Chapter 509 "Infiltrating The Ship"

The Durmstrang ship docked at the pier is connected to the shore. However, during this period of time, except for necessary activities such as eating, didn't go out much from the ship.

The bruised Heartman boarded the ship, and the deck under his feet was rattling. He didn't want to make any noise, and he had better go back quietly. 

Karkaroff had already given strict instructions when he left. To prevent unnecessary troubles, every student in Durmstrang will be tested by magic when they return to the ship. Especially after the conflict between Reinhardt and Sean, the students were beaten up by the Hogwarts students from time to time, and Karkaroff paid more attention to this problem.

Many people saw Heartman's appearance when passing through the corridor, but they felt little sympathy for him.

The friendship among Durmstrang students is not good, especially the pure-blood wizards, who look down on half-blood and Muggle wizards. But everyone knows that Heartman and Reinhardt have a good relationship.

Heartman wanted to say that his relationship with Reinhardt was nothing special, and he didn't think highly of him. If it weren't for his grades, Reinhardt might not have seen him as someone valuable.

However, there is no time to think about these things now. He has to go to the testing room. If he doesn't take the initiative and is discovered, he will be punished.

When he came to the testing room, the door was opened, and a person was already inside. Heartman took a look inside. It was Trent, a member of their group. Like Reinhardt, he had the same personality. People hated him but were also afraid of him.

However, Trent looked no better than Heartman at this time. Half of his hair seemed to be burnt, and his left calf was swollen.

"Those bastards, they didn't dare to fight me one on one." Trent's voice was full of rage.

The person in charge of the test had a stiff face. He was recruited by Karkaroff at some point and is currently in charge of all kinds of tests. He ignored Trent, who was cursing and waved his wand calmly.

After a while, he waved his hand, indicating that he could leave. Trent saw Heartman when he was going out, and he greeted him. He showed a smile when he saw his injury and left quickly.

Heartman walked into the testing room.

"What happened?" The person asked calmly.

"I've been bullied."

"Did you get stunned or hypnotized in the fight?"

"I can't tell much, but I did lose consciousness for some time." Heartman replied.

He nodded, raised his wand, and started the examination. Heartman didn't know why it took so long for the test or if something had happened to him; he even felt that his memory had been tampered with. It wasn't until half an hour later that he got permission to leave.

Heartman endured the pain in his body. He didn't plan to go to the infirmary. He went back to the dormitory, where he was treated with the healing medicine he had bought. When he left, the person in charge of the test narrowed his eyes.

He closed the door of the room, and after a while, the wooden frame moved, and a figure in a black hood walked out of it.

"That student had encountered something, and his memory seems to be missing for a short period of time. However, since he was unconscious, short-term memory loss is normal. Of course, it is not ruled out that someone with high skills in magic was meddling with it."

The man in the black hood nodded and replied, "Don't rule out any possibility; send someone to watch over him. That kid is keen on exploring secrets, so it was suspected something was up, and he would make a move."

He nodded to show that he understood something and asked, "How do we deal with this?"

The main in the black hood said, "Wait for him to take the bait. If there is indeed a problem with that student, we will start the plan."

He licked his lips excitedly, "I'm a little curious now, what the Pride tastes like."

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At night, Heartman lay in bed. The pain still existed in his body.

He knew he shouldn't come to Durmstrang. The experience in Durmstrang is not pleasant. This school has a long history of magic, and the professors are good, but it doesn't seem human.

Under Karkaroff's "leading by example", the situation in Durmstrang is tense. He joined Reinhardt's group just to have support at school; otherwise, a loner like him, even with excellent grades, would still be trampled by other students.

Hogwarts was clearly more united than Durmstrang. After their classmates were bullied, they dared to take action and used various methods to avenge them.

Heartman felt a little envious. If only he had experienced what happened to them as well, like Reinhardt and the others, he would have taken action after he had been beaten like this.

If Heartman were to transfer to Hogwarts or other schools now, he would be absolutely unwilling to do so because it was too late. Putting aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, Heartman closed his eyes. It took a lot of effort before he furrowed his brows and fell into a deep sleep.

