Doubtful Coincidence

On the second day of Halloween, except for everyone using all their brain power during the meal, guessing who the murderer was behind the scenes, there was no major disturbance for the time being.

But rumours of the Chamber of Secrets began to circulate at Hogwarts after some students began to explore the hallway the writing was in, which was now wiped clean by Filch.

Even in Sherlock's class, some students asked him about the legend of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets.

"This should not be asked in my classroom. If you are interested in the Chamber of Secrets, you can ask Professor Binns about the history of the chamber. He has been teaching here for hundreds of years, and he must know more than I do."

Sherlock tapped on the blackboard and shifted the topic back to the class.

"Okay, if you are interested in the Chamber of Secrets, you can learn about it in private, but right now in class, we have to continue to study how to get a high score in this year's O.W.L.s exam."

"The three dangerous elements of werewolves should be memorized. In the past two years, the question maker has always been accustomed to asking what kind of magic spell to use to get rid of a werewolf's pursuit..."

The incident of the student attack and the opening of the chamber did not affect Sherlock's life at Hogwarts much, but the time he spent in the library was much longer.

I know that the plot had deviated from its original trajectory, but I have no way to correct it.

So all I can do now is improve my magic level as soon as possible, at least before the end of this year, to reach the strength of the original owner.

And at the same time that Sherlock was giving the fifth-grade students a Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

In the second-year history of magic class, Hermione also asked Professor Binns about the specific rumours about the Chamber of Secrets in Public.

But the stubborn Professor Binns doesn't believe that the secret room legend is true.

He just told the students it was a myth, but the students didn't think so.

Because Justin was attacked yesterday, and the person who attacked him publicly announced on the wall that the secret room had been opened.

Justin is just the first step in cleaning up those students in the castle who are not qualified to study magic.

After class, Harry and the three got together.

"Slytherin's descendant must come from Slytherin house, who do you think it could be?"

Ron asked a question and then answered confidently.

"It must be Malfoy! After seeing Justin being attacked, he looks very happy, and his family has always believed in the pure blood theory, and he is likely a descendant of Slytherin"

Hermione was also thinking about this possibility.

To be honest, what Ron said was well-founded. Judging from the current few clues and the psychological bias of the three, Malfoy was indeed the biggest suspect.

But Harry didn't listen to Ron's guess at this time.

His eyes were lost, and all he could think about was the picture of Justin talking to Professor Forrest right in front of him when he went to make up his homework after the last Defense Against the Dark Arts class before Halloween.

Ron and Hermione looked at each other, and they both noticed something was wrong with Harry.

"What are you thinking about Harry?" Hermione asked suspiciously, "Do you know any other clues that we don't know?"

Harry opened his mouth, hesitating to say what he was thinking.

But he was also afraid that this would damage Sherlock's reputation. He didn't think that the beloved Professor Forrest would be the legendary Slytherin descendant.

Just thinking of my previous experience, I thought it was a coincidence that he wished Justin a happy Halloween at that time, but it happened the next day.

Ron saw Harry's hesitation and said unhappily.

"What do you have to hide from us, we also helped you keep that strange voice you heard a secret."

Harry knew that he shouldn't hide from Ron, Hermione and the others, so he said what he was thinking.

After listening, Ron's eyes widened.

"What is this? Are you suspecting that Professor Forrest is the real murderer? You are crazy!"

Hermione also looked at Harry strangely.

"It's just a coincidence, Harry, why do you think there's a connection? Professor Forrest just blessed Justin in the usual way you see it, maybe there are other professors in other classes as well. We can't take this as evidence, and we can't doubt the professor because of it."

Ron continued: "What's more, Professor Forrest is still a half-blood."

Harry and Hermione's eyes turned to him, and even if they didn't need to speak, they could see that they were asking questions with their eyes, how did Ron know?

"I heard from George and the others," Ron explained.

"Not long after school started, George and Fred seemed to be taken away by Professor Forrest, so they wrote to Charlie to ask about Professor Forrest's schooling at Hogwarts before. At the time, I wanted to know if he was a trustworthy person."

"Although Charlie and the professor were not in the same class or the same house, after all, the professor had a very good reputation in the school at the beginning. It is said that the love letters he received every year could fill a large cauldron twice over!"

Speaking of which, Ron looked envious, Hermione urged impatiently.

"We don't want to hear how many love letters Professor Forrest received, although he is still very popular among girls now."

"Charlie said that Professor Forrest is of mixed blood, which is something almost everyone knows. His wizard mother seems to have died when he was very young, and his father is a Duke on the Muggle side."

Hermione and Harry looked at each other. They had both lived in Muggle society for a long time, so they naturally knew what a dukeship in England represented.

"Professor Forrest is the son of a Duke!"

"However, it seems that none of the dukes who still inherit the title has the surname, Forrest?!"

They didn't struggle with this question for a long time. After all, no matter how powerful a Muggle a Duke was, he wouldn't have anything to do with wizards.

But the information that Professor Forrest is a half-blood ruled out the possibility that he was the heir.

Harry scratched his head and said.

"I didn't doubt Professor Forrest, I just felt that it was a bit too coincidental."

Ron and Hermione didn't think it was suspicious. Compared to Professor Forrest, Malfoy was more suspicious.

They continued to discuss how to confirm their guesses and test whether Malfoy was the heir of the Chamber of Secrets.

Until Hermione came up with a solution.

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Editor: Hey no late chapter.

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