Chapter 160: Finding the Problem
"Petrified?" Madam Pomfrey asked in a whisper.
"Yes," Professor McGonagall said, "shuddered at the thought of it...... Who knows what would have happened if Albus hadn't happened to come downstairs to serve hot chocolate......"
The three of them looked at Colin intently. Dumbledore then leaned forward and pulled the camera from between Colin's stiff fingers.
"Could he have taken a picture of the attacker?" Professor McGonagall asked eagerly. Dumbledore didn't answer. He pried open the back cover of the camera. "OMG!" Madam Pomfrey exclaimed.
A hot air sizzles out of the camera, a pungent smell of burning plastic.
"Melted," Madam Pomfrey said in astonishment, "all melted......
"What does that mean, Albus?" Professor McGonagall pressed urgently.
"That means," said Dumbledore, "that the Chamber of Secrets has indeed been opened again. ”
Madam Pomfrey covered her mouth with her hand. Professor McGonagall stared blankly at Dumbledore. "But Albus...... You must know...... Who?"
"It's not a question of who," Dumbledore said, looking at Colin, "the question is, how......"
Only Charon understood this, and Dumbledore didn't care who did it, but what the person who did it wanted to do!
He stood quietly in the shadows until everyone had gone out, then he flashed out, said hello to Harry, told him to rest, and quietly left.
Charon didn't make it back to his dormitory, he went to the place where Colin Creevey had been attacked, looked at the scene and as expected, there were still traces of water on the ground that had not completely evaporated.
Charon stood there, pondered for a moment, then made out the direction of the girl's bathroom, and walked all the way over.
It was not far from the girls' bathroom, and it was a few minutes' walk to the door, where Lady Loris had been petrified last time. Charon, of course, knew that the girl's bathroom was where the real murderer haunted.
He thought about it and felt that Ginny was more suspicious, after all, everything he did did did not affect Lucius. Malfoy's move. Anyway, let's test Ginny first!
Early on Sunday morning, Charon went to find Hermione and Ron, and when they saw her, he smiled and said, "Do you want to see Harry?" I think he's almost fine! ”
Hermione and Ron were naturally indispensable, and when they were about to leave, Charon seemed to unconsciously add: "Hermione, why don't you call Ginny too, she seems to be worried about Harry, and she hasn't been in a good mood lately, let's go out for a walk together." ”
Ron was reminded by Charon, "Yes, Hermione, help go to the girls' dorm and call Ginny too, she cares more about Harry than she does about me!" ”
Soon, Ginny. Weasley followed Hermione out, her face was very bad, pale and weak, and there was a dark shadow under her eyes that could not be hidden, it seemed that she must not have slept well yesterday.
The four of them set off together, Hermione and Ron were anxious to know Harry's condition, Ginny was not in a good state and walked slowly, Charon walked behind her intentionally or unintentionally, and slowly distanced herself one after the other.
Hermione turned around to greet her, and Charon replied loudly, "Ginny is not feeling well, I'll walk slowly with her, you go first, don't wait for us." ”
Ron also looked back and asked, and Ginny casually replied that he didn't have to worry. Ron put his mind at ease, and Hermione was one step ahead!
And so, around the corner, Charon and Ginny stopped to rest. Charon looked at Ginny and smiled slightly, and said softly, "Ginny, as Ron's friend, I can also be regarded as your brother. I'm really embarrassed that I haven't paid close attention to you these days! ”
Ginny was a little surprised: "Mr. Charon, don't say that, thank you for your concern, I'm fine, don't worry too much about you!" ”
"Good?" Charon curled the corners of his mouth and smiled, "Look at your face, I can't tell that you are very good!" What's wrong? Too much pressure to study or do you not get along well with your classmates? ”
"I'm nothing," Ginny was a little confused, she couldn't understand why Charon suddenly cared so much about herself, "It's just that I've been having nightmares lately, and nothing else." ”
"Oh? So you have a good relationship with your classmates," Charon's eyes flashed, staring at Ginny's eyes and asking, "What about Colin Creevey?" Do you hate him very much? He's always chasing Harry and patting around! ”
"Nope!" Ginny panicked, "Why do you say that?" What are you doing? I'm leaving, I don't want to talk to you anymore! ”
"Hehe, I'm afraid you can't leave if you don't make it clear." Charon said coldly, "I'm just trying to figure out why you're going to do it to Colin Creevey!" He's just a completely harmless little guy and a classmate of yours! ”
"What are you talking about? I don't understand! Ginny panicked, and she tried to turn away, only to find that the world was spinning around her, and she had unwittingly fallen into Charon's chaotic spells.
