Su Er was still utterly baffled when he left the Headmaster's Office. The riddler's words jumped all over the place, leaving no clear trail, yet there were faint connections between them, which was irritating.
But no one could force Dumbledore to say anything he did not want to say.
Because they couldn't beat him in a fight, they just couldn't!
Still, now that he knew where Ariana had gone, Su Er stopped dwelling on it. Whatever Ariana had gone to do, she would definitely come to him once she returned, and then a few questions would clear everything up.
No wonder Aberforth had not been anxious at all and had not contacted him since that day.
He had just rounded a corner on his way down the stairs from the Entrance Hall when he saw Hermione lingering by the barrels in the corner. Behind her were Harry and Ron, along with a girl with an icy expression: Fleur Delacour.
"I was just looking for you." Hermione spotted Su Er the moment he rounded the corner on the stairs and immediately came over.
"Looking for me?"
"Yes, S.P.E.W.'s first group visit to the Hogwarts Kitchens! To spread our ideas among the house-elves." Hermione's little face was flushed with excitement as she tugged at Su Er's clothes. "I want to talk to them and interview them. I've already prepared lots of questions."
"Uh..." Su Er shot Harry a questioning look over Hermione's shoulder, and Harry shrugged at him.
"All right, do you know where the Kitchen is?"
"That's why we came looking for you." Hermione winked mischievously. "Come on, take us there."
"Who in all of Hogwarts doesn't know where the Kitchen is?" Ron muttered under his breath. Had Su Er not had such sharp hearing, those words would probably have been