Chapter 1029 The Person Who Attacked Elena (Big Chapter!)

In the magical world, the boat of friendship often capsizes at the drop of a hat.

Putting aside those weird potions, the mental magic alone is enough to give people a headache.

As a traveler who "accidentally broke into" this world, Elena's vigilance in this regard is almost as high as that of two or three "Mad Eye Moodys". Before going to bed every night, she will use "Memory" Ball" to ensure that your memory has not been tampered with.

Whether it is tampering with memory or deleting memory... these will inevitably leave gaps in the original memory chain.

Unless it is similar to the previous "multi-expert consultation" for Peter Pettigrew, in most cases, the memory ball can be used to detect abnormalities.

Maybe she can't avoid attacks forever, but she can at least fight back as soon as possible after suffering some foolings - even leaving aside the Fairy Queen of Gringotts, Miss Destiny Group, Foundation O5-Miss Fool... these illustrious people With her identity, under certain circumstances, her personal strength alone can now achieve the lethality that is no less than that of top wizards such as Dumbledore and Grindelwald.

"Ms. Arkhipovna, I'm sorry, please step aside for a moment."

Elena said calmly, her eyes wandering among the other people in the room for a few seconds.

"Next, we may have a brief meeting..."

The half-Veela's magic power is developed to such an extent that she can clearly remember the details of every event that happened within a week.

Therefore, from the most basic physiological structure point of view, it denies the possibility that Elena may be "forgetful" like Neville.

Then the answer is very obvious——

From her last "memory self-examination" to this point in time.

She, Elena, accidentally lost part of her memory...

Considering the schedule during this period, there is a high probability that the "murderer" is hidden among the people present.

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Click.

The door closed again.

At the same time, the invisible magic barrier unfolded instantly.

Magic ripples like a tidal wave swept across the ground and across the ceiling, soaking silently at the ends of the wall, instantly forming an "absolute chamber" that could not transmit information to the outside world - the one who cast the spell was Professor Dumbledore. , and therefore did not provoke any violent reaction.

"Well, let's make a long story short..."

Elena said softly, gently pulling out her wand and holding it in her hand like a sword.

"Obviously, looking back from now to the last 'memory self-examination', during this period, my memory has lost a small piece..."

The Deathly Hallows necklace on her chest flashed a glimmer of light.

Even if Dumbledore and Grindelwald teamed up to attack her now, they would not be able to render her incompetent in the first blow.

Of course, the reason why the two old wizards drew out their wands was not to preemptively strike - in such a narrow space, Elena's fighting power is almost the strongest among everyone, they were more to stabilize the girl, and Rescue the "murderer" in time.

"Memory...lost? How interesting."

Grindelwald stroked his wand with his fingers, grinned, and was the first to break the silence.

"So, do you have any clue now? Girl. The only ones who have the chance to take action against you are the people here, right?"

"No impression at all——"

Elena carefully recalled what happened these days and shook her head.

However, this is also a matter of course.

If there were any obvious loopholes, Bingxue, being so smart, would have realized something was wrong.

On the other hand, this also illustrates another thing-compared to implanting or tampering with memories, she has a greater chance of falling under the Forgetting Curse.

"Well, let me think about it, the last 'memory test' was the night before yesterday, that is, after boarding the ship..."

Elena whispered to herself, sorting out and replaying what had happened before one by one.

Because of the amber mechanism and the captain’s status and authority.

The Hyperion is almost an absolutely safe place.

"...After destroying the basilisk, you arrived directly at the principal's office, right?"

Grindelwald analyzed with great interest, without any awareness that he was one of the major suspects.

"Then you and your friends went back to the bedroom and stayed there until this morning...then went to the Room of Requirement, then walked through the Room of Requirement to the principal's office, and then several of us arrived at the institute together. The scene and the people involved were not the same. not much……"

The first Dark Lord said softly and slowly, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"The principal's office, bedroom, Room of Requirement, Research Institute... and at most the castle corridor, that's all, right?"

"Well, I have to add another place..."

At this moment, Hermione, who was standing next to Elena, raised her hand cautiously.

"After returning to the bedroom yesterday, we snuck out again."

"Huh? Did you sneak out once?"

Dumbledore was stunned and looked at the little beaver gently.

"Miss Granger, what did you mean by 'getting out' just now?"

"Outside the castle, of course it's not that far away, the town of Lars——"

Before Hermione could answer, Elena spread her hands and confessed openly.

