Chapter 155
The two of them were in a mess.
Argus was not aware of the discussion between Dumbledore and the other two in the ward.
After checking with the doctor at St. Mungo's Hospital and confirming that he was fine, he was still arranged to stay in the ward for observation and rest for a while.
He knew that if he could talk to Allen or Fudge now, Dumbledore and Harry's reputation would suffer a devastating blow.
Unfortunately, St. Mungo's Hospital did not allow him to talk.
It was too easy to arouse suspicion if he disappeared rashly in St. Mungo's.
Argus believed that Dumbledore would not believe his words, at least not all of them.
It was just that he could not find the flaws in his words for the time being.
Lying on the bed, a feeling of fatigue surged in his heart.
It was not physical fatigue, but mental fatigue after a series of battles and psychological games.
After suddenly relaxing, he was mentally exhausted.
Just when he was about to fall asleep, a sound in the room caught his attention.
Argus woke up instantly and subconsciously took out his wand.
"It's me, Argus."
Dumbledore's voice was slightly hoarse.
"Headmaster? Haven't you rested yet?"
Argus did not relax his vigilance. On the contrary, his vigilance was instantly raised to the peak.
Dumbledore would not attack him, but fighting wits and courage with such an old fox was more exhausting.
"Too many things happened tonight, and I can't sleep."
"Do you mind chatting with me, an old man over a hundred years old?"
In the middle of the night, I'm so tired!
Who is willing to chat with you!
You can't sleep because of your worries, but I don't!
Argus's eyes were almost rolling up to the sky.
He looked at his hospital gown and declined politely.
"Principal, if Fox hadn't been here today, I might not even have the chance to lie on this bed."
"Tonight... you've really worked hard."
"Just don't do it again next time." Argus sat on the bed and put away his wand.
Dumbledore sighed.
But since he came here, he obviously wouldn't let go of this opportunity easily.
The secret room can't be hidden.
He can only ask Argus to make a statement in advance to minimize the impact of this matter.
A professor actually attacked his own student and almost made him an idiot!
If this gets out, what reputation will Hogwarts have!
"There's something that needs your cooperation."
"If nothing unexpected happens, an Auror will come to you tomorrow morning to investigate."
"Especially about the Slytherin heir Lockhart."
"Slytherin heir Lockhart?" Argus frowned.
He quickly realized: "Does Hogwarts intend to give Lockhart the title of Slytherin's heir?"
"You are a smart kid."
Dumbledore looked at him deeply.
"You have been paying attention to this matter since the first petrification incident."
"After a long investigation, you found that Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets seemed to be related to Professor Lockhart."
"You followed him to the outside of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, but found that it required Parseltongue to open it."
"So you found Harry and used his Parseltongue to open the Chamber of Secrets."
"As a result, Lockhart found it. In the battle with Lockhart, Harry and Ron were unfortunately injured, and Lockhart was also bitten by the basilisk and eventually died."
Agus fell into deep thought.
For Dumbledore, a Slytherin heir who hurt students was obviously much better than a professor.
Lockhart's fame and honor in the wizarding world became Dumbledore's best excuse.
As for the honor of finding out the truth about Lockhart... Argus believed that Dumbledore didn't want to give him the big responsibility.
But now he needs his cooperation.
Moreover, the students of Hogwarts know exactly how powerful Harry and Ron are.
Can they investigate it alone? Who would believe it!
It's just Argus, so he still has some credibility.
"There are a few doubts." Argus didn't mind taking this honor.
This reputation is just right for him.
After a moment of silence, he said: "First, if I really find Lockhart entering the Chamber of Secrets, my first reaction should be to report to the professor or Auror."
"If you rush up by yourself..."
He looked up at Dumbledore and continued: "Only Harry and Ron can do it."
"Lockhart is a professor and a well-known figure in the magic world. You don't know if there are any insiders in Hogwarts. I dare not trust others."
"The principal's office needs a password. For a while,
I can't get in, so I want to report to the Ministry of Magic after finding evidence."
"I didn't expect to be discovered by him in the Chamber of Secrets."
Dumbledore was well prepared and had prepared all the excuses for Argus.
He knew that this excuse would be questioned.
But in comparison, it was the best result.
"But the real Slytherin heir has not been found yet." Argus pretended not to know.
Dumbledore rubbed his eyebrows tiredly.
Argus' words reminded him.
The matter of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets has not been completely resolved.
The missing diary is likely to be a foreshadowing of the failure of the fight against Voldemort in the future.
I need to pay more attention to this aspect.
"Leave this matter to me."
"It's getting late, you should go to bed early. "
You also know it's getting late!
Waking up a little kid like me in the middle of the night!
When Argus saw Dumbledore leave, he didn't say anything more and just lay quietly on the bed waiting.
He knew that someone would show up soon.
About an hour later.
A figure in a black robe appeared in his ward.
He was slightly surprised to see Argus sitting at the head of the bed.
"You knew I would come?"
"Such a big thing happened to Harry, of course you would come and ask me what happened."
"Dean!"
"Being too smart is not a good thing, Mr. Grindelwald."
Snape had a blank expression on his face, and his hawk-like eyes looked straight into Argus's eyes.
"Tell me what happened."
"What do you want to know? Before the Chamber of Secrets? Or..."
"All! Including... the reason why you were there! "
Snape can be a double agent for Voldemort, and his mind is definitely beyond the imagination of ordinary wizards.
Always be suspicious of everything!
Even if Dumbledore's answer can't find any flaws, he won't believe it easily.
It was because Argus knew this that he expected Snape to come to him for confirmation.
He didn't mind using this opportunity to deceive Dumbledore.
Unlike Professor McGonagall, Snape was loyal to Dumbledore just to protect Lily.
When Lily died, this wish was transferred to Harry.
That's all.
Similarly, for Harry's life, he probably wouldn't mind backstabbing again!
"This is a long story, starting with a deal between me and Professor Dumbledore."
Argus yawned and told the whole story from the beginning...
