"Argus!"

With a loud shout, Dumbledore led the professors to the crowd in time, stopping Filch, the gatekeeper who was about to attack.

"Argus, I..." Before the white wizard finished speaking, he saw the bloody writing on the wall.

Then he made a decisive decision and ordered all the little wizards to return to the dormitory immediately.

In the end, only the Harry trio and Filch remained.

After the deans of the branches drove the children back, Dumbledore comforted the gatekeeper who was about to cry: "It's not dead, Argus, it's just petrified."

At this time, Lockhart suddenly jumped out, and said boldly: "I knew it, but unfortunately I was not there at the time."

"Otherwise, I can definitely save this cat!"

Dumbledore, who knew his level well, looked at him with a half-smile, but didn't answer.

The eyes of the other professors also revealed a bit of teasing. They had all heard about the glorious story of Lockhart being sent to the school hospital just a few days after he arrived.

Ignoring the liar writer completely, Dumbledore continued to say to the gatekeeper: "But how it was petrified is hard to say."

Even though he knew his cat wasn't dead, Filch was still resentful.

He pursed his lips, and glanced at Harry next to him from the corner of his eye: "Ask him, he did it, and you saw what he wrote on the wall."

But Harry on the other side, with grievances written all over his face, immediately retorted: "It's not me, I swear!"

"Mrs. Norris was like that when I got here!"

Filch firmly believed that he was trying to quibble, so he shouted excitedly: "You nonsense!"

Seeing that the surrounding atmosphere was getting more and more serious, Professor Snape came out to smooth things over for the first time: "Can I say something, Dean?"

Dumbledore nodded in agreement.

Snape walked between the two of them and said slowly, "Maybe they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time."

The words obviously favoring Harry surprised everyone present, what happened to Snape today?

Especially Ron and Hermione looked at Harry with disbelief.

At this moment, Harry also frowned in puzzlement.

Only Dumbledore and Lu Wu, who knew the inside story, still looked calm.

As if aware of the change in everyone's mood, Snape immediately added: "But this situation is indeed suspicious."

At the same time, he slowly approached the three little wizards step by step: "I don't remember seeing Potter at dinner."

The indifferent expression and stern tone made the professors say in their hearts that this is what the old-fashioned Snape should look like.

When Harry didn't know how to answer the old-fashioned professor's question, Lu Wu, who had been silent all the time, helped to explain: "I'm afraid it's all because of me, Professor Snape."

"I left an homework for the kids before, and he must have forgotten the time because he had to finish the homework."

Snape suddenly looked back at the mage with complicated eyes.

And Harry looked at his teacher with gratitude at this time, and his favorability towards him increased a lot.

The little witch Hermione also explained at the right time: "That's right, we have been practicing new spells, and many students were there at the time, and they can help prove it."

"However, on the way back, Harry told us..."

As an obedient child, Hermione wanted to tell the professors about the strange voice that only Harry could hear, but was interrupted by Harry's eyes.

Unexpectedly, Snape was keenly aware of this, and immediately asked: "What are you talking about, Miss Granger!"

Harry didn't want to tell anyone about it, so he said, "I said I'm not hungry."

Then he quickly changed the subject and talked about the cat: "We were on our way back to the common room when we found Mrs. Norris."

Snape felt that this explanation was enough, but to prevent others from saying that he was looking at Harry, he still looked suspiciously at Dumbledore.

The white wizard understood what he meant, so he issued the final conclusion: "Everyone is innocent until proven guilty."

After listening to the potions professor, the corners of his mouth moved, as if he wanted to laugh, but he forced himself back.

Harry's crisis seemed to be resolved in this way, but Filch was still relentless.

"My cat is petrified, someone needs to be punished!"

He looked even more aggrieved than Harry now, with a bitter face, sobbing non-stop, and tears in his eyes.

Dumbledore didn't want the dedicated gatekeeper to be too sad, so he comforted: "We can cure it, Argus."

"As far as I know, Mrs. Sprout grows fine mandrakes."

"When it matures, it can be used to prepare potions to save Mrs. Norris."

The head of Hufflepuff, Sprout, who is also the professor of herbal medicine, smiled and nodded at Filch, proving that what the white wizard said was indeed true.

The gatekeeper was still a little unwilling at this time, but there was nothing he could do.

At this moment, Lu Wu suddenly walked out of the crowd and said, "Maybe I can try to save this cat."

"What you said is true!" Filch became excited again.

He has no relatives, no children, Mrs. Norris is the only spiritual sustenance, how can he not be excited when he hears that someone wants to help with treatment.

"It shouldn't be a big problem." The mage replied confidently.

And Dumbledore, who has a clear understanding of the strength of the mage, gave him enough trust.

"Then let Professor Ryze try. With his ability, he can definitely save this cat."

Lu Wu was not too polite, and said directly to the gatekeeper: "Bring your cat and follow me."

After finishing speaking, he turned and walked towards his office.

Seeing this, Filch immediately hugged Mrs. Norris, who was as hard as a rock, and followed behind him.

Not long after the two left, Dumbledore warned everyone: "In the next period of time, I remind everyone to be careful."

At the same time, he gave Harry a meaningful look, as if he knew something.

Then, the white wizard let everyone leave the corridor, and personally escorted the three of Harry back to the common room.

On the other side, Lu Wu also brought Filch and his cat to the office.

The janitor held Mrs. Norris in his arms, and looked at the furnishings in the office curiously, trying to figure out the character of the mysterious mage through these.

"Argus Filch." The mage sat at the table, picked up a quill and played with it casually.

"Yes, professor, I'm here." Filch came back to his senses instantly, bowed his body, and replied respectfully.

The mage didn't rush to treat the cat, but told him to put the cat down first.

After Filch put Mrs. Norris on the table, he continued to ask, "If I remember correctly, you should be a squib, right?"

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