"This is a long story, it all started with a deal I made with Headmaster Dumbledore."
"What deal?"
"About the deal to protect Harry," Argus said vaguely.
He deliberately left Snape room for imagination.
"In addition, Headmaster Dumbledore asked me to guide Harry to find clues about the Slytherin heir."
"As agreed, I made Harry discover that the Moaning Myrtle was the victim of the last petrification incident."
"But I didn't expect Harry to choose to ask Lockhart for help."
"Idiot!" Snape couldn't help but curse.
It's not wrong to seek help from a professor after realizing that you can't handle a situation.
The mistake was choosing the wrong person to ask for help!
Even if you don't know he'll launch a sneak attack, who in the entire Hogwarts doesn't know that Lockhart is a half-baked fraud?
You still went to him for help?
Are they afraid they won't die fast enough?
"You should handle the rest..."
"Go on!"
Argus was interrupted by Snape before he could finish speaking.
After repeating his account of his experience in the headmaster's office, Snape fell into deep thought.
During the conversation, he asked Argus a lot of detailed questions, and even repeated some of them later.
Trying to find a flaw.
Unfortunately, what Argus said was mostly the truth.
Only minor changes were made to the details.
This kind of question was no challenge for him at all.
"I understand. You should get some rest."
Having received his answer, Snape didn't press the matter and turned to leave the ward.
Argus knew that, given Snape's personality, he wouldn't give up so easily.
He would definitely investigate in various ways while treating Harry.
Regardless of the investigation's outcome, his relationship with Dumbledore would certainly never be the same as before.
He had considered telling Snape that Harry was a Horcrux beforehand, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized it wasn't the right time yet.
A single instance of speaking Parseltongue was not enough to prove Harry's relationship with Voldemort.
Informing Snape in advance would have been seen as an attempt to sow discord.
It might even give Dumbledore a chance to solve the problem.
In the original story, when Snape learned of this, Dumbledore no longer had time to think about how to separate Harry's soul from Voldemort's.
But there was still some time before Voldemort would be resurrected.
Who knows what tricks this old man, who had lived for over a hundred years, had up his sleeve?
By the time Argus drifted off to sleep, it was already dawn.
...
Hogwarts Castle.
A large group of young wizards entered the hall, laughing and enjoying their breakfast.
They were completely unaware of everything that happened last night.
"Where is the chief? We haven't seen him since last night!"
Astoria hesitated before asking her sister Daphne.
Daphne realized something was wrong: "Draco, have you seen the chief?"
"Argus? Isn't he…" Draco opened his mouth, about to say something.
Draco realized that he had never seen Argus before.
"Chief...we're not going to encounter a monster in the Chamber of Secrets, are we?"
Goyle's dull-witted remark instantly provoked Pansy's displeasure.
Draco was so angry he almost kicked him.
"Don't speak!"
"Let's go ask Chief Carlo first, see if he has seen the chief."
Draco and the others quickly turned to Gemma Farley for help.
Gemma Farley and several other chief members, along with some nearby Slytherin members, wore expressions of unprecedented solemnity upon learning of Argus's disappearance.
The Slytherin Prefect was respected by everyone in any house, and even the Head of House or professors would not easily reprimand or punish him.
Being missing for so long was definitely not an ordinary event!
Their long-term interaction fostered an almost fanatical affection among the Slytherin members for Argus.
Sensing something was wrong, they immediately launched a thorough search.
Draco and the others went to the dean's office, but to no avail. They then decided to report to Professor McGonagall.
"I already know about Mr. Grindelwald's matter. He'll be back in a few days."
"In a few days?"
Draco's lack of intelligence didn't mean that everyone else lacked it.
Pansy almost instinctively thought of what Goyle had said earlier.
She hurriedly pressed on, "Did the chief encounter a monster in the locked room?"
"He was petrified, wasn't he?"
Upon hearing this, the Slytherin members immediately tensed up.
Their eyes were fixed on Professor McGonagall.
"No, I assure you, Mr. Grindelwald has not been petrified."
"Go to class now, little wizards."
With Professor McGonagall's assurance, the Slytherin members finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They went back to the classroom quietly for class.
But the concern for Argus did not cease.
Compared to the chaos of Slytherin, Gryffindor was much quieter.
Harry and Ron's disappearance caused no stir.
Even Ron's brother and sister Percy, the Weasley twins, and Ginny were unaware of his disappearance.
They thought he was sneaking off to some corner with Harry again, slacking off.
Instead, their parents, Arthur and Mrs. Weasley, arrived at St. Mungo's Hospital early in the morning.
Through the door frame, she watched her son and Harry staring blankly ahead.
Their eyes were devoid of any emotion.
Even Mrs. Weasley couldn't help but have tears welling up in her eyes.
Her previous children all went to Hogwarts and were fine, so why did Ron and Harry keep getting into trouble every few days?
This time, they had almost lost their lives!
She was stunned when Dumbledore came to the Burrow last night and told them the whole story.
Two second-year wizards, along with a professor who couldn't even cast spells properly, went to the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin to fight the basilisk!
And they even assigned a second-year wizard to protect them!
For a moment, she didn't know whether to say that her son and Harry were brave, or that Dumbledore was brave.
Argus was awakened by the noise in the hallway. He walked out of the ward and saw Mrs. Weasley, who was heartbroken.
Mrs. Weasley also saw him in his hospital gown and quickly walked over.
"Argus, how's your injury?"
"It's just some superficial injuries, I'm fine now."
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Weasley, it's my fault for not protecting Harry and Ron."
Mrs. Weasley wiped her reddened eyes and pulled Argus into her arms.
She gently patted his back.
Even though she was also sad, she still gently comforted him.
"It's not your fault, child, you've done a great job."
"No one could have predicted this would happen."
"Argus, can you tell me exactly what happened last night?"
Arthur Weasley's voice was hoarse.
Mrs. Weasley also looked at him with an inquiring gaze.
They were indeed Dumbledore's loyal followers, but that didn't mean they would give up everything for him.
Especially their most important family members!
Mrs. Weasley, being of Auror descent, possessed a natural critical eye on many things.
She looked around at her surroundings.
"Argus, there are too many patients here. Shall we take you back to your ward to rest?"
Argus understood what she meant and nodded.
The three returned to the ward and closed the door tightly.
Arthur couldn't wait to ask: "What exactly happened last night?!"
Argus sighed and began to tell the story in its entirety for the third time.
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