In the face of his cousin Clark's inquiry, Ron also wanted to put on a show and hang the other party's appetite.

But under Clark's pressure, he was quickly defeated.

"It's Tom Riddle!" Ron swallowed the food in his mouth and said excitedly, "I just said that I had a familiar feeling when I first heard the name,"

"Tom Riddle had a Special Contribution Award to the school 50 years ago!" He expected Clark to have a surprised look on his face, but he was disappointed.

Clark didn't seem surprised by this.

"Hogwarts will admit all the young wizards of school age from all over the United Kingdom, judging by the name, it should be Merope? The child born to Gaunt and Tom Riddle Sr.

Is it any wonder that in the end old Tom Riddle will be free from the influence of the spell, it seems to be Merope? After Gaunt became pregnant, his IQ decreased, and he thought that he could rely on his child to restrain Old Tom, so he broke the spell.

Unfortunately, she miscalculated. ”

"But how do you know?" Clark asked Ron.

"It's confinement! That time Filch asked me to wipe the medallion in the showroom. Ron said indignantly, "It just so happened that I was burping and spitting slugs on his medal for special contributions, and if you spent a whole hour wiping the slime off a name, you'd remember that name too." ”

Harry also said at this time, "So the Gaunt family is not dead, Tom Riddle attended Hogwarts 50 years ago and made outstanding contributions, and his grandson may be in this school today." ”

"Aha," Ron squirmed, "another parseltongue, it looks like the suspect has increased again." ”

Harry glanced at Ron dissatisfied, "But Hogwarts doesn't have a student with 'Riddle' in his name now, and of course he may have changed his name, but I'd love to know what special contribution he made to Hogwarts to get this reward?" ”

"It could be anything," Ron said casually, "maybe he'd got thirty .l. certificates, or rescued a teacher from under the giant claws of the great squid." Maybe he murdered Myrtle, and that must have pleased everyone......"

Clark secretly praised Ron's crow beak in his heart, and the myrtle was really killed by Tom Riddle.

And then Harry also saw the focused look on Hermione's face, "Did you find anything, Hermione?" ”

"What's wrong?" Ron said, looking at Harry and then at Hermione.

Hermione raised her head, first looked at Clark, and seeing that he didn't object, she whispered, "That's right, the Chamber of Secrets was opened fifty years ago. ”

"What?" Harry and Ron shouted in unison, and when they saw the curious glances of the little wizards around them, they quickly lowered their voices.

"How I don't know."

"Who was that time?"

Clark said slowly, "This happened fifty years ago, and even your parents don't necessarily know what happened at that time. Still, in the old archives of the Daily Prophet, I found something. ”

He looked at Harry and Ron, "The last time the Chamber of Secrets was opened, a little wizard from a Muggle family died, and that wasn't just petrification, monsters, no joke!" ”

Ron and Harry's mouths were wide open, and they couldn't close them for a long time.

"So you're scared?"

"No!" Harry shook his head decisively, "I'm not afraid, but do you know that the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets last time was caught?" ”

"Of course," Clark nodded, "according to the file, he was caught and fired, and the person who caught the murderer was also awarded a medal." ”

When Harry and Ron heard this, they suddenly had a vague idea in their hearts, but they just couldn't grasp it, which made them very irritated.

"So who's the murderer?" They asked.

"It didn't say that on file, but Hermione apparently guessed it." He looked at Hermione.

"I didn't know who it was." Hermione: "But combined with Ron's words, I have a guess that the murderer who was caught that year should be Hagrid. ”

"What?"

"Impossible!"

Ron and Harry said in unison again, this time with a bigger reaction.

Clark and Hermione had to drag them together to the lawn outside the castle.

"Don't worry, listen to me." Hermione said as she walked.

"The Chamber of Secrets was opened fifty years ago, wasn't it?"

Harry and Ron nodded.

"The last person who opened the chamber was expelled fifty years ago, wasn't he?"

The two nodded.

"Tom Riddle received the Special Contribution to School award fifty years ago, didn't he?"

Keep nodding.

"Hagrid was expelled from school fifty years ago, wasn't he?"

No one spoke, Harry and Ron were standing there, they felt that their brains were not enough, but the conditions listed by Hermione were connected and all pointed to one fact.

That is, Hagrid was expelled from school for opening the secret room.

"But...... But......" Ron said incoherently.

Harry reacted quickly, and said excitedly, "No, Hagrid is not that kind of person, and didn't you say that Tom Riddle is a descendant of Slytherin, and his mother is from the Gaunt family!" ”

"Hah, you've finally figured out what's wrong," Hermione said, "so let's make a bold assumption. ”

"Fifty years ago, Tom Riddle, a Slytherin descendant and heir to the Gaunt family, came to Hogwarts and, by chance, found the secret room left by his ancestors.

Tom Riddle discovers the treasure left by his ancestors in the Vault, takes control of the monster in the Vault, frees it, and kills a young wizard.

This caused a huge reaction at Hogwarts, and Tom Riddle reported Hagrid first for fear of being caught by the professors. ”

"No, why did he report Hagrid," Ron interrupted her suddenly, "and the professors didn't suspect it?" ”

"Ron, use your brain," Hermione rolled her eyes, "Think about what kind of person Hagrid is,"

Harry and Ron reacted immediately, they already knew how much Hagrid had a soft spot for those massive monsters.

When they were in first grade, Hagrid had tried to feed a fire dragon in his cabin, and the three big dogs with their heads, whom he called "Louwe", had been something they would never forget.

