บท 274: Chapter 274 "Can't Sleep Tonight"

"Mr. Wallup, I hope you can cooperate with us."

In the room, a middle-aged wizard named Mark Ponte in front of the long table was posing with a serious expression. The young man opposite him didn't care at all and even dozed off at the table.

Ponte's face was sour. He had been entangled with a Hogwarts second-grade student for more than half an hour. But apart from being a bit curious and cautious when he stepped here at the beginning, after half an hour of questioning, the kid in front of him was not only not nervous or afraid but even dozed off.

Ponte still maintains his stern expression, but anger has risen in his heart. The anger can never be expressed, after all, the child in front of him has not been arrested.

Sean nodded his head on the table and yawned. He moved his face lazily and said in a tone of impatience, "Sir, I'm here to cooperate with the investigation, not a convict. Can I go now?"

Ponte moved his face closer, trying to make himself more threatening. He wanted to let him know the seriousness of the matter.

How can a second-year student remain calm and peaceful in the inquiry room?

"Mr. Wallup, please cooperate with us to recall more details," Ponte said solemnly.

"Am I not cooperative enough?" Sean rolled his eyes.

There was enough trouble tonight, and he was too tired to maintain it until now.

Ponte's tone was a little more serious and vaguely threatening, "Now the Ministry of Magic of various countries have issued arrest warrants for Grindelwald. Do you know what this means?"

"Huh?" Sean raised his eyelids lazily.

Ponte slammed the table, "You are a student of Hogwarts, but there is enough evidence to show that you have learned Grindelwald's spell!"

"Is it against the law, Sir? Or is there a Ministry of Magic statute stating that the spell is Dark Magic?"

"That is enough to prove that you have a great connection with Grindelwald."

Sean looked over, "The professors and students of Nurmengard, half of the students of Hogwarts, all the wizards who read the reports about Nurmengard Day know that I am just Grindelwald's student like any other did. Do you still need to ask?"

"Do you know what kind of crime Grindelwald committed?"

"I know, and I won't stop you from catching him."

Ponte's brows twitched, and his tone became firmer, "As we all know, Grindelwald never teaches privately, let alone accepting a Hogwarts student became his closest student. So, we have reason to suspect..."

Sean stretched out his hand, "Stop there. I mean, is it wrong to have a student like me?"

"I am now telling you the seriousness of this matter."

Sean ignored him. He shook his bag, and Galleons could be heard.

"Look, I'm rich. Also," Sean pointed at himself, "I'm a magic genius."

He spread his hands, "He accepted me as his student because of that, is it difficult to understand?"

Ponte pinched his brows. The interrogation was scheduled to be done in England, and Dumbledore assured them that there was nothing wrong with Sean.

Of course, Ponte and the others didn't believe it, but Dumbledore spoke up. No one dared to use magic spells and Veritaserum to a child. Grindelwald ran away, and they expected Dumbledore to catch him back.

Sean stretched, and when he saw that Ponte was about to speak again, he said quickly, "You've investigated Grindelwald's crimes. Your members know more about the situation than I do. That mark in the sky was made by the group of people who call themselves Death Eaters, and they also summoned that giant. But what can I do? Everyone knows that I am a genius, but I am still young. But you don't think that giant, the mark, and everything left at the scene were all done by me, right?"

Of course, Ponte wasn't that stupid. The French Ministry of Magic had confirmed he had nothing to do with what happened there. He just wanted to dig out more information about Grindelwald.

"Mr. Wallup, your professor..."

Before he could finish speaking, Sean had already laid down on the table and yawned, "I'm a child, and it's getting late. Do you mind if I sleep for a while?"

Ponte gritted his teeth. At this time, the room door was pushed open, and Ponte frowned. He saw Fudge and a middle-aged wizard with pale blond hair. He put away his expression and stood up.

"Mr. Ponte," Fudge shook hands with him, "is the work going well?"

"Thank you for your support of the work of the Guards, Minister Fudge."

Fudge waved his hand, "Yes, but you're taking too long. It's just a child, and that's all he can say? It's early in the morning. Let him go."

"Minister," Ponte became serious, "this kid has a lot to do with Grindelwald."

The middle-aged man beside Fudge asked, "What can a child do? I think the current focus of the Guards' work is to find Grindelwald's whereabouts."

Fudge nodded, "Lucius is right, Mr. Ponte. Since Dumbledore has already guaranteed the child, we can let him go now."

Ponte's eyes flickered a few times. He knew the Malfoy family and also knew that he would definitely not care about a second-grade student. According to the Malfoy family's style of acting, they seem to be completely defeated by Dumbledore's influence.

Fudge is probably also expressing his good acts to Dumbledore. After all, Grindelwald has fallen. After the shocking battle in Paris, Dumbledore is now the number one figure in the wizarding world. Ponte hesitated. He looked back at Sean.

