HP Demon's Silence

It was morning when Dumbledore emerged from the Pensieve for the last time.After failing to close his eyes one night, he looked years old and his face was full of exhaustion. He sat down behind the table and ordered a glass of pumpkin juice and a plate of pumpkin pie.

Fortunately, the efficiency of the house-elves in the kitchen never changes - unless they go on strike, which hasn't happened yet - and soon the hot pumpkin juice and pumpkin pie were served, and Dumbledore ate them After a few sips, I finally felt better.He turned to look at the Sorting Hat on the shelf, which had been watching him worriedly since he came out.

"Oh, Somerhalder, thank you for your concern, but that's what happens when people get older, and they can't stand staying up all night!" Dumbledore said with a smile.

The Sorting Hat raised its eyebrows—assuming it had such a thing—and said, "Oh, Albus, I don't think you'd look this tired from a lack of a night's sleep. From what I've seen, you go in and out of the Pensieve. 51 times in total and only two memories were dumped into it, one bottle was picked up on Tuesday morning and one bottle was picked up at midnight last night, I'm pretty sure it's Harry Potter messing with something again!"

"Well, you guessed it right, the matter is indeed closely related to Harry, but he is always the victim." Dumbledore picked up the pumpkin juice, drank half of it, and continued: "He first because He was severely traumatized and sent to the school hospital, and then he was seriously injured and admitted to the hospital when he was attacked by an unknown person. The two accidents happened without warning. I think there may be some connection between them. For this reason, enter the Looking for clues in memory. By the way - I have to mention that Harry woke up last night in a panic. He insisted that he saw Peter Pettigrew..."

The Sorting Hat screamed, "Merlin, Peter Pettigrew? Isn't he dead?"

"According to Harry, Peter Pettigrew is Agmanis, who has always been hiding in Hogwarts in the form of a mouse. He was shot and injured by Peter after crashing the incident."

"So, did he fake his own death? Oh, I can't believe it. I remember that because of his heroic sacrifice and the poor finger that was found, he once became a hero in people's hearts!" The hat commented passionately, "Hey... wait, Albus, since Harry saw the murderer, why do you still say that it was an unknown person who injured him?"

Dumbledore was very pleased with the sharpness of the Sorting Hat. He nodded and said, "That's why I checked the same memory frequently. Harry's memory was messed up by a failed forgetting spell. At first I just wanted to tidy it up for him, but in the process, I found some very subtle clues-now I suspect that not only has Harry been under the Forgetting Curse, but someone has tampered with his memory in a very clever way, yes , so clever that I can only find clues from a few details, but I have no way to restore that memory, no matter how I try, there is no effect."

Having said that, the grey-bearded headmaster stopped talking, and looked earnestly at the Sorting Hat with those wise blue eyes, which made it tremble for no reason.

"...So?" the Sorting Hat asked hesitantly, it suspected that it had unknowingly fallen into a trap set by some cunning old man.

Dumbledore chuckled: "Oh, I forgot to say, I didn't find anything worth paying attention to in the first memory-but I must say that Miss Olivia Lachesis has beautiful eyes-but Both things have one thing in common, don't they? They happened just after Miss Lachesis came to Hogwarts..."

The eyes of the Sorting Hat slowly widened, and it felt that it already knew what Dumbledore was going to say next.

Sure enough, Dumbledore blinked slyly, and said persuasively: "Of course, it can't be ruled out that this is really just a coincidence. But I can't help but think, what if the same person is behind these two incidents? If that person is strong enough and has some ulterior purpose, he can do it. Somerhalder, you once told me that Miss Lachesis is very dangerous. If I know what she has done, I will She will never be allowed to enter Hogwarts. Now that the safety of the students is under unknown threat, why don't you tell me about that?"

For a long time, facing most people, Dumbledore's conversation mode has been tried and tested, and he can always get the results he wants.It's a pity that this time, what he faced was a hat that had lived for 1000 years. Although it was inconspicuous, it was not as easy to bully as it looked.Once it decides to keep its mouth shut, no one can pry it open.

"At that time, I was still a brand new hat, one night..." Mr. Sorting Hat said wistfully, as if he had fallen into a long memory.

Dumbledore nodded encouragingly, beckoning it to continue with a smile.

However, the Sorting Hat suddenly changed the subject: "That night, I made an unbreakable oath with a person, vowing never to reveal that matter to anyone, no matter what the reason. Sorry, Albus, this I can't help you once, but for your doubts, I can assure you with my singing voice—Although Ovelia Lachesis is very bad, she will never do anything that threatens the safety of Hogwarts, This and that are two different things!"

Dumbledore: "..."

The one-person-one-hat conversation came to an end. The greatest white wizard of this century was powerless to reverse the tough attitude of the Sorting Hat's non-cooperation. He pinched the bridge of his nose, put on his robe, and temporarily left this sad place.Of course, he wouldn't be so obvious, and when he left, he greeted the Sorting Hat kindly: "Somerhalder, I'm going to visit Harry, see you this afternoon."

