94 hp Diagon Alley

When I went into the shop to find out what Malfoy wanted him to keep, I saw the necklace was still there.Borgin told me the price of the necklace, he didn't say it was sold—"

"Enough!" said Professor McGonagall angrily, "Thank you for telling me that, Potter, but we can't just blame Mr. Malfoy for visiting the shop that might have sold this necklace. There were probably hundreds of people who went to that store—”

"—that's what I said—" Ron muttered.

"—and, this year we have tightened our security measures, and I don't believe that necklace could have entered this school without our knowledge—"

"But--"

"—and one more thing," said Professor McGonagall in a decided tone, "Mr. Malfoy didn't go to Hogsmeade today."

Harry stared at her blankly, suddenly discouraged.

"How do you know, Professor?"

"Because he's in detention with me. He's missed Transfiguration homework twice in a row. Well, Potter, thank you for letting me know your suspicions," she strode past them. But I'm going to the hospital now to see Katie Bell. Have a nice day."

Professor McGonagall paused, and looked at Harry, Ron, and Hermione, "I'm just wondering, why are you three involved every time something goes wrong? Occasionally it's you, Ollivander."

"Don't say you're wondering, Professor." Ron shook his head. "I've been wondering for the past six years."

The serious dean opened the door of the office.They had no choice but to walk past her one by one without a word.

"So, who do you think Katie's going to give that necklace to?" Ron asked in the empty hallway.

"God only knows," said Hermione, "but there's no escape from whoever that person is. If you open that package, you're sure to come across the necklace."

"Many could be," said Harry, "Dumbledore - the Death Eaters would have loved to get rid of him, he must have been their first choice. Or Slughorn - Dumbledore thought Voldemort would be tempted to get rid of him." He pulled, and now they must be upset to see him on Dumbledore's side. Or—"

"Or you," said Hermione anxiously.

"No way," said Harry. "In that case, Katie would just turn around in the road and hand it to me, wouldn't she? I've been walking behind her since I got out of the Three Broomsticks. Phil Odd searches everyone who goes in and out of Hogwarts, wouldn't it be wiser for Katie to hand me the parcel off campus? I don't see why Malfoy wants her to take the necklace into the castle."

"Harry, Malfoy's not in Hogsmeade!" said Hermione, stamping her foot in resignation.

"Then he must have an accomplice," Harry said, "Crabbe or Goyle—yes, maybe another Death Eater, and now he must have a lot more decent people than Crabbe and Goyle." Dude, because he's joined--"

Ron and Hermione exchanged a look, apparently saying "it's no use arguing with him".

"Thinking about it carefully, the arrangement this time is actually not clever." Ron said carelessly, "The spell couldn't even enter the gate of the castle. This arrangement is not foolproof."

"You're right," Hermione nodded, "It's really not a very thorough plan."

"When did Malfoy become a world-class thinker?" Harry asked.

Neither Ron nor Hermione paid him any attention. "Are you okay?" Hermione looked at Gwen. "You haven't spoken, Gwen."

Gwen snapped out of her contemplation, "What? Oh, I don't know who the necklace was for. The only thing I'm sure of is that Katie was going to the bathroom to wash her face - oh my god, she came out with wet face It's — I can't believe I didn't find out." Gwen covered her face in frustration, feeling like a complete idiot.

"Then it must have been a witch who gave Katie the necklace," said Hermione, "because it was in the ladies' room. She must have cast the Imperius Curse on Katie while she was washing her face."

"Maybe," Gwen didn't comment, she turned and trot away anxiously, "Sorry, I have to go to the medical wing to see them."

By the time Gwen arrived at the hospital wing she was familiar with, Katie had calmed down, but her face was white and her eyes were tightly closed.Under her eyelids, which were so transparent that she could see the blood vessels clearly, her eyes were shaking violently, like a long and terrifying nightmare.

Madam Pomfrey first looked at Gwen's situation nervously, and reconfirmed that she hadn't touched the necklace and that she didn't need a strong sedative.He was willing to tell her about Katie's condition.

