Dumbledore's expression remained unchanged as he took a sip of lemonade.
Seemingly finding it too sour, he took out a few more pieces of toffee and put them in his mouth.
"Harry went to investigate the Chamber of Secrets heir."
Argus thought he would continue to ask questions, but after waiting for a while, he didn't hear him reply.
He had no choice but to continue, "This matter has dragged on for too long. If it is not resolved soon, the young wizards at Hogwarts may even have trouble attending classes."
"That's right." Argus nodded in agreement.
Dumbledore's eyes lit up with delight, and he was about to ask Argus to help Harry investigate when he heard Argus speak with a smile.
"Wishing you all the best,"
In short, this shut down anything Dumbledore was about to say.
As the instigator, Argus knows best what Dumbledore's current predicament was like.
Beset by internal and external troubles!
The Board of Governors and the young wizards attending Hogwarts questioned him.
The condemnation of him by British wizards and the Ministry of Magic.
Rita Skeeter's occasional contributions to the Daily Prophet had increased the pressure on him.
Dumbledore could have used the portraits in the school to monitor Ginny and the diary, but Ginny turned around and threw the diary into the first-floor washroom.
From that point on, the diary disappeared from Dumbledore's sight.
The situation began to spiral out of control.
The petrification incident did not recur, but Dumbledore's situation became increasingly difficult.
Dumbledore was well aware of this and had been constantly searching for traces in the diary recently.
But the diary seemed to have vanished into thin air; after searching for so long, it could not be found.
This made him anxious and somewhat regretful.
The diary is not an ordinary Dark Arts item; it is Voldemort's Horcrux.
It must be destroyed!
If he hadn't originally intended to use it to train and develop Harry, he wouldn't have kept it for so long!
He never expected that his plan would backfire!
Harry didn't manage to train anyone; instead, he lost the diary!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have sought help from Argus.
It's not just about dealing with the basilisk, but also about tracking down the diary!
"Harry needs your guidance."
Dumbledore reluctantly brought it up: "We made a deal last year. I shielded you from a sneak attack on the shop, and you guided Harry when necessary."
"I don't know anything about the Slytherin successor, and I'm not interested in that."
Argus did not refuse.
He still valued last year's deal quite a bit, after all, acolytes were about to replace Diagon Alley.
There would be even more covert attacks then!
Without Dumbledore, many lives would have been lost.
He simply didn't want to reveal his information, so he pretended to know nothing.
"First floor washroom."
"The Moaning Myrtle is Hagrid's victim who was framed."
Dumbledore paused for a moment, then gave the information: "There's one more thing."
"The Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin can only be opened by Parseltongue."
"I see." Argus showed appropriate surprise.
"If I'm not mistaken, the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is a basilisk."
"Harry alone… probably can't handle it."
"Understood, I will protect him." Argus nodded with a cold smile.
Wow, they've got a real plan!
He guided Harry, leading him to the Basilisk.
Then he also had to protect his safety and help him deal with the basilisk.
So in the end, he did all the work, but Harry got all the credit?
Just daydreaming!
No, reputation!
He recalled that Lockhart seemed to have some role in this battle in the original book.
Lockhart...
Argus narrowed his eyes and looked at Dumbledore.
"Is there anything else, Headmaster Dumbledore?"
"If there's nothing else, let Fawkes take me home to rest."
"It's so late, if I run into a professor or an Auror, I won't be able to explain myself."
"That's true, I'll have Fawkes take you back!"
Having received the answer he wanted, Dumbledore was clearly in a much better mood.
He immediately ordered Fawkes to take Argus back to the dormitory.
"Oh, right, Headmaster Dumbledore!"
Argus seemed to just realize something: "Fawkes brought me back in such a hurry, the fire in the Forbidden Forest seems to still be burning."
"If you have time, please remember to take care of it."
Holy crap! Why didn't you say so sooner?!
Dumbledore was really getting restless now!
That wasn't just raging flames, it was Fiendfyre!
The Forbidden Forest is full of trees, and even the slightest spark could start a huge fire!
With your Fiendfyre, you'll burn down the entire Forbidden Forest!
Without leaving a single word for Argus, he immediately disappeared from the Headmaster's office with Fawkes.
...
Classes started the next day.
Without exception, all the professors looked exhausted.
Professor Flitwick even had several black marks on his face.
Even Lockhart, who usually paid the most attention to his appearance and loved to show off his personality, didn't feel like fooling around today.
Fortunately, Dumbledore still had some conscience and didn't involve Argus.
He only said that he discovered a fire in the Forbidden Forest while in his office.
"Have you heard, Argus?" Draco asked mysteriously as he leaned closer to Argus.
"What did you hear?" Argus replied listlessly.
"The Slytherin heir struck again last night! He set fire to the Forbidden Forest and almost burned it down!"
"Fortunately, Headmaster Dumbledore urgently summoned the professors to put out the fire, and the fire was brought under control, burning only a small area."
"That's good!"
Argus breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the acolytes currently had ample supplies, the loss of supplies from the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts would not affect the overall situation.
But if they could earn more Galleons, then they should earn more.
If the Forbidden Forest were burned to the ground, his losses would be considerable.
However, Dumbledore was clever enough to pass the matter on to the Slytherin heir.
This reduced suspicion and also implied that the Aurors were useless.
Even with Aurors stationed on campus, they couldn't stop the Slytherin heirs from attacking.
At most, it reduced some casualties.
"I wonder when we'll find the Slytherin heir. When will these days of constant anxiety end!"
Draco's lament resonated with many people.
"My dad said that if Hogwarts can't resolve the issue of the Slytherin successor this year, he plans to transfer me to Durmstrang next year."
"Sigh, my family said the same thing: we can't risk our lives at school just to go to school."
"Actually, Durmstrang is no bad either. Their Dark Arts class is much better than Hogwarts'!"
"Dark Arts?"
The topic sparked the interest of many young wizards, who began to chatter excitedly.
"Argus, has your family mentioned transferring schools?"
Draco asked Argus expectantly.
Argus glanced at the Gryffindor table not far away out of the corner of his eye.
Harry and Ron were discussing something in hushed tones.
"There's no need to transfer schools; the Slytherin heir will probably be discovered soon."
"It will be found out soon!"
Draco gasped.
It instantly caught the attention of Harry and Ron.
Argus noticed the look in their eyes.
A slight smile subtly curved the corners of his lips.
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