Harry Potter: This senior is pretty strong

Chapter 57 Uninvited Guest

As spring arrives and flowers bloom, and all things revive, the young wizards, having shed their thick winter clothes, begin to frolic in their respective academy's rest areas, on staircases and corridors, in the spacious campus, and in the open fields, releasing their youthful energy.

Even the usually quiet Elvis started competing with Jimmy in flight lessons.

—Ever since he got used to sitting on the broom handle, his flying skills have become quite impressive. Qin Yu even thought that given time, he might be able to become a Quidditch goalkeeper.

The Slytherin students who were taking flight lessons with them, especially Jerome, dared not cause any more trouble. After all, the image of Qin Yu torturing him with a wooden stick in the air was still vivid in their minds, and their backsides still ached slightly whenever they thought about that day. (Qin Yu: It was a wooden sword, not a wooden stick!)

Moreover, Jerome had long since given up on Qin Yu, who had dominated the Quidditch field. He couldn't beat him, and he wasn't as good as Qin Yu, so he had no choice but to accept it.

Of course, Qin Yu didn't feel much sense of accomplishment or care much about making a little kid submit. After all, if the kid was still not convinced, he could just beat him up again.

While others were practicing flying, Qin Yu leisurely rode his flying broomstick and enjoyed the scenery in the sky.

With spring in full bloom and the mountains tinged with verdant green, the scenery around Hogwarts has a unique charm at this time.

……

Whether by coincidence or not, Qin Yu saw Lucius Malfoy with his slicked-back blond hair and Dobby, the house-elf, following behind him during this flight lesson.

This time, Lucius actually stopped on the side of the lawn reserved for flight lessons, raised his proud head, and looked at Qin Yu in the sky with a smile in his eyes.

"Damn, this old guy is definitely after me!" Qin Yu instinctively thought to himself.

Beside Lucius was Professor Minerva McGonagall, the Vice-Headmaster of Hogwarts and Head of Gryffindor House.

At this moment, Professor McGonagall, dressed in a bright green robe, called out to Qin Yu in the sky with a somewhat solemn expression: "Qin, I need to talk to you."

Professor McGonagall had already communicated with Mrs. Hodge, the flight instructor, beforehand, so Mrs. Hodge was not surprised.

So, Qin Yu pressed down on the flying broom and slowly flew down from the sky.

"Good morning, Professor McGonagall! Good morning, Mr. Malfoy!" Qin Yu greeted politely.

“Good morning, Qin,” Lucius Malfoy said, nodding.

"Professor McGonagall, what brings you here?" Qin Yu asked curiously.

“Qin, it’s like this…” Professor McGonagall said with a rather solemn expression.

“I have some questions for you, Mr. Qin!” Lucius Malfoy said first.

"Oh, is there anything I need to answer, Mr. Malfoy? Is it still about what happened in the Forbidden Forest last year?" Qin Yu asked blankly.

“It wasn’t just about that day.” Lucius kept it a secret, not saying more.

Is there something else going on? Qin Yu's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

“Qin, let’s go to Professor Dumbledore’s office to talk about this,” Professor McGonagall interjected.

"Yes, Professor McGonagall!" Qin Yu was naturally more than happy to oblige.

With Lao Deng around, he naturally felt at ease.

So Qin Yu followed them to the principal's office.

Along the way, Qin Yu deliberately slowed down and didn't keep up too closely, because the little elf Dobby kept giving him anxious looks.

Once Qin Yu had created some distance between himself and Lucius and Professor McGonagall, the little elf Dobby deliberately slowed down and approached him.

Then, Dobby opened his mouth and whispered a single word to Qin Yu.

Qin Yu hadn't heard clearly at first, so Dobi raised his voice and repeated it:

"Truth-Acting Agent!"

"!!!" Qin Yu.

Upon hearing what Dobby said, Qin Yu immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

Damn it, is there no way to avoid it?

Lucius wanted to use this thing on Qin Yu last time, but Snape distracted him and got away with it.

This time, he was clearly determined to use truth serum.

Thinking of this, Qin Yu felt like a million mythical beasts were running through his mind. All he wanted to do now was to slip away as quickly as possible.

However, reason told him that running away was useless.

"Mr. Qin, please hurry up!" Lucius urged from the front, then he growled in a low voice, "Dobby, what are you doing? Hurry up and catch up!"

"Yes, Master, Dobby is catching up!" Dobby trotted along, trembling, and followed closely beside Lucius.

