Wind and Eagle Wings at Hogwarts

Chapter 444. Confrontation with Mr. Lovegood
"dad?"

Luna turned her head and looked at the white-haired wizard in confusion.

She didn't seem to feel the two eyes that were about to burn Scott's hand. In short, she didn't let go of her hand.

"Hello, Mr. Lovegood." Scott greeted him politely, "I'm Luna's classmate in Ravenclaw, Scott Trollope."

"Good day, Mr. Lovegood."

Fred and George also greeted casually.

"Hey, hello."

Mr. Lovegood nodded reservedly.

He took two steps forward, pretending to inadvertently reached out to grab Luna's wrist, and pulled her hand back from Scott's.

Then, he pulled Luna back two steps.

Caught off guard, Luna looked up at her father in surprise.

But Mr. Lovegood did not meet her eyes, but stared at Scott closely, and at the same time held Luna's hand tightly.

The whole time, he kept a polite smirk on his face.

"Our father and daughter were originally looking for the horned snorting beast in the wild. After hearing what happened tonight, Luna was very worried about you friends, and couldn't wait to come back to check if you were all right."

Scott could clearly hear Mr. Lovegood gnashing his teeth when he said the words "you friends".

Then came the muffled chuckle of Fred and George behind him.

Scott remained very calm.

"Thank you, Luna." He smiled at Luna again, and looked at her father again, "Of course, thank you for your concern, Mr. Lovegood."

"you are welcome."

"I don't care about you."

The voices of the father and daughter sounded almost simultaneously.

The difference is that Luna has a sincere smile on her face, while the fake smile on Mr. Lovegood's face is almost shattered.

But Scott always pretended not to see his disguise and talked to Luna openly.

"Everything that happened today was too thrilling. The mysterious man appeared in front of everyone, killed people, and looked for Harry. Fortunately, you didn't go."

"Oh, how is Harry?"

"He's all right, Dumbledore got there just in time."

"Is everyone else really okay?"

"You-Know-Who killed a group of Irishmen, and Roger, who had the Cruciatus Curse on him."

"Is Roger all right?"

"I have just contacted Mrs. Davis, and she told me that Roger is receiving treatment in St. Mungo and should be fine soon."

"Oh, shall we go and see him?"

"I'm going to go."

"Really, I'll be with you."

"it is good."

The two chatted like no one else under the watchful eyes of the three, and they also agreed to visit Roger with St. Mungo.

"Cough...cough..."

Unlike Scott's true calmness, Mr. Lovegood, who had been pretending to be calm, couldn't help it now, and coughed again, interrupting the conversation between the two.

"Dad, are you sick?"

Attracted by the sound of coughing, Luna turned her head and asked with concern.

"Cough...no." Mr. Lovegood raised his hand and loosened his neckline, "Dad just feels a little uncomfortable in his throat."

"Oh……"

Luna nodded slightly, then turned to chat with Scott again.

"When are you going to see Roger? You don't look well?"

"Tomorrow." Scott replied, "I'm just a little tired, and I'll recover after a night of sleep."

"Okay, then tomorrow..."

"Luna!"

Mr. Lovegood took La Luna's hand.

"What's wrong? Dad."

Luna looked at him puzzled.

Mr. Lovegood smiled naturally at Luna, "Who are you talking about Roger? Can you tell Dad?"

"Roger Davis is the captain of the Ravenclaw academy team and a friend of Scott and me." Luna answered honestly.

Mr. Lovegood glanced at Scott with a black face, and when he looked at Luna again, he instantly changed his face to a loving father.

"Oh, you want to go to St. Mungo's to see friends? Of course, that's all right, but you must go with me."

Luna looked at him in surprise, "But didn't Dad tell me that because of the news that the mysterious man appeared tonight, you are going to hurry up and issue a supplement?"

"No...it's okay." Mr. Lovegood coughed twice again, "I can make time to accompany you."

Luna shook her head slightly, "No, Dad, I can go with Scott."

Mr. Lovegood's eyes widened at his daughter's decisive refusal.

"No, it's too dangerous." He said loudly, "You know, the Mysterious Man and the Death Eaters are staring at everyone. You are too young to go out alone without the company of adults!"

"But Dad..."

Luna looked up at him straight up.

"I think everyone will focus on protecting St. Mungo's Magic Injury Hospital. There will be no danger there. Moreover, Scott's magic may be a little stronger than yours."

"Impossible!" Mr. Lovegood was shocked and shouted in disbelief.

Luna still had a serious face, "I remember what I told you, Scott is a real genius."

"Oh, Luna..."

Mr. Lovegood's expression was exaggerated, and he put his hand over his heart.

"puff……"

Looking at this scene, unlike Scott's expressionless face, Fred and George have already started to laugh quietly.

"boy."

Mr. Lovegood turned his head decisively when he heard the laughter.

