At Hogwarts' Great Hall, dinner was in full swing. The long tables were laden with a lavish feast, and golden candlelight flickered, reflecting off every witch and wizard's face.
The enticing aroma of food filled the air.
At this time of day, almost everyone was completely relaxed, and the joke Ron had made at the Gryffindor table earlier had become the topic of everyone's conversation.
The Weasleys did not seem to mind. The twins were even imitating the way their younger brother had choked—though at first, they had been concerned about Ron too.
But Ron had choked for the sixth time already. The family's "love" had truly gone numb, and Gryffindor prefect Percy Weasley was too embarrassed to mention his little brother, who ate like a starving ghost reincarnated.
"This plan has potential."
Ian did not care about Ron's dietary health. He was only interested in the family behind Harry Potter. He had already begun considering how to use Potter to lure out Lily Evans.
How should he put it?
Ever since learning that Lily Evans was a member of Soul Hall, Ian had been curious about what exactly was going on with her. Logically speaking, she should have died on the night Voldemort fell.
And Lily Evans should have changed her name to Lily Potter... All these doubts did not merely pique Ian's curiosity; they were also a crucial clue that he believed could unravel the mystery of Soul Hall.
The Big Bad Wolf soul body in the Room of Requirement was clearly useless, and it was only an "intern." The chances of using it to lure out Soul Hall or find it were truly slim.
But Lily Evans was different. Based on what the Duke and Duchess had told him before, Lily Evans should at the very least