Malfoy was arrested without putting up any resistance. Snape seized him by the nape of the neck and dragged him out of the tower.
Nearly every professor had witnessed him kill Dumbledore. The only reason Professor McGonagall had not killed him on the spot was the sense of responsibility she had developed over decades of teaching.
Kyle also felt a faint sense of relief and instinctively looked around.
He knew the real Dumbledore was nearby at that moment, but no one knew where he was.
Professor McGonagall stepped forward.
Her face was pale as she stared blankly at the open window, recalling what she had just seen. A moment later, it was as though all the strength had suddenly been drained from her body, and she swayed unsteadily.
Kyle reacted quickly, conjuring a chair behind Professor McGonagall and keeping her from collapsing onto the floor.
"What... what exactly happened here..." Professor McGonagall asked weakly. "Why... Dumbledore..."
"It was Voldemort's plot." Kyle tried not to look at Professor McGonagall. "He placed a special Killing Curse on Malfoy's wand. If Malfoy failed to kill Dumbledore, the Killing Curse would rebound onto him.
"By the time I arrived, Professor Dumbledore had already made his choice."
"He chose... Malfoy..." Professor McGonagall murmured, wiping away her tears with a checked lace handkerchief. "Yes, he would have done that... even if Malfoy wanted to kill him."
"Oh..." Professor Flitwick let out a heart-wrenching sob.
Professor Sprout clenched her apron tightly.
No one spoke again. It was as though everyone had lost themselves in fear and shock.
"Tell me what happened!"
At that moment, Snape, who had taken Malfoy away, rushed back in, storming inside in a fury.
"Tell me, Draco... how could he possibly have killed Dumbledore!"
Snape stared at Kyle, his entire body on the