Chapter 387: Who is the Prince
"How should I put it, Harry," Zhang Qiu said with some difficulty. "I told you about the danger level, right?"
"You think my level is not enough?" Harry said with some grievance. "However, how can I know without trying?"
"Because of Occlumency."
Harry's eyes widened. He spent a whole year last year practicing Occlumency hard, but he didn't expect this skill to become an obstacle now.
"Occlumency does prevent others from peeping at you, but it also makes it very difficult for you," Zhang Qiu looked for adjectives for a long time, "to burst out with strong enough emotions."
"Yes, this is also the reason why we have never mentioned this matter," Luo En said. "This will make you frustrated."
"Not frustrated," Harry took a deep breath. "Occlumency has its special role. If I hadn't learned to close my mind well last year, maybe what we are discussing now is Yanayev's blitzkrieg on Poland."
What Harry wanted to say was that he felt Occlumency was not impossible to break through—but he thought of Snape. Snape's choice seemed to also show from the side that Occlumency and Knight transformation were two completely different and even conflicting skills.
"I am even more miserable than you," Zhang Qiu comforted. "My Occlumency is not practiced by myself, it was placed by Master. I am even less likely to experience the Knight System."
"Then your meaning is that I still have a little possibility?" Harry seemed to have raised a glimmer of hope again.
"Uh, let's analyze the identity of that bat monster," Zhang Qiu brushed her hair. "He attacked you on the road, right? I think it's a bit suspicious."
"Where is it suspicious?" Harry followed the new topic in disappointment.
"First of all, we must understand who he is preparing to attack? If he just attacks students casually, and the result happens to kick an iron plate, is this possibility high?"
"Not high," Harry also began to think seriously. "It's rare for anyone to pass by on the road from Hagrid's hut to the castle, and when we came back, it was still dusk. If the attacker wanted to make some noise and attract the Knights in the school to appear, he definitely wouldn't choose this place."
"You mean, he ambushed you two specifically there?" Luo En, who was eating, suddenly stopped his movements.
"I think so, and do you remember? He looked at us for a few seconds before launching the attack," Harry analyzed calmly. "It's possible he wanted to confirm our identities, or it's possible he specifically wanted to wait for you to transform. Perhaps both."
"Then he ambushed us for?" Luo En blinked. "Still a test?"
"Perhaps he was testing your strength, and confirming your identity by the way," Harry nodded. "Knight armor naturally acts as a mask. No wonder you call it Kamen Rider. This word 'Kamen' is actually quite worth caring about."
"Then, according to your speculation, Night Rogue figured out two things on this trip: first, the Saber that appeared a few days ago, whose true identity is Luo En Weasley; second, Luo En's strength is quite average," Zhang Qiu summarized. "But if you say so, I believe you also noticed one of the problems."
Luo En only noticed "strength is quite average," and his face didn't look good.
"That's right, there must be a mole in the school, no, I even suspect that Night Rogue is that mole," Harry said with burning eyes. "That new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher!"
"Huo, this position has become a scapegoat position in the future," Zhang Qiu rolled her eyes. "I think the possibility is not high. What is more worth caring about is the first-year students."
"Because if it were a professor, when he noticed Luo En, or even saw the fragments of him fighting, today's Night Rogue's test would become an unnecessary thing," Zhang Qiu argued reasonably. "He got the same information today as he did when he watched Luo En chop down the Smasher that day. Then why did he take action rashly? Either he wanted to kill you and Luo En in one go, otherwise there was no need to plan this attack at all."
"So I speculate that Night Rogue and the mole must not be the same person. It should be that the mole reported the news to the superior, and the superior sent Night Rogue to verify it," Zhang Qiu said, touching her chin. "The next thing is very clear: Luo En is responsible for taking down Night Rogue, and we can consider finding the mole."
"Me?" Luo En pointed to himself with a finger. "That bat monster is strong and knows how to use a knife. I really might not be able to beat him."
"But you can also fight him back and forth, right?" Zhang Qiu said. "Then with Draco's help, we might be able to take him down."
Harry's thoughts were moved by the word "take down." He thought that since a Knight always had a transformer, as long as the transformation could be scattered, the true face of the transformer could be revealed—at that time, he could also interrogate him to obtain some information, and the initiative would be back in his own hands.
