Promotion and salary increase start at Hogwarts

Troubled by rumors, Harry Potter sat by the fire in the common room, feeling very troubled.

"I really didn't let the snake attack Justin! I was protecting him!"

Harry emphasized this to Ron for the fiftieth time.

Ron was a little unbothered. Although Harry was his good friend, he couldn't bear to be talked about over and over again!

"For Merlin's sake, Harry, if you really think this matter is so important, you should go to Justin. We in Gryffindor House believe in you!"

So Harry stood up and went out through the portrait hole, preparing to find Justin.

Because there was a blizzard outside, thick, gray snowflakes were dancing in the sky, blocking every window. The castle was much darker than usual during the day. Harry walked through the classroom where the class was taking place, trembling, and heard intermittently some sounds from inside.

The situation. Professor McGonagall was yelling at a man, and judging from the sound, the man turned his friend into a badger.

Harry resisted the urge to take a look and continued walking forward. He thought that Justin might be taking advantage of the time he was not in class to study for homework, so he decided to go to the library to look for it first.

So Harry stepped heavily on the stairs and turned to another corridor. The light here was particularly dim, a piece of window glass was loose, and a strong wind blew in, extinguishing the torch. Halfway through, he was suddenly hit by someone lying on the floor.

Something tripped.

He turned his face and squinted his eyes to see what tripped him. Suddenly, he felt as if his stomach juice had turned into water.

Justin Finch-Fletchley lay on the floor, his whole body cold and stiff, a frightened expression fixed on his face, and his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.

Harry stood up quickly, breathing rapidly and his heart beating wildly, like a small drum beating in his chest. He looked around in confusion in the empty corridor, but there was no one there. He could not hear other sounds, only other sounds in the corridor.

The teacher's voice could be heard faintly from the classroom at one end.

Harry didn't know whether he should leave or run away. Would anyone believe that he had nothing to do with this? He stood there, panicking. At this moment, a door next to him was slammed open.

Peeves rushed out.

"Ah, it's little Potter!"

Peeves chuckled and skipped past Harry, knocking Harry's glasses off. "What is Potter doing? Why is Potter so sneaky -"

Peeves turned halfway in a hollow somersault and suddenly stopped. He looked down and saw Justin.

He quickly stood up straight, took a deep breath, and before Harry could stop him, he screamed at the top of his lungs: "Do it! Do it! Do it again! This time it's not a cat, it's a student!"

Run for your life! Take action!"

Boom—Boom—Boom—

The doors in the corridor were opened one after another, and people poured out. For a few excruciating minutes, the scene was extremely chaotic. Justin was in danger of being squeezed, and Harry found himself pressed against the wall.

side.

At this time, the teachers shouted loudly to maintain order. Professor McGonagall ran all the way, followed by the students in her class, one of whom had black and white hair. Professor McGonagall made a loud noise with her wand, and everyone

It suddenly quieted down and she ordered everyone to go back to their classrooms.

The only ones present were the teachers, Harry Potter, and Justin, who was still alive and dead on the ground.

Harry stammered, "I swear I didn't—"

"We have no control over this matter, Potter." Professor McGonagall replied briefly.

"Potter, I don't know if trouble always bothers you, or if you always look for trouble everywhere." Snape said in a sinister tone.

"New victim?"

Luo Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked at the petrified Justin, wondering. The basilisk had been eliminated, so why were there still victims? Is there another basilisk? Regarding the matter of getting rid of the basilisk, he and Dumble

Lido hasn't said anything yet.

After a while, Dumbledore also arrived at the scene with a serious expression. After arriving, he checked on Justin's condition.

"It's different from last time. This time it was a wizard who did it."