Chapter 316 Evaporated
After the Easter holidays, the students at Hogwarts were shocked to find that their Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was missing?
The seventh grade students in the Advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts class were the first to discover this problem. They were confused as to why Professor Smith did not appear in class. The president of the student union had to tell Professor McGonagall about it.
However, what shocked them the most was that Professor McGonagall didn't know what was going on.
Professor Smith’s disappearance spread like a plague to the entire school.
Everyone is talking about this and wants to know where Professor Smith is and why he is not here to teach everyone?
Most students think Professor Smith may have resigned early?
After all, there was Professor Broad’s case last semester. But, why didn’t Professor Smith notify everyone of this in advance?
Professor McGonagall was also unable to contact the missing colleague and could only tell Dumbledore about it.
Dumbledore, who was dealing with the problem of the Sorcerer's Stone, hurried back to school to understand the situation.
Hogwarts Castle, the Headmaster's Office on the eighth floor.
Professor McGonagall is telling Dumbledore the current situation.
"The owl I sent out couldn't contact Rowena, and he didn't say where he was going before?" Professor McGonagall frowned deeply. Although she was reluctant to admit it, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is indeed a magician. It is also an indisputable fact that one of the most dangerous positions in the world changes every year.
"Didn't he tell anyone about going there?" Dumbledore asked after listening to Professor McGonagall's report.
"No." Professor McGonagall said: "Mr. Anderson and Sister McDougal have more contact with Rowena. I have asked all three of them and they don't know where Smith went."
“When did he not show up at school?” Dumbledore asked again.
"Ten days ago." Professor McGonagall would not care about this. After all, professors also need to take a vacation. It is impossible to ask them to stay in school even during the vacation. "By the way, Rowena's family is also looking for him everywhere." 's whereabouts."
Professor McGonagall placed the Daily Prophet in front of the Headmaster.
Dumbledore folded his hands on the table and fell into a brief silence. In fact, Dumbledore didn't have a good solution, mainly because Rowena had been missing for too long, and some tracking magic couldn't even take effect.
"Let's first try to find out whether we can find any news about Rowena. If there is really no result..." Dumbledore glanced at the missing person notice in the Daily Prophet, "I will think of other ways!"
The professors at Hogwarts are very busy and have no time to delve into this matter, let alone find Rowena. And Dumbledore has too many things to be busy with right now, and he simply can't spare the time. Open your body.
“What about Defense Against the Dark Arts?” Professor McGonagall asked.
"You can ask Severus to help with the teaching, or..." Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking and looked at the fireplace in the principal's office, where a green flame was rising, and a figure came out of the flame.
"I heard that Rowena is missing. Our old friend Gerber is asking people to find his whereabouts. He asked me to come to Hogwarts to see what is going on. Gerber's situation is not good, you You know, Rowena is almost his most promising junior." Professor Brod said rather helplessly: "Half a month ago, I had exchanged letters with Rowena, how come he disappeared inexplicably."
"I don't know. We have no good news here. We are still confused." Professor McGonagall greeted her former colleagues and said helplessly, "Rowena left Hog during the Easter vacation. Watts, no one knows where he is."
This matter is really sensitive. The position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is not very popular, and now another one is missing. Professor McGonagall is even a little worried about scaring away other applicants. What should I do if I can't find a professor?
"By the way, Bard, I have something to ask you!" Dumbledore suddenly said: "Can you come back to help..."
"No, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is too evil. I even wonder if Rowena's disappearance is related to that **** curse." Professor Brod simply rejected Dumbledore's invitation and laughed at himself, " Fortunately, I ran more efficiently last year, so I didn’t have any bad luck.”
Professor McGonagall frowned, but she had to admit that the person in front of her was the luckiest Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in recent decades.
"No, I just want you to come back as a substitute teacher. I have already found the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for next semester." Dumbledore reminded kindly: "If you need to investigate Rowena's matter, maybe you can stay in school. What useful clues can I find?”
"Teaching as a substitute...Okay!" Professor Broad stroked his beard and agreed: "Just for these two months."
The disappearance of Rowena Smith attracted the attention of the magical world. The Smith family offered a high reward and even used many methods, but still could not find his whereabouts, as if the whole world had disappeared.
“The prophecy failed.”
Nico Flamel looked at the crystal that had not changed at all, shook his head and said: "I think... the person you are looking for may be dead!"
Hands down, this is the worst news Dumbledore has heard so far.
"died?"
"The dead have no future, and they don't need the future." Nico Flamel explained, "Of course, it is possible that someone used strong magic on him and interfered with my prophecy, but this possibility should be unlikely. "
"Really bad!"
Dumbledore is considering whether to tell his old friend about this!
He didn’t know that Gerber Smith had known about this for a long time and knew the truth of the matter even more clearly. All he did was just disguising himself.
Of course, Rowena's death was also a heavy blow to this old man who was almost over 100 years old.
Professor Broad gradually erased the remaining traces after taking over Smith's position.
Mr. Mogg has turned Smith's bones into a stone and buried them forever in an unknown place deep in the Forbidden Forest. No one would ever know Rowena Smith was there again, let alone find his body.
The students at Hogwarts were all curious about what happened to Professor Smith, but when they heard that Professor Broad would be the substitute teacher, everyone was relieved. After all, Professor Broad is also very reliable.
At some point in the school, a new rumor appeared. The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was really cursed, which is why Professor Smith disappeared inexplicably.
(End of this chapter)