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"Okay, recently the school is not peaceful. I hope after you learn these incantations, you can use them well to protect yourself and your classmates from Slytherin."
Snape looks serious, while George is somewhat puzzled:
"We of Slytherin all..."
Halfway through, he stopped immediately and changed his tone, laughing:
"I know. I will protect my classmates and friends."
Slytherin House consists only of purebloods or halfbloods, theoretically, the opening of the secret chamber should not pose a danger to the wizards of Slytherin. Therefore, Snape's statement must have another meaning.
George, after thinking for a moment, roughly guessed the reason.
It's quite simple. Snape hopes that after George learns these incantations, if he happens to encounter a small wizard from another house, especially when Harry is in danger, he can take action to play a role.
Snape deeply dislikes Harry because Harry resembles James, who bullied him in the past.
However, he must also ensure Harry's safety, as Harry is the son of his beloved Lily.
Dumbledore would not disclose everything to Snape. From Snape's perspective, the secret chamber opens at this time, and the monsters inside pose great danger to Muggle-born wizards and Harry.
This is why he has been assisting the detestable Looney, teaching the young wizards duel techniques.
Snape may not be as impartial as McGonagall, but as a Hogwarts teacher, he also has the heart to protect all students, including Muggle-born wizards.
Just such matters, Snape would certainly not reveal.
Snape knows that he and Harry, Hermione, and they are friends and often study together. If they encounter danger, he can also help quite a bit with the Charm of Invisibility.
The days went by, and George divided most of his free time to learn the Charm of Invisibility and the Charm of Inversion.
Hogwarts has been relatively peaceful during this time, with no further incidents of petrification, as Voldemort's diary is now in Harry's possession.
However, on the second Sunday of the new term, the Harry trio went to George, who was reading in the library, and told him about the results they had obtained after communicating with the diary last week.
"So you suspect Hagrid is the inheritor of the secret chamber, releasing the monsters inside?"
George asked with a bit of a laugh.
"We have known for a long time that Hagrid was expelled from the school. Since Hagrid was expelled, there must be no more attacks."
"Otherwise, Riddle wouldn't have won the award."
Harry was troubled, his face full of distress. He was the last person to want to believe this answer, but the evidence pointed directly towards Hagrid.
Hagrid has always had a fondness for large creatures, and last year he even tried to feed dragons in the small hut. And there were the three-headed guardians of the Philosopher's Stone, Rubeus Hagrid.
"We think that he might not want the monster to be confined forever and did not expect the monster to kill people."
Ron added.
George looked at Hermione, who was lowering her head:
"We actually don't believe it either, so we came to ask for your opinion. We know you often go to the hut to see Hagrid."
"Hmm... To be honest, it can't be Hagrid."
George nodded positively.
The three little ones' eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.
"Why?"
"Because first of all, Slytherin wizards attach great importance to blood status, and he definitely wouldn't choose a wizard with giant blood as his inheritor."
Secondly, since Dumbledore trusts Hagrid, it means that Dumbledore also does not believe that Hagrid was responsible for what happened back then.
Finally, we can't just take what the diary says as truth. Who knows if the scene it described is real? It's possible that he himself is the inheritor and deliberately framed Hagrid, or something like that."
George suggested calmly:
"Regarding such matters, I suggest you best ask Hagrid directly. If you are embarrassed to ask, I can help you inquire."
Although he wants the secret chamber incident to blow up, he does not want Hagrid to be implicated like in the original novel and spend a few months in Azkaban.
Azkaban is a place where the soul-sucking Dementors consume the emotions of prisoners every day, with a cruelty comparable to being subjected to the Crucio spell repeatedly.
Hagrid is a kind-hearted person with simple thoughts. In the past half year, he taught him a lot of useful knowledge, and he prefers people like Hagrid to Dumbledore.
After all, even if Hagrid does not go to Azkaban, as long as the secret chamber incident is not resolved, Dumbledore will eventually have to be asked to leave the school for a period of time. There is no conflict.
Moreover, helping Hagrid clear his name can reduce Dumbledore's reservations about him and gain some positive support.
"That's right, George, you're correct. If Hagrid is indeed the inheritor of the secret chamber, Dumbledore would not trust him so much!"
Upon hearing George's explanation, Harry's mood instantly brightened.
You see, since evidence points to Hagrid as the most likely one to open the secret chamber door, his mood has been down ever since.
"We should indeed not act as if we don't know, otherwise another attack incident will happen, and Hagrid may be arrested as a criminal again."
George, let's go and ask Hagrid together."
Hermione also agrees with George's suggestion.
Ron scratched his head:
"Alright, let's hope this is a pleasant visit."
He had already begun to imagine the awkward scene when they asked Hagrid if he had released any of the wild, hairy creatures from around the castle lately.
So they visited Hagrid's hut in the afternoon that day.
"Why didn't you tell me in advance? I could have made rock cakes for you."
Hagrid, who was busy dealing with moles outside the school gate, looked very happy to see George and his friends.
Harry and his friends watched as Hagrid said nervously:
"Hagrid, we came to ask you... ask you... ask you..."
George looked at the three of them, "asking you" for half a day without saying anything, and finally took the initiative to ask:
"So, Hagrid, we found out that you were expelled from school because of the monster you unleashed in the secret chamber, which led to the murder of Peacock. We just want to ask you what actually happened."
"Oh, so that's about this matter."
Hagrid sighed upon hearing this:
"I originally didn't want to mention this matter again, but since the secret chamber has been reopened and two attacks have already occurred, I think it's important to talk about it properly with you."
"I did not open the secret chamber back then... I was framed..."
So, Hagrid then explained the circumstances of that year.
In 1943, when Hagrid was still a student, he obtained an egg of an eight-eyed giant spider from a traveler and secretly hatched it at Hogwarts, naming it Aragog.
Later, when the Chamber of Secrets was opened and a student named Tom Riddle was murdered, everyone except Dumbledore blamed Hagrid for opening the chamber and releasing the giant spider to attack Tom Riddle.
Thanks to Dumbledore's protection, he was not sent to Azkaban but was expelled and became a gamekeeper instead.
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