On the second floor of the castle, several professors gathered at the door of the boys’ bathroom.
This is where the attack took place, and there were three victims.
To be more precise, there are two people and one ghost.
Professor McGonagall staggered a little as she walked, and reluctantly brought Snape and Gilderoy Lockhart to Dumbledore.
Malfoy’s two lackeys, Mindless and Unhappy, lay on the cold ground, their bodies stiff, no different from the previous victims of the attack.
The one that attracts the most attention is Bloody Balor.
The resident ghost of Slytherin floats in mid-air, erratic like a balloon. A gust of wind can blow him away. Silver smoke is still evaporating from his body. It is very thin, but it still exists.
“Barrow…Is he dead? Lockhart asked in surprise.
“Ghosts are not alive in the first place.”
Snape gave him a disgusted look, but there was no longer the hostility of the previous few days, and he had obviously relieved his suspicion of Lockhart.
Before this attack, he had been paying attention to Lockhart’s movements.
End of chapter class, went to the auditorium to eat, and returned to the office after eating. Only ten minutes later, he changed his clothes and came out.
At that time, the three victims were not attacked.
“Oh, I mean, more dead. Lockhart blushed and circled around the three victims. He also took out his wand and waved it from time to time, mumbling something.
“I think I’ve discovered something. Lockhart said suddenly.
There was no response from the deans. Only Dumbledore said softly:”Tell me, Gilderoy, we need your intelligence.””
“Look at their expressions.” Lockhart pointed at the three of them.
Several professors and Dumbledore all looked over, and they really noticed the difference.
Flitwick exclaimed:”Crabbe and Goyle are too calm. Smith is completely different!”
“That’s right. Lockhart said proudly:”That’s the difference.”
“It would make sense that neither of them saw the attacker, but only Barrow did.”
Professor McGonagall looked at Lockhart who was talking in amazement.
For the first time, she discovered that this man had a brain besides showing off and bragging.
Perhaps he was trying so hard to prove his innocence.
To her, and also Everyone else was still behind in surprise.
After analyzing a large number of things, Lockhart suddenly said:”I suspect that the attacker is not a human at all, and is probably a ferocious beast!”
“Why do you say that? asked Dumbledore
“Let’s bring the perspective of 163 victims.”Lockhart is suddenly possessed by the detective.
“If the attacker was a student or professor, would you show a look of fear or shock?”
Snape pinched his chin, thoughtfully:”What do you mean?…They saw something that shouldn’t be in the castle, that’s why they looked like this”
“That’s right, Severus. Lockhart patted his shoulder happily:”You have learned to answer quickly.””
Snape’s face was as stinking as the mud in the black lake, but he couldn’t say anything to refute it.
“So the legacy of Slytherin, is a monster? Flitwick murmured:”This is a secret chamber built thousands of years ago. What animal can survive to this day?””
“Maybe it has nothing to do with the Chamber of Secrets. Mag made a guess,”It’s just that someone is using this name to cause trouble and interfere with our judgment.””
The professors talked to each other and put forward their own ideas and judgments.
Dumbledore and Lockhart became quiet instead.
Dumbledore was deep in thought, but Lockhart was feeling complacent in his heart.
His behavior just now was undoubtedly In the self-destruction, several extremely important clues are provided.
Why do you do this?
These are all suggestions given by the diary.
Only by getting inside and gaining enough trust is the safe choice.
The more you cover up, the easier it is to appear. Flaws.
As a writer, Lockhart doesn’t understand magic or magical animals, but he understands the drama of writing.
If everything happening now is regarded as a detective novel, then his behavior can also be expressed in one sentence to summarize
“Turn the book to the beginning, and now, let’s take a look at the murderer’s first-person perspective.”
He knew very well which evidence seemed useful but actually meant nothing.
After a moment of discussion, as he expected, every professor felt that they had grasped something, but they couldn’t explain it and became a little irritable.
“alright.”Dumbledore stood up and made several people stop temporarily.
“Filius, send the person to the school infirmary. Minerva, the school has to be more strict. Crabbe and Goyle just didn’t obey the order and sneaked out.”
“I see”
“Pomona. Dumbledore looked at Professor Sprout:”How is the situation with Mandrake?””
“Growing very well. Sprout smiled:”In another month, change the flower pot for the last time, and then wait another month (caad) for it to mature.””
