Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 243: Being slandered, betraying teammates, and the second person to be petrified
After Professor McGonagall explained to everyone.

The bell rang and the class ended.

Harry and Lin Xia went to Justin together and explained to him what they said on the fighting stage yesterday.

Justin was with his good friend Ernie.

When they saw Lin Xia and Harry coming, they were a little surprised, but they didn't look frightened.

After listening to their explanations, Justin said it was okay.

However, he mainly said this to Lin Xia.

"You are so outstanding, and your parents are both pure-blood wizards from the East. Even if you are really the heir of Slytherin, there is no reason for you to specifically target me."

Lin Xia said: “Justin, not only me, but even Harry will not have any hostility towards you.”

Justin glanced at Harry, hesitated, and finally said sorry.

"Harry, I said some bad things about you before. I'm sorry. I hope you don't mind it. I just said it casually and didn't mean any harm."

Harry shook his head, "I don't care, I don't even know what you said.

I hope you don't think too much. I didn't ask the snake to attack you. Lin Xia can testify for me."

Harry had never been so grateful to Lin Xia at this moment.

Thank goodness!

He thought to himself: Fortunately, she and I both speak Parseltongue. We both know Snake language, so I won’t be misunderstood.

Ernie said, "That's good. We misunderstood before."

Harry asked doubtfully, "What did you misunderstand?"

Ernie and Justin looked at each other, and Ernie said hesitantly, "I heard from others that you hate the Muggles who live with you. If you were the heir of Slytherin, you would definitely clean up those Muggles."

A hint of anger rose in Harry's heart.

"I don't like the Dursleys, but I don't want to kill them. I—"

Seeing Ernie and Justin's increasingly horrified expressions, Lin Xia interrupted them, "Okay, the misunderstanding has been resolved. I hope that next time you hear such rumors, you can explain to other young wizards that Harry doesn't hate Muggles.

You can use your brain to think about it. Hermione was born in a Muggle family, but Hermione is our good friend.

If Harry hated everything Muggle, he would never be friends with Hermione.

Also, I think you should know that Harry is a Gryffindor, not a Slytherin, so don't apply Slytherin's theory of bloodline elimination to him.

He has a fire of courage and passion in his heart, and he will never be a Slytherin."

Harry was in a bad mood and didn't go to the laboratory. He wanted to wander around by himself.

The others had just emerged from a corridor, accompanying Harry.

Given Harry's current condition, they were not very happy with him running around, for fear that something might happen, or that he might get angry and make some shocking remarks.

Being misunderstood and slandered by rumors was indeed very uncomfortable for the little wizard.

Lin Xia thought about it and gave Harry a suggestion.

"It is the right thing to do to ignore it. In the meantime, Harry, you need to gradually improve your grades.

For example, get a Hogwarts honors badge and package yourself with good grades, and the little wizards will have a better impression of you. "

Hermione nodded in agreement, "I think that makes sense."

Ron frowned: "No, if we don't have the talent for research and insist on researching something, it will be very painful.

Moreover, our final grades last school year were not bad and were considered excellent.”

Draco: "But students value not only grades, but also various things that are related to grades but not related to grades, such as academic papers, research products, reports, etc."

They walked and talked until they arrived at the lawn outside the castle.

Harry listened to his friends' discussion, but his mind went back to what Gris said to the snake last night.

His eyes lit up and he said quickly, "Listen, all the little wizards have suspected the wrong person. They should not suspect me, but Grace!

After I spoke in snake language to tell the snake to stop attacking, he spoke in snake language to tell the snake to continue attacking everyone present.

So Greg must be the heir of Slytherin, and he wants to eliminate all wizards with unqualified bloodlines!"

Ron frowned, looking a little doubtful, "Are you sure? Did you hear it wrong?"

Even Hermione and Draco looked at Harry in disbelief.

Hermione said, "Harry, you know that just last night, Greg came to Justin and told him that he asked the snake to stop attacking, but you kept letting the snake attack.

You are now saying that Gress was speaking sarcastically, but the little wizard has already formed a preconceived notion and will not believe you."

Harry frowned: "Such a big thing, why didn't you tell me?"

Lin Xia said: "Harry, calm down, your expression at that time looked very wrong and your state was unstable.

Moreover, Greg went to look for Justin during curfew, as he had been caught wandering at night by Snape and was punished.

