Chapter 280: 'Pretending”

Chapter 280: “Pretending”

Under everyone’s gaze, Sean drank the “Veritaserum”.

He shook his head, his breathing became heavy, his eyes were slightly absent-minded, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. This perfectly matched his state after taking Veritaserum. Ponte almost couldn’t wait to take a step forward to ask questions, but Professor McGonagall stood in front of him.

“Mr. Ponte, let me be the one who asks.” There was a hint of warning in her words.

Ponte glanced at her and forced a smile.

Professor McGonagall turned his head and looked at Sean gently, and asked, “Who are you?”

“Sean Wallup.” Sean replied quickly, without any hesitation.

Professor McGonagall stood up straight, “Okay, this lady has said just now that if there was Voldemort’s soul in you, then Tom Riddle’s memory will also answer along with it.”

Sean was pretending to be confused and couldn’t help wiping his sweat.

She turned to look at Sean, “Are you Tom Riddle?”

“No.”

“Do you know how Tom Riddle’s soul parasitized you?”

“No idea,” Sean replied in a deadpan tone, “I don’t know what’s going on.”

Professor McGonagall stopped between the two, and she looked at the witch seriously, “Can you prove my student’s innocence now?”

Ponte nodded to several people but secretly gestured with his hands behind his back.

Snape looked up at Sean with his head raised and then quickly said, “You are lucky. Not only has the parasite been completely eliminated, but also your soul has not been damaged.”

Ponte frowned and asked, “Professor Snape, what do you think? I heard that some dark wizards can find a way to escape the influence of Veritaserum.”

“Are you doubting my potion skill?” Snape looked at him coldly.

“I didn’t mean that...”

Snape flicked the sleeve of his robe in dissatisfaction, “Wallup is a student of Hogwarts. In England, it is illegal to use Veritaserum on underage wizards. You people told me that you have an international law. Special permission from the Confederation, but I still have to remind you, you need to explain the situation to Dumbledore.”

After saying this, he walked out of the room angrily. Ponte forced a smile at Professor McGonagall and finally nodded helplessly.

Just as Professor McGonagall was helping Sean out of the office, the Guards who had been guarding the door and hadn’t spoken suddenly asked, “Do you have a way to contact Grindelwald in private?”

“No.” Sean answered without a trace of hesitation. He only showed an angry look before he said it and then stared at them coldly.

“Mr. Ponte.” Professor McGonagall’s voice was filled with anger.

Disappointment flashed across Ponte’s eyes. He walked over quickly and said something to the Guards. He greeted Professor Rosier and led most of the Guards towards the outside of the castle.

On the way, the Guards said in a low voice, “Wallup did not hesitate, and his voice has no emotion. He is indeed still under the influence of Veritaserum. It seems that he is really just an innocent victim.”

Ponte sighed, “That kid and Grindelwald must have something, but it may not be the relationship we imagined. Maybe it is just like what he told me before Grindelwald loves him so much that he treats him privately. After that night, he probably couldn’t get in touch with Grindelwald.”

Walking outside the castle, he ordered, “Bring some potions and Galleons to that kid. We can’t let the relationship between Dumbledore and us deteriorate, and the raw materials of Veritaserum will be sent to you. Professor Snape, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Rosier shall also receive some gifts. They saved many of our people tonight.”

“Yes, boss.” The man then asked again, “Will you go to the hospital with us later?”

Ponte sighed, “I have to go back and report the situation. I hope the higher-ups will let go of their suspicions about that kid. Merlin’s beard, I don’t want to be involved in this mess again.”

After speaking, he disappeared in place.

“Mr. Chapman, it’s better not to say this...”

“What of it?” Chapman’s beard was shaking, “He was able to win the election with the help of the previous chairman since the other candidates were too bad.”

“But the chairman has been in office for so many years, at least the wizarding world is in a peaceful state.”

Chapman grabbed a handful of Floo powder and said angrily, “Grindelwald and Dumbledore brought that peace! He is just like his grandfather. He does nothing!”

“Sir, please keep your voice down...”

“For what?!” Chapman sprinkled Floo powder into the fireplace, and the green light danced on his face, “It’s not long since the chairman changed. He didn’t do anything during his years. As long as the term of office is over, we should have a new chairman.”

—-

Sean opened his eyes, sat up straight, and then stretched a lot. It was a comfortable sleep, but he was very hungry.

He glanced at his watch and was surprised to find that he had slept for more than 20 hours, and today was the morning of the third day. As he was about to get up, the door was gently pushed open.

Daisy and Hermione came in.

“Sean, are you awake?” Daisy’s eyes lit up, and she walked over bouncingly.

“Good morning.” He greeted me with a smile.

Hermione brought the plate over and said, “Professor Snape did something to make you fall into a deep sleep for more than twenty-four hours. Daisy asked again later, and she said you’ll be fine.”

“The Professor said that you are parasitized, and a good sleep is good for your body. I calculated the time when you woke up perfectly, so I went with Hermione to get you breakfast. Are you hungry?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Sean’s stomach made a rumbling sound. He smiled, picked up the sandwich on the plate, and ate it.

After swallowing a large piece, Sean looked at the two who were watching him eat and said with a smile, “Did you two go to see Professor Snape?”

Daisy nodded quickly, “Hermione immediately thought of a way. She even attracted the attention of the Guards in order to let me pass safely.”

“Thank you, Hermione.” Sean patted Hermione’s hand.

She smiled, “The Guards wanted to investigate my wand a long time ago. I had cast a spell on my wand a long time ago, and they let me off since no proof can be found.”

“Yes, yes, Hermione is smart.” Daisy giggled.

Hermione replied, “You’re not bad as well. You easily persuaded Professor Snape and sent you a lot of potions.”

“Hey, I’ll return the gift to him later at Christmas.”

The two looked at each other and smiled, then clapped their hands. Sean watched it as a joke, but a warm current rose in his heart. It feels so good to have someone who really cares about him.

After breakfast, they told the two what happened that night, and they walked out after making sure that Sean was fine. He first went to Professor McGonagall to thank him earnestly, but she felt sorry for his trouble.

Walking out of Professor McGonagall’s office, Sean was also thinking about what gift to buy for her. He was discussing with the two of them when he bumped into Professor Rosier at the corner.

Sean’s eyes lit up, and he stepped forward quickly, “Professor, I was just going to find you. Thank you very much for what happened last time.”

Professor Rosier still had that glamorous look. She glanced at Sean, nodded casually, and said, “It’s okay.”

“Um, thank you.”

Rosier chuckled and leaned into his ear, “Your acting skills are as good as Lord Grindelwald’s. But you are you. He is him. Do what you think is best, and he will contact you when he has something.”

Sean nodded, “Thank you for your reminder, Professor, I understand.”

“Very good.” She raised his brows and walked away.