Chapter Seventy-Eight: Who is the owner of the red robe?

The petrified Justin was discovered, first by an early Hufflepuff student named Ernie, on his way to the cafeteria to get breakfast ready.

At first, when he passed by, he saw a stone statue lying on the ground, and he thought that some mischievous student had thrown the castle stone statue here to play a prank. So he walked over to help the statue up, and then he realized that the statue was his friend Justin.

It is said that he was so frightened that he stood there in a daze until someone from behind him called the professor.

"It's terrible, what kind of evil black magic can turn a person into a stone statue!"

Professor Pomona Sprout almost fainted when he arrived at the scene, this attack was much more serious than the previous ones.

"Is it confirmed? Is this really a student, not a prank? Ask his friend to go to the dorm to make sure. ”

Headmaster Dumbledore hurried to the scene with a group of professors, and when he saw Justin turned into a stone statue, his pupils shrank in pain.

Even Dumbledore hadn't expected this, and even he hadn't heard of the magic of turning people into stone statues. The Wizard's Petrification Charm is at best a way to stiffen people like stones, not to actually turn them into stones.

"It's confirmed, and his friend said he hadn't been back to the dorm all night."

When the head of Hufflepuff, Professor Pomona Sprout, found out about this, he immediately asked his friends to go back to his dormitory to find him, but the result was disappointing.

"Come, Severus. Let's take him to the staff lounge first. ”

Snape pursed his lips coldly, but still stepped forward and cast a [Levitation Charm], dragging the statue of Justin towards the staff lounge, followed by Dumbledore and the other professors.

After Snape placed Justin on a bench in the staff lounge, Dumbledore began his examination.

Dumbledore lowered his head, squinting his eyes carefully around every corner, his hands brushing back and forth over Justin, who had been transformed into a stone statue. Justin's body became a stiff stone, not only on the outside, but also on the inside, and even his heart was gone.

If it weren't for the fact that one of the students was missing, no one would have thought that it was a living person, and that it might just be a stone statue carved to imitate the student's appearance.

"It's incredible, it's the first time I've seen such a situation, Merlin! [Recover quickly], [Recover as before], [Curse Stop]! ”

Dumbledore threw several spells in a row, but there was no reaction at all, just like a stone ox sinking into the sea.

"There was no reaction at all? What a vicious curse, who is it that tortures a child in such a cruel way! ”

Professor Pomona Sprout was so sad that she covered her face with her hands and cried quietly.

"Don't worry, Pomona. Madam Pomfrey will have a way, maybe we should send him to St. Mungo. ”

This petrified curse is no longer something that a layman can solve, and perhaps even St. Mungo's doctor can't do it. Whether Justin is still saved or not may be to pray for Merlin's blessing.

"Pomona, send him to Madam Pomfrey first, be careful, and hopefully she'll find a way to help this poor child."

Dumbledore shook his head helplessly, he sighed and let go of the spell. There was nothing he could do about it.

"Dumbledore, we can't go on like this, there will be more students threatened! We should think about it, should we first -- suspend school? ”

"We should think carefully about whether 'he' has become stronger, or whether there is a second heir. As for the suspension, there are no student deaths yet, and it is not to the worst. ”

Dumbledore vaguely guessed who was the murderer, he didn't want to give up this opportunity, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to destroy a Voldemort's Horcrux again, and it would give Harry Potter a good chance to exercise.

"Arbus! Don't forget, last time a student died, we can't risk the student's life! ”

Professor McGonagall, who was angered by Dumbledore's stubbornness, finally exploded in anger and called Dumbledore's name directly.

Even Dumbledore couldn't ignore her angry look, and Dumbledore could only try to appease her.

"Calm down, Minerva, it'll be fine."

Anyway, Dumbledore finally got McGonagall to give up on suspension, but the situation was really urgent.

If the attacks continue to occur, Professor McGonagall will be suspended from school, and the students will be too scared to come to school.

"Dumbledore, look at this, I found it under the stone statue - he held it down."

Flitwick held a small piece of red cloth, the color of which resembled the symbol on the uniform of a certain college.

While the professor was urgently discussing countermeasures, the terrifying news spread among the students.

Really petrified, turned into a stone statue.

This kind of plot that can only appear in fairy tales happens around you, and when it is possible that the next one is yourself, no one can ignore the cold in your heart.

