Vol 2 Chapter 759: Opal necklace

Leaving the three broomsticks and Seymour who was still planning to stay in the bar for a while, Harry and the others went back to Hogwarts without stopping too much after visiting Hogsmeade.
Harry and his party moved much faster than they did when they first came. They carried the leaves of Mandela grass and the pupae of the Grimace Hawkmoth that they had retrieved from the Hogsmeade Post Office for the transformation of Animagus. , They didn’t want too many people to know the action, and they didn’t choose to let the owl throw things on the Hogwarts table directly in public—the afternoon was the time to make an appointment with Sirius for the first time to learn the transformation of Animagus They need to arrange the materials that cannot see light.
In addition, in addition to receiving parcels and letters, the Hogsmeade Post Office has at least two hundred owls to choose from, ranging from the Great Grey Falcon to the miniature bard (local delivery only). They are all perched on color-coded shelves for you to choose. As for which one you choose, it depends on how quickly you want your mail to reach its destination.
The wind and snow were still floating in the air one after another. They walked the snow and rushed forward, wanting to return to the comfortable and warm Hogwarts as soon as possible.
"Why didn't you start learning Animagus during the summer vacation? Tonight is the full moon, and you have to hold the mandela grass in your mouth until the next full moon..." Hermione straightened her pocket Mao asked Ginny, "Recently, starting with Snape, other courses are requiring us to use the silent spell technique at the beginning of the sixth grade. Harry and the others can practice this, but Ginny, this will delay your understanding of the new magic Of the curse."
"Dumbled...maybe Sirius is free recently?" Harry said to his lips and realized that this might be an arrangement made by Dumbledore not wanting him to practice the dark magic in ancient magic classes. Harry gave Hermione an excuse for the conflict between Lido and Allen. She didn’t want Hermione to tell Allen when she knew it, so that the conflict between the two would escalate again. After all, in Harry’s view, Dumbledore and Allen In this matter, there are only differences in ideas, and the essence is to make others better.
Ginny's expression looked disgusting: "Do I have to hold this grass till the next full moon?"
"Until the next full moon, you can't swallow the leaf or take it out of your mouth at any time, otherwise the whole process will have to start again. This is really not an easy task." Hermione recalled the corner of her mouth when she was preparing. Unconsciously smoked-she was unable to clean her teeth for a whole month.
As they moved forward, the quarreling voices of the girls not far in front of them became louder and louder.
"Katie, you don't even know what is installed here?" The sharp female voice came into their ears through the wind and snow.
Harry heard Katie Bell, the chaser on his team, shouting in a completely different tone from his usual gentle voice: "It has nothing to do with you, Lean!"
The snow was getting denser and more anxious at this time. They had to squint their eyes and look forward. They saw Katie in a red coat? Bell holding something in his arms and arguing with her friend Li An in a dark green coat. .
Harry's glasses had just been blurred by the snow, and he had to wipe the lenses with his hands wearing dragon leather gloves-at this time the quarrel had developed into a dispute, and Li Ann suddenly reached out to grab the one in Katie's hand. Packed things, but as Katie pulled back hard, the package wrapped in kraft paper fell to the ground.
Suddenly, miserable screams sounded, and everyone stopped. They saw the two witches who were still arguing just now. Among them, Katie in red had fallen to the ground, and Li An stood on the side at a loss.
Paying attention to Harry and their arrival, Li An's voice was full of crying and panic: "I warned her, let her not touch it!"
Then the mutation happened. Katie, who had fallen on the ground, seemed to be pulled by something invisible, swaying from side to side on the snow, like a rag doll without life. Suddenly she was pulled high in the air again, arms spread out and head tilted back, as if something kept pulling her up in the air.
Harry and the others took a half step back in fright by the sudden change, and then Hermione, who reacted, took out her wand and took a step forward, holding Katie, who was still flying randomly and randomly, in the air.
Katie's eyes rounded, her long black hair fluttering in the wind. Before Harry's hanging heart was let go, she saw her eyes suddenly opened, her mouth widened, and she let out a silent scream of terror, as if she was suffering from some terrible pain.
Such a terrifying picture dazzled the wizards standing below. The grim-faced Katie kept screaming with her mouth opened and closed, but she couldn't make a sound. When she finally lost consciousness, she fell from a height.
Hermione hurriedly added another shock absorption spell to slow down the falling speed, allowing Katie to ease the momentum of her landing, and slowly lay on the snow as her wand moved.
Ron gasped, and saw Katie lying on the snow, opening her eyes, but her whole body was twitching and shaking completely unconsciously.
Then Harry and Ginny both wanted to go around and want to help, and Hermione who noticed their actions immediately called them out loud: "Harry, stop and don't get close! Something that hurt Katie might be dangerous. . I'll go and take a look first."
"What happened?" Hagrid's thick voice passed through the wind and snow. He strode over, and the wind and snow made his hair and eyebrows white.
