A certain Hogwarts professor of runes

Chapter 137 sequel

The young wizards were driven away by the professor.

Professor McGonagall directed the prefects to lead their students from their respective houses away, free to go wherever they wanted. In truth, her own feelings were quite complicated.

Startled by Felix's shout, she thought something urgent had happened and rushed over, even using Animagus transformation on the way.

More than one young wizard saw a cat nimbly leap across the flowerbed, its blurry shadow flashing by. They assumed that Lady Lorris, who had been petrified by the basilisk, had recovered.

But despite the situation not being what she had imagined, it was still considered an "urgent" situation. She witnessed two ghosts who had existed at Hogwarts for thousands of years vanish.

This is a good thing, but she is still full of doubts. What exactly happened?

Most of the professors and ghosts remained, watching Felix on the field, seemingly intending to hear a story.

Snape, standing by a pillar in the courtyard, had an inscrutable expression. He was thinking to himself, how many times this year had something that could be called an "accident"?

It seems like every single incident has something to do with Felix...

Professor Flitwick stood to one side, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something. He knew Ms. Grey's true identity and had held her in high esteem for decades; he was most eager for the truth.

Dumbledore was even more deeply moved. He kept staring at the spot where the two ghosts had disappeared, murmuring softly, his silver beard trembling. But no one could know what the centenarian was thinking at that moment.

"Felix..." Dumbledore said softly, "It seems something incredible must have happened to you."

Felix looked somewhat dejected. His peripheral vision swept over the professors on the field: Snape, McGonagall, Belby, Flitwick, Sprout, Mrs. Hodge…

There were also the ghosts of Hogwarts—Nick, who was almost headless; the fat monk; Professor Binns; and a few others whose names he couldn't recall.

Almost everyone who could come has come.

He said in a flat tone, "It is indeed a long story, but it involves the privacy of two respectable ghosts, and I am currently in a very complicated emotional state, so I am not in the mood to talk about it for the time being."

"Headmaster Dumbledore, please forgive my temporary departure. Once I have calmed down, I will reveal the truth to uphold the honor of my two friends."

Dumbledore's gaze swept discreetly over the others, and he readily agreed, "Of course, Felix. I think no one here has suffered more sorrow than you."

Felix and Dumbledore left one after the other. The professors looked at each other, and the ghost beside them felt the same way, all feeling anxious but knowing they could only wait. They discussed for a few words and then dispersed.

Ancient magic script office.

Felix sat in the chair behind his desk, took out a stack of parchment, and began to write furiously, recording all his conversations with Mrs. Ravenclaw. As the notes slowly took shape in his thought chamber, the manuscript in front of Felix silently turned to ashes.

After finishing these tasks, Felix leaned back in his chair, his diary and brand-new crown before him, and fell into deep thought.

His mood was indeed somewhat somber and complicated, but the main reason was that he couldn't tell the story without any loopholes while concealing some key information.

For example, Lady Ravenclaw's Millennium Memories, the diadem, the Horcruxes...

He didn't want too many people to know about these things.

Many secrets, once revealed to a second person, can no longer be considered secrets.

But since it concerned Horcruxes, he didn't want to hide it from Dumbledore, after all, he had two of them—he was a little surprised that things had developed this way.

Let the headmaster deal with Voldemort's troubles.

And most importantly, he seems to be able to seamlessly integrate the diary into the story...

The clues he had gathered bit by bit, including those from Ginny, Draco Malfoy, and Dobby the house-elf, could also be passed on to Dumbledore.

Once the locked-room mystery is closed and Dobby's troubles are resolved, Hagrid can be restored to his reputation.

Speaking of which, why hasn't Dobby contacted him? Did something happen, or did the instincts of a house-pocket creature take over?

The office was so quiet that not a sound could be heard.

Elsewhere at Hogwarts, many young wizards were sharing their opinions about the shocking events of the day.

What Harry was most concerned about was what had happened to the two ghosts.

At this moment, the trio, led by their prefect, returned to the Gryffindor common room with the rest of the group. The Gryffindors, who had been whispering amongst themselves, suddenly erupted into tremendous enthusiasm, nearly lifting the ceiling off the building.

Hermione winked at Harry and Ron, who chose a long sofa with partitions and red curtains and sat down. On the other side of the partitions were several Gryffindor prefects.

They were also discussing what had just happened.

"It's the ghost's salvation!" Percy said with absolute certainty. "I've seen similar descriptions in books; it's an extremely rare occurrence."

A fifth-grade girl, the prefect, said doubtfully, "I think I've heard it mentioned at home, but isn't that a fairy tale?"

"Haha, you've heard the story of 'The Disappearance of Barney the Ghost' too?" It was the voice of a male witch.

On one side of the partition, Hermione mouthed: "Have you heard this story before?"

Ron shook his head.

The discussion continues—

The female prefect said, "I always thought it was fake, but I never expected it to actually appear before my eyes today."

"Tell me, what happened?"

What exactly is the relationship between Ms. Grey and Barrow the Blood Man?

"Could they be a couple?"

"Oh, no, Ms. Gray used the word 'forgiveness'."

"Did you hear that? I couldn't hear you from that far away. Professor McGonagall won't let us get close!"

"I saw the shape of her lips when she spoke..."

"Then it's an enemy. To be honest, I think that's more likely, like he murdered Ms. Grey..."

A new, excited female voice appeared, "Could it be... that Blood Man Barrow was an assassin who killed many people and was eventually put on trial, but before he died, he was still thinking about fighting back... and so he became a ghost." She laid out a lot of inner monologues, and then ended dramatically.

Harry and his two friends moved to a secluded corner.

"What do you think?" Harry asked.

"Apart from the information about the ghost's self-redemption, everything else is unreliable," Ron said. "Especially that girl with the somewhat shrill voice, who keeps trying to frame the truth as a love-hate relationship."

"They overlooked Professor Hyp, the one who summoned the Bloody Barrow," Harry speculated. "Hermione, what do you think?"

"I also think it has something to do with Professor Hyp. He looked a little sad, and I know he's friends with Ms. Grey," Hermione said, sharing what she knew.

The discussion in Gryffindor was not the most heated; of the four houses, Ravenclaw reacted the most.

Although Ms. Grey always gave the impression of being arrogant, she was not stingy in giving guidance to young wizards, especially to students from her own school.

Her departure saddened the eaglets.

……

In the evening, Felix left the school and went to London's old town.

He walked along a dark road into a cemetery, where the guards ignored him.

About three or four minutes later, Felix stood in front of a tombstone.

(End of this chapter)