"Come with me, Mr. Anderson."
Professor McGonagall took Albert to the headmaster's office so that someone could tell him what happened as soon as Dumbledore returned to school.
This is the "important" task that Professor McGonagall gave Albert.
In order to prevent Albert from getting bored while waiting in the principal's office, Professor McGonagall gave him the latest issue of "Today's Transfiguration" magazine so that he could read it to kill time.
Before leaving, Professor McGonagall was so "thoughtful" that she conjured up a large glass of pumpkin juice for Albert out of thin air.
Looking at the oak door that creaked shut, Albert glanced at the "Today's Transfiguration" magazine in his hand and threw it on the desk. He picked up the glass of pumpkin juice, drank most of it, took out the wand from his pocket, and cast a refilling spell on the glass.
Looking at the refilled glass of pumpkin juice, Albert nodded with satisfaction, put away his wand, walked to his desk, and picked up the tattered and wrinkled Sorting Hat from the bookshelf.
Albert plans to take this opportunity to get in touch with the Sorting Hat. He always feels that there are many secrets hidden in that broken hat. He also wants to find out how the Sorting Hat was made.
This thing may develop in the direction of artificial intelligence in the magical world.
Well, calling it artificial intelligence may not be appropriate.
Anyway, it's probably something like that.
Albert held the Sorting Hat and pondered for a while, but he couldn't get the hat to speak. Finally, he had no choice but to put the Sorting Hat on his own head, and then the two sides could communicate smoothly.
Albert kept talking to the Sorting Hat to test its intelligence level, trying to find out if there were any secrets hidden in the hat. For a moment, he was immersed in the memories presented by the Sorting Hat and forgot the time. It was not until someone put his hand on his shoulder that Albert suddenly came to his senses, took off the Sorting Hat on his head, looked up at the figure that appeared in the principal's office, and almost jumped up from his chair.
"Professor Dumbledore." Albert called out the other person's name.
"Minerva asked you to wait for me here?" Dumbledore was a little surprised that Albert was in his office.
"Yes, Professor McGonagall hopes that after you come back, someone will be able to tell you what happened in the school as soon as possible." Albert placed the Sorting Hat gently on the desk and conscientiously fulfilled his responsibilities here.
"About the murder of Miss Weasley?"
"No, I think Ginny is not dead yet. She was just taken to the Chamber of Secrets." Albert closed his brain silently to prevent Dumbledore from reading information from his eyes.
"Oh, Miss Weasley is not dead?" Dumbledore's frown relaxed. "This is the best news I have heard today. Tell me what is going on!"
Albert told Dumbledore the most important things in the simplest and most straightforward words.
For example: Ginny controls the Basilisk to attack other Muggle wizards, the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is in the girls' bathroom on the second floor of the castle, Parseltongue is needed to open the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, and finally, the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is a Basilisk, and the real heir of Slytherin is a wizard named Tom Riddle.
"You believe Tom Riddle was responsible for the attack?"
Dumbledore felt very uneasy when he heard Albert mention this name, although he had cleverly concealed his emotional changes with an expression of great interest.
"According to my investigation, Tom Riddle who captured Hagrid fifty years ago should be the mysterious man." Albert was not shy about Voldemort's affairs, but he did not use that name directly. Instead, he referred to him as "the mysterious man."
"The main reason why I suspect Tom Riddle is the mastermind is that Tom Riddle's diary appeared in the school. According to Harry's description, it should be a diary that can think independently. Later, the diary disappeared. I suspect that it was that thing that bewitched and controlled Ginny."
"A diary in which one can think alone?" Dumbledore murmured softly, obviously having guessed what might be going on.
Since Albert helped Dumbledore know in advance that Voldemort was creating the Horcruxes, it was hard for him not to make this connection.
"I think we'd better rescue Ginny first. She's probably in a bad situation." Albert wasn't a villain, so he naturally didn't want anything to happen to Fred and George's sister. "The basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets won't be very dangerous as long as its eyes are blinded. I think Fawkes should be able to deal with it."
"It seems that you have found a way to deal with the basilisk a long time ago." Dumbledore strode out of the office. "Go call Harry. I need his help to open the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets."
"I'll take Harry to the abandoned girls' bathroom on the second floor to meet you." After saying that, Albert hurried towards the Gryffindor common room.