As soon as the door was closed, the principal's office immediately became empty, but the Sorting Hat heaved a sigh of relief.Merlin knew how emotional it was just now, and it was almost going to break its oath, pouring out the secret that had been buried in its heart for 1000 years to Dumbledore.

1000 years ago.

At that time, the sorting hat was still a brand new hat. It was taken off by Gryffindor and given the mind by the four giants. Gryffindor called it 'Summerhalde'.Although it was born with the wisdom of an adult, it is still a child emotionally, and it regards Hogwarts as its home.

It stays in the principal's office a lot of the time, but it prefers that Godric wears himself to patrol around the school, so that it can hear all kinds of interesting news to offset the loss of not being able to move freely.

From the few words it heard, it understood ignorantly that the outside world was not as peaceful as in the castle.In that turbulent era, Hogwarts was protected by the four heroes and the Dark King, and became a rare pure land in the world. Countless parents placed deep hopes on them, and they sent their children to further study for protection.These children come from all races, human and... non-human.

Nonhumans set up a separate academy, named Lachesis by its founder.All non-human intelligent races who are willing to enter the school do not need to be selected by the four giants, and directly enter the Lachesis Academy, so Somerhalder was not given the thought of the fifth person.

It will never forget how they managed Hogwarts together during that time, and their friendship was as genuine and strong as if no power in the world could separate them.

But one day, everything changed...

The fifth founder of Hogwarts, the dean of Lachesis College and the professor of fighting, Ovelia Lachesis, lost her mind on the spot in class, razed half of the castle, and left Hogwarts.Somerhalder never saw her again.

That day, it was lying on the table in the principal's office quietly watching Godric grading the students' papers. Whenever this time, Godric always had a very expressive expression, which became an indispensable part of his boring life day after day. lack of fun.

Suddenly, the door of the principal's office was slammed open, and Rowena Ravenclaw, who usually pays attention to the image of a lady, rushed in. She was panting heavily, and her blue eyes were full of tears. Shocked and unbelievable. "Godric!"

Somerhalder swore he had never seen such an expression on Rowena's face since it became conscious.

Apparently Godric also sensed the seriousness of the matter from her expression, he didn't make a silly joke as usual, he slowly stood up from behind the table, and asked seriously: "Rowena, what happened ?”

Rowena shook her head, let herself calm down a little, and said: "Ovelia is crazy, she missed and seriously injured two students, but that's not the problem...Oh, my God, I can't talk to you now Explain clearly, you come with me first, most of the castle's protective barrier has collapsed, we must repair it quickly to prevent the remnants of the Gorefiend from taking the opportunity to invade, and we must immediately block the news and appease the students who are in panic, Salazar and Helga are after her, we are the only ones left in the castle, we must not lose a moment!"

Godric said decisively: "I see, you take me there and use Apparition!"

Rowena nodded, put his shoulders on his shoulders, and the two disappeared in place.

In Somerhalder's eyes, since that day, Hogwarts has been in constant trouble for a long time. The atmosphere in the castle has never been so heavy. Godric doesn't even have time to stay in the headmaster's office, occasionally When it appeared, I no longer had the leisure to take care of it, and was always writing something in a hurry at the desk.

A few days later, Salazar and Helga came back, accompanied by two slight cracking sounds, and appeared directly in the principal's office. They all looked travel-stained, and there was only fatigue on their faces except for the frowning.It was already late at night, and Godric was writing a letter at his desk, when he raised his head suddenly, there were bloodshot eyes.

"How's it going? Where's Ovelia?" He subconsciously looked behind them and asked hopefully.

Helga turned to look at Salazar.

Among the three people present, only Salazar still retains his original demeanor. The elegance in his dark green pupils has never been shaken. He patted Helga on the shoulder reassuringly, and he said calmly: "Godric , now is not the time to worry about Ovelia, the safety and reputation of Hogwarts are at stake, we decided to come back to help first, as for other matters, we can wait until all these are resolved!"

"Oh, Salazar, Rowena and I are enough to maintain order in the castle. Go find Ovelia and bring her back. She is our friend, we can't leave her alone..."

Somerhalder couldn't help screaming because it saw Salazar knock Godric unconscious with a sudden shot.Caught off guard, Godric collapsed on the table without even humming.

Helga calmed it down in time: "Somerhalder, don't worry, Salazar is doing it for Godric's good. We have met Rowena and agreed that he needs to take a good rest. We can temporarily Take over his job."

Somerhalder said that it has always been irresistible to Helga's gentle amber eyes, as long as she stares at him with that gaze, it thinks that Godric and everything can get out.So it lowered its eyelids in embarrassment, and fell silent obediently.

It's a pity that it can't predict the future, and it doesn't expect that it will never see that kind of gentle gaze again, otherwise it will definitely seize the opportunity to take a second look at that time.

Helga's character is indifferent to the world, she rarely actively participates in the school's decision-making, and almost never appears in the principal's office. Later, she and Salazar went out to look for Olivia again, and it took many years in a flash. Derek never hangs out wearing Somerhalder again.

