บท 233: The Plan to Catch Dobby
บรรณาธิการ: Atlas Studios
"What? I'm being chased by a Bludger on the Quidditch pitch in two days!" Harry exclaimed, devastated by Ivan's plan.
'You call that a bit of risk? He nearly got his head smashed off by a Bludger last time!'
"I'll do the Confunding Charm this time," Ivan said sheepishly. "I'll adjust it so it won't hurt you."
"But will it really work?" Harry was suspicious.
"Of course, all we have to do is wait for word to spread that you were attacked again on the pitch, and I'm sure it won't be long before Dobby comes to you with an explanation!" Ivan explained.
Yvonne knew exactly what Harry meant to Dobby!
Harry's "killing" of You-Know-Who greatly improved the situation for the house-elf, and Dobby was very grateful to Harry and considered him his saviour…
This was why Dobby was willing to break the rules and self-harm to "help" Harry at Hogwarts.
Therefore, Ivan was certain that Dobby would step in to clear the air once he learned that Harry Potter, whom he respected the most, had been attacked on the Quidditch pitch in the same manner as before, and suspected it of being the culprit.
All he had to do was use the Polyjuice Potion to take Harry's form and catch Dobby off guard.
Ivan could think of no better way to lure the elusive house-elf out of hiding.
After hearing Ivan's entire plan, Harry expressed his doubts about Dobby's particular concern for him.
After a moment's hesitation, Harry gritted his teeth and agreed, as he had some questions for Dobby.
"Then it's settled. We'll swap identities with Polyjuice Potion after the game," Yvonne said, giving Harry an apologetic look.
He could have used Polyjuice Potion to identify himself to Harry so that Harry would not have to be chased by a Bludger again.
However, Ivan realised that Harry would not be able to learn how to pitch the ball, and would be more suspicious if he gave himself away.
"By the way, Ivan, why did Dobby go to so much trouble to find your notebook?" Harry asked after a moment's hesitation.
Ivan shook his head and was about to say something to brush it off when Harry interrupted.
"Because it's connected to Lord Voldemort, right?"
"Voldemort? You-Know-Who?" said Ron, startled. He looked at Ivan in surprise and took a few steps back.
Ivan's face fell and he looked at Harry in confusion, not quite sure how he knew and was so certain.
"It was Dobby who told me… he said that old Malfoy had once sold an object related to Lord Voldemort to a young Hogwarts wizard, and that he had opened the dangerous thing around me…" Harry explained.
There were not many young wizards at Hogwarts who met this requirement.
This, coupled with Dobby's inexplicable intrusion into the house in order to steal one of Ivan's belongings, led Harry to believe that the young wizard Dobby was referring to was indeed Ivan.
Ivan frowned. He was surprised that Dobby knew about this and had told Harry, so he had to explain.
"That's right. Old Malfoy came to my family's wizarding shop during the summer holidays to sell a black diary. He told me that it helped me with my studies and helped me with my questions, so I always had it with me…"
"Then I found out that something was wrong with it, and a lot of the knowledge it gave me was wrong, so I tried to destroy it, but it just disappeared."
Ivan naturally blamed it on old Malfoy, stating that he was just an innocent second-year wizard.
"God, how can you believe Malfoy's father! Look at how bad Malfoy is, they're both horrible!" Ron exclaimed.
Harry nodded in agreement and asked, "Why don't we tell Professor Dumbledore about this?"
When it came to Lord Voldemort, Harry was careful not to mention it to Dumbledore, as he could not be certain that Dobby was telling the truth.
"We'd better wait until we catch Dobby…" Ivan shook his head.
Ivan did not want to seek Dumbledore's help if he did not have to, especially as he did not want Dumbledore to know he had access to Voldemort's Horcruxes.
Even if he could not hide it, it would be best to destroy the Horcrux and hand it over to Dumbledore, lest Dumbledore learn something against him from Tom.
What's more, Ivan has been wondering about the conflict between Dumbledore and Alicia, and whether his father's death has anything to do with the old Headmaster…
…
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
On more than one occasion, Ivan transformed into his Animagus form and roamed the castle, instructing a number of obliging owls to help him find Dobby and keep an eye out for possible anomalies at Hogwarts.
The entrance to the secret room in the girls' bathroom was the most crucial stakeout point.
Ivan was relieved to find that the school had been quiet for the past two days, with no sign of a basilisk attack.
This represented Tom Riddle, who had not yet successfully bewitched Dobby the house-elf.
Ivan, however, thought it was only a matter of time, given Dobby's lack of intelligence…
Therefore, he needed to get the Horcrux back before that!
"Ivan, I don't think your Confusion Charm will go wrong, will it?" Harry asked him discreetly in the Gryffindor changing room before the match.
He was worried that he would be knocked off the field by the Bludger and lose the game. Wood would most likely be heartbroken.
"Don't worry, the Bludger will fly slower this time. You'll be able to dodge it no matter what," Ivan assured her.
Putting the Confunding Charm on the Bludger took some doing.
After the attack on Harry Potter, Mrs Hodge stepped up the security of the balls, and checked them carefully in the early hours of the game, so Ivan managed to fool her.
"All in all, Harry, just play your game. We're ahead by a lot of points. Losing the Golden Snitch won't stop us from winning," Ivan added.
It was the last Quidditch match of the year, following a match against Slytherin and a match against Hufflepuff.
If this match against Ravenclaw goes well, you'll win the Quidditch championship this year!
His Legendary Points were just a little short of the protection mode of the Exchange System. If he fused with the next bloodline, he might be able to collect it after winning the championship!
(PS: It is said that many readers dislike reading Quidditch chapters, so try to summarise Quidditch in a few paragraphs.)
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