn't introduce Luna to her father properly.
Krum did not understand what Harry was talking about, nor did he want to find out what Harry was talking about. He stared angrily at the dancing, cotton-candy-haired wizard. He took a glass of champagne from a waiter's tray and finished it in one gulp.
"Maybe you should subscribe to a few episodes of 'Singing Different' or watch 'Fantastic Animals Where' on TV. 'Apart from some strange things," Ginny said as she watched TV shows. Ginny, a fan of magazines and television, added, "Newt Scamander even goes out of the country occasionally."
"The Bulgarian Ministry of Magic doesn't like us to watch too much TV …" Krum muttered. He thought differently from Harry. He thought that Harris supported Grindelwald, and with the relationship between Luna and Allen, it was reasonable and normal for the Lovegood to support Grindelwald. However, since he had accepted the headmaster's kindness today, he could only force himself not to do anything that would harm Kakarov. So, he pointed at Luna and asked, "Why is she doing that?"
Luna's body leaned slightly to one side as she spun and danced. Her arms waved around her head as if she was trying to get rid of mosquitoes.
"She probably wants to get rid of some harassers." Ron shrugged and pointed at an old witch with a hooked nose, red eyes, and a pink feather hat in the distance. She looked like a bad-tempered flamingo. "Besides, I suggest you get rid of her too. She's our Aunt Muriel. She's a nightmare … When she first arrived, she was saying that Lovegood really looked like an omelet … Ginny was too revealing and so on …" Ron said as he wiped his forehead with his sleeve. "She used to come over for Christmas every year. Then, thank God, she got angry because Fred and George put a dung bomb under her chair when they were eating. Dad always said that she wouldn't give them anything in her will … They don't care. In the future, no one in the family will be as rich as them. They'll probably … Wow, what are you doing, Ginny? "
"You don't have to talk about our family affairs every time you see someone," Ginny said as she retorted. Jenny retracted her foot and said grumpily, "I think Miss Rosmerta has already proven to you that no one is interested in these things."
"You're just a Ginny. What do you know about witches?" Ron retorted. "I have a magic weapon that can defeat witches! And I've already given it to Harry as a birthday present! "
"Hmm, magic weapon?" Ginny squinted her eyes.
"I haven't opened it yet. Ron, that seems to be a book?" Harry quickly responded. After spending so much time together, he had more or less learned how to save his own life. He first drew a clear line between himself and Ginny.
"It's heavy gold! 'Twelve Magic Weapons to Defeat Witches.' It explains everything you need to know about girls … If I had this book when I was in the first grade … Well, anyway, Fred and George gave me a copy. I've understood a lot of things. You'll be surprised, and I don't need to use a wand for all of them. " Ron looked at his sister proudly and then retreated under her gaze. "Uh … I think Harry can also use it to please you."
"Krum, don't think about those unpleasant things." Harry didn't want to talk too much about this topic. He patted Krum on the shoulder. "Look at those happy people. Since you're here, don't waste this kind of activity. Go to the dance floor and dance. I think many people would be willing to be your dance partner."
"I think you're right." Krum put aside the wine glass in his hand and turned to face the two Weasleys who were standing together. Ron heard Harry suggest Krum go to the dance floor, but then Krum turned to face him. Ron's heart skipped a beat and his nostrils flared violently. He's not going to invite me to dance, is he? How can I refuse him?
Just as Ron's fingers were crumpling his magic robe, Krum stood in front of Jenny and extended his hand to her, suddenly inviting her. "Beautiful lady, may I have the honor of inviting you to dance?
Harry was dumbfounded. He felt like he had shot himself in the foot. He didn't wait for Jenny to react before stepping forward and patting Krum on the shoulder. Suppressing his anger, he said to him, "Krum, I'm with her now. I'm her boyfriend."
Jenny's face flushed. As a Quidditch fan, she felt very charming to be invited by a star player, but she felt even happier that Harry was jealous of her. The red-haired Weasley siblings looked even redder.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Harry, I didn't know … Sigh, all the beautiful ladies are taken. What's the use of being an international star player?" Krum thought of the beautiful figure in his heart and sighed. He was also a little embarrassed. "By the way, Harry, you seemed to be in a hurry just now. Is something the matter?"
"Ah! Yes, I have to go find Professor Lupin! "
"Why are we talking?!"
"Let's go!"
Harry shouted and turned to leave, continuing to look for Lupin with Ron and Jenny. Krum was a little speechless at these Gryffindor. He shouted behind them, "Hey! Do you need my help? Uh? … What are you doing?! "
As soon as Krum finished speaking, someone suddenly grabbed his clothes. The man's body swayed as he grabbed Krum drunkenly and shouted, "Son! Where did you run off to? Didn't I tell you to stay close to Dad and not run off?! "
As they walked forward quickly, Ron looked back and said to Harry, "That's a distant uncle of mine. He often mistakes people for his son when he's drunk."
Jenny nodded. "Once, he mistook Aunt Muriel for his son … His name should not be in Aunt Muriel's will now."
At this time, in the private reception room on the second floor.
In the smoke that spread out in the air, the scene was fixed on the tragic scene of the ancient Muggle Normans brutally slaughtering a small village. Allen put away his water pipe, and the scene paused for a short moment before disappearing.
The portraits hanging on the wall were like the ones in the Hogwarts. Merlin's brother-in-law, Toffee, and adoptive sister, Judith, moved from their own portraits to this side, personally describing the atrocities of the Normans and how Allen saved them.
"These shameless bandits, murderers … damn criminals …" Sirius was enraged by the brutal scenes and punched the sofa angrily.
"So what if they killed …" Penello crossed his arms and said coldly, "What's there to pursue? Why did you come to question Allen at someone else's wedding? Did Allen reveal the identity of the crazy girl to you so that you can use it to threaten him? "
"It's okay, Penello. At least this can be explained clearly …" Allen was actually a little guilty about this matter. In order to appease them, he only told them part of the truth.
"I didn't tell the Tonks …" Sirius weakened and emphasized, "… She found out herself …"
"I did kill a lot of people in ancient times and used the enslavement gem to control the Muggle's behavior …" Allen stood up and walked to the window. With his hands behind his back, he looked out the window to prevent them from seeing his insincere expression. However, his tone was sincere as he said, "I know very well that I shouldn't have killed these mortals, and I don't want my hands to be stained with blood … When I created the shipwreck, I didn't even dare to look these people in the eye … But now you know … I had no choice but to do this. Other than the fact that this was something I had to do to protect the timeline, it could save more innocent people, and it could end the war with the least casualties … So I don't regret it."
"In the end, he shouldered everything alone …" Hermione only felt the corners of her eyes sting. She felt sad for Allen's choice that was misunderstood by others, whether it was to break the confidentiality law or the things that happened in 1066.
(End of chapter)
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