Chapter 29: The Castle Dungeon

"Now let's talk about the treatment of the ghost Stephen Strange." Principal Dippet said.

"In view of the serious suspicion of damage to the castle's public facilities, it was decided after discussion that the treatment should be taken in a custodial manner. From now on, Stephen Strange will be restricted from living and socializing, and the three professors will cast a spell to carve out a room in the dungeon for the suspect to move around, and the walls of the room will cast a Ghost-Restricting Charm and be supervised by a special person. ”

After hearing the spell of the Ghost Forbidden Spell, Helena immediately panicked. She had thought that the body of the ghost of Yiwen could not be harmed at all, and there would be no specific restrictions, and she could leave freely at any time if she wanted to. But the Spectre Forbidden Charm, a vicious spell against ghosts, disrupted her plans.

She immediately floated up from her seat and rushed to Principal Dippert, shouting, "You have no right to do this to him!" ”

Principal Dippet said unmoved, "Ms. Gray, please understand. We are also here to keep the school safe. ”

Helena's voice froze: "For the sake of so-called safety, can an innocent ghost be restrained by a spell without humanity?" ”

Principal Dippet said, "The wizarding world is not at peace right now, and we can't afford to leave it to chance. ”

Helena tried to continue arguing with him, but Shiwen grabbed her hand from behind.

"I obey your disposition." He whispered.

Helena looked back at him in disbelief.

Xiwen shook his head at her and said, "It's okay. ”

After all, Xiwen has another body, and detention is not much of a problem for him. It's a big deal to gather your mind and listen to the lecture in the body of Shevin Rozier, and the ghost part should be asleep for a while.

Helena stared at him for a few seconds, finally convinced by Xiwen's gaze.

"Okay." Helena said, then she looked at the three professors. "But I'm going to be Stephen's caretaker!"

"It can't be!" Barrow stood up at this point and said in a tough tone. "Everyone knows that you two are close......"

"Do you mean I'm going to cheat and do things that are detrimental to the castle's safety?" Helena said in an unkind tone.

"I'm not...... What I mean, I, I'm just ......" Barrow immediately became flustered and began to speak a little hesitantly.

"Miss Gray, please be considerate of Barrow." Seeing this, Professor Meles spoke. "He's also for the school."

"For the school? Helena laughed disdainfully......

Seeing that Barrow and Helena's faces were not very good-looking, Dumbledore was embarrassed to continue watching the play, and he said at this time: "Actually, a ghost forbidden spell is enough to be safe, of course, if Miss Gray wants to stay in the dungeon to chat with Mr. Strange and pass the boring restraint time, it is completely fine." ”

With that, he winked at Shivin and Helena.

Helena's expression softened.

"Professor, I can also be Strange's guard." Barrow didn't seem to be reconciled and continued.

Helena coldly dismissed: "There's no need for this! ”

Principal Dippet didn't say much when he saw this. Each generation of headmasters knows Helena's true identity as a Ravenclaw daughter, and she knows a lot about the castle's secrets and history. It can be said that there is a high probability that there will be places where her help will be needed in the future.

Therefore, as the headmaster, Armando Dippet did not want to disobey Helena's wishes too much, so he could only acquiesce to her request to let her guard Xiwen.

In fact, the three-hundred-year-old man was also very puzzled as to what kind of ecstasy soup this newcomer Stephen Strange had poured into Helena Ravenclaw, which had made her pay such a deep trust in just a few days.

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Three professors and four ghosts left the principal's office, and in the middle of the process, Master Angulo left the group first, leaving three professors who were about to go to cast spells, a ghost who was about to go to cast spells, a ghost who guarded the ghost of a criminal suspect, and a ghost who would not leave......

They make their way to the dungeon via the spiral staircase that leads to the Slytherin common room.

'So is the place where Slytherin House lives really a dungeon......' Shiwen complained silently.

After all, the dungeon was too deep, and Principal Dippert's old and emaciated body could hardly support him to carry such a long, dizzying staircase, and his breathing became extremely heavy.

As if sensing his heavy gasps, Dumbledore gently lifted his wand.

"Thank you, Albus." Principal Dippert's strength regained somewhat, and he sighed. "I'm still old after all."

Without saying a word all the way, the three of them and the three ghosts came to the dungeon.

This is a different location from the Slytherin common room and the classrooms in the dungeon, and is on the other side of the sparsely populated side. Because few people have been passing by and using it for a long time, there are few torches around, the ground is full of dust, and the environment is very dirty, full of spiders and slimy puddles.

Principal Duppet pulled out a bunch of keys and found a brown key with rust in it, and opened the copper door to one of the rooms.

This is supposed to be the place where some people were once held. Inside, some old and discarded shackles hung inside, and half of the bumpy plumb was exposed in the mud on the ground. I don't know if you have imprisoned the enemies who attacked Hogwarts hundreds of years ago, or if you have imprisoned students who broke school rules during the era of corporal punishment.

"It's too unbearable." Helena frowned.

Principal Dippet asked, surprised, "I thought this environment would be more in line with the ghost's mind, right?" ”

Helena said coldly, "We're not the kind of corpses in the gutter. ”

At this time, Barrow saw the stitch and said, "Helena, you don't need to stay in this environment, just let me watch over it." ”

"No, I don't have a problem." Hearing Barrow's words, Helena reacted immediately. "What do you think, Stephen?"

"That's it, it's all the same." Xiwen smiled helplessly on the surface, but in fact, he couldn't ask for it in his heart. It's so close to the Slytherin common room that you can always come and take care of it as Shevin Rozier.

"Okay, that's it." Principal Dippet nodded. "Then please come into this room, Mr. Strange."

Xiwen floated in, still complaining in his heart, 'What kind of room is this, it's clearly a prison cell......

After Shivin entered the room, Headmaster Duper looked at Dumbledore.

"Let's get started, Albus."

Dumbledore nodded and walked to the door. He waved his wand and said, "Restricto Ghostum." ”

Principal Dippet and Professor Meles, who were nearby, also chanted the spell, reinforcing the spell.

Soon, a transparent barrier surrounded the cell.

"Is that okay?" Xiwen looked at the still open bronze door and asked suspiciously.

"You can try it for yourself, Mr. Strange." Dumbledore smiled.

Shivin reached out and tried to get through the barrier. But when I touched it, my arm suddenly seemed to lose its strength, and it was difficult to move forward an inch.

"It's amazing!" Xiwen exclaimed. "I still haven't felt the entity, but I can't get past it."

Dumbledore smiled slightly and said to Helena, "Then I'll leave it to you, Miss Gray. ”

Helena nodded, reaching for Shiwen's palm dangling in the air. The palms of the two were only about an inch apart, but they were like a moat and could not be touched.

Seeing this, Principal Dippert said to Xiwen, "We will continue to investigate this matter, and I hope you don't make any out-of-the-ordinary moves." ”

"Hmm." Xiwen was also unhappy when he heard this, and responded casually.

Professor Meles glanced at him apologetically and said, "Mr. Strange, I can only grieve you for a while, and if we find the real murderer, we will definitely apologize to you sincerely and make amends." ”

In the face of Professor Meles's sincere attitude, Xiwen couldn't continue to shake his face, and said, "I'm waiting for that day." ”

The three professors then left, and the bloody Barrow wanted to stay and say something, but Helena threw him out with a cold face.

Now, all that is left here is a pair of ghosts of a man and a woman who are close to the end of the world, looking at each other without saying a word.

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