“…… Come with us now! ”

As for the old African witch who failed to rob people, Hagrid effortlessly took it down after Maca left the scene.

Seriously, if you crash into an impregnable wall like that, anyone will be knocked to pieces, even a giant like Glopp.

As for the old witch's emaciated body, she almost lost half her life.

Not long after, at the discretion of Professor McGonagall, who arrived quickly, Hogwarts sent the news of the arrest of the attacker to the Ministry of Magic overnight.

During this sensitive period on the night of the end of the tournament, it was no surprise that the Minister of Magic, Scrimgeour, was summoned directly to the office by the Aurors on duty, and immediately decided to send men to Hogwarts to bring the attackers back.

This process is not unpleasant, after all, Scrimgeour has heard that the target of the attacker is Edward Lemay!

If that old butler had been robbed in the British wizarding world, wouldn't that have provoked a lot of forces around the world to rush to him for an explanation?

In Scrimgeour's view, this is undoubtedly a big event that cannot be ignored! It needs to be dealt with closely throughout the whole process, and it is not even the slightest sloppiness.

As a result, the British Ministry of Magic acted at an astonishing speed this time.

McGonagall and Hagrid had just taken the old witch with blood on her forehead to the school hospital and asked Madam Pomfrey to stop the bleeding for her. Even before the old witch had woken up from her coma, there were already more than a dozen Aurors outside the school gate.

Pity these hard people who work for the government, except for the three who are on night duty, the rest have only returned home to sleep! Don't you see a few Aurors who still have messy hairstyles?

After they had left a word as usual, they took the old witch with them very simply, and did not care whether they were still dizzy or not.

However, Kingsley, who was apparitioned in the end, nodded to McGonagall and Hagrid slightly before returning to the Ministry of Magic, and the three of them were colleagues of the Order of the Phoenix, but they hadn't sat down for a long time to have a good chat.

After watching the Aurors take the old witch away, Professor McGonagall and Hagrid returned to the hospital to see the old butler who was still in the hospital room while Madam Pomfrey was tending to her injuries.

Well, rather, the great actor of the wizarding world who pretends to be the old butler - Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart.

“…… Mr. Lockhart, Maca just asked me to tell you, 'I've worked you this time.'" ”

When Professor McGonagall first arrived at the door of the ward, she noticed that Lockhart on the bed seemed to have just woken up, and Hagrid was talking to him.

Because he was covered in a materialized shadow, and he was thrown on the flying carpet by the old witch, the injuries on his body were not serious.

Yes, the most serious injury is a broken arm, which can be completely healed in a few hours under Madam Pomfrey's superb healing magic.

In the eyes of wizards, non-fatal injuries are not a problem at all!

"Oh, McKellen......"

Lockhart lay limply on the bed, his eyelids drooping and feeling a little sleepy—a slight side effect of the healing potion Madam Pomfrey had just poured down.

At this moment, the effect of the compound decoction on his body had disappeared, and his handsome appearance, which made him particularly proud, had not changed much.

"Actually, when he asked me to be that old man, I actually refused...... "Lockhart muttered vaguely, "If I were an actor, I would like nothing more than to put on a good script with my own face...... If you can't let me act, I'll do it right away, and I'll say anything hard or not after the performance......"

"Madam Pomfrey, the bottle of potion you used just now only has the side effect of making you sleepy, right?" Seeing Lockhart muttering vigorously there, Hagrid couldn't help but turn his head and ask.

But Madam Pomfrey had no interest in answering, and just glanced at Lockhart with a blank face, and then turned away.

As they passed the door to the room, Professor McGonagall greeted her with a bow, and the former raised her leg to walk inside.

“…… What can be so hard for us actors? You know, on the Muggle set, there are still a large number of dead dragons rushing to find a scene with lines...... Muggles, it's not easy......"

Lockhart was still muttering, and he didn't know what he had seen in the Muggle world, so he still hadn't forgotten it.

"Ruber, this time it's not just Mr. Lockhart, you've worked hard."

Professor McGonagall glanced at Lockhart a few times, probably thinking that it was best not to talk to him for the time being, so she thanked Hagrid directly.

