"No, Scholar Angulo must be the ghost who helped Professor Lore find the Magic Nodes!"
Xiwen's words sent a chill through everyone present.
"What?" Headmaster Dippet struggled to push himself up from the back of his chair and asked with difficulty, "Are you sure?"
"Rumble—"
At that moment, a tremendous crash echoed throughout the entire castle, accompanied by violent tremors.
The truth was self-evident!
"Has the third Magic Node been destroyed?" Professor Melesi covered her mouth and said in horror, "How could it have happened so quickly?"
She quickly sank into guilt and self-reproach, murmuring, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't trusted Scholar Angulo so easily, Hogwarts wouldn't have fallen into such danger..."
"Galadia, this has nothing to do with you!" Headmaster Dippet suddenly displayed a commanding presence. He silently removed the ring from his right arm, stood up, and said, "If I had listened to Rozier's suggestion last night and interrogated Claude directly, none of this would have happened today. I will take full responsibility!"
"Headmaster..." Mrs. Dallaire looked at Headmaster Dippet worriedly, wanting to say something.
"I'm fine." Headmaster Dippet shook his head, then forcibly drew a breath, making his complexion slightly rosier.
After feeling the violent tremor, Xiwen froze completely, falling into a numb daze.
"Are you feeling unwell, son?" Sandrine noticed that something was wrong with Xiwen and asked with concern.
Xiwen stiffly shook his head.
Then he took a deep breath and looked at Headmaster Dippet. "Headmaster, I bear responsibility for this as well."
"If I hadn't stubbornly summoned the Board of Governors to force an interrogation of Professor Lore, perhaps the third node would not have been destroyed so quickly. If we had followed your approach, we might have captured Professor Lore more securely."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Sandrine patted the