Some Things Are Already Understood Without a Word / A Healer Is Also Worth Considering

But now... Dumbledore tells him that it was all because of a Prophecy.

Voldemort chose himself from among the two children born at the end of July, and all the tragedies ensued...

"So, who was the person who leaked the secret back then...?"

After a long silence, Harry finally spoke first. His voice was so sinister that it was almost comparable to that of the Basilisk in the Chamber.

Sibyl Trelawney Trelawney was a professor at Hogwarts, and her Prophecy was naturally intended to combat Voldemort, but Voldemort learned of Prophecy.

The most likely explanation is that someone leaked the secret to Voldemort!

"Harry, about this matter, I think..."

"Tell me!"

Albus Dumbledore's face turned ashen with delight; it seemed this was yet another matter with hidden secrets... But whatever his reasons, Harry had to know the truth today!

And Harry was quite certain that Dumbledore would say so.

This is the result of his relentless struggle against Dumbledore from beginning to end during his first year!

Harry never gained Albus Dumbledore's trust and favor by pretending to be obedient and cunning. The reason Dumbledore was willing to maintain such a harmonious relationship with Harry was because he knew very well that... deep down, Harry was still the same ruthless person who would risk his life when he went crazy last year!

If he hadn't said anything today, Harry would have definitely flipped the table.

"The person who leaked the information... was Severus Snape..."

"What did you say?!"

Although Dumbledore's voice was weak, the name he uttered still struck Harry like a bolt from the blue!

His body swayed slightly, feeling as if he were stepping on a ball of cotton, with absolutely no support.

At this moment, Harry truly felt that his damned fate was playing a cruel joke on him!

He ended up on Voldemort's kill list because of a vague and unsubstantiated Prophecy, which ultimately led to the tragic deaths of his parents twelve years ago. And why was it that the one who revealed this Prophecy to Voldemort was none other than the Severus Snape?!

"Harry ... Severus regretted it a lot back then after what happened, not to mention what he did later..."

Seeing Harry's expression, Dumbledore quickly tried to speak up for Snape, but Harry raised his hand to stop him.

"Headmaster, let's leave the matter of the Prophecy at that point. I will investigate the truth of what happened back then myself..."

As he spoke, Harry gripped his ring tightly, even channeling the water element he had just acquired into his body to its maximum, barely managing to regain his composure.

Dumbledore simply informed him of the information; the Prophecy wasn't leaked by Dumbledore himself, so Harry had no reason to argue with him.

As for why Snape leaked the secret back then, Harry will certainly investigate it himself.

He wasn't someone who would blindly believe conclusions offered by others; when judging a matter, Harry would only trust what he saw with his own eyes and the evidence he found himself.

He will investigate everything that happened between Snape and his parents, as well as the clues about his other 'enemy', Sirius, bit by bit!

"Harry, I sincerely hope you can take it easy." Dumbledore looked worriedly at Harry, who was forcing himself to calm down. "If you really feel too stressed, you could consider learning Occlumency. In Hogwarts ... well, never mind, I'm just suggesting."

Dumbledore a moment, then suddenly realized that the topic he had brought up wasn't quite appropriate either.

At Hogwarts today, there are only two people capable of instructing Harry on Occlumency.

The first, without a doubt, is Dumbledore himself. However, instructing someone on how to practice Occlumency requires a certain degree of intrusion into their mind, and Harry has always absolutely resented Dumbledore doing this.

But the other person was Snape...

"Headmaster, you don't need to worry about me anymore, I'm fine." Harry shook his head silently, a forced smile on his lips. "Let's talk about something else, like... what about the Defense Against the Dark Arts course for the second half of this year?"

"That's exactly what I was going to ask you," Dumbledore said, changing the subject as well. "The school year is only halfway through, and we're having a hard time finding new teachers who can start immediately."

"You're asking me about this?" Harry gave a wry smile. "Weren't both of the previous Black Organization professors killed by me? Are you trying to make me choose a third victim myself?"

"This..." Albus Dumbledore's face turned red with embarrassment upon hearing this, and he immediately felt as if he had eaten a Bertie Bott's Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans that tasted like booger.

Quirrell was beaten to death by him, and Lockhart was driven mad by him too. Everyone said that the Blackmail professors at Hogwarts were just expendable resources, but Harry himself took care of two of them!

"How about we wait until Severus Snape wakes up and have him substitute for the class?" Harry said after thinking for a moment. "He's always wanted to teach this subject... but it might be too much work for him."

"Harry ...you're right, Severus is indeed very suitable. As for his workload, I think you don't need to worry." Dumbledore's face showed a relieved smile. "For the next six months, Severus will only need to teach grades five through seven. Those students who need to prepare for the OWLs and NEWTs exams are in dire need of a good teacher. As for the other lower grades, I will think of other ways."