“That’s good.”Dumbledore nodded:”We must protect the mandrake. Sprout nodded calmly:”Don’t worry, if anyone wants to break into the greenhouse where mandrake is grown, there is no need to send them to St. Mungo’s.”
Lockhart’s heart trembled when he heard this. No one could know how terrifying the trap carefully laid by the Herbology Professor would be.
If he rushed in rashly, he probably wouldn’t even be able to see the face of Mandrake. He had to kneel down directly.
He had to end his plan before the mandrake matured.
Lockhart made up his mind.
The next day, the professors began a thorough investigation of the school. While searching for the existence of the secret room, they also Searching for those secret passages that would put students in danger.
This was destined to be a huge project, so in order to make the students feel more at ease, before going to class after breakfast, Professor McGonagall announced the final strict discipline
“Everyone, except during class time and meals, must stay in the lounge and is not allowed to come out.”
“If someone breaks the rules and is caught by me, all points will be deducted from his college!”
“This isn’t fair.”A Ravenclaw muttered softly,”Just those few points from Gryffindor, what’s the difference between deducting them and not deducting them?”
Professor McGonagall covered her chest. Flitwick glared at the little wizard who just complained, and quickly handed McGonagall a pill.
“Come on, Minerva, Poppi just asked me to bring this.”
“Thank you, Filius.”
After Mag took the medicine, she really felt better.
“Now that I have said that.”Mag forced a smile.
“So…If any house violates discipline, not only will all points be deducted, but the house’s Quidditch match this year will also be directly lost!”
Wow!
Wayne could already see that the eyes of several Quidditch captains were already cannibalistic.
Especially Wood, who stared at the twins fiercely, and did not withdraw his fierce gaze until the two nodded repeatedly.
For this guy As for wood (Wood’s name has the same pronunciation as wood), he doesn’t care about house points, but the Quidditch Cup is his lifeblood!
Gryffindor defeated Slytherin in the first game of the year and has already chewed it If we defeat Hufflepuff in the second game in March, there will be no suspense about the championship. It can be said that this year is the most promising year for Gryffindor.
Seeing this group of leaders McGonagall was satisfied with Captain Diqi’s performance and asked the little wizards to leave the auditorium to go to class.
At noon, Crabbe and Goyle’s father came to the school, took their children away, and prepared to go to St. Mungo’s Hospital of Magic Treatment.
Before leaving, they were as furious as Smith’s father and wanted to report Dumbledore’s inaction to the Ministry of Magic.
In fact, the Ministry of Magic had received the news early in the morning.
But they could not come up with any solution. Fudge still preferred that Dumbledore could deal with the problem quickly, and then he would come out and say a few good words, and the matter would be over.
But when the pure blood of Slytherin was also attacked, the situation The development has been out of his control.
According to rumors, the Ministry of Magic wanted to send an Auror investigation team, but Dumbledore refused forcefully.
Due to his prestige, the Ministry of Magic could only wait and see.
But If the murderer is not found for a day, the pressure will always be there.
If another attack occurs…The situation is really out of control, and Dumbledore will definitely pay the price.
Professor McGonagall remained calm on the outside, but she was already restless in her heart.
During the Transfiguration class, she kept a straight face and her tone was extremely stern. Faced with Professor McGonagall like this, even Wayne didn’t dare to stab him and finished the class honestly.
We went to the auditorium for dinner together again, and the topic had turned to Lockhart’s wonderful performance yesterday night.
His analysis made many young Ravenclaw wizards finally willing to admit that this person graduated from Ravenclaw.
“Very powerful observation ability, no wonder he can do so many incredible things, he is just like Sherlock Holmes.”A Muggle-born young wizard said excitedly
“Who is Sherlock Holmes?”
“A very powerful detective, a character created by Conan Doyle”
“Who is Conan Doyle?”
“….Forget it, it doesn’t matter, you just need to know that Lockhart’s reasoning is very powerful.”
In short, Lockhart has regained a lot of popularity for himself in this wave. In the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, everyone’s enthusiasm also increased, and they all asked him to do more analysis and try to find the murderer as soon as possible.
Because of Professor McGonagall’s severe punishment, in order to prevent themselves from becoming the target of public criticism, several little girls did not dare to come out quietly to find Wayne at night.
Only Astoria’s situation was special. After explaining it to Dumbledore, Wayne He picked her up and treated her once.
