"What!"
"Sh-"
When Maka told the Bronze Little Eagle about Ewan Ravenclaw's appearance, he found that the little guy was obviously frightened.
"It's night now, don't be too loud," Maka said softly while walking on the horse path outside the school gate, "So, you don't know about this?"
"Where do I know where to go?" Xiaoying twisted his beak in a very humane manner, which must be roughly equivalent to a human curling his lips. "Royner never told me that Yoon is still alive... huh?"
"What did you think of?" Seeing it suddenly froze as it spoke, Maka asked immediately.
"Hmm... I really want to remember someone..." Bronze Eagle said hesitantly, "Just half a month after Rowena's death, a guy with fine features came here. Now that I think about it, that guy might... "
Judging from the meaning of these words, it seems that it has never really seen Yoon's appearance
"Is this related to the fact that he is still alive?" Maka frowned.
When the bronze eagle heard this, he immediately shook his head.
"It doesn't matter," it said, "...well, probably."
This statement was so unreliable that it made Maka want to throw it to the ground and step on it.
"Alas..." Maka shook her head and then said, "Then do you know how Rowena died? Why does it seem that there has never been any more detailed records in the literature?"
"Because her death was a mystery!" The bronze eagle spread its wings and said helplessly, "That old bastard Salazar had already left at that time, and Godric didn't seem to know anything... If I have to say it, Only that glutton Helga knows something about it."
"Hufflepuff?" Maka couldn't help but slow down when she heard this, "How do you know?"
"Actually, at that time, I was just a bystander... At that time, I had already been left on the door knocker of the tower. I only woke up when I realized that my connection with Rowena was suddenly severed."
When talking about this matter, Xiaoying's tone gradually became heavier.
"... But," it continued, "I was not the first to find Rowena. The first person to find her was Godric. Then... you may understand, Godric is the one who found her in an emergency. A single muscle. Although the cause of Rowena’s death was not found after the examination, he stubbornly believed that Rowena was killed by someone.”
"After following him, I immediately wanted to find clues. He was tossing him around inside and outside the castle for a while. Helga was so tired that she had to follow him to try to keep the matter a secret to avoid causing panic."
"Later, Godric, who didn't find any clues near Hogwarts, made up his mind to run out and said, 'Even if you search the whole world, you have to find the despicable real murderer.'"
The bronze eagle chirped, his tone was flat, but his speed was very fast.
It sounded as if someone had recorded Professor Binns' lecture and then played it back at a faster speed. Even Maka shook her head secretly.
"Later, Helga probably had nothing to do with Godric. After all, if that guy really left, Helga would be the only one left in Hogwarts..."
"So?" Maka couldn't help but urge after listening.
"So Helga dragged Godric to the principal's office. The two of them said something unknown inside, and then Helga came out. As for Godric, she stayed in the principal's office for a long time. When he comes out, he will no longer clamor and insist on traveling around the world."
After saying these words, the little eagle stopped narrating, as if this was all it knew.
"Is that so..." Maka nodded slightly.
According to Bronze Little Eagle's statement, the old Youn's theory of "suicide" seems to be true.
But if you think about it carefully, there is actually nothing wrong with this.
Because no matter what, with Rowena's wisdom and strength, Maka really couldn't imagine what kind of existence it would be to murder him in Hogwarts Castle without leaving any trace.
Of course, if all of this is actually a lie from Rowena himself... this possibility is not impossible, but Maka really doesn't want to put this "worst guess" at the forefront of judgment now.
If you really want to think about it, it will be endless.
However, although the Bronze Eagle said so many things just now, it was only indirect evidence. Whether Rowena is dead or not, or rather, how he died... remains a mystery.
"By the way, there's one more thing."
After calming down, Maka suddenly continued to ask.
"'Despicable Haierbo'," he said seriously, "how much do you know about that guy?"
Maka still remembered that when the so-called "Devouring Mirror" was brought to Hogwarts by Greenwald, the bronze eagle had appeared.
Although it appeared for a short time at that time, and obviously did not understand the situation immediately. But when the power of the mirror suddenly unfolded, it immediately ran away in terror.
Maka has reason to think that this little guy still knows something about Haierbo.
