The Strongest Badger at Hogwarts

"Harry, what the hell are you doing? If I'm not mistaken, it's only five o'clock!"

Link rubbed his temples and said, he has a lot of getting up, if Harry can't give a reasonable explanation, then he is ready to give the other party a little pain.

For example, turning into a maggot is a good choice.

However, Harry didn't seem to be aware of Link's emotional changes at all, or he was already dazzled by the surprise at the moment, and before Link finished speaking, he directly stuffed a copy of the Daily Prophet into Link's arms inside.

"Quick! Link! Look at this!"

Harry said excitedly, seeing this, Link finally shifted his serious eyes to the newspaper.

"Shock! A shocking turnaround in the Harry Potter case! Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic, was incontinent in court! Is this a distortion of human nature, or a loss of morality! "

This familiar shocking headline...

Link didn't even need to read to know that this article must have been written by Rita Skeeter.

Because this set of headlines was originally revealed by Link in the chat with the other party, Rita Skeeter, a black reporter, immediately took it as an imperial decree after hearing it, and the facts also proved that being a headline party in the 90s was really popular. Rita Skeeter was so popular that she became a contract writer for the Daily Prophet.

Forcing himself to ignore the vulgar title, which was so embarrassing, Link continued to look down, and then nodded in satisfaction.

There is no doubt that this is a smeared article attacking Cornelius Fudge, starting from yesterday's secret trial.

In the article, Rita Skeeter once again showed her ability to tell tales and tell lies.

It turned out that Link thought it would be good to instill a crime on Fudge between stupid (Fudge was taken away from the control of the dementor without his knowledge) and bad (Fudge deliberately assigned the dementor to attack Harry) up.

As a result, Rita Skeeter directly described Fudge as a stupid and bad thing through Chunqiu's brushwork.

Not only that, but Rita Skeeter also fabricated some dialectically difficult false information such as "the underage little witch at Fudge's night party", creating a feeling that Fudge's personal morals are equally corrupt.

While Rita Skeeter was accusing Fudge, she also cleverly raised the prestige of old Batty secretly. From this alone, Link can tell that old Batty must have paid a lot for this article. Pen Galleons.

And it's not just the Daily Prophet doing this.

Afterwards, Harry handed over almost all the wizarding newspapers that could be collected on the market, without exception, all of them published news about yesterday's secret trial, and the general content was almost the same as that in the Daily Prophet. It's as if everyone is washing and publishing an original article.

And in fact it is.

The main purpose of the old Batty and the others holding the press conference yesterday was actually to bribe the major media and unify their voices. All the reported content about the secret trial was provided by them, and the media were just porters and processors of news.

In addition, Link also keenly noticed that the news of Voldemort's return was vaguely mentioned in some newspaper articles.

This is actually no secret after Dumbledore's public speech.

However, due to the suppression of Fudge, the Minister of Magic, this is the first time Link has seen relevant reports in newspapers.

Although it was only mentioned a few times, it can also prove that Fudge's authority is rapidly slipping after this battle, replaced by an interest group with Link as the mastermind behind the scenes and Batty Old as the superficial core.

Link handed the newspaper back to Harry.

For now, he is quite satisfied with the actions of Batty Sr. and the young congressmen.

Of course, the follow-up depends on their efforts. At best, they have only won staged victories now.

"Link! I never imagined that Fudge would have such a day! This is really... wonderful!"

Harry yelled excitedly.

He was so excited that he was about to cry now.

After experiencing the fact that Fudge did not recognize Voldemort's return and Fudge framed him, his favorability for Fudge can be said to have dropped to a negative number.

Although the current situation did not bring down Fudge, at least it made him breathe a sigh of relief.

The reason why he rushed up to wake Link up so early was because he wanted to express his gratitude to Link.

It's a pity that Link didn't care about his thanks, and casually fooled the excited Harry with a few words. After washing, Link changed into a T-shirt and summer shorts and went downstairs.

"Link, why did you get up so early today? Breakfast is just ready, come and eat..."

Mrs. Weasley wore an apron around her waist, and greeted Link warmly.

However, when she saw Link's clothes, she suddenly got stuck in the middle of her speech.

Hermione, Ron, and others in the restaurant also had similar reactions. You must know that Link usually wears either a Hogwarts school uniform or a formal dress or a hunting suit for easy activities. This is the first time they have seen Link wear Such Muggle-like, casual clothes.

At this moment, Link looks just like the handsome big brother next door in an ordinary community, and his whole person gives people a sunny and credible feeling.

Of course, the premise of this feeling is that you have to ignore the basilisk clinging to the opponent's shoulder (no way, the short-sleeved Arkham is not easy to get into the clothes.).

"No, although I have reported it, my mother's tolerance for not returning home overnight is already the limit of my mother's tolerance. If I don't go back soon, she will probably be in a hurry."

Link waved his hand to decline, and Hermione's mouth widened slightly with the smile that appeared during the speech, and she forgot to put down the fork that was halfway up in her hand.

"Ma Baonan."

