Hogwarts passer-by professor

Chapter 85 The Action of the Trio
After emerging from the Fat Lady's portrait hole, the three of them soon arrived at the corridor where the attack occurred.

The scene of the original attack has changed. The accumulated water on the ground has been cleaned up, and the area around the corridor has been cleaned up. On the torch stand, the petrified Mrs. Norris is no longer there.But on the wall one foot high from the ground, the writing is still so conspicuous.

"Be careful and see if Filch is hiding in the corner." Ron reminded in a low voice from behind, while looking back from time to time.

To be honest, Ron's caution was not unreasonable.Filch was very sensitive these days due to the attack on Lady Norris.

Sometimes Filch would pace the scene of the attack, as if waiting for the attacker to reappear.Sometimes, he would hide in the corridor secretly, and when he found the students, he would immediately go up to them and find an excuse to put them in confinement.

"Don't worry about it so much, let's just see if there are any clues at the scene!" Hermione said, moving to the corner of the wall.

"What did you find?" Harry squatted down, his glasses almost touching the ground.Only then did I realize that rows of spiders were quickly escaping out of the castle as if in formation.

"This is-" Harry suddenly showed a surprised expression.

"That makes sense, the spider is afraid of the snake that was released in the chamber of secrets!" Ron said, but he shuddered and stepped back, showing a scared look.

"Yes, we are close to the truth. But, you don't need to be so afraid." Hermione said excitedly, but was immediately amused by Ron's trembling appearance.

"Humph, what do you know - if you were teased when you were a child, and the toy you were playing with turned into an ugly spider, you wouldn't like them!" Ron's face turned pale, and then he said With a feeling of embarrassment, she told her about the prank she was played by Fred when she was three years old.

But unexpectedly, Hermione laughed even more cheerfully after hearing this.

"Do you still remember the puddle of water on the ground? It's gone!" Seeing that a conflict was about to break out between the two, Harry quickly changed the subject.

"It must have been Filch who mopped the floor. He has always cleaned the corridors." After hearing what Harry said, Ron expressed his guess.

"But where did that water come from?" Harry felt that this was not a question that should be ignored.

Then, Hermione seemed to have thought of something, and after looking at Harry, she looked at the girls' bathroom directly opposite.Ron stepped forward and grabbed the brass ball handle of the door, but retracted his hand in the next second.

"No, we can't go in!"

"What's wrong?" Harry asked puzzled.

"That's the girls' bathroom! It's Moaning Myrtle's territory. Usually no one -" Hermione said indifferently, but in the middle of the sentence, she suddenly thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she screamed in surprise. , "Moaning Myrtle, maybe Moaning Myrtle saw all this during the attack that day!"

But what is regrettable is that although Moaning Myrtle was surprised by the arrival of the trio and surprisingly did not cry too much, she did not reveal much useful information.

"Oh my God, we shouldn't have gone to the girls' bathroom. That Moaning Myrtle doesn't know anything. What's worse, Percy found out and deducted five points!" before heading to the Gryffindor common room. On the way to the room, Ron said angrily.

"Who do you think will be the heir to the Chamber of Secrets?" Hermione asked quietly, "Who wants to drive Squibs and Muggle-born wizards out of Hogwarts?"

"The heir of Slytherin is of course also a Slytherin!" Ron spread his hands, "Also, who would think that Muggles and Muggle-born wizards are useless and idiots?"

"If you're talking about Malfoy—" Hermione had a doubtful look on her face.

"Of course it's him!" Ron unceremoniously put the blame on Malfoy, "Don't forget how he scolded you on the Quidditch field before -"

"Malfoy will be the heir of Slytherin?" Harry was also doubtful.However, when he thought about the fact that Malfoy's whole family was Slytherin, and that Malfoy often used it to show off, Harry felt that this possibility was very high.

"But isn't the mark of a Slytherin heir being able to speak Parseltongue?" Ron said, casting suspicious eyes on Harry.

"What are you thinking about? When Mrs. Norris was attacked, Harry was attending Nearly Headless Nick's death anniversary party with us?" Seeing Ron's look, Hermione couldn't help rolling her eyes. .

"Oh - yes, that - that must be Malfoy!" Ron was stunned for a moment and said slightly embarrassed.

"His father is evil enough! Maybe they hold the key to the Chamber of Secrets and pass it down from generation to generation for many generations!" Harry thought of everything he had experienced when he accidentally entered Knockturn Alley and met the Malfoys and his son. , couldn’t help but nodded.

"This is indeed possible!" Hermione had a look of approval on her face.

"But we can't prove this guess!" Harry had a pessimistic look on his face.

After returning to the Gryffindor common room, the trio sat together and continued discussing the topic.

"I think we can find a way to prove whether the heir of Slytherin is Malfoy!" Hermione lowered her voice and said to Harry and Ron.

"What can I do?" Harry suddenly became energetic.

"Well, but this method is not easy to do, and it is very dangerous. I'm afraid it will violate fifty school rules!" Hermione looked hesitant.There was no way. For a top student who once adhered to school rules as the bottom line, it was really difficult for her to find a way to violate the fifty school rules.

"Then tell us if you are willing to talk in a month!" Ron looked impatient.

"Well, it doesn't matter if I tell you." Hermione's eyes flashed with something, "We can go to the Slytherin common room and ask Malfoy a few questions without him recognizing us!"

"But this is impossible!" Harry was immediately discouraged, and Ron on the side seemed to laugh in anger.

"Of course it's possible, we just need some Polyjuice Potion!" Hermione revealed the mystery.

"Polyjuice Potion? What is that? Does it have any use?" Harry and Ron looked at Hermione blankly, wondering how she knew those strange things.

"Please, aren't you going to listen to the lecture?" Hermione looked surprised, then continued, "Snape said in Potions class that Polyjuice Potion can turn one person into another person."

Immediately afterwards, Hermione explained the function of the compound decoction to the two of them, dispelling their concerns.However, there is a problem in front of the three of them, that is, the formula of the compound decoction is in a book "Power Potion". This book is placed in the restricted area of ​​the library. Without the approval of the professor, there is no way to borrow it of.

"I think we can ask Professor Eisen to sign the approval slip!" Harry put forward his own opinion.

"I think it's okay. Don't forget, Professor Eisen took the adventure with us last year. He will definitely agree." After Ron looked around and saw no one around, he whispered the reason.

"Of course I know it's okay to go to Professor Eisen." Hermione showed a little helplessness, "But Professor Eisen is the astronomy professor. He signed his approval for us to go to the restricted book area to find a book about potions? Is this appropriate? "

Harry and Ron looked at each other for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Yes, in theory, as long as a professor gives a signed approval slip, students can borrow books from the restricted area. This does not violate the school's regulations.But in fact, it's not sure whether Hermione can be passed through Mrs. Pince's place.

After all, it seems a bit strange to ask an astronomy professor to sign his name.

(End of this chapter)