The next morning, the restaurant was crowded with people, and many people were talking about the "accident" that happened last night!

When Ron Weasley was at the Gryffindor table, eating a potato with the skin on—

A sturdy figure rushed towards him at an extremely fast speed.

"How's Harry?" asked Ginny in a loud voice as she leaned into her brother's ear.

Ron was almost startled, he coughed violently a few times, then quickly put down the potato in his hand, and replied:

"Madam Pomfrey said it was better than expected, at least her life was safe...... She's going to take Harry to St. Mungo's Hospital for Witchcraft and Wizardry this morning, where he can continue his treatment!"

"Is it this afternoon...... Ginny couldn't help but clench her fists and muttered, "There's a Potions class in the morning...... I don't know if I will have time to catch up after class...... Go see Harry's last ......"

"It's all right, just sit down!" Ron patted Ginny on the shoulder.

"What kind of spell did Malfoy use......" Ginny asked, shocked.

Ron's gaze quickly turned to Hermione Granger on the other side.

"Madam Pomfrey didn't let us see Harry for too long...... Hermione replied with a serious expression, "but judging by his condition...... It could be a torture curse, or it could be a brute curse...... It's all dark magic that is strictly forbidden by the Ministry of Magic, though it's not enough to be deadly spells......"

"Then why did Harry become like this?" said Ginny, looking a little anxious, glaring at Hermione.

"Because the spell hit Harry in the head...... Honestly, I don't think Malfoy did it on purpose, because when I saw him, he almost broke down...... Maybe he didn't know that his spell would have such a terrible effect...... It was even possible that he was using the spell for the first time......" Hermione continued.

"You're actually talking for Malfoy, Harry is the victim!" Ron looked a little disgruntled.

"I'm just telling the truth!" Hermione said coldly.

"Maybe...... What kind of weird plan is Malfoy going on, something about the Death Eaters!" Ron said indignantly, "It's just that Harry broke it, so he chose to 'kill people'......"

"Don't be stupid Ron, Malfoy is just a student!" Hermione shook her head, "What you said is so bizarre!"

"Will he be expelled?" asked Ginny, her voice trembling, "He hurt Harry like this......

"I went out of my way to ask Professor McGonagall...... Hermione continued, "Professor McGonagall seemed very dissatisfied...... But she said that this matter was not up to her, whether Malfoy would be expelled or not would be terminated by Professor Snape, who was the head of Slytherin!"

"That's the end of it!" Ron sighed, "There's no way Snape could have fired Malfoy, and he wouldn't even give Malfoy any substantial punishment...... By the way, if Malfoy was working on a plan related to the Death Eaters, would Snape be in league with him?"

"Put away your whims, Ron!" Hermione said with some annoyance, "We were suspicious of Snape for more than a semester when we were in our first year...... But in the end, it turns out that the real culprit is Quirrell!"

"Can you please not speak for them?" Ginny said with an angry look on her face, almost angry.

Her roar attracted the attention of many people around her.

Ginny seemed to realize that something was wrong, and she lowered her voice, "Harry is our friend, isn't it......"

Hermione couldn't help but be stunned, and after a while, she whispered, looking at Ginny's face, "I'm sorry......"

"It's fine!" Ginny looked to adjust her mood and then stood up.

"Wait...... Ginny, you haven't eaten breakfast yet!" Ron shouted behind her.

"I'm not hungry...... I'm going to Potions class!"

Ginny Weasley's figure quickly disappeared from their sight.

"Potions lesson...... We should have ...... in the afternoon, too" Ron sighed, "I haven't heard from a new teacher for so long, it looks like it's going to be Snape's substitute teacher......"

"I don't think so!" Hermione shook her head, "Didn't you get the morning notice...... Starting today, Potions classes for each grade level will now be attended by students from all four houses...... Professor Snape had never behaved like this......"

"Who will the new Potions teacher be?" Ron asked curiously.

Hermione's face changed slightly, but she quickly shook her head, "I don't know ...... either"

......

Ginny Weasley lowered her head and walked briskly through the hallway.

She took a tissue from her pocket and wiped the corners of her eyes from time to time.

Following the familiar route, she rushed to the underground classroom...... It was once Snape's domain, and for the first half of the semester it was under the jurisdiction of Professor Slughorn.

When she pushed open the door to the basement classroom, it was a little more crowded than she had imagined...... Ginny remembered that this semester's Potions class had been changed to a group of students from the four houses.

"I don't know who the new Potions teacher will be......" Ginny muttered to herself, and sat down next to a group of fifth-year Gryffindors.

"Hey, Ginny!" greeted her with a small boy next to her.

"Hi Colin!"

More and more fifth-graders walked into the classroom, and the Potions classroom, which was not too large, was almost full of students.

"Ginny!" a strangely dressed Ravenclaw girl came over with a smile on her face and sat down next to Ginny...... Completely oblivious to the Gryffindor students all around.

"Good morning, Luna!" Ginny smiled a little reluctantly.

"Are you crying?" asked Luna in a low voice, blinking.

"I ......," Ginny couldn't help but be a little speechless.

"Is it because of Harry......" Luna whispered, "I'm honestly sad too...... But I'm sure Harry will get better......"

"Thank you, Luna!"

"Do you see that girl over there...... That Slytherin girl, Greengrass...... Luna pointed to the position in front of her, "She didn't come to class last semester because she was sick, and everyone was worried about what happened to her...... It's not fully recovered now!"

"I hate Slytherin......" Ginny didn't look in that direction, just hatefully.

"Actually, Slytherin aren't all bad people...... Luna said slowly, but she didn't continue knowing Ginny's gaze.

It didn't take long...... Almost all of the four faculties and more than 40 students arrived.

They all sat down and looked curiously at the door...... Waiting for their new Potions teacher.