"Don't try to run away!" Charon's figure turned to Ginny's face, stared into her eyes and said solemnly, "If you don't tell the story, you can't leave!" Since I've found you, I naturally have the relevant evidence! If you don't say anything, I'll have to hand you over to Headmaster Dumbledore!" Do you want to go to Azkaban prison? ”
Charon's words completely crushed Ginny, and she sat on the ground with her eyes blank and tears streaming down her face.
Charon walked up to her and crouched down, took her hand, and softly reassured, "Ginny, you are Ron's sister, and I am also the sister of me, Hermione, and Harry, and we care about you very much. Whatever happens, please tell me 1510, okay? Don't be afraid, don't panic, tell me, I will have a solution! To put it mildly, even if Voldemort is in front of me, I have the strength to get out of it! ”
Ginny slowly looked up, looking into Charon's confident and reassuring eyes, sobbing quietly as she explained what had happened.
In fact, Ginny was still in a daze, not quite sure what was going on. She only found that her schoolbag was inexplicably extra with a black-covered diary. She didn't know where it came from. When I opened it, it was full of blank paper, and nothing was recorded, so I put the matter aside.
A month or two ago, she somehow took out this diary and used it, intending to write down some lessons on it. But strangely, after she copied a note from a Charms class, the handwriting slowly disappeared. Then, after a few tens of seconds, a line of words slowly appeared on the paper, which was actually an improved method of casting spells.
Ginny gave it a try, and sure enough, the notes for spell casting in the diary were not only accurate and effective, but also made the spell much more powerful. Ginny was overjoyed, she was born into a wizarding family, and naturally knew that this was a rare magic book.
In this way, Ginny wrote down in the diary and asked if there was anything she didn't understand, and the magic diary gave a completely correct answer every time. Ginny made great progress in her studies and became more and more dependent on the diary. However, she did not realize that every time she dreamed, a voice spoke to her in the dark.
Until Halloween night, when she woke up, she found that she was actually outside the girls' bathroom, and in front of her was a petrified cat hanging on a high place, with two lines of glittering handwriting underneath.
"The chamber was opened.
Those who are enemies of the heirs, be wary. ”
This made her panic, and she hurriedly fled, and when she returned to the bedroom and sat on the edge of the bed, Ginny tried to remember what had just happened, only to realize that she had actually hung the petrified cat, Filch's Lady Loris, on the wall, and the two lines of handwriting were also written by herself!
Ginny couldn't believe how she could do such a thing. Even though the cat was very annoying, it didn't make itself sleepwalk unconsciously! And I don't know what the heir of the secret room is!
Ginny was terrified, but she didn't dare tell anyone about it, not only would she be expelled, but she might end up in Azkaban prison!
Since then, Ginny has never had a good night's sleep, and she always has nightmares all night long, until this time Colin Creevey has an accident! She was on the verge of breaking down, and while Ginny didn't know what had petrified Colin Creevey, she knew it had been released by herself!
Ginny sobbed in Charon's arms, trying to convince Charon, "I really don't want to hurt Colin Creevey, and I really don't know what all this is about!" You have to trust me! ”
Charon whispered softly and comforted, but his mind kept spinning, and he probably understood what was going on. He picked up Ginny, helped her wipe her tears, and said in an extremely affirmative tone: "Ginny, don't be afraid, don't blame yourself! Things are not yet irreversible, and when the mandrake matures, there will be a recovery potion, and both Colin Creevey and Lady Loris will be restored to normal. ”
"There's only one reason why you're like this. That journal is a dark magic artifact that can confuse people's minds. You just have to give it to me, I have a lot of ways to deal with it. Then I'll give you an oriental calming amulet, and you'll have no problem with you. This amulet was obtained in the Chinese magic world during the summer vacation, and it is very useful! I'll teach you another oriental mantra, and if you just sit still and recite it, there will be no evil spirit to disturb you. ”
"Really?" Ginny looked up, her pretty little face tee-eyed, and she looked into Charon's eyes, hoping to find strength in them.
Charon certainly didn't disappoint her, smiling and nodding firmly.
The rest of the thing is very simple, Charon hung a meditation and tranquility wood talisman bought by Huaxia on Anne's neck, and taught her "Taishang Laojun often says the Qingjing Sutra", which is the supreme scripture of meditation and calming the mind, as for whether it is useful or not, at least there is psychological comfort!