Hagrid must have had some kind of large pet at the school, and Tom Riddle happened to find out, which gave him the opportunity to set up a blame.

And even if he hadn't, Hagrid, who had been a teenager back then, would have done everything he could to get a look at it if he had heard that there was a monster hiding somewhere in the castle.

And at this time, as long as you report it to the professor and arrest him, things will be easy to do. ”

"What a wonderful reasoning."

Clarke applauded, and Harry and Ron immediately decided that this must be the truth of the matter.

After all, neither in terms of the information they knew now, nor in terms of personal feelings, they didn't think that Hagrid would be the one who unleashed the monster to hurt the students.

Although they had only been with the tall half-giant for just over a year, Hagrid's kindness and warm-heartedness had made Harry consider him a good friend.

How could he not trust his good friend?

"Then we should quickly tell Hagrid and the professor about this, he is wronged, he is not the murderer!" Harry said hurriedly, wishing he could go to Headmaster Dumbledore now.

However, Clark stopped him.

"It's not that simple, Harry, and like Stewart, you don't have proof. The so-called truth is just Hermione's speculation, and fifty years have passed since that incident. ”

"But is it just like watching Hagrid be wronged?" Harry was a little unconvinced, "Besides, if you tell Headmaster Dumbledore about this, I'm sure he'll believe it." ”

"Headmaster Dumbledore would indeed believe it, but so what?" Clark did not deny his words.

"Can he still make a big splash in the newspapers that Hagrid was wronged? It's all fifty years ago, and who cares? Can Tom Riddle still be found? Find him and arrest him? ”

Clarke's successive questions left Harry speechless.

"But is it ...... like that?"

"Nothing, but you tell Hagrid about it now, but it only adds to his troubles, doesn't he know that he has been wronged? Doesn't Professor Dumbledore know either? Clark's words left them speechless.

At this time, the four of them unknowingly walked to the dirt slope not far from Hagrid's hut.

They looked down and saw Hagrid coming out of the house, bucket in hand, happily watering the vegetables in the vegetable patch.

Harry wanted to rush over and tell him that he had been unjustly expelled from school and that the real murderer was Tom Riddle.

However, looking at the smile on Hagrid's face, Harry only felt as if his feet weighed a thousand pounds.

Yes, Hagrid is obviously happy and relaxed now, but he wants to tell him this terrible news, and there is no solution yet, then this is only adding to his troubles.

He subconsciously took a step back and left Hagrid's line of sight.

"This matter can't just be left to pieces, we need to find the person who opened the secret room, bring the murderer to justice, and clear Hagrid's innocence."

Harry looked at Clark with a determined gaze, and Ron nodded in agreement.

Hermione was silent, she and Clark both knew what the truth of the matter was, the murderer from the last time was still there, only this time......

"Yes, rest assured, we won't let the real murderer go unpunished." Clark spoke, agreeing with Harry's statement.

This made him even more excited and motivated.

However, the development of this world does not revolve around him alone, and many things that we think are extremely important may be as light as a feather in this world.

Harry and his family were desperate to embark on a crime-over-the-top adventure, but their energy was quickly drained by the heavy hours of study and training.

When the faint sun began to shine on Hogwarts again, the people in the castle began to be optimistic.

Since Lady Loriss and Peeves were petrified, there hasn't been a single offensive incident.

On the contrary, because of the disappearance of these two guys, the little wizards suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

No more errant student will be stared at by a cat and called for Filch.

The younger wizards don't have to worry about getting hit in the head with a cane thrown by Peeves or locked in a toilet while walking down the road.

But Ms. Pomfrey is pleased to report that the depetrified mandrakes are starting to become moody and reticent, meaning that they are rapidly weaning away from their childhood.

This was not good news, and the little wizards even began to pray that the cat and Peeves would continue to stay in the school hospital like that.

"As soon as their acne is gone, they can be retransplanted."

One afternoon, Harry heard Madam Pomfrey say to Filch gently, "Then, it won't be long before they are cut off and boiled on the fire, and your Lady Loris will be back soon." ”

The heirs of Slytherin may have lost their courage, after all, the whole school is now vigilant and suspicious all day long.

At this time, if you want to open the secret room, the risk will definitely increase, just like fifty years ago, the other party may have given up.

Harry was a little disappointed, but at the same time relieved.

After this period of useless busyness, he was not as involved in this matter as he had been at the beginning, after all, he still had his own life and study, and it was impossible to focus all his energy on catching this Slytherin heir.

Of course, not everyone thinks so.

Hufflepuff's Ernie McMillan disagrees with this delightful view, still believing that Harry is to blame, especially when he "accidentally shows his fox tail" at the dueling club.

Gilderoy Lockhart seems to think that he stopped the attacks, and he happily announces that he will boost the morale of the students and erase those bad memories.

By the time it was time for breakfast on the 14th of February, everyone knew what Lockhart was doing to boost his morale.

Early in the morning, when Clark and Neville finished their morning jog and walked into the auditorium together, he thought he had gone through the wrong door.

The walls around the auditorium were covered with large pink flowers, and to make matters worse, heart-shaped confetti kept falling from the light blue ceiling.

Clark and Neville walked towards the Gryffindor table in surprise, where Ron sat with a look of disgust on his face, and Hermione looked interested.

"What's going on?" Clark asked them as he sat down and brushed away the confetti that had fallen on his smoked meat.

Ron pointed to the teacher's table, and Clark saw Lockhart in a bright pink robe at a glance, well, it seems that this is what he calls a "surprise".

What a surprise for his mother!

7017k