Hogwarts Mystery Sequence

In the room filled with silence, the three of them, Harry, looked at each other, and couldn't help but think of the conversation in the principal's office a few hours ago.

At that time, at the end of the conversation, Professor Dumbledore asked them to inform Lockhart to come to the principal's office, but after a pause of a few seconds, he asked them to go to Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape later.

However, some time was delayed because Professor Trelawney happened to wake up and Professor McGonagall was asking about her experience;

On the other hand, Professor Snape, as always, preemptively made sarcastic remarks, saying that since they went to school, Hogwarts has been as lively as the second Knockturn Alley - the notorious street full of dark wizards. Harry was already well aware of the notoriously dirty streets.

Of course, after experiencing Amon's baptism, the three of them found Professor Snape to be unexpectedly not that annoying, and even a little bit strange... cute?

Harry and the three of them suddenly trembled, feeling inexplicably cold.

Professor McGonagall didn't know about Amon - although Trelawney was awake, he was in a very bad state. He looked nervous and timid, as if he was afraid of something, not to mention being "parasitized". "The memory of that time, and even the memory of the period before that, was very vague, so Professor McGonagall only got the name 'Lockhart' from her mouth.

Even though she only got such a name, Professor McGonagall knew that 'Lockhart' must be closely related to this matter, but she still had many doubts.

Just ask if you don't understand. Professor McGonagall's thoughts changed and she was about to speak.

But another cold voice sounded first. Professor McGonagall turned his head and saw Snape with a gloomy face and asked unceremoniously:

"Dumbledore, what happened?"

Dumbledore raised his head slightly, looked at the three Harrys, and said gently:

"Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, and Mr. Weasley, I think you wouldn't mind recounting your experiences."

"Ha, as expected, our Mr. Potter is indispensable in all such things." Snape glanced at Harry lightly and sarcastically said.

Harry was trembling with anger, but he had no confidence to refute Snape's tone this time, because in his heart, he really needed to take responsibility for this incident.

He took a deep breath, and under Professor Dumbledore's faintly encouraging eyes, he and Hermione began to tell the two professors the whole thing.

When the syllable of the last word fell, Harry suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, as if a lot of burdens had been lifted off his whole body, and he suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

So he closed his eyes, buried his head slightly, and waited for the trial of the two professors.

Sure enough, Snape was the first to attack.

But to Harry's expectation, the target of Snape's attack was not him, but Professor Dumbledore!

"I remember I warned you a long time ago, Dumbledore!" Snape's face was very ugly, and his tone was even harsher.

"That Knott brat dared to carry that kind of dangerous dark magic item with him when school started, but you actually condoned it!"

"Later, he was involved in Zi Luo's case. I reminded you to deal with him, but you just talked to him once and simply let him go!"

"And now," Snape raised his thin lips slightly, but without a trace of smile, full of sarcasm, "we have everything under control, what else does the greatest white wizard of our time have to say?"

"Ugh······"

Dumbledore sighed, but his expression was calm enough, and he said slowly:

"Severus, I admit that this is my fault."

"But you're asking the rest of Hogwarts to pay for it." Snape's unfazed harsh words followed.

This time, before Dumbledore could defend himself, Professor McGonagall took the lead and said, leaving behind the angry trio.

"Severus, you can't blame Dumbledore for this. After all, even if I know the truth now, I still can't believe it. This..." Professor McGonagall paused subconsciously, as if considering a question. There are suitable words to describe my feelings, "This thing is so unbelievable that I would rather believe that that small body contains the soul of an adult dark wizard who is evil enough."

However, in response to Professor McGonagall's defense, Snape snorted with great disdain:

"Humph!"

At this time, before Professor McGonagall could say anything further, Dumbledore said:

"Minerva, there is no need to explain to me. I am the principal of Hogwarts. It is my unshirkable responsibility to protect the teachers and students of Hogwarts. Therefore, this matter is a serious dereliction of duty on my part. I will publicly apologize to the Hogwarts teachers and students, as well as the Ministry of Magic, and take all accountability."

"Albus..."

"Professor Dumbledore..."

Hearing this, Professor McGonagall and Harry all showed worried expressions. Only Snape asked in an indifferent and indifferent tone:

"So what do you want to do with Amon Nott?"

