[HP] Devil is alive

On the second day of Hogwarts, the sound of Ravenclaw's discussion in the hall and the sound of Gryffindor's talking and laughing remained unchanged.Messiah sat in his seat in front of the long Slytherin table. He didn't tell anyone about the zombie encounter last night. After confirming that he was fine, Lucius and the others were relieved.

But just after breakfast, the tranquility was broken with the arrival of a group of strangers.Someone recognized someone from the Ministry of Magic among them.They walked to the front of the stage, and after whispering to Headmaster Dumbledore for a while, they entered the castle together through the side door.

Professor McGonagall looked at the students below, and his slightly stern look quickly "pacified" everyone, and the sporadic voices disappeared.

"Several gentlemen and ladies who went to the Forbidden Forest to do voluntary labor last night, please follow me." After the professor finished speaking, he turned around neatly, without any doubt that Potter and the others would follow.

problem occurs……

Messiah put down his book and smiled at Lucius and Snape: "Don't worry."

"Those are all from the Ministry of Magic." When Messiah walked by him, Lucius held his brother's hand and whispered.

"Well, don't worry." This is a school after all, and since the Order of the Phoenix decided to remain neutral, it is impossible to let the Ministry of Magic do anything to the people of Endless City.

Here, both the Ministry of Magic and the Everlasting City must keep quiet.

"Is it about the corpse last night?" Lupine murmured.

"It's impossible to come here to give us medals..." Nina snorted coldly, and seemed to say "Ministry of Magic" word by word.

It can be seen that the Ministry of Magic is quite disgusted and wary of the Ministry of Magic in the endless city-the Ministry of Magic is also the same.

Everyone followed Professor McGonagall to the end of the corridor, where a stone statue of a giant eagle with its wings folded and embracing stood in the wall.

"Iced lemon." Professor McGonagall read the command clearly, and then the stone statue began to rotate, and one step after another rose from the ground with the stone statue.

Messiah came to the principal's office for the first time.Usually, he is a good boy with good character and academics, under the deliberate protection of his headmaster, he has never been summoned by the headmaster.

Dumbledore's office was smaller than Voldemort's - of course because there were too many things displayed in it - just the large and small portraits of the past principals almost filled the walls.There are also cabinets full of books, collectibles, etc... There is a solemn and historical atmosphere here, and the light comes through the windows on the wall, casting a touch of warmth here.But Voldemort's office was different, he was not often there, combined with habits and traditions, the cellar always made most people feel a little too cold, and there was a deep sense of desolation amidst the luxury.

In the small hall, Dumbledore sat in the first seat, and next to him were several officials from the Ministry of Magic that he had just met.The Messiah noticed that several people were not here.

"Professor..." Potter and the others looked a little cautious. There were too many strangers here, and their expressions were definitely not friendly.

"Children," Dumbledore beckoned to the teenagers, "don't be nervous. Come, sit beside me."

Everyone pushed each other to sit on the other side of the small table. While they were seated, a man on the opposite side took out a notebook from his bag and posed for a record.Contrary to their eagerness, Dumbledore called the house elves and brought drinks and desserts to the teenagers—he hoped that everyone could relax a bit. After all, the more tense this kind of thing is, the more deviations may occur.

I don't know whether it was a coincidence or on purpose, the house elf sent Messiah a different milk tea from everyone else.Messiah saw the old professor smiling at him——

It's obvious what he likes.

After a while, Dumbledore put down his cup and started to get down to business: "Last night, you saw strange figures in the Forbidden Forest, didn't you?"

"Yes," Potter, who was closest to Dumbledore, replied immediately, "That's an Inferi!"

The Ministry investigators frowned, and Dumbledore pushed his half-moon glasses and asked, "Why?"

"Uh..." Potter paused, then looked back at his friend.

"It looks very similar," Lupine said calmly. "To tell you the truth, Professor, we have seen it once before. Its movements and appearance are very similar to the Infernal Corpse described in the book, so we think, That's the ghost."

