Harry Potter’s Book of Sin

"Mrs. Parkinson...I'm sorry, because the situation in the Department of Mysteries was quite chaotic at the time, I can't remember exactly who went to..."

Nott looked at Vanessa on the opposite side of the coffee table, showing an expression of hard thinking.But then, he saw his expression change slightly, and a slightly deliberately greedy smile soon appeared in the original hard thinking.

"Oh! Madam, I think...In order to make me think of it as quickly as possible, I might need a little bit of'stimulation' or something."

For this kind of oblique remarks, Vanessa, as a person who has been in the pure-blood social circle since she was young, is already too familiar with it.

Yes, some people may be more euphemistic, while some people will be more straightforward, even almost blackmail.But it must be said that interests are always the objects people are chasing after.

"Of course, the right stimulus helps thinking."

Vanessa concealed contempt in her heart, but on the surface she remained calm, and even smiled slightly.Then, she saw that she took out several stacks of shiny Jin Jialong from the bag she was carrying, and put them firmly on the coffee table between the two.

To be honest, this gold coin is usually nothing to the long-standing pure-blood family.But in the face of a dying family like the Knott family, it was already a huge windfall income.

What's more, what Vanessa wanted from Nott was just a clue to the time converter.

However, when Nott saw him, he shook his head decisively after a while.

"Double again."

As soon as the voice fell, Vanessa couldn't help but frowned—nott, this fellow dare to mention it!Where did he come from?

But before Vanessa could say anything, Knott, who heard the opposite, suddenly added:

"...Mrs. Parkinson, don’t worry, I’m not increasing the price indiscriminately. In fact, I really don’t remember the situation at that time, but I can help you ask...So, if you agree with the price, Just go and find out for you if anyone has ever taken the time converter; and if someone has taken it, who exactly is that person."

As he was talking, he immediately spread his hands and said calmly:

"But, if you think my news is not worth the price... then this deal will end here!"

Are you still too impatient?

Vanessa is a person who cares about spending money. The reason why she can take out these Jin Jialong so easily this time is entirely because she wants to get the time converter too early.

After all, although she had miscalculated the speed of Maca's trip to London, she still knew that she could not leave home for too long.

And she was so anxious that she seemed to be seen by Nott?

Seeing that the other party had clearly grasped her eagerness, Vanessa frowned and nodded-no way, she couldn't think of anyone else with such a rare object as the "time converter".

"All right! Just do as you said, double it!"

"Oh, generous Mrs. Parkinson," Nott said happily when he saw this, "Trust me, you won't regret making this decision..."

Having said this, he stood up suddenly and nodded at Vanessa:

"Then, please have some tea here and some snacks... I'll go find someone for you."

At this moment, Mr. Nott’s daughter, the little girl who was afraid of life, Joey came to the coffee table with a pot of black tea and some cheap biscuits, and put the tray in Vanessa’s hand.

"Joy, you are here to accompany Mrs. Parkinson. Dad will be back soon."

After looking at her father with some hesitation, the little girl finally stood on the side in silence, which was regarded as company.

After Nott left, Vanessa looked at the girl who was a little at a loss with her head down, and then waved her hand impatiently:

"If you are willing to stay here, then sit down; if you don't want to, stop here, find a place to play by yourself!"

...

The Death Eater who went to the Department of Mysteries with him, in fact, Knott remembered clearly.

Not only that, he even knew who the "former Death Eater" was most likely to steal the time converter in the Time Hall.

However, in front of Vanessa just now, he just pretended not to remember clearly.

Obviously, he was naturally not for the "double" intelligence fee-his greedy look at the time was simply used to mislead Vanessa.

It must be said that Knott's luck is indeed a bit short. He has followed Voldemort twice in more than ten years, and he has not achieved the slightest benefit.

However, that does not mean that he is a fool.

In Knott's view, what made Vanessa so anxious to get the time converter must be a very valuable deal.And since he is the one who knows the clues to the time converter, why should he give it to Vanessa?

