Neville Longbottom's words made Matthew Wakefield tremble.

"It turns out that last night, there was another attack?" he frowned.

Somewhat absent-minded, he continued to talk to Neville.

After Longbottom left, he shoved the sausage with a lot of jam into his mouth, and suddenly noticed that it was a little cold.

And Matthew's mood at this time is the same.

In a sense, this time it was a disaster...... He thought with some trepidation.

Maria Adams in Year 7 and Rico Caro in Year 4 must have been attacked last night after Slughorn's Slug Club ended......

That is, on their way from Slughorn's office back to the Slytherin common room.

And I, in theory, should also go back with them on the same path. After all, there's only one way to the Slytherin common room.

- If it weren't for the fact that I wanted to sit in on the side knock and ask Slughorn about the book, and then I would have been almost an hour late.

Maybe you have to add your name to the list of victims!

So, last night, when I passed by the Potions classroom at about ten o'clock, I heard a voice coming from inside, could it be related to this attack?

Also, did Principal Rozier, who suddenly appeared from behind at that time and has an extremely strange look and movements, also have something to do with this attack?

And, of course, Professor Troka, who Matthew noticed last night looked different from usual, but extremely energetic.

Why were they there?

Could it be ......

Matthew pressed the many doubts in his heart and continued to eat his breakfast.

......

Breakfast isn't over yet.

Suddenly, a jumble of footsteps rang out from Matthew's side.

Then, a slender figure came to his side—

"Wakefield!" asked with some urgency, "Are you alright?"

"......" Matthew was stunned, his mouth was still stuffed with a lot of sausages, and he couldn't speak, so he had to nod his head woodenly.

It was Agnes Lestrange, her blue eyes staring intently at Matthew.

"I didn't ...... It's okay......" took a sip of pumpkin juice and swallowed the contents of his mouth, Matthew reluctantly replied, "What's wrong?"

"Aren't you a member of Slughorn's Slug Club?" Lestrange's tone became slightly colder.

"yes!" Matthew replied, "Wait...... How do you know?"

Lestrange didn't answer the question, though: "I've heard about Adams and Carlo, they've been attacked...... And it seems to be after the Slug Club is over, when returning to the common room in Slytherin......"

"Yes...... But I was lucky enough not to go back with both of them......"

Matthew replied as he wondered how this girl knew about joining the Slug Club...... I haven't told anyone before.

"Oh!" Lestrange nodded, then stood up and walked away.

Her waterfall-like silver hair even brushed over Matthew's shoulders.

Matthew was left alone, a little inexplicably here.

He didn't even understand what was going on. It stands to reason that she shouldn't be very familiar with herself, right?

"Forget it, eat!" Matthew picked up another sausage and stuffed it into his mouth.

......

Paper can't hold fire.

No matter how clever Hogwarts' public opinion control methods are, now when the news of another attack appeared, it has spread throughout the school at once, making it uproaring.

Matthew saw many first-year freshmen in groups of three or five, as if he feared that if he acted alone, he would be attacked.

However, there doesn't seem to be much point in acting together...... Didn't Maria Adams and Rico Caro go back to the Slytherin common room together, they hadn't been attacked yet, and they were both killed!

Moreover, Maria Adams, as a seventh-year Hogwarts student who is qualified to join the Slug Club and is appreciated by Slughorn, is not inferior to some adult wizards in her control of many spells and self-defense charms.

Such students were all attacked......

The bad atmosphere even affected the classroom.

The history of magic class on Monday morning was supposed to be a very popular subject.

But now in this history of magic class, many first-year students are there talking to each other about what happened last night.

Bathilda Basshat, who has always been mild-mannered, was very angry about this.

"If you don't want to attend the lecture, you can go out now, and then never come in!" the old professor yelled angrily.

Then she coughed violently, and a house-elf jumped up and gave her a thump on the back.

In this way, the class becomes quieter.

During lunch, Matthew overheard some of the Slytherin students around him discussing the attacks on Adams and Caro.

Then in the middle of a meal, he heard several versions of the news -

Some people say that Adams and Carlo, the two attackers, died on the spot, and that the bodies had been cremated by Professor Rozier and sent back to their home.

Others say they weren't dead, but were just badly wounded like Weasley and Malfoy and were taken to St. Mungo for treatment.

There are also people who insist that there are definitely more than just two of them, but the Ministry of Magic stipulates that the death toll of such an emergency cannot exceed three, and that the headmaster of Hogwarts must step down if this number is exceeded......

All in all, there are already rumors in the school, and everyone is suspicious.

Matthew also saw a lot of junior students, secretly exchanging amulets, exorcisms, and other gadgets that were rumored to protect wizards without telling their teachers.

This practice seems to be very popular, such as Theodore Knott in the same dormitory, showing off the loot he got to the people around him after lunch-

These include, but are not limited to, a stinky, black onion, a round purple crystal, and a shriveled salamander's tail......

