Hogwarts on the tip of the tongue

Meanwhile, outside the Ravenclaw common room.

"35 phoenixes, 17 three-headed dogs"

"wrong answer."

"29 phoenixes, 23 three-headed dogs"

"Wrong answer, in an empty room"

"Oh no"

Seeing the question numbers of the Eagle Ring begin to "reset" again, Xenophilius Lovegood pulled his hair in pain, pressed his forehead heavily against the hard wooden door, and let out a helpless groan.

There is no doubt that more than ten years have passed, and Hogwarts Castle has changed a lot quietly. In particular, the way to enter the Ravenclaw common room has long become the same as what Xenophilius remembered. The appearance is completely different.

After dozens of attempts, Xenophilius finally figured out some rules.

Perhaps in order to prevent students from using clever tricks to get through, the current Ravenclaw Eagle Ring will automatically update the value in the question after asking a question about "Phoenix and Three-Headed Dog" if the answer is wrong twice in a row.

After discovering this terrifying pattern, the imaginative Xenophilius Lovegood subconsciously brought himself back to that time, and various desolate pictures emerged in his mind.

Suppose a group of Ravenclaw eaglets are thinking hard at the door, and there is only one answer left, and then a passing Gryffindor student casually says a wrong answer; or, facing such a devilish question, Question, several people answer the question at the same time, but the correct answer happens to be spoken by the third person

"Luna, Luna can you hear me?"

Xenophilius Lovegood slammed the door hard, the expression on his face was full of uneasiness and anxiety.

Although Elena Kaslana is only a little girl less than 11 years old.

But for some reason, whenever he thinks of his little Luna and that child alone, Mr. Lovegood will feel a sense of irritability for no reason, as if he sees his own blimp plums being eaten by wild boars. The kind of anger, no, to be precise, it is a much stronger emotion.

For the first time in his life, Xenophilius felt a little regretful that he had not chosen the course "Arithmetic Divination". If he had chosen that course, at least he would not have been so helpless when facing the problem of the Eagle Ring. .

"Ahem, sir, what are you doing?"

At this moment, an old and gentle voice suddenly came from behind Xenophilius.

"Hey, Professor Dumbledore"

Xenophilius Lovegood turned around and looked at the old wizard who appeared at the bottom of the stairs. He suddenly stopped mid-sentence and frowned as he looked at the strange old man carefully.

Since the old wizard was wearing a wizard's robe that seemed to be exactly the same as the headmaster of Hogwarts, Xenophilius almost mistakenly thought that Albus Dumbledore, who had just said he was going to receive everyone from the Ministry of Magic, was back again.

However, the next second, Xenophilius immediately realized that compared to Dumbledore, who had a long silver-white beard and a head of white hair, this old man with wrinkles on his face, but a bald chin and hair, was really So unique.

"I am Xenophilius Lovegood, the editor-in-chief of the Quibbler. I also graduated from this academy."

Noticing the old man's gaze, Xenophilius Lovegood calmly withdrew his right hand from slapping the wooden door, briefly introduced himself, and then looked at the old man with some confusion.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

If he remembered correctly, at least when he was in school, there was definitely no such professor in Hogwarts Castle, but logically speaking, it is unlikely that an old wizard of this age would be hired to serve as a school professor. Professor now?

"Oh, Mr. Lovegood, the Quibbler. Yes, Albus told me that before."

"I am the caretaker of Hogwarts Castle and a therapist in the school infirmary. Well, I have just arrived at Hogwarts this semester, so it is normal that you don't know me. After all, I have been living in seclusion abroad."

The old wizard touched his chin and nodded, glanced at the wizard standing in front of the Ravenclaw common room with a look that seemed to be looking at something strange, and continued with a smile.

"By the way, I have always subscribed to this magazine you founded. My favorite is the one in issue No. 30. In that issue, the naysayer talks about the ambitions and ambitions of the Dark Lord Gellert Grindelwald. The back-end analysis and speculation that may remain in the magical world is really fascinating.”

"Castle Keeper and Healer? That's it." Xenophilius Lovegood nodded clearly.

As a Ravenclaw "Eagle", he naturally knew that the original Mr. Filch was not good at magic.

Coupled with the intensity of Madam Pomfrey's work, it is reasonable for Dumbledore to hire an old wizard as a supplement.

Of course, the most important reason that really made him let down his guard completely was

The old wizard accurately told the content of the issue of the Quibbler a long time ago. As the editor-in-chief of the magazine, Xenophilius Lovegood only needed to hear it to know that this old wizard was definitely a loyal old reader of his magazine. .