Halfway through, at the signal of the Felicis Felix (intuition), Albert slowed down and checked the Marauder's Map in his pocket. As expected, Harry Potter was no longer in the Gryffindor common room.
That’s right, given Harry Potter’s personality, he probably couldn’t help himself and went into the Chamber of Secrets alone to save people.
If I tamper with the plot, I don’t know whether Harry will die in the Chamber of Secrets.
Albert thought maliciously.
What would happen to the world if we lost our savior
Find a new savior
Is it possible to save the world by myself
Well, it is impossible to save the world. Albert does not have such a noble consciousness, and he has never thought of fighting with Tom.
If he wanted to secretly attack Tom from behind and earn some mission rewards, he wouldn't mind at all, but he would rather face Tom head-on.
The best thing is to be as steady as a tumbler.
You have finally been born into a good family in this life, and your wonderful life has just begun. Why should you rush to die
Besides, I’m not destined to be a savior!
When Albert quietly came to the second floor of the castle, he did not forget to rub his cheeks with both hands. He took a deep breath, knowing that now was the time to show his real acting skills.
He trotted up the stairs, turned into the girls' bathroom panting, and said loudly, "Professor Dumbledore, Harry is missing. I think he may have run away by himself..."
The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets had been opened. Professor McGonagall, the Weasleys, Fred, George, Ron, and Percy were all there. When they heard Albert's shout, they all turned their heads to look at Albert who had rushed into the girls' bathroom.
"Where's Dumbledore?" Albert moved his gaze towards the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets and said in a slow voice, "Harry is missing. He may have secretly tried to open... the Chamber of Secrets."
At this moment, Albert really felt that the world's Oscars should award him a little golden man.
"Professor Dumbledore has gone downstairs." Percy said, looking nervously at the entrance of the Chamber of Secrets.
"Albert, you bastard just now actually..."
Fred and George came over to Albert, looking a little annoyed, and Albert actually used a Stunning Spell to knock them down.
However, their attention was soon attracted by the phoenix that flew out of the secret room entrance first.
Then, Harry, Ginny and Dumbledore slowly rose up from the passage as if they were riding an elevator.
"Harry, Ginny!"
There was an immediate cry of surprise from the girls' bathroom.
Harry looked miserable, as if he had been seriously injured, but he seemed to be fine now, probably because he had been healed by the Phoenix's tears.
"Damn, if only I had a phoenix." Albert envied Dumbledore for having a pet phoenix.
At this moment, Harry was holding a silver sword in his hand.
It is unknown when Professor Dumbledore gave the Sorting Hat to Harry, or whether the Sorting Hat was not needed at all to summon the Sword of Gryffindor.
This magical sword will appear when the Gryffindor students need it
"it's all over?"
Albert looked at Ginny and Harry who were hugged by the Weasley family, and then shifted his gaze to Dumbledore who was standing beside them with a smile on his face.
"It's over. The basilisk was killed by Harry, and Riddle's memory in the diary was erased." Dumbledore took out Riddle's diary and showed Albert the holes in it caused by the basilisk's fangs.
History revision is terrible!
Albert couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Oh, Albus, there is one more thing." Professor McGonagall looked at the crowd with relief, and then thought of Lockhart's matter, so she told Dumbledore about the misfortune of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor: "Gilderoy's condition seems to be wrong. Snape told me that someone used a powerful Oblivion Charm on him, making him forget everything. Now he is just like a child of a few years old."
Speaking of this, Professor McGonagall's face twitched twice, and it was unclear whether it was because she was happy or for some other reason.
"I kind of know why he was attacked."
Felicis (intuition) told Albert that he should now attract the attention of others so as to take the opportunity to expose Lockhart's secret.
"You know?"
At this moment, everyone in the girls' bathroom turned to look at Albert, as if they were curious about how many secrets he knew.
"Yes, not long ago, when Hermione and I were talking about the attack, Lockhart passed by. Although I shut up immediately at the time, I think Lockhart might have overheard our conversation." Albert made up an excuse. Anyway, they couldn't find out.
"That was the time when I began to suspect Ginny, because Ginny was also present at the time. Later, Hermione was attacked, obviously not because of her identity as a Muggle wizard, but for other reasons."
"You mean Ginny attacked Lockhart?" Ron said, stunned.
