Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 196 Inquiry

One morning during the second week of school, the students arrived at the cafeteria and learned some new news.

"From now on, except in special circumstances, dining tables will no longer be divided according to colleges, and all students can sit wherever they like."

This was naturally Murphy's suggestion. His next step was to connect the lounges of the four colleges, but a suitable implementation plan had not yet been found.

Tom, Harry, and the other two took the opportunity to get together and discuss their "Hero Group" project proposal.

The so-called "Hero Group" was a name chosen by Hermione, taking one letter from each of the four members' names: Harry's H, Hermione's E, Ron's R, and Tom's O. It was simple, easy to understand, and sounded nice.

"My classmates and I have assessed the situation, and most of the students' projects are unlikely to make much progress because they're too difficult," Hermione said. "We think Professor Murphy might just be testing our abilities and doesn't actually intend for us to complete them. That's too unrealistic."

"How about we just pick an easy question? Like the one we learned in Transfiguration class last time, turning a toothpick into a needle. I think that's pretty difficult too," Harry said.

"Oh, I don't think it's difficult at all. You just need to concentrate..."

"Please, don't make me listen to the lecture now..." Ron covered his ears. "I won't be able to eat."

"I think it's a waste to just pick a simple topic," Tom said. "If we really want to study some advanced topics, we'll need a lot of profound knowledge. Maybe we can ask the professor to grant us access to the restricted book section."

Hermione's eyes lit up. "That's a great idea. So, what topic should we choose?"

Tom said, "How about the topic of the soul? It's related to the effect Harry wants, and it might also help improve my memory problem."

Hermione's desire to solve the "time" problem was not urgent, and Ron's so-called desire was completely ignored.

Harry nodded. "Okay."

"But how do you write a thesis proposal?"

All three of them looked at Hermione.

The latter sighed, "Alright, but I'll have to consult Professor Murphy. I've never written anything like this before."

……

Thursday.

The first flying lesson was just around the corner, and the new students were all very excited, except for Harry, Hermione, and other young wizards who had never flown before and were very nervous.

At noon, the owl delivered everyone's letters and packages.

Hermione received a newspaper, and since it was cheap, she subscribed to the Daily Prophet for a whole year.

"The Werewolf Hospital is seeing a surge in werewolf patients, and the hospital is calling for werewolves to be given normal social status..." Hermione read the title of the article on the homepage.

"I heard that Professor Murphy is the financier behind the Salvation Wizard Hospital," she said.

"He's very rich; he owns the Supreme Potions shop and several other stores. But my dad says he might have other shady income as well."

"At least he used the money to help others," Hermione said.

"You're hopeless."

"Look here." Hermione saw another article: "There are still no leads on the Gringotts Bank robbery. The goblins keep insisting that the contents of Vault 713 were taken before the incident."

"Doesn't your father have any comment on this?" Hermione asked.

"He's not an Auror!"

"Sirius seems to know something, but he won't tell me," Harry said.

"Look, Neville got a memory orb!" Suddenly, someone shouted, and everyone's attention was drawn to the chubby boy next to them.

"Oh, poor Neville. He always forgets things." Hermione sighed. "Oh, right, the thesis proposal, I almost forgot, I haven't asked Professor Murphy how to write it yet."

She stood up, glanced at the teachers' table, and found that Murphy had already finished eating and left.

"Okay." The girl sat down again, disappointed.

……

Murphy went to Hagrid's cabin as soon as he finished eating.

"Professor Murphy," Hagrid said, standing in the yard in front of the cabin, seeing his delighted expression, "I've prepared all the wood you were looking for."

"Look," he pointed to a large pile of branches in front of him, "this is fir, this is holly, this is hazel... all very suitable for making wands. I had the Bowtruckles find them for me. I gave them a whole bunch of burrs."

"Bowlegs?" Murphy was somewhat surprised. Hagrid's ability to communicate with magical creatures was truly remarkable, which was quite an extraordinary talent.

"Thank you, Hagrid."

Murphy has been practicing making wands recently. He tried using ordinary tree branches, but the results weren't ideal, so he asked Hagrid to get him more suitable tree branches for making wands.

The big guy was also very happy to have the professor talk to him. Although he was much older than Murphy, he was still as innocent as a child.

This may be due to the influence of giant blood.

After taking the branch, Murphy returned to his office and was about to begin making it when suddenly, an owl flew in through the window.

Murphy opened the window and took the letter.

There was a large gold "M" drawn on the green envelope.

This is a letter from the Ministry of Magic.

"Dear Mr. Murphy:

Regarding the Gringotts robbery, the Auror Office and the Watchmen are currently investigating. We understand that your school's Ranger, Mr. Hagrid, visited Vault 713, the location of the incident, prior to the robbery. According to our records, Mr. Hagrid has a very serious criminal record. Therefore, the Auror Office will conduct a full inquiry, and as a Hogwarts Board member and professor, you are obligated to cooperate with the investigation. If you have any information regarding this matter, please reply to this letter.

Rasmus Mitchell, Auror Office, Ministry of Magic.

Murphy raised an eyebrow.

"We've finally arrived."

I've been at Hogwarts for over a week now, and Dumbledore hasn't mentioned involving me in the Philosopher's Stone project. I don't know if it's because the arrangements are already complete and he doesn't need to be involved, or if he doesn't trust me.

Perhaps both are possible.

But Murphy wasn't going to wait any longer.

You're not coming to find me, are you? Then I'll come to find you.

He arranged for Rahim to use the opportunity of investigating the Gringotts affair to send him a letter, giving him a reason to get involved.

As a school board member and an education investigator, how could I not ask a few questions after receiving such a letter?

With the letter in hand, Murphy went straight to Professor McGonagall, who was teaching a class, so Murphy waited outside the classroom for a while.

After class, Murphy stopped McGonagall and handed her the letter. "Professor McGonagall, what's going on?"

Why is Hagrid involved in the Gringotts robbery?

"What did he do at Gringotts?"

"Also, what about the extremely serious files mentioned in the letter?"

……

Meanwhile, Hermione, who had spotted Murphy outside the classroom during class and was about to ask him about her thesis proposal, froze.

She instinctively hid under the stairs.

What?

Is Hagrid involved in the Gringotts robbery?

(End of this chapter)