Standing at the entrance of the girls' lavatory on the third floor, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger exchanged glances.
Harry really wanted to ask why they were not going to the boys' lavatory instead.
Going into the girls' lavatory felt extremely awkward to him.
Even if no one was around to see them.
The reason they came here was because of Hermione's theory about the sound coming from the wall.
At the same time, this lavatory was usually deserted.
Moaning Myrtle stayed here, and her constant crying made most students avoid the place.
Because of that, it was quiet and hidden deep within the corridor.
That made it the perfect place to investigate.
Let us go in, there is no one here right now.
Hermione stepped forward first.
Harry nodded and followed her inside.
The moment they entered, both of them noticed something strange.
The lavatory felt colder.
And darker.
Normally, there would be dim yellow light, but now everything was completely dark.
They could barely see anything.
Lumos Maxima.
A bright light rose to the ceiling, illuminating the entire lavatory.
With the light restored, they could finally see clearly.
Everything looked normal.
Except for one thing.
Moaning Myrtle floated in the air.
Her eyes were wide open, filled with terror.
Her body drifted slowly, and whenever she turned toward them, the fear in her expression seemed directed straight at them.
After a long silence, Hermione spoke.
She is the second victim.
If we had not come here today, no one might have discovered that Myrtle was also petrified.
Harry looked upward, his thoughts heavy.
It feels like everything is happening by design, every time something happens, we are the ones who find it first, as if someone is guiding us.
Relax, Harry, it might not be like that.
Maybe.
Harry gave a small smile to reassure her.
Then he stepped forward and approached Myrtle.
Hermione followed closely behind.
Standing in front of her, Harry could clearly see the fear frozen in her expression.
What had she seen to be this terrified?
Harry slowly reached out his hand.
This time, instead of passing through her, his hand touched her robe.
He froze.
He had touched a ghost.
Hermione observed everything carefully.
Harry might not understand what this meant, but she did.
To petrify a ghost required extremely powerful Dark Magic.
Who could be responsible for something like this inside Hogwarts?
They both stood there for a while, thinking.
Hermione, what did you discover earlier?
Since they could not identify the culprit, they had to rely on clues.
You said the sound came from the wall, but walls are solid, so no one should be able to hide inside them.
That is exactly what confused me, there is no way someone could hide inside those walls.
Harry hesitated slightly.
This was a magical world.
Perhaps the walls were not as simple as they seemed.
But the real mystery was the voice.
The voice that only he could hear.
Why him?
Was there something special about him?
Too many questions.
No answers.
At first, I also ruled out the walls.
Hermione continued calmly.
Hogwarts is protected by powerful magic, and the walls cannot be easily altered, only someone as powerful as Professor Dumbledore might be able to do that.
But after retracing our steps, I thought of something else.
What is it?
Harry asked immediately.
He was still amazed by how quickly Hermione could reach conclusions.
He wished he could think like that.
Hermione did not answer right away.
She looked directly into his eyes.
Harry felt slightly uncomfortable and turned his head.
Hermione suddenly smiled.
Then she spoke.
In Hogwarts: A History, it mentions that when Hogwarts was built, it included many hidden passages.
Some were used for safety, and others for things like water flow throughout the castle.
Harry listened carefully.
So you think the person responsible is using those passages to move around, hide, and attack?
Hermione nodded slightly.
Yes, that is my guess.
Harry was stunned.
He had never considered that possibility.
Because he had never read Hogwarts: A History, he did not even know those passages existed.
Naturally, he had never thought in that direction.
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