Chapter 553: The Reason Why It Takes Time, Stop It, Malfoy (1/2)

Chapter 553 The reason why time is needed, stop it, Malfoy

Claire brought Hermione to the top of the tower, and looked at her after admiring the scenery for a while, "I think you must have a lot of doubts in your heart, right?"

"Yes, there are quite a few." Hermione hesitated, "But I won't ask now."

"Ask anyway!" Claire shrugged, "I was taught since childhood that I can't always bury doubts in my heart, my brain will get sick.

Aaron has many secrets that are not convenient to tell you, but I can pick out some that will not have much impact to answer your doubts, provided that..."

"I will keep it secret." Hermione said immediately.

"Smart, no wonder so many people like you." Claire raised her eyebrows and said, "You can ask me some questions, and I will try to give you the most comprehensive answers you want."

Hermione did not ask immediately, but calmed down to think about how to grasp this hard-won opportunity.

She has too many doubts, and it is almost impossible to get all the answers, but it is possible to maximize the cost-effectiveness.

After a long silence, until the moonlight shone on the tower, she slowly spoke: "Let's talk about what happened just now. You know me. I was just complaining. There is no need to use an unbreakable oath, right?"

"But that would be more effective! No woman can refuse such a confession, right!

Besides, I have given a premise. He will protect you with everything if you love him deeply." Claire said meaningfully, "His answer is within my expectations, and so is your performance."

"But this is very... very abnormal." Hermione said incoherently, "You are too open-minded to deepen the relationship between him and me in this way!"

"Well..." Claire smiled lightly, "How should I put it? I fell in love with him when I was a child.

The friendly relationship between our two families has lasted for thousands of years. He and I are childhood sweethearts. It is normal to arrange a baby marriage, but when I mentioned to my mother that I want to marry him when I grow up, she directly opposed it without thinking."

"Ah?" Hermione opened her eyes wide, full of confusion.

"My reaction was the same as yours. I remember my mother said: 'That boy doesn't look bad, his character and ability are acceptable, but don't expect him to be affectionate and loyal in the future.

This is how their family is. Every few generations, there will be a talented but dishonest playboy." At this point, Claire rubbed her eyebrows helplessly, "In fact, I knew this a long time ago and was mentally prepared, but it took a long time to convince my mother."

"You mean Aaron is the dishonest one?" Hermione said in disbelief, "But from what I know about him, he doesn't seem to be..."

"Of course he is not." Claire interrupted, "But for a long time, he will be pushed forward by fate, and it is inevitable that he will encounter some difficult-to-give-up feelings in the process.

To give the simplest example, if he has to choose between you and me, who will he choose?"

"Ah this..."

Hermione opened her mouth, as if she had figured something out.

He will definitely not give up on the feelings that are hard to give up, which means...

"Do you understand now?" Claire said embarrassedly, "In a sense, you are his first love, unforgettable, I don't want him to have any regrets in the future."

"You are really..." Hermione's mouth twitched slightly, and she had to give a thumbs up, "Awesome!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

"But aren't you worried about making things worse?" Hermione asked with some doubt, "What if I don't have such a heavy weight in his heart, you might break up with us early."

"No." Claire said confidently, "He doesn't care about other people in the school, but you are different. He treats you a little too well, isn't he?"

"How could that be?" Hermione thought of all the things that happened in the past, and couldn't help blushing, "You're embarrassed to say that."

"Don't be embarrassed, this is the fact." Claire said with some jealousy, "It's just that I haven't seen him for a long time, otherwise you wouldn't have taken advantage of it."

Hermione blinked, "You don't mind Fleur Delacour, either?"

"She was the first to take action, why should I mind?

Besides, Fleur is very good at taking care of people, which is something neither you nor I can compare to."

"Okay! I have nothing to say." Hermione said speechlessly, and then looked at Clea seriously, "Can you tell me why he needs time?"

"Because of you, because of Voldemort, and because of Harry Potter." Clea said bluntly, "Originally, Aaron had absolute initiative, and with the protection of the Gaius family, Voldemort dared not do anything to him.

But that night in the Department of Mysteries, he joined a battle that he shouldn't have participated in for someone. If he violated the ancestral precepts, he would be temporarily expelled from the family, and his life and death would be determined by fate. Without the power to protect himself, would you be anxious if it were you?"

"Uh... I didn't think so much at the time, and I didn't expect him to come in person."

"But things have already happened. Voldemort is determined to get the secrets of the Gaius family, and even Harry Potter, the son of prophecy, has to stand back.

He did not dare to touch the heir of the Gaius family, but it would be a different matter if the heir was removed from the family. "Klea said, "For this reason, Aaron needs to seize every moment to improve his combat power as much as possible. Only in this way will he not be unable to resist when danger comes. "

"Is that so?" Hermione murmured thoughtfully, "No wonder he's always so anxious.

But what does this have to do with Harry? "

"Are you sure you want to know?" Klea asked meaningfully, "The previous ones are not important, but the answer to this question will put you under a lot of pressure."

Hearing this, Hermione was silent for a while, "I want to know."

"I think so, very few people can give up easily accessible secrets." Klea was not surprised and continued: "During the summer vacation, he made two deals with Voldemort.

One is to use 'Moon Drops' in exchange for the protection of you and Ollivander. Ollivander's Wand Shop can now be opened in Diagon Alley for this reason. As for you... you will know later.

The other is that before Harry Potter and Dumbledore die, Voldemort and his forces cannot do anything adverse to him. The bargaining chip in exchange is the secret that Voldemort wants to make him further on the road to immortality. . "

"What?" Hermione was shocked, "How could he do such a deal?"

"It was a helpless move." Klea explained. "At that time, he was blocked by Voldemort and a large number of dark wizards at the door of his home. He was very lucky to avoid the battle."