Sirius muttered in a low voice, after yesterday's 'war', the grievances between him and Link can be said to have deepened a bit.

It's a pity that Link helped Harry, and he couldn't show too much hostility.

Naturally, what he said couldn't escape Link, who had a super-sense spell.

Link glanced at him, didn't pay much attention to it, and then his eyes fell on Kreacher who was serving everyone at the dining table.

Right now, Kreacher looks obviously more stupid, with the light of 'wisdom' shining in his two eyes.

This is the sequelae of the Forgetting Curse, and Link's proficiency in this spell can only be said to be barely usable at best.

"But before I leave, I have one more gift for you."

As Link spoke, he threw Regulus' diary at Sirius Black.

This sudden action startled Sirius, and the other party fumbled for a while before the diary fell into the soup pot in front of him.

"What the hell is this...?"

Sirius said with some disgust, but when he instinctively opened the cover, the signature on it made his expression freeze instantly.

"The diary of Regulus Black, which was found among my father's relics. Last time I saw that you had so many misunderstandings about this hero, I brought it here."

Hearing what Link said, Harry and the others also became interested and gathered behind Sirius to watch together.

And Sirius seemed to have lost all perception of the outside world, and was completely immersed in the world of the diary. As the pages of the book were turned, his body began to tremble, and his eye sockets turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

half an hour later.

Snapped--

As the last page of the diary was closed, Sirius finally couldn't help but shed tears.

Hermione, Harry and the others beside him also looked sad.

No one would have imagined that Regulus, who had always been cast aside as a Death Eater, was actually a silent hero, plotting to destroy Voldemort's Horcrux, and in order not to hurt his family, he had been enduring it all alone. until death.

But at this touching moment, Moody's iconic hoarse voice suddenly sounded.

"So... this Regulus, did he succeed?"

Moody walked out of the corner slowly. With the magic eye, he could see all the contents of the diary without getting close.

But unlike Sirius and others, Moody only cares about the whereabouts of the Horcrux.

"Of course it succeeded, otherwise I wouldn't call him a hero."

Link said that Slytherin's locket appeared in his hand.

In the distance, the pupils of Moody's magic eyes shrank suddenly, and the whole person turned into a cloud of smoke and rushed towards the locket in an instant.

However, just when he was about to touch the locket, Link flipped his wrist, and the ebony wand replaced the locket in Link's hand in an instant, and the tip of the wand touched Moody's eyebrows.

"Scared!~"

Arkham catapulted onto Moody's body at an astonishing speed, and quickly grew in size and climbed onto Moody's shoulders. His mouth was slightly opened, revealing his fangs gleaming with black lights.

At the same time, the yo-yo, which had been sleeping for a long time, finally spread its wings and slowly stood on Link's arm.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense. Except for Sirius who was still immersed in the diary, the rest of the scene were almost stunned by this sudden change.

Fine beads of sweat kept pouring from Moody's forehead.

Whether it's Link's wand, Arkham, or the yo-yo on Link's arm, it all gives Moody a sense of great danger.

This reminded him of his life of fighting with those Death Eaters more than ten years ago.

The other party is really capable and willing to kill himself!

"Calm down, Link, I just made a joke with you, we are in the same group, do you remember?"

Moody said in a slower tone.

Moody's fighting style is actually very brutal. He never minds the way of fighting for life, and he fights quite brutally.

So many people who have seen him fight will think that Moody is not afraid of death at all.

But the reality is just the opposite. Moody is terrified of death.

The reason why his fighting style is crazy and ferocious is simply because he knows that in this way he has a greater chance of surviving.

If he wasn't afraid of death, he wouldn't be suspected of having 'paranoia of persecution' later on.

But now facing the crisis of life and death again, Moody simply gave up.

Seeing his appearance, Link smiled slightly and said:

"Slytherin's locket is a nice collectible, I've already wiped out the Voldemort's soul in it, I don't think you would mind if I take it home for collection?

Of course, if you have an opinion, let Dumbledore come to me. You alone are not qualified to make irresponsible remarks to me. "

"Ah, I see, I'll do it, so can you get your basilisk down? He's strangling me so badly, I'm about to…"

Moody said without hesitation, but before he finished speaking, Sirius slammed his fist on the table and roared angrily:

"What the hell is going on!? If the locket is a relic of Regulus, how can it be in your hands!"

"Hey, hey! Blake, calm down!"

Moody shouted anxiously, sweat profusely on his head, for fear that the impulsive and crazy Sirius Black would anger Link.

This is not only for his own life, but also for the safety of Harry and others.

You must know that judging from the current situation, if Dumbledore can't come in time, even if everyone in this house comes together, they will all deliver food to Link.

Link's strength far exceeds Moody's prediction!

However, what Moody didn't expect was that Link was not angry when he heard the words, but shook his head helplessly and said:

"Huh! The matter is actually very simple. You can ask Kreacher for specific matters. He is one of the parties involved."

