The weather has actually become a little colder recently, but it's hard for everyone to notice it in this old London city where ice is already everywhere.
Sitting in front of the fireplace in the room, Neville used the poker in his hand to poke the firewood in the stove, causing a soft beeping sound. He waved his fan a few times to drive away a few bits of fly ash that had drifted in front of him.
The orange-red flame danced slightly in the fireplace, continuously radiating heat. While everyone in the room was warm, their skin could not help but feel dry and tight.
Everyone has been gathering here for a while.
"Hermione," Ginny, who was sitting aside, looked at Harry and then turned around and said, "Should we also invite Mr. Stewart to discuss it together? After all, what he said last time The matter is likely to be related to the new news this time. If we have more targeted discussions with him, we can at least be more prepared."
"I understand what you mean." On the sofa not far away, Hermione leaned forward and held her cheek with one hand. After listening to Ginny's words, she nodded quickly, "It's very possible. I want you to guess. That's right. Because at the dinner, 'he'... obviously didn't finish what he said, and when he said he had some 'good news' to tell us this time, he was probably preparing to complete what he had not finished last time. ”
When Ginny heard this, she immediately nodded in agreement.
"Then we-"
"But!" Hermione put down the hand that was supporting her cheek and straightened her back to interrupt her, "Even though the Mr. Stewart before seemed to have told everything he knew without reservation, there were even some coincidences in it. It involves his old friendship with Tia, but... to be honest, I still think he might be hiding something. Or at least, not as candid as he showed to us that night!"
At the end of the sentence, she seemed to feel a little uncomfortable, and hesitantly sighed to herself.
Hermione Granger has always been an upright and kind-hearted girl. She obviously doesn't like to deliberately doubt someone unless necessary. Especially like Mr. John Stewart, at least on the surface, the other person certainly doesn't look like a bad person.
But at this moment, everyone noticed that Harry, who was sitting in the corner of the room, just wiping his sword with his head lowered, suddenly raised his head and said:
"Actually, I also think there is something wrong with him."
"What did you find?" Hermione turned to look at him and asked curiously.
"Well," Harry paused slightly while wiping the sword, pushed his round eyes and thought for a moment, "Actually, it's not him himself, but... I really want to know, what happened to their American side this time? What is the purpose of sending such a team here? You know, even if it is difficult for MACUSA and Ilvermorny to understand the situation here in detail, it is impossible for them to not know the dangers here - why did they send such a team? How about a team rushing in to die?"
The reason why Harry became suspicious was simple, and everyone understood it as soon as he heard it.
Yes, in the final analysis, this matter still needs to be considered from the purpose of all parties. Even the matter about the Mark of the Deathly Hallows that John and the Lord of the Living Corpses mentioned at the dinner party. As long as we understand what "that person" wants to tell everyone through this matter, then many of the current doubts will definitely be solved. explained.
Because one thing is already obvious, that is, the person represented by the "Mark of the Deathly Hallows" is already dead - he fell in the vestibule of Hogwarts with Voldemort. Most people have personally experienced events that are still fresh in their memories even today.
"So," Hannah, who had only listened silently from the beginning, couldn't help but said cautiously, "this is actually the result of Greenwald's remnant party still not giving up after losing their master, and they want to dominate the world. A tentative act by trying to find refuge with Helbo right under the nose of the wizarding world?"
What she said was actually not her own inference, because before that, Hermione and Harry's conversation had almost revealed the result to everyone. And she just used her own words to summarize this fact.
However, just as Hannah concluded, in this difficult situation where gunfire is everywhere, facts have proved that the behavior of the previous head of the Brandt family in Germany is obviously not a good one. example. No one can guarantee whether there will be more selfish or ambitious people trying to throw themselves into chaos during this devastating disaster.
So, can John Stewart be trusted? It's hard to say for the time being, but now everyone is sure that at least the American Stewart family behind him needs to be more vigilant.
However, just when some of the friends in the room couldn't help but feel worried secretly, Sarah, who had been silent until now, suddenly turned her head and looked at the door, and then said casually:
"Professor Snape is here too, do you want to take a look?"
Sarah had attended Hogwarts for a while. Although it was not long ago and her mind was not on studying at all at the time, she was still familiar with the professors.
Others were stunned when they heard her mention Snape, and then Hermione and others subconsciously exchanged glances with each other.
Yes, there is a Severus Snape!
Now, there is more than one John Stewart who has come to this old London with unknown purpose. In fact, if there weren't too many questions blocking them right now, everyone might have wanted to figure out the question about Professor Snape's sudden appearance here, and they wouldn't have delayed it until now because they just discussed John. Think about it.
"Snape? Did you go to Lupine and the others?" Harry said subconsciously.
After talking before in the small living room downstairs, considering that Lu Ping and others had just arrived here, they must have been very hard on the way, so they were specifically allowed to rest first. There are so many rooms in Buckingham Palace that it would be no problem to accommodate them all, including the family wizards of the Blois family.
At this moment, Lupine and Kingsley lived opposite the room where Neville and Harry lived. They were separated by a corridor, so they could take care of each other if anything happened.
Sarah nodded calmly when Harry asked.
"Yes, he stopped at the opposite door, but he didn't seem to have any intention of knocking?" As she was speaking, she paused for a moment, and then said, "He's here."
As soon as Sarah finished speaking, everyone heard knocks at the door of the room, just two gentle and not heavy knocks, which seemed a bit careless.
Then, Snape's voice came in from outside as expected -
"Open the door."