My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 33. Investigation Team

"The Tooth-Expanding Curse is one of the simpler curses. Its effect is straightforward: it causes the cursed person's front teeth to grow rapidly, and the final size of the front teeth reflects the strength of the curse..."

Professor Fox noticed the struggle on Lynn's face while explaining, so he stopped.

"Don't you think this spell doesn't seem to work?"

Lynn nodded. He felt that such a spell, which seemed to be used only by children as a prank, was not worthy of being called a poison curse.

"Make good use of every spell you know," Professor Fox said seriously. "A truly powerful wizard may not necessarily have many powerful spells, but he will definitely be able to use every spell he knows flexibly."

For example, the Tooth-Expanding Charm, on the surface, only enlarges the front teeth, at most making the enemy look a little comical. But you must know that the mouth is one of the most important organs for every wizard; even the most skilled wizard cannot cast all spells silently. The Tooth-Expanding Charm causes the affected person's front teeth to grow continuously, which will definitely affect their spellcasting, and this effect can be very useful in actual combat.

Professor Fox looked at Lynn, who had a knowing expression, tapped the desk lightly with his finger, and asked a question.

"Do you know why the Tongue-Sealing and Throat-Suppressing Charms have similar effects, and why the Tongue-Sealing is more effective at restricting wizards, but in the Dark Arts system, the former is inferior to the latter?"

Lynn thought for a moment and quickly came up with the answer.

"Because the tongue-locking and throat-locking effect is so good, it can completely shut down a wizard's ability to speak, while the incisor-expanding charm interferes with pronunciation. And sometimes, the interference with a wizard's pronunciation while using a spell is more harmful than not being able to chant at all."

Professor Fox looked at him approvingly: "That's right, Lynn. The most important thing for a wizard is to make good use of his brain. In fact, most wizards in the magical world lack flexible thinking. You clearly have this talent, so remember not to waste it."

……

Lynn's first week at Hogwarts was far from peaceful.

Hubert disappeared after the attack. Some students said he was still living in the school hospital, others said he was sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries, and still others said he had been taken home by his parents to recuperate.

There is still debate about Hubert's situation, but almost all the young wizards agree on who the murderer is.

Over the past few days, countless unsuspecting young wizards have come to believe that Professor Fox is the murderer.

It is said that there were even radical Gryffindors who directly berated Professor Fawkes in Defense Against the Dark Arts class, saying he was unfit to teach the course.

No matter how you look at it, Professor Fox's situation is very bad.

During this period, Professor Dumbledore, the most prestigious professor at Hogwarts, never showed up.

However, when asked about this, Professor McGonagall did provide an explanation.

She said that Professor Dumbledore was currently handling some matters at the Ministry of Magic in the United States and would not be back for some time.

The recent disputes at Hogwarts have little to do with Lynn.

He still lived a fulfilling life every day. After getting up in the morning, he would practice spells with Cedric by the Black Lake. He would spend most of his free time in the library. Professor Fox gave him several notes to borrow books from the restricted section, all of which were about dark magic. He needed to learn some of the theoretical knowledge of all dark magic before he could completely master dark spells.

The individual tutoring sessions were scheduled after dinner.

Professor Fox seemed completely unconcerned about his situation at Hogwarts, and would sometimes jokingly tell Lynn how many parents of young wizards had sent him a grumbling letter to the school that day.

But Lynn understood that the reason the professor scheduled the Dark Arts training for after dinner was because he was afraid of implicating him.

Unable to vent their anger after learning the "truth," the group of young wizards might ostracize students who are close to Professor Fox.

Before we knew it, it was the weekend.

Normally, on this day, young wizards in their second year and above could go to Hogsmeade, a town near Hogwarts, to get some fresh air.

However, due to the recent dark magic attack, Professor McGonagall canceled this week's outdoor exercise.

The older young wizards were all quite dejected. However, the Weasley twins had approached Lynn the day before, subtly suggesting that they had a special way to get to Hogsmeade and asking if Lynn would like to go with them the next day.

Lynn refused. Not only had the real culprit not been caught yet, but there was still danger around Hogwarts. Even if there was no danger, he didn't know what he would do if he went out.

Isn't it better to just stay at Hogwarts?

On a weekend morning, while Lynn was practicing the poison spells he had just learned in his single dormitory, Professor McGonagall greeted two guests from the Ministry of Magic at the gates of Hogwarts.

One of the wizards, a tall, bald, dark-skinned man with a gold earring on one ear, clearly held the dominant position between the two.

He seemed to have known Professor McGonagall for a long time, and the two first gave each other a warm hug upon meeting.

"Professor McGonagall, it's been a long time." The wizard's voice was slow and deep.

"Yes, Shakel, time flies. You've become an excellent Auror now," Professor McGonagall said with satisfaction.

The visitor was none other than Kingsley Shackle, an Auror from the British Ministry of Magic.

As he spoke, Kingsley turned to Professor McGonagall to introduce another Auror who had come to Hogwarts with him.

"This is my assistant on this trip, Savage Quikley. He just became an Auror this year. He's young but has a lot of potential."

The man named Savage was a tall, white-skinned wizard who shook hands with Professor McGonagall.

"Hello, Professor."

"Hello, let's go in now."

On the way into the castle, Kingsley didn't waste any pleasantries and went straight to the point:

"Professor McGonagall, we also saw the condition of the attacked child at St. Mungo's Hospital. He has obvious marks from the Crucifixion Curse, and the caster's method was very skillful. The Crucifixion Curse was used to inflict extreme pain on the child without causing him to break down mentally. This is clearly the work of a seasoned criminal."

The child has regained consciousness, but the attacker used a forgetting spell to erase his memory of that time. We didn't get any valuable information from the parties involved, so we came to the scene hoping to find clues about the dark wizard who attacked the underage wizard.

(End of this chapter)