Dumbledore somewhat regretted letting the man in the blue suit go.
The headmaster wanted to talk to Charles about the man, only to discover that he had disappeared.
The four Heads of House immediately returned to their respective Houses to ask around, and discovered that the last time anyone had seen him, he had been cleaning the castle with Filch.
Fred and George exchanged a glance, then quietly returned to their dormitory and opened the Marauder's Map, but found nothing.
Just then, Nearly Headless Nick passed through the wall into the Gryffindor Common Room. Looking extremely nervous, he said to Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall, "I think you should come with me and take a look over there..."
Led by Nick, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall arrived before the door to the Chamber of Secrets, which was filled with lightning.
Harry's trio, worried about Charles, and Eleanor and the others also followed. Professor McGonagall had originally objected, but Dumbledore had agreed.
The door to the Chamber was closed. The formulas above the entrance were arranged in neat rows, and it only took a tap of a wand to open it.
Dumbledore glanced back at the suit of armor across the corridor, then said to Harry and the others, "Take this suit of armor apart. Each of you take one piece. Don't let it move."
Professor McGonagall stood beside him with a head full of question marks.
Dumbledore said to her with a solemn expression, "Trust me."
He didn't tell Professor McGonagall that the armor had kicked him into the Chamber. It was far too embarrassing.
The reason Harry and the others had been allowed to come along was that Dumbledore wanted them to keep an eye on the strange suit of armor, so as to prevent a tragedy from happening again.
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