Headmaster Albus Dumbledore resigned?

Undoubtedly, this is not exciting news.

"They're crazy!" Zacharis-Smith commented, "Professor Dumbledore is probably the only target to be feared by the Slytherin heir...... Could it be that the monsters in the secret room were released by the Ministry of Magic?"

Inside the Hufflepuff common room, many familiar faces have left...... Many of the younger students, including Hannah Abbott, Susan Bones and Steven Lucas, left school early for a variety of reasons.

The common room is no longer full of the laughter and laughter of the past, and it looks a little deserted.

Jon sat quietly by the fireplace, quietly thinking.

There is no doubt that the situation is unfavorable...... It was only February 15th, and Professor Dumbledore had left the school. It's hard to imagine what terrible things will happen next, whether it's the basilisk wreaking havoc on the castle or Hogwarts shutting down completely.

So he had to do something to change that!

Jon's gaze turned to the inconspicuous portrait of a witch on the fireplace.

"Professor, what should I do?" he asked in a low voice to the portrait of Helga Hufflepuff.

The kind witch looked at Jon tenderly, a smile on her lips, and she didn't say anything, but nodded slightly...... At this moment, Jon seemed to feel a powerful momentum appear throughout his body.

"Thank you, Professor......"

......

"Zachares!"

"What's the matter, Jon?" Zacharis Smith stopped Jon Hart as he was about to go to bed.

"There's something I need you to help me with. Jon said with a serious face, "Come with me!"

"Okay, okay......" Zacharis lazily followed Jon into his dormroom.

Looking at the stacks of books stacked together at the bedside and on the desk, Zacharith couldn't help but pout, "You're so hardworking, Jon......"

"Diligence is a traditional Hufflepuff virtue. Jon said casually, also pulling out a black journal from the stack, and asked, "Do you know this?"

"What?" Zacharis casually glanced at the diary, the small, thin, tattered black cover, which seemed to have been soaked in water, apparently some years old, "Where did you get this old antique?"

"Picked it up!" Jon said calmly, "I picked it up in a bathroom the other day, I don't know who it was...... The horrible attack the day before yesterday, plus the fact that I was a little wounded, almost forgot about it. ”

"Did you ask Ernie and Wayne about them?"

"I've asked, it's not them, I suspect it's students from other ......houses," Jon said, "but you know that Slytherin monsters have been running rampant at the school lately, and I'm Muggle-born, so I don't dare to show my head too much." ”

"Understood, understood!" Zacharith said with a big grin, "Leave it to me, when I return to the cafeteria tomorrow, I will ask the Gryffindor and Slytherin students if they lost it!"

"Okay, thank you very much. ”

"It's okay, it's okay!"

......

Early the next morning, Jon and a group of Hufflepuff students, escorted by Filch, had just arrived in the dining room when they heard Zacharith's loud voice:

"Have you ever lost a black journal?" Zacharis-Smith shouted at the Gryffindor table, "Joan...... No, I picked up one in one of the bathrooms the other day, shabby, like a decades-old item, with the name of a Muggle bookshop on it......"

"No, okay, then I'll go to Ravenclaw and ask. ”

While Zachares yelled, Jon munched on a bun and stole at the other tables.

Unfortunately, there was some confusion in the restaurant, and there were a lot of people, and he didn't observe any valid information.

After breakfast, they had no classes in the morning, and were escorted back to the Hufflepuff common room by Filch.

Watching one classmate after another get into the barrel, Jon stayed at the end, intentionally or unintentionally.

The last one got into the tunnel, and instead of crawling over, he stayed...... After counting for a few seconds, feeling that Filch was gone, he climbed out of the barrel again.

Jon didn't leave the area, though...... He ran straight to a portrait of a silver bowl full of fruit.

He sneaked into the kitchen.

......

Next to the Forbidden Forest, in the hut of Professor Sivanos Kettleburn, a teacher of Magical Beasts.

At this moment, several adult wizards were crammed into the cramped hut.

Minerva McGonagall, Filius Flitwick, Pomona Sprout, and Severus Snape, the deans of the four houses quickly gathered after escorting their students, and Gilderoy Lockhart, professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts.

Professor Kettleburn crouched in the center of the crowd, carefully examining a bloodstained blank piece of paper in his hand.

"This is a bloodstain collected at the scene of Mr. Weasley's murder, and Headmaster Dumbledore asked me to analyze it...... I'm sure it's a snake's blood!" his old voice was a little haggard.

"So, Sivanos...... I should have mentioned it to you......" Professor Sprout's voice trembled slightly.

"Yes...... Probably right......" said Professor Kettleburn, shuddering, "a terrifying creature...... Throughout Europe, there are many terrifying beasts and monsters roaming, the most bizarre and deadly of which is the basilisk, also known as the Serpent King. ”

"This snake is very large, and the way it kills people is amazing, in addition to its deadly fangs, the basilisk's glare can also kill people, and anyone who is stared at by it will die instantly. The spider will run away when it sees the basilisk, because the basilisk is the spider's sworn enemy, and the basilisk will only run for its life if it hears the rooster's crow, because the rooster's crow is also fatal to it......"

"Every time there is an attack, the spider is frightened, even scared to death, and Hagrid's rooster is all killed, because the rooster's crow is deadly ......to it," Professor Sprout asked bitterly.

"Potter and his friends are always the first to show up at the scene of the crime...... "Snape said in amazement, "because he's a parseltongue?

Professor Kettleburn nodded slightly.

"None of them died...... Professor Flitwick said, looking down, "because none of them looked directly at it...... Mr. Creevey saw it through the camera, Mr. Finreli was supposed to see it through Sir Nicholas, and Mr. Weasley through the mirror in his hand...... As for Miss Crivat?"

"The knocker ......," Professor McGonagall said, "through the reflection of the bronze knocker, she was attacked, and the knocker was damaged. ”

"Unbelievable!" Professor Sprout roared angrily, "Such a filthy monster has been running rampant on our campus for so long!"

"We've got to find a way to kill it!" Professor Flitwick pulled his wand from his waist.

"Is that so...... No, you're right!" Professor Lockhart stretched lazily, but quickly changed his tone when he noticed the unkind looks of several of his colleagues.

Suddenly, a crisp explosion made several teachers look sideways.

"What's going on!" Snape had already raised his wand.

"Wait...... Severus!" Sprout stopped him: "It's a house-elf!"

She turned her gaze to the ugly "little monster" who had apparitioned, and asked gently, "Is there something wrong, Lognor?"

The house-elf, named "Logno", bowed respectfully to Professor Sprout, and then saluted the other teachers in turn.

"An intruder, she tried to break into the Hufflepuff common room, and we caught her......" The house-elf said with a shrill voice, "As is customary, we'll douse her with vinegar and let her go, but Klein told me that something terrible has happened at Hogwarts lately, and we should be aware of it." ”

"So, esteemed Professor Sprout...... I brought the intruder!"

As he spoke, Logno snapped his fingers.

Six house-elf apparitions appeared next to Professor Kettleburn's cabin, carrying a skinny girl.