"I know that this is tantamount to letting the tiger go home, but now that we can't find the murderer, we must ensure the safety of the students." ”

The other three deans nodded in agreement, Madam Pomfrey was an adult wizard with a wand after all, which had proved that the strength of the attacker was by no means an idle person, and the danger faced by the students should not be underestimated, and it was better to stop the school if the murderer could not be found, and it was better than the high frequency of injuries.

Lockhart saw the attitude of the four deans, knowing that it would be difficult to dissuade him, he secretly gritted his teeth in his heart, thought for a moment and said: "Give me a little time, I will find the murderer before Albus closes Hogwarts!" ”

Professor McGonagall didn't bother to pay attention to Lockhart at this point, just nodded perfunctorily and let him go.

"Severus, Filius, Pomona, the three of you go and pacify the students of your respective houses and gather them in the Great Hall," Professor McGonagall commanded as Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts, "I'm going to find a way to contact Albus, and then I'm going to gather the rest of the staff." ”

"No problem," Flitwick's diminutive body shuddered, "and we're meeting in the Great Hall. ”

Hundreds of restless students were gathered in the vast auditorium, where people whispered about the attack that took place last night.

"It's happened," Eddie felt uneasy, "why did even Madam Pomfrey get hit?" ”

"It's really going to be closed now," Qiu and Alan were a little uneasy, "but if we can't find the murderer, even if school starts in September, aren't we still at risk of being injured?" ”

"Prefects count the number of people!" Flitwick clenched his throat and said that he was too short to see every student.

Caitlin Lauer and the prefects counted the heads in pairs, and the work proceeded in an orderly manner.

"There are 101 students at Ravenclaw College, and all of them are all present." Caitlin breathed a sigh of relief, and if something went wrong with the students, she would be sorry for the rest of her life.

There was a commotion among the Slytherins.

"There's one person missing," Prefect Donna's face was as pale as paper, "second-year Bernie Selwyn is gone. ”

"Where have the others gone?" Snape snapped, "Did any of you see him?" ”

Draco Malfoy shook his head hurriedly, "I don't know, he won't be in bed when he wakes up in the morning." ”

"What did you say?" Helis heard the words of several people, her face turned pale, and her thin body staggered, "Bernie, he's missing......"

"You calm down," Joel cupped his girlfriend's body, "let's go back to the group first, and the professors will find him." ”

Knowing that the situation was urgent, she couldn't make a big fuss and cause trouble for the professors, and despite thinking about her brother, she honestly followed Joel back to the Ravenclaw long line.

"Your brother is missing?" Cho and Marietta learned the news and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort Hayris.

"Where's Lockhart?" Eddie looked around the auditorium and noticed that Lockhart, who had been active all along, was gone.

Joel didn't have time to care about anyone else, so he wrapped his arms around Helis's shoulders and took her into his arms, feeling the shivers coming from her body.

Haylis shrank into Joel's arms, her head resting on Joel's shoulder socket, soaking up the warmth from him.

"I'll go, this can also be a show of affection for dog food, right......" Eddie muttered, he turned back to find a single dog for comfort, and when he looked in, Alan was pulled aside by Marietta, and Cho and Cedric clasped hands and exchanged heartfelt words.

Fortunately, Sergei was still standing in place, his blonde hair was meticulously attached to his head, his waist was straight, like a pine, and his face was pale and seemed to care about nothing.

"Great, Sergei," Eddie stepped forward to shake his hand, "I knew you weren't going to leave me alone......"

Before the words fell, Sergei turned away, leaving Eddie alone to cry without tears, only hating the young and ignorant and not knowing how to cherish it, and now he regretted it when he saw others abusing the dog.

Joel wrapped one hand around Helis's shoulder, and the other hand gently held her wrist, Hayris's body was thin and long, and her wrist appeared extraordinarily slender, and the white skin was more slippery, Joel stroked her skin and felt the tip of her heart be burned hard.

He quickly emptied his thoughts, now was not the time to think about this.

"It's okay, maybe he's just lost in the castle, and we'll see him later." Joel whispered comfortingly.

