Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 171 Uneasy Hogwarts

Ever since Professor Hemmer was attacked again, Hogwarts has been shrouded in an atmosphere of uneasiness.

Although the professor tried hard to appease the students and explained to them that Professor Heimer was just going for treatment, rumors still spread little by little in private - some people said that Professor Heimer might be dead. I don’t blame them for thinking so. That day

The scene of Professor Angela and Al rushing to Hagrid's cabin with the coffin is still vivid in my mind. It looked too much like a funeral.

These people even speculated that the reason for Professor Heimer's death was simply because his Muggle-born status offended the Slytherin heir. Everyone knew that the heir existed to eliminate "inferior" bloodlines.

At the same time, a doubt also appeared in the hearts of all students - if even the terrible Professor Hemmer is dead, who can they rely on?

There is no doubt that it is Principal Dumbledore. He is the most powerful white wizard and can bring everyone an unparalleled sense of security.

But the key is that Principal Dumbledore seems to be missing too!

The students still don't know what happened, but some people still noticed that President Dumbledore has not appeared in public for a long time, and the vice-principal Professor McGonagall only had a stern explanation for this -

"Headmaster Dumbledore is very busy. Very busy."

A more terrifying speculation emerged in everyone's mind - Could it be that even Principal Dumbledore was killed? That's why he couldn't show up?

Draco Malfoy was so proud of this that he finally regained his arrogant attitude and loudly spread bad words about Professor Highmore wherever he went. By the way, he also brought Principal Dumbledore with him, saying that sooner or later they would have to

Replaced by a truly "excellent" wizard - of course he refers to a pure-blood wizard, who is also a pure-blood supremacist.

"Oh, I really want to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson." Ron said as he looked at Malfoy who was walking out of the classroom.

The Potions class had just ended, during which he was given a hard time by Snape. Originally, this kind of "treatment" was reserved for Neville, but since he got his own wand, Neville

He rarely makes simple mistakes like misremembering the steps, so Ron, who had poor grades, became Snape's target.

The most irritating thing was that Malfoy deliberately loudly said in class that Snape should be responsible for the school crisis and that there was no one more suitable than him.

Snape didn't say anything, but the curved corners of his mouth said it all, which made Ron feel sick.

"Stop talking." Harry quietly tugged on Ron's sleeve: "Don't cause trouble at this time, no one will support us."

Harry never thought that he would miss Professor Hemmer so much. As long as he was around, Snape would not dare to blatantly persecute Gryffindor students, especially Harry himself.

But all of this is gone. Not only Professor Highmore is not there, but even the most powerful Principal Dumbledore is missing. The only Professor Angela who should be able to count on is worried all day long. She doesn't even have the heart to teach.

The class was over, and even the teaching material she had used before, the wizard potted plant, no longer appeared in the class. Each class was just a matter of course, which completely changed the ancient magic class.

"Harry is right." Hermione also whispered in agreement: "Let's go and take a look in the bathroom. The polyjuice potion is almost ready - provided we get the skin of the African tree snake."

The fragments, and the horn of the bicorn, these things must be found in the professor's office."

She said and glanced at Harry with a hint of warning.

Ron stopped complaining and stared at Harry with the same eyes as Hermione.

"All right."

Harry said helplessly: "I'll go with you, I won't go looking for that basilisk again."

Ron and Hermione breathed a sigh of relief.

After knowing that he was a Parselmouth, Harry gave up his plan to expose himself under the persuasion of Ron and Hermione. According to the two of them, this was very dangerous. Even if he was not the heir, he would be regarded as one by others.

. Ron also said that Harry might be Slytherin's great-great-great-grandson or something, which is simply an unreasonable disaster.

But how could Harry's smart little mind stop completely because of this incident? He came up with another amazing idea - to find an opportunity to try to communicate with the basilisk in the secret room. He wanted to use this to find out who the real murderer was.

Who, by the way, will test my guess - who is the real heir of Slytherin.

Ron and Hermione both thought Harry was crazy, that's why they came up with such a desperate idea. After all, the basilisk's gaze was deadly. Without waiting for Harry to say hello, they followed Professor Heimer's footsteps and experienced greater things together.

