Chapter 18 Dumbledore
"Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets does exist.
After a brief thought, Sellers decided that now was not the time. The matter in the secret room has not yet become a big deal, and the victim is only one cat. If Ginny was shown that memory at this time, she would easily expose herself if she went to confront Hagrid.
But let’s not say it, it also requires a little bit of art.
The best way is still not to tell you everything.
"Is it true, Mr. Riddle, that you know the location of the Chamber of Secrets?" Ginny was overjoyed.
"That's not true. In fact, something similar happened fifty years ago. You should be wondering why I won the Special Contribution Award, but the medal didn't say why I won the award, right?"
Hearing this, Ginny nodded subconsciously, but she remembered that Mr. Riddle couldn't see him, so she wrote hard in her diary: "Yeah!"
"This is because I betrayed the person who opened the secret room. At that time, a poor student had died at the hands of the monster in the secret room. I discovered the clues and was determined not to cover him up. So I reported him to the principal at the time. Because A student died, so the principal wanted me to block the news. However, the monster in the secret room has been driven away. As for the person who opened the secret room - fifty years have passed, and he may be dead. "
Cyrus said half-truthfully.
The last sentence seems to be a lie, but in fact it is the truth.
"As for whether the Chamber of Secrets will be opened again? I don't think so. Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was opened again and a terrifying monster was released, just to deal with a cat? I admit, that cat is indeed annoying enough Yes, but it's not like being treated like this. Maybe it was a prank? I used your body to walk around the castle at night, and I seemed to see a figure, but I couldn't see it clearly. "
"Is that so?" Ginny heard that the person who opened the secret room might be dead, so she stopped asking about the other person's identity. She had no doubts about Cyrus now, but she was very interested in the secret room.
"Mr. Riddle, can you take me to see the secret room from fifty years ago?"
"Of course." Cyrus followed his memory and marked the location of the secret room where Hagrid originally kept Aragog.
To be honest, there is no difference between keeping an Acromantula in a castle and keeping a Basilisk. The two magical animals are equally dangerous. If Tom hadn't already killed someone, causing Aragog to be driven away, Hagrid would have had problems sooner or later.
After getting the answer, Ginny already had a plan in mind.
That night, around twelve o'clock, Ginny sneaked out of the room and planned to take a look at the secret room.
There was no one else in the common room at this time. She walked carefully and slipped out from under the portrait of the Fat Lady. While walking through a classroom on the fifth floor, I suddenly heard several familiar voices. Ginny immediately crouched in the corner of the window.
"Do you think I should tell them about the sound I heard?"
"Don't say it," Ron said without thinking, "hearing something that no one else can hear is not a good sign, even in the wizarding world."
He was worried that Harry might actually be regarded as the attacker after telling him what happened.
Harry heard something in Ron's voice and asked, "You believe me, don't you?"
"Of course I believe it," Ron said quickly, "but - you have to admit it's bizarre..."
"I know it's bizarre," Harry said. "The whole thing is bizarre. What's with those writings on the wall? The Chamber of Secrets has been opened... What does that mean?"
"Oh, this reminds me of something," Ron said slowly, "It seems that someone once told me about the Chamber of Secrets in Hogwarts...probably Bill..."
"What's a squib?" Harry asked.
Ginny heard Harry ask strangely, and then Ron laughed. In fact, she also wanted to laugh.
Almost every little wizard who has not yet entered school will worry about whether he is a squib.
"That's right - it's not actually funny - but when it comes to Filch..." Ron said, "A squib is a person who is born in a wizarding family but has no magical abilities. Squibs and Muggle-born Wizards are the opposite, but squibs are rare. If Filch wants to learn magic through a quick correspondence course, he must be a squib, which explains a lot, including why he hates students so much - he's jealous. ah."
Also, from the looks of it, it seems like they won't be fired?
Ginny breathed a sigh of relief, and then she heard Harry say: "Let's go to bed quickly, before Snape comes to find us again and frame us."
So she immediately left from under the window and hid in the corner. She didn't come out again until the three Harrys left.
As for the secret room, she didn't want others to know about it yet, at least not until she was sure that tonight's events were related to the secret room.
"It seems like over here——"
She walked quickly through the corridor, and after a while, she reached the secret room that Cyrus had marked for her. It's really hidden here, but there's nothing there. As "Mr. Riddle" said, the monster in the secret room has been driven away.
Only thick dust and some old cobwebs are left here.
Ginny felt a little happy, but also a little disappointed.
But she quickly cheered up. Since it was not the monster in the Chamber of Secrets, the most important thing now was to catch the prankster.
——Draco Malfoy!
This was Ginny's primary suspect. After what happened during the summer vacation, Ginny had already regarded Draco as the Malfoy kid with evil nature, not to mention that the time he appeared tonight was strange enough.
She wanted to go back to the dormitory immediately and tell "Mr. Riddle" her guess, but as soon as she turned around, she saw an unexpected figure.
"D——Principal Dumbledore?" Ginny almost stayed where she was.
"Good evening, Miss Weasley." Dumbledore stood at the corner of the stairs. He was originally tall, and now he looked taller. His blue eyes shone like gems at night.
"Principal, why are you here..." Ginny became nervous. Being caught by the principal for a night walk was no joke.
However, Dumbledore obviously misunderstood the reason for Ginny's nervousness. At this moment, he looked directly into Ginny's eyes, as if he wanted to see through her heart. But the expression on his face was still kind.
"I should have asked you this question, Miss Weasley," he said. "With such a horrific attack and so late at night, you should have stayed in the Gryffindor dormitory instead of wandering outside the castle, don't you think?"
Ginny lowered her head quickly and avoided Dumbledore's sight.
That won't do.
Dumbledore immediately added, "Of course, I won't punish you for this. I came here because someone wanted to create panic, claiming that the Chamber of Secrets was opened again! Coincidentally, fifty years ago, a student reported another student here and drove a monster out of the school - I have to admit that it was indeed a dangerous monster."
His words forced Ginny to raise her head in surprise again.
When she first heard about Riddle's deeds, she immediately wanted to share it with Dumbledore, but soon she remembered that this was a secret between herself and Mr. Riddle, so she swallowed those words back.
Dumbledore saw that she was hesitant to speak, and naturally knew that Ginny might have some secrets in her heart.
"Okay, you should go back to bed."
"Okay, sir." Ginny nodded and passed by Dumbledore. When she reached the upper half of the stairs, she heard Dumbledore's voice coming from behind.
"Wait--"
"What's wrong?" Ginny turned her head and her eyes met Dumbledore's.
"Before you leave, I want to confirm, Miss Weasley, do you have anything else to say to me?" Those blue eyes seemed a little aggressive.
A series of things flashed through Ginny's mind, and after a moment, she slowly spoke:
"No, sir."
Hearing this, Dumbledore nodded, seemed to be thinking, and whispered: "Well, good night, Miss Weasley. On days like this, it's best not to wander around at night."
After get off work, every day at work, I sneakily write hehehe
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