Harry Potter and the Secret Treasures

Chapter 40: Four Rumors

After the professors left, Ivan, Hermione, Colin and Ginny rushed into the ward to visit Ron.

Ron apologized to Ivan and said he didn't remember anything.

Mrs. Pomfrey hasn't kept them too long, and Ron needs to rest, according to her. The spiritual effects of the soul capture spell are not so easy to recover, and poor Ron probably needs to spend the upcoming Christmas in his hospital bed.

Apart from that, Ivan was surprised by the eventual findings of the incident, and Ron was only struck by a soul-snatching spell, not by what he had imagined.

Ivan wanted to tell Dumbledore about Tom Riddle and the diary, but eventually he didn't say anything. He doesn't know how to explain how he learned about Voldemort and the Horcrux. These are top secret information, and so far even Dumbledore has been speculating.

The situation is getting more and more confusing, and everything can only be done by Ivan himself.

Not that Ron opened the Chamber, but his guess was completely wrong. Trying to control a weak-willed little wizard is not a very difficult thing, as long as it is controlled by Tom Riddle, anyone can use a soul-killer spell against Ron. And Ron's had a lot of contacts, and Ivan couldn't have checked them all out.

Everything is back to square one, even worse.

Ron, who had been struck by a soul snatching spell, had used corrosion and killing spells against him, indicating that Tom Riddle or anyone else had doubts about himself and wanted to get rid of him. Ivan shifted his suspicious gaze to everyone around him, but almost everyone was very suspicious.

Over the next few days, vigilance was heightened in schools, where professors were often seen patrolling the corridors and escorting students.

A Slatery heir is bad enough, and now this lunatic not only opens the Chamber of Secrets, but also uses a soul-killing spell everywhere with his wand.

Little wizards who didn't know the truth talked about Ron's disappearance, and they kept pouring into school hospitals to see if Ron had been attacked. Mrs. Pomfrey had to pull out a long curtain to completely cover Ron's bed.

Professor McGonagall's reason for making the announcement was that Ron's wand had gone wrong and he had himself hit a very powerful curse, but nobody believed it.

There was unanimous agreement that Ron had been attacked, that there had been four rumours in the school, and that the little wizards were arguing about who was Slytherin's successor.

Harry had originally only suspected the subject, so now he can almost be sure, especially after he exposed his ability to speak Snake at a duel club. It made Harry feel bad, and he wanted to talk to Justin about it, but the other guy was avoiding him.

On Friday night, Ivan and Hermione prepared the next issue of Hogwarts Magic at the library and saw several Hecky Patch students whispering about it.

He glanced at Hermione and moved forward quietly.

“Anyway, I told Justin to hide in our dormitory, so Porter couldn't find him.” A tall boy says, "I mean, if Potter approves of dropping him, he'd better hide for a while. ”

“But why...”

“Needless to say, I've been expecting this since Justin accidentally told Porter that he was a natural Muggle. Jus also told Porter that he had been to Eaton. For Slytherin's descendants, you can't just say that, can you? ”

“Exactly!” Several Hufflepuff students nodded hastily, "but, Ernie, are you sure it was Porter? ”

“Don't you see, he's a snake cavity, and everyone knows it's a sign of a black wizard. Have you ever heard of a decent wizard who speaks to snakes? They call Salazar Slytherin a serpent himself. ”

“But he seemed friendly, unlike a dark wizard.” A girl with a gold-tailed ponytail said uncertainly.

“Hannah! Ernie seriously said," Look at the reality. He can speak Snake, and he was the first person on the scene at every attack. ”

When they heard this, they whispered.

“Do you remember what was written on the wall? Ernie goes on to say," Be vigilant with your heirs as enemies. Filch's cat wouldn't let Porter into the girls' bathroom on the third floor, and we soon learned that the cat had been killed. ”

“And Penelope Clearwater, who also met Potter outside the bathroom, must have found something before she was poisoned; as for the sobbing Peach Golden Girl, she stayed in the bathroom, so it was no surprise that she was removed. ”

“But why does Potter have to go into a girls' bathroom? ”

“Who knows, maybe he's experimenting with some wicked dark magic in there, or the entrance to the secret room is in the girls' bathroom.” Ernie shouted.

Several Hecky Patch students suck in a breath of cold air, and Ivan, who's been eavesdropping, startles to think that Ernie's nonsense is the truth.

“Come on, Ernie, this doesn't make any sense. Hannah hesitated to say," In addition to Porter, Hermione Granger and Evan Mason fit all of this, but they can't be Slytherin's heirs, their parents are Muggles. ”

Several girls nodded hastily when they heard Hannah.

“They're Potter's helpers!” Ernie continued, "Tell me about that Mason, who's a normal freshman in first grade who's gonna want to run a newspaper, and his magic spells, and I bet none of the junior students are his opponents. ”

“But I think it's handsome...”

“Don't be confused by the outside, Hannah!” Ernie mysteriously lowered his voice and the Hecky Patches got tighter. "Look at the recent attack on Ronweslay, who must have tried to stop them before he got hit. ”

“But Professor McGonagall said there was an accident with his wand. ”

“An accident with the wand doesn't keep people lying on their beds. And one more thing, if you think about it, was Porter's mystery man disappeared. ”

His voice was as low as a whisper, and Ivan and Hermione had to move forward again.

“No one knows how he escaped when he was attacked by mysterious men. You've all read the article Ivan wrote, and Porter was a baby when it happened, and he should have been blown to pieces. If I may say so, only truly powerful black wizards can escape such spells. That's probably why the mystery man wanted to kill him first, and he didn't want another demon to compete with him. ”

“Anyway, there's only Hufflepuff left now, I dare say the next attack...”

Hermione couldn't listen, she walked out the back of the bookshelf and Ivan rushed to follow. He found the scene in front of him ridiculous, and as soon as he saw them, every Hecky Patch was frightened as a wooden chicken and Ernie's face was suddenly bloody.

“You, you heard me, if you want to hit me.” Ernie hastily said, "I might tell you, you can go back nine generations of wizards in our family, my descent is as pure as anyone else's, so...”

“Bad!” Seeing Ernie's appearance, Hermione turned her head in disdain and left.

“I don't care what kind of blood you have!” Ivan leaned over and looked at Ernie, “Listen, if you're still spreading this rumor in public, without Slytherin's subpoena, I can make you a specimen on the shelf, just like Felch's cat. ”

Upon hearing Ivan's words, Ernie was directly frightened to the ground.