Morris could probably guess that Krum enjoyed reading.
After all, the other party spends most of their time in the library at Hogwarts.
This doesn't look like a sports student at all.
In fact, Morris rarely saw Krum training in Quidditch.
Is he a naturally gifted player?
Just as he was pondering this, Krum suddenly walked over with several books, his expression serious.
"What's wrong?" Morris asked curiously.
Although Krum usually appears serious and gloomy, that's just on the surface.
This time it seems to be a genuine expression of emotion.
Krum placed the books one by one on the table in front of Morris, and asked solemnly, "You're researching this?"
Morris looked down and found that they were all books related to " Death " and " The Deathly Hallows ".
"I guess so," he said.
Ever since he met Scrape, he has been searching for relevant information.
These books were collected by him from various places, including secondhand shops in Diagon Alley, Knockturn Alley, and the Hogwarts library.
Unfortunately, he couldn't find any information about the name " Scrape ".
There's an overwhelming amount of legends, stories, speculations, and conjectures about the Death.
Krum frowned and pointed to one of the covers. "Do you know what this symbol means?"
Morris looked down.
The logo the other party was pointing to was engraved in the center of the brown leather cover: a triangle containing a circle, with a vertical line running through both.
Of course he knew that logo.
The Deathly Hallows, huh?
He now understands this thing very well.
Before Morris could answer, Krum spoke again.
"That's Grindelwald's symbol," he asked nervously. "Are you a Grindelwald admirer?"
Grindelwald?
Morris thought of the old man in Nurmengard.
"Answer me quickly," Krum said in a low voice, his facial muscles tense.
"I am not," Morris replied curtly. "In fact, you may have misunderstood; it is the mark of the Deathly Hallows."
Grindelwald borrowed it, as many others have. The symbol is far older than it. And I happened to have an interest in the Deathly Hallows before."
Krum pondered for a moment, then asked, "This symbol represents more than just Grindelwald?"
"No doubt about it," Morris shrugged, "That's what the book says anyway. If you really want to know, just ask Grindelwald himself."
Krum breathed a sigh of relief and sat down opposite Morris.
"I'm sorry, I got a little agitated." His tone was much calmer than before.
Morris asked curiously, "You really dislike Grindelwald?"
Krum's expression turned grave. "It's more serious than that. Grindelwald killed many people, including my grandfather."
"I see, "Morris nodded to himself.
These two people are actually enemies.
Krum continued, "At my school, a lot of people worshipped him, they carved that symbol everywhere to scare people... It's really stupid, isn't it? So I taught them a lesson, I..."
Krum seems unusually talkative today.
Moreover, his English has improved considerably since he first arrived at Hogwarts.
Over the next few days, Morris learned a great deal about Grindelwald from Krum —most of it about his atrocities.
According to Krum, Grindelwald was utterly wicked, committing murder, arson, and all sorts of other atrocities.
In fact, Morris had considered going to talk to Grindelwald again, as he was very interested in the man's Prophecy abilities.
But since no suitable opportunity came along, it was put on hold.
This matter may already be on the agenda.
Incidentally, he could also ask if the other person knew the name " Scrape ".
Soon, the new semester will begin.
The second period in the morning is Care of Magical Creatures.
Morris and Kyle trudged through the thick snow toward Hagrid's Hut.
Kyle complained from the side, "I really didn't want to come to this class. Those Blast-Ended Skrewt were a nightmare, dangerous, and they smelled awful."
"Oh, yes," Morris said.
In fact, he found the creature quite interesting—not the Blast-Ended Skrewt itself, but the way it came into being.
Hagrid bred this creature using a Manticore and sixty Fire Crab.
Morris simply couldn't fathom how that was done.
That's so bizarre!
He asked Hagrid to give him a demonstration, but the other refused no matter what.
This made him even more curious.
Before they knew it, the two had arrived near Hagrid's Hut.
Strangely, standing in front of the hut was not Hagrid, but a white-haired witch with a furry scarf draped over her shoulders, who looked at everyone with sharp eyes.
" Hagrid has something come up," the witch said. "I'll be teaching the upcoming Care of Magical Creatures. I'm Professor Grubbly-Plank. There are five minutes left before class starts, so you can do whatever you want for now."
"Looks like you won't be seeing the Blast-Ended Skrewt," Morris said to Kyle.
"I think this is a good thing," Kyle sighed. "Speaking of which, what about Hagrid?"
He had barely finished speaking when a Ravenclaw student next to him quickly handed him a newspaper. "Here's the reason."
"Thanks."
Morris took the book from Kyle, and the two of them looked through it together.
There's a report about Hagrid that criticizes Hagrid teaching methods as too dangerous, causing injuries to students, and also mentions that he's a Half-blood- Giant.
Kyle was shocked. " Hagrid is Half-blood- Giant?"
Morris glanced at him and asked, "Is this a bad thing?"
Kyle paused for a moment, then, as if remembering something, lowered his voice and said, "You may not know, but most wizards are prejudiced against people of bloodlines. In some people's eyes, the blood of Giant is even lower than that of House-elf."
"I see, "Morris nodded.
In fact, he had long suspected that Hagrid had Giant blood.
After all, that physique was so astonishing.
Hopefully, Hagrid will recover soon.
Morris then finished reading the rest of the newspaper.
When I turned to the last page, a familiar name caught my eye.
[ Barty Crouch, Department of International Magical Cooperation, has gone missing. The Ministry of Magic has launched a full-scale search...]
Is Barty Crouch missing?
Morris stroked his chin.
Barty Crouch Jr. Crouch. died not long before Crouch disappeared; the two events are clearly connected.
Perhaps it's related to Voldemort?
Morris read the newspaper article again.
There's not much information.
He folded the newspaper and handed it back to the Ravenclaw student.
"Alright, class is starting," Professor Grubbly-Plank clapped his hands. "Come with me, everyone, today we're going to learn about Unicorn."
Unicorn?
Morris remembered that it was one of the animals that hated him the most.