Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

Professor McGonagall returned from the infirmary soon, but she did not tell the people present what happened to Colin who was sent to Madam Pomfrey.

"Who was the first to discover that something happened here?" Professor McGonagall asked as she squeezed into the crowd again.

A boy wearing Hufflepuff robes stood up nervously and said, "It's me. I just finished dinner and was going to read in the study room before returning to the lounge, but when I walked to the door That’s when I discovered a person lying in the corridor.”

"Are you alone?"

"Yes...yes, Professor."

Professor McGonagall's expression did not change. She just nodded and said to the Hufflepuff boy: "Then, you will come with me later. As for the other students, I think it's time to take a break. It’s time to go back to your respective dormitories.”

Andre and Hermione looked at each other. They probably guessed that Colin's injury was not optimistic. Otherwise, Professor McGonagall would not have needed to ask who was the first witness as soon as he came back. At least this explained Gryffindor's situation. The first-year student was unable to wake up and tell others who attacked him in a short period of time.

After returning to the study room and packing up the books, the two of them walked to Gryffindor's tower together. Andre's expression was very serious along the way. He vaguely felt that the development of this matter would never go in the direction he hoped. And go.

It is even very possible that the murderer hiding in the dark will soon carry out his final actions. Otherwise, there is no need for him to create panic again after the school finally calms down.

Hermione was still worried about Colin's injury at this moment. She was a very smart witch. In Professor McGonagall's first words after returning, she deduced that the situation of this new student in the same college was not optimistic.

"Do you think it was because Colin knew something that he was attacked by the murderer?" Standing in front of the portrait of the Fat Lady, the little witch suddenly asked.

Andre subconsciously wanted to shake his head, but he immediately remembered that the first person who discovered Flint was Colin, which made him hesitate.

But Hermione quickly overturned her guess: "But if Colin knew any clues, he should have told Professor McGonagall and the others long ago, instead of waiting until now."

This is indeed true, but Andre always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong for a while.

Just when the two wanted to continue communicating about this matter, the portrait of the Fat Lady was pushed away from inside.

"Are you here? I was just going to find you!" It was Harry who came out. "I heard that something happened to Colin. You two were also there at the time, right?"

It seemed that someone had spread the news into the Gryffindor common room first, which made Harry unable to sit still and wanted to come out to ask them about the details of the matter.

“When Colin was found, he was lying in a corridor not far from the study room. The two of us happened to be in that classroom,” Andre said. “In fact, we don’t know much about this matter. Lin was sent to the school infirmary by Professor McGonagall. I don’t think we will know until tomorrow how badly he is injured.”

"Is that so?" Harry nodded and continued to ask: "But I heard that a line of words written in blood was found under Colin, saying that the secret room has been opened?"

"That's what happened." Andre answered Harry's question while walking towards the doorway. The temperature in the castle corridor was really too low. Even with his weak constitution, he hoped to enter the lounge as soon as possible. Damn it. Warm up by the warm fireplace.

"Do you know what the Chamber of Secrets refers to? Could it be the room on the eighth floor?" Harry still did not give up his pursuit.

"No, it obviously has nothing to do with the Room of Requirement. Although not many people know about that room now, in the long history of Hogwarts, countless students have discovered it, but this has not caused any accidents. Besides, Have you forgotten, we already entered there last year." After passing through the narrow doorway, Andre shook his head and said to Harry.

Harry's idea cannot be said to be wrong. After all, in his current Hogwarts career, the only place he has ever come into contact with that can be considered a secret room is the Room of Requirement, and the way to open that place is still so magical.

"Okay, but I still think..." Harry sometimes does get into trouble when he sees something right, just like last year he always thought Snape was the one who wanted to steal the Sorcerer's Stone, even if Andre He was told several times that Quirrell was more questionable, but it still did not change his mind. It was not until Quirrell finally stood up that he recognized the reality.

Now facing the issue of the Chamber of Secrets, he seemed to have committed the same problem as last year. Even though Andre said that the Chamber of Secrets written on the line definitely did not refer to the Room of Requirement, Harry was still skeptical.

"Hi, Andre, I heard someone else say that you were also in the corridor at the door of the study room just now, right?" After seeing the three people walking in, the originally noisy discussion in the lounge stopped instantly, and George was the first to One stood up and asked.

Next, Andre told a group of Gryffindor students about the fourth accident that had just happened in the castle. Most of the first and second grade students were a little scared at this moment. After all, the student who had the accident this time was too close to them. Flint and Jerome are both senior students in other colleges, and few of the little lions know them, but Colin is different. This is a boy who has always been by their side.

"There are secret rooms in Hogwarts that we don't know about?" The ones who said this were naturally Fred and George. These two people had almost explored the entire castle, especially since they still had the Marauder's Map in their hands last year. when.

"Obviously there are many secrets in the castle that we don't know, although I think that sentence was just deliberately left by the attackers to scare everyone." Andre smiled. Even the raiders team back then didn't dare to pat their chests. Saying that they knew all the secret rooms and secret passages in Hogwarts, the twins' self-confidence was indeed a little inflated. They probably forgot that Andre led them to find the Room of Requirement.

Fred curled his lips, as if he didn't agree with Andre's words: "Okay, but let me tell you, the professors should pay attention. It's been so long since Filch's cat died. , but they still haven’t found any clues.”

"Yeah, if this continues, I think parents will start sending shouting letters to Dumbledore again. After Flint was attacked last time, it really opened my eyes. When I told my mother about it, She wrote me back and said she couldn't believe it, someone had the guts to send a howling letter to Professor Dumbledore." George also complained.

