Ivan shook his head, forgetting the uneasiness in his heart, and turned to look at the Gryffindor table, and spoke.

"Hals, come out with me, I have something to ask you! Plus, while I'm away, the prefect is in charge of keeping order here! ”

Ivan sensed that the time for the Polyjuice Potion was almost up, and led Lockhart out of the large hall, not noticing that Hermione was staring at them.

The two of them made their way back to the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, waiting for the time of the Polyjuice Potion to pass and change their identities again.

Ivan carefully told Lockhart what he did as "Lockhart" tonight, and told him not to show his bottom.

Lockhart listened to Ivan talk about the attack and asked curiously. "What happened to the Hufflepuff girl who was attacked? Is she still alive? ”

"Alive! It's just that Madam Pomfrey said that the girl had been sucked away from a lot of her vitality, and she didn't know if she would be able to come to her senses after that. Ivan sighed.

According to what happened to Ginny in the original plane, I am afraid that the Horcrux needs to be destroyed in order to heal the two attacked.

At the same time, Ivan is also a little strange how Tom always looks for such a young girl.

Is it simply because it's easier to deceive? Or does Tom Riddle discriminate against boys in school and is unwilling to suck their vitality?

Lockhart was not interested in asking more questions after learning that there was no death, and then complained about Ivan's performance in the duel arena today.

He spent a full three thousand Galleons, expecting to see himself in the limelight on stage, but he almost lost to Snape.

"This doesn't match who I am!" Lockhart said depressedly.

Ivan rolled his eyes, bothering to pay attention to Lockhart, who was not self-aware, and warned him not to talk nonsense when he returned to the Great Hall, lest he expose himself to the truth.

Walking around a corner, the two stopped in unison.

The little brown-haired witch in the corridor in front of them was staring at them angrily,

"Hermione?" Ivan was surprised, he didn't expect Hermione, who had always been well-behaved, to sneak out of the Great Hall, as if he had heard their conversation just now.

"Don't worry, it's what I do best... All we need now is a little spell! Lockhart flamboyantly pulled his wand out of his sleeve and prepared to use the Oblivion Charm to solve the problem.

Ivan glared back at him.

Lockhart had no choice but to put his wand back again, step by step, and said in a curt. "Then you talk slowly, I suddenly remembered that there are still some things... I won't bother you. ”

Hermione ignored Lockhart, who was leaving, and scolded angrily. "How can you help Lockhart, a liar, and join forces with him to deceive us!"

The little witch was as angry as a lion, and after hearing the conversation between Ivan and Lockhart just now, she quickly figured out why Lockhart's strength had fluctuated in the past few months, and it turned out that Ivan was helping him.

"Hermione!" Ivan suddenly interrupted the little witch's denunciation, and there were others hanging out in the castle, he lowered his voice and said very seriously. "It's because we're doing something very important..."

Before the anger in Hermione's heart could be vented, she was calmed by Ivan's words, and a pair of eyes looked at him in surprise.

"You should know all about the attacks these days, I need to use Professor Lockhart's identity to investigate some suspicious students." Ivan talked eloquently, but naturally ignored the fact that he had earned a lot of gold galleons from Lockhart.

Is that so? Hermione always felt that something was wrong...

However, Ivan didn't wait for Hermione to figure it out, and continued to reveal that the attack was likely another conspiracy of the mysterious man, who must have used some means to trick a student in the school into carrying out his evil plan.

"So what should we do? Did you and Lockhart figure out who the attackers were? Hermione's attention was immediately drawn to her, and she said worriedly.

Seeing that Hermione no longer mentioned that he had turned into Lockhart with Polyjuice Potion, Ivan quietly breathed a sigh of relief and spoke instead.

"Almost, the attacker must be one of the two girls who didn't come, well... Filch who came to inform us may also be suspicious! ”

Ivan filtered the list of suspects in his mind, and the vast majority of the students tonight, plus Snape and Lockhart were in the large exhibition hall, it was impossible for them to attack outside.

And the other staff in the school are good in strength and knowledge, and Tom is unlikely to bewitch them...

Hermione nodded at Ivan's analysis, but suddenly remembered something and pursed her lips and asked. "Then how did your bracelet end up on Luna's hand tonight?"

Ivan didn't mean to hide it, and said that he was recognized by Luna when he entered the dueling arena, and then continued.

"So I lent the bracelet to Luna for the time being, so that I could gag her mouth and let her help me cover up."

"What about me? Now I know as much as she does—" Hermione asked suddenly, her brown eyes fixed on Ivan.

"Otherwise... How about I ask Lockhart to sign your autograph? Sign up for hundreds! Ivan scratched his head, vaguely remembering that Hermione was Lockhart's number one fan.

"I don't want it! Don't mention that liar to me again! Hermione gritted her teeth in anger when she remembered that she had pasted Lockhart's headshot in her dorm room.

......

The two snuck back to the Great Hall, and having lost their status as professors, Ivan was left to stay at the Gryffindor table, waiting for the outcome to come to an end.

It wasn't until late at night that Dumbledore hurried in, and after a brief exchange with Snape, he spoke in a deep voice.

"I think you need a night's rest here today!"

Dumbledore waved his wand, and the house tables flew up and piled up in the corners, leaving hundreds of purple sleeping bags in the vacant space.

"Rest well, everyone, and I hope that the prefects can guard the entrance, and the presidents of the male and female student councils are responsible for managing the order, and if you find anything wrong, you can immediately send a ghost to report to me!"

Dumbledore walked out of the Great Hall, and the hall suddenly resounded with a burst of discussion, and everyone knew that the matter might be more serious than they thought, or they wouldn't even be able to go back to their dormitories.

Ron pondered whether there would be a second person attacked tonight. Just as he continued to spread panic, he inexplicably felt a chill behind him, and turned his head slightly trembling only to find that it was Snape, who had not yet left...