"We teleported from the fireplace in the bedroom to the principal's office, then flew out of the window and went home to celebrate Christmas. This shouldn't violate any school rules, right? And we came back before twelve o'clock, so it doesn't count as staying out all night. We took the opportunity to And found a security hole for Hogwarts."

"...Uh, um, um. From the...window of the principal's office?"

The corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched, he raised his hand to rub his brow, and sighed helplessly.

"Okay, so now there is one more suspicious place to investigate. If it involves outside the school, it will be much more complicated -"

"It's not that difficult actually, Granger."

Elena said calmly and handed the memory ball in Hermione's hand.

"You hold it tightly, see if it changes color, and then pass it to Luna - if both of you change color, then it means that we were together when the 'attack' happened. Leave the rest to Luo Professor Hart, Professor Dumbledore... It’s very simple, right?”

If the "murderer" attacks her and the little wings at the same time, then the time, place and suspect are almost locked.

After all, in the magical world, there are only a handful of wizards who can capture them in an instant.

And if we say...

"Is it all...white? How interesting."

Elena looked at the memory ball passed between Hermione and Luna.

Unlike the glowing red light that bloomed when it was in her hand, the inside of the memory ball turned back into white mist.

Obviously, this was not a large-scale group capture, but a secret operation targeting her alone.

Then, there are only three possibilities left:

When she was alone, someone cast an oblivion spell on her.

The little wings united and cast a forgetting spell on her in the bedroom.

Or maybe everyone present united at a certain time and cast a forgetting spell on her.

Taking into account the actual situation and probability issues, the possibility of the latter two situations combined is not even one in ten thousand. After all, if such a thing really happened, she would have been trained into some kind of human weapon by now, instead of In this way, we carefully analyze the logic in the secret room.

"Wait, wait...I haven't..."

Hannah watched helplessly as the memory ball passed from Hermione's hands to Luna's, and then back to Elena's hands.

As expected, the pure white mist was instantly dyed with a rich red halo.

"Well, Hannah, you don't have to--after we find out the answer later, you can play as long as you want--"

Elena thought for a moment and then said seriously, then turned her head to look at the other wizards.

"Well, now that the situation is clear, I have a small request..."

No matter what the final answer is, she is now ready to quickly end this unexpected case and then... launch a counterattack.

Compared to deception, what Elena can't stand the most is this kind of manipulation of the soul - it's too dangerous. As a person who has traveled through time, she attaches great importance to this aspect to an almost pathological level. She will never allow others to do so. There's a chance she could turn into some sort of humanoid doll.

On the other hand, most of the wizards present also had somewhat solemn expressions.

If Elena might be attacked, then they would naturally be manipulated in the same way.

After all, in terms of vigilance, instant protection, and small-scale confrontation, Elena is not even much weaker than Dumbledore.

Elena looked around at everyone in the room, the wand in her hand swinging back and forth nonchalantly, and said softly.

"We all know that there is a simple way to identify the content of the spells cast by a wand within a certain period of time. This should be the fastest and safest method, what do you think? Or you can do it now Start explaining why?”

"Flashback spell? This is indeed a good idea."

Grindelwald reacted instantly and nodded in agreement.

At the same time, Dumbledore and Lockhart also nodded in agreement after thinking about it.

It was...passed unanimously? !

Elena was stunned for a few seconds, frowned, and carefully observed everyone's expressions.

This was beyond her expectation. In her original mind, this proposal should force the "murderer" to self-destruct directly.

In the original basilisk encirclement and suppression plan, everyone was likely to cast the "Forgetting Curse".

However, the actual situation now may not be as planned.

If the "Forgetting Curse" appears during the reverse spell within three days, it will almost 100% be labeled as a "murderer".

"Flashback spell, what is that..."

Hannah whispered, biting Miss Know-It-All's ear.

However, before Hermione could explain, Grindelwald and Elena took action to answer the question.

Grindelwald took the initiative to raise his wand and connected it with Elena's wand.

"Pre-Flashback Curse!"

Elena read softly.

Thick gray smoke emerged from where their wands met.

As time goes by, it keeps changing shapes: at first it was some magical plasticity, which was the assembly work of the ternary computer; then it was pieces of land being turned upside down and paved, which was them repairing the site; After that came the floating spell and the simple transformation spell. Seeing the blurry gray ax blade mist falling and rising continuously, everyone present knew what it was doing...

"Disappear without a trace!" Elena waved her magic wand, breaking off the flashback spell.

The light and shadow smoke in the air disappeared.

"Then, next, I will be responsible for the retrieval of the flashback spell..."

Grindelwald looked at the other wizards with a strange, meaningful and slightly cruel expression.

