Chapter 810 Keeping Secrets and Lies

The beginning of a lie requires countless lies to cover up.

However, in Hermione Granger's knowledge, she had never seen such a ridiculous situation.

When the scene presented by a city conflicts with logic, the reality she lives in becomes a carefully woven drama, so much so that she even has a fear - what is reality and what is illusion? s story.

"That city? What are you talking about... Of course it's Salzburg, Austria."

Elena stretched out her finger and gently poked Hermione's forehead, and said with a somewhat ironic smile.

"Whether it is the people living there, every street you walk through, and the snacks we have eaten together, these are all real. As for the true identity of Professor Apokalis, you may be able to learn from it. Looking for clues from Professor Nico Flamel, I mean, you might as well first find out who Nico Flamel is..."

Regarding Hermione's reaction, Elena was not too surprised.

After all, in her plan with Dumbledore and others, she had not expected that this layer of identity would not be exposed.

In other words, from the beginning, the surname Apokalis was used as a bait to be seen as a flaw. The real disguise was Paracelsus, the autistic old man who no longer knows where to hide. ——People always tend to believe in disguises that they have cracked through wisdom, while avoiding some options that seem dangerous.

Moreover, before that, just from Nico Flamel to the Philosopher's Stone was enough to block most people.

If Elena remembers correctly, in the original plot, even a "calculator" like Hermione Granger spent a lot of time looking up information about Nico Flamel, and even There are also a lot of flukes.

However, Elena's diversion of attention did not achieve the effect she expected.

Under the flapping of the wings of the white-haired ball, Hermione was no longer the little witch who only focused on textbooks.

"Nicolas Flamel, the first known refiner of the Philosopher's Stone."

"At the same time, he is also the owner of the only remaining magic stone in the magic world. Of course, now, a more accurate term would be one of the owners, right? As for what you want to say next..."

Hermione narrowed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said calmly.

"Philips Aurelius d'Ophrast Bombastus von Hohenheim, one of the most famous doctors in medieval Europe and one of the founders of modern medical chemistry, worked in Saarland He practiced medicine in Ciburg and was buried there - don’t forget, my father was also a doctor. These stories almost accompanied me when I was growing up..."

The guidance about Paracelsus had the most fatal flaw from the beginning.

No matter which record it is in, in addition to the titles of "Alchemist", "Philosopher's Stone Owner" and "Forerunner of Healers", Paracelsus also has a less conspicuous and weird title. : "The Lone Beak Wizard".

As a loner who was withdrawn enough to be recorded in the literature, he obviously did not have many friends in society.

Not to mention, he was once a "bird-beaked doctor" who was on the forefront of the Black Death.

Perhaps Paracelsus really still exists, but he will definitely not be the castle administrator now named "Otto Apokalis", because the real founder of the healer was also a A famous doctor - in other words, if you look at historical documents from the non-magical world, many of the previous details of Professor Apokalis are not completely consistent.

In the history of the magic world, there happens to be a legend that is not exactly secret.

Regarding the collapse of a certain Dark Lord, and the "holy city" that exists in fiction, surrounds the Devil's castle, and has never been seen by anyone, the direction that the legend ultimately points to is exactly...

Compared to the vague Paracelsus, there are too many documents about Gellert Grindelwald.

Perhaps in Flourish and Blotts Bookstore in Diagon Alley, when searching for dark wizards, there will be many books about "Voldemort", but once you leave the British wizarding world and ask for the book list in any European country's bookstore, all that will appear is "Grindelwald".

"So, that Professor Apokalis, he actually, I mean you-"

Hermione's lips trembled slightly, her expression a little flustered and helpless.

If all of this was under the control of Professor Dumbledore, then she was undoubtedly facing a huge shadow that far exceeded her imagination and ability to bear. She didn't even know that she was saying this at this time. What is the purpose.

Perhaps, she just wanted to hear Elena's answer with her own ears... As for what's further...

"Oh," Elena said, gently pressing her index finger on Hermione's lips, "Oh... don't say it."

"But... Elena, I'm very worried about you..."

Hermione Granger bit her lip and looked at the white-haired dumpling stubbornly.

"Listen to me," Elena pinched Hermione's nose and whispered meaningfully, "Your guess is correct. I don't intend to deny or quibble about anything, but you are not strong enough yet. Get in touch with the truth.”

She had to admit that Hermione Granger was growing up much faster than she expected.

Although in Gellert Grindelwald's view, letting Elena's "close friends" join the future Demon King's camp as soon as possible is a good thing that has more advantages than disadvantages, Elena hopes to prolong their inexhaustible life. A carefree time.

"But Luna knows this, that's right, Elena."

Hermione said, glancing at Luna Lovegood, who was sitting on the edge of the bed looking dazed and dazed.

According to past experience, Luna Lovegood is far more perceptive than her in these aspects, but no matter whether it is after today's journey or the conversation just now, Luna's expression has not changed at all. .

The conclusion, then, is self-evident - not everyone in their small group is kept in the dark.

"What does Luna know too?! Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"

Hannah shouted, standing up between Elena and Hermione, puffing out her cheeks angrily.

"Since just now, you two have been saying weird things that make people confused. Now, Luna is also involved, so am I the only one in this room who doesn't know anything? ?!”

"That, I didn't understand..." Danilova raised her hand timidly.

"Uh-ok, then there are two people now." Hannah was stunned and subconsciously corrected her sentence.

correct!

In addition to the previous four people, Elena also brought back a little tail from Ravenclaw Academy.

It's just that during the journey just now, this first-year freshman was even quieter than Luna. If the little girl hadn't suddenly spoken now, Hannah Abbott almost forgot that there was a strange little guy in the room.

