From Azkaban To Hogwarts

"If we can't detect it, we can only ask Professor Snape to come."

Professor McGonagall frowned and suggested the name that William expected.

‘As expected, Professor Snape is recognized as an expert in the school. ’

"By the way, Professor, we still have to keep an eye on Miss Weasley. If Mr. Filch is controlled, then she-"

William was stuck, and he didn't know how to describe it.

Let's call the other party a suspect. Filch, who was suspected of being controlled, claimed that Ginny Weasley had admitted all the mistakes she had made and voluntarily accepted the punishment.

It's not the other party, right? All kinds of suspicions point to Miss Weasley. Could it be that the other party controlled Filch just to throw dirty water on herself? How could such a thing be done?

It's a mouthful.

"Well, then I will send a house elf to guard Mr. Filch, and notify Professor Snape to come over for testing - Professor William, can you go to Hagrid's room with me?"

"Of course Professor, I think I'm well prepared."

William smiled and saluted in response.

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"The little Weasley girl? You mean Ginny?"

Hagrid scratched his head, "I didn't see her. I haven't seen her all day today. Why, did she do something strange?"

'Will Hagrid be controlled? It doesn't feel like it - and it seems a bit fanciful to defeat a hybrid giant to test it. ’

William's hand lingered near the wand, and he finally gave up the tempting thought in his mind - I'm afraid Professor McGonagall couldn't control a hybrid giant even with her bare hands, because their magic resistance was too high.

Magical creatures like giants are commented within the Ministry of Magic as having a low IQ, but in reality they are just like the common berserkers in games and are basically immune to control effects...

Just when he was hesitating, Professor McGonagall asked a rather scary question in a pretendingly relaxed tone.

"Hagrid, what would you think if Albus decided to take down the Ministry of Magic today?"

"How is that possible, Professor? Are you kidding me, Professor!"

Hagrid's eyes suddenly widened to the point that it frightened William, and his loud voice made the nearby wooden house tremble continuously - obviously Professor McGonagall's question frightened him.

"Of course, I just saw that you were not in a good mood, so I was joking."

The professor responded in a rather forced and relaxed tone - the previous one didn't scare William, but this joke really did.

But the joke was indeed a bit cold. The three of them looked at each other and no one had any intention of laughing.

In the end, William sneered and smoothed things over.

"Well, Professor, since Miss Weasley is not here, let's go back to the castle and look for it? And also take a look at Professor Snape's investigation results?"

"That's how it should be," Professor McGonagall nodded and turned to look at the gamekeeper, "Hagrid, please let me know from the Forbidden Forest. If Miss Weasley tries to come to you or enter the Forbidden Forest, please notify her as soon as possible. I."

"Of course Professor, you can always trust me."

Hagrid's smile became normal - when Professor McGonagall told a cold joke, the hybrid giant looked so embarrassed that he wanted to break a tree to relieve himself.

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"Is everything okay over there with Hagrid, Professor?"

On the way back to the castle, seeing Professor McGonagall looking unusually relaxed, William couldn't help but ask.

"It's okay. If he is controlled, the answer must be unhesitating support or extreme confusion. Hagrid trusts Albus as much as Albus trusts him."

William has heard of this theory - no matter what kind of control spell, it either completely denies the other party's will, uses his own magic to forcibly suppress it and then controls the other party's actions, or it awakens the other party's subconscious, and then uses the other party's will not resist to influence the other party's actions.

But this method can hardly be used to judge whether a person is being controlled. People's hearts are separated from each other. Who knows what a person's true thoughts are and what kind of questions will awaken the part that the other person cares about most?

That's all Hagrid could ask. The same method was useless to Mr. Filch.

"Let's go back to Filch's office first, just in time to ask Professor Snape about the results of his investigation - I hope Professor Snape can bring us some good news." Professor McGonagall walked quickly while arranging the itinerary. , "Then I will ask the castle portrait and the prefects to search for Miss Weasley in the castle."

"She may not be in the castle. I think we need to block the entrance and exit." William made a supplementary guess, "There are also secret passages. Some secret passages in the castle lead directly to the outside of the school."

"I'm afraid this can only be done after Filch confirms that they are not under control - there are many secret passages that only the administrators know." Professor McGonagall raised a hand and rubbed his forehead, "The reason for attacking the administrators first is Buying time to escape is not a strategy a first-year student would come up with."

"One Weasley can cause more trouble than another," William agreed, "No matter how big it is."

"Professor William, your view of the twin brothers is too one-sided - Bill and Charlie are both pretty good..." Professor McGonagall was stunned for a moment, and then realized that there seemed to be no problem.

Bill is good at dealing with people and has good grades. Charlie is an extremely good seeker and has even entered the national team. When it comes to Percy, his grades are very good, but the students' private comments are not too high. The twins were walking offenders, Ron the kid drove his car into a tree, Ginny the youngest...

"You see, huh? It's a good thing they don't have any more kids to send in."

William joked easily - he was afraid of the unknown. When the murderer emerged, he could completely rely on Principal Dumbledore even if he couldn't cope. Do you really think that the title of First White Wizard is watered down?

This joke made Professor McGonagall feel relaxed, "But Gryffindor doesn't just have Weasley - the Owl House is coming soon. Professor William, please go back to the castle to find Filch first. After confirming that he is out of control, let Filch Start sealing the secret passage on campus."

"Do we need to ask the students to return to the lounge and wait?" William decided to play it safe - after all, Ginny might have knocked down Filch, and her combat effectiveness is still worthy of recognition.

Professor McGonagall thought for a moment and quickly gave the answer.

"No, Professor William, if an emergency of this magnitude requires suspension of classes, Hogwarts will not be able to continue operating. We will have to suspend classes for half a year."

Also, if the first-year students get into trouble and have to suspend classes, confining those boys in William's office can give the school three more summer vacations...

"By the way, Professor William, I have to send a letter to Hogsmeade Village. Please help me inform the prefects to start a search in the castle."

"No problem," William waved and walked towards the castle.

The reasoning game is over, now comes hide and seek.

ps: A total of 70,000 words were updated in February. Counting my two days off during the New Year, theoretically I should have updated 100,000 words. I owe a total of 30,000 words, fifteen chapters... a heavy debt...

No need for tonight, I will slowly pay off my debt in March...