Homecoming from Hogwarts

Wow!

The silence that lasted for a few seconds was suddenly broken, and Harry jumped up from his chair.

“No suspicious person entered.”

"The Fat Lady didn't see Mr Malfoy and Miss Parkinson enter the House Common Room, Mr Potter -"

Professor McGonagall looked at Harry worriedly and said,
"Not only that, she didn't see any students other than Gryffindor entering the Gryffindor common room—"

Harry took a step back, his eyes blank.

What does it mean?
His and Hermione's dormitory was robbed, and it was Gryffindor's own students who did it!
Professor McGonagall's worried look suddenly frightened Harry.

She was suspecting that the ones who took their things were Ron and Parkinson. No, they were not!

Although Professor McGonagall was strict, she always stood on the side of justice. She would never be so ridiculous as to open Professor Blaine's office just because Ron and Lavender stole his and Hermione's things.

Then
Harry looked at Professors Dumbledore and Braine, and thought of a possibility that Professor McGonagall had apparently considered as well.

"Amosta--"

Professor McGonagall whispered,
"Is it possible that Mr. Weasley and Miss Brown are under the Imperius Curse?"

Professor Blaine's reaction disappointed Harry.

"I don't think we need to be confused by the way Mr. Weasley and Miss Brown turned up in Amosta's office, Minerva—"

Professor Dumbledore rested his arms on the armrests, interlacing his fingers.

"After they wake up tomorrow morning, all the truth will be revealed. Now, what we should be most concerned about is where the staff is now."

After a brief silence, Professor McGonagall nodded.

After Professor Snape took Draco and Parkinson into the office, he walked aside, folded his arms, and had no intention of defending his students. He just watched coldly.

Harry could only read coldness in Malfoy's eyes, without any other emotions.

This further provoked his anger.

No matter how Malfoy tried to cover it up, he knew that there was no other possibility. It must be Malfoy and Parkinson who attacked Ron and Lavender.

Out of guilt, Harry simply couldn't control his anger. He just wanted to punch Malfoy's expressionless pale face hard!
"Draco, Pansy?"

Professor Brain spoke at this time. His calm voice temporarily helped Harry to control his emotions.
"Did Professor Snape tell you what happened?"

"There is no doubt about it, Professor Blaine—"

In the dim office, Draco was not moved by the many looks cast upon him. He nodded calmly and said,

"Potter's accusation against me is based on his prejudice against Slytherin. He has not produced any evidence to prove that I was involved in the theft in your office."

The suffocating silence ended with Harry's voice dry with anger.
"Who else but you, Malfoy!"

Even Professor McGonagall looked helpless when she heard this.

"Only you know, Malfoy -"

Hermione quickly stood up and stared coldly at Malfoy and Parkinson.
"You're the only one who knows that Harry has that dagger. He told you about it during the summer vacation in Diagon Alley, didn't he?"

Draco stopped Pansy from speaking.

"so what?"

Draco tilted his mouth in contempt.

"I bet you and Weasley knew Potter had that thing, didn't you?"

Glancing at Snape, Draco continued,
"From what I understand, Weasley was found in Professor Blaine's office, and he and Brown happen to be your and Potter's roommates."

Harry couldn't believe it. Malfoy had the nerve to turn the tables!
"Then how do you explain that you went to Borgin and Burke's during the summer vacation to buy alchemical knives that could break magical defenses, Malfoy?"

Hermione was also very angry, she asked angrily.

The professors didn't know about this yet, including Snape. Several professors in the office looked shocked to varying degrees.

"Why I went to Borgin and Burke's has nothing to do with this—"

Malfoy seemed to have expected this question. He stared at Harry and Ron indifferently.
"Of course, if you're curious, I only did it to get some gold from my mother because I spent too much at Hogsmeade last school year, and she thought I should tone it down -" "That's nonsense, Malfoy!"

Harry shouted angrily, but Malfoy still just moved his lips in contempt.

"Mr. Malfoy——"

Of course, the school would not go to Lucius and Narcissa to confirm whether they had suspended Draco's pocket money.

Malfoy's words also slightly angered Professor McGonagall, who stood up and glared at Draco sternly.
"Please tell us where you have been today?"

Draco glanced at Professor McGonagall, seemingly unwilling to answer, but seeing Professor Brain sitting behind the desk staring at him with deep eyes, he pursed his lips and lowered his head.

"Most of the time was spent in the Slytherin common room, but after breakfast we went for a walk with Pansy -"

walk?

Hermione's shoulders trembled.
"But it's raining outside."

"None of your business, Granger!"

Pansy said fiercely.

"Pansy and I walked along the lake for a while. When we reached the Forbidden Forest, I suddenly wanted to go to Professor Lahansen's residence to ask for some advice on meditation.

Pansy and I stayed with him for a while, then returned to the Slytherin common room until lunch time. In the afternoon, Pansy and I also stayed in the common room like this--"

Draco ended his narration with a cold face.

Hermione suddenly realized that this matter was actually difficult to explain, even if Ron and Lavender woke up tomorrow morning.

It was true that they had been attacked, and, like Harry, she believed that Malfoy had done it.

But since Malfoy and Parkinson dared to speak so arrogantly here, it means that Ron and Lavender definitely did not see who attacked them.

If you want to expose Malfoy's lies, you can only use some methods.
"Do you want me to fetch the Veritaserum, Headmaster Dumbledore?"

Professor Snape said lazily while leaning against the medicine cabinet.

"You know, we have no right to use this potion on students without permission, Severus -"

Dumbledore said gently.

"So--"

Amosta glanced at the indignant Harry and Hermione, then stroked his chin.

"Severus, have you checked Draco and Pansy, have they taken Felix Felicis?"

Harry, Hermione and Professor McGonagall were all shocked.

"Apart from Mr. Malfoy's recent overdose of a stimulant, I see no signs that they have taken any other potions--"

Severus' thin lips curved and whistled, looking at Harry's livid face sarcastically.

Amosta nodded slightly, and the floating light and shadow covered his face, making it impossible to see his expression.

He extended a hand toward Draco and Parkinson.
"Wand, I need to check the magic you have performed recently--"

Oh, right, replay the spell!

Harry's mood perked up again.

On the day Voldemort was resurrected, after returning to school, Professor Braine explained to Sirius and the others the real reason why the undead emerged from Voldemort's wand.

Among them, the flashback spell and the replay spell are mentioned!
But the test results once again disappointed Harry and Hermione.

Neither Malfoy nor Parkinson had used their wands to cast a Stunning Spell in recent times.

Even Harry, who was most convinced that Malfoy did it all, looked confused, and Hermione also had a look of doubt and didn't understand what was going on!

Professor Braine and Professor Dumbledore exchanged a look, and then Professor Dumbledore stood up from his chair.

"Minerva, Severus—"

Professor Dumbledore clasped his hands and said calmly to the two deans,
"Please inform Filch to close the castle gates. Also, please gather all students in the auditorium. We need all faculty and staff to search the castle--" (End of this chapter)