"How could it be"
When he blurted out the exclamation, Harry suddenly stopped talking. He knew what and who Nagini was, but he couldn't tell others about it. He couldn't say that he was a half-hearted prophet and could see what others could see. It's something that can't be done, right?
That's too nonsense, and you can't fool people like this. Although it is unlikely to be exposed, because the prophet has no way of identifying it, telling a lie requires countless lies to cover it up.
That kind of thing is too tiring, so it’s better not to talk about it.
"You seem to know her?" Lupine was not stupid. Of course he heard the meaning of Harry's exclamation just now.
"I'm not sure yet." Harry said seriously to Lupin: "I have indeed heard of this name, but it appeared a bit too early. It was more than seventy years ago. I have to Go check it out.”
"Maybe it's just an accident. There are many people with the same name in the world, such as Tom." Harry nuzzled at Lupine, "It's not surprising that Voldemort wanted to give himself a nickname. Otherwise, once he calls Tom, he will be anywhere." Several people turned around in every street.”
"That's really bad." Lupine smiled. What if Voldemort was not called Voldemort, but used his real name, Dark Wizard Tom, or Dark Lord Tom? Oh my gosh, that's a scary title, Tom? Aha~ Where did your Jerry go?
Harry successfully changed the subject. Of course, this was also because Lupine was very sensible and didn't get to the bottom of it. He was an adult and knew what restraint was, and he was not a curious baby.
Besides, the name that appeared seventy years ago has nothing to do with the girl who was only twelve years old. She was old enough to be Grandma Lupin. Although wizards live long lives, there are no people who live to be one hundred and fifty-six years old. It's not uncommon, but the magic of rejuvenation is impossible unless you drink Polyjuice Potion frequently for a long time.
However, Polyjuice Potion is only effective for one hour. Many courses at Hogwarts, including Defense Against the Dark Arts, are held in two consecutive classes, which last for one and a half to two hours. Lupin was not seen in class. The girl had drank nothing, not even water.
As for transfiguration, it is even more impossible. Ordinary wizards may not be able to easily detect flaws in transfiguration, but the most indispensable thing in Hogwarts is the experienced elite wizard professors with vicious eyes. Unless they are extremely rare natural shapeshifters, it is easy to Rong Magus, otherwise it would be like identifying an artificially reconstructed face. There is no possibility of hiding under the eyes of professionals. This kind of deformation of the whole body is not an imperceptible micro-plastic surgery, but a complete replacement of the skin and bones. It's a big project, but unfortunately, the only thing that the Disguise Magus can change is the head, and there has never been one that can change the body.
Even a top transfiguration expert like Professor McGonagall, who is extremely talented in transfiguration, cannot maintain human body transformation for a long time. Half an hour at most is the limit. Unless she sits there motionless, complex movements will make the human body deform. The difficulty of transfiguration has doubled exponentially.
Because of knowing this, Harry was a little unsure.
'How about knocking her unconscious and pouring a few drops of truth serum into her? '
A simple and crude method emerged from Harry's mind. To be honest, Harry really couldn't think of a simpler and more effective method than this. If it was found to be a misunderstanding, the worst he could do would be to forget everything. Lockhart, who left Hogwarts a while ago, is an expert at this spell.
'How about we kidnap Lockhart and put it to good use? '
'Sure enough, being a bad guy is much more comfortable than being a good person. It feels great not to have to worry about those rules and regulations. '
Although I was thinking this, I couldn't take action so simply and crudely now. There were too many secrets hidden in this girl whose real name was Nagini, and there were even too many things connected behind her.
Harry had reason to suspect that after Voldemort was killed by him last year, the Horcrux he resurrected was the diary placed in Malfoy's house. This is currently the most relevant item to the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets. If Voldemort is relying on If the diary was resurrected, it wouldn't be strange to want to get in touch with the secret room again.
Harry was not naive enough to believe that there was only one basilisk in the secret room left by Slytherin. As a very famous wizard at the time, Salazar Slytherin had always been keen on the study of black magic, just like Grindelwald. Likewise, it would be strange if there was nothing in the secret room he left behind.
Perhaps Voldemort was not strong enough at the beginning and could not find any secrets other than the basilisk. But after he gained power, he thought he had reached the highest point of black magic. He was so humble at the height that he looked down on the outdated things left by wizards thousands of years ago. Only in this unhappy moment did he come up with the idea of controlling the secret room and digging for wealth.
The Malfoy family is very rich. Even after their wealth was almost cut in half, their family is still extremely fat. But when money becomes a series of numbers, it becomes a useless thing. Real good things come from money. He couldn't buy it, and the influence of the Malfoy family was limited to a small place like England. After this, who in the wizarding world would recognize him?
Snape is more respectable than Malfoy, and his title of Potion Master can be used in any country. The World Potion Masters Association is one of the super organizations with tentacles covering the entire world. Professor Beaver Flitwick has joined The World Duelists Association is a higher level, with spells, potions, transfiguration, and alchemy. These four associations and the World Federation of Wizards form the most solid framework in the magic world.
If there was no such temptation, how could Voldemort think about re-planning things related to the Chamber of Secrets, and continue to come to Hogwarts to kill people after he was full? Last year, it was okay to hook a straight bait with salty bait. After all, the Philosopher's Stone was very important to him at that time, but this year, Dumbledore had no plans to fish, nor would he ever do so in the future.
'Hopefully it's not that Nagini. '
While Harry was thinking wildly, Lupine also packed up the Marauder's Map. Once again, dense black dots appeared on it, but the black dot representing Nagini had a very eye-catching fluorescent mark.
"Then you just type in her name and the other dots disappear and all her movements for the day are shown."
Lupine handed the Marauder's Map to Harry, and then told him: "If you find the Chamber of Secrets, don't make your own decision. Tell me, or tell Professor Dumbledore, that a student died when the Chamber of Secrets was opened last time. It is definitely a very dangerous place, and the consequences of impulsiveness and risk-taking are often not so good, Harry, you must remember that."
"I understand, Uncle Lupin, don't worry."
Harry put away the Marauder's Map and left Lupin's office after chatting for a while.
(End of chapter)