He let go of Luna's hand, stood in front of her to block her view, and glared at Scott fiercely.

"Is it Scott, you are the one who lied to my daughter?" He drew out his wand and pointed at Scott, "For the dignity of a father, I will fight you!"

"..."

Scott watched the particularly dramatic gentleman with calm eyes.

"What's your look like?"

The hurt father seemed to be even more angry, and the pair of eyes that were only slightly crossed turned into the most authentic cross eyes.

"Aren't you afraid to pull out your wand to prove your lie?" He asked angrily.

The atmosphere at this moment seemed to be a bit tense, and even Fred and George stopped laughing.

But Scott, who has recovered some of his magic power, is still not nervous.

In his perception of magic power, although the fluctuation of Mr. Lovegood's magic power is not very stable, it is not violent, which means that although his exaggerated emotions at the moment have a little real element, it is more of a deliberate performance .

Luna, who poked her head out from behind him, obviously knew her father very well, so she just smiled apologetically at Scott, and did not stop Mr. Lovegood from performing.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lovegood."

Although Scott was very polite, he refused decisively.

"Because of the previous accident, I am exhausted now, and I cannot accept your invitation to a duel."

"Oh, what do you mean, if you don't lose your strength, you will accept my invitation to a duel?" Mr. Lovegood's expression was indifferent, "That is to say, you are not talking big?"

Scott nodded frankly, "Of course, I've never boasted about anything."

Mr. Lovegood's brow was furrowed.

Scott smiled at Luna again, "You should trust your daughter, Mr. Lovegood, Luna has a pair of eyes that can tell the truth from the fake, and a wise mind. In short, I don't think anyone can deceive her .”

Listening to his words, Mr. Lovegood's expression suddenly relaxed.

"That's right, boy!"

He suddenly laughed, and retracted the wand that was pointing at Scott.

"Of course Luna is excellent!"

He turned and rubbed the top of Luna's head.

"Sorry, Luna, it's Dad who underestimated you."

"It's okay." Luna laughed happily, "This is very interesting!"

The father and daughter looked at each other and smiled, laughing louder and louder, laughing and holding hands, turning around twice, like two lunatics.

"Oh...their family is like this."

"Luna learned her madness from Mr. Lovegood."

Fred and George whispered to Scott.

The Lovegood father and daughter quarreled like no one else for a while before subsiding.

"I promise, boy," said Mr. Lovegood to Scott.

His attitude changed for no reason, and his eyes on Scott became normal.

"Luna can go to St. Mungo with you to visit friends, you must protect her!"

Scott agreed, "Of course, I will take care of Luna, Mr. Lovegood."

"Well, very well." Mr. Lovegood looked at Scott again, and then nodded. "I appreciate you, boy, because you are very calm and polite."

As he spoke, he shook the wand in his hand again.

"By the way, I want to give you a piece of advice. If you want to become a stronger genius, you should have more pure curiosity. You are too calm now!"

"..."

Scott was speechless.

As expected of the editor-in-chief of "The Quibbler" magazine, he can say such contradictory words one after another without changing his face.

"Well, do you understand me?" Mr. Lovegood asked, staring at Scott.

"Thank you for reminding me." Scott smiled back.

"Very good." Mr. Lovegood clapped his hands happily, "Now, let me interview you."

He quickly put away his wand, took out a pen and paper, and began to ask Scott and the twins about their experiences in the World Cup finals, and asked many tricky questions.

Scott answered all his questions truthfully, including everything he did.

Mr. Lovegood was overjoyed, and as he asked, he scribbled and recorded his answers.

He was not worried about what he would expose, because he knew very well that few people in the wizarding world would believe the news published in "The Quibbler".

Generally speaking, people take this magazine as entertainment, not at all.

only……

If Scott's answer had only pleased Mr. Lovegood, the twins' answer had completely turned him on.

Different from Scott's truthful answer, Fred and George are as good as Eddie in this respect, especially like to add fuel and vinegar, and can even tell a trivial story in a twists and turns, full of wit.

In short, the three people with similar tastes quickly got together happily, the twins ignored Scott, and Mr. Lovegood also ignored Luna.

"I didn't expect the situation to be that urgent."

Luna, who also listened to Scott's story, said with some emotion.

"No way, that's the Dark Lord." Scott shrugged his shoulders, "It takes courage just to face him."

But Luna's interest does not seem to be this.

"Oh, I'm more interested in the [magic phone] you said." She said enthusiastically, "You gave Dumbledore the [magic phone] you invented, so you can contact him in time, right?"

Scott understood, took out the deformed lizard skin bag from his pocket, and took out a small mirror, which was a completed [Magic Phone] and handed it to Luna.

"It was originally meant to be given to you."

"Oh, thank you."

Luna happily reached out and took it.

