[Shen Xia + HP] In the name of a detective

"Miss Hopps, I am very sorry for your experience. Things should not have been like this." Principal McGonagall said regretfully.

"So, what should have happened?" Aurora took advantage of this opportunity and asked.

"This is a decision made by your parents, and I have no right to disclose it to you." Principal McGonagall looked very embarrassed, and seemed to want to tell Aurora something very much, but was unable to speak for some special reason.

"If this is my business, why can my parents make the decision for me?" Aurora has already felt that her rejection from Hogwarts seems not so simple, and it is very possible It was her parents who held her back from coming to school to learn magic.

"We have made an unbreakable oath. I cannot disclose information about this matter to you, otherwise I will die immediately." Principal McGonagall pursed his lips tightly, and after thinking about it, he suggested again, "If Miss Hopes If you really want to know something, you might as well ask your brother, as the head of the family, he should also know."

Although Aurora didn't understand what an "unbreakable oath" was, she could probably tell from the context that it was an oath that would have serious consequences if violated. Her intuition told her not to talk too much about things she wasn't sure about, so she chose remained silent.

After a long silence, Principal McGonagall hesitated and said: "Although I don't know what consequences you will have after knowing the whole truth, I think you have the right to know the truth."

"No need." Aurora pulled out the wand she had just bought from Diagon Alley from her pocket, and showed it to Principal McGonagall, "I already know what they did to me back then, and I just came to confirm. It appears to be true."

"You, already know that you are a wizard?" Principal McGonagall stared at the twelve and three-quarter inches long chestnut wand in Aurora's hand, which contained unicorn hair and was brittle, probably convinced She was shocked by the lie she had told.

"Yes. I knew about it when my father died." Aurora was shocked by Principal McGonagall's words, but she still pretended to have a natural expression, holding a magic wand, and drew a beautiful arc in the air , and put it in the pocket again.

However, Principal McGonagall's thoughtfulness prevented her from being immediately convinced by the magic wand that Aurora showed, and she still had doubts about what she said. She lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and finally raised her head to stare at Aurora's With double eyes, he said: "In order to prove the correctness of what you said, I will use Dementia on you."

Aurora has never heard of "Legiliency", but at this juncture, she can only pretend to understand, and said calmly: "Please."

She felt Principal McGonagall's sharp eyes staring directly at her, and another idea was forcibly invading her brain, trying to browse the memories stored in it.

In fact, the idea did work.

Memories from childhood to the present are displayed in front of my eyes one by one like slides.

There was the darkness and fire in that nightmare, there was her lying under the quilt and listening to him tell "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", and she was sitting alone in the room watching "Hogwarts, a school chapter". "History", when she saw the genealogy of the Hopps family, she froze in place for a moment, and when she walked to the fireplace with "The Tales of Beedle the Poet" in her arms, she threw away the Floo powder a second before she sprinkled it. Going out, she was beaten all over when she was training with MI[-], she was appreciated by Mycroft and often went to do some important tasks, she was dragged away by Li Chengzhi to escape from the base of the criminal gang, and She saw Aubrey shout uncontrollably again after many years, she mocked Lestrade's IQ when handling the case, and she met Sherlock for the first time in Dust Bar...

The rest of his life was occupied by a curly-haired detective.

No, you can't watch it here.Can't see it here.

Aurora closed her eyes subconsciously, avoiding eye contact with Principal McGonagall, and concentrated on trying to expel the intruder.She kept saying "get out" silently in her heart, trying her best to resist Principal McGonagall's attack.

"Get out!" Aurora yelled, while getting rid of Principal McGonagall's Legilimency.

At this time, she was sweating profusely from top to bottom, and her clothes were soaked in sweat, clinging to her skin.The lips were also a little white, without any blood color, and the corners of the mouth were bitten, and there were a few strands of blood oozing.

"It seems that Mr. Hopps has already taught you Occlumency." Principal McGonagall raised his hand and pushed his glasses again, picked up a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and praised, "You just started learning, can you It’s good to have achieved something like this, but it takes practice.”

Aurora didn't know what "Occlumency" was, but what she understood was that Principal McGonagall had completely believed her words at this time, and thought she had learned the magic called "Occlumency".She squeezed out a weak smile, and said politely, "I'm honored."

"Since you already know your identity as a wizard from Mr. Hopps, and you have also learned magic, then there is no need for me to keep it from you." Principal McGonagall was convinced that Aurora already knew about it. Doubtful, after contemplating for a moment, he still said, "Because I have made an unbreakable oath with your parents, I cannot tell you some information directly, but I think you can find the information you want from the list of previous Hogwarts students. s answer."

