Just when everyone was about to start arguing, Dumbledore raised his head. "Yes, she is not dead!" Dumbledore said with certainty, "She was petrified!" But as to how she got like this, I can't say" "Ask him! screamed Filch, turning his dirty, tear-stained face towards Harry. "A second year can't do this." "Dumbledore said with certainty. "This requires the use of the most advanced black magic -" "Also, they did it together! He can definitely do it." Filch pointed at Axi again, salivating with excitement, and his chubby face turned purple. "I'm not interested in Mrs. Norris! "Axi curled his lips and said. "You saw the words he wrote on the wall! He found out - in my office - that he knew I was a - was a -' Filch's face changed into a horrifying expression. 'He knew I was a squib! "He finally finished. "I have never touched Mrs. Norris! How could I team up with Aki to deal with Mrs. Norris! Harry retorted loudly, feeling uncomfortable as he realized that everyone was looking at him, including Lockhart on the wall. "And I don't know what a squib is." " "Nonsense! snarled Filch. "He's read my spell letter." "Permit me to say a few words, Headmaster," Snape said from the shadow. "Potter and his friends may just be in the wrong place at the wrong time," he said with a hint of contempt. He said in a tone as if he didn't believe it himself, "But there are indeed some things that deserve our doubts. Why on earth were they in the upstairs hallway at that time? Why aren't they at the Halloween party? " "Hogwarts stipulates that we must go to the Halloween party? "Archi retorted. Harry and Ron explained for the death anniversary party, "There are hundreds of imps there, and they can tell you where we are -" "But why didn't you join the party later? asked Snape, his dark eyes sparkling in the candlelight. "Why go to the corridor?" "Because - because -" said Harry, his heart beating fast, and he knew they wouldn't believe him if he told them that he had been led there by an invisible but audible voice. , ¡°Because we were all tired and wanted to go to bed. " "Don't you want to have dinner? asked Snape, a triumphant smile flashing across his thin face. "I don't think ghosts would serve decent food at banquets." " "We are not hungry. Ron said loudly, but his stomach made a loud gurgling sound due to hunger. Harry and Hermione seemed to have forgotten that Ron had disappeared for a while. Ash had not forgotten it, but it was obviously not a good time now. Talking time. ¡°Principal, I don¡¯t think they were completely honest. Snape's lewd smile became more obvious, "Maybe it would be a good idea to take away some of their privileges until he tells us the truth about the whole thing." I personally feel that Ashbourne cannot stay on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and Potter, Granger and Weasley need to stop taking classes." "Really, Professor Snape? Professor McGonagall retorted tit for tat, "I can't find any reason for these punishments." The petrification of this cat is a very complicated matter. There is simply no evidence that they did anything wrong. " Hermione started to get a little nervous. If she was not allowed to go to class, she would feel very uncomfortable just thinking about it. "Hey, Professor, I now suspect that you are the murderer who caused Mrs. Norris to become petrified. You need to go to Azkaban to wait for the investigation! "Aki looked at Snape with a smile, "You will like it there! Snape¡¯s face instantly turned into a dead face. Oh, by the way, he had a dead face to begin with. "You are slandering a teacher!" Snape said angrily. "And you are slandering four students!" Yaxi said tit for tat. "They are innocent until proven guilty," Dumbledore said firmly. Stopped Snape from continuing to speak. Snape looked furious, and so did Filch. "My cat is petrified!" Filch screamed, eyes wide. "I want them punished!" "We can treat her, Filch," Dumbledore said patiently. "Ms. Sprout is currently trying to develop mandrake. As soon as she develops it, I will get a copy to resuscitate Mrs. Norris." "I will do it," Lockhart interjected. "I must have done this a hundred times. I can make a recovery potion while I sleep." "I can do it too!" Ash said to Lockhart with a smile. "Sorry""," Snape said coldly, "But I believe that I am the master of making potions in this school. " "You can go," Dumbledore said to Ash, Harry, Ron and Hermione. They walked out as quickly as possible. When they reached the floor above Lockhart's office, He turned into an empty classroom and closed the door gently. "Do you think I should tell them about the sound I heard?" " "No," Ron replied without hesitation. "Even in the wizarding world, hearing voices that others cannot hear is not a good sign. " The implication in Ron's words made Harry ask, "You believe me, right? " "Of course I believe it," Ron said immediately. "But you have to admit it's really bizarre. " "I know it's strange," said Harry. "The whole thing is strange. Who wrote the words on the wall? What does ¡®the secret chamber has been opened¡¯ mean? Oh, by the way, Ron, where were you before? " "Yes, you left early!" "Hermione also said. They finally realized that Ron had disappeared for a while. "I" Ron stammered, "Imaybewanted to go back to bed earlier. Yes, I want to go back to bed earlier. " Harry didn't connect Loris' petrification with Ron at all, and then Ron quickly changed the subject. "You know, the writing on the wall is a reminder," Ron said slowly, "There was once someone Told me a story about a secret room in Hogwartsprobably Percy" "So what exactly is a squib? "Harry asked. "This is not very interesting, but just like Filch" Ash explained lazily, "A squib is a person who was born in a wizarding family but does not have magic power. Somewhat similar to wizards of Muggle descent. Don't you all know that Filch is a squib? "Ashe looked at them in surprise. A clock somewhere began to chime. "It's midnight," Hermione said. "We'd better go to bed before Snape comes, lest he use other things to frame him. us. "It seems that she was really frightened by Snape's punishment.