Тейлор Поттер и философский виал / Taylor Potter and the Philosophical Vial: Глава 7. Последствия и решения

Chapter 7. Consequences and Solutions
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Camrad_RIP 14.01.26 в 21:08

The next day, Amy and Lisa went to the infirmary to visit Taylor and the others. The first person they saw when they entered was Doctor Pomfrey, in her signature white coat.

Camrad_RIP 15.01.26 в 10:27

"Drink the potion," she coaxed Justin Flint, holding a flask of orange liquid towards him, "you'll feel better right away!"

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"I'm good," Justin tried to move away.

Camrad_RIP 17.01.26 в 18:13

Lisa nudged Amy on the side and pointed to the corner. While the Doctor was busy with her favorite activity and oblivious, the friends slipped over to Taylor. She was playing Quidditch chess with Eric and Crystal and was already looking pretty good, at least compared to her post-match state. It should be noted that Taylor was incredibly lucky; Sprout's battle tree was directly above her and therefore didn't attack Potter, who was caught in a sort of "blind spot."

Camrad_RIP 17.01.26 в 18:15

"So what happened at the very end?" Eric asked, lowering his voice. "Everyone here was knocked out even earlier, and the Doctor isn't telling."

Camrad_RIP 15.01.26 в 10:29

"The tree was chopped down and burned; it made a great bonfire. Professor Sprout sat off to the side and cried like a baby. Lisa grinned. "The Eidolorin suits are beyond repair, the Quidditch pitch is in shambles, and it's unclear how long it will take to restore the systems."

Camrad_RIP 17.01.26 в 18:26

“It's bad,” Eric sighed sadly.

Camrad_RIP 17.01.26 в 18:27

"Everyone is indignant, outraged by the match, and..." Lisa hesitated, looking at Taylor, "you won't like it, but everyone thinks that it was you who summoned the tree and wanted to kill the Eidolorin players."

Camrad_RIP 17.01.26 в 18:28

"Me?" Taylor asked, mildly surprised.

Camrad_RIP 15.01.26 в 10:30

"For losing and all that, like with the cat and Filch," Lisa nodded, looking at Taylor.

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 10:39

\\She knows something, something happened during the match, something she considers important. She doesn't want to talk about it in front of Eric and Crystal, but she wants to tell us. This knowledge pertains to information about the Secret Dimension. She considers this knowledge important, believing she's unlocked the secret of this year's mysteries.

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 10:41

"Okay," Lisa smiled, "Doctor Granger will take care of everything now. And yes, Taylor... don't go anywhere, okay?"

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 10:41

Taylor grimaced, and Lisa gave her a final wink and went to Doctor Pomfrey. Taking her aside, Lisa quickly fed her a mixture of lies and truths: that the students thought Taylor was guilty when she wasn't, that they were planning a sneak attack, and that it would be better to discharge Potter before anything bad happened. After all, outside the infirmary, Taylor would no longer be the Doctor's responsibility, and the young prodigy Amy Weasley would help with the treatment and help convince a couple of young capes to take Pomfrey's potions and extracts.

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 10:43

The final argument settled the matter, and Taylor left the infirmary. Of course, she, like everyone else, was still reeling from what had happened yesterday, but… Doctor Pomfrey was very fond of treating and administering various potions of her own making to the students, keeping them in the infirmary as long as possible under various pretexts, even after they had fully recovered. Therefore, the students meticulously monitored their health, followed all the recommended procedures, and feared the dark-skinned Pomfrey in her lab coat more than most professors. Those currently in the infirmary also quietly envied Brad Bletchley and Dennis Spinet, who were unharmed because they had sat out the entire match at the team bases, guarding the flags.

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 10:52

So when the friends left the medical center, Taylor spoke sincerely.

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"Thank you, Lisa, I owe you!"

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 10:53

"What else are friends for?" Granger smiled broadly. "Let's find a quiet spot?"

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 10:56

"Just not a shower," Amy protested, wiping her hands on her suit. "And you owe me for Eidolorin's treatment!"

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 10:56

Lisa merely smiled mysteriously and waved her hand toward the main exit of the school. They had to pass through the main building and the courtyard, climb up and down several floors, and Amy muttered something under her breath. Granger looked at her.

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 10:57

||She regrets the impossibility of flying in Wormwarts, the inability to create a mountable ABC, and the need to go somewhere. She regrets having to go somewhere, doesn't want to go, and wishes this whole thing had never happened. She wishes this story hadn't happened; she wishes he could go back to his first year.