"It hasn't been very good, but she's been relatively lucky. She seems to have just touched the necklace with a small piece of skin: there's a small hole in her glove. If she wears the necklace around her neck, or just uses it without gloves Pick up the necklace and she will die, maybe instantly. Fortunately, Professor Snape has a way to stop the rapid spread of the curse-"

Only then did Gwen realize that near the window sill of the medical wing, the wizard who liked to button his robes to the top of his neck was holding his wand, floating the opal necklace in the air, and observing through the light from the window.

Gwen remained silent. She sat on Katie's bedside and held her hand. She looked at Ginny, who was drugged and asleep by Madam Pomfrey, and bit her lip hard.

Snape seemed to be no longer interested in the necklace. He turned to see Gwen, frowning with a disgusted expression, but just when Gwen thought he would ask him something, the bat-like professor Tumbled his robes and left.

In the quiet and white hospital room, Gwen was finally able to think about what happened today.She didn't think Harry's suspicions were unfounded.One or two clues may be a coincidence, but if there is such a person who happens to have been to Borgin-Bock; reveals that he has a special mission; As Wen knew, Malfoy's grades were pretty good - so what did he do with his spare time?All kinds of abnormal behavior showed that even if he was not the one who handed out the necklace in the toilet, he could never be divorced from this matter.

Easiest thing, Gwen said to herself, let's see if his arms are as clean as his soul.

total failure of prediction

Katie was transferred to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries the next day. By this time, the news that she was under the spell had spread throughout the school, but the details were not known.Gwen ran to the hospital wing early in the morning, and the poor girl was still awake.Madam Pomfrey said that although her life was not in danger, they had to keep her in a deep sleep, trapped in nightmares.

Katie's parents were already waiting for her at St. Mungo's, where the bald therapist with thick glasses was wiping the fog from them.

"This is the third time I've been here, why do you always have some weird cases—" he grumbled as he lifted Katie's eyelids, "The security barriers are disgusting, they don't even allow you to come over from the Floo network , I have to apparate outside the school and walk in." Afterwards, he asked Madam Pomfrey about Katie's situation, read the note left by Snape, and decided to take Katie away immediately—this time He was allowed to ride in a carriage.

While he was attracting Madam Pomfrey's attention, Gwen swiftly stole a bottle of purple potion from Katie's bedside - she herself drank this potion before - it can make people fall asleep immediately, hidden in the under his robe.

According to Gwen's imagination, she just needs to find Malfoy who is acting alone one day, find a way to take him to an empty classroom, and then give him a little lesson in a logical way.

But the situation was far more complicated than she expected.First of all, she herself has a lot of classes to attend.Plus, Malfoy was a year below her and in a different house, and without the blond boy making trouble for Harry, it was almost impossible for Gwen to run into him at Hogwarts.In the end, Gwen saw Malfoy only a few times in the hallway, always accompanied by two gorilla-like squires.

She could only torture George every day, begging him to reveal some secret passages, thinking that as long as she had a chance, she would be sure to complete her temptation without fail.

Katie Bell is still in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and will not be released any time soon, which means that the promising Gryffindor Quidditch team that Harry has been training/teaching since September The team is missing a Chaser.He had been hesitant to find someone to replace Katie, hoping that she would come back, but with their first match against Slytherin approaching, he finally had to admit that Katie would not be back in time to play.

"Gwen..." That morning, as soon as Gwen went downstairs, she ran into Harry who was trying his luck in the lounge.

Gwen hurriedly waved his hand before he continued to ask for help, "I have 1 reasons to reject you, Harry. Exams, classes, but most importantly, I can't fly well enough."

Harry was obviously apprehensive about it, "But you're strong enough."

"Hey," Gwen looked at him reproachfully, "because of your impoliteness, I have to add another reason for rejection. Also, you know that there is a big difference between a hitter and a chaser, and I will only drag you hind legs."

Harry was a little depressed, as if Gwen was his last hope. "Okay, then I can only go to Dean."

Gwen probably understood why the Gryffindor captain was so hesitant.Truth be told, Dean tried so hard to comfort Ginny after Katie's accident that even she herself told the boy