Chapter 155: Late-night visitors
Argus was unaware of the discussions between Dumbledore and the three in the ward.
After checking with the doctors 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 period of time.
He knew that if he could talk to Alan or Fudge now, Dumbledore and Harry's reputations would suffer a devastating blow.
Unfortunately, there was no way for him to talk to St. Mungo's Hospital.
Disappearing in St. Mungo's would easily arouse suspicion.
Argus believed that Dumbledore would not believe him, at least not in full.
It’s just that I can’t find the flaw in my words for the time being.
Lying on the bed, a feeling of exhaustion came over me.
It's not physical exhaustion, but a series of battles and psychological games.
After suddenly relaxing, it came from mental fatigue.
Just when he was about to fall asleep, a sound in the room caught his attention.
Yagus woke up instantly and subconsciously took out his wand.
"It's me, Argus."
Dumbledore's voice was slightly hoarse.
"Principal? You haven't rested yet?"
Yagus did not relax his vigilance. On the contrary, his vigilance instantly reached its peak.
Dumbledore wouldn't do anything to him, but fighting an old fox like this would be more energy-consuming.
"Too many things happened tonight, I can't sleep."
"Do you mind chatting with me, an old man who is over a hundred years old?"
In the middle of the night, I was so tired!
Who wants to chat with you?
You are so worried that you can't sleep, but I don't!
Yagus's eyes almost rolled to the sky.
He looked at the hospital gown he was wearing and declined politely.
"Principal, if Fox hadn't been here today, I might not even have had the chance to lie on this bed."
"Tonight...it's really hard for you."
"Just don't do it next time." Yagus sat on the bed and took back the wand.
Dumbledore sighed.
But now that he's here, he obviously won't let this opportunity go easily.
Things in the secret room cannot be hidden.
We can only find Yagus in advance to get a confession to minimize the impact of this matter.
A professor actually attacked his own students and almost turned them into idiots!
If this spreads out, what reputation will Hogwarts have!
"There is something that requires your cooperation."
"If nothing else, an Auror will come to you tomorrow morning to investigate."
"Especially about Lockhart, the Heir of Slytherin."
"Lockhart, the heir of Slytherin?" Argus frowned.
He quickly reacted: "Hogwarts plans to name Lockhart the heir of Slytherin?"
"You're a smart boy."
Dumbledore gave him a deep look.
"You've been following this since the first petrification incident."
"After a long investigation, you discovered that Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets seems to be related to Professor Lockhart."
"You followed him to the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets, only to find that you needed Parseltongue to open it."
"So you found Harry and used his Parseltongue to open the Chamber of Secrets."
"As a result, Lockhart discovered that during the battle with Lockhart, Harry and Ron were unfortunately injured, and Lockhart was also bitten by the basilisk and eventually died."
Argos was lost in thought.
For Dumbledore, it was obviously much better for a Slytherin heir to hurt a student than a professor.
Lockhart's fame and honor in the wizarding world actually 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 the big head to him.
But now he needs his own cooperation.
Moreover, the Hogwarts students know very well how much Harry and Ron weigh.
Can they investigate alone? Who believes it!
It’s just that Yagus still has some credibility.
"There are a few doubts." Yagus didn't mind accepting the honor.
This reputation comes just right for him.
After pondering for a moment, he said: "First, if I really find Lockhart entering the secret room, my first reaction should be to report it to the professor or Auror."
"Such as rushing up on your own..."
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 wizarding world. You don't know if there are any of his spies in Hogwarts. You can't believe other people."
"The principal's office needs a password. I can't get in for a while. I want to wait until the evidence is found and report it to the Ministry of Magic."
"I didn't expect to be discovered by him in the secret room."
Dumbledore was already prepared and had prepared all the excuses for Argus.
He knew that this rhetoric would be questioned.
But in comparison, it is already the best result.
"But the real heir of Slytherin has not been found yet." Argus pretended not to know.
Dumbledore rubbed his brow tiredly.
Yagus's words reminded him.
The matter of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets has not yet been completely resolved.
The missing diary is likely to be a foreshadowing of future failures against Voldemort.
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!
Wake me up as a child at night!
When Argus saw Dumbledore leaving, he didn't say anything more and lay quietly on the bed waiting.
He knew that there was someone who would definitely show up later.
About an hour later.
A figure in a black robe appeared in his ward.
Seeing Argus sitting at the head of the bed, he was slightly surprised.
"You knew I would come?"
"Such a big thing happened to Harry, of course you would come to ask me what happened."
"Dean!"
"Too smart is not a good thing, Mr. Grindelwald."
Snape had a blank expression, and his hawk-like eyes looked directly 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 appeared there!"
Snape could be a double agent from Voldemort's side, and his mind was definitely not something that ordinary wizards could imagine.
Always be suspicious of everything!
Even if Dumbledore's answer could not find any flaws, he would not easily believe it.
Argus knew this, so he expected Snape to come to him for confirmation.
He did not mind taking this opportunity to put Dumbledore in the eye.
Unlike Professor McGonagall, Snape was loyal to Dumbledore only because he wanted 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 him again!
"This is a long story. It starts with a deal between me and Professor Dumbledore."
Aggs yawned and told the whole story from the beginning...
