Chapter 627 Be Prepared
After learning that Hermione had revealed the information about Riddle's diary to Albert, Harry initially hoped that Albert would bring them some good news. However, more than half a month passed, and there was still no movement from Albert, as if nothing had happened.
If you say you’re not disappointed, it’s definitely a lie.
However, Harry also knew that it was a bit stupid to place his hopes on others.
Recently, the annual wizarding card finals are about to begin again. Several of Harry's roommates could not bear the temptation of the championship reward and signed up to participate in the wizarding card competition. However, they were not very lucky and were eliminated during the knockout round. .
As the organizer, Albert is probably still busy with the competition.
Harry, who had just finished his homework and came out of the library and was about to return to the Gryffindor common room, saw a translucent figure drifting past at the end of the corridor. He quickly picked up the pace and ran up, in time for Nick to leave completely. Call the other party beforehand.
“Hey, Nick!”
“Good afternoon, Harry.”
Nick heard someone calling him, stepped out of the wall, and greeted Harry with a smile. As he spoke, he withdrew the rest of his body from the solid stone wall, waiting for Harry's next words.
“Nick, I have something to ask you, okay?”
"Oh, that's fine," Nearly Headless Nick agreed, "if I knew."
After hesitating for a moment, Harry asked: "Do you know Tom Riddle?"
Actually, Harry wanted to ask Nick who opened Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago, but he felt that he should not be anxious.
“Tom Riddle?” Nick repeated the name.
"That was the name of a certain student fifty years ago." Harry told the information he knew.
“A person’s name from fifty years ago?”
Nick frowned, then shook his head in confusion and said, "Sorry Harry, I don't know who he is, but I think the name Tom is very common. As far as I know, there are many Gryffindor students. Got a fat cat named Tom.”
Harry opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
“Is there anything else?”
"How much do you know about the legend of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets? It is said that fifty years ago, Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was opened, and the culprit was expelled from the school." Although Harry no longer had high expectations for this, But still try hard.
“It did happen,” Nick nodded after trying to remember, “It seems that a student died at that time, and the principal at the time resigned.”
“Do you know who opened the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets?” Harry asked.
“I don’t know, Harry.” Nick shook his head.
“Isn’t the heir of Slytherin caught?” Harry said.
"Unfortunately, I don't remember much. It's been too long. Most ghosts won't remember much if they don't have a particularly deep impression." Nick thought for a long time, but in the end he didn't think of it, "Our brains They usually contain memories from his own lifetime. However, if you want to know, you can ask Principal Dumbledore. Maybe he still remembers what happened fifty years ago."
“Sorry to bother you,” said Harry.
"do not worry about it."
Nick left, leaving Harry alone, staring blankly at the wall where Nick disappeared.
Just when Harry turned around to leave, he saw Ginny Weasley with a slightly pale face.
“Are you okay?” Harry asked worriedly.
Ginny Weasley's mouth trembled slightly, then she quickly turned around and walked away.
"You don't look like you're okay." Harry muttered, looking at Ginny's disappearing back.
"Harry, what did you do to Ginny? I just saw her..." Hermione and Albert appeared at the corner of the corridor and looked at Harry standing there and asked.
"I don't know what's going on." Harry was also confused.
"You wouldn't have rejected Weasley's confession, would you?" Albert joked.
"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Harry walked away awkwardly.
Hermione couldn't help but roll her eyes at Albert, thinking that his joke was a bit too much.
“How old is Ginny now, how could it be possible…”
"Ginny wrote a Valentine's Day card to Harry." Albert said seriously, "I think it's not difficult for you to see that Ginny Weasley actually admires Potter!"
"How do you know she wrote a Valentine's Day card to Harry? I remember that day you seemed..." Before Hermione could finish her words, she was interrupted by Albert.
"His eyes are as green as freshly pickled toads..." Albert began to recall the songs Fred and George sang in the dormitory. "He is as black and handsome as a blackboard... I hope he is mine, he really is." Very handsome... a warrior who conquered the Dark Lord."
Hermione's face was stunned for a moment, and then she looked at Albert with a strange expression, as if she was hesitant to speak.
“Do you think anyone other than Ginny Weasley, who adores Harry Potter, would write him a Valentine’s Day card like this?”
Even Hermione had to admit that Albert's words made sense. Although Harry was the so-called savior, he was not as popular with girls in school as Albert was now.
Hmm, I seem to have written a greeting card to Albert. Thinking of this, Hermione suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. She quickly changed the subject and asked: "How is your investigation of Tom Riddle's case going?"
“The situation may be a bit complicated.”
"What do you mean it's a bit complicated." Hermione also realized that Albert had already investigated the results.
"Given that your confidentiality is so bad, it's not the right time to tell you now." Albert didn't plan to tell Hermione about Hagrid for the time being, because Hermione would soon learn about it from Harry. .
Well, Albert did do something to Harry.
It should be said that it changed a little bit of memory in Harry's mind, which helped him discover the secret of the diary.
"What exactly did you find?" Hermione was so itchy by Albert's words that she couldn't help but ask.
"The Chamber of Secrets incident fifty years ago." Albert lowered his voice. "Tom Riddle caught the Slytherin heir. In order to silence him, the school gave him a so-called special contribution award."
"Do you know who opened the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago?" Hermione couldn't help but widen her eyes. It was hard to believe that Albert was able to investigate so much information in a short period of time.
He is so awesome!
"The unlucky guy who was expelled is just a scapegoat." Albert noticed Hermione staring at him and shook his head, "I can't tell his name now. I promised to keep it a secret for him for the time being. , I think you should know soon. So, don’t ask anything now, just wait quietly.”
Hermione suddenly wanted to hit Albert.
"By the way, this is for you." Albert suddenly took out a small mirror from his pocket and handed it to Hermione.
"What are you doing with this?" Hermione asked as she took the mirror in confusion and looked up and down.
"When you pass the corner, if you hear any strange noises, use a mirror to check the corner of the corridor." Albert vaguely reminded Hermione to be careful of the basilisk.
“You mean that the heir of Slytherin will continue to launch attacks.” Hermione quickly realized what Albert meant.
“Be prepared.” Albert shrugged, “After all, we are all Muggle wizards and we always need to be prepared.”
(End of this chapter)