Of course, Nott didn't stay complacent for long, and a few minutes later, Prefect Garma Farley came over, took all his "amulets", and threw them in the trash.

......

In the afternoon, the herbal medicine class also became chaotic.

Obviously, everyone is not in good spirits.

Fortunately, Professor Sprout, the herb teacher, had always had a good temper and was not angry.

After the herb class, Matthew and the others returned to the auditorium from the greenhouse.

Matthew was then surprised to find that there had never been so many students in the auditorium at the same time since the opening banquet...... Although it is not yet time to eat.

I'm afraid this is because people don't dare to stay alone in other parts of the castle, and the auditorium with more people may give people a sense of security.

Matthew glanced at the guest of honor, then couldn't help frowning.

Because he noticed that he had not seen Professor Vita Rozier, Vice-Chancellor, at breakfast, at lunch, or now, at the guest of honor.

This is not normal, because it has been customary for Professor Rozier to show up in the auditorium every day at mealtime, with almost no absences.

Moreover, if Professor Rozier had been able to stand up and explain a few words about the specific situation at that time, the school would not be so panicked and rumored by now.

Matthew suddenly remembered that Professor Rozier had limped a little while walking last night......

Could it be that she was already injured at that time?

Therefore, it has not appeared in everyone's sight today.

Just as Matthew was thinking, dinner began.

Dinner was the same as usual, with the standard two vegetarian dishes and one meat, Welsh lamb, roasted potatoes and carrots, and a soup......

The smell soon filled the auditorium, but everyone was generally in a normal mood and had a poor appetite.

Even many of the teachers in the guest of honor were the same.

For example, the Slytherin headmaster, Professor Horace Slughorn, sat there with a sad face and a decadent face......

Perhaps it was because of the accident between two students from his academy and the Slug Club, or perhaps because of the attack, the Slug Club's evening meetings had to be cancelled for some time to come.

But at this moment—

A puff of pale blue smoke suddenly appeared in the center of the guest of honor.

Just as they saw at the opening banquet.

The students in the auditorium, which had been talking before, fell silent for a moment.

Even several teachers at the guest of honor were happy at this time.

All eyes were focused on the smoke.

And after the smoke cleared, a familiar figure appeared in front of them.

The Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Mr. Gellert Grindelwald, is back!

......

For Matthew Wakefield, this was the second time he had seen the Headmaster of Hogwarts in nearly a month and a half since the school started.

Headmaster Grindelwald seemed to be in the dust, and the expression on his face was a little tired.

As Matthew had always heard in school, the principal was really busy!

However, Grindelwald's appearance this time did not usher in eager applause as before.

It's just that everyone looked at him with expectant eyes.

"I've learned everything that's been going on at Hogwarts lately!" Gellert Grindelwald said calmly, "I'm sorry that Hogwarts has had so many unexpected ...... in the time since school started."

Headmaster Grindelwald's voice wasn't high, but it was loud enough for everyone to hear.

And in his calm voice, there seemed to be a hidden power that was infused into everyone who listened to him......

Matthew only felt that the anxiety and worry in his body had been relieved to some extent, and the students whose faces were full of fear also smiled again.

"First of all, don't worry, no one is in danger yet!" Grindelwald continued.

"A friend of mine has seen Mr. Malfoy's condition and his health is getting better, and I can guarantee that he will be back in class before Halloween......"

Pansy Parkinson, who sat across from Matthew, looked visibly relieved with her hands folded in front of her chest.

“...... Mr. Weasley's condition is the worst, but he's out of danger, and Madam Pomfrey has a lot of medical experience, and I'm sure he'll get better soon......"

“...... As for Miss Adams and Mr. Caro, they were only slightly injured, and they were able to be discharged from the hospital not long after Halloween!"

Professor Grindelwald's words made many teachers and students seem to be visibly relieved.

Those previous rumors, I have to say, overwhelmed many people.

Now that we know that no one died, everyone's mood has obviously improved a lot.

The cheers rang out again, and many people even stood up and cheered.

Professor Grindelwald waved his hand, easily controlling the atmosphere in the auditorium, causing the entire auditorium to suddenly fall silent again.

"But I think a lot of people are right," he continued.

Only this time, Gellert Grindelwald's voice suddenly became extremely sharp from the previous extremely gentle:

"That is, there is a formidable, terrible enemy in and around Hogwarts...... The injuries of Mr. Weasley, Miss Adams, and Mr. Caro must all have something to do with him, and they were all caused by that enemy......"

The atmosphere of the entire auditorium instantly became a little solemn:

“...... But don't worry, if that enemy dares to go wild at Hogwarts, and dare to attack my students...... I swear, it's going to cost him dearly!"

Grindelwald's serious and sharp expression quickly disappeared from his face.

Instead, there was the same gentle smile as before:

"So rest assured, Hogwarts is safe, at least from today!"

"Because, I'm back!"