It's just a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Chapter 288 Clues
When Dumbledore got the news from Professor McGonagall, he immediately rushed back to Hogwarts from the International Federation of Magic.

By the time he returned to the castle, it was already one o'clock in the morning in the middle of the night.

Charlie and the Romanian dragon trainers were still processing the corpses of the four dragons. Sherlock and the others had returned to the castle at this time and were called to the principal's office.

He and Moody were the only ones who came, and everyone else was asked to keep the matter of tonight strictly confidential, and went back to rest.

"They move too much."

Dumbledore seemed to have a headache, he leaned back in the seat, looking a little tired.

"Why would someone target Sherlock." Moody asked seriously, he didn't know that Sherlock's identity had been known by the Death Eaters.

Since Dumbledore called him here tonight, there was no need to hide it from him, and he quickly explained to him what happened to Sherlock at the Quidditch World Cup.

"Their goal this time is very clear." Dumbledore folded his hands on the desk and said in a deep voice, "One is Harry, the other is Sherlock, and they want to do two things at the same time. Strong competition."

Sherlock couldn't help curling his lips.

"With such a big appetite, aren't you afraid of bursting your stomach?"

Dumbledore had apparently learned all about it from him.

"Without the Shadowless Curse that Severus gave you, and if you hadn't managed to control that creature called Fiddlesticks beforehand, would you still be able to deal with these four dragons?"

Sherlock didn't speak bluntly, but answered honestly.

"Which one of these two is missing, I will most likely die in the Forbidden Forest tonight."

"So, in fact, their plan was considered a success." Dumbledore looked at Sherlock seriously, "It's just that the information about your personal strength lags behind, this is a warning to you, Sherlock, you must be more careful in the future !"

In response to such reminders, Sherlock has always been kind.

"I'll pay attention."

Moody's brows were furrowed, and he was thinking about a question now.

"The man who threw Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire is the same man who now draws Sherlock into the Forbidden Forest?"

This is indeed a question worth pondering.

No matter how you look at it, no one who can do these two things can come from outside the castle, only someone who has been in the school all the time.

At this moment, a sneer suddenly formed on the corner of Sherlock's mouth.

"Maybe we'll find out tomorrow."

Dumbledore's and Moody's eyes all turned to him, but Sherlock mentioned another matter unhurriedly.

"About whether or not to adopt the plan that I can help, let the dead fire dragon continue to function, and carry out the first event of the competition normally, the referees will definitely gather together tomorrow to discuss a result."

"The man in black who led me to the Forbidden Forest tonight did not escape unscathed. He was hit by at least a dozen spells of my God's Shadowless Curse."

"The effect of this spell is not just as simple as cutting, but it can also continuously cause continuous damage to the wound. Unless the spell is solved, the wound will not heal so quickly."

"And the solution to this spell, apart from me, is only known to Snape who invented the spell."

Those present were all smart people, and what Sherlock said was not complicated, and Moody's normal eye shone brightly.

"You mean, when the referees gather tomorrow, we can check who has magic scars on them!"

Sherlock said calmly.

"Make excuses to evade, and those who didn't come can be sure of the suspicion. When I was in the Forbidden Forest just now, I didn't tell this matter, but I didn't want to spread it in front of Mrs. Maxim."

"Of course, Madam Maxim is basically not suspected. She has been with Hagrid all the time, and the person I met is too different from her size."

His plan was completely feasible, and naturally neither Dumbledore nor Moody had any objections.

That concludes their conversation for tonight.

And what happened that night was hardly known to the students in the castle.

Knowing professors will not take the initiative to speak out. Those Romanian dragon trainers will report the situation here to their research institutes, but they will not pass on any information to the students in the school.

The only student who knew about this incident was Harry who was wearing an invisibility cloak and saw all this.

He left the Forbidden Forest before Moody arrived on the scene, returning to the castle at the last minute to get in touch with Sirius.

Harry didn't hide anything, he told Sirius all his experiences from the beginning to the present, including what he just saw with his own eyes.

"Hogwarts is at the center of a conspiracy right now, Harry."

After listening to Harry's narration, Sirius said with incomparable dignity.

"This conspiracy is aimed at you, and it is also aimed at other people. That Forrest is also involved."

Harry felt a little nervous, a little excited, and even more at a loss.

"Then what should I do now?"

"I suggest you take a step and take a step first." Sirius said, "Your Professor Forrest, he is not a simple character, with him and Dumbledore, he is fully capable of protecting your safety." .”

"But you must be careful afterwards, especially when participating in the Triwizard Tournament! Your danger must come from the competition, so don't be careless at that time."

"I will be careful!"

Harry promised very solemnly, he knew that the situation at this time was tense.

Even Sherlock was caught tonight, a little shrimp like him who is only famous and not even as strong as a house elf, so of course he has to be more careful.

After tonight's meeting with Sirius, Harry put on his invisibility cloak again and returned to the Gryffindor common room.

In this way, the quiet second half of the night passed.

Early the next morning, Dumbledore summoned all the referees in the castle to a temporary meeting room in the auditorium.

Somewhat beyond Sherlock's expectations, no one made excuses for not coming, and all five referees were present.

Except for Mrs. Maxim, who was present last night, who knew what happened, the other three looked as if they didn't know anything about it.

Karkaroff, Bagman, and Crouch all behaved normally after entering the conference room.

Moody and Sherlock are also here, they have been guarding the door of the meeting room like two door gods.

And Moody, who had been an Auror for decades, found something suspicious after carefully observing several people in the room.

"Old Batty's face...is a little too pale."

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