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Chapter 82 Dumbledore's Decision

When Harry and Ron returned to the Gryffindor common room, almost all the Gryffindor students gathered in the common room.

Many people watched Harry come back with complicated eyes, and then took the initiative to apologize for questioning him as a descendant of Slytherin.

Everyone knew that it was absolutely impossible for Harry to hurt Hermione, and Hermione's attack today was equivalent to washing away Harry's grievances in another sense.

But Harry would rather not have this way of clearing up his grievances.

George and Fred were speaking furiously, and they were passing on the anger and unwillingness in their hearts to the entire Slytherin house.

After all, the Chamber of Secrets and its monsters were created by Salazar Slytherin, and Gryffindor has always been at odds with Slytherin.

At this time, Professor McGonagall came to the common room, and announced with a pale face that Hogwarts is likely to be closed in the future. The Ministry of Magic has already intervened in this matter. She hoped that if anyone had any clues to The professor speaks out.

Because as long as the murderer is caught, all this can be undone.

Seeing Professor McGonagall crawling out of the portrait hole awkwardly, the entire Gryffindor College students fell silent.

No matter how loud their denunciation is here, it will have no effect on the current situation.

But Harry, who was hiding in the corner, gradually became firmer at this moment.

"We're going to find Hagrid!"

Ron said sullenly, "I don't believe Hagrid would hurt Hermione."

"I don't believe it either, but since he released the monster in the Chamber of Secrets last time, he must know that there are clues about the Chamber of Secrets! We must go and talk to Hagrid!"

They agreed on a plan, and in the evening, Harry took out the invisibility cloak left to him by his father, and slipped out of Hogwarts Castle, which had become heavily guarded, with Ron.

Not only the professors, but all the prefects and the ghosts in the castle were mobilized to patrol around the castle.

It took a lot of effort for Harry and the others to come to Hagrid's cabin.

Hagrid looked very nervous, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, looking around his hut, and almost accidentally hurt Harry and Ron who sneaked over.

"So it was you, I thought it was" He put away his bow and arrow, mumbled some words in his mouth, and brought Harry and the others into his hut.

Hagrid made tea for them absent-mindedly, and Harry and the others didn't have any extra nonsense, just straight to the point.

"Hermione was attacked."

Hagrid's voice was obviously choked up, and he handed the tea to Harry and Ron respectively.

"Oh, yes, I heard."

While doing this, his gaze was still looking out the window, Harry wanted to keep looking into Hagrid's eyes, but he couldn't catch Hagrid's gaze at all.

"We want to know if you know something."

Just after his voice fell, there was a light knock on the door of the hut.

Hagrid threw away the fruitcake in his hand, and Harry and Ron exchanged glances in panic. They must not let others find out that they sneaked out of the castle.

Immediately, throwing the Invisibility Cloak over him, and retreating into a corner, Hagrid saw that they were all hidden, grabbed his bow and arrow, and yanked the door open again.

It was Dumbledore who knocked on the door, and beside him was a pudgy middle-aged wizard in a suit and tie, and a wizard's cloak.

Ron recognized the wizard who was following Dumbledore, and he whispered to Harry's ear.

"This is Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Magic, my father's immediate boss."

Harry nudged him with his own elbow, motioning him not to speak.

Hagrid looked at Fudge with a very ugly expression, but since Dumbledore was next to him, he could only turn sideways and invite the two of them into the cabin to sit down.

Fudge said in a very embarrassed tone, but anyone could hear that he was actually more impatient than anyone else.

"There have been four attacks at Hogwarts, and the writers of the Daily Prophet are writing overnight. By tomorrow, the entire British wizarding world will know what happened here, so I have to take action before that." Some measure. Bad, really bad, Hagrid, I have to find you."

What he said was not straightforward, but even Harry and Ron, who were hiding in the corner, understood what he meant.

"I haven't." Hagrid looked at Dumbledore imploringly. "You know I haven't, Professor Dumbledore, sir."

Dumbledore was very calm at this time, as if he knew what would happen next before coming here.

"I want to emphasize to you again, Fudge, I trust Hagrid more than anyone else. Whether it was before or now, the attack in the castle has nothing to do with him. Even if you take him away today, it will be useless." .”

"Why can't you think about it from my point of view?" Fudge played with his top hat in his hand, "I am sitting in the post of Minister of Magic, and now that something big has happened, I have to do something for the public Besides, I didn't say what to do with Hagrid, I just asked him to go to a place to do some investigation, and we will release him after the real murderer is caught."

Hagrid's face was pale, and he asked in a trembling voice.

"Are you going to imprison me in Azkaban?"

Fudge did not give a clear answer, he said ambiguously.

"Where it will take you depends on the subsequent development of the situation."

There was a brief silence in the cabin, no one spoke except for Hagrid's heavy breathing
Until Dumbledore clasped his hands, put them in front of him, looked at Fudge, and asked in a tone that made his attitude unclear.

"Are you going to take Hagrid away today?"

The more he was like this, the more uncertain Fudge was about what Dumbledore meant.

After weighing for a long time, Fudge said in a very entangled manner.

"You have to consider the feelings of the people. They need an explanation. I can't help Dumbledore either."

Hearing what he said, Dumbledore gently raised a hand, preventing Fudge from continuing to speak.

"If you insist, of course, as the Minister of Magic, you have the power to take Hagrid away."

Hearing that his attitude was so relaxed, Fudge's face suddenly showed joy, while Hagrid's face was dark.

However, Dumbledore then said lightly.

"But now that the current situation has come, I think Hogwarts Castle is no longer safe. After three days, I will persuade all the students to go home, and Hogwarts will be closed. When will the murderer be caught, and when will it be reopened?" Begin normal teaching."

(End of this chapter)