Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

"Gemma Farley?" Hearing the name Andre said, Hermione frowned and began to recall, but she still couldn't remember that she knew such a person.

"Yes, a seventh grader in Slytherin and also their prefect." Andre nodded.

Hermione asked hesitantly: "Is it because the Slytherin girl has the same surname as the name provided by Mundungus?"

Sirius also echoed: "Indeed, the same surname does not mean that Gemma Farley is the murderer. After all, the Larry Farley that Mundungus told us is a German, and there may not be any life between them. kinship."

"Of course it's more than that," But Andre shook his head and said, "I just told you that I met a mysterious girl twice at the door of the Room of Requirement."

"But don't we even know which house that girl is from? How can you be sure that she is the female prefect of Slytherin?" Hermione still felt that Andre's speculation was a bit too arbitrary. If only relying on the same last name If the murderer could be identified, that would be child's play.

"Listen to me," Andre said: "As you know, my Transfiguration class is with seventh graders, and this Gemma Farley happens to be in Professor McGonagall's advanced class, so actually The first time I saw the mysterious girl at the door of the Room of Requirement, I thought she looked very familiar."

"But you didn't think about the female prefect at that time, did you?" Ron interjected.

"Yes." Andre nodded, and then continued: "I really didn't guess Gemma Farley at first. It wasn't until I saw the name on the parchment that I remembered that female classmate. She looks very similar to the mysterious girl we saw, not to mention she has the same last name as the wizard who appeared at Malfoy Manor. I don’t think it’s such a coincidence, right?”

"If you say so, then the female prefect of Slytherin is indeed very suspicious." Sirius also agreed with Andre's guess. He said: "In this case, we have to find her out as soon as possible. Dumbledore has been kicked out of Hogwarts, and I think if You-Know-Who really wants to capture you and Harry, his best time to act is now."

"Yes, I think so too, but before that, we have to send someone to inform Professor McGonagall. Without her, I'm afraid it would be difficult for us to forcibly arrest a Slytherin student. Snape will not Accept our reasoning.”

Even though this is the most reliable inference based on many clues, given the bad relationship between Snape and several people present, and the fact that there are many things that he cannot really tell each other, it is difficult to convince Snape. Being the dean of Leitlin is indeed not an easy task.

But with the help of Professor McGonagall, it's different. Dumbledore is not in the school, and the most powerful person in the castle is naturally their vice-principal's wife.

After deciding on the plan, several people quickly rushed to Professor McGonagall's office. At this time, she didn't know that Dumbledore had been dismissed by the school board. Logically speaking, Lucius should inform the school staff about this matter, but However, he left in a hurry with the principal, which seemed to indicate that the other party knew that something would happen next that was not suitable for him to participate in.

"What did you say!? Albus was deposed? He left the castle?" After hearing the news conveyed by Andre and others, Professor McGonagall's usually stern face couldn't help showing a look of surprise, she He shouted in surprise.

"Although this fact is difficult to accept, Professor, what we are telling is the truth." Sirius sighed.

"But why didn't I receive any news?" Professor McGonagall still found it unbelievable.

Sirius explained: "In fact, this happened just now. We were in the principal's office and watched the despicable Lucius Malfoy announce the dismissal order to Professor Dumbledore."

Professor McGonagall's eyebrows suddenly wrinkled, and she asked suspiciously: "If I remember correctly, it's still morning, why did you go to the principal's office?"

It seemed that their dean's wife still couldn't accept the news of Dumbledore's dismissal, and even began to wonder if Sirius was lying to her.

"I'm going," Andre had to stand up and said: "We went to Sirius before to ask about Colin's injury, but he told us that people from the Ministry of Magic suddenly came to the castle last night, and Taking away Hagrid made me suspect that the murderer behind the many accidents in the castle was trying to find an excuse to drive Professor Dumbledore away from the school, so after listening to Sirius' words, I took them there Went to the principal’s office.”

"That's right. At that time, I thought Andre was just out of his mind. How could anyone dare to drive Professor Dumbledore away from Hogwarts? But I didn't expect that such a ridiculous thing would actually happen." Sirius smiled bitterly.

"Okay, let me take a moment." Professor McGonagall did not find any loopholes in the words of these people, and Andre and the others were also students of her own college. If it was because Dumbledore was imprisoned at the beginning, If the news of his dismissal was too shocking for her to believe, then now she had to accept this fact.

"I'm afraid we don't have much time to digest this sad news," but Andre didn't give their vice principal too much time. "Since the other party has transferred Dumbledore, I think they will soon." Let’s launch that plan.”

"Are you talking about the plan to capture Harry and you from the castle?" Professor McGonagall immediately understood what Andre meant.

"Yes, we have not found the missing Vanishing Cabinet so far, and Professor Dumbledore is no longer in the castle. The mysterious man will no longer have anyone to fear here, whether it is the Death Eaters he sent or himself. It wouldn't surprise me to enter the school through the disappearing cabinet hidden somewhere in the castle." Andre nodded. They must catch Gemma Farley before Voldemort starts to act, and then find the missing disappeared person. cabinet.

Otherwise, once Death Eaters or Voldemort himself enters Hogwarts, the consequences will be disastrous. Especially when Dumbledore, the greatest white wizard of this century, is not here, it is difficult for him to imagine who else can stop the resurrected Voldemort. .

"But what should we do? I mean, I still haven't found out who the wizard with the red mark on his forehead is, let alone connected him with a student in the school." McGonagall The professor said distressedly.