At this moment, Dumbledore looked at Harry with relief, because in his view, Harry had not lost his mind because of what happened back then.

"However... we still need to put up a job ad in the Daily Prophet... Good heavens, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is going through such a frenzy!" Dumbledore, in a good mood, and winked at Harry.

"Could you also place a job ad while you're at it? I think the school urgently needs an engineering team capable of upgrading the piping system." Harry's eyes lit up when he heard that Albus Dumbledore was going to put up an ad. "I promised the Merpeople Merkus that I would help improve the water quality of Black Lake. Now that the Black Lake's estuary and Chamber have been exposed again, it's the perfect opportunity to carry out a large-scale pipeline renovation."

"Merkus is our friend, and I'm naturally worried about the environment of Black Lake. But can simply modifying the pipes really purify the water? And... what does this have to do with the Chamber?"

Dumbledore may be a great wizard, but when it comes to environmental protection and water management issues in the ordinary world, he is definitely a blind spot.

"The reason the Black Lake's water quality has been deteriorating year by year is not only because the inlet is blocked, causing the lake water to stop flowing, but more importantly, because Hogwarts has been discharging untreated sewage into the lake," Harry patiently explained to Dumbledore. "Therefore, the renovations we need to make next are to extend the castle's main drainage pipes to the Black Lake's inlet; at the same time, we also need to add a facility to treat and purify the sewage, which is why we need to use the Chamber of Secrets."

"Given the relative positions of the castle and the Black Lake, the Chamber of Salazar Slytherin's remains would be perfect for building a septic tank."

(P. S. Writing this, I feel a little sentimental.)

Before starting the book, I did a lot of research and read a lot of things. Finally, when I started writing, I decided that I couldn't portray the protagonist as a sensible and lovable good boy.

Harry, the protagonist, is at the center of the vortex. No matter how excellent or trustworthy he is, Albus Dumbledore can never fully reveal everything to him. Because many problems cannot be solved by mere admiration.

For example, Snape...

Strictly speaking, Harry has three enemies in Harry Potter: Voldemort who took action, Peter Pettigrew leaked the secret, and Snape who overheard the Prophecy.

Therefore, no matter how well Harry performs, Dumbledore would never tell him the whole truth. After all, it was an irreconcilable blood feud between their parents, and no one could predict how Harry would react.

So it's better to be an annoying child from the start, throwing a tantrum if you don't tell me, and the consequences of that tantrum are something you simply can't afford.

The squeaky wheel gets the grease, right?

Let's talk about Severus Snape again. Actually, Severus Snape were the beginning of Harry's tragic fate. In the original books, Rowling didn't know how to peacefully resolve the conflict between Harry and Severus Snape. In the end, after learning everything, Harry fled in his seventh year, and Snape stayed at Hogwarts as headmaster. When Harry returned to Hogwarts, Snape had already died in Nagini's mouth.

So their conflict was never truly resolved; it was just that the death of the followers of the Severus Snape extinguished everything.

Chapter 184 Some things are already understood without being spoken of.

The reason why the water quality of the Black Lake at Hogwarts has been deteriorating is simply due to the difference between flowing and stagnant water.

Black Lake is not a completely enclosed inland freshwater lake. There is actually a hidden estuary at the bottom of the lake. It is because of this estuary that the water flows, which is why Black Lake can still maintain basic water quality after being polluted by the entire Hogwarts community for so many years.

This water flow clearly ensured that the Chamber was well-watered, which is why Voldemort was able to see Salazar's Spirit.

However, in recent decades, silt and garbage at the bottom of the lake have completely blocked the estuary, turning the Black Lake into a stagnant pool, and the water level in the Chamber has begun to drop continuously.

Under these circumstances, with those unsuspecting Hogwarts students still dumping their waste into the lake every day, it's no wonder the water quality is poor.

If it weren't for the Merpeople's relentless struggle against lake pollution for survival, Black Lake would probably have become a stinking, polluted pond ten years ago.

Therefore, in order to improve the water quality of Black Lake, in addition to methods such as dredging the lake bottom and adding additives, it is also necessary to find ways to solve the pollution at the source.

As we all know, the most basic facility for the pretreatment of urban domestic sewage is the septic tank.

Of course, these are all secondary. The reason Harry wanted to turn the Chamber into a septic tank was ultimately to disgust Salazar Slytherin.

That old madman not only insulted Harry's surname, but he almost killed Harry outright. He'd definitely use that stone sculpture's head as a septic tank inlet...

Eat shit!

As for Harry's seemingly righteous but actually selfishly vengeful proposal, Albus Dumbledore ultimately chose to agree.

"Hmm... Slytherin is inherently unconventional and disdainful of conventional rules, so I believe he would absolutely not mind something that benefits the entire Hogwarts community."

It's hard to say whether Albus Dumbledore genuinely thought Harry's point was valid, or simply wanted to appease Harry in this situation. In any case, he ultimately agreed to Harry's 'Hogwarts plumbing renovation plan'.