"No, no, Professor McGonagall." Hagrid shook his head again and again, "I didn't come in handy tonight, and if Maca hadn't come back in time, the witch from Africa would have taken Lockhart with him." ”

"It's already a big credit to be able to fool her." "If you hadn't accompanied Lockhart in this play, she might have returned to the castle to continue her search for Monsieur Lemay, which would have been very dangerous for the students." ”

"Student......" Hagrid immediately remembered that there must be another person in his cabin, "Oh! Ens Taon! ”

"What?" Professor McGonagall was stunned.

"It's Ens Taon, the Hufflepuff first-year," Hagrid quickly explained, "and he suddenly made a noise outside my room, and I pulled him into the room where I was sleeping and hid. ”

As he spoke, Hagrid rose from his chair.

"He should still be in my room by this time," he said, as he walked to the door of the ward, "I mean, if he hadn't left after that...... I hope that kid is okay......"

Before he could finish speaking, Hagrid had already walked out of the hospital room. Behind him, Professor McGonagall gave Lockhart another look, and then followed.

So, Lockhart was the only one left in the ward, but he was still chattering to himself. But looking at his increasingly heavy eyelids, and his softer and softer voice, it seemed that it would not be long before he would fall asleep.

……

Around the same time that Professor McGonagall had taken the injured and unconscious old witch to the school hospital, Maca had already placed the Monument of Bewitchment in the massive cavern deep in the Forbidden Forest.

When he sent it into the cave before, it took a lot of effort. Because the entrance to this cave is a little too small for the tall Bewitching Monument.

"Whew-"

After putting the stele down, Maca sat down next to her, intending to take a breath of relief.

The Bewitching Monument has already reapplied the seal, but after moving it to this cave, it must be arranged a little more.

"Quack, this is the skeleton of a dragon? It's really big enough......"

Maca looked at the bronze eaglet flying deeper into the cavern, and waited until it completely disappeared into darkness, then stared at the direction in which the eaglet disappeared and sorted out some information from the other party not long ago.

At that time, he asked what the other party meant by "big trouble" in the past, but he still did not get any accurate answer.

That's what he expected.

After all, the bronze eaglet had never been able to tell the truth in the first place, and it was naturally impossible for him to contradict himself now, whether the other party was deceiving him or not.

However, because of the doubts in his heart, he didn't continue to ask for the next test, but Shicai had already learned about it.

Judging from the past situation, whether Ravenclaw has hidden malice or not, the task she gives to the bronze eaglet is to guide the so-called "alternative".

Therefore, there is no need for Maca to ask, as soon as the bronze eaglet finds out that Maca has completed the previous test, the next one will follow.

Unless, like last time, even the bronze eaglet itself is in crisis, it will continue to choose to sleep without saying a word.

Rowena Ravenclaw...... Rowena Ravenclaw ...... "As Maca recited the name over and over again, her face reappeared with the same complexity she had seen when she heard the test," could it be that so far...... Are all my deeds under your control? ”

The next test he learned from the Bronze Eagle was clear: "Study the source of the power of the Bewitching Tablet and control it once and for all."

"Now that you've got this broken stone back, forget it," said the bronze eaglet at the time...... "I'll tell you the truth, Lord Eagle, this is actually the next test that Rowena gave you." But this thing is very evil, you should take it easy when you tinker, if something happens, it will affect all the teachers and students at Hogwarts! ”

Moreover, it also specifically points out that the origin of the power of this giant monument is a negative soul rule. For all living beings, the effects it can have are very serious, and if you are not careful, it can lead to disaster.

Merely......

"How the hell did Ravenclaw know I had acquired the Monument of Bewitchment? Is it a prophecy? Divination? Or ......"

Although it is of course possible that this is just a coincidence, Maca prefers to believe that this is a series of arrangements planned by Rowena Ravenclaw.

Thinking about it this way, of course, will bring him excess pressure, but at least it will not make him take a chance and ignore the possible dangers.

It's just that before considering these completely clueless things, there's one more thing that maca has to think through.

"Bewitching Monument......" He turned his head again, looked at the giant black stone tablet beside him, and muttered to himself silently, "Should I continue to study this thing?" ”

Each of Rowena Ravenclaw's trials seemed to force him to make difficult choices again and again.