"Hagrid, something happened to Katie, you go back to the castle and tell the professors to come to the school infirmary, we will be there later." Hermione calmly commanded Hagrid to let him go back to school and notify the professors-Katie's situation is not yet It was clear that Hagrid had always been very carefree, and his men had no importance, and it wouldn't be good if they hurt Katie again.
Hagrid opened his mouth and wanted to say that he was also a professor, but seeing Hermione present the majesty of the female prefect and the umbrella president at this time, he unconsciously obeyed the other party's arrangements and stepped silently. He opened his legs a few steps past the crowd and ran in the direction of the castle.
But a few Aurors also rushed over, Hermione stepped forward to explain to them a few words, and then Katie walked, and the other three Gryffindor cubs quickly gave way. .
The crowd followed her a little further away with their wands, and Hermione leaned over to inquire about Katie. Then she walked over to the kraft paper and things scattered nearby, squatted down, and held the kraft paper blown by the wind with her magic wand, revealing the cracked box that fell to the ground, and a gorgeous opal necklace in the box exuded green green Shine, one after another oval opals are surrounded by silver metal. It looks like a sun with a halo, with a long pendant hanging below it.
"Oh, oops, it's a curse item. I don't have as much knowledge about it as Alan, and I don't dare to cast her curse directly. We have to take her back to Madam Pomfrey, maybe Dumbledore can solve it." Min lowered his head, looked at the green light emitted by the opal necklace, raised his head and said to the Aurors, "I will fix the necklace, Auror gentlemen, please use the Levitating Curse to get Katie back to school first."
The Aurors who can be arranged in Hogsmeade Village are naturally Harris's-in fact, many of them have another identity or the armed forces of the Red Umbrella Department, and they clearly obey Hermione's arrangement.
Together, the Aurors used their magic wands to command Katie’s body and let her float in front of everyone. Katie lowered her head, her long black hair scattered to cover her face, and started her towards Hogwarts Castle. Lucky—the only thing that went too far was professional habit, which made Katie look like she was arrested and escorted by the Auror.
But Harry and the others were relieved by the arrival of the Auror. It was not easy to ask them and the students to maintain the Levitating Charm all the way on a snowy day.
And Hermione carefully controlled the exposed opal necklace with a magic wand and let it float back into the box again. Then she glanced at the dragon leather gloves on her hand and wrapped the kraft paper with her hands. Stopped and stuffed it into his pocket.
When they rushed to Hogwarts in the wind and snow, Professor McGonagall hurriedly walked down the stone steps to meet them. She looked seriously at Katie, who had been floating in front of the Aurors, who had been unaware of human affairs, thanked the Aurors, and then pointed her wand at Katie, and Katie floated behind her.
"Come with me." Professor McGonagall walked quickly to the school infirmary. Probably Professor McGonagall had already explained to Filch and the Aurors. Seeing this situation, instead of blocking them, they ordered the students to quickly clear the way so that they could rush to the school's medical room as soon as possible.
"Hagrid reported the situation to me. Miss Granger did a very good job." Dumbledore walked out of the school infirmary and glanced over Katie floating in the air. "Poor girl."
A gloomy Snape followed behind him, and his gaze swept over Harry, Ron and the others. Madam Pomfrey took Professor McGonagall into the ward and motioned to Professor McGonagall to put Katie on a hospital bed.
Hermione took out the opal necklace, the box and the kraft paper, and put them on the table in the ward. Dumbledore's hand ran across Katie's head, and he looked at the necklace on the table. Asked Snape, "What do you think, Severus?"
Snape walked to the hospital bed, lowered his head and carefully observed Katie, who was in a coma while still showing painful expressions from time to time. He peeled off the kraft paper with his magic wand to make the necklace float. He looked at the opal necklace: "Strongly cursed item, Deng Not much. In fact, Miss Bell is not dead now, but can still lie there alive. Her good luck has made me feel very surprised."
"She is wearing woolen gloves. Maybe it's just a touch. I'll try it first." Dumbledore drew out the old wand with his intact left hand and bowed to let the tip of the wand move slowly against Katie's whole body. Some black and green magical energy was drawn from the opponent's body with Dumbledore's wand, but as Katie's expression became more painful, Dumbledore finally had to give up and continue to cast the spell.
Dumbledore took out his fuchsia handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, the school therapist Bobby Pomfrey ordered. "Very vicious curse, but for Miss Bell’s safety, I only lifted a part of it without forcibly removing all of it. Bobby, you should transfer her to the St. Mungo’s Magical Injury Hospital for a more conservative treatment, poor. Girl, she will stay there for at least three months."
"Now, can anyone of you tell me what happened?" Standing up, Dumbledore faced the little wizards, then glanced at the Aurors who followed. "I miss the Aurors. Some clues will be needed to help them investigate. I still remember that Mr. Hochner was very serious and responsible when he was in school."
The eldest of the Aurors seemed to be quite happy because his name was remembered by his principal. He kept a smile on his tight and serious face: "Thank you for your cooperation and help, Dumbledore. principal."
