Chapter 414 There Are Many Problems, Take Action!

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Snape heard Sean's whisper, his brows raised slightly, but his tone was still gloomy.

"Are you skilled, Wallop?"

Sean's eyes twitched, why is this old bat's focus so different?

"Stop talking about that...Professor, did you check his wand with the flashback spell?"

If there really was something wrong with Max Dawson, there must be something wrong with his wand.

Sean's existence was noticed before, but Lavender Brown did not have this strength, which proves that the hidden person must have been present at that time.

If that person is really Max Dawson, then in order to cope with Snape's inspection, even if he forgot his memory and weaved new memories, then this must be a hasty action in a short period of time.

The memory check is troublesome, but it is much more convenient to use the flashback spell to check the wand.

Unexpectedly, Snape glanced at him mockingly: "Do you think I wouldn't know about such a basic check? The fluorescent spell and the sorting spell are all commonly used spells, and the wand is normal."

The wand was normal... Sean frowned.

Could it be that I am really too suspicious? However, the possibility that Max Dawson has a spare wand cannot be ruled out...

"Where's his place? Is there anything unusual, like another wand, or an empty glass bottle or something?"

"Everything is normal," Snape said coldly.

The easiest place to hide things in Hogwarts is the Room of Requirement, but the Room of Requirement is also Sean’s home court... Elsewhere, Max Dawson spends most of his time being secretly monitored by ghosts in the castle, except when he is in When he was in his own room - but everything was normal in his room...

Do you really think too much?

And we must pay attention to one point, that is, this latent has tried his best to control the students with the Imperius Curse, and has made so many complete preparations. On the one hand, he naturally does not want to expose himself, and on the other hand, it is his main purpose. He has to convey the true prophecy made by Trelawney to the outside world.

But the memory bottles from which Trelawney was extracted were not found with Max Dawson...

Regardless of whether the lurker was Max Dawson or not, this person dared to use the Imperius Curse at Hogwarts, which was a very risky act.

Because a person has been soul-robbed for a long time and has to experience frequent memory deletions. Over time, this person's state will definitely be different from his normal state.

In other words, even if Sean didn't happen to bump into him tonight, in front of powerful wizards such as Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick, Lavender Brown and others' strange behavior would be discovered sooner or later.

That person can't safely take those language memories out of school until the end of the semester.

In addition, it is worth noting that how did the opal necklace that almost killed Parvati Patil be brought into the school?

New teaching assistants must undergo strict inspections when they enter the school. Memory tampering cannot be detected. Such powerful black magic props cannot be hidden...

Sean narrowed his eyes slightly. The lurker must have a way to communicate with the outside world and even send items...

Thinking like this only happened for a moment. Sean raised his head and searched around, and found his target.

He moved naturally to the side of the pearly white ghost: "Hey, Sir Nicholas of Mimsy, how are you doing?"

Nick, who was almost headless, beamed after hearing Sean's name. He puffed out his chest proudly: "Very good. It is an honor for a nobleman to serve Hogwarts."

Sean conveniently set up an anti-eavesdropping barrier and asked straight to the point: "Nick, you are responsible for coordinating the inspection of the new assistant coach, right?"

"Oh, yes, Professor McGonagall has given me this serious job, and I will not let her down - by the way, won't you call me Sir?" Nearly headless Nick was fiddling with his A little flesh remains to connect the neck and head.

"Listen, Sir Nicholas of Mimsy, I need you to tell me what Max Dawson has been doing during this time."

"What's going on? Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape have already asked me. Everything is normal," Nick said.

"No, describe it to me in detail."

Nick played with his head while showing a thoughtful look: "According to the professor's instructions, the ghosts will monitor his daily travels, except when he returns to his room... Well, most of his free time, he Either stay in your room or stay in the staff room - oh, I was watching from the wall by the fireplace last time you talked."

"Where's the travel route?"

