Chapter 269: What kind of person am I in the eyes of others?

With another attack taking place at Hogwarts, the panic in the castle had reached its peak.

In particular, the words spoken by Madam Pomfrey had spread throughout all the grades at Hogwarts in just a few hours.

--The two people who were attacked lost a large amount of life force, and if that life force couldn't be made up, they would never wake up again.

People are dying ...

By the time Andy returned to his dorm room after 9:00 p.m., his three roommates were already discussing taking time off to go home.

"Andy, do you want to take the day off?" Michael asked.

Andy: Of course I want to!

Being a student, I believe there isn't a single person who doesn't want to take a leave of absence.

It's just a shame that Andy couldn't bear to leave Hogwarts!

Terry was a bit hesitant, "It's safe to go home, and there's no reason for the school to refuse us when something like this happens at Hogwarts. It's ... honestly a bit too boring back home, and I also want to see who that culprit really is."

Anthony said confidently, "Hogwarts still has Dumbledore, as long as Dumbledore is around, Hogwarts is the safest place in the magic world."

When he said this, Andy couldn't help but throw out a comment.

"Hogwarts has had assaults for two years in a row."

Andy spread his hands and said, "This place is more dangerous than my home, at least there would be no attacks at my home."

Michael was also speechless, "The two safest places in the magic world, Hogwarts and Azkaban, have both faced attacks this year. I think something big might be about to happen in the wizarding world."

Terry interrupted, "We were discussing whether to take time off to go home. Anthony doesn't want to take time off; I'm still considering it, what about you two?"

"I'm not taking one." Andy made a direct stance.

As for whether the young wizard controlled by the Horcrux would take leave, that was Dumbledore's problem.

"I ..."

Michael hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth, "I'm going to wait a few more days. If there is another attack in the castle, then it means that Dumbledore is not capable of solving the problem. At that time, no matter what, I would definitely take a leave of absence and leave."

People always have the herd mentality.

The person who originally wanted to take a leave of absence would naturally hesitate when he saw that others didn't.

Andy set the alarm clock and then lay on the bed, "I'm going to sleep, if you guys want to chat, keep it down."

The Imperturbable Charm could solve the problem, but Andy was worried that he wouldn't even be able to hear the sound of the alarm clock.

Because it was the perfect excuse to skip class.

"Going to bed so early?"

Anthony said, "Andy, talk for a while! Everyone's worried after what happened at the castle."

"What's there to talk about?" Andy said with his eyes closed.

"We can talk about what leads we have, I've heard a lot of rumours lately," Michael suggested.

Leads, can that be shared with you?

Andy dismissed it with an 'I'm known to be tight-lipped' thought.

Terry hurriedly pursued his words, "Michael, what rumours have you heard?"

Saying this, Terry rummaged through the nightstand and pulled out a bag of candy, "Hey! You guys want some candy?"

"I want some!"

"Me too!"

"Andy, what about you?"

"I'll pass, I've already brushed my teeth."

The little ones finished dividing up the candy and began to chat about the titbits of information they had each heard.

Andy listened while closing his eyes.

It was all unreliable gossip, but it was still interesting to hear as gossip. There were all kinds of outrageous rumours, and there were even people who suspected that Dumbledore did it.

Because Dumbledore had gotten old and senile.

"I heard Weasley from Gryffindor say that Potter seems to suspect Professor Snape," Anthony said.

"Professor Snape?" Terry froze.

Anthony said, "That's what Weasley said, he said they found out that Professor Snape had been injured once and that Professor Snape had left Hogwarts."

"He may have been in contact with forces outside the school."

Michael exclaimed, "Professor Snape was injured?"

Anthony spread his hands, "I didn't see it, but Weasley was being quite serious."

Andy perked up slightly at that.

Right, there was also the matter of Snape's injury, which is still an unsolved mystery even now.

Voldemort wouldn't punish his only servant at the moment, and a Cruciatus Curse wouldn't leave a wound ... So how exactly did Snape get injured?

Compared to that, the Horcrux is just a fragment of Voldemort's soul, and it's actually a perfectly normal thing for slip-ups to occur when it does something.

And all Andy needed to do was guess what its purpose would be.

"Hmm ..."

Andy tried to bring himself into the standpoint of the Horcrux.

The main soul failed, and I waited in the rubbish for over a decade before a young wizard finally found me.

I took control of him.

I want to regain my powers, I want to escape Hogwarts, I want to be resurrected, I want to become a true living ... being and then devour the main soul and become the new Voldemort, continuing the unfinished business of that year.

In the process, I became aware of the reason for the failure of the main soul.

A baby named 'Harry Potter' defeated the greatest Dark Lord that ever lived.

I became interested in Harry.

In the process, I learned about a young wizard named Andy Collins.

Hmm...? Nope!

Andy thought about the traces he had seen in the Chamber of Secrets on the day of the Quidditch match.

The Horcrux should have been to the Chamber of Secrets!

I went to the Chamber of Secrets, but the basilisk had already been killed.

In the days that followed, I learned about a young wizard named Andy Collins.

He was an excellent young wizard.

He improved the Patronus Charm, accomplished the fusion of mind and magic, discovered the Room of Requirement, found the Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, and killed the basilisk left behind by the Slytherins.

'That's right, this is it!' Andy's heart shook slightly.

'The Horcrux should have already guessed that it was me who opened the Chamber of Secrets and that I killed the basilisk.'

'But he shouldn't be doing this for revenge ...'

Andy deeply analysed, 'First, he asked Ron to wait for me on the seventh floor, and after he found out that I went to the library, he planned the attack on the second floor, and he also used the 'hissing' sound to lure Harry over.'

'The Horcrux's mind may indeed be out of whack, but his behaviour must have been influenced by his purpose ...'

'He thought ... I could help him get out of Hogwarts?'

But what makes him think that I will help him?

That was what Andy was most confused about.

Whatever the purpose of Voldemort's Horcrux, what made him think that Andy would give in to him?

Andy continued to zone out.

Dumbledore will not give me much time, I have to leave Hogwarts as soon as possible, so ... I need someone to help me.

Andy Collins ...

Andy froze.

'What am I like in the eyes of others?'

Handsome? Genius? Dumbledore's successor?

Or a Dark Lord prepper who worships power and immortality?

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