Snape was on duty last night and we didn't want you to go out. If you were caught by Snape, he would definitely punish you severely.

And, Harry, we also explained it to Justin today."

Harry said a little depressed: "But I saw their expressions and they didn't believe me at all."

Ron immediately sold out his teammates: "It's okay, Lin Xia is here to testify for you. They don't believe you, but they believe Lin Xia!"

"Hey, little wizards, why are you gathered here? Go back to the castle quickly, it's cold outside."

Hagrid appeared before them.

His face was completely hidden by a wool balaclava covered with snow.

Hagrid was wearing a moleskin coat and was of great stature. Walking towards him from a distance, he looked like a giant walking out of the snow.

Harry and the others recognized Hagrid at a glance.

Lin Xia said: "We were going to go in, but we saw you coming, so we waited for you outside for a while."

She noticed what Hagrid was holding and asked curiously, "Hagrid, what are you holding in your hand and what are you doing here?"

Hagrid held up something wrapped in a black cloth bag and bent down to open it for them to see.

“For some reason, one of the chickens on the farm was bitten to death recently. This is the second one to be bitten to death.

I suspect there's a weasel on the farm, and I'm planning on learning a few spells to keep it away."

Hagrid waved at them, "Enough of that, mate. I've got to get to the library."

Not long after Hagrid left, the school bell rang again.

Lin Xia checked the next get out of class schedule and it was Snape's class.

This was just the warning bell, they had to hurry back to Hogwarts.

Lin Xia and Draco have classes, but the other three do not. They also have to return to the castle and go to the laboratory.

But as soon as they entered the castle, they found many little wizards gathered in one place.

Lin Xia walked over without pushing through the crowd. Relying on the super-sensory spell to amplify her vision, she soon saw the person lying on the ground in the gap between people.

She couldn't help but stare.

Ron jumped around in the crowd. There were so many people gathered that he couldn't see anything.

It was only after Hermione reminded us to use the Sensei spell that everyone quickly used it.

When he saw the person lying on the ground, Ron couldn't help but curse.

"Shit! Who is that, Justin?"

Harry was a little absent-minded at first, but after hearing this, he immediately used the clairvoyance spell to observe.

His pupils shrank slightly and he took a few steps back in fright.

Justin lay on the floor, looking cold and stiff, a look of horror frozen on his face, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.

This is not finished.

Next to him was another figure, Nearly Headless Nick, no longer milky and transparent, but dark and smoky, lying flat and motionless, suspended six inches above the ground.

Nick's head was halfway to the ground, with the same horrified expression on his face as Justin's.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd roared.

"It must be Harry. It must be Harry who did it. I heard Harry order the snake to attack him yesterday!"

Many young wizards suddenly turned their eyes to Harry.

That expression was something Harry had never seen before.

Cold, terrified, angry...with a certain scrutiny.

Harry opened his mouth, wanting to explain something.

But at this moment his mind was blank and he couldn't utter a word.

His heart was beating wildly, like a small drum beating in his chest, rapid and nervous.

Run, run quickly!
——This voice seemed to come from his mind.

Harry wanted to leave, but his feet were rooted firmly to the ground. Reason told him that he had to face this scene calmly.

At this time, Lin Xia's clear and calm voice sounded.

"Gris, what nonsense are you talking about? It was you who ordered the snakes to attack everyone. I was too flustered to point it out.

You are in Slytherin and you can speak Parseltongue, so you are the heir of Slytherin.

Harry was with us the whole time, he couldn't have done anything to Justin, we've already apologized to Justin."

The young wizard turned his gaze back to Justin.

Grace had a gloomy look on his face, and he wanted to bite Harry to death and drag Harry into the water.

But he forgot that Lin Xia was there!

But he has another ace up his sleeve.

Grace said in a hoarse voice, as if he had used up all his strength: "Harry is your friend, you will definitely protect your friend.

There is another person at the scene who can speak snake language, that is Mikel. Let Mikel stand up and he will know what Harry said!"

Upon hearing this, the little wizard at the scene turned his gaze to Mikel again.

Lin Xia also looked over.

Her dark pupils seemed to have a deep vortex, and she said lightly word by word: "Mikel, did you hear what Harry said?

Please think carefully before answering and don't do anything you will regret.