"The route is also very normal, basically the office, classroom, library, staff lounge, and auditorium. I go back and forth to the bathrooms and occasionally go to the library. Oh, that Mr. Dawson often shows his concern for Hogwarts curiosity, but in my opinion, he is still a very polite gentleman and will not go out of his way to find the secret room in Hogwarts.”

From this point of view, everything seems to be normal. I seem to be overthinking it...

Over there, the almost headless Nick continued: "Oh, by the way, he has been to Hogsmeade several times."

"Hogsmeade? What did he do?"

"Oh, you are worrying too much, Sean. Mr. Dawson behaves normally when he goes to Hogsmeade, and not often. After all, students are not allowed to go to Hogsmeade now. As a teacher, he goes there all the time. Rest and entertainment are not very good either. The most he can do is drink some butterbeer, buy some candies or some clothes.”

"When was the last time?"

"Oh, I know this very well. I happened to be following him secretly that time," the almost headless Nick puffed up his chest proudly. "Just the day before yesterday, he went to Hogsmeade in the evening."

The day before yesterday... Sean's suspicion that had just disappeared suddenly jumped up again. At this time, it was difficult not to make people suspicious.

"Specific circumstances, Nick."

"It's Sir Nicholas of Mimsy, Sean -" Nick corrected him, and then said, "It must have been about five o'clock in the afternoon that day. He walked out of his room and was going to relax."

"Along the way, he met a few students and said hello normally. When he left the school, he met that silly big Hagrid and the two of them exchanged a few words. After arriving at Hogsmeade, he I hesitated for a while between the Broomstick Bar and Lady Puddieffe's Teahouse, and finally chose the Three Broomsticks, and happened to meet Professor Trelawney..."

Professor Trelawney... Sean frowned.

Nick continued: "The two of them didn't look very familiar. They greeted each other politely, and then walked into the Three Broomsticks together. Later, Professor Trelawney came out first, and not long after that, Mr. Dawson also came out. Came out. Oh, by the way, he also met Professor Lockhart after he came out, ha - Mr. Dawson luckily didn't go to Mrs. Puddy's Tea House, which is where Lockhart came out. If he had gone, he would have to endure it. That guy's bragging..."

"Wait a minute," Sean quickly interrupted Nick's comment, "What happened in the bar? Mr. Dawson and Professor Trelawney, what happened to them in the Three Broomsticks?"

"I don't know." Nick, who was almost headless, spread his hands.

Sean was stunned. He and the professors had forgotten something. The normal in the ghost's mouth was different from their understanding!

Ghosts can only wander in the places they have been before, but Nearly Headless Nick died more than five hundred years ago! At that time, although Hogsmeade existed, the Three Broomsticks did not necessarily exist!

Sure enough, Nick said: "There weren't any bars or teahouses when I was alive. I couldn't go in, so I had to stay outside - it would be great if he went to the Pig's Head Bar. The Pig's Head Bar had just been established when I was alive." , God, you can’t even imagine how bright the cabin there turned out to be... Um, Sean? Sean?"

Nick, who was almost headless, looked at Sean in confusion. The other person leaned against the wall with his head lowered, thinking about something without saying a word.

In the dark Hogsmeade village, in the shadow of the stone road, with a twist of the air, Sean's figure was revealed.

He had to come to the Three Broomsticks to check on the situation, so he directly left an illusion spell on the spot, and then used the trajectory to flash to Hogsmeade.

Fortunately, shadow bugs have been left here for a long time...

Sean sighed silently, then hid his figure and pushed open the door of the Three Broomsticks.

"Welcome, but are you coming so late? It's already closed tonight... huh?" Ms. Rosmerta, the proprietress of the Three Broomsticks, looked doubtfully at the door of her bar that was pushed open and closed. There was no one there.

"Is there no wind tonight?" This graceful and sociable lady put down the wine glass in her hand doubtfully, and went to the door to check in a drunken state.

Behind her, Sean had narrowed his eyes.

The Imperius Curse...