"Enter your mana to activate it first..."

Scott began to instruct her on how to use it.

Luna seemed to be having a great time, trying to message and video call Scott in person.

After a while, Mr. Lovegood, who was finally satisfied with the twins, ran over to separate the two people who got together, and took Luna home.

When he was leaving, Mr. Lovegood turned his head and stared at Scott several times, but he didn't see the attitude of admiring him just now.

After the father and daughter left, Fred and George began to laugh happily.

"Oh, it's unbelievable, George!"

"I know, Fred, I'm glad to see that Mr. Lovegood has finally found his nemesis!"

The two looked very happy.

"A man who takes all his madness with aplomb."

"A man who wants to abduct his precious daughter."

"It's the biggest enemy in his life!"

Speaking, the two also tried to act out the dialogue between Luna and Mr. Lovegood, trying to reproduce the scene where Mr. Lovegood was hit by Luna's blunt words.

It's just that the two not only failed to perform successfully in the end, but also "beat" each other.

Their biggest disagreement occurred on the issue of role distribution, and neither Fred nor George refused to play Luna and call each other "Daddy".

Scott took a speechless glance at the pair of brothers who rolled into a ball on the grass, and walked back to the Burrow enduring the aches and pains all over his body without getting involved in their love for each other.

Early the next morning, not long after Scott got up, Luna came to the Weasley's house on his own initiative.

Hearing that they were going to visit Roger, not only the twins, Harry also took the initiative to join their itinerary.

After that, the five of them came to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Wounds in London through the fireplace at home.

The atmosphere in the hospital was a bit tense, and the therapists coming and going seemed very busy.

"Merlin, there are too many patients, I haven't closed my eyes all night!"

"Really, they are all injured due to crowding and trampling, and there is only one patient injured by the spell!"

Overhearing the casual complaints of two therapists passing by, Scott knew that last night's retreat from the gym hadn't gone as smoothly as expected.

"Spell damage department, on the fifth floor."

After asking the front desk, they went straight to the fifth floor and found the ward where Roger was.

As soon as Scott entered the door, he saw Roger lying on the bed, seemingly asleep, with Mr. Davis and Eddie guarding his hospital bed.

"Scott."

Mr. Davis stood up the moment he saw Scott, came over and held his hand tightly.

"Oh, Scott, I don't know how to thank you, Eddie told me that the crow that saved us is yours."

Scott smiled and said, "You're very welcome, Uncle Davis, how is Roger?"

"He's fine." Mr. Davis turned his head and glanced at Roger on the hospital bed. "The therapist said that he is recovering, and the lethargy can restore his spirit."

Scott nodded, "That's good, I've been worried, he suffered a lot after all."

"It's okay." Mr. Davis waved his hand, "As long as there are no sequelae, it's nothing for a man to suffer."

Scott smiled and introduced the others who came with him to see Roger.

"Sorry, Mr. Davis..."

Harry came up and started apologizing.

"Stop!" Mr. Davis laughed helplessly, stopping Harry's apology, "I've heard enough apologies."

He pointed to Eddie who was sitting silently by the hospital bed with his head bowed.

"Anyway, you go and persuade that kid Eddie." He said to Scott, "I've already said that it wasn't his fault, but he has been very guilty and refused to go home. Stay here."

Scott had noticed the uncharacteristic Eddie for a long time, and when he heard what Mr. Davis said, he walked in front of him.

"Hey, that's not like you, Eddie, when did you become a taciturn person?"

"Scott..."

Eddie looked up slowly.

His face was very haggard, with swollen bags under his eyes, and two big dark circles under his eyes. The fat on his face seemed to have lost weight in just one night.

"You guy..."

Scott tapped him on the shoulder.

"You don't need to persuade me." Eddie acted calmly, "I know it's not my fault."

Isn't that very clear?
Scott didn't understand why Mr. Davis asked himself to persuade this guy.

"But I'm still guilty," Eddie continued. "I was so scared I couldn't even speak."

Although you know it's not your fault, but you still feel guilty?

Although Scott didn't continue to ask, he almost understood his psychology.

He asked softly, "Because I experienced that kind of fear and hopelessness, I feel that I am too weak and regret that I didn't work harder to become stronger in the past?"

"You're right." Eddie nodded and forced a smile.

"Thinking too much." Scott patted him on the shoulder again, "You are a grade younger than me, and you usually get good grades."

Eddie shook his head again, "That's not an excuse. I know I was slack. After this incident, I have also recognized the reality today. If peace cannot be restored to the magic world, those big money-making schemes we once fantasized about will be useless." Impossible to come true.”

"So you're going to work hard?"

Eddie clenched his fists, "In order to realize my media empire as soon as possible, I must remove all obstacles ahead!"

Scott laughed.

It seems that this kid doesn't need to be persuaded at all.

(End of this chapter)