The Little Superman of Hogwarts

Hogwarts' Little Superman - Chapter 059 [Prefect: Percy's Crime]

This figure was obviously familiar with the route, not the first time heading to the Slytherin dormitories, cleverly avoiding some traps and magical barriers.

The Slytherin dormitories are located underground.

Entering the Hogwarts dungeons from the door on the right side of the marble staircase on the first floor, passing through the maze-like dark corridors, finding the stone wall in a specific location, and saying the correct password will open the stone wall.

If a student passes through the stone wall, they can reach the Slytherin common room.

This shadow obviously wouldn't enter through the correct path of the dormitories; being extremely familiar with Hogwarts, it entered along a secret passage from another place further away.

The Slytherin common room is a long, narrow, and low space, with the architectural space extending to the bottom of the Great Lake.

The eerie green light gives the entire space a dark green tone, bringing a mysterious feeling like an underwater shipwreck.

Since the main part of the common room is at the bottom of the lake, giant squids can often be seen through the windows here, and sometimes even more interesting creatures.

The shadow finally walked to the side of a dormitory, with a name tag on the door—'Corlad Malfoy'.

Different from the dormitories of other houses, the pure-blood families of Slytherin are all rich.

Although they also have roommates, they are actually all suites, equivalent to a large house with five bedrooms and one living room.

The basement space was very large, and Malfoy was sleeping soundly.

The shadow quietly placed something wrapped in black cloth inside the corner cabinet by the door.

After completing these actions, the shadow left the Slytherin dormitories.

It walked upwards in the dark corridor, and just as it was leaving the Slytherin common room, the lights suddenly turned on.

All the torches in the corridor lit up.

Two figures appeared at the end of the corridor—Snape and Professor McGonagall!

"I am very disappointed in you!" Professor McGonagall looked angry, with an expression like a tabby cat being provoked.

"Professor McGonagall?!" The shadow was a little stunned, and the masked face looked as if struck by lightning.

It couldn't help but say, "Please give me one more chance! I was wrong!"

"What's wrong is us; I shouldn't have trusted you so much and appointed you as a prefect."

As the Head of Gryffindor, Professor McGonagall was truly furious to the extreme.

She previously thought that Percy was just a bit of a careerist, but he was still upright and a person of principle.

But she was wrong…

"The Slytherin dormitories are really unsafe; someone can break in in the middle of the night?

It seems I need to talk to the headmaster again."

Snape said coldly, "Is that so? Mr. Percy Weasley!"

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Twelve hours ago.

"Knock knock knock…" Cree knocked on Professor McGonagall's door.

"What's the matter?

The school year is about to start in two days, and I'm afraid I don't have time to chat with you.

How is your [Arcane Association] doing now?

I don't seem to have paid attention to it for a long time."

Professor McGonagall warmly welcomed Cree's return.

After seeing Cree's terrifying magic spell, Professor McGonagall not only regarded Cree as a student, but also as a true "savior"!

Professor McGonagall was very certain that even she couldn't do that level of magic spell, but a twelve-year-old boy actually did it… Doesn't this in itself represent something?

"Of course I know you must be very busy now; the school year is about to start, but I have a very, very tricky thing to tell you, and I don't even know how to proceed…" Cree said cautiously, carefully choosing his words.

Professor McGonagall signaled Cree to continue.

"Professor McGonagall, do you still remember the jewelry that Malfoy lost last time?" Cree said.

"Of course!

I'm sure you didn't do it; I believe you!"

Professor McGonagall said, "Is Malfoy still going to pursue you on this matter?

Or do you think Malfoy is the one who framed you?"

"Malfoy is a coward, with at most a little cleverness; he doesn't have the guts to really fight me to the death."

Cree said with a smile, "Moreover, Malfoy is also a victim.

Those jewelry were not his way of framing me, but someone else's!"

"So you've discovered that person?

The person who framed you?"

"Yes!" Cree said firmly, "I actually went to the Time Castle a few days ago; I think you should know about this place."

"I've heard of it, but I've never had the chance to go."

Professor McGonagall shrugged.

"When I returned from the Time Castle, I was unconscious for more than ten hours, and when I checked my things, I found that I had lost something very precious…" Cree said, referring to the Philosopher's Stone.

"Who do you suspect took it?" Professor McGonagall finally understood Cree's meaning.

"Since I was framed last time, I have been very careful.

First of all, I am sure that this person must be very familiar with our Gryffindor boys' dormitory.

Secondly, this person must have a motive to do this; who would frame me for no reason?

Unless they're a psychopath!

Finally—and most importantly—this person went to great lengths to frame me, and they must think they did a great job.