"No, you're wrong Ron. It should be the You-Know-Who who attacked Lockhart." Albert looked at the somewhat stupid Ron speechlessly and couldn't help but complain in his mind: Do you really want to trick your own sister
"Mr. Anderson, please tell me everything you know from beginning to end." Dumbledore turned his head to Professor McGonagall and said, "Minerva, do you mind if we borrow your office?"
"Oh, of course I don't mind." Professor McGonagall was also very curious about what was going on.
Everyone crowded into Professor McGonagall's office.
Sitting on the comfortable sofa, Albert picked up the hot tea that Professor McGonagall had just conjured out of thin air, took a sip, and slowly told the story he had specially prepared for this moment.
"This story starts at the end of my third year, when Professor Trelawney invited me to discuss crystal ball divination." Albert glanced at Professor McGonagall, who was disdainful of divination, and then looked around at the people who were listening quietly, and continued, "At that time, I predicted that Hogwarts might not be too peaceful next semester."
"What did you predict?"
Dumbledore was also very curious about whether Albert really had the ability to predict the future. There were very few masters of prediction who truly understood predictions.
"I saw in the crystal ball the words originally written on the wall: The secret room has been opened. Those who are enemies of the heir, beware."
After saying that, Albert put down his teacup and looked around the silent office. He was very satisfied with the current atmosphere. "Another picture is a copper faucet engraved with a snake mark. This is one of the reasons why I later determined that the entrance to the secret room is in the girls' bathroom."
"You started investigating this matter since then?" Professor McGonagall's eyes widened. She could hardly believe her ears.
"I guess so!" Albert said with a smile, "My predictions are usually very accurate, and I believe in what I see in the predictions."
"Don't make predictions. You're always right." Fred couldn't help but mutter to himself. George immediately nodded in agreement.
"I didn't find much information, but I did find some things." Albert ignored Fred and George and continued, "At that time, I roughly guessed what might happen."
"I see. So when you asked Nico to make you a pair of protective glasses, were you sure at that time that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets was a basilisk?" Dumbledore was also amazed at Albert's sharp thinking, as he was able to come to the conclusion based on just a few scattered pieces of information.
"What glasses?" Fred and George stared at Albert, curiously examining the eyes on his face, and suddenly said, "I was wondering why you suddenly wore glasses. So these glasses are used to protect you from snake monsters?"
"Well, Nico said that these glasses should be able to prevent me from dying tragically if I accidentally look directly into the eyes of a basilisk." Albert took off his flat-frame glasses and handed them to Fred. "However, I haven't tried them, so I don't know if the glasses are effective."
"Nico?" Percy raised his eyebrows slightly and asked tentatively, "Which Nico? It can't be that one!"
"Yes, that is Mr. Nicolas Flamel." Albert said as a matter of course: "Mr. Flamel is half of my teacher. I can know him thanks to Professor Dumbledore's introduction."
"He's not dead yet?" Harry couldn't help but blurt out. The Philosopher's Stone was destroyed by Professor Dumbledore last year.
"Of course they're not dead, Harry." Albert glared at Harry with a little dissatisfaction and said, "Even if the Philosopher's Stone is destroyed, they can still live for a few more years."
Everyone looked at Harry, then at Albert, opened their mouths in surprise, and looked at Albert with disbelief. They had never thought that Albert actually knew the legendary alchemist Mr. Nicolas Flamel, and was even half a student of Mr. Nicolas Flamel.
And, most shockingly of all, Nicolas Flamel was dying.
"You knew this last semester?" Professor McGonagall's words brought everyone's attention back to the Chamber of Secrets.
"In fact, it's easy to guess that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is a basilisk, because it is related to Slytherin, and only a basilisk can live for thousands of years. Moreover, Slytherin is a Parseltongue, so it is not difficult to control the basilisk." Albert took another sip of tea, moistened his throat and continued, "Later, the attack really happened, and the prophesied text appeared on the wall."
"Why didn't you tell everyone!" Percy's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but ask, "If you could..."
"No, I can't." Albert glared at Percy, telling him to shut up, and then continued, "Who would believe my lies at that time? Not to mention the professor, even you wouldn't believe it. Instead, everyone would suspect that I was the murderer. Think about whether what I said makes sense."
Albert knew that the headmaster had already suspected Voldemort at that time.
However, he had no intention of exposing the other party's thoughts, and continued, "Because I am also a Muggle wizard and was also on the list of targets of attack, I started investigating this matter. After all, there is no such thing as guarding against thieves for a thousand days. As long as the murderer is caught, I will be safe."