Harry didn't linger after that; he said goodbye and left the Headmaster's Office, taking with him a box of Chocolate Frog.

The card inside the box depicts an ancient Greek wizard. Dumbledore stated that the card is quite rare, and if Harry finds a child who enjoys collecting cards, he could likely easily acquire most of their collection.

Haha, Harry has done quite a few childish things like that before.

Who hasn't had a childhood where they ate so many instant noodles they were sick of them?

"Um... Harry, do you have time now?"

After leaving the Headmaster's Office, Harry was called to a stop in the third-floor corridor.

The red-haired brother and sister, Ron Weasley and Ginny Weasley, seem to have been waiting for Harry here all along.

"Oh, it's you guys. What's up?" Harry asked casually, while maintaining a greater than normal social distance.

"I...I heard from Professor McGonagall that you were in the Headmaster's Office, so I came specifically to find you," Ron said eagerly. "I wanted to thank you. When Ginny was taken away, I had absolutely no idea what to do! But you rescued her, thank you so much..."

"Harry, thank you..." The red-haired girl also stole a glance at Harry from the side. Her voice was as soft as a shy gnat. If Harry hadn't had such good hearing, he probably wouldn't have been able to hear what she was saying.

"Forget about thanking me, I'm going to solve the Chamber of Secrets problem anyway." Harry waved his hand dismissively. "As for your sister, she was rescued by Luna Lovegood, thank her if you want."

"Well...besides thanking you, I also want to apologize!" Ron lowered his head guiltily before Harry. "Your guess was right, and Dad scolded Ginny for it. We only found out then that if you hadn't stopped the diary plot, Dad might have even lost his job at the Ministry of Magic! So, I was really too reckless back then, that's why..."

"I don't think you need to apologize to me, Ginny felt the same way." Harry's expression remained calm. "In that situation, instinctively trusting your family and instinctively choosing to protect yourself are perfectly normal reactions, so you don't need to blame yourselves at all."

Harry genuinely didn't care, because he felt he had nothing to talk about with the Weasley, whether it was thanking them or apologizing.

Moreover, he was also eager to find a place to process what was going on regarding Snape.

If Hermione were here right now...

"But..."

"Harry!"

Ron was about to say something when he was interrupted by a clear shout from afar. Upon hearing this voice, Harry's previously somber expression began to relax.

The academically gifted girl whom someone was thinking about strode over, and after briefly glancing at the three people present, she came forward and took Harry's arm, also taking the opportunity to block Ginny's gaze that had been peeking at her.

"Weasley, I need to talk to Harry. Could you ask him to leave first?"

This was probably the first time Hermione had displayed her domineering demeanor outside of academic settings.

At that moment, she held her head high with pride, her expression telling Ron... she absolutely didn't want to hear a single word of dissent.

As for Ginny, after meeting Hermione, she inexplicably felt ashamed of herself.

This was incredible to her, because she had only been in school for a short time and had already been named the Gryffindor.

Hermione, however, was a nerdy girl with messy hair, freckles, and big front teeth; in terms of looks alone, she was definitely no match for her.

But because Harry was holding her arm the whole time, she won so easily.

"Well... you guys go ahead and get back to work~"

Hermione's aura completely overwhelmed the Weasley, and Ron finally realized that Harry had no interest in listening to him, so he had no choice but to retreat to the side in a huff.

"Goodbye." Harry, seeing this, didn't stand on ceremony at all. He said goodbye and left with Hermione, not even paying attention to Ginny standing to the side.

"Um, Harry ..."

Watching the two Granger walk away, Ginny's shoulders began to tremble involuntarily. She managed to cover her mouth with her hands, and her eyes gradually filled with tears...

Of course, Harry wouldn't see this scene, and even if he did, it probably wouldn't have stirred much emotion within him, after all...

Longing is the emotion furthest from understanding.

What Harry needs is not a pretty, vain woman, but a partner who is assertive and arrogant to everyone else, yet always sensitive enough to detect his emotional changes.

"Are you in a bad mood?" Hermione couldn't help but worry as she accurately caught the hint of fatigue between Harry's brows.

"It's alright now, I know how to handle it." Harry chuckled and took Hermione's hand. "Besides, as long as you're by my side, how could I possibly be in a bad mood?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Hermione pouted and glared at Harry, but she didn't pull away from his hand, letting him lead her around the campus.

There are some things they may already be tacitly aware of.

However, Hermione is still waiting for the right opportunity.

And Harry, too, is waiting for that day to come...

Chapter 185 A healer is also an option.

The Chamber incident has finally come to an end, but Hogwarts is not entirely in a state of joy, because many people are currently lying in the hospital.

This incident was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Hogwarts. Among the victims who were petrified, three were school staff members, including two house heads.