Chapter 500 "Face To Face"

Sean said a lot in one go. He slowly threw all his conclusions in Thomas's face.

At the same time, he observed his subtle expressions and let Dave smell his brain all the time. Although the soul is incomplete, the body is complete, and his emotions will affect the smell of the brain.

Halfway through Sean's speech, Thomas' pupils shrank, and Sean caught this immediately. At the same time, Dave, in his pocket, also sent a message.

"The taste is having a sudden change."

The power of Sloth has been turned into something similar to Obscurus. In the second stage, when Stephanie and Daisy are attacked, apart from using the Obscurus power to cause Daisy to lose her focus, another strange point is that the Loch Ness Monster and Basilisk are both there, and they can't detect the person.

Dave couldn't dive, and he couldn't use his ability to provide Sean with the exact location of the enemy. Water would also affect Dave's senses.

Even though Dave was not there, the grass area was almost overwhelmed by two huge serpent-shaped monsters, but that person was still able to cast spells from time to time and attack Daisy.

For Sean, who has Obscurus in his body, it is already an incredible thing. The Obscurus' power is difficult to control. Only people like Sean, who have reached a cooperative relationship with it, can have some control, but the price is that he cannot fully exert it, and even a person like Aurelius doesn't use it that much.

But the power from that person before was suddenly activated. Sean suspected at first that the attacker might have reached a cooperative relationship with Obscurus just like him, but after careful consideration, the attacker's way of hiding himself was somewhat similar to the Lloyds that Sean had seen back then.

The Lloyd couple and their son disappeared after being recruited by Durmstrang. At the same time, the couple fell under the Sloth's magic power and were taken away by Dumbledore for treatment.

The attacker at the Lake may have been able to hide there without being discovered by Sean and his magical animals because of the Sloth's magic power. Combined with the power possessed by that person, Sean thought maybe the Returners combined the Sloth's power and the Obscurus' power and somehow "planted" it into the attacker's body.

As for the Sloth itself being the one who attacked them, Sean thinks the possibility of this is low, and the Returners will not let go of the Sinner taking risks in the Hogwarts territory. Once the Sloth is absorbed, they have less advantage.

This is a bold guess, and there are not many things that can be connected. Sean has certain doubts about its accuracy. However, Thomas confirmed the theory. His reaction showed that Sean's guess was correct.

After reaching this conclusion, The Returners did combined the Obscurus and The Sloth. Thomas lowered his head after Sean finished his long speech and raised it again after a while.

His expression was normal, but he smiled, "I have to say, the theory you made on your head is interesting."

Sean didn't care, "I'm not asking you to confirm my guess. I'm just telling you what I know."

His calm attitude made it impossible for Thomas to maintain the composure on his face.

"You…"

"I'm tired of hearing it," Sean stopped his words, "I'm curious, as the one who was abandoned, how do you feel now?"

Thomas's face was uncertain, and they said viciously after a long time, "That's impossible; you can't shake me, Wallup."

Sean smiled, satisfied, and cheerfully said, "This is my territory, buddy. I told you such important information, and you aren't phased at all?"

Sean smiled more, "You are angry with me, and it doesn't make any sense. Let's consider some things. You were abandoned, and the Returners have new candidates, so what do you have now?"

Thomas' face turned ugly.

"Hey, tell me. Voldemort knows about it, right? Although he has no brains and things, Horcruxes should be hidden in a place that only you know. Of course, I can understand you. You made some Horcrux because the Returners taught you and told you to keep a copy of your soul by his side so that you can save your life at the last moment, right?"

Doubt, fear, and panic flashed in Thomas' eyes, and it was clear that Sean was on to something.

"If I kill you..." Sean narrowed his eyes, "Your Horcrux will notice something carrying the memory of you here, but will they help you create a new body? Don't forget, the power of the Sloth is unique, and all Sins are like this. I know it much better than you."

"With a stronger and more suitable candidate, who would care about the soul of a loser? You may be able to tell more information with them regarding Professor Dumbledore, but after giving out this information, you'll be useless to them."

Seeing that Thomas' expression had completely dimmed, Sean raised his eyebrows in satisfaction, stood up, and waved his hands.

"Don't worry. You still have plenty of time to think about it."