Everyone was stunned by Albert's fierce behavior.
“I wonder what the murderer would think if he knew why he was caught,” George muttered softly.
"Later, Hagrid looked a little strange after he learned about this, so I asked him his age."
"age?"
Everyone looked puzzled.
"Hagrid is sixty-four years old, so he should be sixty-five now. It's not hard to figure out that he was studying at Hogwarts at the time." Albert explained simply, "Hagrid told me that a similar thing happened fifty years ago when I asked him."
At this moment, Ron felt that his IQ was suppressed, and he heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Harry, Fred, and George all looked like they could still do this.
It turns out that I’m not the only fool!
In fact, no one else present could understand Albert’s way of thinking. Is this what makes a genius different
"Although Hagrid didn't say who the murderer was, if you noticed, Hagrid never used a wand. He was most likely expelled from school. If you connect these two things, you can't speculate that Hagrid might be the murderer who was caught that year."
"So, I asked directly, and Hagrid admitted that he was fired because of what happened fifty years ago." Albert spread his hands and said, "Of course, I believe Hagrid is not the real murderer."
"Why?"
Percy simply couldn't understand Albert's train of thought.
"Don't you think Hagrid doesn't look like the heir of Slytherin at all?" Harry said faintly, "And he can't speak Parseltongue, can't control the basilisk, and is a student of Gryffindor."
This was the answer Albert gave him at the beginning.
Fred and George patted Percy's shoulders and said jokingly, "Even if you use your knees to think, you know that the heir of Slytherin can't be a student in Gryffindor."
"Shut up." Mrs. Weasley glared at the twins.
"Later, Hagrid revealed two pieces of information to me. The one who caught him back then was a guy named Tom Riddle, who seemed to be a student of Slytherin." Albert raised his second wrist and continued, "He said Aragog was not the murderer. Well, Aragog was an Acromanthus that Hagrid raised fifty years ago. The Acromanthus in the Forbidden Forest now are all descendants of that guy. According to the information revealed by the Acromanthus Aragog, the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is the natural enemy of the Acromanthus."
"Spiders' eyes allow them to see 360 degrees, but their special eye structure prevents them from completely closing their eyes." Albert noticed the confusion on everyone's faces and explained, "When encountering a basilisk, spiders that cannot close their eyes will be killed by its eyes, so the basilisk becomes the spider's natural enemy."
"The last thing that really confirmed to me that the monster was a basilisk was Harry's Parseltongue. Hermione later told me that Harry heard a voice that no one else could hear on Halloween night."
Percy opened his mouth, but in the end no words came out.
"Is it possible that Hermione was attacked because she knew too much?" Ron couldn't help but interrupt. He always thought it was unusual for Hermione to be attacked.
"Yes, Hermione is also investigating this matter secretly." Albert directly admitted that Hermione's attack was related to this matter. "Later, Hermione told me that Harry picked up a diary belonging to Tom Riddle. The diary would reply to the writer and took Harry to see the scene of Hagrid being caught fifty years ago, which made Harry think that Hagrid might be the murderer who opened the Chamber of Secrets."
Harry lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Is that when you began to suspect Tom Riddle?" Dumbledore guessed the reason. Someone like Albert, who was proficient in alchemy, obviously knew very well what the diary might mean.
"Yes, Riddle's diary does look suspicious. Later, I went to find Harry and found that his diary was stolen by a Gryffindor student. I think it must be Ginny who stole Riddle's diary." Albert glanced at Ginny who was sitting next to Mrs. Weasley and expressed his guess, "She probably wrote something in it and was afraid that Harry would find out, so she stole the diary when Harry was not around."
"I've been writing on it." Ginny sobbed quietly. "For a whole year, he-he kept writing back to me-"
Mr. Weasley was stunned by Ginny's words.
"That diary should have come from Mr. Malfoy." Albert's shocking words interrupted what Mr. Weasley wanted to say.
"Any evidence?"
"Before school started, you had a fight in Flourish and Blotts, and it was reported in the Daily Prophet. I think Malfoy must have stuffed the diary into Ginny at that time, probably randomly stuffed it into a book."
"I found it in a book my mother gave me."
Albert's words were soon confirmed by Ginny.
"Why did he do this? Why did he hurt Ginny!" Mr. Weasley gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with anger, and began to think about how to retaliate.
