"Something's wrong, Jon...... Something's wrong......" A breathless voice came from the wall.

"What's wrong, Dexter?" Jon looked up, frowning.

But there was no need for Principal Dexter Fosco to continue to explain, only to hear an earthquake-like knock on the door outside-

Professor Dumbledore...... Professor Dumbledore......

It's the voice of Rubeus Hagrid, the teacher of the Conservation Magical Beasts class.

Jon couldn't help but frown, he took a sip of the Polyjuice Potion and ordered, "Dexter, let Professor Hagrid in!"

......

The office door slammed open with a loud bang.

Hagrid rushed in, a helmet hat draped over his black, unkempt head.

Professor Dumbledore...... An attack...... Gryffindor's Katie Bell, she's dying......" Hagrid said loudly as he gasped for air.

"Hagrid......" Albus Dumbledore tried to interrupt Hagrid.

"I just took Katie to the school hospital...... Harry and Hermione were ...... the opal necklace," Hagrid continued to shout.

"Hagrid!" Dumbledore had to raise his voice, "Stay calm and listen to me!"

"Oh!" Hagrid was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, do as you ask, Headmaster." ”

"Do you understand that it was Gryffindor's Katie Bell who was attacked by something, is it the opal necklace you just mentioned?" Dumbledore asked calmly.

"Yes, yes, yes......," Hagrid nodded repeatedly.

"And what's going on with Miss Bell?" Dumbledore continued.

"I just took her to the school hospital, and Madam Pomfrey says she's dying......"

Dumbledore frowned, "So...... Are there any other witnesses?"

"Some of them...... Harry and Hermione were nearby, and there was a Gryffindor girl named Lini who was a friend of Katie's......" Hagrid replied with a nod of his head.

"Okay, where are they now? And the opal necklace you mentioned...... Can you get them to come to my office quickly?" Dumbledore began.

"Wait a minute, Headmaster...... Oh, here they are!"

......

Since Hagrid had taken Katie Bell to the school hospital earlier, the three people who were slower behind also rushed to the principal's office.

"Syrup!" heard only Hermione Granger's crisp voice, followed by the vibration of the stairs.

Harry, Hermione, and Linee made their way up the stairs and into the office.

Splashes of rain and snow rattled in the window frames, but the fireplace in the principal's office crackled and the room was warm.

"What's going on?" asked Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, with a serious look on his face.

The girl, named Lini, stammered, pausing several times because she couldn't control her tears.

She told Professor Dumbledore how Katie had gone to the toilet at the Three Broomsticks Bar and how she had come back looking a little weird, with the unmarked package in her hand...... The two of them argued because she thought that Katie should not have agreed to hand over something of unknown origin, and when the argument reached its climax, the two began to snatch the package, which was ripped open......

At this point, Lini was completely emotionally broken and could no longer utter a word.

"Yes, Miss Linee!" Dumbledore nodded thoughtfully, "Hagrid, please take her to the school hospital, can you, I think Madam Pomfrey can help stabilize her!"

"Of course, no problem!" Hagrid seemed to realize that his stay in the headmaster's office had made the space much smaller.

He bent down, helped Lini, and led her out of the place.

"Dalyse!" said Dumbledore, turning to an old portrait very close to the ceiling, "I'd like to take a trip to the hospital to see how Miss Bell is doing." ”

A witch with long silver hair immediately opened her eyes: "No problem!"

"Phineas, you go get in touch with Professor Snape, and Dexter, you go get in touch with Professor McGonagall...... Get them to come to my office as soon as possible. Dumbledore continued to command.

All three wizards came out of the frame from the side, but instead of appearing in the frame next to them (as often happens at Hogwarts), they vanished.

Dumbledore then turned to look at Harry and Hermione.

He took the scarf-wrapped necklace from Harry's hand and placed it on his desk, as he raised his elderwand and opened the scarf, making a few gestures at the necklace's seemingly intricate gesture.

"What happened after Katie touched that necklace?" pondered for a long time before Dumbbledge turned around and asked.

She rose into the air. Harry jumped ahead of Hermione and said, "Then he started screaming, and then he fell." Professor!"

"You haven't touched it since?"

"Yes, Hermione told me to wrap it in a scarf......"

"A wise choice, Miss Granger. Dumbledore complimented, then looked back.

He walked all the way to the long table at the back, searched for a moment, and finally picked up a silver statue in the shape of a goat.

......

Professor Severus-Snape and Professor Minerva-McGonagall walked into the Rector's office.

They all already know what's going on here......

Professor Snape had been told to him by Phineas, and Professor McGonagall didn't seem to have been notified by Dexter, but she met Linee and Hagrid in the hallway.

Snape rushed straight to the opal necklace on the table and raised his wand at it.

Professor McGonagall, on the other hand, looked at Harry and Hermione with concern and asked a few more questions.

As for Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, he kept making that "unfathomable" expression, thinking about something.

By the time Snape slowly lowered his wand—

Dumbledore asked faintly, "Severus, what do you think?"

