From Azkaban To Hogwarts

Just as William had feared when he arrived, Hagrid paid little attention to the second chicken victim - William even believed that he might not even have learned of the second chicken's death if Adams hadn't brought the news back to the castle.

Therefore, William did not get any useful information from Hagrid's side, except that the rooster that died the second time was very similar to the way it died the first time.

After declining Hagrid's invitation to go shopping together, William began to think while walking.

'Go and investigate the twins - I suspect that my first guess was wrong. The two of them have no reason to commit crimes again. ’

Unlike the last time when the whereabouts of the two people were nowhere to be investigated, William knew very well how active the group of children with confinement were in their spare time these days - they spent almost all day together and knew each other's whereabouts very well, William As long as you call someone in for questioning under the pretense of caring about their investigation results, you can easily estimate whether the two twins had the time to commit the crime.

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"Good afternoon, Mr. Green."

William sat at the desk and said hello to the boy who was a little nervous - probably because it was the first time he was called to the office not for making a mistake, the boy in front of him was still a little nervous.

"Good afternoon, Professor."

"I think I asked someone to bring you a note and you received it. I have nothing else to do with calling you here this time. I just want to know how your recent investigation is going?"

William said as he pushed a plate of candy over, trying to be nice and not reveal his true purpose.

"We investigated many secret passages and empty rooms, and even discovered a secret passage that had not been discovered before -" Talking about this, Green's eyebrows suddenly lit up. It was obvious that he came to explore this corner of the school in the name of investigation. Something excited them.

"But Professor, we haven't found any scenes similar to what you said, um, cult sacrifices. There are no traces of outsiders approaching those places."

He tried hard not to reveal any disappointment in his words, but William could almost hear the boy's lack of confidence in the investigation - to be honest, it was pretty good that these troublemakers could maintain their enthusiasm for a week.

‘My last investigation was too careless. Fortunately, these children have been investigating. This way, a lot of things can be eliminated through the second investigation. It’s time to boost their confidence—throw a party to reward them. ’

Professor McGonagall has approved a large amount of funds for the compilation of the school history. This money is still allocated every year. The expenses of the banquet can be completely transferred to the public account, just like the funds allocated to Percy - although it is allocated to the public account. It is definitely not justified to give money to students who are in confinement, but it is certainly okay to reward them with a banquet for their outstanding performance.

'Anyway, investigating supernatural phenomena in the school is for the school, so there is no problem in using the same funds. ’

After making up his mind, William's smile became kinder, "I have investigated many places and still can't find anything? This is a bit difficult - are you still investigating today?"

"Of course, Professor, we spent almost all our spare time there."

Green's tone was full of merit, and it was obvious that he had worked hard without any credit.

"So, are there any children you are particularly concerned about? I don't mean to accuse some people of not working hard. I probably heard about the situation you investigated in the past few days from Mr. Filch. I just want to know if there are any. For children who haven’t had a break, I’m considering whether to give them more confinement time.”

William threw out a carrot - if he asked who was lazy, what he heard would definitely be a lie, but as a reward, this person would not particularly lie unless he had a good relationship.

"Of course it's the Weasley brothers. They lead people to investigate until late every day."

Green's answer was not sloppy in the slightest - William originally considered that he would need to make some innuendo if the twins were not mentioned, but now there is no need for that.

"Are they so serious?" William pretended to be surprised, then stood up holding on to the table. "Thank you, Green. Please inform the next investigators. I plan to hold a banquet on Saturday night to thank you for your investigation. Well, the confinement will be canceled for that day. I will notify you of the venue separately. If you cancel the confinement, If you don’t plan to do anything else, I hope you all can come.”

"banquet?"

Green was a little frightened, and the grievance that he had not found anything after a week of investigation was suddenly wiped away.

"Of course, a simple banquet, in order to thank you for your hard work this week. Of course, those who don't come to participate do not need to be detained. I allow them to do what they want to do."

‘No fool would go! ’

This thought immediately came to Green's mind - these students, let alone rewards throughout the year, the dean would be happy if they could deduct a few points less. How could they miss the banquet specially held for them?

Although the professor's face still maintained the previous smile, Green immediately understood what the other girls meant by 'Professor William's beautiful smile'.

‘That smile is really handsome! ’

This was the lingering thought in Green's mind who didn't know how he left the office.

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‘Excluding the extremely low possibility that these children are covering for each other, the daily whereabouts of the Weasley brothers can be determined. If we verify it at the banquet tomorrow, the previous speculation can be overturned. ’

William took a quill and unconsciously wrote and drew on the parchment, thinking about where to investigate next.

"And at night, the entrance to the Gryffindor lounge is an oil painting. You can ask if anyone comes in and out after lights out on Friday night, and by the way eliminate the Weasley brothers as the last suspects - but I'm afraid this will have to be discussed with Professor McGonagall, otherwise I’m afraid the lady in the oil painting won’t cooperate.”

"Also, we have to think about how to deal with the banquet. I can't find enough servants. I might as well ask the house elf for any reference."

He stood up and rubbed his hair - things were so messed up now that he really didn't know where to start.

'Kill the rooster, twice in a row - he just won't kill the rooster, wouldn't Hagrid and Adams eat the rooster? ’

'Let's go to Professor McGonagall to apply first. We still need to ask about the portrait. We'll also investigate with Mr. Filch. If we can't find any other way, we'll have to start with a stupid way. I hope it's not... It's no use. ’

William sighed, opened a piece of chocolate, thought for a moment, then broke off only a small piece and stuffed it into his mouth - he had a hunch that he would probably spend a lot of chocolate next.

‘I hope this matter will be resolved soon. If things don’t turn around, I’m afraid I’ll have to ask Singed to order his latest product. ’