Hogwarts and the Atypical Wizard

Chapter 219: Uncovering the Truth

Dumbledore said with interest: "Really? That's an important discovery!"

He obviously didn't believe it immediately, but he was able to argue that what Sainz said was nonsense without using his adult authority. This is the most remarkable quality of old Deng, and it is also the most comfortable thing for Sainz when he is with him.

Sometimes, adults - including Sainz himself - have a subconscious perception that minors must be inexperienced, and the credibility of some things said by minors will be inherently questionable by adults, especially in some jobs that require experience. This phenomenon will be more obvious.

Without fear of offending anyone, Saiens thought to himself that if he told the same problem to Professor McGonagall, her way of handling it would probably be different from that of the headmaster.

"Professor, how long do you think an average mouse can live?"

"About two or three years? Or three to five years?" Old Deng said, "Don't test an old man on these things. I don't know everything."

“Okay, my bad.

But, professor, let's not talk about how long a mouse can live.

But we have to admit that if there is one that can live for more than twelve years, it must be a remarkable thing. "

There is actually a very common rule in the animal kingdom. For common organisms, generally speaking, the larger the body size, the longer their natural lifespan.

Most people rarely pay attention to the lifespan of mice, but the lifespan of an ordinary dog ​​is generally around twelve years. By analogy, for a mouse to live for twelve years is indeed a remarkable thing.

"That's true!" Old Dumbledore nodded in agreement. He said seriously, "So you think it's an Animagus?"

"No, I didn't think about it at first. I thought maybe this mouse was just exceptionally long-lived," Sainz said. "At first I didn't think much about it. I just thought it was its magical ability. After all, who can say for sure about things in the magic world?"

"So what made you start to have such doubts?"

"Just now I told you that after studying Transfiguration for a long time, I began to develop an interest in Animagus, and I also collected a lot of information on this subject before.

After I had some understanding of Animagus, I gradually became a little suspicious of the mouse.

Of course, there are some other reasons that made me have this idea.

Before school started this year, I met Harry and Miss Granger in Diagon Alley. At that time, Miss Hermione Granger was holding a ginger cat. "

"What's wrong with this cat?"

"Professor, I saw this cat before when I went to the pet store to buy snacks for my peregrine falcon. It stayed there for a very long time because of its appearance."

"Oh...it seems Miss Granger took it in."

"It should be. When I saw them, it was held by Miss Granger. She must have bought it. That's not the point. The point is that I know the character of this cat. It wasn't wild when it was in the pet store, but when it saw Mr. Ron Weasley's mouse, its behavior was obviously different from other times. It kept trying to pick it out of Miss Granger's hand."

"It seems that this is the one you are talking about!"

"Yes, Ron Weasley said that the rat had been in their family for many years and used to be his brother Percy's pet."

Dumbledore could not accept this inference. "Can we associate it with Animagus just based on these two points? Sainz!"

Unless one has a particularly jumpy mind, most people would certainly not associate Animagus with these two points. Not to mention that these things could not convince old Dumbledore, Sainz himself did not agree with such a reason.

In fact, there is a strong piece of evidence that can directly support this claim, and that is the live map.

If Sainz took out the live point map at this time, the entire chain of evidence would be complete.

But he thought, if he took it out now, would it still fall into Harry's hands?

It's possible, but it's very small.

Sainz decided to make things a little more difficult for himself and give Harry's things to him, as the kid had it hard.

“No, even though the cat was behaving strangely, I didn’t think much of it at the time. I just thought it was a natural reaction to seeing a mouse, even though it didn’t behave that way when it saw a mouse in the pet store.

At that time, I just thought that since it was a cat after all, it was understandable that it was a little anxious when seeing a mouse.

While we were chatting, I heard that the mouse had lived for so long, and I couldn't help my curiosity, so I asked Weasley for it and took a closer look.

I thought that such a long-lived mouse might have some special abilities, so I took a photo of it. "

"Sainz, it's a very good habit to always stay curious."

"Hey, let me look... and found it. Look, this is its picture." Sainz took out the photo from his briefcase and handed it to Old Deng.

Of course, he would put this kind of evidence, which is ready to be produced at any time, in an open and legal tool.

"It does look very old, with hair falling off everywhere." Old Deng looked at the mouse in the photo, "Hmm... its claws seem a little broken."

If it weren't for Sai's suspicion, this might just be an ordinary mouse in the eyes of anyone, but because of preconceived suspicions, some things that seem ordinary at other times also seem suspicious.

"Professor, twelve years and missing a finger, this may be a little ridiculous, but for a moment I had some associations!"

Seeing that Old Man Dumbledore didn't seem to grasp the signal he was trying to convey, Sainz added, "Harry Potter, Professor!"

Old Deng was startled for a moment, his eyes behind his glasses gleaming with a dazzling light. He stood up suddenly, his expression very serious: "That's how you guessed!"

"Professor, I've said it before. Sometimes I also think this association is ridiculous, but once I made this association, I couldn't get rid of it. I'm afraid that my mind has been confused by reading the information about Animagus, so I haven't said it until now.

But I think it would be good to verify it, don’t you? ”

"Sainz! Sometimes some groundless guesses may even be the truth!"

Dumbledore was a little anxious, and he quickly turned on the fireplace, "Professor McGonagall, I need to see you right away!

There is something very important that needs to be confirmed. Please bring Mr. Ron Weasley with you when you come."

A few minutes later, Professor McGonagall, with a serious face, came to the headmaster's office with Ron Weasley, who was cowering and about to cry.

"Hello, Mr. Principal!"

"Hello, Professor McGonagall, hello, Mr. Weasley!"

Old Deng said sternly, "Forgive me for calling you here so late!

However, we have something here that I'm afraid I have to ask Mr. Weasley for help!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Ron!

Ron trembled with fear, like a lamb surrounded by wolves...