Chapter 91: Coincidence

Dumbledore and several other teachers showed up at the scene.

A lot of young wizards also heard the noise and ran over.

For a moment, there were a lot of people in the big hallway.

When people saw the words on the wall and the furious Filch, the noise suddenly stopped.

"Enemies of the Heir... beware! Next time, Mud-"

"Shut up!"

Draco whispered to Vincent and told him to stop being sarcastic. He didn't want to lose one of his lackeys.

Arthur looked at Draco in surprise.

He felt that Malfoy had changed quite a bit lately. Although he still enjoyed fighting Harry, he seemed... more respectable.

But now was not the time to learn about Draco's changes.

Filch was complaining to Dumbledore.

"He did it! It was him!" Filch screamed, "He found the letter in my office, he knows I'm a squib!"

"Whoa!"

As soon as Filch finished speaking, the crowd went exploded.

They couldn't believe that the school administrator who always caused trouble for students was actually a squib.

"What's a squib?" Hermione asked Arthur in a low voice.

"It refers to those who are born into wizard families but cannot use magic," Arthur explained, then asked Harry and the others why they were there.

"He and Ron went to Nearly Headless Nick's party and somehow ended up here," Hermione replied.

Arthur suddenly realized that this event was indeed mentioned in the original story, but it was a long time ago and not an important event, so he had forgotten.

"Alright, Filch,"

Dumbledore interrupted his accusation, "This is not the place to discuss it. Let's go somewhere else."

"My office is upstairs, you can go there," Professor Lockhart said happily, not wanting to miss this opportunity to show off.

Dumbledore nodded in thanks and led the professors and Harry to Professor Lockhart's office upstairs.

But before he left, he gave Arthur over to them.

"Gaunt, come along too," Dumbledore said unexpectedly.

Arthur was surprised, but he also wanted to know the situation of the victims, so he didn't refuse.

Turning around, he mouthed the words 'Room of Requirement' to Cho and then followed them upstairs.

...

Entering the office, Dumbledore placed Mrs. Norris on the table and used a candle to brighten the entire cat, observing carefully.

Professor Lockhart was also not doing nothing. He kept reciting strange names of spells, displaying his knowledge.

"No one knows more about dark magic than me."

Unfortunately, nobody paid him any attention at this moment, which made Professor Lockhart feel awkward.

He smiled awkwardly and decided to shut up on the sofa.

Arthur stood by, carefully observing Mrs. Norris.

He quickly realized that this petrification spell was different from a regular spell; it was more like a curse.

Being hit by the petrification curse meant that the body couldn't move, but the consciousness remained, able to perceive the surroundings clearly.

Mrs. Norris, on the other hand, was completely unconscious, as if in a deep sleep.

If Arthur didn't sense its life force, he would have suspected that a Killing Curse had killed the cat.

"It's not dead, Filch," Dumbledore came to the same conclusion as Arthur.

"This is a very weird petrification state, but rest assured, we can revive her," Dumbledore patiently explained, slightly easing Filch's mood.

However, Filch still demanded severe punishment for Harry, as he still believed Harry was behind this.

"Mr. Filch, I believe Harry's spell-casting abilities are not capable of this level," Arthur, annoyed by his constant complaints, interjected in defense of Harry.

Harry: ...

Should he thank Arthur? Or should he be angry because Arthur mocked his spell-casting abilities?

Professor Snape also sneered at Arthur's words.

Since Harry turned back into Harry, Professor Snape's attitude toward him returned to how it was before, which was even worse.

"Mr. Gaunt, do you have a different opinion?" At this moment, Dumbledore turned to Arthur, wanting to hear his opinion.

"No, Professor, I agree with you. This is a petrification spell similar to a curse," Arthur shook his head and slowly spoke, then raised a new question.

"May I ask why the school happens to have Mandrake plants?"

As soon as this question came out, the office fell silent, and Harry and Ron were taken aback.

They didn't expect Arthur to ask a pointed question.

"Mr. Gaunt, I can answer that question for you," Professor Sprout, who hadn't spoken, spoke up.

"In fact, although Mandrake plants are not particularly precious materials, they are rarely produced due to their limited use. This time, the Ministry of Magic ordered a batch as reserves, and I happened to use them as experimental material for then."

"Moreover, freshly matured Mandrake plants have the strongest medicinal properties and are the best choice for potion-making."

When hearing Professor Sprout's explanation, Arthur also understood.

In his past life, he found it quite a coincidence when watching the movie.

The Basilisk hadn't even appeared, but Dumbledore had already prepared Mandrake plants.

Was he really that careful when he made plans?

Dumbledore did not take offense at Arthur's questioning; it was a normal thing, as even he himself thought it was too coincidence.

...

Inside the Room of Requirement, Hermione, Cho, and the Weasley twins were already waiting.

As soon as Arthur and Harry arrived at the door, they were pulled in by Fred.

"How are you? Are you okay?" The twins looked at Ron, asking with concern.

Even though they were not reliable most of the time, they still cared about their little brother.

"I'm fine," Ron shook his head.

At this moment, Harry spoke up, "I heard the voice of the snake again."

Everyone turned to Harry at the same time, and he felt nervous.

"I hear the voice saying, 'Rip you, kill you...'."

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