After finishing speaking, he turned and left here without delay. Today, he gained a lot of things, not only confirming several things but also shaking Thomas' mind. It's not that Sean doesn't want to torture more to pry more information from his mouth.

For an arrogant person like Thomas, who thinks he is the chosen one, once he falls into a strong self-doubt, he will be done. He would think his future would be nothing. Sean is not in a hurry. Thomas will definitely think about himself more later on.

Stepping out of the ring and standing under the torches in the Room of Requirement, Sean stretched.

He did not know exactly how the Returners achieved this method by making a container that merged the power of the Sin and Obscurus, but now he at least knew something, and he was no longer as confused as before.

Sean raised his head and looked in a certain direction. The day when Grindelwald completely fuses his memories and merges them into one is getting closer and closer. He believed that on the day he came back with all the memories, it would be the Returners making a move.

Sean narrowed his eyes. It's time to find that "container" hidden among the contestants.

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"Let's go, let's go!" several boys excitedly beckoned to their friends in the hall.

"What's going on? Why are you in a hurry? It's a weekend," someone asked.

"Krum, it's Krum!" the short boy in the lead shouted excitedly. "He wants to play Quidditch in our field!"

"What?! Let's go then!"

The news that Krum would be riding a broomstick quickly spread throughout the castle, and Sean's group, who had just concluded their Golden Dawn meeting in the Room of Requirement, also heard the news.

"What?! Krum!" Ron shouted excitedly.

But soon, Fred and George nudged him.

"I can't believe our brother is supporting our enemy."

"Don't say that. You're a Weasley, and your brothers are fighting this guy in the tournament."

The two sneered, which made Ron extremely embarrassed.

He hesitated and explained, "He shouldn't be a bad guy. After all, he has a great future ahead."

Hermione looked at him disgustedly, took Daisy's hand, and called Stephanie to leave the Room of Requirement.

Sean told the members of Golden Dawn what happened at the bottom of the Lake, but he concealed the part of the Sin and reminded them not to do something alone with students from other schools. This was not for the sake of school regulations but for their safety.

After learning the news, they immediately pointed their finger at Durmstrang's contestants. Leon was the biggest suspect, followed by Reinhard. Krum's suspicion is small, but because he is also a Durmstrang student, he is also suspected by the Golden Dawn. Even the Weasley twins, who worshiped him crazily before, now saw Krum as a bad person.

It was Ron who kept muttering that this matter had nothing to do with Krum. Sean could understand Ron's thoughts.

Hermione was angry about the attack on Daisy, approached the professors many times in private, and even made violent remarks like "the professors are really disappointing" after many unsuccessful attempts. This is quite normal because, without evidence, there is no way to investigate what happened.

On the other hand, Hermione's attitude toward Stephanie is better because she tries to protect Daisy.

Originally, Hermione thought that Stephanie was not pleasing to her eyes and would yell at her from time to time. This has completely disappeared after the Christmas ball, and the two of them sometimes have some private conversations together.

After the attack at the Lake, Hermione became more intimate with Stephanie, as if she had regarded her as her best friend. Now, Sean is more like an excluded person, and the three are often playing together, leaving him behind.

But Sean didn't care about that.

Looking at the girls leaving, Ron touched his head aggrievedly while Harry patted his friend on the shoulder without saying much.

Sean raised his eyebrows, "Let's go and have a look."

Ron was joyed, "Sean, you think that Krum is not the attacker, right?"

Sean shrugged his shoulders, "No, it's just to know about the enemy's situation. Except for eating, they usually stay on their ship and don't come down very much. It just happened that this is our best chance."

Ron dropped his arms in frustration. However, several were excited, especially the Weasley twins. They have always been keen to do this kind of thing, especially since this is more like a joint operation of the Golden Dawn. They have already determined that Sean is going to provoke those Durmstrang students.

Sean didn't plan to explain anything, although he did have some thoughts of finding things. Even if the one-in-a-thousandth possibility is that the attacker is not from Durmstrang, it doesn't seem to be a big loss to watch them.

That Reinhard guy keeps acting weird, like an idiot.

In this way, the Golden Dawn set off towards the operation. When they arrived at the destination, Durmstrang's students had already gathered there, and Krum was holding a broomstick and was doing an inspection.

Beside him were some of his friends, and in the stands was a group of Hogwarts students who didn't know anything.

Sean smiled, "Let's talk to our guests, guys."