"You all think so?" Professor Dumbledore said, looking at the several teenagers present.

"Yes." Several people nodded one after another, and Messiah followed suit with a slight nod.

"So what was the situation at that time? The infernal corpse you mentioned." Dumbledore continued to ask, ignoring the investigator from the Ministry of Magic who was frowning on the other side.

"Bill of Hufflepuff, do you know? The professors thought I hurt him, but I didn't. I didn't know him before that..." Black said.

Nina took the conversation and explained the cause again: "...it was always wandering around in the area near the woods, I thought it was abnormal. So I told James and the others that I found an interesting thing Asked them to look for it together. The five of us did find it that night, and it was nothing like a 'human' as Sirius and the professors described it. Of course, what we saw seemed different, What I saw was a guy without a face, it had no facial features, and the face seemed to be covered with a layer of black veil, which felt smooth."

"Peter was screaming after I hit it. We were afraid of being discovered by the professor, so we left quickly. I didn't lie."

"Well... so when did little Mr. Malfoy join your adventure?" Dumbledore showed just the right amount of enthusiasm and curiosity, like an extremely loyal listener.

"He was the night after we deducted points..."

Before Potter could finish his sentence, Nina picked it up again, "We just happened to meet, and we went to the tower together. It was that night when we found out that it was an infernal corpse... Messiah recognized it."

"I just read it in a book. Fortunately, Potter and the others are here, so they can confirm it." Messiah calmly pushed away the troubles approaching him.

"Is that so..." Dumbledore leaned back in the high chair.

"There is no clue, Professor Dumbledore!" The door of the principal's office was pushed open somewhat rudely, and Hagrid, the half-blood giant and the professor of magical creatures at Hogwarts, broke in together with his voice, and behind him was another Some Ministry of Magic investigators.

"Okay, Hagrid," Dumbledore nodded slightly, and turned to the boys, "Children...what you saw, I want to say...is indeed Bill."

The old headmaster waved his hand, telling the teenagers who wanted to speak to be quiet, "Bill has been secretly improving the Confusion Curse—this is what I heard from his friends. He wants to use this magic to prank. I have to say, He's a bright boy and the idea is close to success. You guys are the best example."

"..."

Dumbledore took off his glasses, wiped them slightly, and sighed regretfully: "But it's a pity... Bill... can't use it to play pranks. You are his only audience..."

"he……"

"Dead," Dumbledore put on his glasses again, his tone full of unspeakable emotion, half angry, half sad, "Hagrid found his body at the edge of the Forbidden Forest this morning."

"how……"

"how come?!"

The teenagers felt unacceptable to this sudden news. They were deceived by a magic for more than a month, and now they say... that person is dead? !

All of a sudden... dead?

At their age and family background, it is rare for them to see a real death. A living person who was even seen yesterday not long ago, but today it is said that he has gone to another world.Although it has nothing to do with them, but in my heart...

"Did you see two figures last night?" The investigator from the Ministry of Magic finally had a chance to speak.

"Yes." Lupine nodded.

"Another murderer?!" Potter yelled.

Messiah frowned. He remembered the scene last night very clearly. The two figures walked together very normally, and there was no sign of fighting or entanglement at all—really like two animals of the same species. , very harmonious...

Aren't they Tom's men?

Or is Tom just going to kill the boy named Bill?

"Lines, your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, he is by Bill's side."

"Professor Lyons?!"

"How is it possible, he...he is dead too?!"

"No, he fell asleep, holding Bill's body." Several Ministry of Magic investigators dropped bombs in turn, and the teenagers were already confused.

"You did see two figures, one big and one small, last night?" An investigator who came back with Hagrid asked again.

"Yes, one big and one small, we all saw it!" Potter said.

"Professor Lyons is the murderer?" Lupine said incredulously, "This is too exaggerated, he...he..."

"Not at all." Black helped Lupine finish the rest of the sentence.

"No murderer would put the label 'I am a murderer' on himself." A Ministry of Magic investigator snorted coldly.