In Xenophilius Lovegood, no matter who he is, as long as he is a reader who subscribes to the original Quibbler, he is definitely a friendly wizard force that is rare in the world, is wise, knowledgeable and has a unique vision.

"So, how can I help you? Logically speaking, you shouldn't be alone."

The old wizard looked at the lonely wizard curiously, his eyes wandering around him for a while, as if he was looking for something.

"Well, I received an invitation from Professor Dumbledore to come to the castle to discuss some matters about the magazine. However, since Professor Dumbledore had some things to deal with temporarily, he asked me to take my daughter to visit the castle first. . Of course, there is also a first-year girl as an escort, named Elena Kaslana, I don’t know if you know her.”

Xenophilius Lovegood spread his hands and explained very naturally.

In his understanding, the old wizard should be looking for Dumbledore.

"Of course I know Elena Kaslana. This is not a little guy that makes people worry."

Grindelwald raised his eyebrows, and his eyes continued to wander around cautiously, fearing that a white-haired dumpling would suddenly pop out from a corner and hit his chest with a milky "rua".

After all, he and Albus had just teamed up to tease the little girl, and no one knew whether the child would take the opportunity to retaliate.

"However, I only see you alone. As for the daughter you mentioned and Miss Kaslana"

"Although half an hour has passed, if nothing else happens, they should still be in the lounge."

Xenophilius Lovegood pointed dejectedly at the cold and heartless wooden door in front of him, with a look of helplessness and embarrassment on his face, and looked at the old wizard in front of him with expectant eyes.

"Unfortunately, the current questions in Eagle Ring are too difficult, and I have never been able to enter. If possible"

"Oh, I see, it's easy."

Grindelwald nodded with a smile, walked slowly to Xenophilius, and knocked lightly on the door.

Before Yinghuan could open his mouth again to finish reading the title, the old wizard cleared his throat and read it clearly.

"Open the door."

Then, the wooden door that had troubled Xenophilius Lovegood for almost half an hour gently rotated open without any obstruction, as if there had never been any magic door.

The look on Xenophilius Lovegood's face was like this.

However, soon, the old man solved the doubts in his mind in the next moment.

"Don't forget, I'm the administrator of the castle." The old wizard blinked happily, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to be a little more wrinkled. "It's inevitable that I have to post announcements, clean the rest room, etc. This is considered a number. It’s not a lot of work privileges.”

Hogwarts is a magical castle. There is no doubt that with the help of Dumbledore, it is not difficult for Grindelwald to sign a temporary employment agreement with formal validity.

You must know that the employment contract of Hogwarts faculty and staff is actually equivalent to a kind of management authority to a certain extent.

"So that's it, I asked you why Mr. Filch can come and go freely in the common room every time."

Xenophilius Lovegood nodded in sudden realization and did not continue to delve into this issue. He quickly walked into the common room and quickly looked around the room.

Soon the wizard saw two little lolita lying on the sofa not far away, reading a book closely together. The two seemed to be immersed in the world of knowledge, and did not notice that the door had been opened. good.

"Thank you, sir"

Xenophilius Lovegood breathed a sigh of relief for no reason, and walked quickly in the direction of his daughter. While expressing his gratitude to the old wizard beside him, his words suddenly got stuck.

Speaking of which, he was so anxious just now that he didn't have time to ask the old wizard his name.

Xenophilius Lovegood stopped, turned around and looked at the old wizard behind him, and asked politely.

"By the way, I'm sorry, I was so anxious that I forgot to ask, what is your name?"

"Otto, Otto Apocalis."

"Oh, it turns out to be Mr. Apokalis. Thank you so much this time."

Xenophilius nodded casually and continued following the old wizard's words, but suddenly his words stopped again.

etc.

apocalis

That's the same as "Teresa Apokalis", "Apocalis"

There are always seemingly strange things happening in the magical world in the past month, as well as some strange details he has seen at Hogwarts since today, and there is also the shadow of what Dumbledore seemed to be hiding in his previous words.

Countless fragments, images, and fields flashed through Xenophilius Lovegood's mind.

Eventually it gradually converged into an extremely terrifying guess.

A terrible "fact" that even Xenophilius dared not admit.

Gua~ Today is another chapter of [-] words.

Dear fat chickens, please remember to give Elena Kaslana refills, woo woo woo~ it’s her birthday soon~~