243 late bloomer, warning, plan
The ridiculous words made Snape twitch the corners of his mouth, and even Narcissa frowned suddenly. She obviously did not believe "Regulus"'s nonsense.
But "Regulus" seemed to understand Narcissa's thoughts. He continued: "This is true. I know what Professor Meadows looked like last year. Her photo was published in the Daily Prophet."
"And not long ago, Severus and I saw a man in the castle. The profile of that man was exactly the same as Meadows!"
Narcissa looked at Snape suspiciously.
After coming back to his senses, Snape nodded quickly.
But Narcissa's brows still did not loosen.
"You must have seen the wrong person."
She said: "Even if she does appear in the castle, the heir cannot be that mudblood."
Narcissa called Meadows rudely, obviously not forgetting the experience of being locked up so many times last semester.
"why?"
"Regulus" asked doubtfully: "Is it because of her bloodline?"
Narcissa did not reject "Regulus'" doubts. Instead, she added: "There is also the Mudblood's academy identity. She is just a Hufflepuff, but the Chamber of Secrets was left by Slytherin."
"By the way, why do you think she is the heir?"
Narcissa asked finally.
"Because she did not officially appear in the castle." "Regulus" said matter-of-factly: "I thought she had some other purpose, such as secretly finding the secret room and releasing the monsters inside."
"Then you must remember to stay away from her!" Narcissa suddenly said, looking a little nervous.
"Regulus" looked at her in confusion, and Snape's expression was also a little confused.
Narcissa stared at her cousin. She seemed to be really considering the possibility of Meadows opening the secret room.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally whispered: "What I'm going to tell you next, please don't tell it."
"Regulus" nodded immediately. Since Snape "discovered" Meadows with him, he didn't have to leave and could continue listening together.
Narcissa continued: "This is something Bella told me when she was at Hogwarts. Meadows was a student in the same grade as her."
"But that mudblood is a total freak."
When she said this, Narcissa frowned. She obviously hated Meadows.
"Regulus" and Snape looked at each other silently inadvertently. They now knew the reason why Meadows would become a freak: because she was a late bloomer, which made her in school difficult. It was difficult to successfully cast her magic at times, making her seem out of place with the other students.
Narcissa continued: "In short, a guy like that shouldn't come to Hogwarts at all. She doesn't have the qualifications."
"So Bella would often find trouble with her, teach her some lessons, and try to get her out of school."
"But it doesn't work out every time."
Narcissa shook her head.
"Professor Sprout, the head of Hufflepuff, loved her very much, especially when she was in her third year."
Regulus raised his eyebrows.
Third grade?
Meadows' parents happened to pass away during the vacation at the end of her second grade. It seemed that Professor Sprout knew about this very quickly, so he deliberately took care of Meadows.
No wonder the relationship between them is so good.
But fortunately, it was Professor Sprout of Hufflepuff. If it had been Professor Slughorn of Slytherin House, he would not even notice this matter, not even other houses. exception.
This is beyond the responsibilities of a dean. They cannot pay attention to what happens to every student 24 hours a day, so it is inevitable that they will make some mistakes.
"The conflict lasted for a long time. Bella couldn't catch that guy every time, and the mudblood often found a way to escape."
"But she was eventually caught."
Narcissa said, "It's in the girls' bathroom on the second floor."
"I was not present at the time and I don't know what exactly happened. Bella didn't elaborate on the situation at that time."
"But I can tell she's been feeling angry and humiliated about it."
"Bella said she was torturing Meadows, trying to get the Mudblood to give in and get out of Hogwarts."
Narcissa paused, looking even more nervous.
"But that mudblood almost killed her."
There was a brief silence.
"Almost...killed her?"
Snape looked a little unbelievable: "She wanted to kill Bellatrix? In the school?"
Narcissa nodded silently.
"Bella said that Meadows changed completely at that time, and it wasn't until Professor Sprout happened to arrive that he finally stopped."
"This matter was concealed by the school. Bella told me in private. She was warned by Dumbledore not to tell this matter."
"So you have to remember, if you do encounter Meadows, remember to stay away from her."
Narcissa gave final instructions, especially looking at "Regulus".
"She is most likely using the monsters in the secret room to come back for revenge, specifically to eliminate purebloods like us."
"That woman is not only a freak, she's a lunatic."
"She can definitely do this kind of thing."
Under her gaze, "Regulus" and Snape looked at each other silently again.
But this time the meaning in their eyes was completely different.
Of course, Snape knew that the so-called discovery of "Meadows" was made up by Callan, but he just didn't expect that Meadows would have such an experience of being bullied.
Last year, he could not imagine that this kind of thing would happen to Meadows, who was always serious and powerful.
I didn't expect that a late bloomer could be so powerful.
At this time, another question from "Regulus" interrupted his thoughts.
"Then do you know who the heir will be - if it's not the mudblood."
When "Regulus" said the word mudblood, Snape didn't feel the slightest sense of violation, just like what Callan had said in the potion preparation room.
Snape couldn't help but lower his head slightly to hide his weird look.
Narcissa didn't find this unusual.
After "Regulus" asked this question, she became somewhat silent for no reason.
"Don't think about finding an heir."
She said suddenly, her tone even admonishing "Regulus".
"You'd better stay away from these things, and You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters."
She said this to Regulus alone, without Snape listening.
"Lucius contacted me before he disappeared. He will follow Abraxas Malfoy's instructions and choose to disappear for a period of time."
"He's not hiding from some Ministry of Magic search."
"It's to prevent the mysterious person from finding him and being punished for the mistakes he has made."
"Regulus" blinked blankly.
But in fact, Karan can understand this matter.
It seemed that the failure in the Forbidden Forest last semester, coupled with the search in Malfoy Manor, had gradually exhausted Voldemort's patience and made him lose his trust in the Malfoy family.
And Narcissa was indeed admonishing "Regulus" with good intentions.
Because of this incident, she saw to some extent the true cruelty of Voldemort.
And in front of the powerful Voldemort and Death Eaters, and even his sister Bella.
She chose Lucius, who was in dire straits.
And used this to advise "Regulus" to stay away from them.
"But what does the matter in the Chamber of Secrets have to do with Lucius?" "Regulus" asked in a low voice: "It is impossible for him to be the heir, let alone to hide in Hogwarts."
After a short moment of silence, Narcissa's voice became even lower.
"But he warned me that if anything unusual happens in Hogwarts this semester, I must stay away."
"The further away the better."
"Regulus" was stunned. He suddenly understood the key to this matter.
"You mean, the opening of the secret room was planned in advance?"
"Even by a mysterious person?"
Narcissa nodded slightly.
"It's very possible. Otherwise, why would Dumbledore suddenly strengthen the school's protection? He probably did so because he knew something in advance."
"Although this is just a guess, please remember to be careful."
"The last Black of the family."
In the last sentence, she revealed the reason why she said so many things to "Regulus".
Because he is the descendant of the Black family who is most likely to continue to pass on the surname.
As for Sirius being assigned to Gryffindor, Narcissa had long foreseen that he would eventually be expelled from the family.
In the face of the ideal of pure blood supremacy, Narcissa chose her own family and admonished Regulus.
It's like she would choose to believe Lucius.
To her, family is the most important thing.
After saying these words, Narcissa left.
Karan looked at her back silently, thinking about what she later lied to Voldemort for Draco.
As well as Andromeda, who insisted on marrying Ted last semester, and Bellatrix Black, whom she has never met.
He finally said something that puzzled Snape.
"The women of the Black family are just a bunch of lunatics for the sake of men."