Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

Zoe felt that the entire Hogwarts was suppressed, except for the damn Lockhart.He is like a colorful peacock, all day long thinking about how to stretch his feathers.He is the only person in the castle who can still ignore everything that happens. This is not a complimentary sentence.Fortunately, Hermione has been busy researching new clues recently, and is not in the mood to go to her favorite professor.

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

"Dear Zoe:

I am very happy to receive a letter from you. Narcissa and I have been praying for Draco and you.For 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 nervous, thinking that when others look at him, they are waiting for an opportunity to steal Kanon from his pocket. .I have asked an acquaintance of the Ministry of Magic to deal with this matter. Don’t worry, you can continue to study with peace of mind. We all know that no matter who opens the secret room, it will not be harmful to pure blood. Slytherin does it for us. Bringing glory, the secret room is the treasure he left behind.As for your request in the previous letter, I should reassure you logically, but I think telling you too much now will confuse you, so I can tell you not much, and what I told Draco The same: The last time the Chamber of Secrets was opened fifty years ago, a girl died that time, which caused a serious impact, and Hogwarts almost stopped.But they quickly caught the real murderer, a rude student who was kicked out of school, and the same incident never happened again.Well, there is not much I can say, but with the thoughts of Narcissa and me.Merry Christmas, dear.Lucius Malfoy."

It was a very delicately packaged spell book, compiled by many famous artists. Zoe had mentioned his wish to own one in the past, and the Malfoys obviously took this wish to heart.

She has received gifts from several people this year. Dumbledore, the Malfoys, Hermione and even Luna exchanged gifts with her. Hermione gave her a beautiful quill pen. It’s just a little weird. Zoe only Holding its body, it will continue to twist until three minutes later; Luna gave her a warning badge, as long as evil magic is detected nearby, the badge will flash and make a harsh scream. Na also prepared one for herself.

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

Luna's investigation has made great progress, at least she said so.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, but Child of a wizard family.

The dinner is very sumptuous, and Hogwarts is always surprising in terms of food.Because the long table was empty, Zoe sat at the Gryffindor table, had dinner with Hermione, and discussed with her some information that Lucius had told her.

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

Of course Zoe knew that what they were talking about today would be heard by the two boys the next day, but that didn’t mean that they could cross the barrier and sit together and eat together happily—Draco was also very resentful, Zoe Hao Abandoned him without hesitation.

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

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The heir to the Chamber of Secrets seemed to give up, and there was only peace for the next few weeks, and no attack or disturbing situation occurred.There was a burst of vitality in the school again, but in the eyes of some insiders, this was just superficial tranquility, and the danger had not been far away.

Hermione advocated telling the professors of their investigation results, and she did the same. The professors must now pay attention to the possible traces of the basilisk in addition to the daily teaching.They didn't tell the students the true face of the monster directly, but they also euphemistically told them how to deal with it, telling them to pay attention to safety before finding out the unknown.The strange thing is that the professors who knew the knowledge missed one person without exception. They did not tell Lockhart the truth. Lockhart is still complacent in the castle, thinking that the current peace depends entirely on his power.

Zoe noticed that Luna did not go back to the bedroom today, and there was no trace of her bed being slept. Yesterday Luna said that the investigation had made breakthrough progress-but the girl has always done things by intuition, and Zoe is at least fifth. When I heard her say "I am making terrible progress here!", she didn't care about her not coming 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. 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 caught a glimpse of the Quidditch team members sitting at the Gryffindor table. Harry was sitting in the middle of a group of seniors. He was obviously highly anticipated. One of the big Gryffindors was patting Harry on the back. , Almost made him spit out the mashed potatoes from his mouth-Zoe 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 court, Zoe Yi's impression is quite deep.

Although everyone is looking forward to it, Zoe does not plan to go to the game. She wants to find a comfortable place to read in the library as usual. If everyone leaves the castle, it will obviously become very quiet here.

Zoe didn't want to invite Hermione in the past, but she hadn't seen her since this morning.And today’s game is Hermione’s academy. Zoe understands that Hermione is proud of being a part of Gryffindor. She can’t help but watch the game. One of her best friends is still the best in the team. Seeker.

Recently, Zoe was either led by Luna by the nose or staying with Hermione. She suddenly became a person and she felt uncomfortable.Feeling empty in her heart, feeling unbearable for loneliness, she became stranger, and that was the emotion she was most familiar with.

Bright light came in from outside the window, accentuating the shadow in the corner. She stepped up the stairs on the second floor and felt the light flickering deep in the corner.There was a small part stuck in the door of the girls' bathroom on the second floor.

There was silence around, rather than dead silence, not even a passing ghost could be seen.Zoe's instinct passed a terrible feeling, which even dominated her body, she couldn't help but walked over there step by step: the light seemed to be familiar, occupying a place in her memory, and the party was still very interested. Highland demonstrates for himself.

No, it's not the same.She tried to comfort herself. She should be able to make noises, making noises that would awaken rats deep in the castle. It was too quiet now.But such a pale denial even she herself could not believe.

She turned the corner and pushed open the bathroom door.The sight in front of her almost made her dizzy. She was holding her forehead, her heart beating frantically, trying to escape from her chest.She walked with heavy steps to the two people who fell on the ground, and first checked the girl holding the wand, because she was more seriously injured.Her long hair with mixed hair colors scattered on the floor like floating algae, the butter beer stopper necklace she had been wearing like a talisman broke, and the wine stopper rolled all over the floor.Luna had a scar on her forehead, and there was coagulated blood sticking to it after the tear, and the same mark was still stuck on the side of the sink in the bathroom, as if someone had slammed her head on it.Her pupils were dilated, but she was still alive. Her injuries were not caused by monsters. At least Zoe could be sure that monsters would not attack people with spells.