Sirius smiled and said, "In fact, we have been able to roughly determine who caused the accident in the castle."

The Headmistress looked at Sirius in surprise.

"We found this in the drawer of the principal's office." Andre took out the parchment from his trouser pocket and handed it to Professor McGonagall, "This is what Professor Dumbledore told me with his eyes before leaving. It was Mundungus who sent him the news that he had found the wizard with the red mark on his forehead."

"Larry Farley?" Professor McGonagall lowered her head and read the words on the parchment carefully, then adjusted her glasses: "If I remember correctly, there is currently only one young lady named Farley in Hogwarts. , but the last name alone may not be enough to identify her as the attacker hiding in the castle."

He had the same view as Hermione and Sirius. Fortunately, Andre had other reasons, but this time he could only tell Professor McGonagall about the existence of the Room of Requirement.

"If you put it this way, I'm afraid Gemma is really the attacker. I really didn't expect it to be her." Because of the imminent crisis, Professor McGonagall did not dwell on the problems Andre had concealed before. She sighed deeply. In his tone, he seemed to feel very sorry for the student Gemma Farley.

And Andre had to remind his dean: "We have to hurry up, professor, I'm afraid the mysterious man will come soon."

"I'm going to find Severus. You guys go first... There shouldn't be any classes for seventh graders right now, so you go to the library or study room first to see if you can find Gemma. If she's not in those two places, maybe We are about to enter the Slytherin common room." Professor McGonagall finally nodded and then ordered.

Because Sirius was there, she didn't worry that the others would be harmed by Gemma Farley after meeting her. After all, this was also the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts and a senior member of the Order of the Phoenix. member, Professor McGonagall still has great trust in his strength.

Ten minutes later, outside the Slytherin common room.

"Didn't she find her in the library or the study room?" Professor McGonagall and Snape had already arrived. Andre could clearly see the unhappy expression on his Potions class professor's face, and he didn't know what was happening. Because he learned that Voldemort was about to enter the school, or it was because a Death Eater reserve appeared in his college again.

"Yes, and we asked the Slytherin students, and they all said they had never seen Gemma Farley." Sirius also rarely mocked Snape at this moment, but answered the question seriously.

"Severus." Professor McGonagall turned to Snape and called to him, apparently asking him to open the door to the lounge.

Even though they still had doubts about Andre's speculation, Snape, who could still distinguish the importance, did not hesitate too much. He stepped forward and gave the password.

A door appeared on the empty stone wall. Compared to the doorway behind the Fat Lady, the porch here was obviously more acceptable.

After walking in, Andre and the others discovered that Slytherin's common room was completely different from Gryffindor's. It was built underground in the castle. Even during the day, there was a cold and damp atmosphere, and in the lobby There was also a glass window on the wall, and outside the window was the bottom of the Black Lake. They even saw a giant octopus swimming in the water.

At this moment, there were only a few students chatting in the lounge. When they saw their dean coming in with a group of people, these students raised their heads and looked curiously. There were not often visitors from other colleges here.

"Myrna," Snape called to one of the students, "Is Gemma Farley in the dormitory?"

The person he called was a tall and thin girl with long brown hair. She looked about seventeen or eighteen years old and should be a senior student in Slytherin.

"Gemma just left the lounge, do you have anything to do with her? Professor." Milna first glanced at Professor McGonagall behind Snape, and then replied in a low voice.

This answer made the few people who just came in frown. They didn't meet anyone else on the way here, and there was only one corridor leading to the ground from the Slytherin lounge. If Gemma Farley had just They shouldn't have left without seeing her.

"Did she say where she went?" Snape could only continue to ask.

Milna shook her head, and then said: "She has always been alone and never told us what she was going to do. However, recently, I found that she often leaves the dormitory in the middle of the night."

Apart from helping Andre confirm that Gemma Farley was the murderer who caused the accident in the castle, this passage did not help.

"Sirius, I think we might be able to take out the Marauder's Map and take a look at it. If we continue searching like this, I don't know how much time will be wasted." Faced with this situation, Andre had no choice but to whisper to Sirius beside him.

"Oh, I even forgot about this prop." Sirius patted his forehead after being reminded, "I left the map in the office. I have to go back there to use it."

Because Professor McGonagall had previously known about the existence of the Marauder's Map, the parchment had been kept with Sirius and had not been returned to Harry.

Neither Sirius nor Andre had any dependence on the Marauder's Map, which led to them often not remembering that they could rely on it to find people.

"Since we can't find anyone here, I think we should spread out and look for it. It will be more efficient." Not wanting Snape to know about the Marauder's Map, Andre was the first to make the suggestion. .

Professor McGonagall, who had no other option for the moment, also chose to agree.

After coming out of the lounge, Andre, Sirius and Harry quickly ran back to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

"I swear with dignity that I will not do bad things." As the spell took effect, ink lines gradually appeared on the Marauder's Map.

"Look and see where Gemma Farley is hiding."

The five people squeezed their heads together and carefully identified each name on the map.

"I found it!" Sharp-eyed Ron was the first to shout: "This is the eighth floor, the corridor on the eighth floor!"

Andre also immediately set his sights there, but his heart suddenly tightened when Gemma Farley's name appeared. That was the corridor where the Room of Requirement was located.

"Harry, Ron and Hermione, you three go and inform Professor McGonagall. Sirius and I are going to the eighth floor now. I'm afraid that the mysterious person may really come in. The vanishing cabinet is probably in the Room of Requirement." !”