Hogwarts Card Drawer

"Chronos, what are you looking for there? Why don't you stand up? Are you really unwilling to be with us old wizards?" Dumbledore looked at Chronos who was staring at the fireplace.

"Heh...heh..." Kronos had a feeling of being caught doing something bad, so he grinned and showed a smirk. Snape looked at Chronos with a blank look. Kronos expressed his innocence, and he didn't know where he had offended him again.

"So, tell me! Mr. Potter, why didn't you and your good friend Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger attend the Halloween dinner, and why did you appear there at that time?" Dumbledore said, He was watching them carefully through half-moon glasses. When Professor McGonagall heard the words, he squinted his eyes and looked at them close up. Snape stood behind them, half hidden from view.

Kronos pretended not to want Professor Snape. For some reason, he wanted to touch Snape. In fact he did, Snape gave Chronos a savage look. "Pfft!" Kronos covered his mouth, so he didn't laugh out loud.

Before Harry could speak, Lockhart was impatient. "A spell must have killed her—maybe some kind of magical torture. I've seen it used a number of times. Pity I wasn't there just now, otherwise I know there's an anti-curse to save her—"

"I'm asking Mr. Potter, Professor Lockhart." Dumbledore adjusted his glasses.

"Pfft, haha!" Kronos couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud.

"No...sorry...haha...I'm just a little happy...haha..." Kronos found that everyone was looking at him.

But his smile did ease the atmosphere, at least it was no longer as scary as before.

"We didn't do it. Professor Dumbledore," said Harry. "We had just come back from Nick's five-hundredth death anniversary party. It was in a relatively spacious basement."

Hermione and Ron on the side both nodded frequently, indicating that what Harry said just now was correct.

"But... I don't understand, Professor," Snape said, standing in the shadows. "Why did our Mr. Potter skip the Burning Man's banquet and go to the Dead Man's Death Day? Is it just to experience the horror atmosphere of Halloween?"

Snape was so venomous, if Chronos was Harry, Chronos didn't know how to answer him.

Sure enough, Harry, who was sitting on the stool, faltered. Both Ron and Hermione looked at Harry.

"Because—because—" said Harry, his heart beating fast; he knew they wouldn't believe him if he told them he had been led there by an invisible but audible voice, "Because after Nick's party we were all tired and wanted to go back to sleep," he said.

"No dinner?" Snape asked, a triumphant grin on his thin face.

? "I don't think ghosts will serve people with food at a banquet that suits their taste."

"We're not hungry," Ron said aloud, but there was a loud gurgling sound from its stomach because of hunger.

Snape's wretched smile became more pronounced.

"Headmaster, I don't think Potter has been completely honest," he said.

“Maybe it would be a good idea to take away some of his privileges until he tells us the whole truth. Personally, I don’t think he can stay in Gryffindor until he’s ready to tell the whole truth.”

"Really, Professor Snape?" Professor McGonagall retorted sharply. "I can't see any reason not to keep the kid on the team. It's not just getting hit in the head with a broom. There's no evidence that Harry did anything wrong." Dumbledore gave Harry a questioning look. The flickering green light in his eyes made Harry think he was getting an X-ray.

"I have some ideas, Professor." Kronos spoke, and everyone looked at Kronos.

The eyes of the three of Harry were full of help, and Professor Snape's eyes were full of anger. And Professor McGonagall had a hint of surprise in his eyes, while Dumbledore simply looked at Chronos. At least Chronos couldn't see emotion in his eyes.

"Of course, my invitation to come means that you can speak freely, Chronos." Dumbledore said.

"Thank you, Professor. In fact, there is another person who no longer attends the party in the auditorium." Kronos glanced at Professor Lockhart who was standing next to Professor Dumbledore. "You say so, Professor Lockhart. Where were you at the banquet?"

Everyone turned their attention to Lockhart again.

"Besides, you also said it just now. You have encountered similar incidents in Ouagadougou, and you have also encountered many similar attacks. So~" Kronos raised his voice, "You will be a few powerful Black magic is not uncommon either! It is used to punish those disobedient students."

Kronos directly told Lockhart's motives for committing the crime, but he knew it was of little use. Dumbledore knew what kind of wizard Lockhart was. Chronos just wanted to disgust him, and he really doubted Lockhart.

Lockhart once again showed his unique big white teeth, "Of course I have a reason. I didn't attend the banquet because I was infected with a sudden flu. For this reason, I went to Sneh Professor Pu is asking for medicine."

"Well, I know. Professor Lockhart is really pale in class these few days, and his speech is weak." Hermione who was sitting on the stool spoke. Harry and Ron watched him teasingly.

Kronos would not listen to a nympho, he looked at Snape. Snape was also looking at Chronos, then nodded slowly.

"Yes, the inference failed." Chronos' hope was gone.

Then, there was another awkward silence.

"You can go," Dumbledore said to Harry, Ron and Hermione. They walked out as fast as they could. When they reached the upper floor of Lockhart's office, they turned into an empty classroom and closed the door softly. Harry squinted, squinting at his sullen friend. "You guys think I should tell them about the voice I heard?

"No," Ron replied without hesitation. “Even in the world of witchcraft, it is not a good sign to hear voices that others cannot hear.”

"But Chronos seems to know that I can hear things that others can't," said Harry.

"Cronus must know something? I think we should ask him, Harry," suggested Hermione.

All three of them nodded heavily.