The first morning of the second week of school started with a series of yawns. Professor Snape's Potions homework obviously troubled more than one or two people. Last night, the Gryffindor common room was packed with people all night long. After all, no one wants to suffer Snape's confinement in the first month of school.
Last night, before Harry and Ron returned to the dormitory yawning profusely, Neville was still crouching beside the fireplace with a sad face, working on the five-foot-long paper. He didn't even notice that his robes were caught on fire by the fire in the fireplace. Thanks to him The toad named Leif gave him a hard bite in the ear, which saved him from the tragic fate of being roasted.
In short, Neville probably didn't sleep much all night, so it took Seamus and Dean about ten minutes to wake him up this morning. Moreover, when going down the spiral staircase, he rolled directly in front of many people. In the lounge.
"I will go talk to Professor Snape, Mr. Longbottom, and ask him to pay attention to the steps."
Even the stern Professor McGonagall couldn't bear Neville's miserable appearance. In the morning's Transfiguration class, Professor McGonagall found out why Neville was wearing a burnt robe, with two big black circles under his eyes and ears. When there were still clear bite marks on her face, she took a deep breath and said.
Neville's little episode made people temporarily forget about the arrival of an investigator in the school, but this kind of luck does not always happen.
Oliver Wood will not let the cold weather and drizzling rain delay his victory. His training plan starts from the first week of the second week of school and maintains four times a week before the finals. ultra-high frequency.
"You all know that Slytherin will be very strong this year!" Wood shouted on his broom to all the players who were fluttering in the wind. "We will face a fierce battle in the finals this year. Of course, if we are defeated by Hufflepuff or Hufflepuff in advance, If Ravenclaw is eliminated, just pretend I didn’t say anything!”
"Please, can anyone calm down Oliver?"
Katie Bell, who is in the same level as the Weasley twins, almost slipped off her broom to avoid the bludger that George hit. Comfortable!"
"Maybe you can ask Harry to help, Katie." George hissed over her head and said with a smile, "You can ask Harry to release the servants in his secret room. I guess, as long as Flynn can Wood will probably feel more relaxed if Te and Malfoy turn to stone!"
There was a burst of laughter at George's words, and Harry had to laugh a few times in agreement.
"Harry, Harry!"
Ron hurriedly ran from the castle to the stadium. He was originally playing wizard chess with Seamus in the common room, but the news Neville brought along the way made it impossible for him to relax and entertain himself.
"What's wrong, Ron!"
Under Wood's cannibalistic gaze, Harry controlled Nimbus 2000 and flew to the playground. When he saw Ron's pale face, he immediately realized that something bad might have happened again.
"Look in the hall, Harry, now!"
Ron pulled Harry and ran towards the castle, without even leaving him time to ask for leave. The rest of the team mistakenly thought that another attack had occurred, and one after another they descended and followed him towards the castle. Finally, , leaving Wood alone in the sky. . .
By the time everyone on the team arrived in the foyer, there was a crowd of people there, whispering about the new announcement on the bulletin board.
Seeing Harry's arrival, the crowd automatically separated from the middle. Ernie, Hufflepuff's group, and Susan Bones looked at him with an unreadable light in their eyes. Percy's expression was serious, and Ginny, who was standing behind Percy, clutched her chest and looked extremely pale.
"For you, Weasley, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, isn't it?"
Standing at the front was Draco Malfoy. His two loyal followers squeezed out the best seats for him. Seeing the arrival of Harry and Ron, who were all wet and blue in the face, he showed a vicious expression. smile,
"You only have this one chance in your life to have money to buy yourself a wand. Do you want to give up?"
"Go away, Malfoy, I don't need to worry about anything!" Ron said unceremoniously.
Perhaps seeing that the Gryffindors were all here and not having a numerical advantage, Malfoy actually directed Crabbe and Goyle to dodge to the side and looked at Harry with evil intentions, which also made Harry Finally saw what was causing all the commotion.
The latest public notice was posted on the bulletin board. It was big enough to cover all the other lists of second-hand spell books for auction, Filch's regular reminders of school rules, notes about exchanging chocolate frog pictures, lost and found items, etc. There was also a notice below the notice. A large signature written in red ink.
To all the teachers and students at Hogwarts:
In view of the fact that the current attack remains unresolved and the safety of the lives and property of all teachers and students cannot be effectively guaranteed, with the approval of Principal Albus Dumbledore and Vice Principal McGonagall Minerva, children who have any clues about the secret room attack are encouraged to The wizard provides relevant information to the school board’s special investigator
If the information is confirmed to be true and valid, the school board will distribute a cash reward of two hundred galleons.
Amosta Blaine
Harry's face suddenly turned extremely pale, and it felt like a thousand Cornish elves were screaming in his ears.
"This is the method of the investigator who the school board has high hopes for, huh?" Fred lowered his voice, mocking with anger, "Encouraging everyone to report each other, the method is really brilliant and outrageous!"
Ginny looked like she was going to cry at any moment, and Neville's whispered reminder made Harry's heart sink to the bottom, and stars were popping up in front of his eyes.
"Filch went to the third floor as soon as he saw the announcement. Harry, you have to be careful..."
Harry didn't need to ask Neville what he meant by being careful, and he was almost certain what Filch would say when he went to the Inquisitor. Mrs. Norris was the first to be attacked this school year, and the last one was attacked. Unfortunately, Harry and the others were the first to appear at the scene of the crime, which led Filch to believe that it was the three of them who caused his precious pet to turn into stone.
"Go talk to him, Harry." Ron said worriedly in his ear.
Harry understood what Ron meant. He wanted him to talk to Mr. Blaine first, before most of the young wizards in the castle reported him.
Hermione also suggested the same in the school hospital last night, but Harry refused last night. As for the reasons, there are many. For example, he was afraid that if he told others that before every attack, he would hear a strange, terrifying sound. If someone shouts about killing someone, he will be regarded as a madman by others.
For example, he didn't want to see the poor elf named Dobby being questioned and punished for his confession.
However, apart from these things, what else can he say? How should he defend himself?
Moreover, the fact that he did not tell Principal Dumbledore what he had hidden, but instead went to an investigator whom he did not know very well, made Harry feel uncomfortable.
Harry staggered out of the hall and headed towards his dormitory, ignoring Malfoy's laughter as he went to inform Professor Sprout that she would soon have a fresh supply of flower fertilizer.
Behind him, Fred and George looked at each other in tacit understanding, and they both saw the same thoughts as their own in each other's eyes...