The adventure went.

Yes, both Ron and Hermione were skeptical about Professor Heimer's survival. Their thoughts were the same as most people - if it was just petrified, why would it make such a big noise and use a pharaoh's coffin?

How about seeing off Professor Heimer?

Only dead people need to do this

The only reason they are not sure is that the professors have not officially announced the result of Professor Heimer's death, but from the look of Professor Angela, it does not seem optimistic.

Only Harry firmly believed that Professor Heimer would not die so simply, but his argument was somewhat unreliable. In his words: How could someone as smart as Professor Heimer really be killed? Besides, he

I've already woken up once, why can't I wake up a second time?

Hermione felt vaguely worried about Harry's thoughts, and Ron made the reason for her worries explicit: "Shrewd? That's the characteristic of Slytherin. Harry, wouldn't you be one?"

Harry held back his feelings and did not confess.

Until now, he has not told the two of them his experience of almost being sorted into Slytherin.

But his mind has changed.

The reason why he didn't tell anyone before was because Harry was afraid of it and thought it was embarrassing, so he didn't tell anyone.

But today, especially after discovering that he was a Parselmouth, Harry no longer thought that way.

He felt as if he was holding back his energy silently, and once he spoke out, he would release this energy, making the result no longer so perfect.

Until the truth comes out——

Or maybe it was the day he completely became a Slytherin.

——

What Harry didn't know was that in this castle, besides him, there were several people who firmly believed that Professor Heimer would not die.

After the ancient magic class was hurriedly finished, Ginny, who was sitting in the left corner of the classroom, made several looks and winks to Luna in the right corner.

Luna looked at her confused.

She packed her backpack and simply walked over and asked in a daze: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Oops." Ginny suddenly became alert. She looked back and forth several times, and only after finding that no one was looking this way, she continued: "Look for me in the prize showroom later."

The abandoned bathroom must no longer be accessible, and Ginny was worried that she would run into Harry and the others again.

"Why do you have to go later?" Luna didn't understand: "Can't we go together now?"

Ginny had nothing to do with Luna, so she had to put her collar up again to cover her chin and mouth, but she just couldn't remember that she should also cover her hair.

Ginny walked cautiously along the way, as if the monster in the secret room would rush in front of her at any time.

Luna behaved much more normally. She still wanted to chat with Ginny: "By the way, when will I return your pair of shoes to you?"

"Huh?" Ginny turned her head: "Did you find your own shoes?"

"No." Luna shook her head and said, "Those people hid them too tightly, but my mother asked me to write to my father, and he sent me several pairs of new shoes. Unfortunately, some of them didn't fit, and none of them were the right size.

Yes."

Ginny didn't know how to evaluate this statement. She didn't have new shoes, and she was sure that Mrs. Weasley would never get the wrong size of her shoes - but it was also possible that she deliberately bought a larger size so that she could wear it more.

It's a good way to save money over time.

To be honest, Ginny has never met someone as unique as Luna.

But even she didn't notice it. Since meeting Luna, she seemed to have become less shy. This was all the result of mutual comparison - Luna was not shy, but she was more shy than Ginny.

Be "not worried".

"You can keep it." Ginny said, silently speeding up her pace: "Just think of it as a spare."

Luna trotted behind her, becoming slightly out of breath, but she still said cheerfully: "Is this an early Christmas gift to me?"

"Well, just take it as such."

"Then what do you want? I can give it to you for Christmas."

Faced with this problem, Ginny suddenly became a lot more depressed.

"I don't want anything, I just hope to figure it all out as soon as possible and know who is deceiving us."

The two of them came to the trophy display room together. The door was always unlocked, but no one visited it, so Ginny noticed it.

"quick."

After closing the door, Ginny also gasped and urged: "Take out Pandora's notebook quickly,"

Luna always carried this notebook with her, and Ginny also took out another notebook from her backpack - this was Tom Riddle's notebook.