Once something is said, there is no room for recovery. "

A prompt suddenly appeared on the system panel in front of Mikel.

[You are under an unknown pressure, which makes you feel anxious]
[Your overall attribute values ​​are being continuously weakened]
[Your answer will determine your attribute status for the next three years]
[You need to answer carefully]
Mikel's heart skipped a beat and he looked at the task given by the system.

[Task: Frame Harry, correct the deviation of the original work, and make everyone suspect that he is the real murderer.

Reward: Randomly draw one of Harry's abilities, gain 30% of the power of that ability, and can continue to upgrade]
Sweat quietly broke out on Mikel's forehead.

When Gries came to him last night and asked him to cheat, he readily agreed.

That's because after Mikel came to him, the system popped up this task. He wanted Harry's ability, so he accepted it.

But the system did not tell him that after accepting this task, he would actually face a weakening of all his attributes!
This is the weakness for the next three years!
As the subsequent plot unfolds, the world of Harry Potter will become more and more complicated and more and more dangerous.

With all attributes weakened, his self-preservation ability will drop by several levels.

Mikel's expression changed, and everyone could see his dilemma.

A bad premonition flashed through Gress' mind, and he quickly urged: "Mikel, tell me everything you heard.

Didn’t you tell me last night that Harry was clearly ordering the snake to attack Justin? "

Mikel took a deep breath and said loudly, "No, Harry didn't do that. I heard clearly that he told the snake not to attack Justin!
And you and I were the first to discover Justin's condition, and Harry was not there at the time!"

Harry's heart finally settled down.

Ron, Hermione and Draco all breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s weird.

Mikel is a Gryffindor wizard, he has no reason to help Greg.

But for some reason they all thought Mikkel would say that Harry had ordered the snake to attack.

Just when the atmosphere was dead silent, a door was slammed open and Peeves, a group of pranksters, rushed out.

The two Peeves first circled around Justin and Nick, who had been petrified, and then flew into the air.

Peeves took a deep breath and shouted, "Attack! Attack! Attack again! No one can escape, human or ghost! Run for your life! Attack!"

The little wizard was frightened by Peeves' scream and started running away in panic.

They pushed open doors and people poured out.

During these difficult minutes, the scene was extremely chaotic.

Justin was in danger of being crushed, and some people almost stood in the headless body of Nick.

Harry and others were also pushed against the wall by this group of frightened little wizards.

At this time, a professor shouted loudly to maintain order.

It's Professor McGonagall's voice!

She came running, followed by the students in her class.

Besides, Snape was here too.

The class bell had rung, and Snape had been waiting for a long time for no students to arrive, so he ran over to see for himself.

Professor McGonagall made a loud noise with her wand and everyone fell silent.

She sternly ordered everyone to return to their respective common rooms and go to class quickly if they had to.

The crowd had just dispersed.

Ernie from Hufflepuff arrived breathlessly at the scene.

Ernie turned pale, pointed his finger at Harry dramatically, and shouted:
"It must be you. You took revenge on Justin, right? Because after you left, we discussed your hostility towards Muggles!"

Peeves was floating overhead, grinning in a wicked smile.

They were always afraid of chaos, so they immediately sang the song fearlessly:
"Oh, Potter, you wretch, look at what you have done.
You killed your students and you thought it was funny—"

Lin Xia said sternly: "Shut up, Peeves, Harry was not at the crime scene.

On the contrary, it was Mikel and Gross who discovered Justin's abnormality, so it is very likely that they did it! "

Peeves took a few steps back after being scolded by Lin Xia. It seemed that he was a little afraid of her and ran away quickly.

Professor McGonagall rubbed her worried brows and said, "Potter, come with me, along with Mikel and Grace."

She paused, "And Linxia, ​​Hermione, Draco, and Ron, come with me to the headmaster's office."

Harry hurriedly explained: "Professor, I swear I didn't--"

"That is not something I can do, Potter," Professor McGonagall replied curtly.

While walking, Lin Xia gently touched the ring in Draco's hand with her wand.

Draco looked stern and silently activated his protection.

Lin Xia was also constantly adjusting his state. He first quietly operated the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Yang Secret Records: The Furnace" to concentrate his thoughts.

Then she kept thinking back to the topic she had recently been researching.

That is an alternative application of the guardian spell, a very interesting little gadget.

(End of this chapter)