Without the assistance of the magic potion, he would not be able to get any useful information after spending so much time, so there is no need to offend the two people in front of him.

"Is it over?"

Sean stood up, waved his hands casually, and walked out. Fudge stayed to talk to Ponte, and Lucius followed Sean slowly after saying goodbye. As soon as he turned into an empty corner, Lucius' haughty expression suddenly became humble.

"Master, please forgive my rudeness just now. I immediately went to Fudge when I heard about you. I thought that your identity might not want to be revealed, so I guided Fudge to let him come to get you out of this situation." He said while bowing.

Sean waved his hands expressionlessly and said casually, "You're pretty smart, Lucius."

"Master, what do we need to do from now on?" Lucius asked cautiously.

He had already learned about the situation in Paris, so he understood the situation. On the one hand, he felt uneasy because of being exposed, and on the other hand, he felt terrified because of the chaos that the wizarding world is currently facing.

Lucius now finally understands why his master changed into this body. He also suspected that the battle between Dumbledore and Grindelwald might have been planned by him, which could also prove why he continued to stay in the school as a student.

Sean didn't expect Lucius next to him to be able to help him to this extent, and he is now confused.

After what happened, he originally wanted to ask Dumbledore for more information, but he deliberately avoided him and did not answer any of his questions. Afterward, Newt quickly came back, and Sean finally knew why he left in such a hurry.

Newt went to get the diluted venom of the Winged Demon, and then Dumbledore cast a rainstorm spell that enveloped Paris. He mixed the Winged Demon's venom into it, erasing the memory of the Muggles tonight.

Of course, there was more after that.

Sean was then brought here for an "interrogation".

Sean glanced at Lucius, and he waved his hand, "Go back. I will notify you later in the future."

"I understand, master." Lucius saluted, and after walking out of the corner, he turned into his usual behavior.

Sean was sent back to Nurmengard. When he walked into the castle, he found that even in the early morning, there were many people from the Guards running back and forth in the castle.

"This is going to be a different experience in Nurmengard." Sean sighed secretly and returned to the common room.

The students did not get the news so quickly. Most of them had already fallen asleep, and only two people were curled up on the velvet chairs.

It was Hermione and Daisy.

Sean's heart warmed up. Last time, these two waited for him to come back in the middle of the night.

Hermione pinched the corner of her clothes, and Sean suddenly disappeared from her side. She learned that Grindelwald had taken Sean away.

Although she knew that Grindelwald would not hurt Sean, she was still a little uncertain. Not to mention, what would happen if he was accidentally injured in that situation?

Daisy's expression on the side is not very good. Not only Sean but her father and uncle are also in the Guards to arrest Grindelwald. She, with Harry and the others, went to Professor McGonagall to inquire about the situation, and she wondered if she could get any news.

But there was nothing that could be picked on.

"Sean!" Daisy exclaimed, jumped off the chair, and then rushed straight into his arms.

Hermione stood up abruptly and looked back. She paused for a moment, then quickly ran to the side of the two, raised her wand, and shone a light on Sean.

"I can't believe that you were okay!" She babbled while sweeping Sean's body.

"I'm fine, don't worry about me." Sean smiled tiredly at Hermione, then patted Daisy's shoulder, "Don't worry, James and Sirius are also fine."

Daisy's body trembled for a while, and then she raised her head, "I'm glad to hear that."

"What happened?" Hermione frowned after confirming that Sean was fine.

Sean sat down and told the two about the situation.

"My God..." Daisy widened her eyes when she heard Dumbledore's action and covered her mouth in shock after learning about the giant and the Death Eaters.

Hermione was also shocked, "Besides the Guards, there are also unknown organizations. I haven't seen the name Death Eaters in the book. According to what you said, they managed to invoke that thing. That sounds like a very scary magic. I have seen similar information in ancient rune books.

Sean scratched his head, "Is there a specific description of the ancient spell?"

Hermione shook her head, "I just mentioned one thing, but you said that the giant disappeared not long after it existed. It may be an imperfect spell or the lack of output of magic power at all."

Daisy said, "Nurmengard must be in chaos. Professor Grindelwald is the soul of Nurmengard, and not only Nurmengard, but the wizarding world will have a big change."

Sean sighed, "It is a big trouble."

Daisy looked at him, her voice softened a lot, "Sean, you must be very tired tonight. Go and rest first."

Sean did not refute what she said. Daisy and Hermione had to wait for Harry and the others to come back. He said goodbyes to them and returned to the dormitory.

Sean lay heavily on the bed and closed his eyes, but he still couldn't fall asleep after a while.

"It's too much for tonight. I can't sleep." Sean opened his eyes and sighed.