Role-Playing

Albert has never been a suspicious person, at least not in his past life, which may be related to his previous living environment, but now he has to say that Professor Smith Rowena Smith is a bit suspicious, at least based on the conclusion drawn from the various pieces of intelligence he has obtained.

Undeniably, Albert's prejudice as a time traveler played a part, but he still believed that before Voldemort's complete downfall, every wizard who came to Hogwarts as Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor was likely there to cause trouble, and might even lead to some unforeseen events.

Perhaps the final answer will be very different from his guess, but it doesn't stop Albert from temporarily Blacklist Professor Smith before he leaves Hogwarts.

There was no way around it; the Boggart's form was closely related to people's inner fears, and Professor Smith's Boggart turned into Isobel's father's corpse, which inevitably aroused Albert's suspicions.

He even boldly speculated that Isobel's father's death was very likely related to Professor Smith. Even if there was no direct connection, there might be an indirect one. Otherwise, how could Professor Smith's Boggart form be explained? According to Professor Broad, Isobel's father died in a magical experiment.

If we were to connect all the events, the only thing the four of them had in common was that they were all candidates for succession and had all been trained as successors.

Therefore, Albert boldly speculated that Isobel's father's magical experiment failure was caused by human intervention, and Professor Smith was very likely the culprit. So Isobel's father's body would become Professor Smith's source of fear, possibly due to the psychological trauma caused by his intentional, unintentional, or even indirect killing of his friend, after all, he was his friend.

Albert jots down his guesses in a notebook with Quill. This kind of plot is actually quite common in detective novels, and the trigger might be something else.

As for that so-called "certain matter"? It naturally refers to the matter of the heir.

It's not really that strange to do something like this in order to inherit a large sum of Galleon and other valuable assets.

While such speculation may seem ridiculous, it doesn't mean that such bold speculation is entirely illogical or impossible.

When wealth becomes so vast that it drives people mad, it's not impossible to betray a friend if the benefits are large enough.

Furthermore, there is the speculation about Ravenclaw Knowledge Vault.

Why did Professor Smith want the treasure in the Ravenclaw's Chamber? There are two theories: the first is that the Ravenclaw's Chamber of Secrets is related to the succession, and the second is that he was simply after the wealth inside. However, knowing that the wealth inside is knowledge, Professor Smith's dejected figure earlier became apparent.

If we connect the four people to the Ravenclaw vault, the first possibility is actually more likely.

Furthermore, Isobel may have discovered the existence of the Ravenclaw Knowledge Vault from his father's notes, suggesting that his father most likely entered it and may have obtained something from it, thus becoming his heir.

However, since there could only be one heir, he was killed? But why didn't Professor Smith become the heir? The reason Albert was certain that Professor Smith wasn't the heir was because, at Easter, when Morg McDougal invited him to the Lake Cottage, he noticed that Professor Broad and several others appeared to be in the same age range, but there was a gap in the twenties and thirties. If they were truly related to the heir, or perhaps... Professor Broad and the others were actually responsible for choosing the heir, or maybe they themselves were former heirs?

So, what was Professor Broad's purpose in coming to Hogwarts last year?

For Ravenclaw's Knowledge Vault? Or perhaps it's related to the heir, but one thing even Albert wouldn't deny is that Professor Broad ultimately helped him a great deal, and he wasn't hostile towards him at all, even treating him with the kindness of a family member.

This led Albert to not suspect Professor Smith at first, not only because they knew each other, but also because Albert was unaware of the successor at the time and only thought that Professor Broad was trying to bring him into a certain circle of friends.

If my bold guess is true, then what role does Isobel play in this matter?

Avenger seeking revenge for his father? Or a candidate vying for the heir's position?

Or perhaps... both? "So, what role do I play?" Albert murmured to himself, staring at the parchment in his hand. "An unfortunate soul dragged into this mess for no reason? Or one of the candidates vying for the heirship?"

Finally, what roles do Professor Broad and Mr. Morg Mr. McDougal play? Are they judges in choosing the successor?

So... is Mr. Smith both the heir candidate and the villainous boss?

No, Professor Smith may already be ineligible. After all, he was a candidate for successor in the previous round, and regardless of his success or failure, his status as a candidate should have been eliminated. Besides, he has already failed.

Of course, there is another possibility: Mr. Smith may also be a "successor" referee. After all, with Snape's case as an example, it's hard to say what the truth really is until the very end.

There's no way around it; novel plots can be absurd at times, but reality can be even more absurd, not to mention that he now lives in a world that's hard to tell whether it's a novel or reality.

Of course, all of this could just be Albert's own delusion, but he still believed that Professor Smith's arrival at Hogwarts was most likely related to the succession. After all, Rowena's surname was Smith, and so-called coincidences were usually just artificially created coincidences.

So, one last question.

Isobel seems to know a lot of things. How does she know so much? Did someone tell her, or did she deduce it from things left by her father, or does she have some kind of way of gathering information?

All three are possible, but there is no doubt that Isobel knows a lot, and is even closer to the truth than Izebel, but the other party is just unwilling to say it.

Albert could understand Isobel's thoughts; he would have kept the secret even if it meant death, and he wouldn't easily trust others.

"For some reason, I always feel that this world is very unsafe!" Albert tore out those pages from his diary and threw them into the fire to burn to ashes.

Now, he only hopes that everything is just his own speculation and pointless delusion.

"The world is so dangerous, I really should prepare more things for myself to protect myself," Albert muttered to himself, staring at the papers that had burned to ashes in the fire.

If possible, I'd really like to carry two magic wands with me at all times.

As for why you need to bring two wands?

This is actually a kind of ingrained thinking. Most wizards only carry one wand, but losing a wand means losing the power to fight back. Many villains like to ramble on about their superiority and enjoy the feeling of victory after disarming their enemies.

However, this is an opportunity, a chance for others to turn defeat into victory.

Why do villains die from talking too much?