Chapter 88 Gryffindor Returns
Snape fell to the ground with a smile on his face.
With his flowing black hair, he looks very peaceful.
In his first year, Snape's hair was always greasy, and his classmates speculated that he might have some problem with shampoo.
The most famous shampoo in the wizarding world is Potter brand.
Later, when Harry Potter became Snape's favorite student, his prejudice against Potter's shampoo disappeared and he even fell in love with washing his hair.
But now Snape lay on the ground, asleep.
He may not be able to wash his hair for a long time.
Harry lay helplessly on Snape, sobbing, unwilling to accept this fact.
A strong hand pulled Harry up. It was Hagrid who had just arrived.
Hagrid held Harry in his arms and whispered, "It's okay Harry, Dumbledore will wake him."
The other professors have also arrived.
Dumbledore looked extremely solemn when he saw this scene.
Snape is not a little wizard without any ability to protect himself. The fact that he could be cursed silently shows that the problem is very serious.
"Hagrid, take Snape to the hospital wing."
Dumbledore said calmly, "Don't worry, the school will take care of this."
The students who were watching were taken away, and Hagrid carried the sleeping Snape to Madam Pomfrey's ward.
Behind Hagrid were the professors, and behind the professors was an owl.
……
Bruce looked around but couldn't find Katum.
I don’t know where he went again.
At this moment he was walking in the Hufflepuff group, with the Gryffindor group next to him.
Harry was still crying, and Hermione and Ron were comforting him.
"I'm so stupid, really!"
Harry sobbed, "I should have listened to that house-elf and not come to school this semester, so that nothing would happen to the professor!"
Judging from his tone, he seemed to think Snape had saved him from disaster?
Bruce became interested in the house-elf that Harry mentioned and was about to ask Harry about it.
Just then, a voice appeared in his ears.
That was the sound he had heard before—
A man and a woman were talking happily, and this time, there was also the laughter of a boy.
They seem very happy.
The voices of conversation were familiar, and Bruce swore he had heard them before, but no matter how he thought about it, there was still a veil between him and the voices.
So close yet so out of reach.
It was as if he would never reach the point of unlocking the truth.
Just then, Hermione asked Harry, "Harry, did you see anything?"
"No."
Harry said painfully, "I was only separated from him for a short while, and when we met again..."
He couldn't bear to continue.
But Hermione still wanted to get to the bottom of the matter. This was a crucial clue that would lead to finding the murderer.
"And what did you hear?" she said, "when Snape was in danger."
"me……"
Harry tried to recall the scene, and then it occurred to him -
"I seemed to hear the voices of a man and a woman, oh yes, and a baby's laughter!"
baby?
Bruce suddenly froze.
Wasn't the voice Harry heard different from the voice he heard?
……
Snape was placed on the bed and Madam Pomfrey immediately checked his condition.
"Exactly the same!"
She concluded, "It's the same state as Miss Brown before. Everything seems normal, but she just can't wake up."
There was silence. "This must have been a very dark spell - possibly an ancient Imperius Curse.
At this time, Lockhart lowered his head and sighed, "A spell more powerful than the Imperius Curse was once used on me, but I managed to resolve it.
"I happen to know how to deal with it. If I had been there, Snape would have been fine..."
No professor paid any attention to him.
Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard outside the corridor, and then Professor Gale pushed open the door.
His eyes darkened when he saw Snape lying unconscious on the bed.
"Another case, and it happened in the castle, right?"
Gale said, “This time it’s still Professor Dumbledore, do you have so little control over your school?
"If you continue like this, you will be fired by the board of directors, and then no one will be able to help you!"
Dumbledore's expression remained unchanged. He just said calmly: "Thank you for your concern, Professor Green."
Gail shook his head and he pulled out a test tube.
It was the memory that Dumbledore had asked Bruce to study.
"I'll give this back to you. I've come to a conclusion." He said, "This is not any of the currently known dark magic, and there is no corresponding counter-spell."
Dumbledore nodded, and the test tube flew back into his hands.
Now another glimmer of hope has been shattered.
Two victims appeared, but they didn't even know what spell the other had been cast under.
The atmosphere now became very solemn. Except for Lockhart and Gale, the other professors all had tense faces.
Gale glanced around and saw that Dumbledore had no intention of continuing to speak.
He sighed and took the initiative to speak: "Actually, I have thought of a method that may work."
"Oh?"
Dumbledore's blue eyes looked at Gale Green through his half-moon spectacles.
"Mr. Green, why didn't you tell me earlier? This is a great achievement."
"You didn't ask."
Gail didn't want to dwell on it any more, so he got back to the point, "I wonder if you've ever heard of this kind of magic called psychic?"
"You mean the kind that gypsy witches use?"
Dumbledore immediately thought of it, "Using special herbs and spices to create a spiritual environment and communicate directly with the soul?"
Gail nodded.
"Yes, that's the method." He said, "If you really can't find a solution, then channel Snape's spirit and ask him face to face."
"Mr. Green, this method is very dangerous." Dumbledore said, "Severus is not dead yet. If you channel his soul, there are great risks."
"But at least this will give the Ministry of Magic an explanation, proving that you, as the headmaster, did not do nothing."
Professor Gale looked at Snape on the bed. "Besides, I don't think Snape would mind these details."
There will certainly be more victims.
When the situation becomes extremely critical, sacrificing Snape can save all other victims.
Gail thought it was worth it.
"Let's talk about this later." Dumbledore finally rejected the proposal.
Gail did not insist, and the materials needed for the mediumship ritual were not yet ready.
Once everything is ready, he will propose it again.
unless--
What new turn of events has occurred?
An owl flew away silently by the window of the ward.
……
The atmosphere at Hogwarts had been gloomy ever since Snape was attacked.
Dumbledore was unwilling to accept Gale's proposal because he had his own ideas.
The Hogwarts messenger owls have been hard at work these days.
Then, at the end of October, the turning point Dumbledore had been waiting for arrived.
Godric Gryffindor is back.
(End of this chapter)