Luo En still needed some time to recuperate. Madam Pomfrey politely asked them out of the hospital wing. Harry looked at his watch. It was about time for the Torchwood gathering, and he happened to feel he needed to talk to Draco.
When Harry walked into the familiar living room, the children were sitting in a circle happily. Crabbe and Goyle were grabbing snacks on the table and stuffing them into their mouths. If you didn't consider the fact that they were already in the sixth year, it could be considered adding a few points of childlike innocence.
"Good evening, everyone, any fresh news recently?" Harry said casually and sat down opposite Draco.
"Ah, speaking of which, you must not be unfamiliar," Draco looked over with a smile. "Do you know the Half-Blood Prince?"
"What?" Harry showed a confused look. He thought the other party was going to talk about Luo En defeating the Smasher.
"Girls are talking about it recently, and I forgot who spread it," Pansy added. "Of course, rather than saying it's a specific person, it's more like a beautiful image. They say the Prince is a handsome, elegant person who knows everything about magic knowledge."
"Sounds like a young version of Dumbledore," Lu Na said.
"Currently, Harry is about the one closest to the 'Half-Blood Prince'," Jin Ni looked at him with a weird gaze.
"Yes, what I find very strange is that even Hermione came to ask me about this!" Ivy blinked. "We all know Potter is a descendant of Linfred, right? Then it can only be Evans—"
"But Evans is a Muggle surname, right?" Ernie said, dodging his eyes.
"Yes, Hermione suspects that we are really the Russian royal family, because Ivan is also a quite common name over there," Ivy explained. "If we had to abandon the Romanov surname because of being hunted, it is very possible to change to Evans."
"Crazy, what is all this," Harry only felt tired. "My mother is just an ordinary Muggle. Don't force these things onto me for the sake of some so-called Prince."
"I understand, I understand," Draco cooperated and nodded. Harry really wanted to punch him and then curse "You understand a fart!"
"That is to say, if you don't force these things onto you," Jin Ni asked, "you actually don't mind Hermione asking about you quietly?"
Harry was speechless for a moment. He made up a lie that he was "secretly loved by Hermione" to block a bullet for Ailina last year. Now, don't let this lie become true.
"What can I say? I can only say I really don't hope Hermione does anything stupid," Harry said helplessly. "I already have a girlfriend."
"Yes, yes, Hermione might just be under too much pressure, and you are also one of the few people who have cared about her," Hannah seemed to understand better than Hermione herself. "Even if it's just a beautiful image imagined, even if she knows it's impossible, what she actually needs is just a motivation to support her forward."
"Is Hermione very busy this year?" Jin Ni pursued.
"Yes, we have seen her rushing around several times," Hannah answered naturally. "She seems to have chosen a lot of classes again."
"She wants to apply to Miskatonic University," Harry looked at Cui Ge. He felt Cui Ge might understand this a bit.
Cui Ge didn't say anything, but returned a curious look.
"From some perspective, she is also very powerful to have the qualification to choose so many classes," Ivy directly changed the topic. "This means she got very good grades in the OWL exams."
OWL was a beautiful memory for the sixth-year students of this year, but for the fifth-year students, it was an unknown enemy. They discussed this matter one after another. Finally, Draco was almost about to boast, asking his father to inquire about it, when he suddenly noticed Jin Ni's existence, so he changed his tone and begged her to find her father to inquire about it.
After the gathering dispersed, Harry stayed behind alone. He wanted to discuss with Draco about dealing with Night Rogue together.
"Ah?" Draco looked very surprised. "An enemy that even you and Luo En can't defeat?"
Only then did Harry remember that Draco had always thought that both he and Luo En had the ability to transform and fight.
"Uh, this is a test by overseas forces," Harry said evasively. "I'm a bit inconvenient, and I think if you take action, you can also test the identity of the mysterious person behind you."
"The person behind me?" Draco touched his chin. "Perhaps, Tianchao also has two different opinions, but I think compared to identity, his purpose is even more confusing. He seems to hope that I can become the strongest Knight."
Harry's heart jumped, and he asked softly: "Then do you have confidence?"
"Still a little bit," Draco said in a tone with faint confidence. "Because I am a dragon, the dragon that crosses the end." ===== CHAPTER 388 =====
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