My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 293, Section 290: The Heir of Slytherin

It's very windy tonight.

The cold wind blew up a corner of Lynn's robe and also lifted the bangs on Behilde's forehead. Under the moonlight, her face looked even paler.

"Professor Lockhart," the girl said, her head bowed, as if she dared not look Lynn in the eye.

But the moment she uttered the address, the corners of her mouth suddenly curled up into a wide arc, and her face, which had previously only shown a shy and bashful expression, now became incredibly ferocious and terrifying.

"And you, Professor Lockhart? Should I call you Professor Lockhart, or Lynn Bellock?"

Even her voice had changed completely; it was no longer weak and gentle. The malice in her words was like a knife trying to cut Lynn apart piece by piece.

Lynn was not surprised at all that she could reveal his identity. His eyes were fixed on this "first-year student" from Ravenclaw, taking in every change in her demeanor and expression.

"It's fine either way. To me, both Professor Lockhart and Lynn are myself, but to you, Basild, who has lived at Hogwarts all this time, may not have been a part of your life at all."

The girl looked up at Lynn, her eyes devoid of their former gentleness, filled only with indifference and madness. She stood on the lawn, letting the cold wind whip her pale golden hair around, and spoke indifferently.

"How did you find out about me? I don't think I gave anything away."

"You didn't give anything away, but someone cheated for me."

Lynn stared at her and said, "At the beginning of this semester, you used the Imperius Charm to manipulate students into opening the Chamber of Secrets and taking the Basilisk away, which did cause me a lot of trouble. I suspected all sorts of people, because anyone who could open the Chamber of Secrets must be a Slytherin descendant, and a Parseltongue. But after carefully observing several suspects who met these criteria, I was certain that they had neither the ability nor the means to do so."

So I had no choice but to change direction and search for the place where you hid the basilisk, but in the end I found nothing. Now it seems that the entrance to that fairy's former treasure vault should be the cave next to you, right?

Surprisingly, it wasn't inside the castle, but rather under the lawn outside.

The girl didn't speak, but listened indifferently. She wasn't doing it for any other reason than simply wanting to know what was wrong with her.

"Just as I was searching for the truth, the owner of this castle, Professor Dumbledore, went to Austria."

Lynn kept staring into the girl's eyes as he spoke, and it was obvious that her pupils contracted slightly when he said the name "Austria".

"He visited a close friend in a prison there, who was also my only relative in the world, my great-uncle—Gellert Grindelwald."

Lynn looked at the girl, and the girl looked at him too.

"You must be very familiar with this name, or perhaps you're extremely familiar with it. You should also know that he was a born prophet. It was at that time that he entrusted Professor Dumbledore to deliver a piece of advice to me—"

The most deadly dangers are often the ones you overlook before they are revealed.

Even when the situation reached a stalemate, I never forgot this sentence. But this sentence can actually express a lot of meaning. What is the danger that I overlooked the most?

At that time, the basilisk had already attacked me once, and also attacked an innocent student by feinting to the east, and then broke into the principal's office, but then spread rumors that I was the successor of the secret chamber.

Regardless of their main purpose, neither of these two things was intended to target me. So, does this Slytherin successor who took away the Basilisk actually have a grudge against me?

So what exactly did I overlook?

A descendant of Slytherin, attending Hogwarts, and also my nemesis.

At the time, I knew that only one person met the criteria, but I never ignored or underestimated him. I tested him many times and was absolutely certain that he had neither the ability nor the opportunity to do it.

After you had the basilisk launch its second attack and invade the principal's office, I thoroughly investigated everyone around me, and they were all innocent and had no motive whatsoever.

At that time, I also began to doubt you. Do you remember when you came to my office and told me that every young Ravenclaw wizard believed me?

It wasn't until then that I started to get to know you, and then you made up a sad yet touching story for me.

I didn't suspect you were lying to me, because your acting was so superb that anyone hearing the story could believe it was genuine. But just to be on the safe side, I wrote a letter to an elder relative of mine who lives elsewhere, asking him to help investigate the background of this girl, Béhilde Fontana.

I thought your background should be simple. With my elder's abilities in the European magical world, he could have found out about you in just a few days. But in fact, it took him two whole weeks to compile all your information and send it to me.

Do you know why it takes so long?

Because there is no information about the surname Fontana in the European magical community, and he couldn't find you anywhere in Europe, but he found you in the Americas.

Lynn raised an eyebrow at the girl.

"Fontana has never been an obscure surname in the wizarding world, especially in the American wizarding world."

Therd Fontana was one of the twelve Aurors initially recruited by the Magical Congress of the United States. His family was also a prominent magical family in the American magical world.

There's only one Fontana family in the wizarding world, which means you're American.

Why would an American conceal their identity to attend a magic school in the UK?

You clearly have your own magic academy, Iphamoni. Later, I searched for a lot about the history of magic in the United States in the library and accidentally found some clues.

Wizards discovered the Americas long before Muggles, and many European wizards migrated to the Americas to escape the threat of Muggles during the Middle Ages.

Among them was Iso Thurs, a wizard from Ireland, who, along with her husband, founded the first magic academy in the Americas, Ilfamoni. The surname Fontana originated from her descendants changing their surname.

And this Aesop Searle had an aunt named Gormregant.

Gunter, a very rare surname, but I happen to know what it means.

The family descended from Salazar Slytherin, one of the Four Great Wizards, later changed their gender to Gaunt!

In other words, the Fontana family is actually one of the descendants of Slytherin left in this world, and you, whose surname is Fontana, are a descendant of Slytherin!

These materials are not made up by me, but rather are J.K. Rowling's own creations.

If you've seen the movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," you might be familiar with the surname Fontana.

Then, simply search for "Fontana Harry Potter" on Baidu, and it will bring up an entry for the American Ivory Morney School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

It details the origins of the house and how its founders were actually descendants of Slytherin.

Is this clue well hidden?

I subtly revealed Lynn's background earlier by using Umaru's surname, and this time I also deliberately left a key clue in the surname. I thought some of you would be experienced Harry Potter fans who could guess it in advance...

(End of this chapter)