Everyone understood something of what the words on the wall meant.
But why Mrs. Norris had been killed, and why there were words written in blood on the wall, filled them with curiosity and confusion.
With Professor Kate here, no one dared suspect that Katelyle had ordered Harry to do this, or that Harry had done it himself.
That only made the scene grow more terrifyingly silent.
Draco Malfoy's gaze flickered between the words on the wall and Harry.
His instincts told him this would be a good opportunity.
But that would implicate Professor Kate as well, making some of his ideas seem ridiculous.
Pressing his lips together, Draco Malfoy remained silent and said nothing more.
"What happened here? Why haven't you left yet? Are you planning to block the corridor all night?"
Argus Filch's voice rose from the crowd, sounding disgruntled and irritable.
Argus Filch pushed through the crowd to see what had happened.
He soon spotted Mrs. Norris.
In that instant, Argus Filch felt overwhelming terror and despair, and even fury.
"My cat! My cat! What happened to Mrs. Norris?"
Argus Filch rushed forward and snatched the still-bleeding Mrs. Norris from Harry's hands. The sight of her gruesome wounds made him even angrier.
Then Argus Filch turned to Harry and shrieked, "You! Did you lot kill my Mrs. Norris?"
"You mischievous, loathsome little brats! I'll make you pay!"
Katelyle stepped forward and laid a hand on Argus Filch's shoulder. "Argus! Your Mrs. Norris isn't dead yet."
"Besides, Harry wasn't the one who attacked Mrs. Norris. He discovered what had happened here and took her down."
In the original story, Harry had been helpless at this point.
He had fallen under suspicion, and many people suspected him.
Hearing Katelyle's words, Argus Filch immediately came to his senses. He looked