The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 381 An Ant Trying to Shake a Tree

Chapter 381 An Ant Trying to Shake a Tree

"It's said she's disappeared—or rather, dead—but that's impossible."

"If... if... if anyone... encounters her... then... kill her for the Bach family."

Grandpa's words echoed in his ears. Siegfried pursed his lips and looked at the silver-haired figure who still showed no reaction.

"What should we do?" Krum asked softly. "She doesn't seem to be paying attention to us—why don't we just take the treasure?" He stared at the open treasure chest not far away and continued, "We don't need to fight her—"

"No—" Siegfried gritted his teeth and said, "Do you really think she'd just give us the treasure for nothing?"

This is impossible—she is cunning and despicable—she couldn't have given that thing to us so easily—and killing her is my destiny as a member of the Ansbach family.

Because she tried to defile our sacred family.

Siegfried then slowly raised his wand and, to Krum's astonishment, swung it: "Faint!"

The silver spell swept through the air once more, heading straight for the girl who was intently studying the parchment before her.

"Bang!"

But the result was the same. It was as if she had just waved her hand casually, or perhaps it was a subconscious reaction. The spell was deflected by the silver-haired witch, and it flew away like a shooting star.

"————" Siegfried clenched his fists as he watched this scene, not only because his spell had no effect, but also because that guy hadn't even glanced at him yet.

As if they didn't exist at all—ignoring themselves—

This sense of humiliation was something she had never felt before, and she bit her lip and took a deep breath.

Seeing her like this, Krum pursed his lips and said, "Um—let's get the treasure first—if you have any grudges with Professor Hamilton—"

"How about we get the treasure first?" Krum's words made Siegfried take a deep breath. She knew that she seemed to have been a bit too flamboyant—this was not in accordance with the Ansbach family rules—and—it wouldn't be good if it were noticed.

After all, she was Dumbledore's lackey—although the Ansbach family has long since severed ties with Grindelwald, the shadow of Dumbledore still looms over every member of the Ansbach family.

Incurring Dumbledore's displeasure is definitely not a good thing —

After a long silence, Siegfried nodded.

Seeing her nod, Krum breathed a sigh of relief—even though Miss Ansbach had always been a rather calm, even indifferent, person—

Why did I suddenly become so impulsive when facing Professor Hamilton?

Even more impulsive than himself—something must have happened between them, but Krum knew it was best not to pry into such matters—so he carefully lifted his foot and moved almost inching his way past Loira from behind.

"If we design it this way—but the magic circle's energy storage won't be enough—perhaps we'll need more magic power?"

As he walked past her, Krum could even hear her soft murmurs and the slight twitching of her nose; he could even smell a faint scent of cornflowers.

Even at that distance, she didn't react at all, simply staring at the draft paper in front of her.

That's great! — If it really came down to a fight, Krum had little confidence in defeating this silent witch.

But if that's the case—was her resistance and dodge just now really just subconscious? Krum felt a sense of absurdity—did Durmstrang really have such a capable student before?

However, he had never heard anyone mention it before—he shook his head slightly, looking at the treasure that was already close at hand and putting aside his distracting thoughts.

As expected, Loila Hamilton showed no reaction when his hand touched the golden Holy Grail.

She was still focused on her own thing—this was wonderful—with the golden trophy before her, she was sure she could—just as Krum was rejoicing over his impending victory, he caught a glimpse of Siegfried standing behind Loira out of the corner of his eye.

The "calm" girl clenched her fists, her deep eyes fixed on the silver-haired figure in front of her.

If he were to make his move here—could he kill her? Siegfried looked at the girl's unguarded, smooth neck and pursed his lips—the killing intent he had just suppressed slowly rose again.

If I kill her, Grandpa will be very happy—and the soul of Müller von Ansbach will also feel happy—

Surely the shame of the Ansbach family can be washed away?

"Siegfried!" Krum instinctively called out to stop it upon seeing this, but it seemed too late.

"Bang!"

The next instant, Siegfried lunged at Loila. Instead of using a wand, she used her bare hands.

Her hands went straight for Loila's nape, as if she wanted to kill her.

But it's obvious that this is impossible.

"Bang!" Almost instantly, Loila turned around and swung her wand as if by reflex. The silver light hit Siegfried, sending her flying backward and rolling several times on the ground.

"Siegfried!?" Krum was startled by what he saw and quickly drew his wand, aiming it at Loila.

Loila, whose wand was being pointed at, had a face full of confusion.

What's going on here?

Loila pursed her lips as she looked at the students who had appeared beside her at some unknown time. When did they arrive?

And did I just reflexively knock someone away?

Is she alright?

Loila glanced at the motionless girl lying on the ground and pursed her lips. This was Muller's relative—although the people in their family were all strange—but could she have gone too far?

Thankfully, I realized in time and didn't use the Killing Curse—otherwise, I would have been in big trouble.

Although it was just a disarming spell, being hit at such close range—Roy panicked for a moment. She bit her lip, her pointed ears twitched, and her face flushed slightly as she said to Krum, "This—this has nothing to do with me!"

Krum's lips twitched upon hearing this, and for a moment he didn't know what to say—or rather, Professor Hamilton's reaction left him speechless.

Should he do it himself? Or—or should he—he paced back and forth, carefully walking towards Siegfried lying on the ground, hiding the golden cup behind his back as he moved in a rather strange manner.

Fortunately, Professor Hamilton seemed a little dazed, and she was rubbing her hands together in confusion.

Walking up to Siegfried, Krum gently nudged her with his foot, and after receiving no response, he pursed his lips and raised his wand.

"Red sparks!"

As a firework rose into the sky, he pursed his lips and took a few steps back.

That should be fine, right?

Although Siegfried is finished—I should still be fine—as long as Professor Hamilton doesn't attack me—

After taking a closer look, noticing her somewhat bewildered expression, Krum gritted his teeth, turned around, and disappeared into the woods.

Only after he left did Loila come to her senses a little.

Right—I think I was helping Dumbledore here, guarding some treasure—so were they trying to ambush me just now?

Loila recalled what had just happened; it seemed someone had disturbed her while she was contemplating the magic circle—but she hadn't noticed at the time.

Wait a minute—did that guy take the treasure?!

Loila glanced at the empty treasure chest and pursed her lips. After a slightly awkward moment, she suddenly realized that this might actually be a good thing.

Should I leave here now and go find Karkaroff's trail?