Chapter 2824 The Fleeing Wolf (7)

Draco Malfoy is already five years old. Of course, he cannot be held in the arms of his parents like a newborn baby. After being baptized and blessed, he becomes the godson of Severus Snape.

Although in theory he should be the star of the party, it was actually a party for adults. Everyone who had contact with Lucius Malfoy came, including some Death Eaters, but not as much as the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic.

As I thought, it was the reunion of the Death Eaters.

Most of the Death Eaters without masks, such as Bella, have been imprisoned in Azkaban, and not everyone who wears a mask can be recognized by Karkaroff. As for how Snape was recognized by Karkaroff

Yes, maybe it was because of his greasy hair. Even on the day when he became someone's godfather, he didn't wash his hair.

But the guests didn't care. It didn't matter that his "talent" to become a professor at Hogwarts and Dean of Slytherin at such a young age was special. What's more, he didn't have the support of his family and parents.

Learn from him to encourage the younger generations.

The reactions of the juniors were "all kinds of weird", some were dismissive, some were disapproving. Anyway, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they had to pretend it was over on the surface. They could only go out to play after this boring party ended safely.

Some people also talked to him about their experiences in XZ. Everyone knew that Snape went to XZ during the Great Trial, and it happened that Gerald Rohart wrote a novel about the Snowman of XZ. Originally everything was "normal",

Until he received the call of Pomona's Two-Way Mirror.

Snape didn't have many friends, and the voice was obviously a woman's. The new Director of the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic who was chatting with him paid more attention, but Snape went to a place where no one was. Although he was still

Under the surveillance of other Aurors, but not in the director's sight.

But Snape came back soon, but he was not in a hurry to leave. He only said that his colleagues at Hogwarts asked him to go back early and asked him to help with something.

At this time, Dumbledore was "traveling" in Europe. The director expressed his understanding, and then asked casually whose child was not home for Christmas and caused trouble for the teacher to go back. Snape casually asked about the goblin rebellion.

things come.

"Smooth? How did you manage to get past the topic?" Pomona said incredulously.

He glanced at her coldly, and then spoke in a deliberately protracted tone.

Also in 1717, a goldsmith named Paul was brought to London's Goldsmiths' Hall to be interviewed by the Inspector General because he was selling large quantities of large plates that had not been brought to the Hall to mark.

Silversmiths at that time were also called goldsmiths because they used both gold and silver when working. This was not the first time that goldsmith Paul went to court. In 1714, he was sued in the private court of the Goldsmiths' Hall because he did not give himself

Add markers to crafts.

Many of his works are unmarked, which proves that he is at least suspected of evading taxes on finished silverware, not to mention the possibility of fraud, plating a layer of gold and silver at the blacksmith and selling it as gold and silverware.

Without his mark, there is no way to prove that the silverware is from his own hands, and gold and silverware transactions do not require signing of contracts like trade transactions. Then there is gem setting. There is a profession called a gem appraiser, and his job is to identify gemstones.

There was a chimney sweep's apprentice who accidentally discovered a gemstone ring. He held the ring and wanted Paul to identify it. Paul was not around at the time, so the apprentice was responsible for removing the gemstone from the ring and pretending to look at it.

After a while, he said that the gem was glass and was only worth 1.5 pence.

The chimney apprentice didn't believe it and asked the apprentice to return the gem. The goldsmith's apprentice called Paul out. No one responded after calling several times, so he took the "glass" to the back. When he came out again, the apprentice set the gem in the ring.

The gem was returned to the Chimney Apprentice "as is", but the Chimney Apprentice asked someone else to identify it and said that the gem was fake.

Finally the matter came to the Court of Queen's Bench, which was heard by King George I.

Paul de Lamery was born in the Netherlands. His father, Paul Souchey de Lamery, was a French minor nobleman and soldier. After the Edict of Nantes was abolished, Souchey changed his name to William of Orange.

After serving for three generations, the family came to London and settled in the French settlement in Soho.

How their family survived is an unsolved mystery. At the age of 15, Paul became an apprentice to a goldsmith named Pierre Pratel under the Duchy of Schomberg. At that time, he could not even afford the tuition.