Haylis reached out and grabbed Joel's robe tightly, closed her eyes, and a few tears were quietly squeezed out of her sockets, leaving a deep scar on the snowy skin that could be broken by blowing, and her nose was slightly open, looking pitiful.

Professor McGonagall brought the remaining staff from Hogwarts to the Great Hall, Filch, Pins, Hagrid, Professor Barbling, and Professor Victor...... Everyone came, including the petrified Hermione Ginny and Madam Pomfrey, as well as the hordes of ghosts, except for Lockhart and Bernie Selwyn, who had disappeared without a trace.

"Students," Professor McGonagall said, standing on a stool and looking down at the Hogwarts students, "Hogwarts is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis, as you all know, Madam Pomfrey was attacked last night, but thankfully no one has died as a result so far. ”

"I've informed Professor Dumbledore that he'll be back before the sun goes down today," Professor McGonagall took a deep breath, "We'll be locking Hogwarts on hold until we're making sure the campus is safe, and you'll be back in school." ”

"Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, the Hogwarts Agents will leave on time to take you to London, and today I ask everyone to stay in the Great Hall and not move around!"

Professor McGonagall stood guard in the four corners of the auditorium, doing everything in his power to keep the students safe, while Snape and Flitwick worked together to circumnavigate the castle in an attempt to find Bernie Selwyn.

At this point, the system came to brush up on the sense of presence again, and a prompt appeared in front of Joel.

Basilisk Hunt: Participate in the Basilisk Hunt in the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets and obtain the Basilisk's Eyes, quest rewards: Petrification Spell Amplification, Normal Spell Solving has no effect on it, and Petrification can be lifted by using a potion or higher spell made of Mature Mandrake Liquid.

Isn't this the equivalent of a weakened version of the basilisk's stare? The rewards this time are beyond imagination.

Joel just looked at it and felt a little moved, but he also knew that the richer the reward, the higher the danger factor, and the system would not give benefits for no reason, so he had to think fully before entering the field to reap the benefits.

"Hagrid," Harry and Ron on the other side finally found an opportunity to run and talk to Hagrid, the half-blood giant, "What did Lockhart threaten you yesterday?" ”

Hagrid's face was extremely unnatural, a red and swollen bag grew on his brow, his nose was blue and swollen, his face was wider, and his originally fluffy hair was tied with locks, and his image was quite embarrassing.

"What threats......" Hagrid was confused, "what is Gildelow threatening me to do?" ”

"Don't try to fool us," Ron approached Hagrid affectionately and patted Hagrid's arm, "We all heard your conversation with Lockhart on the fifth floor yesterday, so tell us the truth." ”

"I don't know what you're talking about," Hagrid seemed a little annoyed, "and now that it's so urgent, don't you even think about joking?" ”

Ron and Harry looked at each other, and they pressed twice more, but Hagrid seemed annoyed, and no matter how much he pressed him, he kept silent.

"Minerva!" Professor Flitwick hurried down the stairs, "What do you see I've found?" ”

Helis got up from Joel's arms and staggered over.

He held a severed arm in his hand, fat and short, like a white lotus root, the edge of the wound was neat and smooth, as if it had been cut directly by some sharp weapon, and the severed arm also had a few pieces of Hogwarts robe on it.

The auditorium was chaotic, and many timid students screamed, this bloody scene frightened many junior students, who covered their eyes and did not dare to look at it again, this scene is destined to become a childhood shadow for many students.

And Haylis immediately recognized that the chubby arm belonged to her younger brother, Bernie Selwyn.

"This is my brother's arm, how is he now?" Haylis jumped forward and grabbed Flitwick by the shoulder, she could no longer suppress her nervousness, and strings of tears dripped like pearls, and Joel hurriedly hugged them into her arms.

"The arm was found in the girls' bathroom on the second floor!" Flitwick glanced guiltily at the students in the audience, "Severus is there right now, but I don't see Mr. Selwyn!" ”

"Quiet!" Professor McGonagall yelled at the students in the audience, "Prefects do your duty, colleagues, please help your students get order in the auditorium!" ”

The weak elective professors stood up to help calm the students' moods, and many of the girls lowered their heads and let out bursts of sobbing.

