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

Chapter 38 The Coincidence of Doubt
Maybe it was knowing that Justin was not dead, or maybe the students in the castle had enough trust in Dumbledore.

On the second day of Halloween, except for everyone spreading out all kinds of ideas during the meal, guessing who the murderer is behind the scenes, there is no big disturbance for the time being.

But rumors of the Chamber of Secrets began to circulate in Hogwarts after some students began to explore the writings left on the castle walls, which Filch had now wiped clean.

Even in Sherlock's class, some students asked him about the legend of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets.

"This should not be a question raised in our classroom. If you are really interested in the Chamber of Secrets, you can ask Professor Binns of the History of Magic. He has taught here for hundreds of years, and he must know more about it than the Chamber of Secrets." I have many."

Sherlock tapped on the blackboard and brought the topic back to class.

"Okay, if you are interested in the Chamber of Secrets, you can learn about it in private, but now in class, we still need to continue to study how to get high marks in this year's OWLs exam."

"The three elements of the werewolf's danger must be memorized. At the same time, in the past two years, the questioners have always been used to writing questions on what kind of magic spell can be used to get rid of the werewolf's pursuit as quickly as possible."

The attack on the students and the opening of the Chamber of Secrets did not change Sherlock's life at Hogwarts much, but the time spent in the library was longer.

He knew that the plot had deviated from the original track, but he couldn't correct it.

So all he can do now is to improve his magic level as soon as possible, at least to reach the strength of the original owner before the end of this semester.

And at the same time that Sherlock was giving Defense Against the Dark Arts class to the fifth grade students.

In the History of Magic class in the second grade, Hermione also asked Professor Binns about the specific rumors about the Chamber of Secrets through class questions.

But the stubborn Professor Binns doesn't believe that the legend of the Chamber of Secrets is true at all.

He just told the students this as a story, but the students didn't think so.

Because Justin had been attacked yesterday, and the person who attacked him publicly announced on the wall that the secret room had been opened.

Justin is just the first step in purging the castle of those students who are not qualified to learn magic.

After class, Harry and the three of them got together.

"The descendants of Slytherin must come from Slytherin House, who do you think it will be?"

Ron asked a question, and then he answered firmly.

"It must be Malfoy! After seeing Justin being attacked, he looked very happy, and his family has always believed in the theory of pure blood. It is very likely that he is a descendant of Slytherin."

Hermione was also thinking about this possibility.

To be honest, what Ron said was well-founded. Judging from the current few clues and the psychological bias of the three, Malfoy was indeed the biggest suspect.

But Harry didn't listen to Ron's guess at this time.
His eyes drifted away, and all he could think about was the image of Justin talking to Professor Forrest right in front of him as he went to make up his homework after the last Defense Against the Dark Arts class before Halloween.

Ron and Hermione looked at each other, and they both noticed that something was wrong with Harry.

"What are you thinking about, Harry?" Hermione asked suspiciously, "Do you know any other clues that we don't?"

Harry opened his mouth, hesitant to say what he was thinking.

But he was also afraid that this would damage Sherlock's reputation. He didn't think that the beloved Professor Forrest would be the legendary heir of Slytherin.

Just thinking about my previous experience, I wonder if it was a coincidence that he wished Jia Siyan a happy Halloween, and it turned out that something like this happened the next day.

Ron saw Harry's hesitation, and said with an unhappy face.

"What can you hide from us? We even hid it for you, about that strange voice you heard."

Harry knew that he shouldn't hide it from Ron and Hermione, so he said what he was thinking just now.

After listening, Ron's eyes widened.

"What is this? Are you suspecting that Professor Forrest is the real murderer? You are crazy!"

Hermione also looked at Harry strangely.

"It's just a coincidence, Harry, why do you think there is a connection? Professor Forrest just blessed Justin in a normal way when you saw it. Maybe there are other professors in other classes as well." Bless him. We cannot take this as evidence, nor can we doubt the professor."

Ron went on to say: "What's more, Professor Forrest is still a mixed race."

Harry's and Hermione's eyes turned to him, and even without speaking, they could see that they were asking questions with their eyes, how did Ron know.

"I heard what George said." Ron explained.

"Shortly after the start of school, George and Fred seemed to have been taken away by Professor Forrest, so they wrote to Charlie to inquire about the situation of Professor Forrest when he was studying at Hogwarts, and wanted to know more about him. Is he a person who keeps his word?"

"Although Charlie and the professor are not in the same class or the same college, after all, the professor had a very good reputation in the school. It is said that the love letters he receives every year can fill the entire cauldron!"

When it came to this, Ron looked envious, and Hermione urged impatiently.

"We don't want to hear how many love letters Professor Forrest can receive, although he is still very popular among girls now."

"Charlie said that almost everyone knows that Professor Forrest is of mixed blood. His wizard mother seems to have died of illness when he was very young, and his father is a duke on the Muggle side."

Hermione and Harry looked at each other in blank dismay. They had lived in Muggle society for a long time, so they naturally knew what having a duke title meant in England.

"Professor Forrest is actually the Duke's son!"

"But, it seems that among the dukes who still inherit the title, there is no one with the surname Forrest?"

They didn't struggle with this question for long. After all, no matter how powerful the Muggle duke is, he can't get anything done by wizards.

However, the information that Professor Forrest is of mixed race basically ruled out the possibility that he was the murderer.

Harry scratched his head and said.

"I didn't suspect Professor Forrest at first, but I just felt that it was a bit too coincidental."

Ron and Hermione didn't think it was a coincidence. Compared with Professor Forrest, Malfoy was more suspicious.

They continued to discuss how to confirm their guess, to test whether Malfoy was the Heir to the Chamber of Secrets.

Until Hermione came up with a solution that wasn't a solution.

(End of this chapter)