The mentality of the two is obviously different from that of most people. There seems to be no word fear in their lexicon. But like Andre's roommate, Neville, he is already trembling and asking Hermione about what he can do to prevent herself. Black magic amulet.

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Valley</span>The next morning.

After breakfast in the auditorium, Andre took Hermione, Harry and Ron to Sirius's office. He had just gotten up and had not yet changed out of his nightgown. According to his rules, In terms of my daily routine, I must have slept very late last night.

"I knew you little devils would definitely come looking for me." After saying this half-jokingly, Sirius sighed heavily.

This made the four little wizards feel excited instantly. They all thought in unison, could something unexpected happen to Colin?

"I'm afraid the current situation is not good." Sirius said.

"What's wrong with Colin?" Harry couldn't help but ask the first question.

"Colin?" But Sirius was stunned for a moment, and he said: "Oh, you are wrong. I am not talking about the first-year novice. He has nothing serious. He was just beaten ten times with a stun spell. It will take a few moments and it will be difficult to wake up for a while, but Madam Pomfrey said that he doesn't even need to be sent to St. Mungo's, he can recover after spending some time in the school infirmary."

Including Andre, the four people all breathed a sigh of relief. They thought Colin was hopeless.

"Then why did what you just said not go well?" Hermione then asked a question about what she just said.

"It's Hagrid," Sirius said with a tight frown.

"Hagrid!?" Harry looked very puzzled.

Sirius sighed again: "Last night, after Andre and you two left, Professor McGonagall took the Hufflepuff boy to find Dumbledore. Snotlout, Flitwick, and I The professor also went with us. When we arrived at the principal's office, we found that people from the Ministry of Magic were here."

When he heard this, Andre seemed to have a faint clue in his heart, but he had not yet fully grasped the thread.

"Why are the people from the Ministry of Magic coming to school? Is it because of what happened before? But isn't Flint awake yet?" It was Ron who asked this.

"At first I thought they were here because of the previous things, but later I found out that they actually received the news that another accident had happened at the school," and Sirius shook his head at Ron's question. , said: "Professor McGonagall and I were shocked at the time. Even we had just discovered that the first-year boy had been attacked, but the Ministry of Magic, which has always been procrastinating, sent people into the school in advance."

"This is indeed strange, but what does it have to do with Hagrid?" The little witch nodded, but she still didn't hear any connection between this and the gamekeeper of Hogwarts.

Only Andre, he seemed to have an answer ready to come out, but he just couldn't catch the fleeting inspiration.

"Listen to me," Sirius was not angry at Hermione for interrupting him. He continued: "The people at the Ministry of Magic actually know better than us. That passage was written on the floor after Colin was attacked. Yes, that's the piece of shit that said the Chamber of Secrets had been opened. Then they told Professor Dumbledore that the Ministry suspected that several accidents that occurred this semester were related to the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets, so they wanted to Take Hagrid away."

"Wait, wait, I still don't understand. Even if they are right, the murderer who caused these accidents in the castle was the one who opened the secret room, but why did they take Hagrid away?" Except for Andre. In addition, none of the three people present knew that there was an accident in which a secret room was opened in the castle 50 years ago.

"Well, I actually just learned about this last night," Sirius seemed a little hard to say. He hesitated for a while before saying, "Actually, something happened in Hogwarts 50 years ago. The student was murdered, and that time, the passage last night also appeared. Oh, by the way, Hermione, the student who was murdered 50 years ago, may know that she is the ghost in the girls' bathroom on the first floor."

"Moaning Myrtle?" The little witch immediately remembered the ghost that made her afraid to go to the toilet on the first floor.

"Yes," Sirius nodded: "As for why Hagrid was taken away, it is because it is recorded in the Ministry of Magic's case file that it was Hagrid who opened the Chamber of Secrets and released the monster, which led to that, yes, that Myrtle was killed. You should know that Hagrid did not have a wand because of this incident. He was accused of negligence causing death, so he was expelled from Hogwarts and had his wand broken. ."

"No, this is impossible!" Harry shouted loudly, he would never believe that the gentle and enthusiastic hybrid giant would do such a thing.

Ron and Hermione lowered their heads and thought. Considering Hagrid's unique hobbies, it seemed not impossible that he had done such a thing unintentionally.

"Of course I believe Hagrid, Harry," Sirius comforted his godson, "but the Ministry of Magic has clear records, and Hagrid can't completely clear himself of suspicion. Even Professor Dumbledore can't. Didn't stop them from taking Hagrid away."

"Where is Professor Dumbledore?" Andre, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly raised his head and asked.

"Ah?" Sirius, who didn't hear clearly for a moment, waited for Andre to repeat it before replying: "Oh, of course he is at school. The Ministry of Magic would not dare to take a principal away from his territory. Besides, this matter has nothing to do with it. It doesn’t matter to him.”

"We must go find Professor Dumbledore right away. I'm afraid time is very tight." But Andre did not relax after hearing this answer. His expression was more serious than before.

"What do you mean?" Not only Harry and the three of them, but Sirius were also confused. They didn't understand Andre's words at all.

"Let's talk about it on the way. Let's go to the principal's office first. I'm afraid that after a while, we won't be able to find Professor Dumbledore in the castle." Andre seemed to be very anxious. Instead of answering the questions of several people, he took the lead. Ran out of Sirius' office.

This made Sirius and the others even more confused, but out of their usual trust in Andre, they followed the boy to the principal's office.