"I think one of the reasons he's targeting you is the Muggle Protection Act."
This sentence instantly stunned everyone else. They didn't expect that Albert even knew this.
"Don't look at me like that. This matter is actually not difficult to guess." Albert briefly talked about what was reported in the Daily Prophet, and the fact that Ron and Harry drank the Polyjuice Potion and sneaked into Slytherin College to inquire about the news.
"That bastard!"
"Actually, you don't have to be angry. I think Mr. Malfoy will be in trouble soon!" Albert said suddenly, "After all, he threatened other school directors, and his conspiracy failed in the end. After doing such a hateful thing, other school directors will definitely retaliate. I think his position as school director will come to an end."
"Yes, old Malfoy is definitely going to be in trouble." Fred and George both looked very happy, and they obviously believed what Albert said.
"Later, I talked to Harry about the Chamber of Secrets and deliberately let Ginny overhear." Albert raised his hand to signal everyone to keep quiet and continued, "If Ginny was the murderer, she would definitely not let me go easily. In fact, she let the basilisk attack me today. Unfortunately, I was well prepared and successfully escaped from the basilisk's pursuit."
"I'm more curious about how you know that Tom Riddle is the mysterious man," Harry couldn't help but ask. Although he had already learned the truth of the matter from Tom Riddle, he still couldn't help but want to test Albert to see if this guy really knew everything.
"After Riddle's diary appeared, Tom Riddle became very suspicious. If he is the heir of Slytherin, it means he can speak Parseltongue." Albert paused and said to Harry, "Parseltongue is one of the symbols of the heir of Slytherin."
"You think I am, too?"
"No, you are in Gryffindor College and can use the sword of Gryffindor. You are undoubtedly a brave Gryffindor student." Albert stopped Fred and George who wanted to speak, and continued: "Tom Riddle was a man from fifty years ago. There is no famous wizard named Tom Riddle in the magic world now. I even wrote to many old friends and they didn't know there was such a wizard. But there is a dangerous dark wizard in the magic world who can speak Parseltongue. Yes, that is the mysterious man."
Albert used his wand to write Voldemort's name in the air, and then wrote Tom Riddle's name.
"If you observe carefully, you will find that there are many letters in their names that are the same. I think the only difference is the middle name. This is why I think Tom Riddle is the mysterious man and controls Ginny."
Everyone had been keeping their mouths shut since the beginning, and were so shocked by Albert's analysis that they were somewhat numb. They listened quietly to Albert's narration and analysis.
"After all, he did something similar last year." Albert waved his hand lightly, and the golden words floating in the void disappeared.
"His name is Tom Marvolo Riddle. Voldemort told me this himself."
When Harry said the three words Voldemort, everyone in the office except Harry, Dumbledore and Albert shuddered when they heard the name.
"So, that's why you didn't want to tell us then?"
"Do you believe that Ginny is the real murderer?" Albert asked back.
Fred, George, Ron and Harry all shook their heads. They now understood what Albert had said: There's no point in telling you because you won't believe it.
Yes, how could they suspect their relatives without evidence
"Of course I know you won't believe it. Most people won't believe it before there's evidence, so don't blame me for not telling the truth. It's meaningless, just like most wizards don't want to believe that the mysterious man is still alive." Albert made a simple analogy, "So I need to lure him out and show you evidence to make you believe the truth."
"I was lucky. Tom Riddle was probably stupid, so he fell into the trap easily. He ordered the basilisk to attack me. However, he failed. He probably never dreamed that I had prepared a large group of roosters for him. When the basilisk encountered the roosters and fled in panic, it made quite a noise. So Tom had no choice but to hide in the Chamber of Secrets with Ginny, because he knew I would tell others about this matter next."
Everyone admired Albert's courage. Not everyone had the guts to use themselves as bait. If he hadn't revealed the truth of the incident, everyone would still be in the dark, and it's unknown how many people would be attacked.
"How do you know Ginny is fine for now?" Ron asked. He obviously hadn't forgotten that he was put in jail by Albert, and he was trying to find out something Albert didn't know.
"If he wanted to kill Ginny, she would have died long ago. There must be other meanings for keeping her alive. I think Harry may know what's going on." Albert looked at Harry, who was shaking his head.
This time, Riddle apparently had no chance of coming out of the diary.