As the night got darker, the waves of Black Lake made a sound against the hull of the boat, and Heartman suddenly woke up. His eyes seemed to have lost their energy, and he slowly moved towards the bedroom door like a walking corpse.

"Heartman is a problem. His memory was tampered." In a secret room of the cabin, a dark figure was reporting the situation.

The man in the black hood let out a laugh, "That Wallup kid, huh? I didn't expect that he would also be a master of memory spells and weave this kind of memory. To achieve this kind of Imperius Charm effect on another level is truly remarkable."

"Heartman is walking towards the deck, wondering what that Wallup is trying to do with him."

He poked his head, revealing half of his distorted face, "Don't worry, let's see what he's going to do."

At this time, Heartman, who had lost consciousness, had slowly walked onto the deck. His eyes were absent. He turned his head and body mechanically and slowly raised the wand in his hand.

Durmstrang's ship is like a huge rock on the Lake at night. In the secret room, Heartman's position is reported in real-time.

"Heartman seems to be observing the situation on the deck, and his eyes are mainly on the sails and sides of the ship."

Hearing the report, the man in the black hood said excitedly, "Is he going to set a fire? Everyone will wake up if the hull is on fire. Ask Karkaroff to weaken a part of the barrier on the side of the hull near the water, but we'll wait until the fire ignites. We are still on full alert. I guess that kid is waiting for a chance now."

"I see."

The only thing that puzzled them was Heartman's movements, which were a little too slow. Perhaps because he couldn't control it freely, he had stood on the deck for almost twenty minutes without moving.

"He has not moved, but the wand was held in his hand, which seems to be hindered by something."

"It doesn't matter; you don't need to show up, and the barrier is still on full alert." The man in the black hood said, "The most important thing is time. Even if he is tempted to do it, I still have plenty of time to play with him slowly."

He widened his eyes excitedly, "I feel the Pride that I have never seen before, and I'm excited. That kid is very cautious. We don't need to rush."

While all this was happening on the deck, in the corridor, there was a slight fluctuation in the air. In the dark, no one noticed that something was wrong here.

The doors to this restricted area, which Durmstrang students are not allowed to enter, are firmly locked. The students didn't know what was inside. They guessed that it might contain the magic items carefully collected by Karkaroff, or it might be something else. Of course, it could also be some kind of sinister dark magic spellbook.

It is normal for schools to have a restricted area, but a place like this on their transportation is a little strange.

At the entrance and exit of the restricted area, only a professor is in charge of guarding it. This place is located inside the ship and surrounded by many barriers. Only Durmstrand-approved individuals can pass through the barriers, and students can't come here.

The wizard in charge of guarding did not relax the slightest bit because of the night. He raised his wand, opened his eyes wide, and watched every corner of the vicinity. He received a message that if the ship caught fire, he would pretend to go up to check it, deliberately leaving an opening in this area.

He didn't understand the purpose of this, but he knew that as long as he obeyed the order, everything would be fine.

He glanced at the corridor and turned his gaze away after noticing anything unusual. At this time, there was a fluctuation in the air above the corridor, but the guard did not notice this subtle change, and his attention was mainly on the entrance and exit.

A ring was silently stuck to the wall of one of the secret rooms. If anyone can see through the Disillusionment Charm, they will find that Trent is here at this time.

Of course, it wasn't the real Trent, but it was Sean who drank the Polyjuice Potion.

He never expected that Sean, whom he was on guard against and even prepared to catch, had appeared here.

Sean didn't prepare only one plan. Heartman is certainly a part of his plan. He is not sure if the memory he is tampering with can fool the enemy. Trent had been knocked out and imprisoned by Sean without anyone knowing, and he pretended to be him and sneaked into the big ship.

Just as Trent explained, the ship barrier only recognizes approved individuals from Durmstrang, but Polyjuice is not effective in fooling the barrier, especially since Heartman alerted the Durmstrang staff.

Sean quietly pasted the ring on the wall, and his "spy" had already entered the secret room. After a moment, he felt the ring tremble and disappear, leaving the wizard guarding the whole area alone without noticing anything.