After a while, Knott hurriedly appeared at the door of an "old friend" of his.

"True."

With a knock on the door, the door in front of him opened, and an elderly house elf emerged from behind the door.

"This guest, may I ask...oh, is it Master Nott?"

"Well," Noordin nodded, and asked indifferently, "Is Walton home? I have something to do with him."

Here is the residence of the McNeill family.

About ten years ago, Knott often came here as a guest, and the "Walton" he called it was his former classmate and friend.

Speaking of it, the matter of following Voldemort at that time was also decided by him and Walton together.

But after that, Walton, who had a better academic record than Nott, was sent to the Ministry of Magic by Voldemort; and Nott, who had a higher duel level, stayed under Voldemort's hands.

However, neither of them thought at the time that Voldemort would be so sudden-before Walton, who was lurking in the Ministry of Magic, could play a role, the power of the Dark Lord instantly collapsed.

In the end, Knott was caught by the Auror and sent to Azkaban along with most of the other Death Eaters.

But Walton, because of the hidden mission of the Ministry of Magic, was quite secretive, and even Karkaroff didn't have his name on the whistleblower list, so he escaped that disaster very smoothly.

But in Knott's heart, Walton owes him once.

After all, if he confessed to his friend during the trial at that time, given the seriousness of the undercover Ministry of Magic, he would definitely get a very considerable sentence reduction.

But just because of his deep friendship with Walton, Nott was stunned that he used an oblivion spell on himself when he was arrested, and forcibly survived the Ministry of Magic's trial using Veritaserum.So much so that after leaving Azkaban, he could not immediately think of his best friend. It was not until the neighbor mentioned Walton that he knew that he still had a former friend.

While Knott was secretly reminiscing, the house elf inside the door quickly stepped aside and said respectfully:

"Master Walton just came back yesterday, and it should be in the study now... What you should remember is the one on the third floor that the old master used before."

"Got it."

Nott nodded slightly, then stepped his legs away and walked through the front hall to the side stairs.

In fact, he doesn't remember any "young master's study".The effect of that oblivion spell was very strong. He only learned something about Walton from his neighbors, and inferred the actual situation from the situation after Voldemort's re-emergence.

Fortunately, although there are many rooms in the McNeill mansion, there is only one room on the third floor with the door closed.

"Who?"

As soon as Nott knocked on the door, he heard the sound that was only slightly familiar to him.

"It's me," he said loudly, "Alston."

"what?"

At the next moment, only a rush of footsteps were heard in the study, and then the door was opened by the other party from inside.

"Oh! Why did you think of seeing me?"

"Because you haven't come to see me..." Nott looked at this strange friend in front of him, and deliberately said indifferently, "So I have to come to you, right?"

"Ah," Walton saw that he seemed resentful, and quickly took his arm and walked in, and explained as he walked, "You can't blame me... I said brother, you know, after that time we can I’m lucky to get away! To be honest, I really want to see you very much, but I am worried that it will draw your attention to the Auror."

"Okay," Knott patted Walton's arm after hearing it, "I was just joking--I know you have been watched by the Auror since then, definitely not Convenient for running around."

"Ugh--"

Walton nodded and sighed:

"It's not easy! Who knows that after Voldemort's rise again, he was defeated faster than ten years ago?"

While speaking, he warmly greeted Nott to sit down on the sofa on the side of the study, and then he sat beside him casually.

"Well, let's not talk about the boring things... Anyway, it's all over now, and I'm determined not to get involved in those messy struggles anymore. No, if something happened in London, I sneaked home. !"

After a short pause, Walton then turned to:

"By the way, Auston, what can you do when you come back to find me? I remember, you seem to have been at home all this time, why did you come here suddenly today?"

"The main thing is to tell you the old story," Knott smiled. "You know, I just hide at home all day, it's so boring..."

But then, he shook his head slightly, and Nott also sighed:

"But if you have to say something, there is such a small thing."