Ravenclaw's Sapphire

"Are you also investigating this matter?" Hermione was greatly encouraged and said excitedly, "You also believe that Zoe is innocent?"

"I hope so..." Luna licked her lips, "There are quite a few people investigating this matter, and everyone hopes to get first-hand information. The books in the library have all been borrowed, and Mrs. Pince doesn't look very happy. Because they always come in noisy groups, adding to her workload." She shrugged, "But it's very sensible to do so."

Luna's departure was as sudden as her arrival. She lay on the sofa for a while, her eyes were empty, and she muttered words that others could not understand. She was sometimes relieved and sometimes angry, until she figured out something, and then He ran away without anyone else.

Madam Pomfrey soon appeared, a kind lady who was complaining about almost bumping into an unruly girl in the hallway as she ran down the hallway with her head buried, Hermione trying to keep herself from laughing.Madam Pomfrey's anger didn't last long. She gently helped Zooey treat the wound, watched her drink a large glass of honey water, and told her to sleep well before leaving.

Hermione said goodbye to Zoe, and Zoe stopped her just as she was about to leave.

"Hermione..."

"Ok?"

"I apologize for that incident before, and, thank you."

*****

This year's Christmas is deserted, and every student is eager to hide and go home as soon as possible. Even those who didn't plan to go home before took the train home as if they were avoiding the plague.The hall was empty, only a few scattered people came out to eat at the tables in each courtyard, and the celebratory decorations and mistletoe hanging on the walls also faded a lot. The faces of the students were not festive, but Apathetic and alert, for safety, professors advised them to travel in groups, or stay in the common room to reduce going out.

Zoe felt that the entire Hogwarts was shrouded in depression, except for the damn Lockhart.He is like a colorful peacock, all he thinks about all day long is how to stretch his feathers.He's the only one in the castle who still manages to not care about what's going on, and that's not a compliment.Fortunately, Hermione has been busy researching new clues recently, and she is not in the mood to be infatuated with her favorite professor anymore.

Zoe wrote to Lucius two days ago, asking him about the opening of the Chamber of Secrets 50 years ago. This morning, Lloyd brought Lucius' reply to her.

"Dear Zoe:

Nice to hear from you, Narcissa and I have been praying for Draco and you.Regarding the unfair treatment and insults you received at school, I can only say that it is a manifestation of extreme lack of education, those people are always neurotic, thinking that when others look at him, they are waiting for an opportunity to steal the Galleon in his pocket .I have already entrusted my acquaintances from the Ministry of Magic to handle this matter, you don’t have to worry, you can continue to study with peace of mind, we all know that no matter who opens the Chamber of Secrets, it will not harm pure blood, Slytherin will help us Bringing glory, the Chamber of Secrets is the treasure he left behind.As for your request in the previous letter, logically speaking, I should clarify your doubts, but I think telling you too much now will confuse you, so I can't tell you much, which is different from what I told Draco Same: The last time the Chamber of Secrets was opened 50 years ago, a girl died that time, which had a very serious impact, and Hogwarts almost closed down.But they quickly caught the real culprit, a rude and disrespectful underachiever who was kicked out of school and the incident never happened again.Well, I don't have much to say, but the thoughts of Narcissa and I are enclosed with this letter.Merry Christmas, dear.Lucius Malfoy. "

It was an exquisitely packaged spell book, organized and edited by many famous experts. Zoe had mentioned in the past that she wanted to have one, and the Malfoys obviously took this wish to heart.

She has received gifts from several people this year. Dumbledore, the Malfoy family, Hermione, and even Luna have exchanged gifts with her. Hermione gave her a beautiful quill, but it’s a bit weird. Grab its body and it will keep twisting until 3 minutes later; Luna gave her a vigilance badge, which will flash and scream as long as evil magic is detected nearby, Luna Na also prepared one for herself.

Luna's gift somewhat caught Zooey off guard - she didn't prepare a corresponding gift in return.In the end she had to agree to accompany Luna for two hours in return, and walk around the castle with her, because Luna needed a guide to explain the castle to her.She was a little depressed, thinking that Luna did this on purpose.

Luna's detection has come a long way, or so she says.They went to the bathroom where Padma was attacked, and sneaked into Padma's bedroom, because Luna wanted to find out why Padma was attacked-she was not of Muggle origin, even if she was not pure blood, she was A child of a wizarding family.

The dinners were sumptuous and Hogwarts always surprises when it comes to food.Because the long table was empty, Zoe sat at the Gryffindor table, had dinner with Hermione, and discussed with her a little information Lucius had told her.

