Take things as they come at Hogwarts

"Locke, you can't mean it, do you?" asked Hermione, covering her nose.

"No, if you want to get clues and find out the truth, this is the price you must pay!" Locke quibbled.

"But what do we know now?" Ron was still confused.

"Oh my God, I've listed so many clues, and you still haven't seen anything. You're ......," Locke had not finished speaking, and then there was a commotion.

It turned out that the Halloween Night Meeting had ended, and the young wizards of the Lion Courtyard and the Eagle Courtyard went upstairs in groups to return to their respective common rooms.

As for why there is no snake courtyard and badger courtyard, because the common room is on the negative floor.

At first, the lion cubs and eaglets were a little surprised to see Locke and the five of them huddled at the top of the stairs, but when they saw the wall and the petrified Lady Loris, they all froze in place.

At that moment, Ron wanted to pull everyone around and run away.

But he soon understood that doing so would only make things worse.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to explain something, Filch's voice rang out from behind the student: "What are you doing, why are you blocking the staircase, you ......"

When he pushed through the crowd and saw what was going on inside, he rushed to Lady Loris and anxiously called Lady Loris's name!

He reached out to touch her, but feared it would make her worse, so he didn't dare to touch it.

Finally, he turned his head and looked at Harry in the crowd. His eyes were red, and his face was full of hatred: "It's you, it's you! You must have killed my Lady Loris! I'm going to kill you, kill ......."

"Calm down, Filch!" At this point, the headmaster finally arrived.

Behind him, a group of professors followed.

Snape looked at the situation in front of him, and when he saw the familiar little guys, he felt a little pain in his head.

Professor McGonagall saw the words on the wall, and subconsciously erased them and told the children to go back to the common room.

But it soon dawned on her that she couldn't do that yet.

The other professors, mostly worried, and the older ones, remembered something and closed their eyes in some pain.

Dumbledore checked Lady Loris's condition with his wand, then took it off and held it in his arms.

"Come with me, Filch, and, you .......," Dumbledore beckoned Filch and Locke to follow him.

Seeing this, Lockhart hurriedly stepped forward: "Go to my office, my office is upstairs, and there is a lot of space!"

"Thank you, Lockhart. Dumbledore seemed to be in a bad mood, so he didn't bother to say anything, and just agreed.

Lockhart was overjoyed, and since the principal was allowed to use his office, it meant that he was also allowed to participate in the investigation into the matter.

So, isn't there first-hand information?

Lockhart led the way like a proud rooster, followed by Dumbledore and Filch, then Locke, and finally Snape and Professor McGonagall.

Soon, they were in Lockhart's office on the third floor.

It's really big here, and it's probably deliberately selected by Lockhart, or quietly remodeled.

So, with so many people entering, it doesn't seem crowded.

The only problem was that there were pictures of Lockhart all over the place, smiling and winking at the people who were looking at them, which was too ruinous to ruin the atmosphere.

"Harry, Locke, I thought, can you tell me what's going on, right?" Dumbledore's blue pupils looked at Harry through the half-moon lenses that reflected the fire.

"They were the ones who killed Lady Loris!It must have been them!Woo, my poor Lady Loris!" Filch finally wept bitterly.

"She's not dead, Filch. Dumbledore spoke suddenly.

"Really, really?" Filch was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but look surprised.

"Of course, she was just petrified. However, this is not a petrification spell, but a very advanced form of black magic. At least, the little sophomore wizard can't do it. Dumbledore continued.

Snape breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then spoke: "But they are no ordinary second-year wizards, because there is a savior in them, is there?"

After relaxing, Snape took the opportunity to be angry with Harry.

Harry frowned, but still didn't speak.

"I think ......," Lockhart tried to speak.

"Ahem!" Professor McGonagall interrupted him with a quick cough, and said, "I think we should listen to Harry and talk about the current situation!"

Everyone but Lockhart nodded, including the reluctant Filch. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"We're going to Nick's 500th anniversary tonight. The ghosts of the whole school can testify to this. Then, on our way back to the Great Hall, Harry heard some movement. We were very concerned, so we chased after it and investigated. Finally, we found that scene at the staircase on the second floor. Locke didn't let Harry speak first, but spoke himself.

Dumbledore looked at him and didn't say anything.

"So, did you find anything?"

"Yes. Because we arrived one step earlier, we did some simple investigation on the scene while there was no one. We found that there were traces of heavy objects dragging on the floor of the hallway, and it seemed that some footless monster had crawled. And then that trace smells terrible, like the smell of a sewer. Locke continued.

Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to really get useful information, he couldn't help but think thoughtfully. []

"What does that mean?" Professor McGonagall couldn't think of anything, and couldn't help but ask directly.

"It was clear that there was a huge snake crawling through the corridor on the second floor. Of course, it could also be a giant earthworm, if there is such a creature at all...... And as for where it came from, the smell of the traces it left behind gave me clues. If I'm not mistaken, it should have crawled out of the castle's sewer pipes. "

"'Sewer?'" Snape froze.

Hermione's eyes lit up, and she finally caught something.

"The castle is very old. At that time, the sewer pipes were different from today, they were very wide, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they were tunnels. And, in theory, it connects the entire castle. Locke went on to explain.

Harry understood why he had been hearing the voice but couldn't find it.

It turns out that it's really inside the walls!

"And what kind of magic did it use to petrify my Lady Loris!" Filch was reluctant to let the young wizards go.

"I don't know. There are so many amazing creatures in the world, and new ones are discovered every year. There are also wizards who are keen to breed new monsters, and that's how the eight-eyed spider came in. In addition, the attacker may not be a monster, but the person who drives the monster, after all, those two lines on the wall are not written by monsters. Locke glanced at Filch.

It turned out to be like this. Indeed, you have provided a lot of valuable clues. Still, there should be a few more. I even suspect you've identified that monster, Lock!" Dumbledore said in a firm tone.

"Why do you say that?" Locke remained calm.

"Because Harry hasn't spoken, hasn't you? you've been speaking on his behalf to hide something from us, not to let Harry accidentally say it. "Dumbledore thought it was nice to have a heart-to-heart fight with young wizards like this.

And Harry also suddenly realized at this time, and couldn't help but glance at Locke quietly.

"Hmm. That's true. However, I also do it for our safety. After all, there is no evidence that everyone present is not the murderer...... Mr. Headmaster also said just now that the profound black magic, the second-year wizard can't do it. Well, I guess, the little wizards in the senior years can't do it either!"

Locke's words made the whole room look horrified, including Lockhart's photos.

Only Dumbledore lifted his glasses, and a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes.