Chapter 158 The Pseudo-Heir Fifty Years Ago

Gryffindor common room.

Harry and Ron were preparing homework for History of Magic, but Hermione, who had already finished her homework, was a little absent-minded.

"Who could it be?" Hermione frowned, "Who wants to drive Squibs and Muggle-born wizards out of Hogwarts?"

"Think about it, who is the person who despises Muggle-borns the most?" Ron looked at Hermione and smiled meaningfully, "I think you already have the answer."

"It can't be Malfoy?"

"Of course it's him." Ron said seriously, "First of all, I want to make it clear that this has nothing to do with personal grudges.

As far as I know, the Malfoy family has been Slytherin for centuries. You also saw it when we sorted last year. Here we are, and the Sorting Hat hasn't even been put on his head yet, but he's called Slytherin. Doesn't that prove anything?

You've also met his father, Lucius, at Flourish and Blotts. Not to mention Muggles, he even looks down on wizards who mingle with Muggles. "

Hermione nodded blankly, and said doubtfully, "It seems to make sense."

"What do you mean by seem?" Ron was a little dissatisfied, "Their family must have the key to the Chamber of Secrets, which has been passed down from generation to generation for centuries."

"That..." Harry looked at the two of them, hesitant. for several seconds, "Do you think it could be Gaius?"

"That's impossible." Hermione decisively denied this guess and said angrily: "Harry, you know what kind of person Aaron is. He can never be the heir of Slytherin."

"Maybe Harry's guess is right." Ron thought for a while and said: "Compared to Malfoy, he is more like the heir of Slytherin."

"Why do you say that?" Hermione frowned, "He is different from other Slytherins. Last year, he tried to save us once."

"Don't be angry, Hermione.

I'm just talking about the facts. Many professors and even Headmaster Dumbledore said that he has all the qualities of Slytherin.

Ambition, shrewdness, emphasis on honor, judging the situation, keeping oneself safe, victory first, etc., he is the representative of Slytherin, and many people think so.

And the wizard bloodline of Gaius's family is very pure, at least dating back a thousand years ago."

"You can't envy and hate someone just because he is excellent." Hermione said speechlessly.

Ron rolled his eyes and turned to look at Harry, "What do you think?"

Harry looked at the two of them, hesitantly opened his mouth, "I'm not suspecting him for no reason.

First of all, on Halloween Eve, he appeared at the crime scene after us.

The three of us were not in the hall because we were attending Nick's deathday party. I heard strange noises and took you to that corridor.

But he came right after we arrived."

"It's just a coincidence." Hermione didn't care, "He also said he was going back to the dormitory."

"But this is too much of a coincidence!

Why did it have to be him? It had to be Slytherin?" Harry asked, "And he was alone at the time, no one can prove when he appeared there, maybe before us."

"Even if this is a coincidence, what happened afterwards?

We went to the crime scene He also went to the scene and found those strange spiders right away.

Moreover, he seemed to be indifferent to Myrtle's answer.

Once was a coincidence, but it's hard to explain that it was a coincidence twice. "

"You see!" Ron shrugged at Hermione, "This suspicion is coming up."

"Maybe it was a coincidence both times?" Hermione said uncertainly, "Besides, his purpose of going to the crime scene may be the same as ours."

"It may also be to clean up the evidence left by accident." Ron said calmly, "This is what is written in detective novels."

"I still don't believe it. Aaron has never looked down on half-blood and Muggle-born wizards.

He also didn't know that Filch was a Squib and had no reason to harm Mrs. Norris."

Harry and Ron looked at each other, their eyes full of helplessness.

"I don't want to doubt him either." Harry whispered, "But there are too many coincidences. Apart from Malfoy, he is the most suspicious."

Ron nodded. He had the same idea, and he gave Aaron another reason in his heart.

Aaron had a good relationship with Malfoy, who despised half-bloods and Muggles. Birds of a feather flock together. This is a hurdle that cannot be overcome.

Hermione chuckled, "In short, I don't believe it was him."

Harry and Ron looked at each other. They were just guessing and had no way to prove it.

"Let's put this question aside for now. There is no need for us to waste time on unrealistic guesses." Harry sighed slightly, "Check from other directions!"

At the same time, in the Slytherin common room.

Aaron sneezed several times in a row in his dormitory, but he didn't take it seriously.

After all, he was only twelve years old. Although his physique was far superior to that of adults, it didn't mean that he wouldn't catch a cold in November.