Of course, as a compromise, Harry and Ron had to stay away. Although Ron protested very much, if the two parties agreed, then the others would have no position to continue the entanglement.

Of course Zooey knew that what they said today would reach the ears of the two boys the next day, but that didn't mean they could overcome obstacles and sit together and eat happily - Draco was also quite resentful, and Zooey didn't Abandoned him without hesitation.

"Don't you still have Crabbe and Gore?" Zooey told him, turning a blind eye to his dissatisfaction.

*****

The heir to the Chamber of Secrets seemed to give up, and for several weeks there was nothing but peace, not a single attack or disturbing occurrence.The school began to burst into a little vitality again, but in the eyes of some insiders, this was only superficial tranquility, and the danger was not far away.

Hermione advocated telling the professors the results of their investigation, and she did. Now, in addition to the daily routine of teaching, the professors must always pay attention to the possible traces of the basilisk.They did not bluntly tell the students the true face of the monster, but they also tactfully told them how to deal with it, and told them to be careful before finding out the unknown.The strange thing is that the professors in the know missed one person without exception. They did not tell Lockhart the truth of the matter. Lockhart is still complacent in the castle, thinking that the current peace depends entirely on his strength.

Zooey noticed that Luna didn't go back to the dormitory today, and her bed didn't show any signs of sleep. Yesterday Luna said that the investigation had made a breakthrough—but the girl always acts on instinct, and Zooey is at least the fifth The first time I heard her say "I've made terrible progress here!", I didn't care about her not returning home late at night.

When she came to the restaurant, the excitement on the faces of the students told her that they were looking forward to today's Quidditch match, and everyone was talking about today's Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff, hoping that the match would wash away the recent bad luck, Bring luck to everyone.

Zoe catches a glimpse of the Varsity Quidditch players at the Gryffindor table, Harry sitting in the middle of a group of seniors, obviously highly anticipated, and one of the big Gryffindors patting Harry on the back , almost made him spit out the mashed potatoes in his mouth - Zooey had the impression that he seemed to be the captain of the Gryffindor team, Wood... No, it was Wood, this man always yelled loudly on the field, Zooey Yi is still quite impressed.

Although everyone was looking forward to it, Zooey didn't plan to go to the game. She wanted to find a comfortable place to read in the library as usual. If everyone left the castle, it would obviously become very quiet here.

It's not that Zooey didn't think about inviting Hermione, but she hasn't seen her since this morning.And today's competition is from Hermione's academy. Zooey understands Hermione's pride in being a part of Gryffindor. It is impossible for her not to watch the competition. One of her best friends is also the best in the team. Seeker.

Recently, Zooey was either being led by the nose by Luna, or staying with Hermione. Now she suddenly became a person, and she felt uncomfortable.Feeling empty in the heart, the feeling of loneliness is unbearable, and it becomes strange, and that was the emotion she was most familiar with.

Bright light came in from the window, accentuating the shadows in the corner. She stepped up the stairs on the second floor, and felt light flickering deep in the corner.It's right in the crack of the door of the girls' bathroom on the second floor, and it looks like a small part is stuck there.

There was silence all around, rather dead silence, not even a passing ghost could be seen.Zooey's intuition flashed a terrible feeling, which even dominated her limbs, and she couldn't help but walked over there step by step: the light seemed familiar, and it occupied a place in her memory, and the person involved was still very interested Highland demonstrates for himself.

No, it's different.She tried to reassure herself that there should be a sound, enough noise to wake up the rats deep in the castle, it was too quiet now.But such a pale denial even she couldn't believe it.

She turned the corner and opened the bathroom door.The sight in front of her almost made her dizzy, she clutched her forehead, her heart was beating wildly, trying to escape from her chest.She walked heavily to the two fallen men, checking on the girl with the wand first, because she was more seriously injured.Her long, motley-colored hair was strewn across the floor like algae, and the necklace of butterbeer corks she had been wearing like a talisman snapped and rolled on the floor.There was a scar on Luna's forehead, and there was a cut with coagulated blood stuck to it, and the same mark was still stuck on the edge of the bathroom sink, as if someone had smashed her head hard on it.Her pupils were dilated, but she was still alive. Her injuries were not caused by monsters. At least Zoe was sure that monsters would not attack people with spells.

Carefully let Luna lean against the corner, and then she looked at the second victim at the scene tremblingly. She suddenly had deep empathy for Parvati. When you see someone you value is hurt, it seems You can't help but feel pain, you can't help feeling scared when the soulless puppet lies on the ground.

Hermione Granger was like a sculpture, lying stiffly on the floor, next to a puddle of water from the sink.The lost eyes were wide open, and the emotion of astonishment was engraved in them.

She was petrified.