Chapter 163: Spy Impossible Spy
The dance was undoubtedly a success.
Of course, this is not to say how good it is or how much fun everyone has, but since the dance, there have been many more pairs of men and women in Hogwarts.
Ever since, a world where only Harry was injured was achieved.
Every time he saw Cedric and Cho walking together, Harry felt like a knife had been stabbed in his heart.But somehow, it didn’t take long for the pain to stop.
Maybe I'm used to it...
As for Ron...it's still the same, nothing has changed at all.
Of course, neither Harry nor Ron noticed that after the ball, their reputations were much worse.
After all, a person who neglects his partner at a dance will not have a good reputation.
In January, classes at Hogwarts resumed.
Ike, who has rarely had any leisure time in recent years, rarely even visits the Room of Requirement.At every moment, there is basically a "Hermione" inside.
Probably the only person in the school who still has the right to use the Time Turner, and after some guidance and inspiration from Ike, Hermione is simply busier than Ike last year.
Ike is also happy about this. He has believed that there is no harm in learning more things since he was a child, and after this hard study, Hermione is undoubtedly much better than her at the same time in the original history.
The suitcase filled with copies of forbidden books and Ravenclaw manuscripts had been in the Room of Requirement for several months, and it was surprising that there had been no progress.
Peaceful days are good, but they are getting less and less with each passing day. Ike knows this very well.Hermione also seemed to notice something. Even if she was extremely busy every day, she still had to spare a few hours to spend time with Ike.
Maybe it's walking in the snow next to the Black Lake, maybe sitting in the library and reading a book, or maybe enjoying a delicious meal in the kitchen before curfew.
Now it's not Ogilvy who is serving the two of them. After Hermione tried to give her wages, Ogilvy never appeared in front of Hermione again. He would only come out when Ike came alone and serve the food at the same time. Delicious food, while complaining about the "scary Miss Granger".
The person who took over Ogilvy's position was Hermione's acquaintance Dobby, and Hermione would give Dobby a Knut every time.
Although in Hermione's opinion, the value of Dobby's work was far more than just one Nat, it was a pity that this was the only one Dobby accepted.Hermione was quite satisfied. Even if there was only one house elf who accepted the wages, it would be a success for the House Elf Rights Promotion Association.
It's a pity that Dobby is indeed a free house elf, but he is still a house elf...
"Strider, come to my office."
One day in February, just before Valentine's Day, when Ike and Hermione left the library, Moody stopped Ike with his wooden crutch.
Looking at Hermione, Hermione urged in a low voice: "Go quickly, it may be about the competition. Harry just got some news from him a few days ago."
"Okay, I'll go then."
Saying goodbye to Hermione, Ike followed Moody into his office.
Compared with the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office in previous years, Moody's office is much messier. A large number of magic props shining with various weird lights can be seen everywhere. Parchments and books are piled together randomly, and there are also piles in the corners. There was a large pile, and the corner of a black iron box was faintly exposed underneath.
Ike didn't hesitate and sat directly on the only chair in the office that was probably still intact. Moody didn't care and said directly: "I need your help."
"You did a good job, what else do you need me to do?" Ike replied casually.
"This is not the time for joking, this is a very urgent matter!" Moody...no, Barty Jr. said eagerly.
"Tell me about it."
"I need African tree snake skins, a lot of them." Little Barty lowered his voice and whispered.
Ike did not refuse and stood up directly.
"It will be the same classroom as last time in three days, and you will get what you need."
After speaking, he left immediately.
After dinner the next day, Ike, who had used the Disillusionment Curse, quietly came to Snape's office. As soon as he opened the door, Snape, who didn't know how much warning magic had been released in his office, discovered Ike.
"You didn't knock, Mr. Strider." Snape, who was marking T's on his homework like an assembly line, didn't even raise his head.
"What I'm about to say is not suitable for knocking on the door, Professor." After closing the door and casting a silencing spell, Ike said, "I need some African tree snake skins."
"Polyjuice potion?" Snape put down the quill in his hand, glanced at Ike, and without asking anything, took out a small bag of African tree snake skin from the storage room.
But he just held it in his hand and did not hand it to Ike.
"The answer, Strider."
"Bang! Bang!"
Ike didn't say anything, just stamped his feet on the floor vigorously, then took the bag and left.Snape, as if nothing had happened, sat back in his seat and continued to draw T on the parchment.
After placing the bag in the abandoned professor's room on the fifth floor, Ike returned to the common room.
These were all small things, the top priority was getting a gift for Hermione on Valentine's Day.It was undoubtedly difficult to choose a gift for the two of them on their first Valentine's Day, especially now that there were so many couples in Hogwarts.
Fortunately, Ike still has some ideas.After asking Roger, Terry, Stuart and Michael one after another and eliminating all their choices, the range of choices was undoubtedly much smaller.
To be more specific, Ike had no choice. On other holidays, Hermione would be satisfied with just a book, but this was Valentine's Day, and a book would definitely not do.
Although in the end, Hermione was not very satisfied with the gift Ike chose.
"I think books are pretty good." Hermione said casually, holding a silver-white women's watch.Ike was very satisfied, because Hermione put the watch directly on her wrist after receiving it, which made him very happy.
"This is a pair." He exposed his wrists, shook the silver-white watch a little, and then put down his sleeves.
"By the way, haven't you always wanted to know what the second project is?" Ike came forward with a mysterious smile on his face, "I can tell you now."
Hermione, who was still looking at her watch, didn't even raise her head and replied angrily: "I already knew it. Do you think Harry won't tell me when he unlocks the golden egg?"
"I forgot about this." Ike patted his forehead, as if he had really forgotten.Hermione didn't take it seriously, but she smiled brightly.
She enjoyed her time with Ike...
Enjoyed very much.