bookbashuk Chapter 388 Pointed Ears
Chapter 388 Pointed Ears
Chapter 388 Pointed Ears
"Good afternoon, Mr. Potter."
In the Hogwarts corridor, a smiling Karkaroff, cane in hand, stopped Harry. He nodded to the boy with the somewhat strange expression and lowered his voice: "Looks like you already know about Sirius, right?"
"————" Upon hearing Sirius's name, Harry, who had been relatively calm, immediately frowned and said through gritted teeth, "I already know."
He knew for sure. Even after being injured in the first game and lying in the school hospital, his mind was filled with thoughts of revenge. He was determined to catch Sirius Black and make him atone for his parents' sins.
Seeing his appearance, Karkaroff remained silent for a few seconds before saying, "Mr. Potter, you'd better not act rashly."
"Sirius is a very dangerous person," he said, pausing for a moment, "especially now that there are Dementors lurking outside Hogwarts."
"It's very dangerous for you." His words deflated Harry's confidence, and indeed they were true—not only Karkaroff said so, but Hermione, Ron, Cedric—and even Professor Lupin said so.
They didn't want him to act on his own—Harry knew it was dangerous, of course, but—but no matter what, he—
"Of course—I'd be happy to offer you any help you might need."
"Huh?" Harry was taken aback when he heard Karkaroff say that. He looked up and saw that Karkaroff's face, which was usually a bit unpleasant, but Harry actually felt a little happy at that moment.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the only person who initially wanted to tell me the truth was Karkaroff. Although he was a somewhat arrogant person, he was surprisingly kind to me.
And he also said he was willing to help me—but—how could he help me?
Harry pursed his lips and looked at him, asking, "Then—what can we do?"
"It's simple." Karkaroff slowly sat down on a bench in the corridor, coughed, and said, "First, you need to figure out how to deal with Dementors, right?"
"Have you learned the Guardian Charm?"
"Not yet—" Harry said, scratching his head, "but I'm almost there."
"Hmm?" Karkaroff looked at Harry with some surprise, seemingly not expecting that he was so close to learning it.
"Professor Lupin taught us."
"Remus Lupin?" Karkaroff muttered, his tone not exactly friendly, which made sense—Harry had heard about the Durmstrangs' culture; they were like a giant Slytherin.
However, Professor Hamilton is an exception. She probably just accidentally wandered into Slytherin's Ravenclaw, after all, she's nothing like Durmstrang's students—at least none of them are like Professor Hamilton—
Harry immediately recalled Professor Hamilton's appearance from a few days ago—his thin but powerful back was truly reassuring—and filled him with longing.
"That's fine too." Karkaroff, unaware of Harry's thoughts, nodded slightly. "Although Lupin—isn't someone worth getting to know."
"But he is quite skilled in spells," Karkaroff said slowly. "Once you've learned the Patronus Charm—we can begin the next step of our plan."
"The next step—the plan?" Harry looked at Karkaroff with some surprise. He hadn't expected Karkaroff to have a follow-up plan.
Why was he willing to help me so much?
Karkaroff seemed to understand Harry's thoughts, and he said in broken English, "The reason I'm helping you is simple—"
"Because I understand your hatred for Sirius," he said slowly. "I feel the same way about Grindelwald—"
"Grindelwald?"
"That's right, the tyrant who once tried to rule the entire wizarding world," Karkaroff said slowly. "I used to think he was a hero who cared about the wizarding world and was destined to change it."
"In the end, I discovered that he was nothing but a villain—he had long since betrayed himself and those of us who followed him." Karkaroff said, gripping his cane tightly, his voice growing low.
"So I joined Dumbledore's side and eventually defeated that despicable traitor," Karkaroff said, looking at Harry. "So I can understand your thoughts, Harry."
"Killing traitors is always necessary." His words greatly surprised Harry. Kill—Sirius?
This was a question Harry had never considered before—his only thought was to send him back to Azkaban—but now Karkaroff had offered a completely new approach.
"Alright, Harry—" Karkaroff said slowly, "Go practice—practicing the Patronus Charm is very difficult."
"When you've learned the Patronus Charm—that's when we'll begin our operation." He forced a somewhat awkward smile. "Of course—after I've fully helped you, I also hope you'll consider joining Durmstrang Academy."
The conversation between the two seemed very private, but in reality, it did not escape the notice of a girl with pointed ears.
Loila crouched at the corner, eavesdropping on their conversation.
Tsk tsk tsk — Karkaroff is truly wicked to the core; his nonsense just now was malicious slander!
He betrayed Lord Grindelwald, and—he even said that Grindelwald betrayed us! How could he have betrayed us?
How come I wasn't betrayed? You despicable and shameless scoundrel! Is there some kind of magic spell that can capture the soul of a dead person? I'm going to lock his soul in a stone and throw it into the toilet!
Then he even thought about luring Mr. Potter to Durmstrang or something—but none of that really matters.
Loila took a deep breath to calm herself down.
What's important is his attitude towards Mr. Potter—he seems to really like Mr. Potter—that's something that can be used.
Loila's mind immediately started racing.
Perhaps—pretending to be Mr. Potter is a good way to get close to him? Loila pursed her lips, a thought forming in her mind. Although it was hurtful to say it, her height was actually not much different from Mr. Potter's—and in a year or two, she might even be shorter than Mr. Potter.
But none of that matters. What matters is that he can use Compound Herbal Elixir to impersonate Mr. Potter and get close to Karkaroff—after all, Karkaroff seems to really care about Mr. Potter.
The way to get close to him was simple—learn the Patronus Charm—after learning the Patronus Charm, disguise yourself as Mr. Potter—then get close to Karkaroff, then pretend to go with him to track Sirius—and then—
One Killing Curse to finish him off!
What a flawless and wicked plan! Now I only need to solve two things.
First: Learn the Guardian Charm! Loila carefully wrote it down in her notebook.
Second: Try to clear yourself of suspicion — although you shouldn't be very suspicious, since you should still look innocent, right?
However, we still need to find a way to prove our alibi—which is actually quite simple, since Loira was thinking about this very issue during the game.
It even achieved some breakthroughs at the time!
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