This time, Professor McGonagall and Harry did not show complaints or angry expressions, because this was what they wanted to know most and the most important thing at the moment.

Regarding this issue, Dumbledore was silent for a while, then softly said:

"I will let Nott go home and think about it, but I hope you will keep the specific reason for this matter secret and just say that the Nott family has important matters."

Snape scoffed as if he had expected it, and was about to say something.

But Dumbledore kept talking and continued without giving him a chance:

"I will also hide the traces of Nott at Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, and replace them with unknown evil dark wizards."

The three of Harry looked at each other and understood that Professor Dumbledore was protecting Amon.

Professor McGonagall was surprised by this, but not so surprised when she saw Dumbledore's calm eyes.

Only Snape seemed dissatisfied with this result. He moved forward to Dumbledore's desk, like an oncoming oppressive black cloud.

He put his hands on the table, stared into Dumbledore's eyes, and said word by word:

"Do you really know what you're doing?"

"You are shielding a man who was able to coldly kill and control a wizard before he was an adult!"

"Do you know what he will become like after he leaves Hogwarts and grows up in the environment of magical society and pure-blood family?"

"In my opinion, his essence is a hundred times and a thousand times more dangerous than 'that person', and your decision now is to let the tiger go back to the mountain!"

But Dumbledore's eyes behind his half-moon glasses remained unchanged. Like the blue sky, behind the calm surface, there was a depth as deep as the starry sky.

"..."

Snape's eyes gradually narrowed, and then, he flicked his black cloak, leaving behind the words "You will definitely regret your decision today, it won't be too late", turned around and left the principal's office quickly.

Professor McGonagall frowned slightly and glanced at Snape's last back, then turned to Dumbledore with a hesitant expression.

To be honest, this time she rarely agreed with Snape's radical views.

Of course, she didn't want to send Amon to Azkaban hastily, but she also felt that Amon had serious problems that needed to be found and corrected by professors like them, and she shouldn't just suspend school.

In fact, after gradually recovering from the unbelievable fact, Professor McGonagall felt a deep sense of self-blame - although Amon was not a little wizard of Gryffindor House, he was her She is a member of the Transfiguration Club, so she believes that she has the responsibility and obligation to teach Amon well.

Instead of like now, when Harry and the three second-year wizards all discovered Amon's problem, she didn't even notice it.

Speaking of Harry... Professor McGonagall looked at the trio again, with a straight face, and said in a deep voice:

"Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, and Mr. Weasley, in view of the fact that you did not report the knowledge and put yourself at risk regardless of your own safety, I hereby announce as the Head of Gryffindor that from today on, you need to Report to my office every night and copy school rules.”

"This punishment will last until the end of the school year!"

Professor McGonagall specifically named "the identity of the Head of Gryffindor" in order to prevent Dumbledore from showing favoritism to Harry and the others - she had always noticed Dumbledore's favoritism towards Harry and the others, but The nature of the matter this time was different. She had been frightened when she listened to Harry and others' description, because she had participated in the wizard war that year and knew how reckless and impulsive Harry's actions were!

Therefore, Professor McGonagall must let Harry and the others suffer for this and remember the lesson learned this time!

At the same time, it was also because Harry and the others did not suffer any substantial harm, so Professor McGonagall still retained a trace of fantasy about Amon. After all, if Amon had lost any humanity, Harry and the others would not be able to survive. Standing here - Professor McGonagall never doubted the cruelty of a dark wizard!

Hearing Professor McGonagall's stern words, the three Harrys suddenly showed bitter expressions. Among them, Hermione lowered her head the deepest and had the saddest expression, but she still nodded gloomily.

Seeing this, Professor McGonagall's serious expression improved slightly and said to them:

"Then you go to my office first."

She didn't go into details because the three of them, Harry, were experienced in this area and knew what to do.

But then he seemed to remember something, and Professor McGonagall added:

"You can go to the kitchen and eat something first."

The sky outside had already turned dark at some point, and Harry and the three of them, who had been running around the castle, naturally had no time to finish their meal.

"Don't be lazy, I'll check it out later."

After giving the last instructions, she watched the trio walk out of the principal's office with their heads lowered like little quails lining up.

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