Professor McGonagall’s face turned as white as paper. After confirming that all students were safe, she immediately became furious and asked,”What are you doing here? Why don’t you stay in the common room, but come here to join in the fun?”

“Of course they are here to save the world.”

Professor Snape showed a mocking smile on his face, and said yin and yang,”How can it be exciting to stay in the common room? I have learned so many real skills from Professor Quirrell in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, I have to find a chance to show them off.”

“Professor McGonagall, this really has nothing to do with me this time. I was on my way back to the common room when I heard a scream over here, so I hurried over here.”

Ye Ting looked aggrieved, and quickly raised his hand to defend himself:”If I had come a little later, Mr. Malfoy might have been in danger.”

Harry and Ron nodded in agreement, trying their best to pretend that”it was true”, as if they had heard the scream far away in the Gryffindor Tower, so they came to save people with a kind heart.

Professor Snape fell silent immediately, as if he had not noticed Malfoy’s existence.

Professor McGonagall frowned and asked:”Mr. Malfoy, how did you appear here?”

Malfoy choked and replied:”Before the dinner, someone put a pumpkin on my head in the corridor, and then I was inexplicably locked up here.”

Upon hearing this, Snape immediately walked to Malfoy’s side and asked in a low voice:”Who did this?”

Harry and Ron looked at each other nervously, their hearts beating.

Originally, this was just a prank of theirs, and there wouldn’t be much consequence.

If nothing unexpected happened, even if Malfoy knew who the murderer was, he would have no choice but to swallow his anger without solid evidence. Even if the truth came out, at most they would just lose some points and be put in detention.

However, the appearance of the troll completely escalated the situation. Now this was no longer a simple prank, but could turn into a big storm.

It might alarm Headmaster Dumbledore, and they might even face the serious consequence of being expelled.

The two began to panic.

“Tell me, Draco, was it someone in this room who did it?”

Snape stared at Malfoy and coaxed him,”Don’t be afraid, I’m here. I think this kind of student should be expelled immediately.”

“I… don’t know.”

Malfoy hesitated, glanced at Harry secretly, then looked at Ye Ting, quickly lowered his head, and said weakly:”I’m not sure who did it.”

Snape seemed to be sure of victory, he said slowly:”Then give me 623 a name, anyone you think is suspicious, I will help you find out.”

Malfoy replied hesitantly:”Maybe… it was Peeves who did it.”

Hearing this, Snape almost couldn’t help but pat Malfoy on the head. He finally found a chance to teach these two little nasty guys a lesson, and you actually said it was Peeves who did it?

I gave you the chance, but you didn’t use it?

I gave you the chance, but you didn’t use it!

Haven’t you always had a grudge against them?

But no matter how angry Snape was, he could only stare blankly when the parties involved were determined to cover up for him.

Harry and Ron were relieved, and then looked at Malfoy in disbelief.

They were really surprised that Malfoy didn’t expose them.

At this moment, their impression of Malfoy changed subtly.

Professor McGonagall nodded and said seriously:”If what Malfoy said is true, then we must severely punish Peeves.”

Professor Snape was still relentless:”Peeves may have been misunderstood. He often takes the blame for no reason. We have to act with caution.”

“So what is your opinion?……”Professor McGonagall asked

“Mr. Ye should have nothing to do with this matter. With his ability, he doesn’t need to use this method to bully Malfoy.……”

He changed the subject and glared at Harry and Ron.

“There is something wrong with Potter and Weasley. Gryffindor Tower is not close to here, how could they hear the shouting? Their appearance here is itself interesting. Unless, they already knew that Malfoy would be trapped in the bathroom.”

Ye Ting and Malfoy were speechless after hearing this.

What do you mean Ye Ting doesn’t need to bully Malfoy in this way?

Ye Ting felt that he was misunderstood.

Is he the kind of person who would bully his classmates?

And Malfoy was even worse. It turned out that in the eyes of his own dean, he was a bullied character.

Harry and Ron felt nervous and swallowed unconsciously.

“I will investigate this matter with Professor Dumbledore.”

