"What did you do to my sister?"
Percy, who had just arrived, happened to witness the scene and demanded an answer angrily.
Salasha (Salatea) tucked a stray lock behind her ear and gave an inscrutable smile. "Former prefect, you should ask Ginny what she was planning to do to me."
"You..."
A second-year wizard bullying a first-year, then blaming Ginny for it! Percy was furious. Just as he was about to argue with her, Luo Bin and Ron came toward the door, carrying the petrified Anna.
"Move aside! Hurry up and clear the way! Blocking the doorway is extremely inconsiderate!"
"Ron, is that any way to speak to your brother? Look what you and Harry have done! You've frightened Ginny to tears!"
Percy frowned in displeasure.
"If Ginny's crying, go and comfort her! Why are you standing here picking on me?"
There was no denying it—Ron was getting increasingly slick with his comebacks.
"You..."
Percy glared at Ron until his brother disappeared around the corner of the corridor, then turned back to find out what Salasha (Salatea) had done to Ginny.
Unfortunately, she was already long gone.
Meanwhile, on the way to the Hospital Wing with the petrified Anna, Ron kept feeling that her face, figure, and manner seemed familiar. Yet when he thought about it carefully, he had no recollection of her at all, so he decided he must have been mistaken.
Had Luo Bin known what he was thinking, he would definitely have replied, Kid, you're not mistaken. Anna Karenina really does look like someone—Salatea, the queen of fake innocence.
Moreover, judging by Ginny's reaction, the Chamber Monster's intended victim had been Salatea, and Anna's petrification had been part of Salatea's scheme!
But Luo Bin could not understand why Salatea had provoked Ginny's jealousy at the risk of