Hogwarts: My name is the Unforgivable Curse...

Chapter 108 Mystery

"Speaking of which, another student has inexplicably fallen into a coma in the past two days."

Baron said with some concern, "It was a second-year student from our college who collapsed in the hallway. There were quite a few people around him at the time, but none of them knew what had happened."

"Your house? You mean Slytherin?"

Avada was greatly surprised—to enter Slytherin, one must at least be of mixed blood, how could he be listed as a target to be eliminated?

If this was a deliberate attack, then it means that the mastermind behind the attack wasn't the diary.

The killer wasn't the diary, and the attacker wasn't the Basilisk... Was it the butterfly effect of Voldemort's own destruction that triggered other attacks? For example, did Death Eaters infiltrate the school to rescue Voldemort?

But he had observed at the opening banquet that none of the professors had been replaced by Polyjuice Potion or controlled by the Imperius Curse. And if they were students, how could they have repeatedly and secretly carried out attacks in public, attacks that even Dumbledore struggled to cure, without using a basilisk? Hogwarts' paintings, ghosts, and protective magic were not just for show!

"yes."

Baron sighed and said, "At first, the school thought it might be some kind of infectious disease, so they organized a physical examination, but they couldn't find anything wrong at all."

"And everyone initially thought you were the first victim, hoping to find other clues when they heard you had woken up. But after Dumbledore personally explained that your situation was an accident, everyone was at a loss again."

"Is that so...?"

Avada scratched his head: "Was there anything unusual left at the scene of the attack?"

"no."

Cedric shook his head and said, "It's just a sudden coma without any warning—Gabriel once went on patrol with the other prefects, and a student fainted in front of them, but they couldn't find anything wrong at the scene."

"That's right, Percy was there too, and he specifically reminded us to be careful," Ron nodded in agreement.

"..."

"Could it really have been just some kind of accident, and not a deliberate attack?"

"This sounds like a lot of trouble... So everyone around you is alright, right? How are Fred and George? They love to run around like that..." Avada asked again.

"Very good."

Ron rolled his eyes. "Percy tried to scare them with this, but it seems to have backfired—they seem interested in it and want to investigate the truth themselves… How dare they think they can get involved in something that even Dumbledore couldn't handle?"

"That's very much their style."

"Who can argue with that?"

—Avada nodded secretly: It seems the twins are going to break their oath and use the Marauder's Map in their hands for good.

With such a powerful magical item hidden in the shadows, coupled with the twins' ability to create mischief, if it really was a deliberate attack, the culprit probably wouldn't be able to hide for long.

"What about Ginny? Isn't she a first-year student at Hogwarts? And she ran into something like this right away..."

"She's better...she doesn't pay much attention to these things at all."

Ron replied with a hint of helplessness, "It's probably because the descriptions of Hogwarts we gave her before were too fantastical, making her think that the current situation is normal. According to her—"

He spoke in a high-pitched voice, mimicking Ginny's tone, "Oh, since Hogwarts has staircases that can make you slip and fall, vines that can tie you up, willow trees that can hit you, and Quidditch that can make you half-dead, isn't it normal for something to make you faint? Coming to Hogwarts Castle to study is supposed to be a great adventure, and how can an adventure always be smooth sailing, right?"

"These words stunned me; I couldn't figure out what the problem was with them for a long time..."

"...In the end, it took me a long time to explain to Ginny the difference between controllable and uncontrollable risks, and she gave up her idea of ​​sneaking out in the middle of the night to play detective games with Fred and George."

Hermione covered her head and explained weakly.

"You're a hero," Ron said, patting her on the shoulder.

"...How is Ginny now?"

"You should ask Harry that question..."

Harry blushed and turned his head away. Ron couldn't help but laugh, and even Baron's lips curled up slightly: "She's been clinging to Harry the whole time. He's been her idol since she was a kid—I heard she even teamed up with a freshman named Colin Creevey and started a Harry Potter fan club..."

"He's much more popular than us now," Baron joked with a laugh.

"that,"

Harry's face was almost as red as Ron's hair: "I explained to them that you were the main force in defeating Voldemort, and I was just tied up for a while and somehow got credit for it..."

"Don't underestimate yourself." Avada smiled at Harry. "Don't forget, you actually defeated Voldemort once. And we were able to completely seal him away thanks to you that time. Besides, we even used you that time..."

While comforting Harry, he was quickly calculating in his mind:

"Hmm, it seems this has nothing to do with Ginny."

"Judging from the description alone, there are no obvious signs of a deliberate attack, but the whole incident is too bizarre—suddenly collapsing in public, and then disappearing without a trace even among a group of prefects… What could possibly do such a thing? A harlequin? Mandrake? Or even poisoning the food?"

"Besides this, the whereabouts of the Chamber of Secrets, the Basilisk, and the Horcrux Journal are also worrying... Although we have Dumbledore and the Marauder's Map from the twins, we still need to remain vigilant..."

"After all, I caused this trouble by changing the plot, so I have to take some responsibility."

Since we can't predict the enemy's moves, we'll just have to adapt to the situation!

"Well, maybe Ginny is right. It's just a regular accident at Hogwarts, the same kind of thing as the troll and Voldemort incident last year... I hope those students who are unconscious will recover soon."

"Yes, for most students, being in a coma for a week or two means falling far behind in their studies. It's only someone like you..."

Baron was about to say something when he was suddenly interrupted by a series of hurried footsteps outside the door, mixed with anxious conversation:

"Have the results from Professor Snape's side come out yet?"

"He's out. It's exactly the same as before. It's still a coma caused by a sudden mental disorder."

"Oh my god, what on earth is going on...?"

"Alright, children, please calm down... I assure you, the professors and I will find out the truth as quickly as possible, and Mrs. Pomfrey will take good care of them..."

"Is that Professor Dumbledore's voice?!"

The people in the ward exchanged glances, and their expressions instantly turned serious, the relaxed atmosphere from before vanishing in an instant.

"Judging from the conversation, it seems someone else has fainted? But this time it seems more serious?" Baron's eyebrows furrowed sharply.

"There seem to be other students here, let's go out and see!" Harry said.

"Agreed." Avada threw off the covers, put on her slippers, and stood up unsteadily.

"Wait, Ken, Mrs. Pomfrey said you can't be discharged yet..."

"It's just leaving the ward for a short while, it's not like I'm being discharged. Do you think I don't need to go to the bathroom normally...?"

Finally, the group pushed open the ward door and looked out, immediately seeing a group of students anxiously surrounding Dumbledore and Madam Pomfrey. And further ahead of them, a whole row of stretchers floated on the water…

(End of this chapter)