The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 478 The Storm Is Coming

Chapter 478 The Storm Is Coming (Part 2)

That matter—referring, of course, to the matter with Karkaroff—Loila pursed her lips, then slowly stood up. She looked around to make sure no one seemed to be paying attention to her before immediately following Lupin.

Lupin led Loila to a corner of the professors' table and sat down. He first looked around cautiously, and only after confirming it was safe did he speak softly, "Has Steinberg spoken to you these past few days?"

"Um—yes." Loila said a little nervously, "But he just talked to me about—about magic circles."

"Is that so?" Lupin was taken aback upon hearing this.

Seeing his expression, Loila couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "What happened?"

"Hmm—" Lupin nodded slightly and said, "Yesterday, Karkaroff's body was sent to the Ministry of Magic."

"Huh?"

Karkaroff's body was sent to the Ministry of Magic? Wasn't it kept at Hogwarts before? Loira looked at Lupin with some confusion, wondering what this meant.

Could it be that Mr. Steinberger has already finished studying the corpse? But I didn't leave anything on the body—

Lupin seemed equally puzzled. After frowning and thinking for a few seconds, he said, "Perhaps it's because he's already given up?"

"After all, he's leaving after this match," Lupin said slowly. "And his proposal to interrogate you has been rejected."

Is that so?

Loila was a little surprised and a little uncertain—Mr. Steinberg hadn't mentioned giving up in their conversation a few days ago—on the contrary, he seemed quite determined.

Why has things turned out this way?

Just as the two were in silence, an Auror from the Ministry of Magic suddenly walked past them. He seemed to be in such a hurry that he didn't notice Loira and stepped on her boot.

"Ugh!" Loila shuddered and puffed out her cheeks as she looked at the Auror, but the Auror didn't stop at all and quickly ran towards Dumbledore and Crouch.

What is he doing?! He's in such a hurry! He's stepping on me!

Loila looked down at the large footprint on the boot and didn't know what to say for a moment. These are my magic array boots. If you damage the magic array, will you compensate me?

Royla glared at the Auror with resentment. He stood next to Crouch and Dumbledore and seemed to say something. Then, Royla was surprised to see Crouch and Dumbledore's expressions change.

Mr. Crouch's face turned pale for some reason, and Dumbledore frowned.

Dumbledore, who usually had such a calm demeanor, suddenly frowned, which greatly surprised Roy.

Then—the two of them got up in a hurry. Mr. Crouch and a few Aurors seemed to be talking to each other, while Dumbledore was talking to Professor McGonagall.

They then immediately left the area.

Ok?

What's going on? Has Voldemort attacked? Or has Minister Fudge's army of fire spirits gone out of control?

Loila watched them leave, not quite understanding.

Leaving before the game is over—Mr. Potter and Mr. Diggory had only been inside a short while—

"Something seems to have happened?" Lupin noticed this as well. Just as he was about to discuss it with Loila, a figure walked over.

"Professor Hamilton, Professor Lupin." It was Steinberg who spoke, greeting Loila Lupin as he slowly walked to their side.

"Cough cough—cough cough cough." Loila coughed a few times, looking a bit embarrassed, as if she had been caught talking behind someone's back.

Lupin pursed his lips, appearing quite calm.

As expected, Mr. Lupin's acting skills are much better than mine — but what is Mr. Steinberg here for?

Is he going to say that he found some evidence?

As Loila felt a pang of fear, Steinberg slowly said, "I've come to say goodbye."

"Huh?" Loila and Lupin were both stunned. They looked at each other and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Mr. Steinberg—what does that mean? Loila blinked, her pointed ears perking up.

bid farewell?

Is he leaving?

But the third match isn't over yet, is it?

What does he mean by that?

Seeing that Lupin and Loila remained silent, Steinberg continued slowly, "After all, this case is coming to an end, isn't it?"

He looked at Loila as he spoke: "Professor Hamilton—you've had pretty good luck this time."

"I've escaped death again."

What does it mean to have escaped death again?

And whether it was Loira's imagination or not, she felt that Mr. Steinberg was acting a little strange at this moment—and there was a strange sense of familiarity in their conversation—

He no longer had that coldness and seriousness he always had—instead, there was a hint of mockery in his words.

Before Loila and Lupin could say anything, Steinberg strode away, seemingly in a hurry as if he had some urgent business to attend to.

What does this mean?

In just a few minutes, Mr. Steinberg, Dumbledore, and Mr. Crouch all left one after another, as if something major had happened.

Please don't do this—it's really weird to feel like I'm the only one being kept in the dark!

"It seems—" Loila pursed her lips and said, "It's strange—"

"Indeed—" Lupin looked at Loila with some confusion, he didn't understand what had happened either.

It was just a game, it had only just begun—why did everyone suddenly leave as if something was about to happen?

Well, not everyone—most of the Hogwarts professors were still watching the game with great interest.

Loila also looked up and glanced at it a few times.

Well, it turns out Mr. Potter fell into that puddle, and Mr. Diggory is trying to pull him out.

With Steinberger gone, Loila and Lupin's discussion seemed pointless, so she returned to her seat and settled back into watching the game.

But whether it was just her imagination or not, Luo Yi felt a dull ache in her heart—everything seemed a little strange—as if something was about to happen.

She frowned as she watched Durmstrang's two men enter the maze, and then watched as the maze slowly closed in a tremor.

The grotesque maze seemed like the dark clouds before a storm—making Roy feel uneasy and oppressed.

"I hope nothing happens at all," she said to Merlin, clenching her fists slightly as if in prayer.

On the other side, Lupin stood in the corner with a frown, pondering Steiberg's words and unable to understand them.

Why did he say "again"?

Has he met Loila before?

Why did he leave right after Dumbledore and Crouch? What was he planning to do?

"Lupin".

"Huh?" Hearing someone call his name, Lupin subconsciously looked up.

What he saw was Snape with a gloomy face.

"What's wrong?" he asked slowly. "Do you have something to say?"

"Heh." Snape chuckled coldly, raising the object in his hand and saying, "I have no intention of joking with thieves."

"This quill pen is yours, right?"

Lupin paused for a moment, then pursed his lips as he looked at the incredibly familiar object in Snape's hand.

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