Professor McGonagall nodded and turned to Snape,”Professor Snape, please take Mr. Malfoy to Madam Pomfrey for a checkup. If he is not injured, take him back to the Slytherin Common Room.”

Snape snorted coldly, turned around and left with Malfoy.

Professor Quirrell followed closely and left this place of trouble.

“You also heard what Professor Snape said.”Professor McGonagall turned her eyes to Harry and Ron,”I will not give you any extra points, nor will I deduct any points until the matter is investigated clearly.”

At this point, her tone was slightly softer:”But I am still very pleased that you can come back to save your classmates. Now go back to the lounge.”

Finally, she turned to Ye Ting with an approving smile on her face:”Ye Ting, you bravely killed the troll and protected your classmates. I will give Ravenclaw 20 points to commend your heroic behavior.”

She did not dwell on how Ye Ting killed the troll. In Professor McGonagall’s mind, Ye Ting had the power to do so.

Harry and Ron were as if they had been pardoned. They fled the room in a panic and rushed up two flights of stairs in one breath. They did not dare to breathe until they could no longer smell the disgusting stench of the troll.

When Ye Ting walked out of the bathroom, two people were already waiting for him at the other end of the corridor.

Ye Ting took out a large piece of vanilla pie from his pocket and generously divided it between the two.

“Eat some of this to calm your nerves”

“Ye Ting, that robot you just made is so cool!”Harry took a bite of the pie and exclaimed,”It’s just like a hero!”

Ron also excitedly echoed:”I’ve never seen such a powerful machine… uh, robot… is that its name? Who cares, where did you get it from?”

“I made it myself.” Ye Ting nodded,”However, as we agreed before, don’t let this matter out for a short period of time.”

“Got it, we’ll keep it a secret.” The two nodded hurriedly.

Then, without Ye Ting asking, Harry and Ron vividly recounted how they locked Malfoy in the toilet.

Harry asked in confusion:”How do you think the troll got in? I always feel that it is impossible for it to break into the school by itself.”

“Someone must have let it in on purpose.” Ye Ting said casually,”I don’t know who it is.”

Now he was thinking about going to the Room of Requirement to sort out his gains today, but he didn’t have the leisure to play detective games with Harry.

The three said goodbye at the stairs. Ye Ting’s lounge was on this floor, while Harry and Ron had to climb to the fourth floor.

Ron couldn’t help muttering,”If it wasn’t for that old fox Snape, Professor McGonagall would definitely give us extra points.”

“It’s good that no points were deducted.” Harry sighed,”I just thought Malfoy would betray us, but I didn’t expect him to keep his mouth shut. I’m really impressed.”

“Yeah, I was quite surprised too.” Ron nodded, then said whimsically,”But, will Malfoy use this as a threat to force us to do something we are unwilling to do?”

Hearing this, a picture emerged in Harry’s mind:

Malfoy secretly found him and threatened him viciously:

“Potter, you don’t want Professor Snape to know what you and Weasley did, do you?”

Thinking of this, Harry couldn’t help but shudder.

Late at night, in the headmaster’s office, the air was filled with a depressing silence.

“Malfoy almost died.”

Finally, Snape’s hoarse voice broke the silence.

“Don’t you have anything to say about this matter?”

His voice was so loud that the former headmasters in the portraits on the wall were”woken up”. (abej)

They stared at Snape with dissatisfaction, blaming him for his rudeness, but Snape ignored these”dead men”.

Dumbledore raised his head from the”Wand” magazine in his hand, his deep blue eyes calm:

“I remember that you and Lucius have always been at odds. Why, are you starting to worry about his son now?”

“This is completely different!” Snape argued angrily,”If something happens to a student, Hogwarts will also be in trouble, and I don’t want to lose my job because of this.”

Dumbledore narrowed his eyes slightly, and the figure of a student flashed through his mind.

That person also vowed that he didn’t want Hogwarts to be closed, but in the end he pushed innocent people into the fire pit.���

Seeing the headmaster lost in thought, Snape’s dissatisfaction became stronger.

He knocked heavily on the table, his tone full of sarcasm:”Could it be that the great Dumbledore did not notice the invasion of the troll? I don’t believe it!”

