Parents of Hogwarts

"I never expected that so many people would come to greet me at this time."

Dumbledore looked at the two of them with a smile. He jumped off the Thestral with ease, showing a strength that was completely inconsistent with his age.

"Sometimes, when I want to travel far away without apparating, I ride the Thestral."

He gently patted the thestral's back and let it return to the forbidden forest.

“They are very fast and make good traveling companions.”

"All right."

He glanced at the two of them respectively, then turned to look at the picturesque and beautiful unicorn still lying on the ground, its blue eyes shining brightly behind the half-moon glasses.

"What happened in the school during my absence?"

Professor McGonagall immediately explained the abnormality that happened to Larry the unicorn. Dumbledore listened silently while taking out his wand and casting various colorful healing spells to try to wake Larry up.

But without exception, these healing spells failed.

"You can't even save it?" Meadows asked in surprise.

"It seems that some targeted treatment is needed."

Dumbledore's eyes were a little solemn: "It's like black magic, it requires a specific breaking spell to break it."

McGonagall and Meadows looked at each other silently, and they both knew what Dumbledore's words were implying.

There wasn't a single scratch on Larry's body.

Not even a trace.

This particular feature immediately reminded Meadows of some powerful being.

"Could it be the killing curse?"

Meadows frowned tightly: "A dark wizard has sneaked into the school."

"Or...a Death Eater"

However, facing Meadows's surprise, Dumbledore slowly shook his head.

"It's very unlikely."

He said.

"Whether it's a Death Eater or a Killing Curse, it's unlikely."

He explained to the two of them: "There is powerful protective magic in the school, and the killing curse cannot just make the unicorn's signs of life weak."

"A weak killing curse will at least leave traces of injury on the unicorn. But under a powerful killing curse, it is impossible for it to survive by chance."

"Even if it's a unicorn."

Dumbledore smoothly eliminated the doubts in Kettleburn's previous words. The effect of the Killing Curse has nothing to do with whether the vitality is strong or not.

"What could be the reason?"

Professor McGonagall asked in confusion.

Dumbledore's eyes turned to the edge of the forest not far away, his eyes full of inquiry.

"There are many secrets in the Forbidden Forest."

He said the same words as Ronan.

"There are rumors that the original Forbidden Forest was planted from saplings by a group of centaurs, which is why they always say that the Forbidden Forest belongs to the centaurs."

"And over the centuries since the school was founded, many students have disappeared in the Forbidden Forest, never to be seen again."

"Professor Kettleburn also spent a lot of time exploring the Forbidden Forest, but after losing a leg because of it, I forcibly stopped this behavior."

He slowly recounted the situation and speculation about the Forbidden Forest, but this only made the other two more confused, unable to understand what he wanted to express.

"It's like Hogwarts."

Dumbledore's words suddenly changed and he began to talk about the origin of the school.

"It is also rumored that Rowena Ravenclaw, one of the four founders of the school, dreamed of a warthog taking her to a cliff by a lake, from which she determined the location of Hogwarts. With this name.”

"In addition, there are also rumors that when deciding where to build the school, the founders discovered a pensieve half-buried in the ground. This may have made their decision on the location."

"The pensieve is now in the principal's office. It is indeed a very ancient creation. It can be traced back to the time when the four founders were alive, or even earlier."

Dumbledore smiled at the two of them and said, "You have all seen it before."

The atmosphere became a little strange for a moment, but fortunately Hagrid finally came back.

"Oh, principal, you are back at this time"

Hagrid looked both surprised and a little confused. The sky was completely dark now.

"You are discussing the Forbidden Forest."

After getting a positive answer, Hagrid added some more things to them about what Andromeda said about the snake-born.His words were a little choppy, but fortunately he still got all the important points out.

"Snake..."

Dumbledore nodded silently and looked at McGonagall and Meadows with questioning eyes.

"This can't be their doing."

After carefully asking when the incident happened, Meadows shook his head and said: "They are all in confinement. Cleaning the abandoned bathroom on the second floor is absolutely impossible to do something about the unicorn before you get there." Or something, they were just finishing at that point.”

"The bathroom on the second floor." Dumbledore's eyes narrowed: "Why did you choose that place?"

"During the eighteenth century, Hogwarts' plumbing system became more complex."

Meadows explained solemnly: "At that time, a student named Corvinus Gaunt participated in part of the design work. The rumors about the secret room came from the Gaunt family, and they were always irresistible. Bragging about what you know."

"Chamber of Secrets" Professor McGonagall frowned: "You mean Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, but that's just a legend."

"uncertain."

Meadows shook his head and said: "I found some deeply hidden evidence. The secret room may have been opened before, but I only have suspicions at the moment."

"I have seen the school's pipeline map in detail, and plan to take those restless Slytherins around during the next confinement, maybe I can make them reveal some clues, and find out the secret room."

The other three people were speechless after these words.

After a long time, Dumbledore suddenly asked her: "How did you resolve the matter regarding the Defense Against the Dark Arts position curse?"

"No clue." Meadows curled his lips in distress, with an expression of inability to do anything.

But after seeing this scene, the other three people breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably.

"What do you mean?" Meadows asked confused.

"You really can't sit still." Professor McGonagall shook her head helplessly and smiled.

"After all, I only have one year." Meadows said angrily: "Maybe it's less than a year. Someone has to do these things."

"I even want to give those snakes a lesson. Snakes, please listen to this name. This is their ambition."

"Dorcas..." Dumbledore shook his head slowly: "I don't want to repeat the discussion about students. We can't punish others just because of simple suspicion."

"Once this bottom line is crossed, there will be no difference between us and them."

"This is a terrible thing."

Dumbledore shook his head, but the expression on his face was very determined.

"Very scary."

"Okay, okay." Meadows said a little depressed: "How should we solve the problem in the Forbidden Forest?"

"And..." Her expression was very hesitant: "And the magic stone, is it really made of unicorn blood? After all, they do sound very similar."

"I have known Nick for a long time," Dumbledore said suddenly and inexplicably: "When I was still in school, I maintained frequent correspondence with Nick, and later became a partner in alchemy with him."

"As for the Forbidden Forest..."

Dumbledore once again looked at the shadow not far away.

"Necessary inspections can be carried out."

"But the Forbidden Forest is not the point."

He slowly looked at Meadows and said pointedly.

"Never."