Chapter 114: Petrification 3: Educator

Back to reality, Colvin is still in a coma.

"The box is flying."

Aiden used the flying spell to summon his suitcase and put Colvin in it.

On the other side, Arthursie and Snape arrived here.

"What are you doing, Aiden Prewett?"

Snape came up and was about to start scolding, but Aiden interrupted him.

"I'm sorry, professor, this matter is beyond our scope. Come with me to the principal's office first. Arthursie, you come too."

After saying that, Aiden winked at Arthursi, and Arthursi followed him.

The group hurried to the principal's office. Inside the office, the leisurely principal was holding his beloved pile of cockroaches.

A roach pile fell onto the table and quickly crawled away as a swarm of them was seen.

Aiden showed a look of disgust, but he didn't care about that anymore.

"Professor, what do you think we should do with this guy?"

As he spoke, Aiden opened the suitcase and shook out Colvin.

"What is this?" Dumbledore was a little confused.

"It's about the affairs of the Unspeakables." He hesitated and glanced at Snape.

Dumbledore understood and said, "It's okay. Severus is also an insider."

Arthursie glanced at her dean secretly and felt that he was a very capable person.

"Then, Miss Greengrass, you go back first." Snape said to Arthursie.

"No need, she is also an insider and a victim," Aiden explained.

Snape looked at Arthursie, then at Aiden, and said nothing.

"Last month, I met the director of the Unspeakables on the streets of London. He told me that a group of lunatics had sent people to sneak into Hogwarts." Aiden began to explain the cause of the incident.

"Well, they sent me a notification as well."

Dumbledore nodded and motioned for Aiden to continue.

"At the same time, when your plan was progressing in an orderly manner, I suddenly noticed Lockhart. I notified Arthursie to pay attention to Lockhart's interpersonal relationships and found that he was authorizing someone to enter Hogwarts as an assistant."

Aiden kicked the unconscious Colvin and said, "Then, this guy was discovered by Arthursi and started chasing Arthursi."

"Huh, our Mr. Prewett really has a wide network of contacts." Snape crossed his arms.

"Anyway, what to do with this guy now, and I suspect they may have reached some degree of cooperation with Tom."

Aiden looked at Colvin and remembered his embarrassment of being watched in the hazy illusion. He was about to take out his magic wand and light a fire on him.

"Okay, I see. I'm personally keeping an eye on Tom. There's a high probability that there's no problem. They may not have had time to contact Tom yet."

Dumbledore slowly picked up a cockroach and put it into his mouth.

"Then, where did Professor Snape get such detailed information?" Aiden pointed the finger at Snape again.

"Humph, the mysterious man was once funded by these people, and if it weren't for the later differences in ideas, the mysterious man might have become their current speaker."

Professor Snape mentioned the past, and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes, then quickly dissipated.

"My suggestion is to give this man to the Unspeakable." Dumbledore looked at the unconscious Colvin and decided where he should go.

On the other side, Professor McGonagall took Harry and Ron to the medical wing.

"I warn you in advance, this might scare you." Professor McGonagall walked in front.

In the hospital wing, Madam Pomfrey was taking care of the petrified Hermione.

Seeing Hermione lying stiffly on the hospital bed, Harry and Ron's faces darkened.

"Hermione!" Ron's voice was almost hoarse.

"We found her near the library. She was holding a mirror in her hand. Do you know what this means?"

Professor McGonagall seemed to be sad too, but only seemed so.

"We will find the murderer, Professor, I promise you." Harry stroked Hermione's stiff fingers.

Afterwards, Harry and Ron returned to the Gryffindor common room.

The twins were surrounding Percy and taunting him, and Percy seemed to be greatly frightened.

"What's wrong?" Ron asked.

"Aha, Percy's girlfriend, Penelope Clearwater, has also been petrified." George put his arm around Ron's shoulders.

"Percy was frightened, maybe because he thought the monster would give the prefect some face." Fred took over George's words.

"Okay, you two, this is too much," Ron scolded.

"Oh, is our lovely little Ronnie also scared?" The twins said half-jokingly.

"Hermione was petrified too," Ron said dejectedly.

The twins also stopped smiling.

At noon, Professor McGonagall came to Gryffindor Tower and announced the new rules.

She stood in the Gryffindor common room holding a roll of parchment.

"Students, please note that due to recent events, we must implement new regulations."

She handed the parchment to the distraught Percy and tapped him on the head.

“Every student must be back in the college common room by six o’clock every evening.

Every student will be accompanied by a professor during class, no one is exempted.”

Professor McGonagall paused and looked at Harry.

"I have to tell you that unless the killer is found, we have to close the school."

After saying that, Professor McGonagall turned and left, leaving only the dull common room.

For some time, the lives of the young wizards were extremely depressing.

Every day I go back and forth between the lounge and the classroom, and even my meals have to be taken in the lounge.

"This hall is covered in dust."

Aiden wandered the halls, and soon his radar scanned a high-energy unit.

"And does it really have to be such a big fuss, Professor Dumbledore?"

"Aiden, you have to know that the old man doesn't have much time. Before that day comes, I need to eliminate as many enemies as possible for this school."

Dumbledore's voice came from the stage. He was sitting in the headmaster's seat in the middle of the stage.

The half-moon glasses glowed with crystal white light under the candlelight, and he himself was like a tall watchman gazing at his beloved homeland.

“Being a principal is really hard.”

Aiden pushed up his glasses. The reflection from the glasses obscured half of his eyes, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

“That’s not necessarily the case. Nothing can make me happier than watching the young people I teach walk towards the future they love and watching every young soul embark on their journey.”

Dumbledore spoke, and the tall watcher disappeared, leaving only the kind educator in front of him.

"Then you have to hold on for a while." Aiden waved his hand, and his figure gradually faded into the air.

"I find it amazing every time I watch it. This is really the joy of being an educator," Dumbledore murmured to himself.