In the Harry Potter Without Harry Potter

Chapter 212: Assistance

In fact, there was no need for Jon to explain and arrange anything more on the ship. The reason he chose not to stay on the tower the first night was just for insurance.

If the friendliness at dinner was all pretended by this Sir Stoker, who in fact figured out Jon and the group's identity at the beginning, then tonight he would definitely try to report this matter to Voldemort.

The entire Hogwarts students, there is no doubt that the value is huge enough to tempt Voldemort, as long as the students can be captured in his hands, he can make Dumbledore throw in the towel, which will be of great benefit to the next consolidation of his reign in France.

And this first night is the most dangerous.

Not that after tonight if there is no problem the suspicion on Sir Stoker can be ruled out, but if he has a problem, then there is no reason for him to continue to wait.

The further you delay, the more things will go wrong, reporting the findings as early as possible is a must, then even if something goes wrong, he will still receive the credit.

A night has passed.

The whole night was as calm as the sea they were in, without any surprises.

So early the next morning, Jon took Neville and the group back to the tower with him again.

They were still greeted by the house elf named Rabier, who led them into the living room.

Sir Stoker was having breakfast, and he even made sure to prepare a portion for Jon and the gang.

"This tower is actually very big, some of the floors have been converted into a pasture where I keep a lot of poultry as well as pigs, cows and sheep, which are usually tended by Rabier, thereby ensuring that I can be self-sufficient even if I live such a life far away from people."

Breakfast was sandwiches, with an omelette and milk, although Jon and the group had all already eaten on the ship, they did not refuse what was served.

"I've made all the arrangements on the ship, Sir, and will bother you for the next few days by staying over."

Jon exchanged pleasantries and spoke without much ado, and then asked with a smile.

"I wonder if you could show us a glimpse of this tower? You know that children of this age are very curious, but since we accepted your invitation to stay, we have to respect your rules."

Sir Stoker wiped his glasses, his movements were serious and elegant, he was dressed and groomed as meticulously as a proper nobleman, and he said calmly in the face of Jon's query.

"Don't worry about it, Professor Johnson, I'm not hiding any dangerous things in the tower." He was straightforward, his gaze was clear and one might even say sincere, "I understand your concern about being responsible for the safety of your students, but it is also true that I am not a dark wizard who hides here for the convenience of dark magic experiments, my only interest in life is solely related to astronomy, and after graduating from Beauxbatons, I have even forgotten how to use Apparition. "

"All places in the tower, you can come and go as you please, I can guarantee that there will be no danger. But the reason why I am willing to ask you guys to stay is, there are indeed some things I wish to ask for your help."

Not spending much time with this Sir Stoker, the two had only known each other for only as long as from last night to this morning, and Jon could clearly see that he is someone who is not very good at socializing and getting along with people.

Not only his words are straightforward, and even his actions are the same, Jon had thought that the reason for his hospitality to himself and the rest had "ulterior motives", at least he would grind another two or three days before revealing some clues, but unexpectedly he expressed his need for help in the early morning today without hiding it.

But if you think about it, a few decades "old otaku" having such a character is normal, a long time without communication and interaction with outsiders, even if he was a social genius, his words would still make people suspicious.

Jon is naturally happy to speak more explicitly.

"You can directly express what help you need, Sir, we have accepted your hospitality, and we will certainly not refuse what we can do to help."

Sir Stoker put down the knife and fork in his hand, and instead of answering Jon directly, he got up and said.

"If it is convenient, Professor, can you go to a different place with me alone? These students of yours will be shown around the tower by Rabier, and they can also ask for anything they need directly from him."

Jon glanced at Neville and the group, then nodded and said in a slightly stern voice.

"Don't cause trouble in other people's homes, and don't forget that we are guests."

Neville understood, and with his head held low, he agreed.

"We'll take care of that, Professor Johnson."

Then Jon followed Sir Stoker and left the living room.

And after they left, the only people left here were Neville, and the other four along with the elf Rabier, well, or maybe you can count the black cat too.

Luna, who was obviously more curious about the black cat, tried to wave at the cat, but the cat plopped down on the arm of the sofa and looked at everyone with an indifferent look.

"Black animals have bad omens in certain places."

She whispered to herself, and only Hermione, who is sitting next to her, heard what she said.

Hermione first glanced at Rabier to make sure he did not hear Luna's obviously somewhat disrespectful statement, then lowered her voice and said.

"It's a matter of custom, for example, the raven is also black, but in Britain, it's a symbol of good luck, and muggles used to keep some ravens with their wings clipped off to make sure they didn't fly away from the Tower of London to ensure the country doesn't suffer bad luck."

Lee overheard their chatter from the sidelines and couldn't help but sputter.

"If I am a raven and have my wings clipped to keep from flying away, then I certainly wouldn't still be in the mood to bless them."

"So it's just an allegory and a symbol." Hermione said, "People only care whether the symbol exists, but will not consider whether its existence is reasonable."

While they were chatting, Neville began to make his first move.

In Jon's absence, he is the one in charge of making decisions to act among the five students.

He looked at Rabier, who had been standing at the side respectfully.

"Can we have a casual tour?"

"Of course, you can, my lord has said that you can go anywhere in this tower without restriction."

After getting confirmation from him, Neville brought Ron, Hermione and co. out of the living room, went down the stairs and began to wander around in this tower.

As Sir Stoker promised, Rabier did not stop them from going somewhere, but also did not let them loose completely, and kept following them, saying that it would provide convenient to give them services at any time.

But Neville is not some ordinary 14-year-old boy who grew up in protection and care, and from the way Rabier is acting now, he can clearly understand that Sir is actually not giving them as much freedom of action in the tower as he verbally said.

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