"Didn't you all see clearly last night? Or found something else?" Dumbledore asked, his voice was much calmer than that of the Ministry of Magic, reassuring.

"No." Nina shook her head and replied on behalf of everyone.

Messiah also shook his head, but in fact he saw something clearly.

Apparently things were not that simple. Messiah made sure that he was not affected by any confusion spell, and that what he saw every time was the real person, the real body.Whether it is Bill or Lyons, these two people are abnormal to him, and he will not question his judgment.There was no sign of any conflict between them last night, and they all ran away after he urged the magic circle to attack the centaur Firenze.Bill's death may have something to do with Tom, and Messiah doesn't know what Tom's idea is...

So... he remained silent.

One investigator began whispering to Dumbledore, while another said to his companion: "Lines has always denied any involvement in this incident, and he even said he knew nothing about it."

The investigators discussed themselves in the principal's office, and Messiah heard some information that they should not have heard.For example, Bill may have been frozen to death, or it may be for some other unknown reason.For example, Lyons has no memory of what happened last night, saying that he went to bed as usual, and somehow woke up outside.

This is against the rules...

Investigators discussed the case as if they were in the Ministry of Magic.Dumbledore pushed his glasses, and just as he was about to speak, the investigator who had been holding him back straight up straightened up, let go of his voice and said, "We would like to invite some of you to the Ministry of Magic, this case is only for you Several witnesses..."

"I heard that something happened at school?" The man dragged his lazy and sexy long voice, like a dangerous snake king, slowly and gracefully walked into the small hall.

Voldemort...

The office suddenly fell silent.

"Did I bother you?" The man blinked his scarlet eyes with an innocent look on his face.

"Good morning, Voldy." Dumbledore smiled and waved.

"Good morning, Professor..." Voldemort said, his eyes swept across the audience, and finally settled on Messiah, "My dear godson, are you okay?"

The man walked quickly to the boy, bent down slightly, and stroked the boy's hair with a worried look on his face.

"Is little Mr. Malfoy unwell?" Dumbledore asked, leaning forward.

"You look really bad." Voldemort said distressedly.

But Merlin knew that Messiah's face was always so pale.

He is talking nonsense with his eyes open!

But the look in his eyes, the Messiah could see, was sincere.When they looked at each other, deep in their eyes, it was Tom's concern for him.

"A little dizzy." The boy took advantage of the opportunity to move closer to the man's arms, and now his pink lips looked completely bloodless and unhealthy.

"I've heard that something happened in the school, but it's really..." Voldemort looked at the investigators of the Ministry of Magic in disapproval.

"The Lord of Slytherin..."

"Professor or dean, this is the school, gentlemen." Voldemort picked up the boy. At this moment, Messiah seemed to be in a coma, leaning against the man. "Messiah is very sensitive to some words, he Thinks a lot. The doctor forbids us to mention this in front of him. I don't think I told you, professor."

"Oh! I... I didn't notice," said Dumbledore with an apologetic expression. "It was just asking some questions at first."

"These topics are being talked about here?" Voldemort drew the end of his voice, squinting at the Ministry of Magic, "There are so many children here."

"They've been talking about the process, Father." Nina pursed her lips and tugged at Voldemort's sleeve.

Voldemort shook his head hopelessly, and took Nina's hand, "As a father, godfather and dean, I condemn your actions."

"I'm sorry, Voldy...please take care of me," Dumbledore said apologetically, "I only know that Messiah is not in good health."

Malfoy has turned into a Messiah all of a sudden...Professor.

"Of course." Voldemort said, glanced at the Ministry of Magic officials present, and led Nina towards the door.

"Gentlemen, students should not leave the school. Parental consent must be obtained for doing so," Dumbledore said to the investigators. "As you have seen, Mr. Voldemort is not only the head of Slytherin, but also Miss Austin's adoptive father." , Little Mr. Malfoy's body does not allow him to participate in this."

"Sounds really scary..." Black nodded, "What do you think, James."

"Uh... yeah..."