Chapter 509 Memory

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When Strong Hartman woke up in a daze, he found that he was tied to an old armchair. Of course, if it was just like this, he might just shout angrily: "You guys These bastards, let me go!"

Yes, this usually happens when the bastards at Hogwarts attack their Durmstrang students again, and he becomes the lone, unfortunate lamb to be picked.

However, it seemed that he was not knocked unconscious by the students of Hogwarts.

In front of him, there was an extremely terrifying big mouth, which was full of sharp teeth. Translucent saliva slowly dripped from the tips of the teeth, and the treasure-colored powder between the teeth could be vaguely seen.

Is that, is that the brain? !

Strong Hartman was horrified to discover that the remnants in that big mouth seemed to be brains!

This discovery almost shook him to his core, and he couldn't imagine what happened to the last "lucky guy".

"Are you awake? The operation was successful -" A sinister, unidentifiable voice sounded.

The operation was a success? ! Strong Hartman's eyes suddenly widened, and he hurriedly looked down at his lower body, trying to find if he had lost any important parts.

However, apart from the feeling of heaviness and confusion after passing out, he didn't seem to notice anything wrong with his body.

Strong Hartman licked his dry and flaky lips and said tremblingly: "I, I'm just a student, I don't know anything, and I have no money..."

The dark voice laughed sinisterly: "Mr. Strong Hartman, are you proving to me that you are worthless? In that case..."

The big mouth in front of Strong Hartman slowly came closer.

The fishy smell hit Strong Hartman's nose, and his scalp suddenly exploded. He yelled like crazy: "No! No! Sir! I can do anything for you!"

"Sir? How dare you assume my gender?"

"Madam! Madam!"

"I told you, how dare you..."

"My lord, my lord!" Strong Hartman almost collapsed.

The man in the dark slowed down Big Mouth's advancement, and then said slowly: "Come, tell me about your situation, remember to be truthful."

Strong Hartman swallowed hard and said with some stuttering: "I, my name is Strong Hartman, I was born in New Zealand, I am seventeen years old, and I am studying at Durmstrang College. Sixth grade - My parents and I are engaged in excavator sales in Germany, with an annual income of about 60,000 euros... My grandfather is a wizard, my grandmother is a squib, my grandfather and grandmother are both wizards, but I don’t know why neither of my parents have Magic talent..."

Strong Hartman did not dare to hide anything, and told all his family situations like pouring beans. He even told the age of the neighbor’s little bitch and how many puppies were conceived in the last litter. come out.

He was afraid that the other party was just testing his honesty and did not dare to tell any lies.

The voice in the dark seemed to be very satisfied with his performance. After hearing his situation, he said calmly: "Come on, tell me about your campus life. Ha, I like the stories of young people the most."

Strong Hartman's throat trembled. Young man, is the other party an old immortal wizard?

However, he did not dare to think too much and explained in detail: "I was not supposed to study in Durmstrang, but my parents were doing business in Germany, and I went to live with them temporarily during the summer vacation. time, and then someone from Durmstrang came to my door... I did very well in school, and I was always in the top class since the first grade... My friends in Durmstrang include Reinhardt ·Knott, Insama Treto, Leon Schneider..."

After listening to the other party's explanation, Sean, who was hiding in the dark and using magic to change his voice, glanced at his mouth. This guy was more honest than he thought. What he said, except that it sounded a bit ridiculous, saved Sean's trouble. Spend less energy asking.

From Strong Hartman's description, Sean also got a general understanding of Durmstrang. This magic academy hidden in the northernmost part of the European continent has relatively harsh admissions conditions and a shortage of students in recent years. This leaves non-Durmstrang wizards with very little knowledge of them.

Sean also tried to find out more about Durmstrang, but unfortunately, whether they were recent graduates of Durmstrang or wizards who had been to Durmstrang, this group of people They rarely move around the UK and occasionally encounter one or two, both of which are as slippery as rabbits.

The last Durmstrang wizard Sean encountered was Max Dawson, who sneaked into Hogwarts and finally blew himself up.

While thinking and listening to the other party's words, Sean also had a rough mental plan of Durmstrang's overall structure. According to the other party's description, Durmstrang's four-story castle was not like Huo's. Gwarts is as big as Gwarts, but has more spacious grounds; it lacks sunlight in the winter, and in the summer students often fly outside, over lakes and mountains.

Interestingly, when Grindelwald was a student, he carved the symbol of the Deathly Hallows on a wall in Durmstrang. This symbol still exists and is even imitated by some uninformed students.

However, probably because Nurmengard has robbed Durmstrang of many students, if anyone imitates Grindelwald's logo, he will be severely punished by Karkaroff. Despite this, there are still a lot of thorns. Students are doing this secretly.

Strong Hartman swallowed. His mouth was dry as he spoke. He didn't know why the other party wanted to hear such detailed information, but he didn't dare to pause until the other party told him to stop.

"...This is roughly my life in Durmstrang. The situation in Durmstrang has not changed much - oh, there is one more thing. It is the biggest thing in Durmstrang in recent years. The change."

He tentatively glanced into the dark, but didn't hear the other party's voice, so he could only continue: "Since my third grade, a part of the dormitory has been unused. I heard that someone secretly conducted experiments on black magic in it. , made the dormitory a mess, the principal sealed off the dormitory area, and then sent a group of senior students to prevent others from approaching that area privately."

Sean frowned. Strong Hartman's description reminded him of what Max Dawson once said. When he and Max Dawson met for the first time, the other person still had... Injury - According to him, he was blocked and beaten by senior students when he returned to Durmstrang and wanted to retrieve some personal belongings. Max Dawson also mentioned that when he was at school The dormitory where he lived became a place he didn't recognize.

