Old Blood at Hogwarts

"It's amazing." Dumbledore said softly. "Needless to say, he is probably the most outstanding student in the history of Hogwarts."

He turned around to face Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, both of whom looked confused.

"Few people know that Voldemort's previous name was Tom Riddle." Dumbledore explained. "Fifty years ago, at Hogwarts, I personally taught him. He disappeared after leaving school...traveling around, He traveled to the ends of the earth... sinking deeper and deeper into the quagmire of dark magic, hanging out with the most evil guys in the wizarding world, going through many dangerous magical transformations, and finally reappearing as Voldemort. It was difficult for people to recognize him. Almost no one. One person connected Voldemort with the smart, handsome head boy who had been a student here."

"But what about Ginny?" said Mrs. Weasley. "What does our Ginny have to do with—him?"

"His diary!" sobbed Ginny. "I've been writing in it for a whole year, and he's been writing back to me—"

"Ginny!" Mr. Weasley was stunned. "Didn't I teach you? What have I always told you? Never trust anything that can think for itself unless you see that it hides its mind in Where. Why didn't you show the diary to me or your mother? A suspicious thing like that is obviously full of black magic!"

"I-I don't know," Ginny was still crying sadly, "I found it in a book Mummy gave me. I-I thought someone had put it in there and forgotten-"

"Miss Weasley should go to the school hospital immediately," Dumbledore interrupted her without explanation. "This is a painful ordeal for her. The school will not punish her. Many people are younger than her. Wizards who are taller and more resourceful than she are have been deceived by Voldemort." He strode to the door and opened it, "Bed rest, maybe, you should also drink a large glass of steaming chocolate milk, I always think that is right It's good for improving my mood." He lowered his head and winked kindly at Ginny. "You'll notice that Madam Pomfrey isn't asleep yet. She was handing out Mandrake Herbal Water - dare I say, Basilisk's. The victim could wake up at any time."

"So, everyone is fine!" Ron said happily.

"No lasting harm done," said Dumbledore.

Mrs. Weasley led Ginny out, followed by Mr. Weasley, still looking very shocked.

"You know, Minerva?" Professor Dumbledore said to Professor McGonagall thoughtfully, "I think these things are worthy of a banquet to celebrate. Can I ask you to inform the kitchen? Woolen cloth?"

"Okay." Professor McGonagall said simply, and started to walk towards the door. "Potter, Weasley, Granger and Elf will be left to you to handle, right?"

"Of course," said Dumbledore.

She left, and Aaron, Harry, Hermione, and Ron stared at Dumbledore uneasily.What did Professor McGonagall just mean?Deal with them?Shouldn't they - shouldn't they - be punished?

"I remember I seemed to have told you two that if you violate school rules again, I will have to expel you." Dumbledore said, looking at Harry and Ron.

Ron's mouth opened in horror.

"This goes to show that even the best among us can sometimes just say what we say." Dumbledore continued with a smile, "You two, as well as Miss Granger and Mr. Elf, "Dumbledore looked at Aaron and Hermione again, "Both received awards for special contributions to the school, and - let me see - by the way, you each earned a hundred points for Gryffindor. "

Ron's face suddenly turned a bright pink, like the Valentine's Day flowers Lockhart had given everyone, and his mouth closed.

"But one of us has remained astonishingly silent about this thrilling adventure." Dumbledore said again, "Why are you so humble, Gilderoy?"

Harry jumped.He had completely forgotten about Lockhart.He turned around and saw Lockhart standing in the corner of the room, still with that warm smile on his face.When Dumbledore asked him a question, Lockhart turned to see who Dumbledore was talking to.

"Professor Dumbledore," Ron said quickly, "there was an accident in the secret room below. Professor Lockhart..."

"What, I'm a professor?" Lockhart said, slightly surprised, "Oh my god, I thought I wouldn't be very promising!"

"He tried to cast an oblivion charm and the wand shot backwards," Ron explained to Dumbledore in a low voice.

"Oh my God!" Dumbledore shook his head, his long, silver-white beard trembling slightly, "Gilderoy, you were stabbed by your own sword."

"A sword?" Lockhart said confused. "I don't have a sword. That boy does have a sword." He pointed at Harry. "He will lend you one."

"Excuse me, can you send Professor Lockhart to the hospital?" Dumbledore said to Aaron, Ron and Hermione, "I want to have a few more words with Harry..."

