The Admiral of Hogwarts

Hugo's reason for taking this opportunity to tell Hermione about this was also very simple. After possessing the power of the ship girls, he had been thinking during this time, and after discussing with his ship girls, he began to gradually form a detailed plan for his future.

Therefore, he felt that he should start subtly influencing his sister now, in the hope that she would stand by his side in the days to come, or at least remain neutral.

After all, tragedies like Grindelwald and Dumbledore, who were almost the closest people, had to point their wands at each other because of different ideas, were really too bad, so Hugo didn't want similar things to happen to him.

Hermione obviously didn't know what Hugo's deep purpose was in saying these words at this time, but she could naturally leave an impression in her mind from this question and answer, and generate some faint disgust for the pure-blood families.

And what Hugo had to do next was very simple, that was to completely show his sister some of the things hidden under the prosperous appearance of the magic world.

That's right, it was to show Hermione those information in a real and thorough way, without making any changes in the middle.

After all, Hugo knew that his sister was actually a relatively smart and very willing to think person, and trying to deceive her would eventually be discovered one day.

But if he only let Hermione see some heavy things hidden under the shining surface of the magic world before her worldview was formed, Hugo believed that his sister would make the right choice.

Next, the few people returned to the Ravenclaw Tower in silence. Fortunately, when eating lunch, Hugo found that Hermione had returned to her original lively appearance, and the various practices in the afternoon were the same as before.

But what was different from before was that when everyone went to the library to study together that night, Hermione picked up some biographies or historical articles that she basically didn't read before after completing her homework, and at the same time, she was constantly taking notes in a notebook.

Obviously, Hermione had realized something from what Hugo had said before. And now, looking for books was obviously to answer the doubts that appeared in her heart.

Hugo naturally welcomed his sister's approach, and at the same time, he was also curious about what kind of conclusion his sister would eventually come to.

Of course, it would definitely not be a matter of one or two days for Hermione to figure out this situation and finally come to a conclusion. So, in the next period of time, everything still proceeded according to the original trajectory.

For example, after 12 o'clock on this day, Victory appeared beside Hugo and told him that his behavior today had earned 4.5 fate points.

"Why did I only get so few fate points today?" Hugo asked puzzledly, "We clearly used a series of professional weapons, and at the same time changed the result of Harry's injury and injured Lockhart, who was not injured originally."

"Sorry, I don't know why either." Victory shook her head helplessly and said, "After all, I am just a ship girl who is also a system spirit, not an omniscient god. So, I can only tell you how much impact these things you did today have, but I don't know how this thing is calculated."

"Okay, if that's the case, then forget it." Hugo certainly knew that the ship girls would not lie when he asked like this. When they said they didn't know, they really didn't know, so he could only wait until tomorrow.

After all, the school was only so big. If something unexpected happened tonight, everyone would definitely hear about it tomorrow morning.

The next morning, the news that Colin Creevey had been attacked and was now lying in the hospital like a dead man spread throughout the school at once.

Suddenly, rumors flew around the school, and everyone was suspicious. The first-year freshmen were now always huddled together in groups of three or five, as if afraid that if they acted alone, they would be attacked.

"The mastermind behind the scenes is definitely not Ginny." While eating breakfast, Firefly comforted Ginny and said to Hugo, who was asking her through the admiral network.

"I dare not say anything about other places, but I have been listening to the movement in the Gryffindor girls' dormitory last night, so I can guarantee to you that the girls in Gryffindor stayed in their rooms last night, and no one went out."

"Then why is Ginny crying so hard?" Hugo asked, looking at Ginny who was constantly wiping her tears with a handkerchief, somewhat puzzled.

"She is doing this because of guilt." Firefly said while gently patting Ginny's back.

"She is Colin Creevey's tablemate in the Charms class, and Colin took the photos this time because Ginny told him that many girls wanted Lockhart's autograph, and a photo could be sold for a Sickle. That's why Colin ran to the school hospital that night."

"Oh, I understand." After being told by Firefly, Hugo understood what was going on.

After all, Ginny, who came from a family that was not well-off, was naturally more sensitive to things related to money. Therefore, after discovering this market, she subconsciously shared the news with Colin.

And Colin, as one of the two sons of a milkman, his family's financial situation was naturally not very good. Not to mention that after entering the wizarding world, his financial pressure was even greater than before.

So, after hearing about this opportunity to make money, Colin went to the school hospital at night, preparing to get a few autographed photos from Lockhart.

What no one expected was that he would actually encounter the Basilisk at this time. Fortunately, according to the situation at the scene, it can be inferred that Colin, who was holding the camera at the time, raised the camera as soon as he heard the movement, wanting to see what happened. So, he was only petrified and not killed.

Unlike the cat that was petrified last time, this time it was a person who was petrified. Therefore, everyone could not help but fall into tension. At least from the time Hugo finished breakfast to the time he left the Great Hall, the entire Great Hall was quiet, and not as lively as usual.

Similarly, this oppressive atmosphere was also spreading in the classroom. As a result, Hugo himself, who was not very nervous, was also brought into a little tension by the atmosphere.

Therefore, on the way back to Ravenclaw Tower, Hugo and the others also remained silent all the way, and did not talk and laugh as usual.

"Hey! Hugo, here—" In this silence, Harry's voice suddenly came from the corridor next to him.

Raising his head, Hugo found Harry and Ron hiding in a corridor calling them. Unlike the situation in the original story, because Harry was not in the school hospital last night, his situation now was much better than in the story.

At least now, most people think that the petrification incident should have nothing to do with Harry himself, as for Filch's cat last time, it was purely because Harry and the others were unlucky.

So, Harry and the others' emotions now looked okay, although they were a little nervous, but they did not show much anxiety.

"What's the matter with you looking for us?" Hugo said, looking at Harry.

"We...we just wanted to ask you if you know anything about the petrification incidents in the school and the monster in the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets?" Harry asked, looking at Hugo.