When Professor McGonagall entered the Headmaster's Office, she found Dumbledore frowning at a letter.
"What is it, Professor Dumbledore? Did something happen with Potter?"
"Ah... Professor McGonagall..."
Hearing Professor McGonagall's voice, Dumbledore finally looked up at her with a helpless, bitter smile.
"It isn't Potter... Well, I've already sent Hagrid to deal with that matter, but we have a problem..."
"A problem?"
"Yes... Professor McGonagall, you haven't forgotten what happened ten years ago, have you...?"
"Of course not."
At those words, Professor McGonagall's expression immediately became much more serious.
"I will never forget everything that happened then... Could it be that person...?"
"No. Strictly speaking, this is even more troublesome..."
With that, Dumbledore lowered his head and fell silent for a moment.
"Professor Quirrell has been killed."
"What?!"
Hearing this, Professor McGonagall could no longer remain seated.
"Who did it?!"
"An eleven-year-old girl."
"...What?"
Faced with Dumbledore's answer, Professor McGonagall froze.
"Dumbledore, are you certain?"
"Of course, and this child's background is rather unusual as well..."
As he spoke, Dumbledore handed her the letter in his hand. Professor McGonagall took it and began reading, then frowned.
The letter contained information about a girl. Her mother had been a wizard and her father a Muggle. Yet in the tragedy ten years ago, the girl's parents had been killed. Only she had escaped by chance because she had been at a neighbor's house at the time. Afterward, she had been sent to an orphanage and was later adopted. Her adoptive parent was...
"Kane James? Surely not that..."
Seeing the name, Professor McGonagall's expression changed slightly, while Dumbledore nodded.
"That's right. Him."
"..."
Hearing Dumbledore's reply, Professor McGonagall's expression grew increasingly grave. As one of Hogwarts' senior staff, she naturally knew that there was a group of people in this country who had