Lockhart walked out with brisk steps.Although Aaron was a little curious about what Dumbledore wanted to say to Harry, since Dumbledore had found reasons to drive everyone away, it was obvious that there was something he wanted to talk to Harry alone.So he left the room with Ron and Hermione and closed the door.

When Aaron, Ron and Hermione brought Lockhart to the school hospital, Ginny had just finished drinking a large glass of hot chocolate milk and was lying on the bed to rest in the company of Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.Seeing Aaron and the other four coming in, Mrs. Weasley thought they were here to see Ginny.

"Actually, we are here to see Professor Lockhart off," Ron explained.

"What happened to Professor Lockhart?" Madam Pomfrey came over and asked.

Ron asked him, Aaron, Harry, and Hermione how they forced Lockhart to go with them to rescue Ginny. After seeing the basilisk's peeled skin under the chamber of secrets, Lockhart was afraid to move forward because of fear. , and wanted to use snake skin to deceive the world about the basilisk he had destroyed. In order to avoid Aaron, Harry and others exposing him later, he wanted to use the Forgetting Curse to erase everyone's memory. As a result, the wand malfunctioned, causing the magic to be fired backwards. Things have been said once.

Both the Weasleys and Madam Pomfrey were shocked by what Ron said.Madam Pomfrey quickly took Lockhart to a nearby bed and lay down.

"But why did Lockhart do this?" Mrs. Weasley said confused, "I mean he has done so many great things, he shouldn't be afraid of the basilisk."

"Because he's a liar," Ron said.

Then, he told how Lockhart deceived other people's experiences, then used the forgetting spell to erase the memory of the protagonist of the original story, and finally wrote and published the deceived stories as things he had done. .

Mrs. Weasley was stunned, with a look of disillusionment on her face.

Afterwards, Aaron, Hermione and Ron chatted with Ginny for a while before preparing to leave the hospital and attend the banquet Dumbledore mentioned.

They walked to the door of the hospital, and just as they were about to open the door, the door was suddenly violently knocked open and bounced against the wall behind.Then, they saw the administrator Filch hurried in.As soon as he entered the door, he shouted loudly: "I heard Professor Snape said that the potion has been prepared. Is Mrs. Norris awake?"

"Calm down, Filch." Madam Pomfrey stepped forward and said, "I just finished distributing the potion. It will take some time for the potion to take effect. It may take a while for your cat to wake up."

"Then can I stay here and wait for it to wake up?" Filch begged.

Aaron swore he had never seen Filch so weak.

"Of course," said Madam Pomfrey, "as long as you stay quiet."

Filch immediately came to the table and looked nervously at Mrs. Norris in the basket.As for Aaron, Ron, Hermione and the Weasleys, he completely ignored them.

When leaving the hospital, Aaron looked back at Filch, who was staring at Mrs. Norris without blinking, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Human love, hate, likes and dislikes are really wonderful!Even someone like Filch can have such sincere feelings.I believe that if it was for Mrs. Norris, even if Voldemort stood in front of him, he would bravely rush forward.

On the way to the auditorium, Aaron, Hermione and Ron saw a pale wizard with light blond hair, gray-blue eyes and a pale face walking into the school angrily.Under his arm was a scared little monster.The little monster had two big bat-like ears, a slender nose, and a pair of protruding green eyes as big as tennis balls.It was wearing an old pillowcase with holes cut out for its arms and legs, and was covered in bandages.

"It's Lucius Malfoy," Ron said.

Aaron had met Lucius Malfoy once, when he was fighting with Ron's father.Aaron remembered that Draco seemed to be with him at that time, and noticed that the two people looked somewhat similar, so he asked, "Is he Draco's father?"

"Yes." Ron replied, "He used to be the best friend of the mysterious man. After the mysterious man disappeared, he was one of the first people to come back to us, saying that he was under magic. My father didn't believe him. He said Lucius Malfoy easily fell to the side of the dark forces without making any excuses."

"What's that in his hand?" Aaron asked, pointing to the little monster.

"Oh, that's a house elf, it can help its owner with housework." Ron explained, "Mum has always hoped to have an elf to help us iron clothes, but we only have the nasty ghoul in the attic and The garden is full of gnomes. Only those rich ancient wizarding families have elves, but we can’t find them in our house..."