027. Wrap up the work and teach a thorough investigation
In the first year Potions class that afternoon, two Slytherin schoolgirls fell ill one after another, causing Hogwarts to blow up completely.
According to the first-year students who were in attendance, if it weren't for Professor Snape's quick use of magic, the two girls might have fallen headlong into a cauldron filled with scalding scabies water.
Not to mention the magic of how two girls could squeeze into a crucible, the students of Hogwarts were accustomed to exaggerating everything they saw.
In short, after Madam Pomfrey confirmed that the two girls had symptoms similar to those of Caitlin Rolle, they were immediately admitted to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries without hesitation.
At the same time, panic that was visible to the naked eye quickly spread throughout Hogwarts.
The students are rumored to believe that a terrible contagion is raging at Hogwarts like never before, and no one knows who the next unlucky person will be.
In this situation, many students could not sit still, and they used owls to send letters to their homes, asking their parents and families to take them home from school.
At this time, Scott was walking alone in a chaotic castle.
He knew that the professors would soon intervene to restrain the current disorder in the school, but he had to take advantage of the chaos to do something to eliminate the hidden danger once and for all.
In a corridor leading to the castle's basement, three worried Slytherin students hurried by.
"I've already written to my dad! He'll be sure to get me home as fast as he can! ”
Dekra Malfoy, who covered his face with a dark green scarf, exclaimed.
"My dad will do too!"
"And my dad!"
Two of his henchmen immediately chimed in.
They are Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe, two boys who look like trolls.
At this point, the two of them were more exaggerated than Malfoy's, their heads tightly wrapped around their heads in dark green scarves, revealing only their eyes, which were squeezed into gaps by fat.
The three Slytherin boys were all flustered, not noticing that Scott, who was also in a hurry, had disappeared after passing a thick column.
"Let's go! Crabbe, Goyle! Malfoy quickened his pace, "Then we have to stay in the common room quietly and wait for our father to pick us up." ”
The three boys began to gallop with their legs drawn.
Hiding his form with a disillusionment charm, Scott followed them unhurriedly and further underground, eventually reaching the door of the Slytherin common room.
Scott leaned against the wall and watched as the three boys shouted the password to open the door.
By here, he had reconnected with the bat he had left in Travers' dorm the night before, but it wasn't enough for him to command the bat to move.
After the Malfoy trio entered the common room, Scott gently pulled out his wand and waved it slightly.
"Super perceptual."
With the help of the Psychic Charm, Scott sensed the bat hanging in the folds of the bed curtain in the dormitory move.
It flapped its wings in the uninhabited dormitory and flew through the owl passage hidden in the ceiling to the outside of the common room.
"Disappear without a trace."
Scott raised his wand and cast a vanishing spell on the bat, and immediately turned and left.
With the blessing of the Super Sense Charm, he had sensed that Snape's magic was coming this way.
Thanks to the intricate passages inside Hogwarts Castle. Scott walked briskly into the bends of the dungeon on the other side, avoiding the possibility of meeting Snape in advance.
It's just that when Scott finally returns to the Ravenclaw common room, he is caught by Professor Flitsch.
"Oh! Where have you been, Scott. ”
Professor Flitwick looked a little haggard, and the anxious expression on his face had not yet dissipated, but he was immediately relieved when he saw him.
"I'm sorry, Professor."
When Scott saw Professor Flitwick's appearance, some guilt welled up in his heart.
"You shouldn't be running around anymore at this point."
Flitwick criticized him a few words, but did not delve into the question of where he went.
"Dumbledore has taken this matter seriously, and the professors will look into it thoroughly today. You just stay in the dorm and don't go out, I've already informed the prefects. He hurriedly explained a few more words and left.
Scott could feel Professor Flitwick's trust in him, and the guilt in his heart grew a little.
But it's just guilty, and he won't regret it.
Scott looked around, there weren't many people gathered in the Ravenclaw common room, and it was clear that most of the students were hiding in their dorms.
He saw the couple Dylan and Kayla.
Kayla sat on the couch sobbing as Dylan crouched in front of her and held her hand.
"Don't worry, Kayla." Dylan softly comforted his girlfriend, "So far, only three people have shown symptoms, and maybe it's not a contagious disease." ”
"No, it's a contagion, like I said at noon!" Kayla was already terrified, she never knew she still had the gift of "prophecy".
Scott passed by the couple.
He certainly doesn't use a virus that spreads widely.
Through the stairs behind the statue of Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of the college, Scott returns to his dormitory.
He pushed open the door to his dorm room, and Milton immediately stood up to greet him, "You're back, Scott." I was worried about it, but Roger said I didn't have to go to you. ”
Although Scott was accustomed to Milton's sentimental disposition, he was taken aback by his red-eyed appearance.
"I'm fine, Milton, thank you." He thanked him in a dry tone.
"It's fine if you're okay."
Milton smiled and sighed in a low voice, "What will happen to Hogwarts if something like this happens?" ”
"Don't worry, Milton. It's going to be fine, our Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor Flitwick are more than capable of solving these things. Roger said.
He was lying on his bed with one leg crossed reading a Quidditch magazine, and unlike Milton, he remained optimistic about the current situation.
Another member of the dorm, Eddie, was sorting through his pile of cans and bottles.
"I think that's a good thing." He said.
Facing the eyes of the others gathered on him, Eddie continued, "We all know that those three girls usually get very close. Whatever the reason for their fall, the same symptoms say a lot. ”
Scott understood what he was trying to say.
"You're saying that as long as the professors make the effort to find out why they're sick, then the pure-blood little witch group organized by Travers will be completely exposed to them."
"That's right." Eddie grinned and said, "Then we won't have to bother staring at a bunch of junior girls." ”