Aaron opened the notebook and looked at the clues he had integrated, thinking for a while.

He turned the page, tore off the blank paper at the back, and laid it on the wall.

Then he used the magic wand to move the clues in the notebook to the blank paper, making a simple clue wall with words but no pictures.

"There are two clues that can be checked at present.

One is the identity of the heir, and the other is the identity of the monster in the secret room." Aaron touched his chin, his brain working rapidly.

The heir is not easy to check, first of all, the freshmen.

There are many people, but each of them is possible.

And the other party will not easily reveal the flaws. At the age of eleven, he can open the secret room and let the monster out to commit crimes. How can he be timid?

However, the student who was expelled fifty years ago can be checked, but it will not be easy.

Fifty years ago, the time span is too large, and the professors of the school may not know anything. It is estimated that no one except the headmaster Dumbledore knows that history.

But Aaron didn't want to deal with Dumbledore. The old man looked kind and amiable. In the eyes of most students, he was a competent principal.

But for some reason, every time Aaron saw him, he felt that he was deep-minded and he felt that he would be sold out by him if he was not careful.

Thinking of the depth in Dumbledore's eyes, Aaron shuddered suddenly and immediately thought about the identity of the monster.

A magical animal with terrifying petrification ability, which existed in the era of Salazar Slytherin. It has a very long lifespan and may be the natural enemy of spiders...

Huh!

Aaron let out a long breath. With these clues, it was not difficult to determine the other party's identity.

After class the next day, Aaron took Abe to the outside of the castle.

Arriving at Hagrid's hut, Abe, who was in his arms, turned his face away reluctantly.

"Let's go! Who makes him the only one in this school who knows the most about magical animals!" Aaron said and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?"

Hagrid opened the door and was a little surprised to see Aaron.

"This is a rare guest!

Why did you think of coming to my place? Could it be that Abe is sick?"

"Can't you think of something good?

My dragon cub is in good health and eats everything with relish." Aaron rolled his eyes at him unhappily, walked into the house and found a place to sit down casually, "I came here specially this time because I have some questions. I guess you are the only one in the whole Hogwarts who can give me the answers."

Hagrid raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and his thick beard trembled, revealing his inner complacency.

"You go first, but I can't guarantee that I can answer it."

"It's about the Chamber of Secrets." Aaron said lightly, "I found..."

Aaron stopped talking halfway, because Hagrid, who was sitting opposite him, trembled slightly, and the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a kind of panic.

"Are you okay?"

"No." Hagrid forced a bitter smile and said, "I'm fine."

"You don't look like you're okay.

I'm just asking some questions, don't be nervous." Aaron tried his best to make his tone calm, "Hagrid, I found some clues about the Chamber of Secrets."

"Really?" Hagrid was a little uneasy, "What did you find?"

"A lot, the identity of the heir..."

"It's not me, it's really not me." Hagrid stood up excitedly, "I was wronged, I'm really not the heir of Slytherin."

"I didn't say it was you!" Aaron laughed awkwardly, but at this time he seemed to think of something and his face changed slightly.

Among the clues provided by Draco, the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago was expelled, and Hagrid seemed to have become a forest ranger after being expelled.

Fifty years is nothing to a giant, and it matches his current appearance.

Gollum!

Aaron swallowed his saliva and asked nervously, "Are you the wizard who was expelled fifty years ago?"

"But I was really wronged." Hagrid looked dejected, his eyes squeezed together in grievance, "But almost no one believed me at that time.

If it weren't for Dumbledore's protection, coupled with insufficient evidence, I would probably have been imprisoned in Azkaban forever."

"It's quite pitiful, but I'm willing to believe you."

"Do you believe me?"

"Of course." Aaron nodded very seriously.

Rubeus Hagrid is the heir of Slytherin, what a joke?

Even if Salazar Slytherin lowered the standards for the heir, he would find a normal wizard, not a giant. This is too far-fetched.

And Hagrid's mouth is not guarded, he is a little too honest and honest, and has nothing to do with Slytherin at all.

"Okay, let's get back to the point. What I want to ask you is, do you know the identity of the monster in the chamber of secrets?"

"I don't know." Hagrid said apologetically.

"Of course I know you don't know, but I have clues and may be able to analyze it." Aaron said calmly, "It's a magical animal with the ability to petrify and a very long lifespan. It may be the natural enemy of spiders."