It has to be mentioned that nearly a year after Ovelia left, the situation finally calmed down, and Hogwarts was back on track—at least on the surface.But in fact, that was just the beginning. With the passage of time, the differences in concepts and personalities of the four gradually emerged. come out.

They both felt that each other needed time and space to calm down.As the headmaster, Godric cannot leave Hogwarts at will, and Rowena has her own daughter to take care of, so Salazar and Helga embarked on a journey to find Ovelia again.

These Somerhalders were all heard from Godric. He often couldn't restrain his fiery temper, yelled at his friends, and felt very regretful. Somerhalder, who talks nonsense, is the only one he can confide in.

"Oh my God, how could I say that to Salazar? It really wasn't my intention. Although he still looks so indifferent, I know that he must have been hurt by me..."

"I should really reflect on myself. If this continues, I will lose my most precious friend. Somerhalder, Salazar and Helga went to look for Ovelia today. When they come back, I will definitely Apologize well to Salazar, do you think he will forgive me?"

"Of course!" It replied firmly, and saw Godric showing a long-lost bright smile.

It's a pity that this beautiful idea could not be realized, because Salazar never returned to Hogwarts.

Helga failed to bring back Ovelia, but she never gave up. She stayed in the castle for less and less time, and Godric's persuasion could not stop her. After a brief meeting, Godric Back in the office, he said to Somerhalder puzzledly: "Helga seems to have changed, but I can't say what is different. After all, her temper is still so gentle. After staying with her for a few hours, I feel much better!" Then he showed pain again: "But she kept silent about Salazar, why didn't he come back? Where is he now? How are you doing? I still don't know anything. have no idea……"

Somerhalder didn't know how to comfort him. It just thought that Salazar was too cold-blooded, and his revenge was too extreme. He was stingy with saying goodbye and just disappeared.Doesn't he have the slightest reluctance and guilt in his heart?

Such thoughts continued until that night—a night that Somerhalder still recalled years later as a nightmare.

Rowena is murdered, her daughter Helena steals her crown and escapes the castle.

After Helga heard the news, she rushed back to Hogwarts overnight. To everyone's surprise, she didn't collapse or even shed a tear. All subsequent matters are taken care of.For the first time, this gentle and mediocre woman showed her talents in front of everyone, and successfully drove away the eyes of the troublemakers.

Then she showed up in the principal's office.

Somerhalder was pleasantly surprised: "Helga, you're back! Oh, my God, I haven't seen you for a long time... Where's Godric? Why didn't he... come with you..." At the end , its voice gradually weakened, because it found that Helga's amber eyes were no longer gentle, not only that, but the coldness and paranoia in them made it feel creepy, and suddenly, it suddenly realized that the last time it saw it with its own eyes It's been 20 years since she arrived.

"Godric is asleep." Helga replied lightly, "but I couldn't close my eyes. There is a secret in my heart that has tortured me for ten years. Summerhalder, there is no one but you Can you listen to me. If I tell you, are you willing to keep this secret for me?"

"Oh, of course, but Godric..."

Helga interrupted it sharply: "He can't! You have to make sure he doesn't even know that today's conversation ever happened. Can you do it?"

Somerhalder was taken aback for a moment, it has always been soft but not hard, even if Godric lost his temper at it, it would return it as it is.But this time, its anger was stuck in its throat - if it had this thing, it couldn't burst out at all.

Because Helga wept.She stood there motionless, shedding two lines of tears silently.

"Okay, I swear," it heard itself say.

"Somerhalder, do you know why Salazar didn't come back?" Helga's cold and deep voice echoed softly in the empty principal's office, "Everyone thinks he is heartless and cold-blooded , you think so too, right?"

Somerhalder looked at her bewilderedly.

Helga said slowly, "Yeah, I'd rather let them—Godric and Rowena—think so, so they'd think Salazar was doing well in a place we didn't know about, rather than As for falling into greater pain, this is the best choice for the living..."

Somerhalder slowly opened his eyes wide, an ominous premonition appeared in its mind, and it couldn't help holding its breath.

"However, Salazar died a long time ago! It was that demon... Olivia Lachesis, she killed him!"

At that moment, all the fragility in Helga's eyes collapsed, and coldness and paranoia once again occupied those amber eyes. It was the first time Somerhalder clearly saw hatred in a human's eyes , and felt its power in the most direct way.

"We shouldn't try to save her. She has completely degenerated. She has no reason or thoughts. Just like the blood demon back then, there is no cure. Unless she dies, nothing can wash away her sins."

Somerhalder murmured, "Oh, my God, Helga..."

Helga raised a sneer: "I swear that I will avenge Salazar. I dug out the information Salazar had during his lifetime, and continued to study soul reincarnation on the basis of his research results. Now, I have It is almost successful. I will spend my life hunting down Ovelia Lachesis until only one of us survives!"

The author has something to say: Wow, this chapter is fat enough...

Please take a leave of absence in advance, I have a full class tomorrow, and there is still a paper to be completed, so I probably won't update it...

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