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 11:49

There were conclusions to be drawn from this, and Lisa decided it was time to force the issue and clear up some questions. But first, of course, she'd have to hear what Taylor had to say. Potter walked ahead, slightly hunched over, as if preparing to hunker down and hide from everyone.

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 11:50

"Malfoy shouted at me, 'Don't go anywhere!'" Taylor declared as soon as the friends left Wormwarts.

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"And Eidolorin's team acquired Tinker suits," Lisa responded thoughtfully.

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"See! It all fits together!" Taylor clapped her hands as they descended toward the lake. "Heirs to Eidolon's power, of course, the helmet will direct them to Eidolon, and that phrase that kept coming up, and the Tinker suits, and the feud with Malfoy last year, it all fits!"

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 14:03

"This is just your guess, Taylor, but..."

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"But we were still planning on raiding, weren't we?" Taylor interrupted.

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 12:05

"On Snape."

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 14:03

"Why is Eidolorin worse?"

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 14:04

"Wait, let's clarify this," Lisa stopped and looked around.

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"There's no one," Taylor said impatiently, "except underwater."

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"Do you think Max Malfoy is the Dark Cape and the heir to the Eidolon's power?"

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 13:13

"Yes!"

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"Don't forget that Amy just touched him," Lisa smirked.

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"Hey, you set this whole thing up!" Amy exclaimed.

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"What are you trying to say?" Taylor looked at Granger suspiciously.

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She gazed into the dark waters of the lake, as if deciding whether her purple suit matched them or not. Then Lisa shook her ash-blond locks and exhaled.

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 13:17

"So, look, Eidolon wrote that only the heirs to his power could open the Dimension of Secrets, right? What was Eidolon's power? It was that he had several powers at once and could change them at will. Now, Eden de Wald opened the Dimension, and she was a Dark Cape. You know what they call Dark Capes?"

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 13:18

"Bad capes?" Taylor frowned, clearly uncomfortable with this conversation.

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Amy didn't seem particularly pleased either, but Lisa decided the matter was too important to continue with all these concealments and omissions. Especially after such intimate moments as yesterday's match, which nearly cost Taylor her life. You could talk all you wanted about security systems, ejection systems, and so on, but the combat tree definitely had no limitations.

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 13:19

"That too, but why bad ones?" Lisa asked, then immediately began answering. "Everything is connected here. Dark capes — those who have gathered a great deal of power within and take it from those around them, and they are 'dark' to prophets and clairvoyants. The same effect as Eidolon, although weaker, it must be admitted."

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 13:48

"How did you know all this?" Taylor asked. "Oh, right..."

Camrad_RIP 17.01.26 в 18:40

"Binns, of course. You wouldn't believe," Lisa smiled, "how much you can learn from open sources if you know what you're looking for! So, this multitude of powers is gradually driving the Dark Capes mad, or at least awakening an unintelligent thirst for conflict. We can barely cope with just one power here, even after training, but they have so many of them, you see?"

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 13:25

"Listen, Lisa, you need to be more careful with these hacks," Taylor said worriedly. "If you get caught, a week of detention won't get you off!"

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 13:25

"I have a couple of ideas on that matter," Lisa assured her, "and I'm not prying unless necessary. It's just that we constantly have questions that a regular library wouldn't cover. So what was I talking about? Oh, yes, Dark Capes and what defines their essence. Tell me, Amy, is Max Malfoy a Dark Cape?"

Camrad_RIP 18.01.26 в 13:47

"No," Amy replied, blinking in surprise. "So that's why you organized the treatment?"

Camrad_RIP 17.01.26 в 18:29

"It's not out of sympathy for this pureblood fan," Lisa chuckled. "What about Taylor?"

Camrad_RIP 17.01.26 в 18:39

"What about Taylor?"

Camrad_RIP 17.01.26 в 18:40

"Taylor - Dark Cape?"

Camrad_RIP 17.01.26 в 18:29

Lisa stared at Amy, her superpower fully activated. Yes, that was it, the thing that had been troubling Amy, along with Jack Quirrell's words about the brain's effects. Amy feared she'd have to "cure" Taylor when she began to transform, and that would send Amy spiraling downwards and into villainy. There was something else, a mixture of thoughts and emotions, fear and hope, that Lisa found as difficult to read as a clairvoyant could predict the actions of the Dark Ones.

Camrad_RIP 17.01.26 в 18:30