"Ma'am, can you tell me what happened to Max Dawson and Professor Trelawney here?" Sean revealed his figure directly.

His appearance did not shock Ms. Rosmerta. Instead, these words seemed to trigger a switch, and her eyes, which were already blurred by alcohol, became even more dull.

Sure enough, the memory was tampered with by the Imperius Curse...

Ms. Rosmerta was confused for a while, and then she pulled out her wand and pointed it at Sean: "Avada...!"

"Bang." Her body was hit by a red light.

Sean waved his wand and restrained Ms. Rosmerta. The Imperius Curse could only wait for the therapist to solve it. He couldn't ask anything now.

He turned around and searched the bar.

Finally, Sean discovered something was wrong in Ms. Rosmerta's bedroom, where extra wands were well hidden.

Sean tested the flashback spell one by one.

Apparition spell, earplug listening spell, confusion spell... there is even a spell that Sean has never seen, but it should be used to send contact signals.

Although Hogsmeade has lost its previous business, the business owners here can still go out for shopping occasionally...

Sean took a deep breath. The lurker took control of Ms. Rosmerta and was using her to communicate with the outside world...

Max Dawson, there's a big problem!

Sean didn't hesitate anymore. He directly used the magic spell to hide the unconscious Ms. Rosmerta, and then used the trajectory to flash back to Hogwarts again.

Sean, who had been leaning against the stone wall, slowly raised his head and opened his eyes.

At this time, the students had gathered on one side of the auditorium, where they would all sleep tonight.

Max Dawson, who had just been cleared of suspicion, was talking to several new assistant coaches.

Sean walked naturally to Professor McGonagall and said in a deep voice after the same old routine: "There is something wrong with Max Dawson. The information Nick gave is biased. Ms. Rosmerta is also controlled by the Imperius Curse."

"What?!" Shock flashed across Professor McGonagall's eyes, but she controlled her expression well and did not even look at Max Dawson.

"Professor, we must control him, but there are too many students here... You find an excuse and ask a few teaching assistants to go outside to check on the guards. I will try to subdue him immediately. If the sneak attack fails, you can fight with him again. Other professors came to support us.”

"No problem." Professor McGonagall nodded.

Soon, several teaching assistants were called over by Professor McGonagall.

"Max, Charlotte, Colton, oh, and you, Sean, you go too, go check on the guards at the gate. I don't think there's something right with the dementors tonight, Sean. , if the situation is normal, please help me inform the prefects and chairmen."

"Okay, no problem." Sean nodded.

Several people quickly walked towards the outside of the castle.

Sean walked next to Max Dawson. As he walked, he showed a wry smile and said in a sympathetic tone: "Max, you have really worked hard tonight."

The other party smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I have no choice but to cooperate during this special period... To be honest, I don't even know what happened tonight."

Sean deliberately lowered his voice: "Someone lurked into Hogwarts, controlled the students with the Imperius Curse, and tried to steal something... You know, you are the new assistant teacher after all."

Dawson opened his mouth in surprise, and then sighed: "That bastard made me drink Veritaserum..."

The conversation seemed normal, and indeed it was. Dawson had woven memories for himself, and what he was saying now was his true thoughts.

But Dave kept having thoughts: "There's something wrong with his brain. It seems like it suddenly became more vigorous."

Sure enough, he set up a wake-up memory switch for himself...

Several people had already walked to the deserted square. Sean held up his wand and stretched: "What time is it..."

Charlotte and Colton, who had been quarreling quietly behind them, received the signal, and the quarrel suddenly became louder. The two even stood still and confronted each other.

"Sterling, what do you mean?!"

"Miss Hawke, please watch your words."

The two of them immediately took out their wands.

Max Dawson turned around and said helplessly: "You two, please stop arguing about business..."

Sean's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his wand was pointed directly at Dawson.

"Dizzy..."

Before the curse could be uttered, in an instant, a familiar magic power that made Sean's heart palpitate automatically burst out!