In the empty classroom.
Quirrell carefully cleaned up any traces of his spellcasting, waved his sleeve, and took away all remnants, leaving no visible evidence in the classroom.
Several minutes later.
Two people gradually revealed themselves after confirming Quirrell had walked some distance away. The special effects were as usual, with various colors in the air weaving into two figures.
"He's a cautious person."
Aurora watched the corridor where Quirrell's figure disappeared.
"But his master clearly lacks such qualities." Ian made his own assessment. He truly didn't expect Voldemort would have Quirrell act against the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Even if the person in the position wasn't Grindelwald but an ordinary wizard without much skill, it wouldn't be easy to quietly dispose of someone at Hogwarts—even a little wizard like Ian knows that the portraits in the castle, and even the castle itself, have the capacity to witness and record events.
"You seem to be very familiar with this person's background, and unless I'm mistaken, he only returned to the school today?" Aurora turned to look at the Ravenclaw little wizard beside her.
"That's keen intuition, my friend. Only someone with my observational skills deserves to be known as Hogwarts' great detective." Ian patted Aurora on the shoulder.
"?????"
The little girl had a confused expression all over her face.
"Maybe you should remind your grandfather to avoid accidentally capsizing in a ditch?" Ian actually hoped Grindelwald could eliminate the dangerous element that was Quirrell soon.
He cautiously offered a reminder.
But Aurora shook her head, "If my grandfather were so easily killed, you wouldn't have seen him here. The only person in this world who might be able to kill him is Dumbledore."
A very assured judgment.
Ian nodded thoughtfully.
"Do you want to use Truth Serum on your grandfather?" He recalled the several ingredients for Truth Serum that Aurora had taken from Snape's office earlier.
"Yes."
Aurora nodded. "I need to know a secret he has been unwilling to tell me. This secret is very important to me and has troubled me for a long time, preventing true peace of mind."
She didn't continue to explain what she wanted to know. Perhaps it's something related to her parents or other matters, but Ian didn't feel it appropriate to ask about such private issues.
"Since you already know your grandfather is hard to trick, how can you make him unknowingly drink Truth Serum?" Ian didn't think Grindelwald wouldn't be able to discern food laced with Truth Serum.
This problem indeed stumped Aurora. It was apparent that this German girl hadn't seriously considered this issue before. She clearly had an approach of taking things one step at a time.
For a little witch with prophetic abilities, this might be considered a growth defect brought by her prophetic ability, since for many matters, she would rely on it near the time to find a solution, naturally overlooking the preparations she should have made beforehand when thinking and trying to solve problems.
It wasn't a problem when dealing with others this way, but when dealing with someone whose prophetic ability was much stronger, Aurora clearly couldn't figure out what to do.
"Do you have any suggestions?"
She sought help from her only friend and shared her previous attempt, "I always thought Dumbledore was my grandfather's weak spot..."
This little girl even learned Human Body Transformation Technique to try to deceive Grindelwald by impersonating Dumbledore, but she got exposed midway due to a lack of skill.
Of course.
Grindelwald had already discovered her situation before she got exposed, but he was just teasing her, which led her to abandon this idea and consider using Truth Serum as a simpler and more direct approach.
"How old are you? Learning the Human Body Transformation Technique?" Ian was somewhat amazed at Aurora's extremely unreasonable talent. He had some advantages, but the German girl before him had none!
Hogwarts' Mystique?
Quite impressive!
"I can teach you? Although I'm not that skilled yet..." Aurora thought Ian was eager for her magic, not realizing Ian was shaking his head like a rattle.
"At least wait until I'm a meter eighty tall. I've learned that studying this magic too early can stunt growth, and I think you shouldn't delve into it too prematurely either."
Facing Ian's suggestion.
Aurora didn't argue and nodded.
"I've stopped learning it."
Her tone carried a hint of regret, not for the magic, but because she spent a long time studying it without gaining the information she desired.
Ian pondered for a moment, then came up with a plan.
"The most reliable way is to have Dumbledore ask what you want to know. Didn't you say you are now Dumbledore's acknowledged apprentice?"
"Knowing Dumbledore, as long as the information isn't anything dangerous, getting his help shouldn't be a difficult task."
"Of course, you might also need me to help you choose clothes." Ian lowered his voice to offer a suggestion, planning to have the little elves make a set of clothes like what Ariana wore the day she passed away.