Marvel's Magic Master

Chapter 96 Who is the successor to the secret room?

"Well, the school has been in turmoil recently. I hope that after you learn these spells, you can use them to protect yourself and your Slytherin classmates."

Snape looked serious, but George was a little confused:

"We are all Slytherins"

He stopped talking halfway and said with a smile:

"I understand. I will protect my classmates and friends."

Slytherins are either pure-blood or half-blood. Logically speaking, opening the Chamber of Secrets would not be dangerous to Slytherin wizards, so Snape's words must have another meaning.

After a little thought, George roughly guessed the reason.

It was very simple. Snape hoped that after George learned these spells, if he happened to encounter young wizards from other colleges, especially if Harry was in danger, he could help.

Snape hated Harry very much because Harry was very similar to James who bullied him.

But he had to protect Harry's safety because Harry was the child of his beloved Lily.

Dumbledore would not tell Snape everything. In Snape's opinion, the Chamber of Secrets was opened at this time, and the monster inside would be very dangerous to the Muggle-born little wizard and Harry.

This is also the reason why he assisted the disgusting Lockhart and taught the young wizards dueling skills.

Although Snape is not as fair as McGonagall, as a teacher at Hogwarts, he also wants to protect all students, including Muggle-born little wizards.

But Snape would never say such a thing.

Snape knew that he, Harry, and Hermione were friends, and they often studied together. If they were in danger, the Sharpness Charm he had learned could be of great help.

As the days passed, George spent most of his free time learning the Shadowless Spell and the Hanging Bell Spell.

Hogwarts has been very peaceful during this period, and no one has been petrified again, because Voldemort's diary is now in Harry's hands.

It was only on the Sunday of the second week of school that Harry and his two friends found George reading in the library again with the diary and told him the results of their communication with the diary last week.

"So you suspect Hagrid is the heir to the Chamber of Secrets and has released the monster inside?"

George asked with some amusement.

"We already knew that Hagrid was expelled from the school, and the attacks must have stopped after Hagrid was kicked out.

Otherwise, Riddle would not have won the award."

Harry's face was full of distress. In his heart, he was most unwilling to believe this answer, but all the evidence pointed to Hagrid.

Hagrid has always had a soft spot for all kinds of huge monsters. Last year, he tried to feed the dragon in the cabin, as well as the three-headed Fluffy that guarded the Philosopher's Stone.

"We thought maybe he just didn't want the monster to be locked up and didn't expect it to kill people."

Ron added.

George looked at Hermione, who lowered her head.
"We don't believe it either, so we came to ask for your opinion. I know you often go to the cabin to see Hagrid."

"Well to be honest with you, it couldn't have been Hagrid."

George said affirmatively.

The three little ones’ eyes immediately lit up when they heard this.

"why?"

"Because first of all, Slytherin is a wizard who places great emphasis on bloodline. It is impossible for him to find a wizard with the blood of a giant as his successor.

Secondly, since Dumbledore trusted Hagrid, it means that Dumbledore did not believe that Hagrid did it. Finally, we cannot just say what the diary says. Who knows if the scene he created is true? Maybe he is the successor and deliberately framed Hagrid. "

George suggested slowly:

"For this kind of thing, I suggest you ask Hagrid in person. Or if you are too embarrassed to ask, I can ask for you."

Although he hoped that the Chamber of Secrets incident would become a big deal, he did not want Hagrid to be implicated like in the original book and spend several months in Azkaban.

A place like Azkaban, where one's emotions are sucked away by Dementors every day, is as cruel as being constantly tortured by the Cruciatus Curse.

Hagrid was a kind man with a simple mind. He had taught him a lot of useful knowledge in the past six months. Compared to Dumbledore, he preferred people like Hagrid.

Anyway, even if Hagrid didn't go to Azkaban and the matter of the Chamber of Secrets was not resolved, Dumbledore would be asked to leave the school for a period of time sooner or later, so there was no conflict.

Moreover, helping Hagrid to overturn the case could reduce Dumbledore's vigilance towards him and win his favor.

"Yes, George, you are right. If Hagrid is really the heir of the Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore would not trust him so much!"

Harry's mood immediately improved after hearing George's explanation.

You know, ever since the evidence pointed to Hagrid as the heir who was most likely to open the Chamber of Secrets, he has been in a bad mood.

"We really shouldn't just pretend we don't know. Otherwise, if another attack happens, Hagrid might be arrested as a criminal again.

George, let's go ask Hagrid."

Hermione also felt that what George said made sense.

Ron scratched his head:

"Well, I hope it was a pleasant visit."

He was already imagining how awkward it would be when they asked Hagrid if he had let some wild, hairy creature loose in the castle lately.

So that afternoon, they came to Hagrid's hut.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance? I could have made you some rock cakes."

Hagrid, who was dealing with a mole at the school gate, looked very happy to see George and the other three appear.

Harry and the other two looked at Hagrid and said nervously:
"Hagrid, we came here this time to ask you something."

George saw that the three people had been asking you for a long time but couldn't find the answer, so he simply asked himself:

"It's like this, Hagrid. We learned that you were expelled from school because you opened the monster in the Chamber of Secrets and caused Myrtle to be killed. We want to ask you what's going on?"

"So that's what it is."

Hagrid sighed when he heard this:

"I didn't want to mention this matter again, but now that the chamber of secrets has been opened again and two attacks have occurred, I think I should talk to you about it.

I didn’t open the secret room back then, and I was wrongly accused.”

So next, Hagrid told the whole story of what happened that year.

It turns out that in 1943, when Hagrid was still a student, he once obtained an eight-eyed giant spider egg from a traveler. He secretly hatched it and raised it in Hogwarts, naming it Aragog.

Later, the Chamber of Secrets was opened and a student named Myrtle was killed. Everyone except Dumbledore believed that it was Hagrid who opened the Chamber of Secrets and released the giant eight-eyed spider to attack Myrtle.

Thanks to Dumbledore's efforts, he was not sent to Azkaban, but was fired and became a gamekeeper.

(End of this chapter)