Unfortunately, Kitty Hawk's subsequent performance, instead of providing Maka with more information, actually brought him more confusion.
"Gah?" Xiaoying tilted his head and said, "Helpo? Who is that?"
…
The next morning, Maka got up early.
In fact, since his conversation with the Bronze Eagle didn't yield much, he didn't go to bed too late last night.
Even before sleeping in the castle, he worked hard to catch the "Fake Mr. Sunflower" who was running around outside at that time.
"Since you stayed in the flowerpot without saying a word all night, I will take you to see Professor Sprout, the dean of Hufflepuff House at Hogwarts." Maka sat up from the bed. He said towards the window sill, "She is a professor of herbal medicine. Believe me, she will take care of you as her child."
Before she finished speaking, "that" soft grass stem in the flower pot stood up immediately, and she inadvertently raised the curtains, so that the morning sun outside was so bright that Maka couldn't open her eyes.
Immediately afterwards, the grass stem suddenly bent down again, and the black plate at the top stretched out toward Maka.
"Can I speak?"
As the big mouth on the black plate opened slightly, a soft voice sounded in Maka's ears, as if she was cautious as if she was afraid of disturbing something.
Maka squinted her eyes to prevent the excess sunlight from entering her pupils, then pushed it away and got out of bed to put on her clothes.
"Wait until you meet Professor Sprout!"
Saying this, Maka dressed herself neatly.
After habitually checking in the mirror, he waved, let the flower pot hang beside him, and left the back room of the office with him.
"Remember, don't talk to anyone about what happened in your old 'home'," Maka warned as she walked towards the door of the office. "It's best to forget everything about the past, and then be at peace in your home." Eat and run at Hogwarts, run away and eat, so that you can always live a good life here... Do you understand?"
Hearing what Maka said, the guy stood upright in the flower pot and subconsciously wanted to grin and talk. But when he thought of Maka telling him not to speak, he immediately closed his mouth and nodded vigorously.
"Willie will probably like it if she sees it, right?"
As Maka was walking, she suddenly turned her head and glanced at the flower pot, only to see this guy hurriedly tilting the stem, looking like he was trying to please him.
"forget it!"
When he thought that this thing was really not a good gift, he immediately gave up his plan to take it to Blois Castle. Just like this, Maka couldn't help but think of the situation on Wei Li's side.
"Perhaps after a while, I can take the next step..." Thinking this, he thought about it secretly, but then quickly shook his head, "No, it's a matter of human life, so let's wait a little longer! At the moment, Victoria Although Li is a little lonely, at least she is not in any danger."
While thinking about some things, she walked forward. Soon Maka took the flowerpot out of the main entrance of the castle and walked all the way to the greenhouse.
Maka often comes here on weekdays, so naturally she is already familiar with Professor Sprout's habits. Although it is still early at this time, the other party must have entered the greenhouse and taken care of the flowers and plants.
"Professor," as expected, the fat female professor was in the third greenhouse, skillfully stirring a large bucket of dragon manure with a small shovel, "Look! I have brought you a special guest. —”
"oh-"
Sprout turned around when he heard the sound, and at that time he discovered the flower pot floating next to Maka, as well as the strange plant that stayed in the pot and straightened its back.
"This is... footroot grass!" Her expression quickly changed from hesitation to surprise, "I thought they had been completely extinct long ago... Oh! There is actually another one here... "
"Yes, I was surprised when I first saw it." Maka said, placing the flower pot on the middle shelf with a wave of her hand, "I found it in a very ordinary patch of grass. , when it saw me, it wanted to run away! But it didn’t take long for us to become friends—"
Having said this, Maka glared at it and said, "Am I right?"
After hearing this, the guy quickly nodded again.
"Huh?" Maka paused, then waved her hand, "Oh, you can talk now."
As soon as Maka agreed, this guy started talking like a chatterbox that was suppressed. Maka listened for a while, and after seeing that it was all nonsense, she simply stopped listening.
Professor Sprout, on the other hand, seemed patient and not annoyed at all.
"What else happened today..." Maka suddenly thought absentmindedly, "By the way, Hermione seems to want to show me something?"