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In the headmaster's office of Hogwarts, bright lights illuminated the interior.

Hermione, who was a little scared by Dumbledore's gaze, asked in panic:

"Principal, they just said you were suspended. Aren't you going to resist?"

Dumbledore said gently: "It doesn't matter. They are always like this. They will invite me back when the time comes."

Then he changed the subject: "But Hagrid is in trouble. This time, he may be taken to Azkaban."

At this time, Hermione couldn't pretend anymore and asked nervously:

"Hagrid, what happened to him? Why was he taken to Azkaban?"

As soon as she asked, she looked at Dumbledore a little worriedly, as if she was afraid that she would be discovered.

Dumbledore, on the other hand, seemed not to have heard anything and continued to explain, "The Chamber of Secrets was opened once before, about fifty years ago."

"But that time, a student was murdered, and the Ministry of Magic was pressured to believe the testimony of the Slytherin male prefect."

At this point, Dumbledore paused, glanced at Harry, whose calves were exposed, and continued to tell the story of the past:

"So, in order to quickly close the case, the Ministry of Magic did so without any definitive evidence."

"Just identify Hagrid as the murderer. The creatures kept in the Chamber of Secrets are man-eating eight-eyed spiders."

"But..." Dumbledore interrupted Hermione before she could finish, "But the creature in the Chamber of Secrets is a basilisk, right?"

"Unfortunately, people in the Ministry of Magic do not repent so easily." There was a slight sarcasm in Dumbledore's words.

These words directly made Hermione, and Harry and Ron who were hiding in the back, have a worse impression of the Ministry of Magic.

Dumbledore took a sip of iced lemon juice and continued to recall the past:

"At that time, Hagrid should have been imprisoned directly in Azkaban, but someone intervened for him, and there was insufficient evidence, so he was released."

"But, because of this, he had his wand broken and was expelled from school."

"Then, by the time I arranged for him to become a ranger, it had already been a long time."

After finishing the story, Dumbledore began to drive people away and said to Hermione and Harry:

"You guys should leave now! I have something else to do."

The three of them left the headmaster's office in a daze, not noticing that Hermione had changed back.

"It's over. Hagrid is going to be arrested and Dumbledore has been suspended..."

The three of them hid in a corner of the castle. Ron shouted in despair and Harry's face turned pale.

Hermione remained silent, as if she was thinking about something.

"Hermione, what's wrong?" Seeing Hermione's expression, Harry and Ron were a little confused for a moment.

Then, she seemed to have thought of something, and said directly to Harry and the others:

"Hurry up, let's go find Hagrid! We can talk about the problem on the way, it will be too late."

Having said that, he pulled the two of them out of the castle.

After they both started running, Hermione explained breathlessly:

"The headmaster has discovered our true identity, but he hasn't revealed it. He wants us to inform Hagrid and tell him to run away."

Hearing Hermione's words, Harry and Ron immediately sped up and ran towards the cabin.

……

At this time, inside Hagrid's hut!

Harry and Ron nervously pulled Hagrid away, and Hermione urged them.

Wright, who felt something was wrong, stood there in a daze, rubbing his chin and thinking:

"Old Dumbledore wouldn't tell Harry and the others stories for no reason. What did he want to tell me?"

Looking at Hagrid's bitter face, a famous theory from his previous life appeared in Wright's mind:

“When one cannot solve a problem, one might as well make it bigger.”

With this idea in mind, Wright instantly connected everything together and shouted:

"No need to run, wait for them to come, Dumbledore has already made arrangements."

Seeing the puzzled looks from the four people, Wright explained:

"When Hagrid was framed, it was said that the murderer was an eight-eyed spider, but now it is a basilisk that is attacking the students. That means it was a misjudgment before."

"But this case is an unsolved case from fifty years ago and has not been recognized. Now Dumbledore wants to bring it out and overturn the verdict!"

"The premise is that the Ministry of Magic has officially issued an arrest notice."

Wright, who had spoken a lot in one breath, took a breath.

After looking at the confused Harry and the other two, and the thoughtful Hermione, he continued:

"Once this case is brought up, then Hagrid will have a chance to overturn the verdict and return to his normal life."

"As long as we can catch the murderer before the case is closed, coupled with Dumbledore's intervention, the possibility of success is very high."

Hermione reacted, walked to the door and closed it, then called Harry and Ron to stop them from moving forward.

After persuading the man, Wright looked at Hagrid and asked, "Dumbledore, did he say anything strange to you?"

Hagrid stroked his unkempt beard in annoyance and muttered:

"All he said was, 'I've arranged it, the rest is up to you.'"

After hearing this, Wright's forehead was filled with black lines, as if he had been tricked by Old Deng's little story.

After figuring it out, he sighed, pulled Hagrid over, and taught him simple techniques for dealing with interrogations.

After all, compared to the original work, news about the basilisk has now spread like wildfire.

In the original novel, the news about the basilisk was not revealed until almost the end.

So all we had to do was wait for someone to rescue us, but that’s not possible now and we need some counseling.

The people from the Ministry of Magic will definitely take action in this regard and build up the chain of evidence from fifty years ago to the present.

He wanted to put the blame of everything on Hagrid, so now he just wanted to buy time.

Drag it on until Dumbledore shows up, until the real murderer is found, and he must hold on to the fact that he doesn't know anything about the basilisk.

Just then, there was a violent knock on the door.

Afraid that Hagrid's brain couldn't remember so much, Wright solemnly warned him in these final moments.

"Hagrid, you have to remember that you can cooperate."

"But when it comes to the basilisk, they say they don't know, they don't understand, and they are not clear."

"Also, if possible, when you are judged, try to look pitiful and stupid, and don't explain the basilisk clearly."

Hagrid, who had been counseled and mentally prepared, took a deep breath, strode to the door and opened it.

Fudge and Lucius stood at the door with expressionless faces.

"We've been waiting for you for a long time, but! Judging from your expression, you should have already known it! Come with us!"

Fudge looked at Hagrid who opened the door with an expression as if he was looking at a criminal.

Lucius had a half-smile on his face, as if he was watching a joke.

Hagrid remembered Wright's instructions and followed them obediently without saying a word.