Riddle was discharged from the hospital a week later, and after being discharged, he didn't talk to anyone about what happened on Halloween night.

Rumor has it that he beat up a couple of good Gryffindor "little reporters" so badly that they had bruised noses and swollen faces and couldn't walk.

After that, no one dared to ask him what happened on Halloween night.

Hoffa, on the other hand, didn't have anything to do with Riddle again, but these days, he had been working on spells that could make people immune to magic, and he wanted to know what made the half-human king invulnerable.

But he looked it up for a long time and asked Aglaia, but he didn't get any information about the so-called magic immunity at all.

Time passed in Hoffa's research and long study, and Hoffa always wanted to return to Ravenclaw Tower and retrieve his Transfiguration Secrets.

But the school seems to have been ruthless, and as long as the Halfman King is not caught for a day, the Ravenclaw Tower will not be opened for a day.

This made it difficult for the Ravenclaw students to wear clothes that the school had made for them, and to use the items that the school had customized for them.

This situation lasted until Christmas and did not improve much.

At the dawn of Christmas, it was cold and snowy.

At this time, however, the temporary lounge also showed some advantages, and it was much warmer than the one on the tower. And because it's close to the kitchen, it's easy to summon a few house-elves to add food to yourself.

Hoffa wakes up early every day, drinking coffee from the house-elves by the fireplace while reading A Hundred Spells and a Hundred Solutions, borrowed from the library.

At eight o'clock in the morning, two of his friends yawned and came to Hoffa with a cardboard box.

Seeing that Hoffa was still reading, Aglaia threw the box in his hand to him: "God, you are still checking, Hoffa, I have said more than a hundred times, no one is immune to magic." ”

"Christmas presents?"

Hoffa looked at the box in front of him.

"What do you say?"

Aglaia said angrily, "I randomly selected one of the hundred and thirty-seven gifts I received for you, hoping it wasn't a box of slug gummies. ”

"I thought you'd go home for the holidays. Hoffa said.

"I don't want to go back, and I can't go back. ”

Aglaia pouted, "Are you stupid to check the spells, the school issued a notice last week, Muggles outside have been fighting, and for safety reasons, all students will be at Hogwarts this year." ”

"I see......"

Hoffa muttered and opened the big box, but luckily it wasn't sluge gummies, it was a beautiful light blue men's scarf.

Miranda handed him a small box: "I don't expect you to give me a gift. ”

"I'll make it up later. Hoffa whispered weakly.

He really didn't have any presents, he was thinking about the Forbidden Library and the Centaur King every day, and he didn't even pay much attention to the approach of Christmas.

"Excuse me, you don't even know what my birthday is!" said Aglaea.

"I don't even know my own birthday. Hoffa said self-deprecatingly.

"It's so sad. ”

Miranda laughed and stabbed the fireplace with her wand, and the flames burst into flames.

Hoffa opens Miranda's small box and discovers that Miranda has given him a hardcover book.

"The Complete Book of Shield Spells".

"Hmph~"

Aglaia's face suddenly turned bright, and she leaned on the table with great interest: "It's my birthday in July, or you two will come over to have fun then." ”

"It's too far away, let's finish this year first. ”

Hoffa flipped through the book of shield spells and said worriedly.

He still couldn't cast the shield charm.

......

......

Evening, Christmas dinner.

The auditorium is magnificent. More than a dozen silver-covered Christmas trees were erected in the hallway, and the top of the hallway was covered with criss-cross mistletoe and holly. There are also some golden owls that are constantly chirping.

Although the outside world has been inextricably linked, and although there are still hidden dangers within Hogwarts, this has not affected the progress of Christmas.

Hoffa arrived early in the hall, which was filled with glittering plates and cups.

In the center of the hall, a few students were pointing around the shiny Hogwarts orb. There were a few Gryffindors, and there were a few Ravenclaws.

Gryffindor did this out of curiosity, and Ravenclaw probably did it to pray that he would be able to return to the common room sooner.

But there is no doubt that for them, it is destined to be a day of disappointment.

The orb didn't respond.

A group of three people sat in their positions.

Before the banquet began, Miranda suddenly poked Hoffa.

"Look. ”

She pointed to the entrance to the hall.

Following her fingers, Hoffa saw Principal Dippert.

He was accompanied by Reiner, the school doctor, to the halls, and he was much healthier than when he had started school, sitting in the classroom seat, and even having two glasses of fruit wine with Dumbledore.

This is something that Hoffa has never seen before. In the impression of most students, the old principal rarely attends banquets due to physical reasons, and basically only meets at the opening banquet.

After the banquet began, Principal Dippert's voice was much louder than when the school started.

After he finished speaking, Deputy Headmaster Dumbledore led the crowd to sing Christmas carols for a while.