You need to find a charity to pay on your behalf.

In 1711, the young apprenticeship came to an end. After two years of seclusion, he suddenly started selling large silverware to dignitaries. This kind of silverware was something that none of his masters had ever made.

Paul quickly became famous and had his own mark in 1713, which was recorded in the official accounts as a manufacturing mark, but he was taken to court in 1714 for not using the mark.

His teacher Pierre was a meticulous, taciturn and attentive craftsman, while Paul was the kind of "poacher" who was full of friends and well-connected. He used the wealth accumulated in the goldsmith's industry to work with a man named Bentley.

The partners started a foreign trade business in London. It is said that Bentley had many connections in Tsarist Russia, and even the Tsar's collection contained Paul's unmarked works.

Paul's life was full of bad reputations such as fraud and tax evasion, but when he died of illness in 1751, many people cried along with his coffin. After all, in their eyes, Paul was a good man, and there was a hospital run by a Frenchman.

There is a document showing that Paul donated money to them, so he was a decent man.

When the king tried again, the chimney apprentice couldn't tell where the ring came from. He had been poor for generations and couldn't afford a ring with real gems. He said he picked it up. So many people came to claim it. Who would it belong to?

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How much the "finest first-class diamond" set in the recess of the jewelry was worth, Paul would pay, but Paul would not pay the owner of the ring, but the apprentice.

Due to the case of Paul de Lamery in 1717, the "finders and keepers law" still exists in the British judicial system. That is to say, whoever discovers the treasure belongs to whoever finds it, and his assistants can only be awarded as crew members.

, handymen digging holes and other jobs "deserve" wages.

When Paul disappeared from the Muggle world in 1751, another Paul appeared in the wizarding world in 1752, or the puppet doll calling himself Paul, who knew about the troll armor.

At that time, in addition to seeking revenge for a series of goblin murders caused by wizards, the goblins also made a request, which was to be "on an equal footing" with the wizards.

The period from 1747 to 1800 was divided into the Age of Enlightenment by mankind. Also in 1747, Swiss watchmakers built a robot that could play the harp piano and dedicated it to Queen Maria Theresa. Thanks to the support of Russia, France decided

Negotiated peace with Austria and Britain, and signed the Treaty of Aachen in 1748, recognizing the inheritance rights of Maria Theresa and her descendants to the Habsburg family territories.

"So...this 'Paul' is that Paul?" Pomona asked numbly, her mind going blank.

"What is my reward?" Snape said with a happy smile.

She felt she shouldn't let him get so carried away, but they had agreed before that she would have to pay a price before he would reveal the information. Although she didn't sign, she didn't intend to break the contract.

So she went to the dungeon next door and found Vera, the horned beast, who was sleeping soundly. Vera woke up immediately after hearing the footsteps.

Whether in the wild or living with trolls, her experience would prevent her from sleeping on her belly. Pomona followed Liz's example and knelt on one knee.

After a moment, Vera also bowed her head towards Pomona. Pomona stood up and gently stroked Vera's head.

"I need your help, friend." Pomona said to Vera. "Can you help me?"

Vera seemed to be able to use Legilimency. She tilted her head and pointed her golden horn towards Pomona.

Pomona pointed her wand at Vera's horn and removed some golden powder, which shone in the dark.

"Is there anything I can pack?" Pomona asked Snape, who followed her into the dungeon.

His face was hidden in the darkness, and she couldn't see his expression clearly, but she could feel the surging anger.

"Put it in this." Severus said calmly and took out a transparent test tube.

Pomona let the horned beast's powder float in and filled the test tube.

"Good girl, go to sleep." Pomona said to Vera, but Vera did not close her eyes.

"Good night." Snape said gloomily, then turned and left the dungeon.

"Good night." Pomona said, and then looked at Vera. Her eyelids seemed to be very heavy, and they slowly closed.

There is a stink in the dungeon that is difficult to escape. This environment is not good for Vera, but the Scottish winter is too cold.

"There is a Scottish proverb, kindness is the chain that connects society. I hope you don't find it too annoying." Pomona said, stroking Vera, and then left the dungeon.
Chapter completed!