Hagrid stammered and refused to speak. His big feet moved restlessly.
What did he hear?
Elwyn was curious about Hagrid's behavior.
"Say it!" Harry urged.
"Well, I heard Snape say that Dumbledore is taking things for granted. Maybe he, is Snape, and he doesn't want to do it anymore."
"Do what again?"
"I don't know. It sounded like Snape felt that Dumbledore gave him too much work. That's it. But Dumbledore said that Snape agreed to do it, and there was nothing to say. He was quite tough with him. Then he said that he wanted Snape to investigate his college, Slytherin College. Ahem, there's nothing strange about that! " Hagrid seemed to think that this sentence could easily cause a misunderstanding. He hurriedly said, "As far as I know, all the deans of the colleges are investigating the necklace."
"They're investigating the necklace in the college. The principal suspects that one of the students did it." Hermione said in a low voice, "And this time, the person who sent the wine to Slughorn was in the school. Elwyn and I discussed it last time, and we think …"
"It was Malfoy!" Harry said without hesitation, as if he already knew about it.
There was no need to discuss it. As long as something like this happened in the school, Harry would be able to guess who did it based on his intuition.
Looking at Harry's expression, Elwyn thought for a moment and felt that it was better to just admit it. There was no point in continuing to hide it.
Anyway, no matter what he said, it wouldn't change Harry's mind. The bad things that happened in the school were either done by Malfoy or Snape.
Besides, why did he have to hide it from Harry?!
Actually, as long as Harry didn't do anything impulsively, Elwyn was more inclined to tell him everything.
"It must be Malfoy," Harry said. "Think about the conversation I overheard on the train at the beginning of the semester, and the conversation during the Phantom Manifestation practice. All the evidence proves that Malfoy did something bad in the school. I've been monitoring him closely for a long time. His behavior is very abnormal, he …"
"Okay, Harry, we also believe that Malfoy did it," Elwyn said.
"What?!" Harry was stunned. He didn't expect Elwyn to support his idea. "Elwyn, do you also believe that the murderer is Malfoy?"
"Yes, that's what Hermione and I thought the last time we discussed it." Elwyn said, "You see, the person who would do these things at this time is undoubtedly a Death Eater. Although Death Eater isn't a good name, they are after all the elites of the Lord Voldemort's Dark Army. Not every wizard is qualified to join. Lord Voldemort won't easily recruit underage wizards. I can't think of anyone else in the school who is qualified to become a Death Eater other than Malfoy."
"Malfoy is a Death Eater. He said it before." Harry said excitedly, "Since we can confirm that he did this, what should we do?"
"I think it's best to do nothing. If even we know, there's no way Dumbledore doesn't know." Elwyn said. He was afraid that if Harry knew about this, he would act rashly. "He must have his own plan. Do you remember what he said the last time you mentioned this to him? Dumbledore told us to stay out of this. "
"He would rather believe Snape than us." Harry said. "I think Dumbledore might be …"
"What the hell are you talking about!" Hagrid said uneasily. He had just recovered from the shock of Elwyn's words. He kept looking around to make sure there was no one else around. He pulled the crossbow nervously. With a snap, the crossbow broke in half. "Listen, Elwyn, Harry, Hermione, I know what the three of you think about Snape and Malfoy. I also admit that they're the worst kind of people, but they can't be Death Eaters. Dumbledore is willing to believe them. So, I don't want you to suspect something that didn't happen. What you said is impossible. I'd rather believe that someone is going to make a move on Gryffindor's team …"
"Be careful!" Hermione said hurriedly.
They looked back and saw Argus Filch's shadow cast on the wall behind them.
Then he himself came around a corner, his back bent and the lobe of his chin twitching.
"Oho, I've got you!" he said, panting. "It's late and you're not sleeping yet. Put them in confinement!"
"No, Filch," Hagrid said immediately. "They're with me, aren't they?"
"What difference does that make?" Filch asked hatefully. "What right do you have to take your students around the castle in the middle of the night?"
"Of course I have the right. I'm a teacher, aren't I? You sneaky squib! "Hagrid was furious.
Filch flew into a rage and hissed terrifyingly.
Madame Dolores had appeared at some point and was coiled around Filch's thin ankles like a snake.
This cat, since being stared at by the snake a few years ago, had become more and more eccentric!
"Let's go," Hagrid said through his teeth.
He didn't need to remind Elwyn, Harry, and Hermione hurried away.
Hagrid and Filch's loud voices echoed behind them, and just as they were turning into Gryffindor's Tower, they ran into Mischievous, who was rushing merrily in the direction of the noise, giggling. "Wherever there's a fight, wherever there's trouble, call Mischievous. He'll make trouble!"
Good heavens, it was already the middle of the night, and the castle was still so noisy.
Weren't they all sleepy? Anyway, Elwyn was sleepy and wanted to go to sleep.
He wasn't the only one who wanted to sleep. The Fat Lady was dozing too. She was not happy to be woken up and pulled a long face, but she opened the door and let them in. Fortunately, the common room was quiet and empty.
No one knew about Ron, which made Harry feel relieved. He had been asked a lot today, but he didn't want to sleep. He was still thinking about the information Elwyn had just given him and wanted to discuss it again.
After admitting that Malfoy had planned all this, it seemed more troublesome to persuade Harry not to do anything.
If possible, Elwyn thought it would be better to discuss it tomorrow.
In the end, the topic didn't go any further, because soon, Elaine came out of the bedroom in pink pajamas, rubbing her eyes.
She had been waiting for Elwyn, because she didn't drink milk tonight …
This child was also a problem. To some extent, he was more troublesome than Filch, Mischievous, and Harry combined.
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