Qin Yu sighed and followed with a complicated expression.

He was now only hoping that Dumbledore could help him, or that Professor Snape could tamper with the Truth Potion; otherwise, if he were to reveal that he had an Obscurus, who knew what kind of treatment he would receive.

Will he be captured and used as a guinea pig for research?

Thinking of this, Qin Yu inexplicably recalled the image of the "zombie" white rat that Professor Swinton had shown him and Snape some time ago, which Professor Swinton had burned to ashes.

That mouse was so pitiful!

With these thoughts in mind, Qin Yu followed them through the entrance password and stepped into Dumbledore's office.

Professor Dumbledore was busy writing something.

“Lucius, I’m so sorry, I had something to do and couldn’t pick you up,” Professor Dumbledore said to Lucius Malfoy, putting down his quill.

“It’s alright, Professor Dumbledore. I’m not here for anything important today. I’m just verifying information about a student at Hogwarts, as requested by the Board of Trustees.” Lucius was clearly in a good mood, and his tone was less arrogant than before.

This student is, of course, Qin Yu.

"Yes, I understand the purpose of your visit from your letter, and we will fully cooperate," Professor Dumbledore said, rising to his feet.

Then, he led the group to the adjacent reception area and had them sit down.

Without anyone noticing, he gave Qin Yu a kind look.

Upon seeing this, Qin Yu naturally felt much more at ease.

“Here’s the thing, Professor Dumbledore. Based on the intelligence we’ve gathered about the Muggle world, we discovered several serious leaks of wizarding information last year. For example, at the reptile house in London Zoo, someone witnessed a little boy communicating with a python, and near a Muggle community, someone saw a huge willow tree being uprooted… We have reason to suspect that the person involved in these incidents is Qin, a student from Hogwarts!” Lucius said directly as soon as he sat down.

Finally, Lucius gave Qin Yu a sharp look, who naturally showed a "panic" expression.

"I...I..." Qin Yu stammered.

“Lucius, I don’t think these things are too strange. After all, it’s quite common for young wizards to lose control of their magic,” Professor Dumbledore said calmly.

“However, I feel that the level of danger of these incidents has not been given enough attention, especially the Forbidden Forest incident last year. There are still many unanswered questions about what exactly happened,” Lucius said coldly.

"Oh? I think the matter of the Forbidden Forest has been thoroughly investigated," Dumbledore said calmly.

“I’m afraid there are still some things I’ve overlooked…” Lucius said.

"So, what do you intend to do?" Dumbledore asked calmly.

“I think it’s up to our client, Mr. Qin, to give a detailed explanation.” Lucius looked at Qin Yu again.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Malfoy!" Qin Yu stammered.

As he said this, he nervously glanced at Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall, behaving like a bewildered and flustered ordinary student.

“Very good, Mr. Qin.” Lucius nodded in satisfaction, then took out a small bottle and said to Dumbledore, “Professor Dumbledore, may I borrow your tea?”

Seeing this, Qin Yu sighed inwardly. Lucius, that old bastard, was really ruthless; he actually brought his own Truth Potion with him! Even if he wanted Snape's help, the latter couldn't help him anymore.

This is probably why Dobby just risked reminding him, though of course, the reminder was of little use, because he simply didn't have time to react.

Well, this can't be blamed on Dobi; Dobi probably didn't even have a chance to inform Qin Yu beforehand.

“Very well, Lucius.” Dumbledore waved his wand and poured Lucius a cup of tea.

After carefully examining the cup of tea, Lucius opened the small bottle and dripped three drops of colorless and odorless liquid into the cup.

Qin Yu's palms were sweating as he looked at the glass of water that Lucius had pushed in front of him.

"What should I do? Does Old Deng have any backup plans? If I expose the power of the Silent Ones, I'll definitely become a dangerous element, and I won't be able to stay at the school anymore..."

The most crucial question is, if I drink the truth serum, will I blurt out everything about the system and my past?

"Damn it, where's the system now? Shouldn't it have given me two options: surrender or run!"

For a moment, Qin Yu's mind was in turmoil.

However, he cannot show it on his face, which really tests a person's acting skills.

However, just as his hand, trembling uncontrollably, approached the handle of the cup, a long-lost, familiar voice rang in his mind:

"fine."

Those two short words moved Qin Yu to tears.

——Dimensional wall——

I'm so tired and my head hurts, so I'll stop here for now. I'll be busy tomorrow during the day, but if I get home early, there should be another chapter.

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