Hogwarts becomes host

"It was just played in the record, you guys, you guys didn't hear it." Harry was as surprised as everyone else, and he tried to explain. "Before Professor Lockhart blew the door open, the murderer may have checked the still alive Elaine and said it was Professor Slughorn's delaying potion──"

Halfway through, Harry noticed that Ron had been tugging on the back of his clothes, and the professors were looking at him with scrutiny, size, and solemn eyes, as if he had just bared his fangs and wanted to bite someone. Harry He didn't understand why they were like this, and he also felt very uncomfortable.

"There's nothing surprising about this," Dumbledore said. "When Voldemort killed Harry, he accidentally transferred part of his power to Harry, so Harry had the ability to speak Parseltongue."

"Parseltongue" Harry looked at the principal blankly.

"It's the language of snakes." Hermione explained to him, but instead of using the confident tone of her usual class answers, she spoke in a lower voice. "This is Slytherin's famous ability, so the symbol of Slytherin House is a snake."

"That's why the sound I recorded just now is the sound of a snake talking." Even though Dumbledore explained, Harry asked at a loss, "You don't understand."

"I only heard a long hissing sound." Ron answered him, "I thought it was the attacker's magic that interfered with the prop records."

"But how could I?"

"There's nothing to worry about, Harry." Dumbledore patted Harry's shoulder lightly, "Ability itself is not good or bad, it is mainly the wizard's own behavior. Having the ability to speak Parseltongue does not mean that you will be like As depraved as Voldemort."

"So, the mysterious man has really appeared." Professor McGonagall said with a sullen face. "He possessed someone again and infiltrated Albus in Hogwarts like he did last school year. I suggest that all teachers and students in the school be examined. "

"Boring." Snape snorted, "It's just a prop. What if the record inside is false? The Shafiq family is best at manipulating sounds. It's easy to fabricate records."

Everyone present except Gryffindor Dumbledore glared at Snape.

"Miss Shafik may fabricate ordinary sounds." Flitwick judged fairly, "but she cannot fabricate Parseltongue. Unless she has the ability to speak Parseltongue herself, there is no reason for her to do so. "

"Of course there is a reason. Parseltongue allows Potter to forge it, and by forging the recording, we will pinpoint the murderer to the Dark Lord." Snape reasoned. "In fact, she acted and directed everything herself - there is no way the mysterious person would appear on campus, let alone carry out such a boring attack."

"Elaine didn't even know Harry could understand Parseltongue," Hermione retorted angrily. "Even we just found out that Harry can understand Parseltongue. Moreover, it was Lockhart who called her over today. She didn't even know that Harry could understand Parseltongue." I knew something like this would happen.”

"You believe that Shafik is the murderer, so you make such an unfounded inference." Professor McGonagall said disdainfully, "For Merlin's sake, Severus, tell me why Shafik wanted to If she just wants to do such a thankless thing to get rid of Gilderoy and frame the mysterious man, with the power of the Shafiq family, she has more and better means──What if Potter is not here today, we No one understands Parseltongue."

"This method is basically a gamble with your own life. If Minerva and I were not nearby, she would have been poisoned long ago." Flitwick said, "Otherwise, check the authenticity of the recording. We can ask for the portrait and confirm the time."

"I just feel that this method is not like the Dark Lord at all." Snape said with a stinky face, "If it were the real Dark Lord, these two people would never be alive."

"It's hard to say, maybe he hasn't recovered yet." Slughorn said weakly, "It could also be other students or admirers. As you know, there have been so many troubles in the Shafiq family recently."

"Moreover, the portrait does not see anyone entering or leaving the office, so how did the murderer get in?" Snape continued to explain, pointing to the two people on the bed together. "If it was the invisibility cloak and the magic spell, I wouldn't be surprised if that guy didn't notice it. But as for Shafiq herself, don't forget how sensitive this family is to sounds. She can't be plotted so easily."

"This"

"If the mysterious man used a snake, Elaine wouldn't notice." Hermione retorted. "The professor brought the drinks, and the snake's sound was just a hissing noise, similar to the sound of the wind or other animals. Elaine wouldn't pay attention to it. After all, she heard too many sounds in a day."

"She would unsuspectingly drink a drink given to her," Snape questioned.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment as the professors waited for answers from Hermione, Ron, Harry and Daphne.

What is surprising is that all four of them showed helpless and dumbfounded expressions.

"Yes, she is not afraid of being poisoned by others." Hermione frowned and said, "She also said that this would give her an excuse to fight back."

"She does, I don't know how to put it, but she really knows how to drink."

"At least she did know how to take the first sip."

"She is very confident in herself." Daphne whispered, "With Elaine's magical power, there is no problem in resisting the effects of most potions as long as she doesn't drink too much - even very powerful potions. , she also hides Professor Slughorn's antidote between her teeth, which can detoxify her in an instant, so I never succeeded in drugging her during the summer vacation."

""

"She had thought that someone would drug her, but she never thought that the other party would use such a powerful and deadly poison. It was my fault. When I showed off to her, I said that no matter what kind of poison or medicine, as long as the dose is small, this medicine will If it can be solved, it can at least delay the onset." Slughorn said sadly, "It only takes a small sip to turn it into this. I have never seen this kind of poison. I have to say that it is a miracle that the two of them did not die. If it weren't for Ah Bu Thinking about the presence of the phoenix"

His voice became deeper and deeper, no one spoke, everyone felt very uncomfortable, and Voldemort's shadow loomed over them.

"If you can't lock the target in a short time, then don't worry about the murderer." Dumbledore sighed deeply and said, ignoring everyone's surprised looks. "We should prioritize protecting the safety of students. At least now they are out of danger. Now we should think about other students - we cannot let another attack happen."

He looked at Hermione, Harry, Ron and others.

"I suggest you all go back to bed. The rest is for adults to deal with. Go ahead, kids."