"I think it was Draco Malfoy who gave the necklace to Katie, Professor," Harry said, plucking up his courage.
He tried to make his voice sound calmer and more convincing.
Across from him, Professor Meg's serious expression quickly turned into shock and absurdity.
On Harry's left, Elwyn covered his forehead with his left hand, as if he had expected Harry to say that.
Hermione, on the other side, was sliding her feet on the ground, as if she wanted to keep a certain distance from Harry. Elaine, on the other hand, raised her right hand and clenched her fist in front of her chest, but Harry was not sure if she was supporting him.
He knew that his idea was isolated here, but he was not going to give up. He was going to persuade Professor Meg to believe him.
"This is a very serious accusation, Harry!" Professor Meg said. "Do you have any proof?"
"No, but..." Harry said. He told Professor Meg about the day they followed Malfoy to Boggin and Burke's shop, the conversation they overheard between Malfoy and Boggin, and how they went to the underground world in the depths of Knockout Alley.
Elwyn secretly pulled Harry's sleeve, signaling him to stop talking.
Harry suddenly realized that he really should not talk about the underground world.
After all, they had lost Malfoy that day and met the werewolf, Fenrir Greyburk, in the underground world.
There would be no end to the explanation. What he needed to say now was that it was Malfoy who gave the necklace to Katie. There was no need to complicate the issue.
Besides, Harry did not have any evidence to prove that Malfoy had any connection with the werewolf. On the other hand, the four of them sneaking into the underground world of Knockout Alley and meeting Greyburk sounded very reckless and dangerous. If Professor Meg knew about this, her focus would definitely be on this matter.
"Well, then we'll go back!" Harry stopped.
Professor Meg didn't notice what Elwyn was doing. She was a little confused after listening to Harry.
"You're saying that Malfoy took something to Burkin-Burke's for repairs?"
"No, Professor, he only asked Birkin to tell him how to fix something, not to take it with him." Harry said hurriedly, "But that's not the problem. The problem is that he bought something else at the same time. I think it's that necklace …"
"Did you see Malfoy leave the shop with a package like that?" Professor Meg scrutinized them.
"No, Professor, he asked Bojin to keep it in the shop for him …"
"So you suspect that Malfoy bought the necklace from Bojin?" Professor Meg asked with a frown.
"Absolutely. I'm sure that the necklace was displayed in the window of Burkin-Burke's shop."
"Wait, Harry!" Hermione interrupted him. "There's something else that doesn't make sense."
"What doesn't make sense?" Harry asked angrily.
"Well, Elwyn and I were late, so we didn't hear the conversation between Malfoy and Bojin." Hermione analyzed. "But I remember you and Ron told us that Bojin asked Malfoy if he wanted to take the necklace with him. Malfoy said no!"
"Because he didn't want to touch it. Of course!"
"His exact words were: 'How can I walk on the street with it?'" Hermione said.
"Really?" Harry paused. "I don't remember. Even if that's the case, what does it matter?"
"It matters a lot! It proves that the necklace he kept in Burkin-Burke's shop was either very big or made a lot of noise, so he couldn't walk on the street with it. Because he knew it would definitely attract attention. " Hermione said loudly, not giving Harry a chance to interrupt her. "And I just remembered that I saw the necklace the other day. It was put in the shop's counter by Bojin. I asked about it, remember? I went into the shop to find out what Malfoy wanted him to keep. I saw the necklace was still there. Bojin told me the price of the necklace, 1,500 gold coins. He didn't say it had been sold! "
"That's because you were too obvious. He found out what you wanted to do in five seconds, so he didn't tell you," Harry said. "Besides, Malfoy could order it by mail …"
"Enough!" Just as Hermione was about to open her mouth to refute, Professor Meg said angrily, "Potter, thank you for telling me this, but we can't casually blame Mr. Malfoy just because he visited the shop that might have sold the necklace. There could be thousands of people who went to that shop. What's more, we've tightened the security measures this year. I don't believe that the necklace would enter this school without us knowing. "
"But …"
"There's one more thing." Professor Meg said in a decisive tone, ending the topic. "Mr. Malfoy didn't go to Hogsmeade today."
Harry stared at her blankly, suddenly discouraged.
"How do you know, Professor?"
"Because he's in detention here. He hasn't completed his Transfiguration homework twice in a row," Professor Meg said, turning to look at Elwyn. He turned to Iven. "Iven, do you have anything else to add about this?"
"No!" Elwyn shook his head.
"Very good!" Professor Meg stood up. She strode past them. "Thank you for telling me your suspicions, but I have to say, if you plan to go to Knockover Alley or somewhere more dangerous next time, you'd better report it in advance. You can go back now. I'm going to the hospital to see Katie Bell. "
She opened the office door. Elwyn, Harry, Hermione, and Elaine walked past her one by one.
Harry seemed to be still angry because of Elwyn and Elaine's indifference, Hermione's rebuttal, and Professor Meg's distrust. He went back to the common room in a huff. When Ron came back, he recounted the matter and his speculations again.
He hoped to seek support from Ron. Ron was obviously very surprised and full of doubts, but he did not agree with Harry's point of view. His focus was on who Katie was going to give the necklace to.
In fact, many people in the school could be the target of this attack.
Not to mention Dumbledore and the professors who were serving the Order of the Phoenix, even Slughorn could be the target.
Lord Voldemort had been trying to pull him to his side. Now that he saw him siding with Dumbledore, he must be very unhappy.
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