"How much more are you hiding from me about turning a man into a stone statue? Have you learned that terrible magic? ”

Sephiroth's room asked as the uninvited Draco asked with a twisted look on his lips, and he pondered for a moment to describe the magic before picking out a less nasty adjective like "terrible". There was also a hint of fear in his eyes from time to time, Sephiroth's methods were really terrifying, such a spell was extremely evil black magic in this shijie.

"Frightened? Looks like I've caused quite a stir this time. ”

Like a child who appreciates the success of his pranks, Sephiroth laughs innocently.

"I'm afraid it's not just 'a sensation'! I overheard Professor Snape say that Professor McGonagall was even considering whether to suspend her studies. ”

Draco pretended to praise Sephiroth with his flowery "compliment", but everyone knew what he really meant.

Sephiroth didn't care about Draco's implicit jealousy and envy, that magic wasn't Shijie's, and even if Draco had turned over his family's collection of books, it would have been impossible to find it.

"What's more, you shouldn't have come to me to express your envy, right?"

Draco was well-informed, and could often be heard from the professors, and he certainly didn't come to Sephiroth to make his own envious, jealous, and hateful remarks.

"Humph! Praise you in advance, well done. You've set a nice trap, and I've heard the professors seem to have locked on to a target and are targeting Gryffindor. In the near future, don't worry that they'll suspect us Slytherins. ”

Draco was a little jealous of Sephiroth's talent, and if it was him, he wouldn't dare say he could do it. Just casting a spell that made Dumbledore feel intractable and helpless was not something he could do.

"Don't underestimate Dumbledore, he won't be deceived so easily. The biggest possibility is to pretend to be suspicious of Gryffindor, secretly waiting for us to expose ourselves. ”

Dumbledore was cunning and cunning, and Sephiroth remembered reading that novel as a child. Even the disguise master Tom was planted in his hands, and with his intelligence, Sephiroth didn't think he could dodge those two old foxes.

Draco covered his mouth and laughed, "You know!" Don't be careless, I don't want to visit you in Azkaban. ”

"Don't worry, I'm not prepared to do it myself. Once I've put a ban on that stupid little Weasley girl, I'll remotely control her to run errands. ”

"A nice toy!"

That's what Draco said of Ginny, stupid enough to believe in an unknown notebook, such a fool was from a pure-blood wizard family, and killing her would make her less embarrassing for a pure-blood wizard.

If anyone else was happy about the attack, it was Harry.

He was completely free of suspicion, and he was very happy about it, and if it wasn't for the bad atmosphere, he would even want to celebrate and cheer. Because when Justin was attacked last night, he had not been out of the Gryffindor common room for a single step, and all the Gryffindor students could testify to him.

"Hermione, is your potion ready?"

While he was happy, Harry didn't give up his plans to find out the true identity of the heir, at least he couldn't let Hogwarts close the door, or he would have to go back to the house of his annoying Aunt Dursley.

"The compound decoction is boiled, but unfortunately it's useless."

Hermione, a little dejected, replied in a distracted manner. Anyone who knows that he has worked hard for a month to zuihou but it is useless, will be a little lost.

“weishenme？”

Harry asked, a little curiously.

"Because the professors suspect that the heir is in Gryffindor, not Slytherin."

Ron knew a little more than Harry, and before the professor arrived, there were quite a few students peeking around, and the cloth under the stone statue was naturally discovered by many students.

The red school uniform, which only Gryffindor would wear like this in the school, and the students with a little brain guessed something, and they would look at every Gryffindor student who passed by them with suspicion at any time, and for a while Gryffindor became a character that everyone shouted at.

"How so?"

Harry was amazed, it was not surprising that the heir would be in Slytherin, and it would be understandable in Ravenclaw, but in Gryffindor would anyone believe such a thing?

"It's a fragment of the school uniform -- found at the scene of Justin's murder, crushed under the stone statue. The red one, which is part of the Gryffindor uniform, is said to have been torn off by Justin during the assault. The professor has begun to check for Gryffindor students whose uniforms have been similarly damaged. ”

Hermione's logic was much better than Ron's, and as soon as she explained Harry, she understood what was going on.

"That's it?"

Harry took a step back, a little incredulous.

"There's no way not to suspect that there are fragments of Gryffindor's uniform there, and in any case, there must be some Gryffindor student involved. Even the Gryffindor students began to suspect each other. ”

Ron was glad that at least they wouldn't have to drink the polyjuice potion containing Crabbe's or Goyle's disgusting hair.

But he didn't know that one of the Gryffindor students he was talking about was his younger sister, Ginny Weasley, who had just entered school this year.