Amosta understood what Professor McGonagall was worried about. He did not reply immediately, but pondered quietly. After a while, he raised his head and calmly faced Professor McGonagall's stern examination.
"It's all about trade-offs, Professor."
Professor McGonagall moved her lips. Being smart and capable, she would not have thought of what Amosta would say.
"trade-offs,"
Amosta continued, "We all know what kind of crisis Hogwarts is facing now, Professor McGonagall, and we don't want to see it face that ending. However, if the current bad situation cannot be alleviated, …,even,"
Amosta was ready to catch the flicker of wavering in Professor McGonagall's sharp, hawk-like eyes, and he said calmly,
"With the heir to the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets not yet exposed, the petrification of the two little wizards will not be the end of this series of events. Next, someone else will definitely be attacked. Professor McGonagall, you Are you sure that it will only be petrified next?"
Professor McGonagall's eyes flickered a few times and her breathing became heavy.
"Although reality is bloody and cruel, you must face it, because escaping cannot solve any problems." Amosta said rationally,
"I don't know why the person lurking in the dark didn't directly kill Colin Creevey and Justin Finch-Fletchley... Maybe, he just enjoyed the pleasure of creating fear and didn't want to take away a certain little person. The wizard's life, but, Professor McGonagall, do you want to place your hopes on the kindness of your enemy?"
"I understand, Amosta—"
When the word 'kill' was mentioned, Professor McGonagall's thin body swayed. She blew her nose, and her tough shell began to disintegrate.
"Dumbledore didn't say anything, but I can see that he is also worried about the situation you mentioned. But, Amosta, we are not the Ministry of Magic, and we have no right to..."
"The rights and interests of freedom are not worth mentioning in front of the noble life."
Amosta raised his voice and interrupted Professor McGonagall roughly.
"I understand what the school is worried about. Yes, I can imagine that if the little wizards, their families, or public opinion knew that Hogwarts was monitoring every move of the little wizards, Hogwarts would What kind of criticism will you face?”
Amosta also showed the strong side of his character. He said categorically,
But I think this is not important. If our measures can save... even if it only saves the life of one child, then it will be worth it no matter how many questions the school bears! "
Professor McGonagall was silent, feeling tormented in her heart. The ideals she had always insisted on and her clear reason were fighting fiercely in her mind.
"If you follow my original idea, Professor McGonagall"
Amosta rubbed his stomach, he was a little hungry.
"Gather everyone in the school to the auditorium and use Legilimency or Veritaserum one by one in the foyer. If there is no problem, go to the courtyard and stay. Maybe it won't take more than a day for us to end this matter. !”
"Absolutely not!"
Professor McGonagall suddenly woke up and was frightened by Amosta's bottomless plan. She immediately sternly rejected it.
"This is a serious violation of the law, Amosta. If we do this, Hogwarts may have to be closed down before the heir takes action again!"
Amosta shrugged with an innocent expression, "It's just an idea, Professor, I have no intention of actually implementing it."
Professor McGonagall was finally convinced. This was inevitable, unless she could come up with an effective plan in the next semester. There were countless corridors, towers, and courtyards in Hogwarts Castle. It was only possible to rely on the school's professors, prefects, and The student union's increased patrols simply cannot be balanced.
And, who says prefects and professors can’t be attacked?
If you really encounter that kind of situation, needless to say, the little wizard, there are not many in the school who are strong enough to handle the dangerous situation.
"Try to keep it a secret, Amosta, some little wizards..." Professor McGonagall carefully considered her words, "Especially those from Gryffindor House...are more adventurous."
Amosta agreed, and Professor McGonagall pursed her lips, as if he didn't realize how troublesome some of the little wizards in Gryffindor House really were.
"Would you like to go down for dinner together, Professor McGonagall?"
After the matter was settled, Amosta was in a good mood, and he invited Professor McGonagall to have lunch with him in the auditorium.
"No, I still have a lot of things to deal with. I will let the elves prepare it for me later."
Professor McGonagall stood up and watched Amosta leave. However, before he could reach the door, Professor McGonagall seemed to suddenly think of something and quickly stopped him. Facing the confused Amosta, she looked at It's a bit difficult.
"There is something that just occurred to me. Amosta, I haven't had time to ask Principal Dumbledore for his opinion. Maybe you can help..."
Amosta blinked. Professor McGonagall has always been resolute and resolute, not an indecisive person. What problem made her so embarrassed?
"Have you ever heard of Gilderoy Lockhart?"
Professor McGonagall's expression was very interesting, half angry and half helpless.
"If you mean the best-selling author..."
Amosta was surprised and said, "I have indeed heard of it, Professor. His books are very famous. I have seen people reading his wonderful adventures in many other countries in Europe. I have also read them. They are indeed very interesting." , is a good writer of stories, you...want to ask me if I can get his autograph?"
"It has nothing to do with that!"
Professor McGonagall shook her head violently, as if to drive away annoying mosquitoes, and she said angrily,
"He teaches in the school now. Principal Dumbledore invited him here."
"oh!"
It seemed that Professor McGonagall didn't like the star writer. Amosta opened his eyes wide.
"Then I dare say he must be very popular among the little wizards... So?"
"how to say!"
In fact, Professor McGonagall is not the kind of person who likes to talk about her colleagues in private. This is not her style. However, as the vice-principal of the school, she must be responsible for the teaching quality of Hogwarts.
"Professor Lockhart may have edited...I mean he has some experience in writing books, but he...well, he doesn't seem to be particularly good at teaching. You know, Amosta, the fifth grade will face the OWLS exam in the second half of the semester, and the seventh grade will face the OWLS exam in the second half of the semester. They also need to take the NEWTS exam, which is very important. Regarding the future of the little wizard, several students have reacted like me. They said that they can't get any help or improvement from Professor Lockhart... So, I just thought..."
Professor McGonagall looked at Amosta expectantly.
"I was thinking maybe I could hire an assistant for him--"
Amosta frowned. His main mission when he came to Hogwarts was to find the secret room and get the Slytherin relics inside. His method was to monitor the little wizards and observe those who behaved inappropriately. normal.
For this reason, he must stay in the monitoring room all day long and cannot go out.
Being a professor means that he has to leave his office during the day, which is putting the cart before the horse.
"—If you are willing, I can discuss with Principal Dumbledore to pay you according to the salary of a full professor."
You actually bribed me with money, Professor McGonagall, this is not your style!
Amosta asked righteously,
"You don't need me to do the homework grading... By the way, which class does this Professor Lockhart teach? Sorry, I'm not very good at divination..., um, Professor Kettleburn has retired?"
"Not divination and magical creature protection, Amosta..."
Professor McGonagall showed a rare cautious look, "Uh...well, it's...it's Defense Against the Dark Arts."
Bang!
Amosti turned around sharply, slammed the door and left.
"Sorry, farewell!"