When Saturday came, the original Hogsmeade visit day was naturally cancelled.
With nothing to do, everyone could only play cards and chat in the lounge.
Wayne asked Gardevoir to bring Qiu there. Room of Requirement
“We have to hurry.”Marietta covered me,” Qiu said,”but she must appear in the dormitory before dinner.”” (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
“Don’t worry, there’s enough time.”
Wayne said as he walked around in front of the Room of Requirement a few times. The door appeared and opened. It was not a room inside, but a deep tunnel.
In fact, they could have asked Gardevoir or Phoenix King to apparate out directly. The tunnel is just to satisfy Qiu’s curiosity.
This secret passage leads directly to the Pig’s Head Bar, and it has a special feature.
The secret passage can only be opened from the Room of Requirement, but not from the other side.
The appearance of the two also made Abu Fu Si was shocked
“Why are you here?”
“I’m jealous of your craftsmanship. Let’s take care of some things.”Wein stretched out his hand, pulled Qiu out, and then urged
“Three crispy elbows, three cod steaks, two butterbeers and a glass of rum, hurry up”
“I’ve already eaten it.”Aberforth said blankly. It’s already past dinner time. Both Wayne and Qiu deliberately didn’t eat at noon, leaving them until now.
“Who said I ordered it for you? Customers will be coming soon.”Wayne looked at him speechlessly.
“You boy.”
Aberforth was very angry, but he still walked to the kitchen behind the bar and started preparing food.
“The current situation at Hogwarts is that visiting days have been cancelled. You guys came here secretly, right?”
“Aren’t you afraid I’d tell Albus?”[]
“If anyone said this, I would be scared for a few tenths of a second, but what you said is really not a deterrent.”
Aberforth sneered twice and didn’t refute.
Wayne took Qiu to sit on the bar, where he could see the kitchen, but before sitting down, he used several different cleaning spells in succession.
No Hogsmeade is very deserted when there are students.
At this time, with the sound insulation effect of the Hog’s Head Bar, you can still hear the noise on the main road, but today it is ridiculously silent.
Halfway through the meal, Aberforth suddenly Asked:”You said you were waiting for a friend, who is coming over?”
“If it’s someone I hate, I won’t receive it”
“Don’t worry, you are considered old acquaintances.”Wayne replied.
Aberforth said oh, and probably guessed a few candidates.
Not long after, the food was brought out. Smelling the aroma in the air, Wayne and Qiu’s index fingers moved.
They happened to be in At this time, the door of the bar was pushed open.
An old man carrying a suitcase walked in. Aberforth looked at him and shouted with some uncertainty
“Scamander?
A smile appeared on the old man’s face:”Aberforth, I didn’t expect you to recognize me. It’s been so long.””
“Senior, come on, the food has just been prepared and served.”Wayne waved to Newt.
Qiu had already stood up nervously,”Hello, Mr. Scamander, I am Qiu Zhang, a third-year Ravenclaw student.”
This is not only because of meeting the legendary characters, but also because Qiu knows the relationship between Wayne and Newt.
So she always feels like meeting her parents.
“Hello. Newt smiled gently,”Wayne often mentioned you to me and praised you as a good girl. You can just call me Newt.””
It’s really not easy for Newt to say such a long paragraph at once.
Wayne also looked at him with admiration. He still remembers that when the two met for the first time, he hid for a long time before he dared to show up.
Qiu was a little embarrassed. Sitting back in his seat, Newt came to the other side of Wayne. Seeing the familiar paste, he couldn’t wait to take a bite, and then nodded.
“It still tastes the same as before, Aberforth, your craftsmanship has not deteriorated.”
“Of course.”Aberforth was also very happy to meet old friends. He took out a bottle of wine and sat at the bar.
“Are Tina and Jacob okay?”
“Tina is currently providing preschool education to Rolf, and Jacob and Bonnie are traveling around the world. They are all doing well.”
“That’s fine. We can come together when you have time. We won’t charge you any money.”
“That’s really great.”
A few people were chatting while eating, but mostly Newt and Aberforth were reminiscing about old times.
After finishing the meal, Newt put the box on the table and said jokingly:
“You have remembered Tuantuan, take it away quickly, otherwise I will be destitute.”
He came here today to return the iron-eating beast to Wayne.
