Harry Potter: The Golden Viper

030 Failed Conversation (Part 2)

Harry stared at the pensive Bryan nervously, his hands resting on his knees, clutching his robe tightly, and the courage he had finally brewed in his heart was asking questions. It disappeared in an instant.

What would Mr. Watson say?

Deep down in his heart, Harry thought that Mr. Investigator, who was very unusual to touch, would not be so credulous about the rumors in the school, but if he couldn't stand the pressure of the school board and urgently needed to hand over a murderer...

"If you're asking for my personal opinion, Potter--"

Bryan began to speak, and Harry's clenched fists turned white at the knuckles.

"I personally don't think you will be the heir who opened the Chamber of Secrets, Potter."

Harry's eyes widened suddenly, and the heart in his chest was beating like he was riding a broomstick for the first time through thin and cold clouds. Relaxed and happy, even the slightly dark office suddenly became bright and open.

"But why, sir?"

Still, Harry subconsciously asked, "I am a Parseltongue it's because of this , they... I mean, people know that Slytherin himself is the most famous Parseltongue."

Bryan laughed, and he glanced secretly at Harry's scar, with a relaxed expression on his face,

"What can Parseltongue represent, Mr. Potter, since the era of Salazar Slytherin until now? In the past thousand years, there have been at least dozens of Parseltongues that have existed in the wizarding world and have been clearly recorded. I can't think that you have an unclear relationship with the great founder of Slytherin just because of this—"

Looking at Harry, whose expression brightened, Bryan joked jokingly,

"There are many other facts that I can't ignore, for example, I can't figure out if Salazar Slytherin wants to find himself an heir, why do you have to pick from Gryffindor House.

For another example, "The Boy Who Lived" who defeated the most evil dark wizard in history at the age of one and rescued people in the British Wizarding world from the shadow of despair, fear, and death, was honored by the greatest and most powerful and wise wizard of his time, How could that wizard, Harry Potter, whom Albus Dumbledore regarded as his favorite student, attack his classmates in school?"

Harry grinned, and he found that he began to like this Bryan Watson a little bit.

Since entering the wizarding world, many people have made a fuss about his defeating Voldemort. He is extremely admired, and some people think he is just a grandstanding little wizard, some hate him, some are indifferent. But no matter what kind of attitude, Harry will feel heavy pressure when this is mentioned. Only Mr. Watson is an exception.

You can hear the completely harmless and respectful ridicule in his tone, as if he was simply discussing a funny little jinx. To be honest, before meeting Mr. Watson, Harry never expected that he would have such a pleasant conversation with a Slytherin-wizard one day.

"—If you're worried about that announcement I posted, Mr. Potter, you don't have to."

Bryan got up and went to the fireplace to refill a cup of strong tea for himself. Seeing that the tea in Harry's cup hadn't moved at all, he stopped being sentimental. The sky outside the window was already dark, and now, only the lights of Hagrid's hut remained on the Forbidden Forest.

"From the beginning to the end, I never thought that I could get any useful information from people's reports."

Bryan was leaning against the fireplace, and Harry had to turn around to see him. Before he could ask, Mr. Watson explained himself. "To be honest, before, I thought that as long as I acted, as soon as the news spread that the investigator had entered the Hogwarts investigation chamber, those who acted secretly would inevitably react in some way, because since those who dared to stir up trouble under Dumbledore's nose then they were unlikely to endure the school board's dictating orders. You know what I mean, Mr. Potter?"

Harry frowned and thought about it carefully, then relaxed his brows and nodded.

Mr. Watson probably meant that if the heir of Slytherin did not respond to the existence of the investigator in some way, then people would most likely think that he was intimidated by the name of the investigator as an act of daring to raise his vigilance before Headmaster Dumbledore. It is unlikely that someone who launched two more attacks on the little wizard under the same circumstances would endure this 'insult'.

Bryan blinked his eyes in satisfaction and continued, "I think he might be impatient to act again, so he'll be caught by me."

Staying in the office all day, not even doing patrols, how can I catch others? Harry secretly rolled his eyes.

"—The most ideal situation is that the attacker directly finds me in order to prove his ability. In that case, I can kill him and get money. Ahem-, I mean, put an end to this terrorist incident."

Bryan showed a slight annoyance, "But I didn't expect him to be more cautious than I thought. I have been monitoring the castle for a week, but I haven't found anything wrong. This makes me feel a little anxious, so I have to do something to stimulate that patient lurker."

Harry realized that Mr. Watson's behavior of posting the announcement was just a temptation, and he hoped that after seeing the announcement, the culprit would regard it as a provocation, so as to continue his great career as the heir of Slytherin.

After figuring this out, Harry felt extremely relaxed all over his body!

Since Mr. Watson believed that he was innocent, the damage caused by the rumors in the school would be reduced by at least half because his biggest worry was that Mr. Watson would listen to the rumors.

"Since this is the case, "Harry stood up excitedly, "Mr. Watson, if you don't think I did all of this, then can you help me? I mean, maybe you can make another announcement to explain to everyone."

"It means you are innocent?" Bryan smiled, "That's why you came to find me, Mr. Potter? Hehe, I thought you were here to report someone like Filch."

Harry was very embarrassed. He expected that his request would not be granted, but he still insisted on saying,

"I think you already know that because of Parsel-tongue, the little wizards all think that I attacked Colin and Fletchley. There's Mrs. Norris, and everyone thinks that wherever they go, Anyway..."

Harry couldn't go on because he had seen Mr. Watson stop smiling and shake his head.

"I understand your current dire situation, Mr. Potter, but I cannot agree to your request."

Bryan said calmly, not because the person standing in front of him was the protagonist, or because he and himself stayed together. If the unprocessed mysterious memory is related, I will make an exception.

"Just like I will not believe that you are the attacker because of rumors, I also have no way to tell everyone that you are the attacker without certain evidence. There must be no suspicion. This is an irresponsible behavior, Mr. Potter. I hope you can understand me."

Bryan's deep eyes contained indescribable pressure, which made Harry unable to continue making the request, and then afterwards, Mr. Watson's words made Harry nervous again,

"Also, you really need to give everyone a reasonable explanation for some things. For example, on the night of Halloween , I mean, the first attack happened. At that time, the reason why you, Mr. Weasley, and Miss Granger appeared in the corridor on the third floor after attending Nick's Death Day party was really puzzling—"