The two notebooks were opened at the same time, Ginny and Luna exchanged a look, and then she wrote in the notebook: "I need to know more things, Tom, and your previous excuses alone cannot convince me."

When Tom Riddle last said that Professor Highmore was the murderer and heir, Ginny was completely frightened, and at the same time she felt a little ridiculous - what was the reason for this and Professor Highmore?

After that, Ginny asked Pandora about her opinion, but Pandora seemed very interested in this statement, making it impossible for Ginny to tell whether the other party simply thought the story was interesting, or whether she really thought so.

of.

As for Luna, she behaved exactly like Pandora and was completely attracted by this statement.

This made Ginny feel like she was the only normal person.

It wasn't until today that she was fully mentally prepared and planned to continue asking.

Tom Riddle's answer soon appeared in the notebook.

[You still refuse to believe me now, Ginny? The Chamber of Secrets has been opened before, so I left this diary to tell the subsequent students the truth. Now I will tell you everything - yes, no

Wrong, Toby Highmore is about to become the heir of Slytherin. He once had me briefly and forced me to tell things related to the Chamber of Secrets. It was only then that I realized what he had mastered——]

[It’s the monster in the secret room. Toby Heimer has always planned to control the monster in the secret room. He has already discovered what the monster is. The two injuries were just the consequences of his failure. He has nothing to do with the previous heir, but

I want to be the heir this time.】

[I know that he hates purebloods and would never do anything to expel Muggle-borns, but I think you should know what his purpose is.]

"Archaeologist?" Ginny wrote in her notebook: "Is it because of his status as an archaeologist?"

[You are right, Ginny. That's it. Toby Highmore has fallen too deep. In front of him, nothing can compare to Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets and the treasures that may exist in the Chamber of Secrets. And not only

Only that, he wanted to know the reason why he was sorted into Slytherin House. He had gone completely crazy. Just controlling the monsters in the secret room could not satisfy his ambition. He longed to replace Slytherin. Not only

Instead, he replaced Slytherin and became the feared Dean of the College and even the Headmaster of Hogwarts.】

[You must stop him quickly, otherwise it will be too late. I believe Toby Highmore is still alive, and will be getting closer and closer to his goal of success when he comes back. By then, when he is completely under control

After killing the monster, it’s time for him to go on a killing spree.】

"This is impossible!"

[Think about it carefully, Toby Highmore is a person who doesn’t even care about his own life. Is it possible that he cares about your lives? Don’t forget the place where he has been conducting experiments——]

【It's Hogwarts.】

[He doesn’t care, not only about himself, but also about the students in the castle. Monsters may kill you at any time, but he doesn’t care. 】

Ginny's brows frowned deeply. She didn't know whether what Tom said was true, so she could only look at Luna for help.

Luna has copied all of Tom's answers and written them in Pandora's notebook.

After waiting silently for a while, writing slowly appeared in Pandora's notebook.

[Ask him what the monster is?]

Ginny complied faithfully, but this time Tom's answer was much slower. When the handwriting appeared again, the text above was: [I want to know, Ginny, is this your problem or someone else's?

】

【Is there anyone else around you?】

Ginny closed the notebook with a snap, her heart beating frantically.

Luna looked at her directly: "You shouldn't do this, because you have already answered him in disguise."

But Ginny always felt that this feeling was a little bad, as if she was being spied on by Tom. After being reminded by Pandora before, Ginny had been deliberately avoiding similar things from happening again.

"That's it for today."

She finally said, after thinking about it, she stuffed Tom's diary into her backpack and ran away quickly.

Luna watched her back disappear little by little. After a while, she continued to write in Pandora's notebook: "Mom, she doesn't look good."

[Oh, of course, dear. Let me see, Dumbledore isn't back yet, is he?]

"That's right."

[Well, this is the worst thing. What is most likely to hold him back?]

Ginny returned to the common room in a panic. She didn't dare to open Tom's notebook. She needed more time to calm down.

Just when she was about to walk back to the dormitory, she found a large number of people standing in front of the huge college magazine, and their excited discussions could be heard in her ears.

"Duel Club? Looks good."