So they must come to admire my ultimate tragic ending; this is a kind of 《Criminal Psychology》, and Muggles have in-depth research on this.

I judge that this person must be a Gryffindor student, and appeared at the scene when I was framed!"

Cree said decisively.

Although Professor McGonagall didn't understand psychology, she also thought that Cree's words made a lot of sense.

"And this time, I once asked some people who were there, and when I was unconscious, there were only a dozen people in the boys' dormitory.

And comparing it to the last theft, the only seven people who were present and repeated…

Like Harry Potter—"

"It definitely wouldn't be Harry!" Professor McGonagall interrupted him before Cree could finish.

"Of course it's not Harry, please let me continue."

Cree said, "Harry, Ron, Neville, Seamus, and two classmates from the neighboring dormitory, Abbott and Rooke.

I am too familiar with these first four classmates; we are true, back-to-back good friends.

I am also certain that they do not have the ability to steal Malfoy's personal belongings.

Although I am not very familiar with the latter two, I know that they have no motive to frame me; we have hardly spoken… They are also kind-hearted people, and after I fainted, they even took the initiative to help carry me to Madam Pomfrey's side."

"Then who is the seventh person?" Professor McGonagall frowned, raising the corners of her eyes, her expression extremely serious.

"I think you've already guessed it, haven't you?" Cree asked rhetorically.

"How is that possible!" Professor McGonagall had also gone to the school hospital when Cree returned.

At that time, besides the six people mentioned above, there was only one person in the school hospital—Prefect Percy.

"Perhaps Percy was just acting out of duty?" Professor McGonagall still couldn't believe it.

"I don't believe it either, but that thing I lost is similar to Malfoy's family crest, with a tracking magic on it… I sensed its location, unbelievably, it's in Percy's dormitory."

Cree explained.

"It is also possible that someone else is trying to frame Percy!" Although Professor McGonagall trusted Cree very much, she couldn't believe this.

"I actually have a judgment, and the reason I'm looking for you now is precisely because I'm afraid of framing good people!" Cree explained, "Do you know? Malfoy just returned from his Christmas holiday at home…"

"I guess—that framer will definitely put the stolen item into Malfoy's dormitory…" Cree said slowly, "My guess comes from 《Criminal Psychology》—it says that if a criminal is very satisfied with a previous crime, they will definitely repeat it in different ways."

Last time, stealing Malfoy's things and sending them to Cree, this time they will definitely send Cree's things to Malfoy's side—if Cree can't find out in time, the criminal might even take the initiative to write a note to tell Cree about it.

Psychologists know these ideas of criminals very well…

Professor McGonagall waved her hand, letting Cree leave first: "I need to talk to Severus about this!

After all, this will involve Slytherin students!"

"I await good news!" Cree left.

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Time returns to the present.

Professor McGonagall and Snape stood in front of Percy, looking at the shadow seriously, and the shadow slowly untied the mask on his face—it was Percy!

"I am truly ashamed for Gryffindor!

In my teaching career, I have never encountered a student like you!"

Professor McGonagall roared, and in the quiet night, a deep echo came from the corridor.

"I'm sorry! Professor McGonagall!" Percy lowered his head and replied softly.

"Minerva, I need to take a look at Malfoy's dormitory."

Snape also realized that now was the time to give Gryffindor independent handling time.

As the Head of Slytherin, Snape easily walked through the dormitory wall without even saying a spell.

He quickly walked to Malfoy's dormitory.

"You idiot!" Snape couldn't help but get angry looking at Malfoy, who was sleeping soundly.

This foolish Malfoy, with this kind of vigilance, would have died five hundred times over if he were a Death Eater.

Malfoy was awakened by Snape's voice, looking at his Head of House with a confused expression.

"What happened?" Malfoy looked at his Head of House with a confused expression, not understanding what was going on.

"Don't regret it if someone cuts off your head in the middle of the night, because you are such a sleepy pig!" Snape said fiercely, "Get up now!

Search your dormitory carefully to see if anything is missing or if there is anything extra!

Get up now!"

Malfoy quickly woke up his four roommates, and the five of them looked at Snape with a confused expression and began to search.

More than twenty minutes later, Malfoy found something wrapped in black cloth in his corner cabinet.

"I found a small package!" Malfoy handed it to Snape like a treasure.

"You are truly five pigs!" Snape said coldly, "If this package contained [Draught of Living Death], you five would have died more than twenty times over by now!"

The five little snakes didn't dare to raise their heads.

"What are you still standing there for!

Go back to sleep!" Snape turned and left the dormitory.