In the middle of the night, the entire Hogwarts Castle was plunged into darkness and slumber.
A Cougar climbed diligently up the wall, quickly reaching its target window and deftly slipping inside.
"Good evening, Karl."
What the heck! Who's there?
Karl: ∑(A=A)
The sudden voice startled him, making him jump and almost fall out of the window.
After steadying himself, he looked up and saw Dumbledore, dressed in pajamas, sitting behind his desk, smiling at him.
Karl jumped into the office, quickly transformed back into his human form, and patted his chest with a sigh of relief.
Oh my goodness! You scared me to death!
"Albus, why are you still awake so late? Didn't I advise you to get some rest last time?"
Dumbledore's mouth twitched. You guess why I'm not sleeping? It's all because of you!
"Something bad happened at the Quidditch Pitch today, and I guessed you would come to find me. To prevent being woken up from my sleep by someone,
So I had no choice but to stay awake and wait for you."
Ah, well… that'someone' you mentioned is really rude! Good thing it won't bother me!
Karl gave an awkward smile, then quickly got to the point, "It seems like rats have gotten into the school again."
"Oh? Still the Forbidden Forest?"
"No, they might already be in the Castle."
Hearing this, Dumbledore's expression instantly became serious. "Tell me the details."
"It's like this—"
Karl told Dumbledore about his discovery. "Besides Quirrell, there must have been another person who cast Dark Arts on Harry's broomstick at that time. This Gemma Farley is highly suspicious; that peculiar smile left a deep impression on me."
"Gemma Farley—I remember her. A typical Slytherin, she's a fifth-year this year."
Dumbledore pondered for a moment. "But with her strength, it's impossible for her to cast Dark Arts on Harry's broomstick from a long distance behind Severus without being noticed."
"You think it's not related to her?"
"I believe your judgment is correct," Dumbledore suddenly brought up another matter. "Do you remember the Dark Wizard you captured on Halloween? The information Gellert got from him was very useful."
Useful? Why didn't I notice?
Karl knew more than Dumbledore and Grindelwald. For example, although this group of Dark Wizards were also Herpo the Foul's followers, they were different from Elvis Heller's direct lineage.
Their role was probably that of peripheral thugs, usually doing small-time murders and robberies, helping their superiors earn ill-gotten gains. They didn't even know the location of the headquarters, only that it was roughly in the Ireland area.
"Weren't they just here to scout out the school and look for the Moaning Myrtle and Elvis Heller?"
Dumbledore stroked his long white beard, exuding a bit of Zhuge Liang's demeanor.
"That's right, but Elvis Heller and his elite failed. Can these disorganized rabble, who don't even have the courage to fight to the death,
Really make any difference?"
"Considering Elvis Heller's actions back then, I've suspected since that day that they would secretly send people to infiltrate the school, and that person is the key."
At this point, Dumbledore returned to the original topic. "Gemma Farley is highly suspicious, but she doesn't have the ability to attack Harry."
Karl understood what he meant. "Are you saying this person isn't the real Gemma Farley? Polyjuice Potion?"
Could it be that Herpo the Foul's followers attacked Gemma Farley, then used Polyjuice Potion to transform into her and infiltrate the school? Is the real Gemma Farley locked in a box somewhere now?
No wonder, as soon as Polyjuice Potion was mentioned, Karl thought of Alastor Moody and Barty Crouch Jr.
"Very likely," Dumbledore tapped the table lightly. "Do you have any other thoughts?"
Karl scratched his head. "What thoughts could I have? It's not like Gemma Farley found a Horcrux and was then corrupted by the soul inside, is it?"
After he said that, the room fell silent.
The two looked at each other, suddenly feeling that such a situation seemed possible.
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