259 Join, Snape, traitor
Early the next morning, Karan opened his eyes and saw the winter sun shining brightly in the hospital.He sat up and looked towards Regulus' bed, but it was blocked by a curtain.
Madam Pomfrey came over with breakfast. She removed the bandages on Callan's body and Stretch stretched his arms and fingers.
"You're recovering well," she said, "You can leave after eating."
After a quick breakfast, Callan walked back to the Hufflepuff basement, but neither Steve nor Guspard was here.
He frowned and looked around, and found that Steve's suitcase was not in the dormitory either.
Karan left the basement, walked through the crowded students, and walked toward the fifth floor step by step.
Along the way, he saw many students whispering, but none of them spoke loudly.
This even includes Slytherin students, whose expressions are particularly solemn, and their faces are so gloomy that they can drip with water.
The whole castle suddenly fell into a strange atmosphere.
Even Peeves no longer jumped up and down. Instead, he pretended to be sinister, scaring the passing students, and kept muttering: "First the cats, then the people, leave it alone." Regardless of the three houses, Slytherin was chosen first!"
"Pure blood kills pure blood, pure blood kills pure blood!"
Karan ignored Peeves's deliberate shouting, and he turned a corner and disappeared up the stairs to the fifth floor.
Peeves was still shouting at his back.
"Pure blood kills pure blood!"
It seems that the news of Regulus's injury has been completely spread.
Pure blood, coupled with Slytherin's house status, makes everything more confusing.
No one expected that except Mrs. Norris, the first victim would be the [Eternally Pure] Regulus Black.
However, intentionally or unintentionally, this incident helped Karan hide his limelight in the Chimaira incident, allowing him to successfully walk behind the mirror on the fifth floor.
In the dark secret passage, there is light shining in the distance, which is hundreds of candles floating in the potion preparation room.
And on the deliberately flat ground, an open suitcase was placed smoothly on it.
That's Steve's suitcase.
Karan stared at him with strange eyes for a while, then he walked in with a familiar face and successfully found four figures sitting around in the bamboo forest.
Not only Steve and Guspar were here, but Lily and Snape also appeared in the suitcase.
They were staring at the phoenix chicks on the cushions and muttering something.
"what to do!"
The sudden appearance of Karan startled them, and they thought they had been discovered by the professors.
But just after regaining consciousness, Lily came over in surprise, with Snape following closely behind her. The two of them looked at Callan's arms carefully, and even wanted to take off his witch robe and look at his back. Have the bruises healed?
"It's all good, it's all good!"
Karan said quickly, holding his robe tightly with his hands.
Lily finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Snape looked much better.
This at least makes them feel less guilty.
"I didn't expect Steve to have such a magical item!"
After the atmosphere eased, Lily said with emotion.
"I really didn't expect that." While speaking, Snape also looked at Wolf, who was napping beside him. "At first I thought it was just an ordinary suitcase."
"So, what is going on?" Karan looked at a few people and asked, "What are you doing?"
Gaspard pushed up his glasses with his finger.
"Talents shouldn't be wasted." He said expressionlessly: "Since you already have the ability to prepare high-level potions, you might as well use them on things that are needed."
"For example, a phoenix that needs to be rescued."
"But we have already discussed this matter." Karan frowned and said: "If Meadows really needed the help of the Potion Master, she would have handed the chick to Professor Slughorn long ago. "
"I do not care!"
At this time, Steve acted rogue: "If Dorcas is willing to hand over this phoenix to me, then I will definitely take good care of it - no matter what method I use, I will give it a try."
"And Professor Meadows doesn't know all our abilities." Seeing Karan walking towards Steve step by step, Lily quickly grabbed him: "Maybe she saw something in Steve. It’s because of his unique qualities that I can safely hand over the Phoenix to him.”
"But she can't see everything. There will always be times when she doesn't expect it."
After a pause, Lily then added in a low voice: "And this is my first time seeing a phoenix. The core of my wand is the tail feather of a phoenix."
At this moment, Karan had nothing to say anymore.
"By the way." He suddenly asked: "Do you know about Regulus?"
Several people nodded in unison, their expressions became a little strange.
"I didn't expect that he would be the next victim..." Snape said in a serious tone.
"It's not just that." Callan suddenly interrupted Snape, and then he told him about yesterday's conversation with Hagrid and what he had overheard.
"What is the mysterious man... looking for?!" Steve said in horror, and he immediately looked at the baby bird.
"Could it be it?!"
There was silence in the bamboo forest for a while, and then Gespard shook his head and said, "Probably not."
"Don't forget, the Death Eaters also specifically looked for the goblin family in Nottingham. It doesn't look like they are specifically looking for the Phoenix."
"This should just be something Meadows happened to find out."
Karan nodded in agreement: "And judging from the principal's words, it was she who informed Mr. Newt that Death Eaters were discovered in Egypt, so you came back early."
"But what's going on in the secret room?" After Steve gradually felt relieved, Lily asked worriedly: "Why did the monster pick Regulus?"
After a short moment of silence, Karan spread his hands and said, "Because I know Regulus, and he came specifically to visit me."
He did not explain the reason, but continued: "This reminds me of a person."
"Andromeda Black."
"She chose to marry Ted Tonks, a Muggle-born, so she was regarded as a pure-blood traitor, and even her name was erased from the Black family tree."
Snape frowned.
"You're saying that's why Regulus was attacked?"
"Because he was considered a pure-blood traitor?"
Karan nodded silently.
Then, like everyone else, he set his sights on Snape.
Under the gaze of four eyes, Snape pursed his lips tightly.
If Regulus was a pure-blood traitor.
Then he who gets together with Karan and Lily from time to time is even more of a "traitor".
"You might as well join in." At this time, Karan suddenly said.
He stared at the unconscious phoenix chick.
"If we can really wake it up, then we will undoubtedly be much safer."