Back in the dormitory, Klon said with a grave expression:
"Now we can be sure. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley did it!"
Far away in Gryffindor Tower, the two boys suddenly felt a chill run down their backs and sneezed more than a dozen times in a row.
"No, I don't think that was what Professor Sprout meant... It should have been Lockhart. Remember the information Vivian got?"
Eugene analyzed calmly:
"They saw Professor Sprout and Professor Lockhart appear together, and then Professor Lockhart bragged for a while that Professor Sprout had only managed to treat the Whomping Willow under his guidance."
"If Lockhart did it, then given Professor Sprout's personality, she wouldn't accuse him, but she wouldn't lie either. That's why she said she was angry because of the Whomping Willow..."
Uther nodded.
"So the Whomping Willow being smashed was indeed one of the reasons Professor Sprout was angry, right?"
Bernard concluded.
Eugene hesitated. He felt that if this continued, Harry and Ron's futures would look grim. Considering that he got along fairly well with the twins...
"Adam hurried off just now. Do you know where he went?"
"Um, no idea. Maybe he had something urgent to do?"
"I remember he said on the Express that Fawkes didn't really like Chinese phoenix food, so he made something new. Could he have gone to feed Fawkes?"
"That's possible..."
Seeing everyone's attention diverted, Eugene let out a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, Adam was...
"O key that holds the power of darkness, reveal your true power before me. Adam, who has made a contract with you, commands you: release the seal!"
Adam found that incantation embarrassing, so after learning how to put away the Wand of Darkness directly, he had never said it a second time. But this time was different.
Having