No matter how everyone guessed, the current situation was just as Snape said just now. The main thing was to wait for Professor McGonagall to return from the cabin.
For the current situation, whether or not Maka has been contacted has become a very important thing. Depending on the next changes, it may even be related to the life and death of the people on this ship.
If all this was really what Helbo had done, it would not be something that just anyone could handle - otherwise, why would they have agreed to this study tour plan in which almost all members of Hogwarts participated
And just ten minutes after Snape, Sprout, and Flitwick summed up their thoughts, another set of footsteps came from the cabin. Soon everyone on the deck saw that some professors from other subjects who had not been notified in time before finally found themselves on the deck.
For example, Professor Sinister astronomy, Slughorn, who is currently teaching Potions class, and Settima Victor, who teaches Arithmetic Divination, etc... Without exception, they were just like Flitwick when they came here. More or less, they all brought with them a few young wizards who were controlled by them.
However, except for Trelawney, who is unable to get out of bed due to her physical condition, and the Muggle Studies professor Charity Bubbaji, who is temporarily responsible for taking care of her...
"And Professor McGonagall." Flitwick scratched his head and said in a worried voice, "Oh... no, how about I go take a look!"
"No, wait a minute."
Snape stretched out his hand to stop him, then turned to look at Slughorn, who was the first to arrive on the deck after Flitwick, and asked:
"Horace, I remember you said before when you came here that these students you brought here were already tutoring at your place, is that right?"
"Oh, that's right!" Slughorn shrugged, "These gentlemen and ladies are all members of the personal study groups I hold. When there are no classes, I will invite them to my place for tea. Doing homework, chatting, etc.”
"Um."
Naturally, Snape was not interested in hearing about Slughorn's idle cliques. Seeing that Slughorn answered his question decisively, he simply ignored the other person's words and followed closely. He said:
"There is only one aisle, and when Professor Flitwick passed by earlier, he saw many students lying there... Tavon, Dupin, it was you who did that, right?"
"Yes," Lisa said one step ahead of Enns. "It was Enns who used the binding spell to restrain them, and we were able to escape from the siege."
When Snape heard this, he immediately spread his hands and said:
"But there was only about ten minutes at most, and so many people lying there disappeared without a trace... Something must have happened in the intervening ten minutes!"
Having said this, he nodded to Flitwick and said:
"Let's start searching around there! I think the one who took the controlled students elsewhere is probably Professor McGonagall who hasn't come back yet."
"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Flitwick nodded immediately, "Then I'll go."
"Be careful, Filius... I mean, be careful with everything." Sprout reminded him with concern.
"I will, thank you."
After watching Flitwick leave the deck again, Snape turned to look at Enns, looked at him and said:
"So... Mr. Tawen, have you considered the question just now?"
Hearing what Snape said, several professors present looked back and forth between him and Enns in confusion, obviously not knowing exactly what his so-called "question just now" was.
On the other side, even Alexander couldn't help but get close to Enns again, and whispered curiously:
"what happened?"
At this moment, Lisa also walked over from Sprout.
"It was Professor Snape who wanted to understand why Enns had such power after knowing about our breakthrough of the siege." She explained to Alexander, "Just before you came here."
"oh!"
When Alexander heard this, he nodded with understanding.
"No wonder... It's really something that anyone would find strange."
However, while everyone was either confused or puzzled, Enns just looked directly at Snape and shook his head.
"I've said it from the beginning, I can't tell you this." He said calmly.
"What if I say, I have to know?"
Snape is obviously not the kind of person who is used to giving in, and among the many professors at Hogwarts, he may be the only one who does not have excessive care for his students. Perhaps considering the safety of the situation, seeing that Enns was still uncooperative, Snape simply pulled out his wand and pointed it at him.
"Severus! How could you-"
Upon seeing this, Professors Sprout and Sinister quickly reached out to hold down his arm. Even Slughorn hesitated for a moment, then waved at him and said:
"Don't... don't be like this. If you have something to say, just say it!"
"You should say this to our arrogant Mr. Tavon!" Snape frowned slightly and stared at Enns with his chin slightly raised. "Don't you understand yet - what am I suspecting?"
"okay!"
With all this fuss, Enns seemed to be getting a little impatient. He suddenly stood up from the pile of cables, suddenly pulled out the snake staff from behind his waist, then spread his hands and said:
"It's just an effective cane! As for its origin... Although I think it doesn't matter if I tell you, but MacLean... I mean, Professor MacLean, he told me to keep it a secret."
"McLean?"
Snape looked at the snake wand in Enns' hand, squinting slightly for a few more times, and then finally lowered the wand he insisted on raising again.
"It's the same as what's on the Slytherin house crest... forget it, it's up to you! Say it or not."
He seemed to have seen some clues from the shape design of the snake staff, but he didn't know what he was thinking about in those few seconds, and he said nothing in the end.
Maybe it's because of Maka, or maybe it's because of something else... Enns doesn't know. But in short, Snape seemed not to pursue the matter any further.
"Wolf, remember to give the remaining mixture to the new student."
After saying this, he turned around again, strode aside, and soon disappeared into the thick fog a little further away.
As soon as Sprout and other professors saw them, some of them stayed with the students, while a few also followed Snape and left temporarily.
"Speaking of which, what's the origin?" Alexander leaned next to Enns and said, "You didn't seem to have told me in detail about this thing at the time."
"Go aside!" Enns said with an impatient side glance at him.