Chapter 85: The Scars

Monday, during the Charms class...

Harry nervously sat next to Arthur, squeezing Hermione to the side.

Arthur looked at Harry strangely.

"What's wrong, Harry? Why do you have that expression on your face?"

"What would you think if I told you that I can hear sounds that others can't?" Harry leaned close to Arthur's ear and whispered, sounding like a secret agent.

Arthur instinctively moved back a little.

He didn't want to be so close to a boy.

But after hearing Harry's words, he became interested.

Could Harry have encountered the Basilisk already?

"Can you describe it to me?" Arthur asked with great interest.

Harry briefly explained what happened yesterday when he answered to the letter in Professor Lockhart's office.

After listening, Arthur confirmed that it was indeed the Basilisk.

However, he didn't say it directly. Arthur had his own plans.

Even though he usually didn't care, the blood of the Gaunt family still flowed inside him.

He wanted to see if it was possible to tame the Basilisk.

Arthur believed that Slytherin's legacy was not just this Basilisk. If they could discover some of Slytherin's secrets through the Basilisk, it would be even better.

"It might be a talent of yours, Harry." After Professor Flitwick walked away, Arthur finally said to Harry.

"You know, wizards always have something special about them, so it's not surprising that you awakened some talents."

Listening to Arthur's analysis, Harry felt relieved.

When he told Ron about it yesterday, Ron didn't believe him at all, which left him feeling frustrated.

"I'm sure you're just fooling Harry."

While Harry was practicing charms, Hermione suddenly whispered to Arthur, leaning close to his ear.

She knew Arthur well and knew that when he spoke seriously about something, it usually meant he was fooling someone.

"No, not this time. Harry indeed has a special talent," Arthur replied, annoyed by Hermione's lack of belief in him.

"What talent?" Hermione held her head and looked curiously at Arthur. Over the past year, she hadn't noticed anything special about Harry.

"You'll find out next week."

Arthur teased her, and Hermione gave him an annoyed look before turning around and going back to practicing the Disillusionment Charm with Parvati.

...

At night, Arthur easily sneaked into the Restricted Section of the library.

He wanted to find books about Parseltongue. With his bloodline, it shouldn't be difficult for him to learn Parseltongue.

He had secretly tried before, using Transfiguration to turn a teapot into a snake and attempting to communicate with it.

Unfortunately, the snake turned into snake soup.

He believed that Harry's ability to speak with snakes was due to the scar on his forehead, the inheritance left by Voldemort.

Last semester, Arthur often came to the library at night to read books, mostly about ancient runes and alchemy.

He hadn't paid much attention to these kinds of magical phenomena in the wizarding world.

Hogwarts Library was the largest in all of Britain, and one could even say it was the largest in the world.

Among them, the Restricted Section accounted for at least one-third, and in just one year, Arthur couldn't possibly read so many books.

He could only look for what he wanted.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find a book like that despite flipping through several areas.

The most he found were some wizards with Parseltongue skills mentioned in passing, but no specific language was mentioned.

However, Arthur wasn't in a hurry. He could try to learn the language from Harry.

After putting all the books back in their places, Arthur left.

...

Soon it was Sunday, and the group gathered at the Room of Requirement, ready for their magical practice of the week.

But before they started training, Fred and George pulled Arthur aside, presenting a box as if offering a treasure.

"Lollipops?"

Arthur opened the box and took a look. He didn't see anything special.

"You'll know once you try," Fred said mysteriously, with an expecting expression alongside George.

Arthur's eye twitched.

Do they really think we just met today? Can I casually eat the food you two are handing over?

Pretending to eat, he picked up two lollipops of different colors. The green one was apple-flavored, and the pink one was strawberry-flavored.

Arthur unwrapped them, pretending to think which one to eat.

Suddenly, Arthur quickly shoved both lollipops into the mouths of the twins.

The two of them burst into laughter, completely caught off guard.

"Oh!"

Fred and George instinctively tasted the lollipops.

Hmm, not bad, quite sweet.

With a "bang!" sound, two pig heads appeared on their necks.

"Pfft!"

When Cho saw the two large pig heads, she instantly sprayed her tea all over the place and burst into uncontrollable laughter.

Hermione and Harry couldn't help but join in the laughter.

They were used to seeing Fred and George prank others, but they didn't expect them to be the one who was pranked this time.

Fred and George exchanged glances and couldn't help but laugh, despite having large pig heads on their shoulders. Even their laughter sounded like "oink, oink."

Five minutes later, they returned to their original forms.

"Although it didn't go according to plan," Fred said, "but the effect of our Pig Head Lollipops is still pretty good!"

George sounded in, "Yes, it seems like our Pig Head Lollipops will be a hit!"

Seeing them smoothly teasing each other, everyone burst into laughter.

That's just how the twins are, always bringing joy to people.

Their product also caught the attention of others.

Everyone bought some, ready to use them for pranks. Even the good girl Hermione bought two.

The twins couldn't stop laughing, it seemed that their Pig Head Lollipops would become a bestseller.

...

After some small discussion, everyone was ready to start today's lesson.

Arthur took out several bottles of magical potions and distributed them to everyone.

"These are all Potent Exstimulo Potions. After drinking them, your magical power will rapidly increase within two weeks."

Everyone looked at the potions in their palms with eager eyes, especially Fred and George. As wizards from pure-blood families, they understood the preciousness of the Potent Exstimulo Potion.

They struggled personally, but both of them finally opened their hands to return the potions to Arthur.

"Arthur, this is too valuable. Even if we sell ourselves, we can't afford to buy a bottle of this potion," the twins said jokingly, but others also recognized the value of this potion.

They all looked at Arthur.

Arthur smiled.

He admired the nature of the twins, but since he had given it to them, he had no intention of taking it back.

"Don't worry, I brewed these myself, and I have plenty in stock. I've already had a bottle myself, so you can use these."

When hearing Arthur's words, the twins finally felt relieved. They exchanged glances and felt proud to have a friend like Arthur.

Hermione and Cho didn't have many thoughts about it. They were already close to Arthur, so a bottle of potion was nothing.

As for Harry, he was a simple-minded person.

He believed that Arthur had already helped him enough, and having more lice wouldn't make him itchier, nor would he worry about having more debts.

As long as Arthur needed him, he would do it.

If Arthur heard Harry's thoughts, he would surely shout, "Ignorance is bliss!"

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