Carefully let Luna lean against the corner, and she looked at the second victim on the scene tremblingly. She suddenly had deep empathy for Parvati. When you see the person you value is hurt, it seems The puppet that has lost its soul lies on the ground, and you have to feel pain and fear.

Hermione Granger was like a sculpture, lying hard on the floor, next to a pool of water spilling from the sink.His spiritually deprived eyes were wide open, and there were still emotions of astonishment engraved in them.

She was petrified.

Chapter 17 Coming from the Ministry of Magic

"Dumbledore, we can no longer wait and see! We must act now!"

In the infirmary, professors stand or sit, Professor McGonagall paces anxiously in the room, Professor Flitwick put his head in frustration, Snape guards by the door, holding his arms gloomily, like a hound The same guard around.

They gathered in Dumbledore’s office. Dumbledore turned his back and closed his eyes in thought. Hearing Professor McGonagall’s words, he slowly said, “What can we do, Minerva? We haven’t found the basilisk. In this hiding place, new attacks will appear at any time, and more students will be harmed."

"Then you can't just watch more students being killed, two at a time! I don't know how to tell their parents..." Professor McGonagall's lips trembled violently, and she covered her mouth and sobbed sadly, like I have already thought of the desperate faces of my parents.If it were not because the children still had a chance to recover, this lady who was tough on the surface but actually kind-hearted would collapse.

"Have you not been to see those two kids?" The professors nodded, and Flitwick panted. "After getting news from Pomfrey, Minerva suspended the Quidditch competition and we dismissed the students. , Informed the others, except for Sprout who is taking care of the mandela grass in the greenhouse, we are all coming to you immediately."

Snape let out a loud sneer with the big eagle hook nose: "All, I thought I didn't count the number of people here wrong? That chirping peacock is still combing its feathers in his nest."

"Severus, the important thing is the students now." Dumbledore's gaze swept across Snape, and Snape closed his mouth and said nothing.

"Dear Bobby told me that one of the two students was not petrified. Miss Lovegood was said to be stunned by a spell."

Dumbledore's words aroused discussion among the professors, who looked at each other suspiciously, and weird voices leaked from their mouths.It's impossible for them to hear Dumbledore's voice-over, but is it really possible?

"Is that the heir in the legend? This coward dare to stand up and attack the students?" Professor McGonagall's voice was full of gunpowder, and she seemed to be desperately restraining her temper.

"We can ask Miss Lovegood and let her tell us the truth about what she saw!"

"In fact, I must regret to inform you that we can't do it, at least for now." Dumbledore took off the lens from his face, revealing an angry mood.

"It was not an ordinary wizard who attacked Miss Lovegood. The culprit who caused her coma was the unforgivable curse. Only a wizard who has a deep research on spells can use the unforgivable curse, and he must be a ruthless person. Can start on a child to disturb her soul."

He heard Professor McGonagall’s exclamation from behind: "Dumbledore, this is impossible! This is Hogwarts! How could they...how could..."

"Fortunately in misfortune. The other party did not take Miss Lovegood's life, but even so, I don't think she will wake up quickly and provide us with information."

Snape's face changed a few times, and he whispered: "So there is a dark wizard lurking in the school? Who do you think that person will be? This time the secret room opener, or... is it related to the last time?"

His speculation received both approval and disapproval. Professor McGonagall looked at Dumbledore: "Among us, only you know, Dumbledore. Only you know what happened fifty years ago and they arrested The prisoner, who is that person?"

Dumbledore did not answer right away. He seemed to be considering his own words, "I don’t think the student taken away by the Ministry of Magic fifty years ago is the real prisoner, Minerva. The real prisoner is cunning and cold, he won’t Hesitate to do things that frame others, as long as this can achieve his goal, he will do it."

"It sounds like you have a choice in your heart." Snape's tone sounded a little ironic.

"Severus, you have to know that the instinct of being immortal always works a bit." Dumbledore looked out the window, the sky was overcast, as if it would rain at any time. "If this goes on, I will recommend closing the school."

"Off...what!" Everyone was shocked.

"Yes, close the school, before more casualties occur. That was what the principal of Armando did fifty years ago."

"But... should we let evil run rampant in the castle? We know that the basilisk is responsible for all this, we just have to catch it-Hogwarts has never succumbed to evil forces." Flitwick weakly Covering his face.

"But we are not just facing the basilisk," Professor McGonagall agreed, although her face showed frustration, "Now there is an unknown dark wizard hiding in the school, ready to attack the students at any time!"

"That is the last resort, Flitwick, a measure after our complete failure. At least for now, I don’t plan to do this... Sitting and waiting will only kill itself. Minerva, you will strengthen the management of the students and tell them in the near future. Pay attention to the surroundings. You must stay in the lounge before six o'clock. Don’t go to suspicious and dangerous places because of curiosity. Please be sure to notify the two Mr. Weasleys. —Severus,"

Snape looked up arrogantly.

"Teachers form a patrol team in groups of two. You are in charge, keeping an eye out for any irregularities in the castle. Severus, you are an expert in Defence Against the Dark Arts, and I trust you."

Snape snorted softly, but did not refuse.

"regarding me--"

Bang bang bang!At this time, the door of the principal’s room was knocked rhythmically, and as Dumbledore’s "please come in" sounded, the door opened aside, and Guidro Lockhart-smiling brightly as always-stepped forward. Strode into the office.

"Aha! I know that you are all waiting for me, I-the Merlin Medal of the Third Order, the honorary member of the Anti-Dark Magic League, the five-time winner of the "Witcher Weekly" Most Charming Smile Award-don't worry, great Guidro Lockhart will sweep away the dark wizard."