"Philius, I'll go with you to the second floor," Professor McGonagall propped up her glasses and pulled her wand out of her pocket, "the rest of us stay in the Great Hall!" Pomona, I'll leave it to you for now. ”

Professor Sprout nodded.

"I want to go see it too......," Haylis couldn't help but plead, "I'll just stand aside, and I won't delay you, okay?" ”

“…… No," a hint of frustration flashed in Professor McGonagall's eyes, but she immediately replied coldly, "I think Miss Selwyn will be more emotionally stable and safe in the Great Hall. ”

Helis opened her mouth to speak, and Joel hurriedly pulled her back.

Draco Malfoy was stunned, he crouched down like chaff and remained silent, and the Slytherins, who had been watching coldly before, could hardly speak coldly and taunt others when they saw their classmates' limbs.

"What are you dragging me for?" Haylis shrunk into Joel's arms and bit her lower lip, "I want to go to Bernie, I'm worried about him, what if something happens to him?" ”

"Do you think he's still alive and waiting for us to save him?" Helis looked up at Joel, tears in her eyes, like a harmless little white rabbit, "We can't leave him alone......"

Although he usually looks at him unpleasantly, and feels that this younger brother is arrogant, reckless, uneducated, and likes to show off, Bernie is after all her own brother whose blood is thicker than water, and when his parents were busy with official business, he was the only one who accompanied him, hugging each other in the empty manor for warmth, at that time, Helis was sure that Bernie had a heart and mind with her, and they were both lonely children.

Joel thought for a moment, weighed the benefits and losses in his heart, and then looked down at his girlfriend's pitiful appearance, and finally made up his mind.

"I'll take you out later, don't move around, follow me."

"I promise, I promise to be obedient, and I will listen to you......" Haylis's chick pecked the rice and quickly nodded in agreement.

The two of them huddled in the corner of the auditorium, next to Harry and Ron.

"Are you two going along? Can you bring the two of us with you? Harry looked very excited at the mention of sneaking out, but in the blink of an eye he saw Helis huddled in Joel's arms heartbroken, "I mean...... I have deep sympathy for what happened to your brother. ”

Joel was about to make this suggestion, but without Harry's Parseltongue, they would not have been able to enter the Chamber of Secrets, and he wanted to talk a little more, but Harry actually took the initiative to make this suggestion himself.

"The two of us want to capture Lockhart and beat him up to avenge Hermione and Ginny!" Harry's eyes lit up, and now he and Ron were sure that Lockhart was the one responsible for the attacks.

"No problem, but I have one request," Joel began, "you two must follow my commands. ”

“…… Well, no problem, as long as you can take us away. Harry and Ron looked at each other and readily agreed, he had left in a hurry, and the Cloak of Invisibility had fallen into the dormitory, otherwise he wouldn't have had to turn to Joel for help.

Joel watched as Professors McGonagall and Flitwick stepped up the stairs, pulled out their wands and struck them on the heads of each other, chanting incantations softly.

Like a basin of cold water poured on their heads, the Illusion Spell began to work on the four of them.

Haylis is amazed by Joel's talent for spells, and she thinks her boyfriend is a treasure boy who might come up with something new at any point.

Harry and Ron looked at their virtual arms and whispered in amazement, "It's amazing! It's exactly the same as the Invisibility Cloak! ”

In fact, the invisibility effect of the illusion spell is not as powerful as the invisibility cloak, at least when the surrounding environment changes drastically, the unnatural changes in the void part of the illusion spell can be clearly detected, and the invisibility cloak will not have this trouble.

"Let's go, come with me." Joel shook Haylis' hand and motioned for Harry and Ron to follow, the prefects and professors calming the frightened students, not even noticing that there were four students missing from the corner.

The four of them left the auditorium in a group and climbed another staircase up the second-floor hallway.

They twisted their hands and feet as they approached the women's bathroom, where McGonagall, Snape, and Flitwick were discussing things at the door.