"Miss Bell is lucky!" replied Severus-Snape in an emotionless tone, "There is a terrible curse on this opal necklace. She seemed to have just a small piece of skin touching the necklace: there was a small hole in her glove. If she had worn the necklace around her neck, or had simply picked it up with her ungloved hands, she would have died, perhaps instantly. ”

"Okay, thank you, Severus...... I think I need your help Miss Bell now, Madam Pomfrey may not be able to control the rapid spread of the curse. Dumbledore smiled at him and said.

"Okay, Headmaster!" Snape nodded faintly, picked up the necklace wrapped in his scarf, and then squinted at Harry Potter as he walked out of the Headmaster's office.

With Snape gone, Harry seemed to muster up his courage.

He hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "I think Draco Malfoy gave Katie that necklace, Professor." ”

"Oh?" Dumbledore's tone rose slightly, "That's a very serious charge!"

"I don't think so, Mr. Potter. Professor McGonagall said in a categorical tone, "Because Mr. Malfoy did not go to Hogsmeade today. ”

"Huh?" this time it was Harry's turn to be stunned, "How could it be ......?"

"Because he's been locked up with me all day. He's missed his homework for Transfiguration class twice in a row, Mr. Potter. Professor McGonagall said sternly, and then she looked up at Dumbledore, "By the way, Professor Dumbledore, there's one more thing ......"

"What's wrong, Minerva?"

"When I met Lini just now, she seemed to be in a bit more emotional...... She told me that the person Katie was going to bring the necklace to was you......" Professor McGonagall said with a serious face.

......

The entire principal's office was silent.

Hermione Granger had a look of horror on her face, while Harry Potter looked a little angry.

"Bring it to me?" but Albus Dumbledore didn't look too surprised, "I don't think it's a wise choice. ”

"Why do you say that?" Professor McGonagall asked, stunned.

"Because there's no way she's going to pass Mr. Filch's test with this necklace!" Dumbledore said calmly, "Of course, it's very likely that Mr. Filch will be hurt at that time." ”

"I see......"

"Again!" Dumbledore continued, "The necklace couldn't have been taken out of Hogwarts, as it wasn't possible to get past Mr. Filch......"

“...... Miss Bell had gone to the toilet and had picked up the package with the necklace in it, so it was likely that the person who gave it to her was a woman......

Albus Dumbledore paused, then walked to the long table at the back again, picking up the silver statue in the shape of a goat for the second time.

"The weather is so bad today, so the business of Three Broomsticks is not very good!" he said with a smile, "I have a good relationship with the waitress at the Hog's Head Bar next door to Three Broomsticks, and he told me that during the time Miss Bell was in and out of Three Broomsticks, there was only one female customer for Three Broomsticks, except for the students at Hogwarts: Nymphadora Tonks!"

"It can't be Tonks!" Harry blurted out, "Unless...... Unless she's under the Imperius curse!"

"That's impossible!" Hermione on the side said categorically, "We talked to her, and she didn't act out of the ordinary at all." ”

"Of course I believe in Nymphadora, and it's very difficult to control an Auror with the Imperius Curse. Dumbledore spoke calmly.

Professor McGonagall and Hermione both changed their faces for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

Harry was the only one who stood there with a bewildered expression.

"Alright, that's it...... I just hope you don't say anything you've heard here......" Dumbledore finally said.

......

"What the hell is going on?" Harry Potter asked softly after leaving the Headmaster's office.

"Isn't that obvious!" Hermione replied as a matter of course, "Since Professor Dumbledore believes that it is not Tonks, then there is only one person who can give that necklace to Katie......"

"Who?" Harry was still confused.

"Lady Rosmerta...... She was the only woman in the Three Broomsticks Bar at the time, apart from the students and Tonks!" Hermione said helplessly.

"Oh, yes!" Harry suddenly realized, "No wonder...... I thought something wasn't quite right with Mrs. Rosmerta...... She's definitely under the Imperius Curse......"

As he spoke, Harry became a little puzzled again, "But why didn't Professor Dumbledore contact the Aurors...... It's about keeping it a secret!"

"Oh my, Harry......" Hermione couldn't help but pat herself on the head, "That necklace was intended for Professor Dumbledore, which proves that someone was trying to use Lady Rosmerta to attack and even kill Professor Dumbledore...... What's the use of simply catching the Death Eaters behind Lady Rosmerta if you don't wait for her to come out......"

"Makes sense......"

“...... Moreover, an attacker who has been exposed must be much safer than an attacker hiding in the shadows!" Hermione said, shaking her head.

......

And at this moment, in the principal's office.

Principal Dalyse Devonte has returned on the portrait.

"How's it going?" Jon Hart asked, with some concern.

"Professor Snape has the curse under control, and he and Madam Pomfrey are preparing to take the girl to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries, confident that she will recover soon!" Dalyse replied with a smile.

"Okay, thank you, Dalis. ”

"Nothing, Jon...... Plus, I have good news!" Delis continued.

"Oh?" Jon looked at her in surprise.

"Miss Greengrass from the school hospital, she seems to be awake!" Principal Dalyse Derwent smiled.