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" After knowing about the incident and looking at the message, we confirmed that the blood used was roosters' blood.

We started searching about the Chamber of Secrets and fortunately Madam Mcgonagall came forward to help us. She explained that around 50 years ago when she had just passed out from Hogwarts, the Chamber was opened once. Headmaster Dumbledore was actually the deputy Headmaster at that time but we are truly amazed that he didn't even thought it necessary to tell us anything.

According to our detailed research, the last time the Chamber of Secrets was opened, a student was killed and another student by the name Hagrid was sent to Azkaban on the evidences provided by Tom Marvolo Riddle. Mr. Riddle even got the special service awards for this.

We found the girl's name to be Myrtle Warren and surprisingly she is the ghost residing in the second floor girls' bathroom. We went and questioned her and based on the answers we got, we found the culprit to be a more than 1000 years old Basilisk.

Its gaze can kill and the cat was petrified because it looked at it as a reflection in the water.

We went ahead and have killed the Basilisk last night. And we can tell you all confidently that mr. Potter has nothing to do with any of this and all the accusations thrown at him are groundless and completely false." Marlene finished getting claps from the puffs followed by other houses.

Ela again stood up to address the crowd.

" We from the ministry thank madam Mcgonagall and Ghost of Myrtle Warren.

Next I want to say that I'm proud of house Hufflepuff who stood together with their friends unlike others who were easily dominated by their fears and made unsound judgements. And for this spirit of loyalty, they are given 50 points. Please give them a big round of applause.. " Ela said smiling and everyone started clapping.

Dumbledore kept a neutral expression the whole time but Ela knew that a fiendfyre was burning inside him.

" Since it was auror Marlene who killed the snake on her own, she has claimed its right of conquest and Caracas is her property from now on." Ela clarified making everyone look at Marlene. It not only showed her power but also made her very rich.

Just like that, the matter was over before anyone could even raise any serious concern. The exchange students were also impressed with the speed Ela handled the matter.

Time started passing and the whole vibe of the school had changed. Students were enthusiastic for their lessons, club activities and self-studying.

Before Christmas, Hufflepuff actually had two Quidditch matches and since one of them was with Slytherins, Harry, Luna and others decided to play against them. The results were not surprising as they simply won against the opposite team. Harry didn't let their seeker catch the snitch while they made goal after goal, only catching the snitch after thoroughly beating them for one hour.

They were also approached by the national Quidditch team who desperately wanted them to represent the country in the upcomming world cup. At first they declined since being in school was more important to many of them but later when offered to only participate in matches and not needing to attend any training, they finally agreed.

On the other hand, Dark Lady Kali continued her assault on various countries. Everyone knew that she held some special grudges against the goblins and it made people withdraw all their assets from Gringotts in the fear that their vaults would be the next to suffer. Many women around the world were actually joining Kali, most of them being women who were being suppressed because of their gender or something like blood status, that was completely out of their control.

Ela's banks were also rapidly gaining business because of this. Her employees were completely professional, experts and polite. They were not rude like Goblins and their security systems were incredibly more powerful than Gringotts. The same was the case with her news paper, opening branches all around the world. Their reporters and editors were experts and the paper was famous for printing only truths and finding out the truths. Bree being omniscient helped it a lot.

Cristmas was coming. All those exchange students were also going to their homes during the holidays so Ela decided to celebrate that Cristmas by visiting places that most would never visit.