Sirius was obviously not as crazy as Moody was worried about. Hearing that he didn't continue to worry about Link's taking away the locket, he turned his head and roared at Kreacher:

"Kreacher! What did Regulus do? I order you to answer me truthfully!"

As soon as this remark came out, Kreacher's originally silly expression immediately became terrified.

He started to bang his head on the floor frantically while crying, as if he was confessing and punishing himself. It wasn't until Sirius gave the extremely strong order again that he gradually calmed down and said slowly:

"Master Regulus gave Kreacher to the Dark Lord first. Master Regulus said that it was an honor for himself and Kreacher. Kreacher must do everything the Dark Lord asked him to do...and then return to— -go home."

Sirius frowned.

Giving the Dark Lord his loyal house-elf first was something he could not approve of at all.

If it were usual, he would be furious just hearing this, but now that he had a diary as a background, he still listened patiently.

"So Kreacher went to the Dark Lord. The Dark Lord didn't tell Kreacher what he was going to do, but took Kreacher to a cave by the sea. It was a big rock cave with a big black lake in it... and a... ferry."

"On the island in the middle of the Great Black Lake, there is a stone... stone basin. The Dark Lord told Kreacher to drink... the potion inside..."

Kreacher's body began to tremble violently.

"Kreacher drank, and while drinking, he saw many horrible scenes... Kreacher's internal organs were on fire... Kreacher called Master Regulus to save him, and called the mistress, but the Dark Lord just laughed... ...he made Kreacher drink up the potion...he threw a locket into the empty basin...and filled the basin with potion."

"Then the Dark Lord boarded the ship and left, leaving Kreacher on the island..."

The pupil of Moody's magic eye has shrunk to a small spot. Only a few people including him in the entire Order of the Phoenix know that what Kreacher just described is clearly the scene of the cave they tried to invade last month!

At that time, the Horcrux they wanted to seize was hidden in a stone basin filled with potion, but the stone basin was cursed, and if they wanted to get the Horcrux, they had to drink all the potion.

Dumbledore did try to do that at the time, but it didn't turn out so well.

That kind of potion would not only cause harm to the body, but also produce severe pain.

This kind of pain cannot be tolerated by human beings.

Even Dumbledore, without outside help, gave up halfway through voluntary drinking.

Even if he drank it, he would be completely lost. He drank more lake water due to the extreme thirst caused by the potion, and was finally dragged into the lake by the living corpses in the lake and transformed into their kind.

As for the situation Kreacher just mentioned, it can almost be considered that Voldemort is testing the protective measures of the Horcrux.

With the help of an insignificant being, a house-elf...

"...Master Regulus said he wanted Kreacher to go home. Kreacher was extremely thirsty, but he didn't drink any water and went home directly."

After a brief pause, Kreacher resumed his narration.

"I told the young master everything, and Regulus was very worried. He told Kreacher to hide and not leave the house. Then... After a while... One night, Master Regulus came to the cupboard and found Kreacher. Master Regulus looked very strange, unlike usual, Kreacher could see that he was in a state of confusion... Master asked Kreacher to take him to the cave, the cave where Kreacher and the Dark Lord had been ..."

Link took a deep breath.

Hearing this, his vague memory of this episode gradually became clearer.

This made him even able to imagine the picture at that time-a terrified, aging elf, and the lean and dark boy with a determined expression... Kreacher knew how to open the secret entrance of the underground cave, knew how to let the boat Floating up, this time sailing to the small island containing the potion with his beloved Regulus...

"He made you drink up the potion again?"

Sirius said coldly, his expression was as cold as his voice.

This approach is in line with the image of his own brother in his heart.

Unfortunately, Kreacher just shook his head and cried bitterly.

Seeing this, Hermione seemed to have guessed something, covered her mouth, and Sirius' expression gradually collapsed.

Kreacher's sobs became rough and harsh.

"Master Regulus ordered Kreacher to leave...leave him alone. He told Kreacher to go home...not to tell Mistress what he did...but the locket had to be destroyed. Then he drank...drank it all Potions. Kreacher replaced the real locket in the stone basin with the fake locket brought by Master Regulus... and watched... Master Regulus... being dragged underwater... and then ... Kreacher failed Master Regulus' trust! Kreacher took the locket home, but... but Kreacher couldn't leave a trace on it."

Kreacher couldn't continue, and Hermione and the others next to him were crying together. Among them, Sirius was the most collapsed. He began to beat his head desperately with his red eyes staring at him. Kreacher of punishment.

The only people in the scene who didn't cry were Link and Moody.

The former is because they already knew about this period of history, so the impact was not that great.

As for the latter, it is purely used to the parting of life and death, numb.

Looking at the crowd crying together, Link lowered his head silently and said nothing.

But Moody secretly breathed a sigh of relief, tentatively comforting:

"Let's all relax, at least... at least we know that what Voldemort got is actually a fake, and the real Horcrux has been destroyed by us, hasn't it?"

After saying that, Moody smiled awkwardly, but the next moment Sirius suddenly raised his head, staring at Moody with a pair of red eyes. Chapter List of The Strongest Badger at Hogwarts