Chapter 578： Harry doesn't know

Chapter 578 What Harry doesn’t know

 When Albert used the Imperius Curse to let Ginny Weasley return to the dormitory by herself. Professor McGonagall had just woken up Madam Pomfrey who had fallen asleep.

The head nurse only put on a jacket over her pajamas and hurriedly followed Professor McGonagall out. When she saw the boy lying stiffly on the bed, she couldn't help but gasp.

"What's going on?" Madam Pomfrey asked Dumbledore in a low voice.

She walked to the bedside and leaned over to check the boy's condition. This symptom was very strange and she had never seen it before. The boy was as stiff as a stone, and she couldn't help but connect it to the rumors she had heard a while ago.

To be honest, if there was no precedent, Madam Pomfrey would even suspect that the stiff boy in front of her was already dead.

“Another attack,” Dumbledore said calmly. “McGonagall found him on the stairs.”

The three of them looked at Colin intently, trying to find some clues about the attacker from him.

"I heard Mr. Creevey's cry and came out to check the situation. I found that he had been attacked." Professor McGonagall lowered her voice and said, "You should also notice Mr. Creevey's wide eyes and stunned expression. Yes, he must have seen the attacker, and the attacker was probably an unexpected guy.

"What should we do, I mean how to treat him," Madam Pomfrey asked in a low voice.

"The powerful restorative agent made from Mandrake roots can lift the petrification curse." Dumbledore comforted: "Mrs. Sprout happens to have a batch of Mandrake roots. When they mature, Severus can Create an antidote.”

"Petrified?" Madam Pomfrey frowned slightly and began to search for similar symptoms in her mind.

"Yes." There was deep uneasiness in Professor McGonagall's tone, "I have never heard of any black magic that can turn people into stone... I actually wanted to catch up before, but now I shudder when I think about it... If I hadn't encountered When it comes to Albus, who knows what will happen..."

 “The Chamber of Secrets has been opened again.” Dumbledore said softly.

"But Albus...you must know...who?" Professor McGonagall looked at Dumbledore blankly, hoping to get the answer from the other person's mouth.

"The question is not who," Dumbledore took out the camera from Colin's stiff fingers, "the question is how the other party did it."

 Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey looked blank, obviously not understanding what Dumbledore said.

“Could he have captured the attacker?” Professor McGonagall looked at the camera and asked eagerly.

Dumbledore didn't answer. He reached out and pried open the back cover of the camera. A pungent smell of burning plastic came out of the camera.

Madam Pomfrey said in surprise, "It actually melted..."

Dumbledore replaced the back cover of the camera, placed it on the bedside table next to the hospital bed, and said to Madam Pomfrey, "Take care of Mr. Creevey until the preparation of the powerful recovery agent is completed."

"I will."

"This is very unusual Albus." Professor McGonagall followed Dumbledore out of the school hospital. "I noticed that Mr. Creevey was carrying a bunch of grapes. I guess he wanted to sneak here to see Albus. Special. But the attacker was able to seize the opportunity accurately and quickly disappeared after using black magic to petrify Mr. Creevey."

 “I’ll look into it.”

Professor McGonagall stopped and looked at Dumbledore with an oppressive gaze: "You know what I mean, my student was attacked, and I can't turn a blind eye to this."

“Well, according to my sources, he is currently hiding in the forests of Albania.”

"he?"

 “Voldemort.”

 Hearing Dumbledore say this name, Professor McGonagall couldn't help but shudder.

"As far as I know, Voldemort is the last Slytherin heir." Dumbledore said calmly: "Although there is no evidence, I believe it was him who did it."

“Could he have sneaked into the school again?” Professor McGonagall thought of what happened last year. Voldemort possessed Quirrell and invaded Hogwarts to steal the Philosopher’s Stone.

"So, I just can't figure it out." Dumbledore continued walking forward, "How on earth did he do this."

 Yeah, Dumbledore couldn't figure that out.

 In fact, Dumbledore went through the Albanian forest long after the Halloween attack.

There are traces of Voldemort's use of dark magic everywhere in that forest, and there are various signs that his old student is still hiding deep in the forest.

Since Voldemort is in the Albanian forest, how did he do it?

Horcrux?

Last time, Albert found the diadem, confirming that Voldemort had created a Horcrux.

Based on his understanding of Voldemort, the other party should have created more than one Horcrux.

However, Dumbledore was also unfamiliar with evil dark magic items like Horcruxes.

Dumbledore took a cup of hot chocolate from the kitchen and returned to the principal's office. He looked at the old bird standing on the branch and murmured: "Fox, you need to act quickly. I will need your help soon."

 Dumbledore had actually already made guesses about the Chamber of Secrets and the monsters in it.

　　Fifty years ago, when Myrtle was killed by the monster in the secret room, he had investigated the matter, although there was no evidence against the murderer at the time.

 At that time, he could only remain silent and monitor the other party silently.

Dumbledore knew that even if he did extra things, nothing would change. He could only help Hagrid as much as possible.

After the attack on the night of the Halloween party, Dumbledore once again put the dusty memories into the Pensieve to watch, trying to tease out valuable intelligence.

He was not in a hurry to catch the monster in the Chamber of Secrets. It was more important to find out how Voldemort did it.

 As for the attack.

Dumbledore believes that professors’ patrols can minimize incidents in the future, and Harry, who was involved in this incident, will continue to investigate.

 Harry will once again face a new challenge.

Dumbledore knew what risks he had to take, but he had to give Harry adequate training while he was still strong enough.

 Only by giving Harry enough training can he grow up quickly and gradually get closer to the truth.

If he fails to get enough exercise, what should Harry do to cope with the difficulties he will face in the future?

Even though there were times when Dumbledore felt that he should have told Harry the truth, Harry was too young, and twelve years old was really not much better than eleven years old.

He prefers to let Harry gradually understand the truth as he grows up. This is more useful than telling Harry the facts all at once. It can keep Harry's mind calm and allow him to face everything bravely.

 (End of this chapter)