"I think Tom might be using Ginny as nourishment." Albert expressed his guess. "Ginny looked very pale for a while, a bit like Professor Quirrell last year."
Everyone was looking at Ginny, and they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that her cheeks were still fairly rosy.
"I think the school board will bring back Professor Dumbledore when they find that there is no way to solve the problem. The headmaster will definitely be able to solve the problem. So Harry, you don't have to take any risks. I have warned you." Albert said to Harry, "Of course, you are very brave, at least much braver than me."
"You are very brave too." Mrs. Weasley gave Albert a hug, "Thank you, Albert. If you hadn't revealed the truth, I don't know what would have happened to Ginny."
"What about Lockhart?" Professor McGonagall had not forgotten about Lockhart.
"Tom Riddle obviously doesn't know that Professor Lockhart is a boastful wizard. He probably thinks that after Lockhart overheard what Hermione and I were saying, he knew the location of the Chamber of Secrets and the general situation of the whole incident." Albert shrugged helplessly and said, "You also know that Professor Lockhart said he knew where the Chamber of Secrets was. I also heard him say that he planned to write a book about his time as a professor of dark arts at Hogwarts based on the Chamber of Secrets attack."
"So, in order to keep the Chamber of Secrets secret, Tom Riddle controlled Ginny to attack Professor Lockhart and shut him up completely." Albert secretly changed the attack and went smoothly, "I think using the Flashback Charm to check Ginny's wand, it shouldn't be difficult to find the spell he used on Lockhart."
Everyone's expressions were extremely complicated. They didn't expect that Lockhart ended up like that because of "his own fault".
"In fact, this may not be the first time that Professor Lockhart has done this. I mean stealing other people's achievements." Looking at the complicated expressions of the people, Albert dropped another bombshell, "I think Professor Lockhart is very likely a liar!"
"What secret did you discover?" Fred and George asked in unison.
"Of course, I don't have sufficient evidence, but it's not hard to see this in some aspects." Albert pointed out mercilessly: "In fact, Lockhart's level of black magic is very poor. I suspect that Professor Lockhart doesn't know certain spells in the book. I have asked him a lot of questions for this. Of course, what made me suspicious of him was a spell called the Human Form Restoration Spell. Professor Lockhart gave me a lot of information. Although I haven't learned this spell yet, I can see that it is not something made up at random."
"Of course, the most direct evidence is the information Lockhart gave me. He probably didn't read it carefully, and there were a few clippings in Armenian. Well, at first, I actually didn't know what the text was. Later, I asked someone to check and found out that it was Armenian." Albert continued to the puzzled crowd: "Then, I asked someone to help me find out. It is said that sometime before the 1980s, a very brave and accomplished old Armenian wizard successfully helped the local residents in Wagga Wagga, Australia to subdue a terrible and ferocious werewolf."
"You mean Lockhart stole that wizard's work?"
"I heard that the old wizard seems to have become very forgetful now. I think that part of his memory may have been erased by Professor Lockhart." Albert said maliciously, "So, the things he gave me may be the things he took from the old wizard's home. Of course, these are all my speculations, and there is no actual evidence!"
This time, everyone was blown away by the bombshell thrown by Albert. They never thought that the famous Lockhart was actually a liar.
"Okay, everything has been sorted out. It's obviously not Miss Weasley's fault this time. The school will not punish her. She should go to the school hospital immediately and let Madam Pomfrey check her out." Dumbledore looked at Albert with a smile again. "What a wonderful reasoning. If it weren't for Mr. Albert, I'm afraid many of us would be kept in the dark. Of course, there's also Harry. You bravely saved Miss Weasley. Both of you won the Special Contribution Award for the school. Well, let me think... each of you won 200 points for Gryffindor."
"I think Hagrid should be released. Azkaban prison is not a good place." Albert "kindly" reminded Dumbledore again.
"You are right. I will write a letter to Azkaban immediately... We should have our gamekeeper back." Dumbledore sighed softly, "I also need to draft a recruitment advertisement and post it in the Daily Prophet. We need a new teacher to teach the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. My God, the teachers for this course are used up so quickly, aren't they?"
"Perhaps Lockhart should resign early, and maybe he can escape the disaster." Albert said without hesitation, "The curse of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is really terrible."
"I think what you need now is something to eat and a good sleep. I will ask the house-elves to prepare food for you." Dumbledore changed the subject.
Albert shrugged and left Professor McGonagall's office with everyone else.