No matter who secretly cast the Forgetting Curse on Elena, he wouldn't feel particularly angry - although this little girl looks shrewd, sometimes, it is too easy to "show her belly" towards people she trusts. This is not a quality that a qualified superior should have.

If we can take this opportunity to let Elena understand some of the cruel nature of the "lonely world"...

Even if one or two people who cross the red line are sacrificed for this, it is not impossible.

"...Isn't it Gale?"

Dumbledore frowned slightly and looked deeply at Grindelwald.

As a result, the situation was more complicated than he imagined.

If Elena was really "attacked", then his attitude and subsequent choices would be particularly important.

Dumbledore knew very well that some things are not just about right or wrong and revenge - when a certain bottom line is inadvertently broken, the sequelae may be more difficult to heal than the scars left by sticking to the bottom line, and there is still a long way to go. Long...

For a time, all kinds of thoughts in his mind were mixed.

However, Dumbledore did not stop.

Before saving others, and Elena's soul, he must first protect himself.

Before Grindelwald could come over, he took out his wand and put it against the tip of Grindelwald's wand.

"Pre-Flashback Curse!"

Grindelwald raised his eyebrows and read clearly.

Gray smoke poured out again.

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"Disappear without a trace!"

About a quarter of an hour later.

Grindelwald's cruel, teasing expression turned into confusion.

He waved his hand, dispelling the smoke billowing from the tip of Hermione's wand in mid-air.

As for the girl's use of spells to copy her homework, and even the explosive spell she secretly tried in the castle, those are things that Dumbledore should worry about and consider in the future. Grindelwald is even more confused now about who is behind the magic spell. Attacked Elena without her realizing it.

"What do you say now? Are there any clues?"

Grindelwald's expression became serious as he looked at the girl not far away who was also deep in thought.

This is not a good thing.

Although the security alert at Hogwarts has always been a place for him to tease Dumbledore.

But joking aside, after being reinforced by Elena, himself, Nico Flamel and other wizards, Hogwarts Castle is not only impregnable, it is at least one of the most difficult places to sneak into in the wizarding world today. Not to mention the "sneak attack" incident.

"No more, maybe Nico Flamel...but I don't think he has the ability to subdue us instantly."

Elena shook her head slowly and bit her finger in confusion, "So - are we going to seal off Hogwarts Castle? Search the castle from beginning to end? Or search the Hyperion? Is this still a joke? Secondly, the collapse of trust is even more terrifying, but what exactly went wrong..."

"Well, actually there is another possibility..."

At this moment, Hannah said cautiously.

After such a long period of buffering, she roughly figured out what happened.

"Huh? For example?" Elena tilted her head and looked at Hannah expectantly.

"We were not checking the wand just now to determine who cast the 'Forgetting Curse' on you——"

Hannah glanced at Dumbledore and the solemn-looking Grindelwald, and blinked.

"So, if all the wands present have to be checked, isn't there Elena, your own wand that hasn't been checked?"

"So... you think I will chant a spell on myself?"

Elena said rather speechlessly, and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

She didn't know what to say to this idiot.

Except for the accident in Lockhart's original work, who normal wizard would cast the Oblivion Curse on himself?

You must know that one of the reasons why the Forgetting Curse is not considered black magic is that it has clear and multiple ways to solve the curse - the most common one is of course that the caster actively restores the erased memories, and some of the powers Powerful wizards can also restore themselves.

For example, in the original novel, Bertha Jorkins was cast an oblivion spell by Barty Crouch Sr.

However, if the caster and recipient of the spell are the same person...then the only way to restore this memory is to wait for a miracle.

"In that case, why not give it a try?"

Grindelwald said softly, his wand thrust forward and he glanced thoughtfully at Elena.

"Alright alright--"

Elena shrugged helplessly.

She raised her wand and re-aimed the tip of Grindelwald's wand.

Of course, she didn't forget that she had two wands - her other wand was also drawn out of her arms and pointed at the tip of Dumbledore's wand.

"Pre-Flashback Curse!"

"Pre-Flashback Curse!"

Dumbledore and Grindelwald said in unison.

Immediately afterwards, two groups of gray mist quickly poured out along the junction of Elena's wand and their wands.

"Seal down Hogwarts. When I find that guy, I will definitely kill——"

Elena admired her magic spell, her tone as cold as ice without any ups and downs.

until……

The gray mist gradually deformed.

Finally, it condensed into a miniature version of Elena.

She saw "herself" raising the wand and pointing it at "herself"'s forehead.

"Everything is forgotten."

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