Matthew Wakefield's mood can be said to be terrible.

He had long guessed that the book might be terrible, but he could not have thought it would be so terrible!

What Slughorn just said is completely in line with his previous experience.

Hogwarts does have certain precautions for black magic items and also strictly restrict the rules of space... So that book went to the "House for Responsibility"; and according to some descriptions in the original work of the previous life, although the House of Responsibility is within Hogwarts, it will not be bound by the rules of Hogwarts!

At the same time, Slughorn said that the true mystery is impossible to escape... So no matter what method he uses, it is almost impossible to "stop" the book, and it is always in lingering.

As for what Slughorn judged, the one that attacked Malfoy was an extremely weak mysterious black magic item... His guess was most likely completely opposite to the facts... It was precisely because the power of the book was too strong that they escaped their search at that time.

So, what should I do?

Matthew was originally planning to take the truth out of Horace Slughorn. Then, he hoped that the Potions teacher could help him completely get rid of this threat.

But Slughorn's words made him retreat... Could it be that he really let the Slytherin's dean kill himself?

Moreover, in Slughorn's tone, Matthew's mind was a little desperate...

If that book is really so terrifying, wouldn’t I be sure to die?

Or, worse, to get in touch with what Slughorn said, an ending that is more terrifying than death?

No...no...no...no...

Not yet to that point, Matthew tried his best to comfort himself.

He recalled what Slughorn had said earlier:

"You can only pray that you will never encounter that kind of thing unless you are a powerful wizard as powerful as Professor Grindelwald."

Does this sentence mean that if you become such a powerful wizard as Gellert Grindelwald, you don’t have to be afraid of that book?

That's what it means...so, my ending is not completely destined.

Probably...it should...

...

In the dark corridor, Matthew shook his head, not allowing himself to continue his random thoughts.

I looked down at my watch and found it was already very late, and it was about to pass ten o'clock... That would have exceeded the lights out time, which would be considered a violation of school rules.

Walking down the marble steps, he began to step into the basement.

The corridor in the basement seemed extremely long and gloomy in the darkness.

From time to time, you can hear some strange sounds in your ears. Of course, this may just be an illusion caused by the sound of the wind.

The torches on the stone wall also seemed extremely weak and could not even illuminate the road ahead.

Matthew pulled out his black walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut walnut

"Fluorescence flashing (Lumos)!"

He sang softly.

A faint light lit up from the end of his wand, illuminating the road ahead of him.

The spells that Professor Frius Flivie handed in a spell class two weeks ago are simple, but often very practical.

But just as Matthew passed by the door of the Potion Classroom—

It seems... there is a sound?

Matthew raised his ears a little.

Yes, there is indeed a sound!

It came from the Potion Classroom.

Although it is very small, this time Matthew can judge that it is definitely not an illusion caused by the wind.

Who will it be?

First, the Potions Class teacher Horace Slughorn was ruled out. The old man had just said goodbye to each other with Matthew in his office, and he had no reason to suddenly appear in the Potions Class classroom.

So... were other teachers who came to his classroom to get things after Slughorn's permission?

Or... someone steals something in it?

Or... it was the murderer who had previously attacked Ronald Weasley?

But Matthew did not turn around and continued to walk forward in a steady pace, as if he had never heard the sound.

No matter who is in the Potion Class classroom now, it has nothing to do with him!

At the same time, he also pricked up his ears very cautiously... Fortunately, the voice seemed to have stopped abruptly.

Just as you are about to walk through this corridor and turn into the next passage-

"Who is it?" A stern voice suddenly sounded behind Matthew.

The sound was filled with alertness.

...

A very familiar young female voice, undoubtedly, was also the voice that Matthew Wakefield was the last to hear.

"It's me...Matthew Wakefield!" he turned around and stammered:

"Professor Rozier..."

Hogwarts' vice president Vita Rozier came step by step from behind.

For a while, Matthew couldn't tell whether she came out of the Potions classroom or came out from other places.

However, Professor Rozier became limping when he walked, as if he had suffered some injuries.

When she approached, Matthew found that her hair was a little messy and her face was also gloomy and not as elegant as before.

"Wickfield?" Professor Rozier sterned: "Why are you again?"

Matthew actually wanted to ask this question too.

The person he feared the most in the whole of Hogwarts was undoubtedly the Vice President Professor Rozier.

On weekdays, he tried every means to avoid her.

But unexpectedly, I met her inexplicably many times...

"I..." Matthew opened his mouth.

Then he found that Professor Rozier was pressing towards him step by step.

Her beautiful face suddenly became a little distorted and even a little ferocious.

Matthew was so scared that he took a few steps back and kept his back against the wall.

what to do……

What if Professor Rozier suddenly attacked himself?

So what should I do?

Matthew glanced at the wand on his right hand. The only aggressive spell he could use was the petrified spell... Not long ago, Professor Rozier taught him in the Dark Magic Defense class.

Matthew didn't think that this spell would work for the other party now.

Professor Rozier was getting closer and closer, and her slightly distorted face became clearer.

Matthew suddenly saw that there was a faint red light in Professor Rozier's eyes, a red light like blood.

Could it be said...

Matthew didn't have time to think about it.

I silently recited the spell of petrification in my heart: "Petrificus Totalus!"

Just as he was about to shout this spell—

"Is Professor Rozier here?" Another familiar voice came from not far away.

...

The red light in Professor Rozier's eyes disappeared, and she turned around and stopped looking at Matthew.

The familiar figure in the darkness also slowly appeared in Matthew's sight.

"Oh, and Wakefield!" Professor Edward Troca blinked and looked at Matthew.

Professor Troca's face looked better than usual, not so pale or so haggard...

Or because the lights are relatively weak at night.

"I'm very curious, Wickfield, why are you here?" Professor Troca asked with interest.

Matthew noticed that the transforming teacher had already taken the wand into his hand.

"I'm also curious about this, so I'm asking Wakefield this question!" Professor Rozier said coldly.

The twisted and ferocious angry expression on her face seemed to disappear, replaced by the usual coldness.

Professor Troca's appearance made Matthew breathe a sigh of relief.
To be continued...