Professor of Gemology at Hogwarts

"What! It's on fire?!" Sprout was the first to rush out, followed closely by several professors.

Gray didn't hesitate and went to help.

"What's going on! Peeves!"

"The greenhouse is on fire!" Peeves screamed. "The greenhouse is on fire! The herbs are burned! The greenhouse is on fire!"

A group of people ran to the third greenhouse. Through the blurred glass of the greenhouse, Gray saw the flickering fire inside, and the red flames continued to devour everything in the house.

Sprouse directly knocked the door open, and as soon as Gray squeezed in, a wave of heat hit his face, and the smell of burning made him unable to open his eyes.

"Clear springs are like water!"

After a while, the fire was extinguished. The originally green ecological environment of the third greenhouse was now only left on one side, while the other side of the greenhouse had been burned to black.

"Mandrake!" Sprout looked at the ashes in the pot, "The mandrake is burned!" After saying that, he was about to cry while hugging the blackened flower pot.

"Wha...what?" Gray was very surprised.

When the mandrake is burned, how can a petrified person be resurrected?

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The fire in the greenhouse had been put out, and several people stood there, looking at the pots of mandrakes that were burned to ashes.

"Who did this!" Flitwick screamed.

Dumbledore stepped forward and waved his wand gently. The ashes on the table dispersed, and Gray vaguely saw a small, slightly glowing object buried under the ashes.

Dumbledore used his wand to levitate it and observed carefully. The professors around him also moved closer.

It's round, glowing red, with a little spark coming out from time to time.

"It's the ash snake egg..." Dumbledore said slowly.

"Fire ash snake eggs? Who would put such a dangerous thing into a greenhouse!"

"Unless it's the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets..." Snape whispered.

The whole place was silent, and now even Lockhart became a little serious.

At this time Filch ran over huffing and puffing, holding a bucket of water in his hand to put out the fire.

"The fire has been put out... Mr. Filch."

Gray saw that he was out of breath from exhaustion, so he probably just ran over to get a bucket of water from the bathroom.

He suddenly felt that it was a bit difficult for Squib to live in the wizarding world.

"Destroyed! It's so... so good..."

Filch put the bucket on the ground with a clang and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Is Mandrake okay?"

"..."

Everyone was silent, and no one had the heart to tell him the truth.

"The mandrakes were actually burned."

Dumbledore raised his wand and suspended the ash snake egg in the air. Gray could feel the heat emanating from it at an arm's length.

"The Mandrake was burned!" Filch's eyes almost popped out of his head, "Who did it! I'm going to kill him! My cat! It must be the person who attacked Mrs. Norris! It's Potter! "

His voice became shriller and his expression became more and more ferocious.

"It must be Potter! He's a Parseltongue! He opened the Chamber of Secrets and unleashed the monster! It must have been him! He found out - in my office - he knew I was - I was -" Filch's His face twitched, "I'm a squib!"

"Calm down, Filch." Dumbledore said calmly, "We have other solutions."

"Merlin!" Kettleburn rushed in, panting heavily, "Merlin——"

"What happened? Silvanus." Dumbledore added a freezing spell to the ash snake egg and placed it on the table.

Kettleburn suddenly fell silent and ignored Dumbledore's inquiry. He looked straight at the ash snake eggs on the table.

"Sylvanus?"

Dumbledore realized that the other person had something to say.

"Uh... everyone, tell me, this fire was not caused by the ash snake egg, right?" Kettleburn wiped the sweat from his head.

"What do you mean?" Filch's eyes were still wide open.

"I mean, uh... that... ash snake's egg..."

Filch's eyes were filled with anger, and before he could speak, Sprout asked.

"You put it here?! Professor Kettleburn!"

Sprout was so angry that her face turned red.

"You put it there, right? When you came here to ask me for the crab claw plant in the afternoon, you put it in the greenhouse while I wasn't paying attention!"

"Don't get me wrong! Pomona! I want the mandrake to thrive—"

Kettleburn moved to lean against the smoke-stained doorframe, his prosthetic limbs unable to support him standing for long.

"I have always taken good care of the mandrake! But you are making your own decisions. You are making fun of other people's lives! A child was attacked just now! What should we do with that child now?"

Gray had never seen Sprouse so angry.

"Why do you keep them warm by wearing scarves and socks? Plants need a warm environment - I just want to put the ash snake eggs in the greenhouse to make the mandrakes warmer. I want to give you a surprise, The next day I opened the greenhouse and discovered how good it is for mandrake to grow in a warm environment! Moreover, I also cast a freezing spell! That freezing spell can last for a month! The strongest freezing spell I have cast on it , I swear! I have saved several fire ash snake eggs, and of course I know how to control them and prevent them from burning, but who would have expected that the freezing spell would disappear early!"

"If you hadn't used these ideas here, Mandrake would still be fine!"

"What about my cat! My cat!" Filch screamed.

"I swear to Merlin! I cast a powerful and long-lasting freezing spell!"

"Quiet!" Dumbledore stopped the quarrel between the three people.

"The school will take care of this matter." Dumbledore's tone remained calm.

"But, Principal! It will take a long time to replant the mandrakes... Granger..." Sprout was worried about the safety of the students.

"There will be people planting mandrakes in other places. We need to seek help from outside the school... Now please inform the deans of students about safety matters. As Minerva said just now, students are not allowed to move alone. Professors are needed Escort. We can't have any more people being attacked."

"Sylvanus..." Dumbledore raised his eyes and looked at Kettleburn standing at the door, "You once again got into trouble because of your enthusiasm and carelessness."

"Okay - okay, I'm sorry! I admit it!" Kettleburn's voice became smaller and smaller. "I'm also very sad. I saw the mandrake wrapped in thick clothes and was overwhelmed. Angry, and then...I really didn't expect...the freezing spell would..."

Maybe he is about to go through the third probation period of No. 60. No, he can retire.

Gray closed his eyes and thought about it. The eggs of the fire ash snake were found at the scene, which did not prove that it was definitely the cause.If something else catches fire first, it is very possible to break the freezing spell...

Although Kettleburn often accidentally hurts others due to his enthusiasm, would he, who has studied magical creatures for decades, make a mistake in preserving ash snake eggs?

"Pomona, Filch, please calm down. Now, please go to the lounge and inform the students."

"Albus...but what about Miss Granger?" McGonagall asked worriedly.

"She needs to lie down in the hospital, like Mrs. Norris, waiting for the Mandrake to arrive. We will find out. Now the other professors are investigating the castle, working in pairs for safety reasons - Gilderoy, You and Gray together...and..."

"Principal, I have something to say." Gray stood up, "But I need to see where Miss Granger was found first."

Dumbledore turned to look at Gray: "It seems you have made a new discovery."

"Granger is at the corner of the west corridor on the second floor...near the library door." McGonagall pursed her lips into a thin line. She didn't want to think about this terrible incident.

"Okay..." Gray nodded.

"Do you want me to come with you? Grey." Dumbledore asked.

"Of course! Please come with me!"