Chapter 117 Afterwards

Inside Hogwarts, a corridor that was not very wide was now filled with flames.

The blazing flames continuously rotated around the raised magic wand, transforming into a terrifying flame barrier.

After blasting away the incoming attack, this powerful vortex of fire enveloped the possessed Fred in the center, preventing him from escaping.

And the flames surging on the periphery were still strangling the three giant snakes that were still struggling.

Before long, the animated giant snake and the summoned black giant snake were torn to pieces by the fire storm, leaving only the basilisk hissing and wailing in pain.

There was a terrifying fire storm outside, but in the small isolated space in the middle, the temperature was not felt very high, and there was even a breeze blowing.

Looking at the shadow that kept flashing behind Fred, Wright said coldly: "I know who you are. It will be over soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, the fire storm suddenly shrank and was about to engulf Fred.

Suddenly, the phantom raised his wand and shot out a spell, knocking the strangled basilisk away, and then quickly threw a diary out of his arms.

Seeing the actions of the other side, Wright controlled the fire to stop the diary from leaving. He didn't think that these ordinary flames could destroy the Horcrux reading.

At this moment, Fred shot out a ray of pale green light, trying to use the Killing Curse to interrupt the opponent's actions.

Seeing the incoming green light, Wright quickly took out an alchemical item, threw it out and transformed it into a cat to block the attack.

But Fred took this opportunity to wave his wand and shoot magic at the diary, trying to eject it.

The magic hit the diary accurately, and it flew outwards at an even faster speed.

Just when he was about to succeed, the firestorm shrank again, and the huge wind force sucked the diary back again when it was about to fly out.

"Quickly imprisoned", "fainted", "petrified"

After sucking the diary back into controllable range, Wright directly gave Fred a triple knockdown attack.

This time it went smoothly and Fred was knocked down. Wright did not check on the fallen man, but controlled the storm to shrink continuously.

After the fire storm passed over Fred on the ground, Wright cast a flying spell and grasped the Horcrux in his hand.

A familiar whisper sounded, but Wright seemed to sense something different.

He suppressed the uneasy feeling in his heart, quickly took out a wooden box engraved with runes, sealed the Horcrux inside, and then put the box away.

After completing all this, he revoked 'Vulcan Clearing the Way', carefully put on several layers of defense for himself, and then walked towards the fallen Fred.

However, before Wright could get close, a hoarse and low voice sounded from behind.

"Mr. Rags, what's going on here!"

Wright's heart skipped a beat when he heard the sound, and he thought to himself, "I was careless and didn't watch out for the people behind me!"

However, Wright was not too panicked because he knew the person behind him.

Wright turned around and looked at the person who came. Snape, dressed in a black robe, frowned as he looked at the messy corridor that had been expanded several times.

At this time, Headmaster Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and several other professors also arrived here very quickly.

Dozens of professors looked at Wright, waiting for his explanation.

Looking at more than a dozen pairs of scrutinizing eyes, Wright's mind raced. Finally, he decided to conceal the existence of the Horcrux, so he said stiffly:

"I just happened to learn 'Animagus', so I wanted to sneak out for a night stroll, and I found George Weasley petrified."

"And Fred Weasley was brought here by the basilisk, and I followed him all the way here, but I was discovered, and I fought with it."

Except for Dumbledore and Snape, the other professors showed disbelief when they saw the ruins here that looked like a typhoon had passed through.

Dumbledore, who knew the inside story, spoke up to help Wright out and said to the other professors: "We need to conduct a thorough investigation into this matter."

"Severus, I need you to help me take Mr. Ruggles to my office. We need to find out more about what happened."

"Professor, maybe not. George is at the bathroom door in the downstairs hallway, and I haven't seen what's going on with Fred yet."

After Dumbledore finished speaking, Wright refused with a little hesitation.

"Okay then, send all the students to the infirmary first. Leave half of them to treat Fred, and the others will come with me to find George."

Dumbledore immediately made the decision and arranged everything. Under the command of the backbone, all the professors present started to move.

In the infirmary, two boys with red hair and identical faces were lying on the bed.

After Madam Pomfrey finished examining the Weasley twins with her skillful technique, she said with a serious expression, "George Weasley is relatively easy to deal with. He is just petrified."

"Once the mandrake is mature and the potion is prepared, it will be restored, but..."

Hearing this, Wright's heart suddenly tightened, afraid to hear what he was worried about.

Madam Pomfrey did not continue to keep the secret and said, "Fred Weasley, his condition is not good. Like his sister, his vitality has been greatly overdrawn."

"And his mind seemed to be bound by something, which made him unable to wake up."

"The others are just some external injuries, but this one is easy to fix."

After hearing this, Wright understood that Fred would continue to have his vitality sucked away until Voldemort was defeated.

After learning about the Weasley twins' illness, Wright handed over all the information except the Horcruxes.

The basilisk, the inexplicable shadow, the Vulcan leading the way taught by Dumbledore...all were mentioned, and in the middle he even demonstrated the transformation into a bat.

After sharing the information, the professors asked Wright to go back and rest.

Under the attention of so many professors, Wright was unable to conduct research on the Horcruxes, so he could only return to the dormitory to rest in frustration.

The next morning, Professor McGonagall called Ron out before class.

After Wright finished a class, Ron came back with a pale face and looked dazed.

"Ron, are you okay?" Wright asked with concern.

"George was petrified, and Fred, they said... said... his life might be in danger..." Ron's tone was full of helplessness.

Then, he seemed to be in a state of disarray. He grabbed his hair with both hands, lowered his head and muttered:

"If I had caught the heir of the Chamber of Secrets earlier, they wouldn't have been hurt."

Wright, Harry and Hermione all felt uncomfortable seeing Ron like this.

At this moment, an abominable voice came from the door of the classroom: "Ron Weasley, I heard that your two brothers were cleared out by the heir of the Chamber of Secrets."

"I told you that if you hang out with Muggles, you'll end up in trouble..."

Before Malfoy could finish his words, Ron rushed over and hammered at him with his fist.

Malfoy, who was grinning, didn't react in time and was knocked to the ground by Ron's punch.