The Confused Suspect, the Confused Victim

Facing the stiff salmon whose scales had lost their luster, Wizet shook her head slightly. "Just that kind of killing intent is enough to kill a weak creature."

Looking at Mrs. Norris lying on the hospital bed, he sighed, "If simply stripping away the killing intent is not enough to restore it... I have never encountered this kind of curse before."

"You've done very well." Dumbledore reached out and gently stroked the softened fur. "At least Mrs. Norris is much better now..."

"The Mandrake will probably not mature until the end of May next year. If Mrs. Norris can recover to this state, Filch's waiting time will not be so agonizing."

The uses of Mandrake were already mentioned in the herbal medicine class where we first encountered Mandrake.

Mandrake root is the main ingredient in powerful restorative remedies. It can be used to restore many difficult-to-resolve curses or Transfiguration to their original state.

When Wizet attended Snape's private lessons, Snape mentioned the name of a powerful restorative potion— the Mandrake Restorative Draught.

"Use the Mandrake Restorative Draught?" Therefore, when he heard the word "Mandrake," he immediately thought of this Potions.

"Yes, this is the optimal solution at present." Dumbledore patted the stool again. "Come and sit down!"

"What are your thoughts on the resurfacing rumors of the Chamber of Secrets... and Salazar Slytherin?"

Wizet murmured and said slowly, "Based on reliable textual sources, my opinion is consistent with that of other Ravenclaw: Salazar Slytherin did nothing wrong."

"Salazar Slytherin's advocacy for eliminating those destabilizing factors is absolutely necessary in order to help Hogwarts develop better."

"But the rumors about the Chamber of Secrets are not so simple... because such rumors actually emerged after the signing of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy."

"The claims of Salazar Slytherin have been abused and used as a propaganda tool by those with ulterior motives to lay the foundation for ' Pure-blood supremacy,' which is what we need to be wary of."

"That's right." Dumbledore smiled with satisfaction, then instinctively reached for his pocket only to find it empty.

He stroked his beard gently. "So... you think the Chamber of Secrets is just a vague rumor, rather than something that actually exists?"

"The Chamber of Secrets is real, without a doubt!" Wizet said. "In fact, I even met the Grey Lady on my way here."

"She mentioned to me that the Chamber of Secrets was opened fifty years ago and a Ravenclaw died as a result."

"But this time it's a bit strange... Mrs. Norris was only petrified, not killed by what's in the Chamber of Secrets."

"Perhaps it's because... the so-called Heir who opened the Chamber of Secrets this time... is less skilled? So we couldn't kill him?"

"You know more than I thought!" Dumbledore's smile deepened. "The things you worry about are also the things I'm considering..."

"Being able to uncover so many things... there's no need to keep some secrets anymore... The person who opened the Chamber of Secrets of Secrets fifty years ago was Voldemort, who was still studying at Hogwarts."

Hearing this, Wizet remained expressionless. "It seems that at the end of last school year... I still haven't completely resolved this hidden danger."

Seeing Wizet's calm expression, Dumbledore nodded and continued, "Voldemort seems to have mastered some method that gives him more opportunities to fail..."

Wizet frowned slightly. "Headmaster Dumbledore, are you planning to use this opportunity to conduct another round of probing? To try and find his true weakness?"

"What about fifty years ago? He should have been easier to deal with back then... Didn't they find any weaknesses back then? After all, some people lost their lives because of it..."

"It should be easier to carry out the relevant operation..." He suddenly realized something, "But it seems it's not an easy thing after all..."

Dumbledore sighed somewhat helplessly, "Yes! In 1942, the Wizarding World War was not yet over."

"Even if there hadn't been a real war in England at the time, the Ministry of Magic would have had to provide assistance and couldn't spare that many people..."

"Besides, Voldemort identified a murderer, and for everyone else at the time, catching one murderer would have been enough to satisfy them."

Wizet immediately thought of someone, "Could it be Hagrid?"

When he visited Hagrid's Hut, Hagrid would talk about his past, including his work at the Hunting Grounds and his life studying at Hogwarts.

It was because of this that Wizet learned that Hagrid had actually been expelled from Hogwarts and even had his wand broken.

Given the severity of the punishment and Hagrid's age, it's easy to draw the following conclusion.

Dumbledore nodded. "Yes, Hagrid has become the scapegoat... He did indeed keep a dangerous Magical creature."

"Isn't finding that Magical creature enough to prove innocence?" Wizet asked doubtfully.

Dumbledore some helplessness, "The situation was complicated at the time because after Hagrid was arrested, there were no more related attacks, which indirectly confirmed Hagrid's guilt."

"Given this situation, neither the people at Hogwarts nor the Ministry of Magic are willing to continue expending effort to find the Magical creature Hagrid keeps."

"Headmaster Dumbledore, what about Myrtle Warren?" Wizet continued. "The Grey Lady told me she became Ghost. Didn't she provide any useful clues?"

"Unfortunately, no..." Dumbledore shook his head. "Myrtle Warren's account of her death was also vague."

"The clues she could provide were simple: before she died, she heard a voice and saw a pair of frighteningly large yellow eyes."

Hearing this, Wizet finally understood why the Grey Lady had made that comment about Myrtle Warren.

Nevertheless, he still managed to catch a key detail—the sound of voices.

He began by asking, "Headmaster Dumbledore, did Professor Flitwick and the others... discover anything unusual last night? Like strange noises, or anything else..."

"No." Dumbledore shook his head. "Filius and Severus searched all the way, but found nothing, neither sound nor magical trace."

"Perhaps directly examining the memories would be more effective?" Wizet pressed her wand to her temple. "Move Spirit Remove Memory!"

Dumbledore's eyelids twitched as he watched the memory Wizet pulled from her temple.

Compared to the Memory Extraction Charm she used some time ago, Wizet is now much more adept at casting this magic.

But now was not the time for sentimentality. Dumbledore raised his wand, took the Silver Thread, and fused it directly into his temple...