This is a noteworthy point. Maybe the place was transformed by Durmstrang's people into a prison or laboratory. This also proves that Durmstrang and the returnees do have something ulterior. Human cooperation matters...

Strong Hartman shook out everything he could say. He lowered his head bitterly. He should be regarded as Durmstrang's traitor now, right?

After all, Professor Karkaroff made it clear that no one was allowed to reveal specific information about Durmstrang to outsiders.

Sean asked calmly: "How many people are there in Durmstrang now?"

Strong Hartman recalled: "The number of people in my memory is not very accurate. I only know that there are about 80 people in my current sixth grade, and the number of other grades is about the same. Last year and this year's freshmen There are only about sixty people in total..."

so little? Sean frowned. He had a share in the fact that Durmstrang was deprived of students. However, what he didn't expect was that the number of junior students in the other party was only about 30 per year.

You know, because there was no First Wizarding War caused by Grindelwald, and Voldemort did not bring about a period of darkness, the overall number of wizards has increased, and Durmstrang's enrollment scope has not been affected by anything. Influence, but also reaped the demographic dividend. Although many people were robbed by Nurmengard, it was not like this, right?

Hiss, that’s not right. Due to the disappearance of time the previous year, major schools started recruiting students in early 1995. At that time, Sean encountered a lot of trouble when he asked Lupine to help Hogwarts recruit students. The problem is that the other three schools are one step ahead of Hogwarts and seize the students who belong to Hogwarts in advance.

Although Sean came and took away most of the original students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, Durmstrang should have received some students. How could there be only this There are only a few people...

There must be something fishy here...

Sean took note of this and continued to ask: "Among the second-year students, do you know a student named Lonte Royde?"

Lonte Royde is the child of the couple who was affected by the magic of "Sloth". He should be in the second grade at Durmstrang now. No matter what the situation of the other party is, Lonte Royde must have Special place.

As soon as he mentioned this name, Strong Hartman nodded immediately: "I know him, a boy in the second grade. That kid..."

His face became strange: "That kid is a bit strange, very dull. Although his grades are good, he is not popular, and he always has an expressionless face - I know him because he almost killed himself My classmate, this was quite a big deal at the time.”

"Tell me."

"When that child first entered school, because he came from a Muggle family, he was teased by some new students from wizarding families. He heard that he was tricked into a certain restricted area. As a result, he was severely scolded by the professor as soon as he entered school. After a meal - it turned out that after the confinement ended, the kid found the freshmen who lied to him. I don't know the specific situation. Anyway, I heard that the freshmen were under a serious curse and stayed in the infirmary for several days. It will take months to be fully recovered."

"This incident caused a big fuss at the time, and other people also wondered why a new student from a Muggle family could cast such a powerful curse. But after that, no one dared to mess with him, and of course no one wanted to deal with him. Friends."

A very powerful curse? Sean narrowed his eyes. He suspected that Lonte Royde might have been exposed to [Sloth] by accident.

Does that mean that [Sloth]'s true form is now in Durmstrang?

Sean continued to ask: "What kind of magic circle is surrounding the big ship you live in now?"

Did he know that Durmstrang's ship had a magic circle? Strong Hartman was thinking secretly, but he still answered honestly: "I don't know what the magic is. I just know that people who are not Durmstrang will be prohibited from entering. I heard from senior students that if you go to school, you will be banned from entering." When the Goblet of Fire traveled to Nurmengard, there was no such magic on the big ship - Professor Karkaroff said that the situation is tense now and we need more protection."

"What is the specific structure inside the big ship?"

"There are four floors in total. The structure is similar to Durmstrang's castle. There is a space extension spell inside, so the space is much larger than it looks from the outside. I live in the sleeping area on the bottom floor of the big ship. From the inside to The outer order is from seventh grade to first grade, but only two first graders came, and they are now living together with the second grade students.”

After talking a lot, Strong Hartman added one last sentence: "There is also a restricted area in the big ship. That area should have been a dormitory or something like that? I don't know the details. Anyway, Karkaroff The professor doesn’t let anyone near there.”

Same no-go zone? Sean licked his lips, he was very interested in that place.

Finally, he asked casually: "Are there any students among the students who make you feel different from usual?"

Strong Hartman recalled it carefully, then shook his head: "No... I don't have many interactions with people. The one I'm most familiar with, Reinhardt, is still lying in the hospital..."

Sean finally asked for some details, then stood up: "Thank you for your help, Mr. Hartman."

Strong Hartman's eyes widened in fear. This man wouldn't want to kill someone and silence him, would he? !

"Sir, you can't do this!"

The exclamation only lasted for a moment, and he fainted again.

Sean took out his wand and gently tapped the other person's temple, weaving memories on the spot.

It's not that the other party has mastered Occlumency, but that the senior students themselves have abundant magic power, and Legilimency can easily leave traces. If there is a master in this field in Durmstrang's team, he will forcefully read the other party's memory. There is a high probability that he will be discovered. After all, his level of Legilimency is still far behind that of Dumbledore and Slytherin.

The same is true for truth serum, where potion residue is easily detected.

Only by weaving memories, Sean was very confident in himself. He had learned the memory spell notes that he had obtained in another secret room in Slytherin until now.

And memories are rarely checked - as long as your fake memory is well programmed.

After everything was done, Sean beat Strong Hartman casually and threw him into the dark corridor outside.

A moment later, Strong Hartman woke up. He felt the pain in his body. Thinking about his experience of being severely beaten by those Hogwarts students, he almost broke his teeth.