Hogwarts from another world

Chapter 139 Eavesdropping

"Professor Slughorn, you're very welcome!"

Mr. Rosmerta, the owner of the Two Broomsticks Bar, quickly greeted him enthusiastically and shouted somewhat exaggeratedly.

"As usual, two glasses of mead!" Horace Slughorn said with a belly as big as a fat walrus.

Obviously, he is already very familiar with the boss of Two Broomsticks.

He quickly sat down with Miss Elaine Shafik, and then had a cordial conversation there.

……

Miss Hermione Granger stared fiercely at her two companions like a lioness.

Neville quickly lowered his head and said nothing...

As for Matthew, he did not rush over to greet Professor Slughorn and Miss Shafik as enthusiastically as Hermione imagined...

He squinted his eyes, glanced at the old man and the young man over there, and then lowered his head, seeming to be thinking about something...

All three were members of the Slug Club, and were theoretically considered Horace Slughorn's protégés.

But at this time, they all had their own agendas, and no one walked over to say hello to the Potions teacher.

Then, Matthew gently raised his index finger to his lips, signaling the two friends not to speak.

Then, he quietly took out his wand and chanted softly:

"Transfiguration!"

A potted plant next to the small table rose a few inches from the ground, drifted a foot to the side, and landed gently in front of their table.

To be precise, between Slughorn and them; to prevent Slughorn from discovering them.

……

Matthew wanted to know what Slughorn and Elaine Shafik were talking about.

It's just that the sound of their conversation was too low, and there was a certain distance between the two tables...so that even if he pricked his ears, he couldn't hear anything.

Neville and Hermione both looked at Matthew's behavior with some surprise, but they didn't say anything.

"Do you want to eavesdrop, Matthew?" Hermione said in an extremely low voice.

Matthew nodded first, then shook his head regretfully.

After all, my magic level is too low, and I don't have any powerful magic items such as "Invisibility Cloak" around me. If I want to eavesdrop on a wizard of Slughorn's level, I have to avoid being discovered. It's really too difficult. Difficult……

"I have a way!" Hermione's eyes suddenly lit up.

Then, she dug into her pocket, and finally took out a soft, fleshy little ear and a tattered little button.

"I bought this pair of gadgets from a hawker when I was in India... As long as I secretly put this little button on their side, whatever they say can be heard through the other little ear. Clearly!" Hermione whispered.

Matthew couldn't help but look shocked.

The principles of magic are generally different between different civilizations... Even if Slughorn is well-informed and experienced, he may not be able to recognize this kind of magic prop from abroad at the first time!

Hermione had already handed over the pair of gadgets.

Matthew quickly picked up the small button and glanced at the potted plant. He was thinking about how to put it next to Slughorn, which would be more appropriate...

"Leave it to me!" Neville volunteered.

"Neville?" Matthew glanced at him in surprise.

"Believe me!" Neville said firmly.

"Yeah!" Matthew nodded, and then handed him the tattered little button.

……

Neville Longbottom took the button and left Matthew and Hermione.

He walked around the Two Broomsticks nonchalantly, and then walked down the side of Miss Slughorn and Shafik.

Through the foliage of the bonsai, Matthew could notice that Horace Slughorn and Elaine Shafik were too absorbed in their conversation to notice him.

Suddenly, Neville's feet slipped and he fell to the ground suddenly.

"Ouch!" He screamed.

Slughorn seemed to be startled, but soon he found that it was Neville Longbottom who fell in front of him.

He quickly stood up and helped Neville up: "Neville, oh, my child, are you okay?"

"Sorry, Professor." Neville held onto Professor Slughorn's chair and reluctantly stood up with his help.

He looked bruised and bruised.

"I was looking for someone just now and didn't look at the road..." Neville said, "Did you see Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnegan... I came to Hogsmeade with them, but we got lost. …”

"No, I don't think they are here," Slughorn shook his head, "Would you like to sit down and have a drink together?"

"No, I'd better go to Honeydukes to find them!" Neville declined Slughorn's invitation.

After waving to Slughorn, he walked out of the two broomsticks without looking back.

Slughorn didn't seem suspicious. After Neville left, he sat down again, lowered his head, and started talking to Elaine Shafik.

Behind the potted plant, Matthew and Hermione looked at each other.

The two of them nodded in understanding.

Then one after another, they quietly walked out of the bar.

……

Neville was waiting for them at the door.

He did fall hard just now, his forehead was swollen, and he looked very embarrassed now.

Seeing Matthew and Hermione coming out, he quickly went to greet them.

"I wasn't discovered, right?" Neville asked in a low voice, "That button, I just secretly stuck it behind Slughorn's bench."

"Probably not," Hermione shook her head, "Let's find a quiet place first. Follow me. I know a place with few people."

The three people hurriedly left the Two Broomsticks pub, followed Hermione, and walked through the busy Hogsmeade avenue.

"Matthew, why are you eavesdropping on Professor Slughorn?" Hermione asked quietly.

As Matthew put the little ear to his ear, Mr. Rosmerta's voice sounded inside, and it sounded like he was serving mead.

After hesitating for a moment, Matthew briefly recounted what happened to Elaine Shafik...about some of the experiences of her father, Mr. Shafik, who is now staying in Azkaban...Of course, some details are slightly There are deletions.

"Oh my God!" Hermione looked a little surprised, "So, is this the reason why you deliberately approached the girl named Elaine Shafiq?"

"That's right!" Matthew nodded without hesitation.

Hermione looked relieved, and even had a smile on her face.

"We are almost there." She pointed to a hillside on the south side of Hogsmeade Village. "There are usually no people on that hillside."