Chapter 62: The Notebook That Suddenly Appeared
Patcy Weasley and Penelope Crivat, a Gryffindor prefect and a Ravenclaw prefect, became victims of the second attack.
Like Lady Loris and Sir Nicholas, both were petrified.
Filch found them outside an empty classroom, where they were found holding hands and the floor covered in shattered glass.
Unlike when the first attack occurred, the young wizards were more panicked, and a considerable part of their attention was focused on their relationship.
Gossip is something that some people pay the most attention to, no matter what time it is.
Of course, this is not a good thing for the Weasleys.
Arthur Weasley and Lady Molly soon got the news and hurried in shortly after breakfast began, with tears on Lady Molly's face.
Professor McGonagall seemed to have been waiting for the two of them to arrive, and before they could speak, she greeted them and walked straight in the direction of the school hospital.
When she arrived at the school hospital, when she saw the petrified Patsy, Mrs. Molly couldn't hold back any longer, and cried directly, and even Mr. Weasley's eyes turned red, and tears flowed silently.
"I'm sorry, Arthur." Dumbledore had been in the school hospital and whispered, "I didn't protect them. ”
"It's not your fault." Mr. Weasley shook his head, but Mrs. Molly fell directly on top of Patsy, grabbing his stiff hand, tears falling down on Patsy.
"They're still alive, aren't they? Dumbledore. Mr. Weasley asked with a gentle pat on Mrs. Molly's back.
"Yes, they were just petrified." Dumbledore nodded, "When the mandrakes are ripe, I promise they'll recover." ”
"I believe in you." Mr. Weasley looked into Dumbledore's eyes, whispered back, and then withdrew his gaze to Patsy.
A moment later, Ron and Ginny rushed in.
Even though he and Patcy have always been at odds, Ron is still sad and wept, and as for Ginny, she has long been crying and is held in Lady Molly's arms.
Hermione was a little late, and Harry, who was still in the hospital when she arrived, was also woken up by the series of cries, and was standing next to her at a loss.
"Patsy...... What happened last night? Harry quietly pulled Hermione aside and asked softly.
Hermione nodded, also a little surprised: "You don't know?" ”
Harry's face was full of remorse: "Last night...... I slept too hard. ”
"Okay." Hermione looked at Harry scrutinically, not looking into what he was hiding, and continued, "I heard that they only found out in the morning, and they have been like this since they found out. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had also just arrived. ”
Harry looked at the sad Weasleys and felt his nose sour.
"Hermione, I want to ask...... Did you discover anything during this time? ”
"Nope." Hermione shook her head, "Re...... I don't have time for that potion at the most critical time. ”
"Okay." Harry grabbed his hair and whispered, "I don't think it's quite right, doesn't it mean that the monsters in the Chamber of Secrets will only do things to Muggle-born or half-blood wizards?" How can Patsy also ......"
"Can't you see that?" Hermione looked impatient, "They were all holding hands, and it was clear that Patcy was implicated. ”
"I remember that Senpai Penelope was not a pure-blood......"
"I see...... Harry nodded, his brow furrowed, and asked again, "Hermione, the ...... How long will it take? I think we should speed things up......"
"It's coming, just a few more days......"
The two whispered in the corner, while the Weasleys wiped away their tears, spoke a few more words to Dumbledore, and left.
Ginny didn't say anything, just waved her hand slightly as a greeting, and left in despair.
Ron's eyes were still red, and Hermione and Hermione went to Harry's bedside, their hands clenched into fists, and their voices were still slightly crying.
"I'm going to make Malfoy pay!"
"Ron, we haven't decided ......yet," Hermione had just said before Ron interrupted, "what else needs to be determined!" ”
"Everyone knows that we don't deal with the Malfoys, and Dad even got into a fight with Malfoy's dad in Diagon Alley before school started!"
"Now that Patsy is lying there, who else but him?"
Harry calmed the agitated Ron a little and relayed Hermione's words.
“…… Patsy may have been implicated, but we'll have to wait for the potion to be ready, and then let's talk about it. Seeing that Ron was calming down, Harry continued, "It won't take a few days, just wait, Ron." ”
“…… I'm going to make him pay......"
Ron was still thinking about it, and Harry had to comfort him. As for Hermione, she was robbed of by Ron, and she was sulking with her hands on her chest next to her.
Harry looked at his two friends and suddenly felt a little tired.
It turns out that as a bond between friends, it is such a troublesome thing......
The attack on Patsy and Penelope had a great impact on the young wizards. Both are senior wizards, and Patsy is still pure-blood. This made the seniors and Slytherin purebloods, who had always had a careless attitude, anxious.
By the next morning, countless owls had flown into the Great Hall, and almost all the young wizards had received letters from home. Dumbledore's place was drowned out by a red roaring letter.
However, Dumbledore didn't show up at all, and it was Professor Snape who moved the shouting letters away.
Judging by the gloating look on Snape's face, he was probably sent to the Headmaster's office.
Saving the young wizards from being bombarded with yelling letters is perhaps the most admirable thing Snape has done so far this year.
Compared to the others, Ike is not in a hurry at all, and seems to have become the most calm little wizard in all of Hogwarts.
The experience of the Chamber of Secrets taught him that his snake language could affect the basilisk to a certain extent. Even if he did encounter a basilisk controlled by Comrade Fushi, Ike was confident that he would be able to slightly affect the basilisk's movements, leaving him plenty of time to escape.
And the basilisk frontal hard steel?
Even if he wanted to crush Comrade Xiaofu's bones and ashes, Ike's choice was still to escape.
Of course, it's impossible to break the bones and scatter ashes, and Ike still wants to get the location of the Slytherin treasure from Comrade Xiaofu.
Even if it is very likely that Comrade Xiaofu in the notebook does not know, but after all, there is a certain probability that he knows?
After comforting the panicked Stewart and Terry, Ike left the auditorium first.
Tuesday's first session of Defence Against the Dark Arts was a rare relaxation session, and Lockhart now only had students act out what was in his book in class, regardless of what the students weren't reading. Ike also thought about taking advantage of this time to take a look at the "Detailed Explanation of Ancient Demon Texts".
However, as Ike passed by Myrtle's bathroom, he suddenly stopped.
In the doorway of the bathroom, a black notebook fell to the floor alone.
When I picked it up, it was a diary, and the cover had faded.
Subconsciously turned the first page, only to see a name written on it in blurred ink:
T.M. Riddle!