"But what's the difference between this and seeking skin from a tiger?"

"There is no difference, but it is better than being killed directly.

Judging from the situation at the time, he had a 20% chance of escaping if he fought hard, but he would face endless pursuit after that.

If Dumbledore hadn't arrived by chance, he might not even have a chance to choose. "

Hermione opened her mouth, wanting to say something but was speechless.

It was true that Harry had told her what happened last summer, but what he said was far from as thrilling.

"Fortunately, Dumbledore and Harry are still alive and well." Hermione breathed an inexplicable sigh of relief, "As long as they are fine, Aaron is safe, right?"

"Aaron probably thought so at the time. Voldemort's desire for immortality even reached a perverted level, but the prophecy was also something he had to deal with, so Aaron was able to temporarily remove him through negotiation, but... ..”

Hermione's heart suddenly pounded and she asked hurriedly: "But what?"

"But there was a little accident." Klea shook her head, "If I guess correctly, three to five years is the shortest time that Aaron hopes Dumbledore and Harry can fight for. As long as he has this time, he will He could face Voldemort head-on, and at least he could escape calmly.

But the problem is that Dumbledore's body has been severely cursed, and it is estimated that he will not live for more than a year. He may die at the end of this semester. "

"What did you say? Dumbledore..." Hermione's face changed drastically, "This is impossible, absolutely impossible."

"Think about what is different about our principal from before?

Friendly reminder, this is a visible difference. "

Suddenly, a withered and disfigured right hand appeared in Hermione's mind.

Her face instantly turned pale, and she said in despair, "Is this true?"

"I have no reason to lie to you. Dumbledore's death is doomed. Aaron can only count on Harry Potter to live for a while longer, but Harry..."

Hermione has not yet recovered from the news of Dumbledore's imminent death, but she also knows that without Dumbledore, Harry's safety cannot be guaranteed at all by the Order of the Phoenix.

"Now you understand?" Klea said with a serious look on her face, "Judging from the prophecy of Harry Potter's savior, the relationship between him and Voldemort is either life or death.

But if he loses, he can still die happily, but if Aaron loses, life will be worse than death.

I am not being alarmist. The blood, memory, body and even soul of the descendants of gods are of great value to Voldemort.

You are a Muggle-born, so you should understand what biological research is, right? "

"How could this happen?" Hermione slumped on the cold stone floor at a loss, almost all of the torment in her heart reflected on her face, "If I had listened to him and not gone to the Department of Mysteries, would he have... ..”

"You won't be you if you don't go." Klea patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Don't think about the past."

"How could you not consider it?" Hermione covered her face and choked with tears. "If he hadn't come to save me at that time, his situation wouldn't be so dangerous."

"To be precise, there is no danger." Klea said seriously, and then changed the subject, "But if he doesn't save you, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

This is the real reason why you want answers and why he needs time. Isn’t it cruel? "

Hermione lowered her head dullly, her voice trembling: "Tell me, what should I do?"

Klea smiled knowingly, "Don't ask him questions he shouldn't ask, and don't doubt him.

He looked more relaxed than anyone else, but in fact he was under more pressure than anyone else.

But don’t worry too much. In the future I see, Voldemort is just a stumbling block in his long life. It’s a bit troublesome, but he can handle it. "

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, otherwise I wouldn't tell you so much." Claire said earnestly, "You are one of the people he cares about most. During this time when he needs time, don't cause him any trouble except keeping it secret."

"Yeah!" Hermione nodded heavily, and then thought of something, "But his current safety is linked to Harry's life and death, and some things must be told to him."

"You can rest assured, he knows as much as you do.

If there is really something missing, I will ask you in time, you... shouldn't hide it from me?"

"No." Hermione smiled far-fetchedly, inexplicably feeling that she had an extra label of "undercover" on her head, but strictly speaking she was not an undercover.

"That's good."

......

At the same time, in the Slytherin common room.

Aaron suddenly sneezed, and Draco, who was sitting opposite him, was caught off guard and sprayed.

"Sorry, I guess some beautiful lady is talking about me."

Draco wiped the spit from his face unhappily, "Just say it straight, don't beat around the bush in front of me."

"Okay." Aaron said, then looked at the Crouching Dragon and Phoenix behind Draco, "What I want to talk to him about is a big deal, you two should step aside for now."

Crabbe and Goyle looked at each other, and seeing that Malfoy did not object, they quietly distanced themselves from the two and drove several nearby students back to the dormitory.

"Can I talk now?" Draco asked a little stiffly.

Snap!

Aaron snapped his fingers, and the white magic power spread rapidly, forming a transparent illusion barrier.

"This barrier can isolate our voices, and if you don't enter it, you will only see us communicating normally. You don't have to worry about confidentiality."

"What am I worried about?" Draco didn't understand, but his voice was a little more relaxed than before.

"Maybe not for now, because no one has died yet."

Draco's face suddenly became extremely bad, "I don't understand what you are talking about?"

"No, you understand." Aaron said meaningfully, "I cast the Imperius Curse on Katie and asked her to give the cursed opal necklace to someone in Hogwarts, but you know that the necklace will not be able to enter the school gate and will be searched by Filch. Then the professors will naturally help to remove the Imperius Curse on her.

But you didn't expect an accident to happen. The necklace was touched by Katie on the way and she almost died.

And in Slughorn Professor Slughorn is a real master of potions. It only takes him a few minutes to detoxify.

Perhaps that's why you're not that worried, because even if someone drinks the poisoned wine, Slughorn can save them.

But this time, an accident happened again. Professor Slughorn opened the bottle of wine in advance. The unlucky one is Ron Weasley, who is still lying in the school hospital!

So stop it, don't play those little tricks, it's useless and it's easy to hurt innocent people. "

Draco:......