"I assume that the list of previous Hogwarts students is in the principal's office." Aurora was secretly delighted that she had tricked Principal McGonagall, but her expression remained serious.

"Yes, but you have to wait until I'm not in the office to check, so that I won't break the unbreakable oath." Principal McGonagall still has a straight face, making it impossible to see her emotions , "Come here at four o'clock in the afternoon three days later. I will not be there at that time. The Sorting Hat will tell you where the list is placed. Remember this."

The Sorting Hat, which was placed on the top of the bookshelf and had been silent for a long time, interrupted when he heard himself being mentioned: "Little girl, if you came to Hogwarts to study at Hogwarts 11 years ago, I would have sorted you into Slater." Lin's."

"Slytherin?" Aurora couldn't help being a little puzzled when she heard this, "But our family has been Gryffindor for generations."

"Who knows?" The Sorting Hat giggled a few times, then stopped talking.

"The password is...Elphstone," said Headmaster McGonagall's expressionless face, which seemed to be expressing unspeakable grief. He suddenly looked ten years older. , "That's my husband's name."

(This is the information on Pottermore, the official website of Harry Potter, which is credible.)

"Sorry." Although Aurora didn't know what happened between Principal McGonagall and her husband Elfstone, but she could really feel her grief, she frowned and said, "Thank you ,I will come."

She bowed again, stepped back to the door step by step, turned around and opened the door, and left.

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Aurora strolled in the corridor on the eighth floor of the castle, her black leather boots stepped on the floor, making a "da da" sound, which was infinitely amplified in the empty corridor, and the echo was particularly obvious in the quiet Hogwarts castle .A gust of drafts blew past, and she couldn't help shivering as her clothes were soaked in sweat.

According to the little information disclosed by Mr. Ollivander and Principal McGonagall, she can deduce the following points:

One, she can have a wand, can use magic, and is a wizard, not the Squib she's always thought she was.Her transformation from a wizard to a Squib is highly likely to be artificial.

Second, parents Owen Hopps and Su Liushuang, including brother Aubrey probably knew this, but they were hiding it from her.

Third, she was not admitted to Hogwarts as expected, and it is likely to be related to her parents. For this reason, they also made an unbreakable oath with Principal McGonagall.

Four, when she was little, her parents treated her strangely not because she was a Squib.As for the real reason, it is probably the same as the reason why she was not admitted to Hogwarts.

Fifth, Aubrey originally promised to add her back to the family tree after she became the head of the family.But after his father died, he did not do this. It is very likely that his father told him this secret before he died.

Sixth, Xianchen, the house elf of the Hopps family, served three heads of the family, and was the confidant of his mother Su Liushuang during her lifetime, and was the insider of this secret.

Seven, her father removed her from the family tree not because she was a Squib, but because of his attitude towards her.

Eight, when she was read by Principal McGonagall, she thought of the darkness and fire in the nightmare, which means that this nightmare is likely to be her own memory.And the last reason may be related to her nightmare.

After clearing up all doubts, Aurora began to sort out the investigation she needs to conduct next:

One, read My Life as a Squib by Angus Buchanan to learn about the many reasons why she became a Squib and figure out which one she was for.

Second, go to the headmaster's office of Hogwarts three days later, find the list of previous students according to the prompt of the sorting hat, and find clues about why he was not admitted.

Thinking about it, Aurora has come near the tapestry where the troll beat Barnabas with a stick, and the opposite wall has been restored to its original state, and the smooth door on the wall has long since disappeared.

She resignedly walked back and forth three times in the corridor next to the wall, thinking silently: "Give me the place I went in just now." But the wall didn't change at all, and it was indifferent to her request, as if it was mocking her stupidity.

Aurora was at a loss. She didn't understand why the door disappeared, let alone why the Room of Requirement suddenly failed.She knocked hard on the wall, hoping that Aubrey inside could hear it and help her open the door inside.

But he didn't.

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Xia Miao lives in Miss Lola's heart~~

It is estimated that the fifth chapter will usher in the return of Xia Miao again, looking forward to~~

Recently I was watching "Knowing whether I know it should be green, fat, red and thin", because the adapted drama is about to start broadcasting, it's like reading a novel first, starring Zhao Liying, produced by Noon Sunshine, I will probably follow it.I just read chapters five or six, and I feel pretty good. I recommend a wave first, and I will introduce it in detail when I continue to read.

I know that everyone wants to see Carat, and I also want to write Carat, but the five-day tour that I set up at the beginning cheated me, so I can only let Xia Miao wait first!