It's just that from the beginning of the banquet to the end of the dessert, Hoffa saw that the position of the Transfiguration teacher was always empty.

Ossivia did not come to the Christmas party.

Hoffa was not alone in noticing.

"Your boss didn't come. Aglaia chewed on the pudding and whispered, "Aren't the people in the Soviet Union just Christmas?"

Miranda: "I've heard that there is no Christmas in socialism. ”

"What a boss. "Hoffa is displeased. "She's a teacher and I'm a teaching assistant. ”

"Cut ......," Aglaia shrugged.

"I feel more like a partner. Miranda teased, "Mr. John Watson." ”

Hoffa: "Aha?"

"I've never seen you pay so much attention to other subjects. Aglaia pouted.

"What's in your head?" Hoffa tapped the other man's furry silver head. "You think I'd love to be a teaching assistant?"

Miranda restrained her smile and said seriously: "But Hoffa, I really think that Ossivia is too purposeful, and you won't be safe with her." ”

Hoffa laughed, "Like you last year?"

Miranda leaned closer: "Listen, a person with a strong purpose will not allow others to hinder him, if..... I mean, in case you get into a conflict with her goals......"

"I know. Hoffa put down his knife and fork and interrupted Miranda: "I know better than anyone what this Transfiguration teacher is. ”

Miranda sighed, cut off a piece of steak and stuffed it into her mouth, without further ado.

Aglaia was puzzled: "What are you all talking about?" ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a senior girl hurried up to Hoffa, bent down and handed him a note.

Miranda: "Yo~?"

Aglaia immediately poked her head over.

"It's amazing. ”

Hoffa pushed her furry head away and opened the note.

There was only one sentence on the note.

(Coming to the hunting grounds, I found the White Rock Grave.) ）

It was Osivia's letter, and Hoffa immediately stood up and startled Aglaia: "What are you doing?"

Hoffa: "Eat slowly, I'll tell you when I get back." ”

With that, he put the note in his pocket and walked briskly outside the hall.

Miranda looked at Hoffa's back and said to Aglaia, "It seems that Holmes' letter has arrived." ”

"What Holmes?" Aglaia frowned, "I think I've heard it somewhere." ”

"Haven't you seen it?"

"What have you seen?"

.......

.......

Hoffa walked briskly out of the laughing Christmas hall and out of the castle.

If Ossivia finds the White Stone Tomb, it means that they are only one step away from the Endless Knowledge Library.

Just as he was about to leave the castle, Hoffa saw Principal Dupert slowly leaving the auditorium hall from the hallway on the second floor, accompanied by Reiner, the school doctor.

He didn't ask Dr. Reiner for help, but he seemed to have some alcohol left, and he walked staggeringly.

Hoffa paused and shook his head for a moment, until the headmaster and the school doctor disappeared around the corner, and then he slowly walked out of the castle.

Walking through the mistletoe-infested corridor, and through the Roman columns of the corridor, Hoffa saw the snow on the hunting ground reflecting the moonlight.

Ossivia did not wear a wizard's robe, she stood in the white snow outside the castle in a black cloak and hunting suit.

She felt Hoffa's gaze and turned her head to look at him.

So Hoffa jumped over the snow-covered marble fence and stepped on ankle-deep snow.

"Did you find it?"

"Well, let's go. ”

Ossivia nodded at him and spoke briefly.

The Transfiguration teacher walked ahead, Hoffa following her, their boots crunching on the snow.

"What is the White Stone Tomb, at Hogwarts?" asked Hoffa, with some urgency.

"Well, it should be. ”

"Why, I don't think you're sure?"

"100% sure it can't be done. ”

"But since the message is engraved on the bottom of the stone statue of the first headmaster, I think the white stone tomb should be the tomb of the first headmaster. ”

"Did you find it?"

Ossivia shook his head: "No, no information about his grave was found. ”

Hoffa: "This ...... So how do you say you've found it?"

"I haven't been able to find a definite location, but I've been looking up information about the Headmaster's burial place lately, and I've found out that all Hogwarts Headmasters have been buried on islands in the Black Lake when they die.

Regardless of who the first Headmaster was, as one of the Headmasters of Hogwarts, he had to follow the Hogwarts tradition, die on the job, and be buried at Hogwarts. ”

"Is there such a rule?" said Hoffa.

"Hmm. ”

"Where are we going tonight......" Hoffa asked in surprise, "the graves of the Headmasters of Hogwarts?"

"That's right. ”

Ossivia looked rather calm.

Looking at her calm appearance, Hoffa felt as if he had gone crazy.

Instead of attending a banquet at the school on Christmas night, he visited the tomb of the ancient headmaster.