Dumbledore sighed softly,”Severus, you think too much of me. After all, I am also a mortal, and it is inevitable that I will be negligent.”

Snape obviously did not believe this. He stared at the headmaster sharply:”This is by no means an accident.”

“Of course it’s not an accident.” Dumbledore slowly closed the book and pushed his half-moon glasses on his nose.

“I went to the Forbidden Forest tonight and did some research.” He paused and continued,”Agrul told me that a member of their tribe is missing.”

“Agruul?” Snape frowned, feeling that the name sounded like some strange spell,”Who is this?”

“He is the leader of the troll tribe in the Forbidden Forest, the closest to Hogwarts.”Dumbledore explained.

“He told me,” Dumbledore continued,”some time ago, a black-robed wizard suddenly appeared and took away a member of their tribe.”

“etc.……”Snape looked at Dumbledore with suspicion,”You can actually communicate with trolls?”

In Snape’s impression, trolls are a group of uncivilized beasts that can only make clumsy snoring sounds.

“Well, I just mastered some basic daily communication. Didn’t I tell you that?” Dumbledore blinked.

“In addition to Troll, I can also speak Mermaid, Fairy, and even Parseltongue.”

“You said you can understand Parseltongue?” Snape couldn’t help asking

“I can only understand, but I can’t speak.” Dumbledore winked playfully,”Every scholar should master at least twenty languages. If you are interested, I can teach you privately.”

“I’m not interested.” Snape refused coldly.

Dumbledore sighed in disappointment.

“So, about the troll named Agrul who told you that they were missing a member of their tribe.……”(To read exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

Snape hesitated for a moment, frowning.

“Headmaster, no offense, but you know that trolls are not very intelligent, right? Can they really count?”

“Don’t be so prejudiced, Severus,”

Dumbledore leaned back in his chair, took a sip of tea, and then put down the cup,”There are exceptions to everything. There are also intelligent individuals among the trolls. They can understand and speak some simple human languages.”

Snape snorted impatiently:”That’s right, I think if we throw Longbottom into the pile of trolls, he might be able to become a leader.”

Dumbledore’s face straightened when he heard this,”Severus, we need more patience, including with that child. You know the real reason why Neville has a poor memory.”

Snape did not respond:”So, the missing troll is the one that ran to Hogwarts?”

“That’s right.”

Dumbledore nodded affirmatively.”According to Agrul’s description and the memory I extracted from his mind, a black-robed wizard broke into their tribe and wantonly captured a troll. The wizard obviously held the same prejudice as you, thinking that the troll was simple-minded, so he did not hide his whereabouts at all.”

“Who is that black-robed wizard?” Snape asked anxiously.

“I guess it’s Chilo”

“It was really him?” Snape’s eyes narrowed into a line, and he guessed secretly,”Could the black-robed wizard who attacked Gringotts be him too?”

“Maybe it’s him, maybe not.”

Dumbledore’s words seemed to have other meanings, but Snape did not delve into it.

He asked directly:”Principal, since you already suspect it is Quirrell, why do you let him stay in school?”

“We can’t just make a judgment based on suspicion.” Dumbledore said righteously.

Seeing Snape looking at him with contempt, he revealed the truth:

“Because of Harry. We are protecting him, but at the same time we are also training him, cultivating him, and letting him grow in practice. So, I set up a series of levels in the school, and at the end of the level, I left something. This thing can attract both Quirrell and Harry.”

“What is it?” Snape’s curiosity was completely aroused.

Dumbledore shook his head,”Severus, I can’t tell you now.”[]

Snape was silent for a moment, then slowly stood up.”I am not interested in your secrets. I just hope that no more accidents will happen.”

Dumbledore did not make any promises.

He knew that accidents were always inevitable in the battle with Voldemort. After all, he was not the omnipotent Merlin.

Snape limped to the door, and just as he was about to leave, Dumbledore handed him a delicate little bottle.

“Fluffy’s teeth are highly poisonous and will hinder the healing of wounds. Even you and Madam Pomfrey will find it difficult to prepare an antidote in a short period of time. This is Fox’s tears, take it.”

Snape took the bottle, and a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.

He did not speak, but nodded silently, turned around and left the office.


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