Then, under Professor McGonagall’s stern gaze and Professor Snape’s gloomy expression, Li An stammered and began to explain what happened:
At that time, we had just entered the Three Broomsticks bar, Katie went to the bar to order something. Occupying a seat, I saw her enter the bar toilet as soon as I sat down, and when she came out, she was holding it in her hand."
"Think about your bad memory, are you sure Katie Bell didn't bring this when she entered the Three Broomsticks bar?" Snape's cold voice made him trained for just making a mistake in Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Li An was even more nervous after a meal.
"I'm sure, from the dormitory to the Three Broomsticks Bar, we have never separated." Li An recalled carefully, and then replied affirmatively, "She said that she would send the package back to Hogwarts, and left directly. Bar, I have to catch up."
"Did she say who to give it to?" Snape continued.
"I have played Quidditch with Katie for many years. I know her well. Outside the Quidditch stadium, she can't bear to hurt even the flies and only blow them away." Harry defended Katie, then The thought that the main pursuit player who has worked with him for many years will not be able to play for at least three months, which makes the new Gryffindor Quidditch captain a headache.
"I asked her who gave it to her, but she refused to say, only to whom she was going to give to Hogwarts. She had a weird expression when she said... Oh no, oh no, she must have been hit. It's an Imperius curse. I only paid attention to the package at the time, and I ignored her abnormality at that time." Li An cried out, shaking all over, wiping away the tears on her face with her sleeves, Hermione gently Pat her shoulder.
Hearing that someone might be suspected of using the Unforgivable Curse, Auror Hochner instructed a black mustache colleague next to him: "Derek Morgen, you catch up with Madam Pomfrey and help her send Miss Bell over, if She wakes up and asks what she remembers, and remember not to delay her for too long and hinder the patient's rest."
"Then how did she touch the necklace?" Snape's cold gaze made Li Anse wince.
Thinking of the process at that time, Li An began to whimper again, her lips trembled, trying to describe the matter as clearly as possible: "I don't know that this will happen, I told her that this thing must not be taken to school, Filch It’s impossible for the Aurors to let this unknown thing enter Hogwarts. But no matter how I persuade, she just won’t listen, so I want to it from her hand and throw it away, who Knowing that she's dead and alive like a demon, the package is cracked... she has something wrong."
"Katie must be in a fight with you and accidentally bumped into it. Fortunately, she didn't hold it directly in her hand..." Professor McGonagall said softly. She patted Li An on the shoulder, who was almost emotionally broken, "When Madam Pomfrey comes back, you may need a little medicine to suppress the shock."
Afterwards, Professor McGonagall turned his gaze to the four Gryffindor wizards, and sighed helplessly: "Why are you always present every time something happens?"
Several Gryffindors stood standing in front of her, and Ron was helpless. He shook his head: "Trust my professor, I have asked myself this question for six years."
Harry was a little embarrassed beside him, but then said calmly: "Perhaps Pansy Parkinson did it."
Ron, who was on his side, rubbed his nose awkwardly; Ginny, who was on the other side of him, began to hold his forehead with her hand, and Hermione slid her feet on the ground, seemingly wishing to keep a certain distance from Harry.
McGonagall pursed his lips and let himself face Harry. "Potter, this is a very serious accusation."
"Mr. Porter, with the exception of Aurors who have access rights under certain conditions, anyone who uses an unforgivable spell on other wizards will be sentenced to life imprisonment." The Auror has begun to take out his notebook and prepare to record his testimony. "Mr. Potter, did you see the crime process with your own eyes?"
"Indeed." Snape also stared at Harry with a serious face. "What evidence do you have?"
"I just know ~EbookFREE.me~ After Harry answered, he glanced at Dumbledore who was silent beside him. He was very annoyed to discover that the last time he was talking to Dumbledore, he saw about the mystery. People’s memories and excitement about being able to learn from Animagus made myself completely forget that Allen suggested that he tell Dumbledore about his doubts...
Auror Hochner was so impatient that he put down his notepad: "Mr. Potter, you act like this..."
"You just...know?" Snape interrupted the Auror in an unpleasantly exaggerated tone, and he began to imitate Harry to highlight how mentally retarded his answer was.
Harry opened his mouth but didn't expect any words to support him, so he nodded again.
"Your talent for prophecy is really amazing, Potter, you don't even dream of such a talent for ordinary people." Snape tilted his head and stared at Harry sarcastically, "How great, I don't know if you are the savior Is the grade in the divination class better than Alan Harris?"
Professor McGonagall helped his students: "I suggest that each of you go back to the dormitory to take a good rest, everyone."
Auror Hochner also opened his mouth like Harry did. He still wanted to pursue the serious allegations that the other party had just had no evidence, but Hermione shook his head to stop it.
Dumbledore glanced at Hermione with a smile, and said kindly: "Minerva, Severus, Miss Granger is not in danger this time, and handled the emergency properly. It should be added thirty. Points; Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Lean can help Hermione send Katie back, and each one will add fifteen points."
Snape snorted dissatisfiedly, but when his eyes met Harry's joyful green eyes, he thought of the old bat who had talked with Dumbledore, and then swallowed back with a mockery.