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Chapter 341 Something happened
Another month passed in the blink of an eye.

The school remained as peaceful as ever, and apart from Mischievous Ghost's daily battles of wits with the students, nothing major happened.

Duy, Gandalf, and Galadriel appeared to relax, but secretly remained vigilant.

Two months into the semester, Du Yi still hadn't found the person lurking in the shadows, which inevitably left him feeling frustrated.

If you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days?

Dui could not possibly allow these people in the shadows to act recklessly right under his nose; what was this if not a provocation?
He could even picture the person in the shadows, watching them search in vain and then laughing at them.

Two months had passed, and even with the combined efforts of Galadriel and Gandalf, they were unable to find the person lurking in the shadows.

This only shows that this lurking person is extremely difficult to deal with.

Therefore, Dui had to find other ways to try to find the hidden person as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if someone in the shadows really does something bad, especially with more than two hundred students in the school, the consequences of any harm done to the students would be irreparable!

So Dui came up with the idea of ​​Marauder's Map by chance.

The Marauder's Map is a magical map created by Harry Potter's father, James Potter, and his friends. It contains a detailed map of Hogwarts Castle and allows the names of every person and ghost in the castle to appear on the map in real time.

Even a powerful figure like Dumbledore couldn't hide his name from the Marauder's Map.

This is enough to demonstrate the power of this magical map.

Dui didn't know the specific method for creating the Marauder's Map, but with his current level of alchemy and magic, creating one wouldn't be difficult.

After all, James Potter and the other four bandits were only in their fourth or fifth year when they created the Marauder's Map, so their magical skill in creating the Marauder's Map was not very high.

With Dui's current magical abilities, creating a Marauder's Map would take at most half a month.

The most tedious step in creating a Marauder's Map is drawing a complete and detailed castle blueprint, where not a single room or corridor can be overlooked.

It took the four robbers a full six months to draw a complete map of Hogwarts Castle.

However, Dui didn't need to go through such trouble. When he invited the dwarves to build the castle, the dwarf Balin left behind the castle's design blueprints.

So he skipped the step of surveying the castle and used special, indelible ink to draw the entire castle, including the Wind and Cloud Peak and part of the Black Lake, on a piece of dragon skin.

But just as he was creating the Marauder's Map, the person in the shadows seemed unwilling to give him the chance. After lying in wait for two months, they finally made their move.

In November, Eliado was already experiencing cold northerly winds.

The Black Lake at the foot of the mountain has formed a thin layer of ice, which reflects the light under the winter sun.

The residents of Hogsmeade have also put on thick clothes and are unwilling to go out unless necessary, preferring to stay by the fireplace to warm themselves.

Hogwarts Castle on the mountain is completely different from that at the foot of the mountain.

Snow and wind have arrived at the foot of the mountain, but the mountain remains warm and vibrant.

The golden mahogany trees and the silvery white jacaranda trees radiate a warm glow, the wide lawn remains lush and green, and the flowers in the garden are still in full bloom, spreading a sweet fragrance.

Even the mountains and forests outside the castle were lush and green, showing no signs of decay.

This unusual scene was not only due to the vitality brought by the White Tree and the Mauron Tree, but also inseparable from the influence of Galadriel and Gandalf.

As the holders of the Ring of Fire (Naya) and the Ring of Water (Nanya), their environment at Hogwarts was affected by the Elven Rings, causing time at Windrise to seem to stand still, or rather, to slow down dramatically. Therefore, while other places were already experiencing the depths of winter, Windrise remained perpetually spring-like, teeming with life.

In this warm and comfortable environment, another Quidditch match took place in the castle.

Almost all the students and professors gathered at the Quidditch pitch to watch the game between Phoenix and Basilisk.

Only Dui remained in his office, working alone on the Marauder's Map.

But soon, a series of hurried footsteps were heard, followed by a knock on the door.

"Please come in," Dui called out, looking up.

"Headmaster, something's happened!" Professor Edward said anxiously as soon as he entered.

Seeing Edward's expression, Dui's face hardened: "What happened?"

"During the Quidditch match just now, several of the Phoenix team's flying brooms suddenly malfunctioned and disintegrated in mid-air, causing the Quidditch players riding them to fall from a great height. If Professor Gandalf hadn't reacted quickly and saved them, they probably would have met with misfortune!"

Upon hearing this, Dui's face darkened.

"What exactly happened? Why did the broom fall apart? Who did it? Have you found out?"

Professor Edward shook his head. "When I came to you, there was still no result. It was Professor Gandalf and Mrs. Galadriel who sent me to come and find you."

“Let’s go!” Dui stood up immediately and left the office with Edward without hesitation.

When the two arrived at the Quidditch pitch, the students who had come to watch the game had already been ushered back to the castle by the professors.

Only Gandalf, Lady Galadriel, Alan Heath, the Potions Professor and Headmaster of the Basilisk House, and a Basilisk House student dressed as a Quidditch player remained at the scene.

Gandalf and Galadriel both looked grave, while Professor Alan Heath's face was grim.

As for the students of the Basilisk Academy, they were constantly sobbing, their faces filled with fear and unease.

Dui glanced at the student from the Basilisk Academy; he remembered him as a first-year student, one of the three southern Dúnedan from Gondor.

"Gandalf, Lady Galadriel, what exactly happened? Have you found out who destroyed the broom?" Duy asked the two directly.

Gandalf nodded solemnly, his gaze falling on the sobbing student.

"Thanks to Lady Galadriel, the person who took action was found immediately after the incident. It was this student, Angbor."

According to him, before the competition, he secretly broke into the broom cabinet at Phoenix Academy and used a unlocking charm to disrupt the internal structure of the broom, causing it to disintegrate in mid-air.

Upon hearing Gandalf's words, Duy immediately turned his attention back to the student from the Basilisk Academy.

"Mr. Angberg, can you explain why you did this? Why did you deliberately damage the broom? Do you know that doing so could kill your classmate?"

He had previously focused on observing these students when he was secretly investigating the infiltrators.

In his memory, this Angerber from Gondor was a fallen nobleman, shy and reserved. Although he had ambitions to become stronger, he was not capable of committing such a heinous act as killing his classmate.

Faced with Dui's questioning, Angberg trembled, tears streaming down his face, his eyes filled with fear, regret, and unease.

"Waaah... Headmaster, please don't expel me! I don't know why I did this, but a voice in my head keeps telling me to destroy Phoenix Academy's brooms so we can win and get the Quidditch Cup... Waaah, I don't want to do this, but I can't control myself..."

(End of this chapter)