"It's not a big deal..."

Elena thought for a moment, stretched out her hand and touched Xiaodai's fur, and explained casually.

"In short, Hermione discovered the secret of Professor Apokalis - of course, I don't know when Luna knew it, but I can't say too much about the specific information. Forget the content of our conversation just now, Forget the Philosopher's Stone, this is between Professor Dumbledore, Nico Flamel, and Mr. Paracelsus..."

Just in the middle of speaking, Elena suddenly bit her tongue and quickly covered her mouth.

"Ah - I can't go on. I'm sorry. I promised Dumbledore to keep it a secret. In short, this is one of the professors' tests. If you are interested, you can go to the library and check it out yourself."

As Elena said this, she glanced at Hermione calmly and whispered meaningfully.

"Hermione has given you enough reminders, and everyone is very tired tonight. Let's go to bed early, right?"

Is this white-haired dumpling going to start deceiving people again?

Hermione Granger raised her eyebrows and did not choose to expose Elena's poor acting skills at this time - after Elena's reminder, she also realized that she was a little too impatient and was obviously not the best at the moment. Good cross-examination time.

After all, there are not just the four of them in the room now...

Hermione raised her eyebrows and glanced at the timid little girl with all her thoughts.

"Speaking of which, what happened to this child? Elena."

Perhaps many teachers and students at Hogwarts think that Elena is enthusiastic and energetic, but Hermione Granger has never had such an illusion - after more than a year together, she knows very well The pride in Elena's heart.

In fact, Elena has always maintained a subtle sense of distance from most people.

If we apply her father's comment when reading the newspaper, he is like a cunning politician wearing a smiley mask:

He may seem approachable, generous and enthusiastic, but in fact he is like a machine, handling his interpersonal relationships efficiently, accurately and coldly, without seeming very unfamiliar, and at the same time, it will not make people think that the two of them are on the same level.

At least in Hermione's memory, apart from the three of them, Elena had never invited other girls back to the dormitory.

"You mean Danilova? Because I promised her father that I would take good care of her."

Elena said, spreading her hands and explaining matter-of-factly, "I will definitely not be able to enter the Ravenclaw girls' dormitory tonight. I won't watch her spend the night in the corridor, right? Isn't this very strange? Is it reasonable?”

As one of the few foreigners in the school, Professor Alexei’s relationship with Danilova is not a secret.

On the first day of school, almost half of Hogwarts knew about this.

However, for the young wizards of Ravenclaw House and the other three houses, their concern is more about whether the new mathematics professor will have any extra influence on Ravenclaw because of his daughter. of favoritism.

"Professor Alexei...please?" Hermione raised her eyebrows.

"Yes, I remember I said last semester that Hogwarts will have a new group of professors."

Elena nodded happily and admitted openly, "During the recruitment process, I was also one of the reviewers."

Anyway, except for Hannah, Hermione Granger has almost guessed most of the truth with her wisdom. Rather than continue to waste energy to maintain some ambiguous lies, it would be easier to show her identity directly.

At this moment, Luna Lovegood asked softly with an erratic tone.

"So, Dany and I are actually the same?"

"Eh?" Elena blinked and glanced at the expressionless little moon.

Although Luna Lovegood didn't show much expression, Elena could vaguely detect the resentment in the voice of this usually carefree dice girl - you know, when it comes to kidnapping underage girls, In fact, Bai Mao Tuanzi has a criminal record.

Whether it was the "Owl Kidnapping Case" or the "Devil's Trap", the impression on the Lovegood family was really profound.

There is no doubt that even though the two are very close now, Luna Lovegood still feels that Elena's despicable act of kidnapping and illegally imprisoning "Simplified Chinese" forced the Lovegoods to fall into the clutches of the devil. Still somewhat concerned.

"Judging from the results, maybe, maybe there is a little bit of similarity..."

Under Luna's silver-white eyes, Elena touched her nose guiltily and looked away.

"But the most important thing about Danilova is that she is the 'key' to Ravenclaw Academy. Tonight, when the door is destined to be unable to be opened, sleeping on the floor is actually a very unpleasant situation for Danilova. Fair friendly fire.”

"key?"

"accidental injury?"

Following Elena's explanation, Danilova and Hermione asked at the same time, somewhat confused.

"Of course, don't you know that I have always been the one to update and iterate on the title of the Bronze Eagle Ring?"

Elena spread her hands, puffed up her chest with some pride, and said with a smile.

"Tonight's topic is the 'impossible' challenge specially prepared for Mr. Nicolas Flamel. This not only involves the collision between Ms. Rowena Ravenclaw and Mr. Nicolas Flamel, but also It represents the confrontation between the new era of magic and the old era..."

"Therefore, as one of the stars of hope for the new generation, Dany is obviously not suitable to appear there..."

"Huh? Star of Hope? Me?"

"Of course, it's not just you, Hermione, and everyone else too——"

Elena raised her finger mysteriously, looked around the little witches in the room, and spoke softly in a low voice.

"This involves the school's next curriculum reform. Of course, first of all, we have to tell the story about Mr. Flamel... Do you know? More than 600 years ago, Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry The school used to be..."

No matter what, Hermione and Luna are still a group of eleven or twelve-year-old underage girls.

Ever since she spent six years as a child king and nun in an orphanage, Elena has become very skilled at diverting attention and changing topics. With the new gossip she dished out one after another, she soon became very familiar with it. Just make the topic interesting.

Compared with the distant adult world, the gossip that is close at hand in Hogwarts is obviously more interesting.

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